var isIndex = require('../internal/isIndex'),
    isKey = require('../internal/isKey'),
    isObject = require('../lang/isObject'),
    toPath = require('../internal/toPath');

/**
 * Sets the property value of `path` on `object`. If a portion of `path`
 * does not exist it is created.
 *
 * @static
 * @memberOf _
 * @category Object
 * @param {Object} object The object to augment.
 * @param {Array|string} path The path of the property to set.
 * @param {*} value The value to set.
 * @returns {Object} Returns `object`.
 * @example
 *
 * var object = { 'a': [{ 'b': { 'c': 3 } }] };
 *
 * _.set(object, 'a[0].b.c', 4);
 * console.log(object.a[0].b.c);
 * // => 4
 *
 * _.set(object, 'x[0].y.z', 5);
 * console.log(object.x[0].y.z);
 * // => 5
 */
function set(object, path, value) {
  if (object == null) {
    return object;
  }
  var pathKey = (path + '');
  path = (object[pathKey] != null || isKey(path, object)) ? [pathKey] : toPath(path);

  var index = -1,
      length = path.length,
      endIndex = length - 1,
      nested = object;

  while (nested != null && ++index < length) {
    var key = path[index];
    if (isObject(nested)) {
      if (index == endIndex) {
        nested[key] = value;
      } else if (nested[key] == null) {
        nested[key] = isIndex(path[index + 1]) ? [] : {};
      }
    }
    nested = nested[key];
  }
  return object;
}

module.exports = set;
