export type SearchRawReply = Array<any>; export function transformReply(reply: SearchRawReply, withoutDocuments: boolean): SearchReply { const documents = []; let i = 1; while (i < reply.length) { documents.push({ id: reply[i++], value: withoutDocuments ? Object.create(null) : documentValue(reply[i++]) }); } return { total: reply[0], documents }; } function documentValue(tuples: any) { const message = Object.create(null); let i = 0; while (i < tuples.length) { const key = tuples[i++], value = tuples[i++]; if (key === '$') { // might be a JSON reply try { Object.assign(message, JSON.parse(value)); continue; } catch { // set as a regular property if not a valid JSON } } message[key] = value; } return message; }