Breadcrumb to accept Array<object>

src/components/Breadcrumbs.stories.tsx

@@ -28,9 +28,19 @@ export const LongPath: Story = {
   },
 };
 
+export const DifferentLinkToPathName: Story = {
+  args: {
+    path: [
+      { name: "first", href: "link" },
+      { name: "second", href: "other link" },
+      { name: "last", href: "/" },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
 export const Empty: Story = {
   args: {
-    path: "",
+    path: [],
   },
 };
 

src/components/Breadcrumbs.test.tsx

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 import { render, RenderResult } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { Breadcrumbs, getCrumbs } from "./Breadcrumbs";
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
-
+import { CustomLink } from "types/links";
+
+const crumbFirst = "first",
+  crumbFirstTitle = "First",
+  crumbSecond = "second",
+  crumbSecondTitle = "Second",
+  crumbLast = "last one",
+  crumbLastTitle = "Last one",
+  defaultStringPath = `/${crumbFirst}/${crumbSecond}/${crumbLast}`,
+  defaultArrayPath = [crumbFirst, crumbSecond, crumbLast],
+  defaultArrayObject: CustomLink[] = [
+    { name: `${crumbFirstTitle}`, href: `/${crumbFirst}` },
+    { name: `${crumbSecondTitle}`, href: `/${crumbSecond}` },
+    { name: `${crumbLastTitle}`, href: "/" },
+  ];
 describe("Breadcrumbs", () => {
-  const crumbFirst = "first",
-    crumbFirstTitle = "First",
-    crumbSecond = "second",
-    crumbSecondTitle = "Second",
-    crumbLast = "last one",
-    crumbLastTitle = "Last one",
-    defaultStringPath = `/${crumbFirst}/${crumbSecond}/${crumbLast}`,
-    defaultArrayPath = [crumbFirst, crumbSecond, crumbLast];
-
   function testHomeExists(renderResult: RenderResult) {
     const { getByTestId } = renderResult;
     const homeIcon = getByTestId("HomeIcon");
@@ -42,15 +47,7 @@ describe("Breadcrumbs", () => {
   }
 
   it("should render without errors", () => {
-    render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultStringPath} />);
-  });
-
-  it("should use a path as string", () => {
-    testCrumbsExist(render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultStringPath} />));
-  });
-
-  it("should use a path as array", () => {
-    testCrumbsExist(render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultArrayPath} />));
+    render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultArrayObject} />);
   });
 
   it("should show just home when an empty string", () => {
@@ -61,14 +58,39 @@ describe("Breadcrumbs", () => {
 
   it("should show just home when an empty array", () => {
     const renderResult = render(<Breadcrumbs path={[]} />);
-
     testHomeExists(renderResult);
     expect(renderResult.getAllByRole("link")).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it("should use path as string", () => {
+    testCrumbsExist(render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultStringPath} />));
+  });
+
+  it("should use path as string array", () => {
+    testCrumbsExist(render(<Breadcrumbs path={defaultArrayPath} />));
+  });
+
+  it("should use path as object array", () => {
+    const { getByRole, queryByRole, getByText } = render(
+      <Breadcrumbs path={defaultArrayObject} />,
+    );
+    let crumb = getByRole("link", { name: crumbFirstTitle });
+    expect(crumb).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(crumb).toHaveAttribute("href", `/${crumbFirst}`);
+
+    crumb = getByRole("link", { name: crumbSecondTitle });
+    expect(crumb).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(crumb).toHaveAttribute("href", `/${crumbSecond}`);
+
+    expect(
+      queryByRole("link", { name: crumbLastTitle }),
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(getByText(crumbLastTitle)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
 
 describe("getCrumbs", () => {
-  const correctCrumbs = [
+  const stringAndStringArrayCrumbs = [
     {
       name: "First",
       href: "/first",
@@ -83,24 +105,34 @@ describe("getCrumbs", () => {
     },
   ];
 
+  const objectArrayCrumbs = [
+    { name: "First", href: "first" },
+    { name: "Second", href: "this is the second link" },
+    { name: "Last", href: "/" },
+  ];
+
   it("should match if path string", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs("/first/second/last one")).toStrictEqual(correctCrumbs);
+    expect(getCrumbs("/first/second/last one")).toStrictEqual(
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
+    );
   });
 
   it("should match if last slash included", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs("/first/second/last one/")).toStrictEqual(correctCrumbs);
-  });
-
-  it("should match if first slash excluded", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs("first/second/last one")).toStrictEqual(correctCrumbs);
+    expect(getCrumbs("/first/second/last one/")).toStrictEqual(
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
+    );
   });
 
   it("should match if first slash excluded and last slash included", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs("first/second/last one")).toStrictEqual(correctCrumbs);
+    expect(getCrumbs("first/second/last one")).toStrictEqual(
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
+    );
   });
 
   it("should match path string with multi separators", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs("///first//second/last one")).toStrictEqual(correctCrumbs);
+    expect(getCrumbs("///first//second/last one")).toStrictEqual(
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
+    );
   });
 
   it("should return an empty array when an empty string is passed", () => {
@@ -113,29 +145,33 @@ describe("getCrumbs", () => {
 
   it("should match if path array", () => {
     expect(getCrumbs(["first", "second", "last one"])).toStrictEqual(
-      correctCrumbs,
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
     );
   });
 
   it("should match if path array with empty", () => {
     expect(getCrumbs(["first", "second", "last one", ""])).toStrictEqual(
-      correctCrumbs,
-    );
-  });
-
-  it("should match by removing empty item", () => {
-    expect(getCrumbs(["first", "second", "last one", ""])).toStrictEqual(
-      correctCrumbs,
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
     );
   });
 
   it("should match by removing spaces only", () => {
     expect(getCrumbs(["first", "second", "last one", "   "])).toStrictEqual(
-      correctCrumbs,
+      stringAndStringArrayCrumbs,
     );
   });
 
   it("should return an empty array when an empty array is passed", () => {
     expect(getCrumbs([])).toStrictEqual([]);
   });
+
+  it("should match if path is object array", () => {
+    expect(
+      getCrumbs([
+        { name: "First", href: "first" },
+        { name: "Second", href: "this is the second link" },
+        { name: "Last", href: "/" },
+      ]),
+    ).toStrictEqual(objectArrayCrumbs);
+  });
 });

src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx

@@ -13,33 +13,46 @@ import {
 import HomeIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Home";
 import NavigateNextIcon from "@mui/icons-material/NavigateNext";
 
+import { CustomLink } from "types/links";
+
 interface BreadcrumbsProps {
-  path: string | string[];
+  path: string | string[] | CustomLink[];
   rootProps?: PaperProps;
   muiBreadcrumbsProps?: Mui_BreadcrumbsProps;
 }
 
-type CrumbData = {
-  name: string;
-  href: string;
-};
-
 /**
  * Create CrumbData from crumb parts with links
- * @param path A single string path, or an array of string parts
+ * @param path A single string path, an array of string parts or and array of CustomLink parts
  */
-export function getCrumbs(path: string | string[]): CrumbData[] {
+export function getCrumbs(
+  path: string | string[] | CustomLink[],
+): CustomLink[] {
   if (typeof path === "string") {
     path = path.split("/");
   }
 
-  const crumbs = path.filter((item) => item.trim() !== "");
+  const crumbs = path.filter((item) => {
+    if (typeof item === "object") {
+      return Object.entries(item).length > 0 ? item : undefined;
+    } else {
+      return item.trim() !== "";
+    }
+  });
 
-  return crumbs.map((crumb, i) => {
-    return {
-      name: crumb.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + crumb.slice(1),
-      href: "/" + crumbs.slice(0, i + 1).join("/"),
-    };
+  return crumbs.map((crumb: string | CustomLink, index: number) => {
+    if (typeof crumb === "string") {
+      return {
+        name: crumb.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + crumb.slice(1),
+        href: "/" + crumbs.slice(0, index + 1).join("/"),
+      };
+    } else {
+      return {
+        name:
+          crumb["name"].trim().charAt(0).toUpperCase() + crumb["name"].slice(1),
+        href: crumb["href"].trim(),
+      };
+    }
   });
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +62,7 @@ const Breadcrumbs = ({
   muiBreadcrumbsProps,
 }: BreadcrumbsProps) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const crumbs: CrumbData[] = getCrumbs(path);
+  const crumbs: CustomLink[] = getCrumbs(path);
 
   return (
     <Paper

src/types/links.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export type CustomLink = {
+    name: string;
+    href: string;
+}