GetObjectValue.js

//  Source object
//  The key as a string, or an array of keys, i.e. 'banner', or 'banner.hideBanner'
//  The default value to use if the key doesn't exist

var GetObjectValue = function (source, key, defaultValue)
{
    if (key.indexOf('.'))
    {
        keys = key.split('.');

        var parent = source;
        var value = defaultValue;

        //  Use for loop here so we can break early
        for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++)
        {
            if (parent.hasOwnProperty(keys[i]))
            {
                //  Yes it has a key property, let's carry on down
                value = parent[keys[i]];

                parent = parent[keys[i]];
            }
            else
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        return value;
    }
    else
    {
        return (source.hasOwnProperty(key) ? source[key] : defaultValue);
    }

}

module.exports = GetObjectValue;