From 21c3208ea2f42c327f3c487fb6c66b32ff34dac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SrGooglo <srgooglo@ragestudio.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:14:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add utility for comparing objects by specified properties

---
 .../utils/compareObjectsByProperties/index.js | 99 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 99 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 packages/app/src/utils/compareObjectsByProperties/index.js

diff --git a/packages/app/src/utils/compareObjectsByProperties/index.js b/packages/app/src/utils/compareObjectsByProperties/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8e95b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/utils/compareObjectsByProperties/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+export default function compareObjectsByProperties(obj1, obj2, props) {
+	// validate that obj1 and obj2 are objects
+	if (
+		!obj1 ||
+		!obj2 ||
+		typeof obj1 !== "object" ||
+		typeof obj2 !== "object"
+	) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// validate that props is an array
+	if (!Array.isArray(props)) {
+		throw new Error("The props parameter must be an array")
+	}
+
+	// iterate through each property and compare
+	for (const prop of props) {
+		// check if the property exists in both objects
+		const prop1Exists = prop in obj1
+		const prop2Exists = prop in obj2
+
+		// if the property doesnt exist in one of the objects
+		if (prop1Exists !== prop2Exists) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		// if the property exists in both, compare values
+		if (prop1Exists && prop2Exists) {
+			// for nested objects, perform deep comparison
+			if (
+				typeof obj1[prop] === "object" &&
+				obj1[prop] !== null &&
+				typeof obj2[prop] === "object" &&
+				obj2[prop] !== null
+			) {
+				// compare arrays
+				if (Array.isArray(obj1[prop]) && Array.isArray(obj2[prop])) {
+					if (obj1[prop].length !== obj2[prop].length) {
+						return false
+					}
+
+					for (let i = 0; i < obj1[prop].length; i++) {
+						// if elements are objects, call recursively
+						if (
+							typeof obj1[prop][i] === "object" &&
+							typeof obj2[prop][i] === "object"
+						) {
+							// get all properties of the object
+							const nestedProps = [
+								...new Set([
+									...Object.keys(obj1[prop][i]),
+									...Object.keys(obj2[prop][i]),
+								]),
+							]
+
+							if (
+								!compareObjectsByProperties(
+									obj1[prop][i],
+									obj2[prop][i],
+									nestedProps,
+								)
+							) {
+								return false
+							}
+						} else if (obj1[prop][i] !== obj2[prop][i]) {
+							return false
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				// compare objects
+				else {
+					const nestedProps = [
+						...new Set([
+							...Object.keys(obj1[prop]),
+							...Object.keys(obj2[prop]),
+						]),
+					]
+
+					if (
+						!compareObjectsByProperties(
+							obj1[prop],
+							obj2[prop],
+							nestedProps,
+						)
+					) {
+						return false
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			// for primitive values, compare directly
+			else if (obj1[prop] !== obj2[prop]) {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}