create object fixes

pkg/yqlib/treeops/candidate_node.go

@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ func (n *CandidateNode) UpdateAttributesFrom(other *CandidateNode) {
 	}
 	n.Node.Kind = other.Node.Kind
 	n.Node.Tag = other.Node.Tag
-	// not sure if this ever should happen here...
+
-	// if other.Node.Style != 0 {
+	// merge will pickup the style of the new thing
-	// 	n.Node.Style = other.Node.Style
+	// when autocreating nodes
-	// }
+	if n.Node.Style == 0 {
+		n.Node.Style = other.Node.Style
+	}
 	n.Node.FootComment = other.Node.FootComment
 	n.Node.HeadComment = other.Node.HeadComment
 	n.Node.LineComment = other.Node.LineComment

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object.go

@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ func collect(d *dataTreeNavigator, aggregate *list.List, remainingMatches *list.
 			splatCandidate := splatEl.Value.(*CandidateNode)
 			newCandidate := aggCandidate.Copy()
 			newCandidate.Path = nil
+			splatCandidateClone := splatCandidate.Copy()
+			splatCandidateClone.Path = nil
 
-			newCandidate, err := multiply(d, newCandidate, splatCandidate)
+			newCandidate, err := multiply(d, newCandidate, splatCandidateClone)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_collect_object_test.go

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ var collectObjectOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!map)::Mike: dog\nf: burger\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		document:   `{name: Mike, pets: {cows: [apl, bba]}}`,
+		expression: `{"a":.name, "b":.pets}`,
+		expected: []string{
+			`D0, P[], (!!map)::a: Mike
+b: {cows: [apl, bba]}
+`,
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestCollectObjectOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_create_map_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ var createMapOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- f: hotdog\n- f: burger\n",
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		document:   `{name: Mike, pets: {cows: [apl, bba]}}`,
+		expression: `"a":.name, "b":.pets`,
+		expected: []string{
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- a: Mike\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- b: {cows: [apl, bba]}\n",
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestCreateMapOperatorScenarios(t *testing.T) {

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multilpy.go

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func MultiplyOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, matchingNodes *list.List, pathNode *
 func multiply(d *dataTreeNavigator, lhs *CandidateNode, rhs *CandidateNode) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 	lhs.Node = UnwrapDoc(lhs.Node)
 	rhs.Node = UnwrapDoc(rhs.Node)
+	log.Debugf("Multipling LHS: %v", NodeToString(lhs))
+	log.Debugf("-          RHS: %v", NodeToString(rhs))
 
 	if lhs.Node.Kind == yaml.MappingNode && rhs.Node.Kind == yaml.MappingNode ||
 		(lhs.Node.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode && rhs.Node.Kind == yaml.SequenceNode) {

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_multiply_test.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ b:
 `,
 		expression: `. * {"a":.b}`,
 		expected: []string{
-			`D0, P[], (!!map)::a: {things: great, also: me}
+			`D0, P[], (!!map)::a: {things: great, also: "me"}
 b:
     also: "me"
 `,

pkg/yqlib/treeops/operator_traverse_path.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func traverse(d *dataTreeNavigator, matchingNode *CandidateNode, pathNode *Opera
 	log.Debug("Traversing %v", NodeToString(matchingNode))
 	value := matchingNode.Node
 
-	if value.Tag == "!!null" {
+	if value.Tag == "!!null" && pathNode.Value != "[]" {
 		log.Debugf("Guessing kind")
 		// we must ahve added this automatically, lets guess what it should be now
 		switch pathNode.Value.(type) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func traverse(d *dataTreeNavigator, matchingNode *CandidateNode, pathNode *Opera
 			log.Debugf("probably an array")
 			value.Kind = yaml.SequenceNode
 		default:
-			log.Debugf("probabel a map")
+			log.Debugf("probably a map")
 			value.Kind = yaml.MappingNode
 		}
 		value.Tag = ""