Data-ferret is a tiny, yet powerful to scan or transform deeply nested and complex object-like data with ease. It is available as an open-source project under an MIT license. util library It can and complex, data whose interface or shape cannot be guaranteed ( ), in other words, . search transform schemaless messy data data-ferret is designed to be extensible. It or iterables, beyond the native JavaScript data types. supports custom class instances Additionally, it provides handling objects with . first-class support for circular references I would like to give away to my readers that could benefit from using data-ferret to build a business. my top 5 picks for viable SaaS products Startup Ideas 1. A Search Engine One of the most potential applications for is building the quintessential search engine. You can use data-ferret’s function or create your custom function for specific capabilities. data-ferret locateText() traverse() This can be applied to various industries as a SaaS product. For example; A one-stop shop to find jobs and real estate opportunities by using data from various sources and third-parties listing providers. or your custom will not need data to be normalized to work with it. Users can be presented with all properties available in the dataset by using locateText() traverse() getUniqueKeys() . The same concept may apply to a platform that allows users to for posts, photos, and other content based on keywords, hashtags, and other criteria, without needing to know the specific schema of the data. social media search Same for goes where specific text can be matched or any tags or flags that may exist in the dataset or a that allows users to search for academic papers based on keywords, authors, and other criteria, without needing to know the specific schema of the data. news search engine research paper search engine A that allows users to search for answers to common questions and problems, without needing to know the specific schema of the data. customer service chatbot A that allows users to search for case law and other legal documents based on keywords, judges, and other criteria, without needing to know the specific schema of the data. legal search engine A that allows users to search for medical information and research based on keywords, conditions, and other criteria, without needing to know the specific schema of the data. medical search engine 2. Content Redaction/Moderation Service Perhaps your next product idea has GDPR considerations or will have to deal with sensitive data like credit cards, or details that must be anonymized. Or in general, content moderation must be implemented. You can leverage to perform transformations on your dataset and generalize your approach without having to worry about interface/schemas changing. replaceText() 3. Data Migration Service A data migration tool for companies to seamlessly transfer data from one system to another, regardless of the data’s structure or format. You could use in conjunction with to map out the schema of the original dataset and through a dashboard UI, a user can present a new schema as output. Key names may require renaming or deletion, for that and got you covered. getUniqueKeys() locateKey() renameKey() removeKey() 4. Data Visualization Data-ferret ships a browser-ready version of the code, which means it is not just suitable for Node.Js backend services but also frontend. A for businesses to easily process and visualize large amounts of data from various sources, without needing to know the specific schema of the data sounds like a plausible use case. data analytics tool Data-ferret could be used on the backend to consolidate or prepare the initial data. On the front end, a UI can use the same APIs to perform quick search operations on the client side. Web workers could to perform computationally heavy operations in a separate thread to ensure the main thread remains unencumbered to render the page and remain responsive. also be used 5. Data Auditing Sometimes the focus is on what data is there, not necessarily on how it is structured. For example, a data for financial institutions to automatically match and reconcile transactions across multiple systems and data sources may use a custom function or , which could let sniff out missing records, incorrect values, etc, with more ease, and then later apply whatever business rules make sense, whether it be generating a report or applying data correction. reconciliation tool traverse() locateKey() That’s it. I hope this article has got your creative gears going and might prompt you to check out . my project Good luck! Also published . here

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