dist/hawtio-utilities.js
function pathSet(object, paths, newValue) {
        var pathArray = (angular.isArray(paths)) ? paths : (paths || "").split(".");
        var value = object;
        var lastIndex = pathArray.length - 1;
        angular.forEach(pathArray, function (name, idx) {
            var next = value[name];
            if (idx >= lastIndex || !angular.isObject(next)) {
                next = (idx < lastIndex) ? {} : newValue;
                value[name] = next;
            }
            value = next;
        });
        return value;
    }
function pathSet(object, paths, newValue) {
        var pathArray = (angular.isArray(paths)) ? paths : (paths || "").split(".");
        var value = object;
        var lastIndex = pathArray.length - 1;
        angular.forEach(pathArray, function (name, idx) {
            var next = value[name];
            if (idx >= lastIndex || !angular.isObject(next)) {
                next = (idx < lastIndex) ? {} : newValue;
                value[name] = next;
            }
            value = next;
        });
        return value;
    }
function pathSet ( object , paths , newValue ) { var pathArray = ( angular . isArray ( paths ) ) ? paths : ( paths || "" ) . split ( "." ) ; var value = object ; var lastIndex = pathArray . length - 1 ; angular . forEach ( pathArray , function ( name , idx ) { var next = value [ name ] ; if ( idx >= lastIndex || ! angular . isObject ( next ) ) { next = ( idx < lastIndex ) ? { } : newValue ; value [ name ] = next ; } value = next ; } ) ; return value ; }
Navigates the given set of paths in turn on the source object
and updates the last path value to the given newValue

@method pathSet
@for Core
@static
@param {Object} object the start object to start navigating from
@param {Array} paths an array of path names to navigate or a string of dot separated paths to navigate
@param {Object} newValue the value to update
@return {*} the last step on the path which is updated
Navigates the given set of paths in turn on the source object and updates the last path value to the given newValue