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javascript sort key value pair on frequency in different array

I would like to store product information in a key, value array, with the key being the unique product url. Then I would also like to store the visit frequency of each of these products. I will store these objects as window.localStorage items, but that's not very important.
The thing I had in mind was two key value arrays:
//product information
prods["url"] = ["name:product_x,type:category_x,price:50"]
//product visits frequency
freq["url"] = [6]
Then I would like to sort these prods based on the frequency.
Is that possible?
Hope you guys can help! Thanks a lot

Well you seem to have made several strange choices for your data format/structure. But assuming the format of the "prod" is beyond your control but you can choose your data structure, here's one way to do it.
Rather than two objects both using url as a key and having one value field each I've made a single object still keyed on url but with the product and frequency information from each in a field.
Objects don't have any inherent order so rather than sorting the table object I sort the keys, your "url"s ordered by ascending frequency.
To show that it's sorted that way I print it out (not in the same format).
For descending frequency, change data[a].freq - data[b].freq to data[b].freq - data[a].freq
var data = {
"url": {
prod: "name:product_x,type:category_x,price:50",
freq: 6
},
"url2": {
prod: "name:product_y,type:category_y,price:25",
freq: 3
}
};
var sorted = Object.keys(data).sort((a, b) => data[a].freq - data[b].freq);
console.log(sorted.map(k => [data[k].freq, k, data[k].prod]));
There's more than one way to format the data, which would change the shape of the code here.

maybe something like this:
var prods = [
{url:1, val:[{name:'a',type:'x',price:60}]},
{url:2, val:[{name:'b',type:'x',price:30}]},
{url:3, val:[{name:'c',type:'x',price:50}]},
{url:4, val:[{name:'c',type:'x',price:20}]},
{url:5, val:[{name:'c',type:'x',price:10}]},
{url:6, val:[{name:'c',type:'x',price:40}]}
];
var freq = [
{url:1, freq:6},
{url:2, freq:3},
{url:3, freq:5},
{url:4, freq:2},
{url:5, freq:1},
{url:6, freq:4}
];
prods.sort(function (a, b) {
var aU = freq.filter(function(obj) {
return obj.url === a.url;
});
var bU = freq.filter(function(obj) {
return obj.url === b.url;
});
if (aU[0].freq > bU[0].freq) {
return 1;
}
if (aU[0].freq < bU[0].freq) {
return -1;
}
return 0;
});

Split an object into array of objects based on a condition in JavaScript

How to split an object into array of objects based on a condition.
oldObject = {"Chicago, IL:Myrtle Beach, SC": 0.005340186908091907,
"Portsmouth, NH:Rock Hill, SC": 0.0063224791225441205,
"Columbia, SC:Laconia, NH": 0.006360767389277389,
"Council Bluffs, IA:Derry, NH": 0.0016636141225441225}
Above is the given sample object. I want to make an array of objects like this,
newArray = [{"city":"Chicago", "similarTo":"Myrtle"},
{"city":"Portsmouth", "similarTo":"Rock Hill"},
{"city":"Columbia", "similarTo":"Laconia"},
{"city":"Council Bluffs", "similarTo":"Derry"}]
I have been scratching my head with this for a while now. How can I get the above array(newArray)?

Here is a bunch of code you can try.
1) Iterate over oldObject and get the name of the property.
2) Split that name into an array based on the ":" character, since it separates the cities
3) Go over that new array, splitting it on the "," character (so as not to get the states).
4) Put the values into the newObject, based on whether it's the first or second part of the original property name.
5) Push that newObject, now with items, into a newArray.
Basically, this parses apart the name and does some array splitting to get at the right values. Hope it helps and helps you understand too.
var oldObject = {"Chicago, IL:Myrtle Beach, SC": 0.005340186908091907,
"Portsmouth, NH:Rock Hill, SC": 0.0063224791225441205,
"Columbia, SC:Laconia, NH": 0.006360767389277389,
"Council Bluffs, IA:Derry, NH": 0.0016636141225441225};
var newArray = [];
for (object in oldObject) {
var thisObjectName = object;
var thisObjectAsArray = thisObjectName.split(':');
var newObject = {
'city': '',
'similar_to': ''
};
thisObjectAsArray.forEach(function(element,index,array) {
var thisObjectNameAsArray = element.split(',');
var thisObjectNameCity = thisObjectNameAsArray[0];
if(index===0) {
newObject.city = thisObjectNameCity;
} else if(index===1) {
newObject.similar_to = thisObjectNameCity;
}
});
newArray.push(newObject);
}
console.log(newArray);
PS: to test, run the above code and check your Developer Tools console to see the new array output.

Create JSON for chart Data

I want to create a dummy json data and use it for highChart.
This is how I am creating json array
var summaryData = {
WestWorld:[
{"Jan":7894},
{"Feb":7845},
{"March":5826},
{"April":7930},
{"May":1589},
{"June":7891},
{"July":9724},
{"August":7403},
{"September":5566},
{"October":7733},
{"November":1186},
{"December":4456}
],
EastWorld:[
{"Jan":7410},
{"Feb":9512},
{"March":7520},
{"April":8510},
{"May":9965},
{"June":72580},
{"July":147},
{"August":4489},
{"September":6685},
{"October":7036},
{"November":8852},
{"December":4569}
]
};
Now I intend to use this data for drawing charts.I am able to retrieve the keys by doing so
for (var key in summaryData){
console.log(summaryData[''+key+'']);
}
It is consoling an two arrays each of twelve objects.
Can I create this json object in a better way & minimize the if & for loop to get it's keys & value

You can setup your JSON like so:
var summaryData = {
WestWorld: {
"Jan":7894,
"Feb":7845,
...
},
EastWorld: {
"Jan":7410,
"Feb":9512,
...
}
};
This way you can access anything directly, without having to loop through the arrays in WestWorld and EastWorld. For example:
summaryData.WestWorld.Jan => 7894

summaryData has two objects that are arrays and in this case array of objects.
This will retrieve one array and its length
console.log((summaryData.EastWorld).length);
Show the first array element which is an object with a single key:value
console.log(summaryData.EastWorld[0]);
to get its value
console.log(summaryData.EastWorld[0].Jan);
A function to retrieve each key:value pair
function show(world) {
var len = (summaryData[world]).length;
var obj = "";
var ii = 0;
for (ii; ii < len; ii += 1) {
obj = summaryData[world][ii];
for (var key in obj) {
console.log(key + ' ==> ' + obj[key]);
}
}
}
show("WestWorld");
show("EastWorld");
To be a true JSON each string need to be double quoted
check with an online JSON Validation..

Using concatenation and a passed parameter to loop through an array

var Animals = {
"Europe": { "weasel.jpg": "squeak", "cow.jpg": "moo"},
"Africa": { "lion.jpg": "roar", "gazelle.jpg": "bark"},
};
function region(a){
var b = "Animals."+a;
for(var index in b) {
var target = document.getElementById('div1');
var newnode = document.createElement('img');
newnode.src = index;
target.appendChild(newnode)
}
}
RELEVANT HTML
<li onclick="europe('Europe')">Europe</li>
Goal: on the click of the Europe <li>, pass the word Europe into my region function where it is then concatenated to produce Animals.Europe
This is in order to identify an array within the object structure at the top using the for(var index in Animals.Europe) loop. Why is the concatenation which produces Animals.Europe not treated in the same way as if I had typed this out?
In addition, you can see that I have used arrays to store an image source and description for different animals. Using my limited coding knowledge this was all I could think of. Is there an easier way to store image/description data in order to produce in HTML?

"Animals." + a is just a string value, e.g. "Animals.Europe", which is not the same thing as Animals.Europe. If you change the first line to var b = Animals[a];, you should be all set.
Edit: and as elclanrs pointed out, it should be region('Europe'), not europe('Europe').

Why is the concatenation which produces Animals.Europe not treated in the same way as if i had typed this out?
In this case the variable b is just a string ("Animals.Europe"), which is treated like any other string (i.e. a list of characters). This means that when you attempt to loop through it (for(index in b)) you will be looping over a simple list of characters.
What you can do instead is use the square brace notation of accessing an objects properties. This means you can instead write var b = Animals[a], retrieving attribute a from Animals. You can read more about working with objects in this way on this MDN page

You can access the europe property using the following
Animals[a]
Also you're calling a "europe" function when you should be calling "region"
You're not storing animals in arrays here, but in objects with the image names as keys. Usually you'll want to use relevant names as keys. For example if you want arrays of animals for each continent
var Animals = {
"Europe": [{
imageSrc: "weasel.jpg",
cry: "squeak"
},{
imageSrc: "cow.jpg",
cry: "moo"
}],
"Africa": [{
imageSrc: "lion.jpg",
cry: "roar"
},{
imageSrc: "gazelle.jpg",
cry: "bark"
}]
};
Now Animals['Europe'] gives an array of objects, where you could eventually store other properties. So if b is an array your loop will now look like:
var b = Animals['Europe'];
for(var i=0; i < b.length; i++) {
var target = document.getElementById('div1');
var newnode = document.createElement('img');
var animalData = b[i]; // The array item is now an object
newnode.src = animalData.imageSrc;
target.appendChild(newnode)
}

Looping to Parse JSON Data

Description and Goal:
Essentially data is constantly generated every 2 minutes into JSON data. What I need to do is retrieve the information from the supplied JSON data. The data will changed constantly. Once the information is parsed it needs to be captured into variables that can be used in other functions.
What I am stuck in is trying to figure out how to create a function with a loop that reassigns all of the data to stored variables that can later be used in functions.
Example information:
var json = {"data":
{"shop":[
{
"carID":"7",
"Garage":"7",
"Mechanic":"Michael Jamison",
"notificationsType":"repair",
"notificationsDesc":"Blown Head gasket and two rail mounts",
"notificationsDate":07/22/2011,
"notificationsTime":"00:02:18"
},
{
"CarID":"8",
"Garage":"7",
"Mechanic":"Tom Bennett",
"notificationsType":"event",
"notifications":"blown engine, 2 tires, and safety inspection",
"notificationsDate":"16 April 2008",
"notificationsTime":"08:26:24"
}
]
}};
function GetInformationToReassign(){
var i;
for(i=0; i<json.data.shop.length; i++)
{
//Then the data is looped, stored into multi-dimensional arrays that can be indexed.
}
}
So the ending result needs to be like this:
shop[0]={7,7,"Michael Jamison",repair,"Blown Head gasket and two rail mounts", 07/22/2011,00:02:18 }
shop[1]={}

You can loop through your JSON string using the following code,
var JSONstring=[{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"},{"key3":"value3"}];
for(var i=0;i<JSONstring.length;i++){
var obj = JSONstring[i];
for(var key in obj){
var attrName = key;
var attrValue = obj[key];
//based on the result create as you need
}
}
Hope this helps...

It sounds to me like you want to extract the data in the "shop" property of the JSON object so that you can easily reference all of the shop's items. Here is an example:
var json =
{
"data":
{"shop":
[
{"itemName":"car", "price":30000},
{"itemName":"wheel", "price":500}
]
}
},
inventory = [];
// Map the shop's inventory to our inventory array.
for (var i = 0, j = json.data.shop.length; i < j; i += 1) {
inventory[i] = json.data.shop[i];
}
// Example of using our inventory array
console.log( inventory[0].itemName + " has a price of $" + inventory[0].price);

Well, your output example is not possible. You have what is a list of things, but you're using object syntax.
What would instead make sense if you really want those items in a list format instead of key-value pairs would be this:
shop[0]=[7,7,"Michael Jamison",repair,"Blown Head gasket and two rail mounts", 07/22/2011,00:02:18]
For looping through properties in an object you can use something like this:
var properties = Array();
for (var propertyName in theObject) {
// Check if it’s NOT a function
if (!(theObject[propertyName] instanceof Function)) {
properties.push(propertyName);
}
}
Honestly though, I'm not really sure why you'd want to put it in a different format. The json data already is about as good as it gets, you can do shop[0]["carID"] to get the data in that field.