Hi,
I am using the list_folder endpoint with the recursive arg. I am looking for a way (in javascript) to take the results and create an object that is organized into the nested file tree structure one would see while interacting with Dropbox. I am not from a CS background and may be unaware of a good algorithm for this, but regardless, I would love some help if anyone could lend a hand.
here is an example of the recursive response (paths only):
/l_one
/l_one/common
/l_one/common/2016
/l_one/common/2017
/l_one/common/2018
/l_one/common/2016/folder_one
/l_one/common/2016/folder_two
/l_one/common/2016/folder_three
/l_one/common/2016/folder_four
/l_one/common/2016/folder_five
/l_one/common/2017/folder_one
/l_one/common/2017/folder_two
/l_one/common/2017/folder_three
/l_one/common/2017/folder_four
/l_one/common/2017/folder_five
/l_one/common/2018/folder_one
/l_one/common/2018/folder_two
/l_one/common/2018/folder_three
/l_one/common/2018/folder_four
/l_one/common/2018/folder_five
/l_one/common/2016/folder_one/file_one.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_one/file_two.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_one/file_three.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_two/file_one.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_two/file_two.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_two/file_three.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_three/file_one.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_four/file_one.pdf
/l_one/common/2016/folder_four/file_two.pdf
same idea for pdf's in 2017 and 2018
of course what i want is nested JS object:
fileTree = {
l_one: {
common: {
2016: {
folder_one: [*pdf's here*],
folder_two: [*pdf's here*],
...
...
},
2017: {...},
2018: {...}
}
}
any help is greatly appreciated!
* I am not necessarily looking for Dropbox api endpoint tips - if there is a better way to use list_folder, I am interested, but I am mostly looking for a javascript specific way of building this object.
