SPAMAP-Web-App/node_modules/express-validator/utils/persist-values.js

const _ = require('lodash');

module.exports = (req, fieldInstances) => {
  fieldInstances.filter(instance => {
    const initialValue = _.get(req[instance.location], instance.path);
    return initialValue !== instance.value;
  }).forEach(instance => {
    instance.path === ''
      ? _.set(req, instance.location, instance.value)
      : _.set(req[instance.location], instance.path, instance.value);
  });
};