diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
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+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
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+env:
+  node: true
+  es2021: true
+  mocha: true
+extends:
+  - standard
+parserOptions:
+  ecmaVersion: 12
+  sourceType: module
+rules:
+  indent: ["error", 2]
+  no-console: 0
+  semi: ["error", "never"]
+  # linebreak-style: ["error", "unix"]
+  quotes: ["error", "single"]
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/node_modules/
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+++ b/.npmignore
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+tests/
+test/
+*.test.js
+testing/
+node_modules
+eslintrc*
+examples/
+example/
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
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index 0000000..b6f27f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+    "editor.tokenColorCustomizations": {
+        "comments": "",
+        "textMateRules": []
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@uci-utils/obj-nested-prop",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Functions to get set, delete, and search nested properties of an object",
+  "main": "src/obj-nested-prop.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "./node_modules/.bin/mocha --timeout 30000",
+    "test:log": "UCI_ENV=pro UCI_LOG_PATH=./test/test.log 0 npx run test || exit 0",
+    "test:dev": "UCI_ENV=dev ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon --exec './node_modules/.bin/mocha --timeout 30000' || exit 0",
+    "test:dev:trace": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL='trace' npm run test:dev",
+    "test:dev:debug": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL='debug' npm run test:dev",
+    "test:dev:error": "UCI_LOG_LEVEL='error' npm run test:dev"
+  },
+  "author": "David Kebler",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-utils.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "node.js",
+    "object",
+    "nested",
+    "properties",
+    "utilities",
+    "helpers"
+  ],
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-utils/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/uCOMmandIt/uci-utils#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@uci-utils/logger": "^0.1.0",
+    "@uci-utils/type": "^0.6.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "eslint": "^7.25.0",
+    "eslint-config-standard": "^16.0.2",
+    "mocha": "^8.4.0",
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.7"
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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+++ b/readme.md
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+# Object Nested Property Functions
+#### a uCOMmandIt Utiltiy
+
+
+Set, access and delete nested object properties with a path string and or array
+
+
+exported set,get,del,getKeys,walkPath
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/obj-nested-prop.js b/src/obj-nested-prop.js
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+++ b/src/obj-nested-prop.js
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+import { check } from '@uci-utils/type'
+import { logger } from '@uci-utils/logger'
+
+const log = logger({ file: '/src/obj-prop.js', package: '@uci-utils/obj-prop' })
+
+const set = (obj, path, value, opts = {}) => {
+  if (value === undefined) return del(obj, path)
+  const keys = validateArgs(obj, path, opts)
+  if (!keys) return obj
+  const target = obj
+
+  log.debug({ function: 'set', obj: obj, path: path, keys: keys, value: value, msg: 'setting value' })
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+    const key = keys[i]
+    if (!isValidKey(key)) {
+      break
+    }
+    const next = keys[i + 1]
+
+    log.trace({ function: 'set', obj: target, key: key, next: next, msg: 'iterate keys' })
+
+    // validateKey(key); ?? necessary
+
+    if (next === undefined) { // at a leaf, set
+      log.debug({ function: 'set', value: value, msg: 'no more props, setting value' })
+      if (opts.merge && check.isPlainObject(obj[key]) && check.isPlainObject(value)) {
+        const merge = opts.merge === true ? Object.assign : opts.merge
+        // Only merge plain objects
+        obj[key] = merge(obj[key], value)
+      } else {
+        obj[key] = value
+      }
+      break
+    }
+
+    if (check.isNumber(next) && !check.isArray(obj[key])) {
+      log.debug({ function: 'set', obj: obj, key: key, msg: 'adding array' })
+      obj[key] = [] // add array
+    } else if (!(check.isObject(obj[key]) || check.isFunction(obj[key]))) obj[key] = {} // add empty object
+    obj = obj[key]
+  } // next key
+
+  log.debug({ function: 'set', obj: target, path: path, value: value, msg: 'value was set' })
+  return target
+}
+
+function del (obj, path) {
+  const keys = validateArgs(obj, path)
+  if (!keys) return obj
+  log.debug({ function: 'del', obj: obj, path: path, keys: keys, msg: 'deleting property' })
+  const last = walkPath(obj, keys.slice(0, -1))
+  if (check.isObject(last)) {
+    delete last[keys.slice(-1)]
+    log.debug({ obj: obj, path: path, keys: keys, deleted: keys.slice(-1), msg: 'deleted property from object' })
+  }
+  return obj
+}
+
+function get (obj, path) {
+  const keys = validateArgs(obj, path)
+  if (!keys) return undefined
+  const value = walkPath(obj, keys)
+  log.debug({ obj: obj, path: path, keys: keys, value: value, msg: 'retrieved value from object' })
+  return value
+}
+
+const getKeys = (path, opts = {}) => {
+  if (!(check.isString(path) || check.isArray(path) || check.isSymbol(path))) {
+    log.warn({ function: 'getKeys', path: path, msg: 'path was not valid' })
+    return false
+  }
+  if (check.isFunction(opts.split)) return opts.split(path, opts)
+  const sep = opts.separator || opts.delimiter || '.'
+  if (typeof path === 'symbol') {
+    return [path]
+  }
+  // custom get keys
+  if (typeof opts.split === 'function') {
+    return opts.split(path, opts)
+  }
+
+  const regx = new RegExp(`(?<!\\\\)[${sep}]`, 'g')
+  const regxr = /\\/ig
+  const splitr = i => i.split(regx).map(e => e.replace(regxr, ''))
+  const keys = Array.isArray(path) ? path.filter(Boolean).map(e => typeof e === 'string' && opts.elSplit !== false ? splitr(e) : e).flat() : splitr(path)
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+    if (!check.isString(keys[i])) break
+    const { is, number } = isNumber(keys[i])
+
+    if (is) {
+      keys[i] = number
+      continue
+    }
+  }
+
+  return keys
+}
+
+function validateArgs (obj, path, opts) {
+  if (!check.isObject(obj)) {
+    log.warn({ function: 'del', obj: obj, msg: 'passed is not an object' })
+    return false
+  }
+  return getKeys(path, opts)
+}
+
+function walkPath (obj, keys) {
+  let last = obj
+  if (!check.isArray(keys)) return null
+  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+    if (!isValidKey(keys[i])) {
+      last = null
+      break
+    }
+    last = last[keys[i]]
+    if (!last) {
+      log.warn({ function: 'walkPath', obj: obj, keys: keys, key: keys[i], msg: 'key is not in object, aborting walk' })
+      break
+    }
+    log.trace({ function: 'walkPath', curProp: last, msg: 'fetching... deep property' })
+  }
+  return last
+}
+
+const isNumber = value => {
+  if (value.trim() !== '') {
+    const number = Number(value)
+    return { is: Number.isInteger(number), number }
+  }
+  return { is: false }
+}
+
+const isUnsafeKey = key => {
+  return key === '__proto__' || key === 'constructor' || key === 'prototype'
+}
+
+const isValidKey = key => {
+  if (isUnsafeKey(key)) {
+    throw new Error(`Cannot set unsafe key: "${key}"`)
+  }
+  // TODO custom key validation if needed
+  return true
+}
+
+export { set, get, del, getKeys, walkPath }
diff --git a/test/obj-nested-prop.test.js b/test/obj-nested-prop.test.js
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+++ b/test/obj-nested-prop.test.js
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+import assert from 'assert'
+import { get, set, del } from '../src/obj-nested-prop.js'
+import { check } from '@uci-utils/type'
+
+const date = new Date(Date.now())
+console.log('run:', date.getMinutes(), ':', date.getSeconds())
+
+const obj = { one: { two: { three: 'test', four: ['el0', 'el1'] } } }
+
+describe('get', function () {
+  it('Should get value deep in object', function () {
+    assert.strictEqual(get(obj, 'one.two.three'), 'test')
+  })
+
+  it('Should return undefined if path is not in object', function () {
+    assert.strictEqual(get(obj, 'one.seven.three'), undefined)
+  })
+
+  it('Should get value from array deep in object', function () {
+    assert.strictEqual(get(obj, 'one.two.four.1'), 'el1')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('del', function () {
+  it('deep property can be deleted', function () {
+    del(obj, 'one.two.three')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obj, { one: { two: { four: ['el0', 'el1'] } } })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('unsafe properties', () => {
+  it('should not allow setting constructor', () => {
+    // assert.deepStrictEqual(set({}, 'a.constructor.b', 'c'), {})
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'a.constructor', 'c'))
+    // assert.throws(() => set({}, 'constructor', 'c'))
+  })
+  it('should not allow setting prototype', () => {
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'a.prototype.b', 'c'))
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'a.prototype', 'c'))
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'prototype', 'c'))
+  })
+
+  it('should not allow setting __proto__', () => {
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'a.__proto__.b', 'c'))
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, 'a.__proto__', 'c'))
+    assert.throws(() => set({}, '__proto__', 'c'))
+  })
+})
+
+describe('set', () => {
+  it('should support immediate properties', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a', 'b')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a, 'b')
+  })
+
+  it('should return non-objects', () => {
+    const str = set('foo', 'a.b', 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(str, 'foo')
+    const _null = set(null, 'a.b', 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(_null, null)
+  })
+
+  it('should set when key is a symbol', () => {
+    const key = Symbol('foo')
+    const obj = {}
+    set(obj, key, 'bar')
+    assert.strictEqual(obj[key], 'bar')
+  })
+
+  it('should set on the root of the object', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'foo', 'bar')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.foo, 'bar')
+  })
+
+  it('deep property can be set', function () {
+    set(obj, 'one.two.three', 'test2')
+    assert.strictEqual(obj.one.two.three, 'test2')
+  })
+
+  it('should set the specified property.', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set({ a: 'aaa', b: 'b' }, 'a', 'bbb'), { a: 'bbb', b: 'b' })
+  })
+
+  it('should set a nested property', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a.b', 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b, 'c')
+  })
+
+  it('should set a nested property where the last key is a symbol', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a.b', 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b, 'c')
+  })
+
+  it('should support passing an array as the key', () => {
+    const actual = set({ a: 'a', b: { c: 'd' } }, ['b', 'c', 'd'], 'eee')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, { a: 'a', b: { c: { d: 'eee' } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should set a deeply nested value.', () => {
+    const actual = set({ a: 'a', b: { c: 'd' } }, 'b.c.d', 'eee')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual, { a: 'a', b: { c: { d: 'eee' } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should allow keys to be whitespace', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a. .a', { y: 'z' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[' '].a, { y: 'z' })
+  })
+
+  it('should set an array element', () => {
+    const o = { a: ['zero', 'one'] }
+    set(o, 'a.0', { y: 'z' })
+    assert(Array.isArray(o.a))
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[0], { y: 'z' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[1], 'one')
+  })
+
+  it('should create an array if it does not already exist', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a.0', 'zero')
+    set(o, 'a.1.b', { y: 'z' })
+    set(o, 'a.1.b.x', 'eggs')
+    set(o, 'c.1', 'see')
+    set(o, '0', 'not array')
+    assert(check.isArray(o.a))
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[0], 'zero')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[1].b, { y: 'z', x: 'eggs' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.c[1], 'see')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o[0], 'not array')
+  })
+
+  it('should extend a function', () => {
+    const log = () => { }
+    const warning = () => { }
+    const o = {}
+
+    set(o, 'helpers.foo', log)
+    set(o, 'helpers.foo.warning', warning)
+    assert(check.isFunction(o.helpers.foo))
+    assert(check.isFunction(o.helpers.foo))
+  })
+
+  it('should extend an object in an array', () => {
+    const o = { a: [{}, {}, {}] }
+    set(o, 'a.0.a', { y: 'z' })
+    set(o, 'a.1.b', { y: 'z' })
+    set(o, 'a.2.c', { y: 'z' })
+    assert(Array.isArray(o.a))
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[0].a, { y: 'z' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[1].b, { y: 'z' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a[2].c, { y: 'z' })
+  })
+
+  it('should not create a nested property if it does already exist', () => {
+    const first = { name: 'Halle' }
+    const o = { a: first }
+    set(o, 'a.b', 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b, 'c')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a, first)
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.name, 'Halle')
+  })
+
+  it('should use property paths to set nested values from the source object.', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a.locals.name', { first: 'Brian' })
+    set(o, 'b.locals.name', { last: 'Woodward' })
+    set(o, 'b.locals.name.last', 'Woodward')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o, { a: { locals: { name: { first: 'Brian' } } }, b: { locals: { name: { last: 'Woodward' } } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should delete the property when value is undefined', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set(o, 'a.locals.name', 'test'), o)
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set(o, 'b.locals.name'), o)
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set(o, 'a.locals.name'), { a: { locals: {} } })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set({ a: 'a', b: { c: 'd' } }, 'b.c'), { a: 'a', b: {} })
+  })
+
+  it('should return the entire object if no or improper path is passed.', () => {
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(set({ a: 'a', b: { c: 'd' } }), { a: 'a', b: { c: 'd' } })
+  })
+
+  it('should set non-plain objects', done => {
+    const o = {}
+
+    set(o, 'a.b', new Date())
+    const firstDate = o.a.b.getTime()
+
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      set(o, 'a.b', new Date())
+      const secondDate = o.a.b.getTime()
+
+      assert.notDeepStrictEqual(firstDate, secondDate)
+      done()
+    }, 10)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('escaping', () => {
+  it('should not split escaped dots. Works with set, get or del', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a\\.b.c.d.e', 'test')
+    assert.strictEqual(o['a.b'].c.d.e, 'test')
+    assert.strictEqual(get(o, 'a\\.b.c.d.e'), 'test')
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(del(o, 'a\\.b.c.d.e'), { 'a.b': { c: { d: {} } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should work with multiple escaped dots', () => {
+    const obj1 = {}
+    set(obj1, 'e\\.f\\.g', 1)
+    assert.strictEqual(obj1['e.f.g'], 1)
+
+    const obj2 = {}
+    set(obj2, 'e\\.f.g\\.h\\.i.j', 1)
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obj2, { 'e.f': { 'g.h.i': { j: 1 } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should work with multiple escaped any separator', () => {
+    const obj2 = {}
+    set(obj2, 'e\\.f.g\\/h\\%i.j', 1, { separator: './%' })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obj2, { 'e.f': { 'g/h%i': { j: 1 } } })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('options.merge', () => {
+  it('should merge an existing value with the given value', () => {
+    const o = { a: { b: { c: 'd' } } }
+    set(o, 'a.b', { y: 'z' }, { merge: true })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o.a.b, { c: 'd', y: 'z' })
+
+    const obj = { foo: { bar: { baz: 'qux' } } }
+    set(obj, 'foo.bar.fez', 'zzz', { merge: true })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(obj, { foo: { bar: { baz: 'qux', fez: 'zzz' } } })
+  })
+
+  it('should update an object by merging values', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a', { b: 'c' })
+    set(o, 'a', { c: 'd' }, { merge: true })
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(o, { a: { b: 'c', c: 'd' } })
+    set(o, 'a', 'b')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a, 'b')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('options.separator', () => {
+  it('should allow a custom separator', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a/b/c/d/e', 'c', { separator: '/' })
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b.c.d.e, 'c')
+  })
+
+  it('should allow multiple custom separators', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a/b;c/d.e', 'c', { separator: '/;.' })
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b.c.d.e, 'c')
+  })
+
+  it('should accept "delimiter" in place of "separator"', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    set(o, 'a/b;c/d.e', 'c', { delimiter: '/;.' })
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a.b.c.d.e, 'c')
+  })
+
+  it('should split any string elements of an array path', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    const key = Symbol('key-1')
+    set(o, ['z.b', key, 'c'], 'd')
+    assert.strictEqual(o.z.b[key].c, 'd')
+  })
+
+  it('should not split any string elements of an array path if requested', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    const key = Symbol('key-1')
+    set(o, ['a.b', key, 'c'], 'd', { elSplit: false })
+    assert.strictEqual(o['a.b'][key].c, 'd')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('options.split', () => {
+  it('should use a custom function to split on , not .', () => {
+    const o = {}
+    const splitfn = (path) => {
+      return path.split(',')
+    }
+    set(o, 'a,b.c.d,e', 'c', { split: splitfn })
+    assert.strictEqual(o.a['b.c.d'].e, 'c')
+  })
+})