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node_modules/mongoose/lib/helpers/model/applyDefaultsToPOJO.js

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+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function applyDefaultsToPOJO(doc, schema) {
+  const paths = Object.keys(schema.paths);
+  const plen = paths.length;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < plen; ++i) {
+    let curPath = '';
+    const p = paths[i];
+
+    const type = schema.paths[p];
+    const path = type.splitPath();
+    const len = path.length;
+    let doc_ = doc;
+    for (let j = 0; j < len; ++j) {
+      if (doc_ == null) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      const piece = path[j];
+      curPath += (!curPath.length ? '' : '.') + piece;
+
+      if (j === len - 1) {
+        if (typeof doc_[piece] !== 'undefined') {
+          if (type.$isSingleNested) {
+            applyDefaultsToPOJO(doc_[piece], type.caster.schema);
+          } else if (type.$isMongooseDocumentArray && Array.isArray(doc_[piece])) {
+            doc_[piece].forEach(el => applyDefaultsToPOJO(el, type.schema));
+          }
+
+          break;
+        }
+
+        const def = type.getDefault(doc, false, { skipCast: true });
+        if (typeof def !== 'undefined') {
+          doc_[piece] = def;
+
+          if (type.$isSingleNested) {
+            applyDefaultsToPOJO(def, type.caster.schema);
+          } else if (type.$isMongooseDocumentArray && Array.isArray(def)) {
+            def.forEach(el => applyDefaultsToPOJO(el, type.schema));
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (doc_[piece] == null) {
+          doc_[piece] = {};
+        }
+        doc_ = doc_[piece];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};