how to use the clone function from the lodash library in typescript

To use the clone function from the Lodash library in TypeScript, you first need to install both Lodash and its type definitions by running the following command:

npm install lodash @types/lodash

Once you have Lodash and its typings installed, you can import the clone function from the lodash module like this:

index.ts
import { clone } from "lodash";
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To use the clone function, you can pass it an object as an argument, like this:

index.ts
const originalObject = { foo: "bar" };
const clonedObject = clone(originalObject);

// clonedObject is now a separate object with the same properties as originalObject
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By default, Lodash's clone function performs a shallow clone, meaning that it will create a new object with the same properties as the original object but will not create deep copies of nested objects or arrays. If you need to create deep copies, you can pass true as a second argument to the function:

index.ts
const originalObject = { foo: { bar: "baz" } };
const clonedObject = clone(originalObject, true);

// clonedObject now has a duplicate nested object with the same properties
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It's also recommended to use type annotations when using Lodash in TypeScript. This can help you catch type-related issues early on, especially when working with large and complex object structures:

index.ts
interface MyInterface {
  prop1: string;
  prop2: number;
  nestedProp: {
    nestedProp1: boolean;
    nestedProp2: string[];
  };
}

const originalObject: MyInterface = {
  prop1: "foo",
  prop2: 42,
  nestedProp: {
    nestedProp1: true,
    nestedProp2: ["bar", "baz"],
  },
};

const clonedObject: MyInterface = clone(originalObject, true);

// TypeScript will now warn you if you try to access a property that doesn't exist on MyInterface
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