Remove duplicates from an array of objects in JavaScript

Question

I have an object that contains an array of objects.

things = new Object();

things.thing = new Array();

things.thing.push({place:"here",name:"stuff"});
things.thing.push({place:"there",name:"morestuff"});
things.thing.push({place:"there",name:"morestuff"});

I'm wondering what is the best method to remove duplicate objects from an array. So for example, things.thing would become...

{place:"here",name:"stuff"},
{place:"there",name:"morestuff"}

Answer 1

How about with some es6 magic?

things.thing = things.thing.filter((thing, index, self) =>
  index === self.findIndex((t) => (
    t.place === thing.place && t.name === thing.name
  ))
)

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A more generic solution would be:

const uniqueArray = things.thing.filter((thing, index) => {
  const _thing = JSON.stringify(thing);
  return index === things.thing.findIndex(obj => {
    return JSON.stringify(obj) === _thing;
  });
});

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