perf(unsetcompact): avoids recursion for trailing [] notation

src/utils/unsetCompact.ts

@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ import { unset, get  } from 'lodash'
 import { type NestedObject } from '../useInertiaForm'
 
 /**
- * Extends _.unset to remove empty array elements after unsetting an array by index
+ * Extends _.unset splice out array elements rather than leaving empty values in arrays
  *   e.g. unset(data, 'path[0]')
  * Allows special syntax of '[]' to refer to every element of an array
  *   e.g. unset(data, 'path[].key'), will recursively unset 'key' in every array element
  */
 type TArrType = string|number|NestedObject
 export const unsetCompact = (data: NestedObject, path: string) => {
+	// Ignore tailing [] since it causes unnecessary recursion
+	const sanitizedPath = path.replace(/\[\]$/, '')
+
 	// Handle special empty array syntax
-	if(path.includes('[]')) {
-		const emptyArrayPosition = path.indexOf('[]')
-		const startPath = path.slice(0, emptyArrayPosition)
-		const restPath = path.slice(emptyArrayPosition + 2)
+	if(sanitizedPath.includes('[]')) {
+		const emptyArrayPosition = sanitizedPath.indexOf('[]')
+		const startPath = sanitizedPath.slice(0, emptyArrayPosition)
+		const restPath = sanitizedPath.slice(emptyArrayPosition + 2)
 		const arr = get(data, startPath) as TArrType[]
 
 		if(Array.isArray(arr)) {
@@ -26,14 +29,14 @@ export const unsetCompact = (data: NestedObject, path: string) => {
 
 	// Directly removing an array element is the only way to have an empty array element
 	// Handle it separately using slice rather than unset
-	if(path.charAt(path.length - 1) === ']') {
-		const match = path.match(/(?<index>\d*)\]$/)
-		const arr = get(data, path.slice(0, path.lastIndexOf('[')))
+	if(sanitizedPath.charAt(sanitizedPath.length - 1) === ']') {
+		const match = sanitizedPath.match(/(?<index>\d*)\]$/)
+		const arr = get(data, sanitizedPath.slice(0, sanitizedPath.lastIndexOf('[')))
 
 		if(Array.isArray(arr) && match?.groups?.index !== undefined) {
 			arr.splice(Number(match.groups.index), 1)
 		}
 	} else {
-		unset(data, path)
+		unset(data, sanitizedPath)
 	}
 }

tests/utils/unsetCompact.test.ts

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('unsetCompact', () => {
 			})
 		})
 
-		it('works when an empty bracket is specified after an element ', () => {
+		it('works when an empty bracket is specified after an element', () => {
 			const data = structuredClone(nestedData)
 
 			unsetCompact(data, 'two.four[2].ten[].eleven')
@@ -157,7 +157,27 @@ describe('unsetCompact', () => {
 					},
 				},
 			})
+		})
+
+		it('ignores trailing []', () => {
+			const data = structuredClone(nestedData)
 
+			unsetCompact(data, 'two.four[2].ten[]')
+			expect(data).toEqual({
+				one: 'one',
+				two: {
+					three: 'three',
+					four: [
+						{ five: 'five', six: 'six' },
+						{ seven: 'seven' },
+						{ five: 'eight', six: 'nine' },
+					],
+					last: {
+						just: 'testing',
+					},
+				},
+			})
 		})
+
 	})
 })