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Nested objects and files

const buildFormData = (formData: FormData, data: FormVal, parentKey?: string) => {
    if (Array.isArray(data)) {
        data.forEach((el) => {
            buildFormData(formData, el, parentKey)
        })

    } else if (typeof data === "object" && !(data instanceof File)) {
        Object.keys(data).forEach((key) => {
            buildFormData(formData, (data as FormDataNest)[key], parentKey ? `${parentKey}.${key}` : key)
        })

    } else {
        if (isNil(data)) {
            return
        }

        let value = typeof data === "boolean" || typeof data === "number" ? data.toString() : data
        formData.append(parentKey as string, value)
    }
}

export const getFormData = (data: Record<string, FormDataNest>) => {
    const formData = new FormData()

    buildFormData(formData, data)

    return formData
}