@ygracs/xobj-lib-js 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

package/lib/xObj-lib.js

@@ -1,1562 +1,1561 @@
-// [v0.2.091-20240915]
-
-// === module init block ===
-
-const {
-  valueToIndex, valueToIDString,
-  readAsString, readAsBoolEx, readAsNumberEx,
-  isNullOrUndef,
-  isInteger,
-  isArray, isObject, isPlainObject,
-  readAsListS,
-} = require('@ygracs/bsfoc-lib-js');
-
-// === module extra block (helper functions) ===
-
-/**
- * @typedef RVAL_reason
- * @type {object}
- * @property {string} code - message ID
- * @property {string} msg - message text
- * @description A result of a value check ops.
- */
-
-/**
- * @typedef VCOR_evalkname
- * @type {object}
- * @property {boolean} isSucceed - ops flag
- * @property {(string|RVAL_reason)} value - result value or reson if failed
- * @description A result of a value check ops.
- */
-
-/**
- * @function evalKeyName
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {boolean} [opt=true]
- * @returns {VCOR_evalkname}
- * @inner
- * @description Tries to convert a value into an ID.
- */
-function evalKeyName(value, opt = true) {
-  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
-    return {
-      isSucceed: false,
-      value: {
-        code: XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE,
-        msg: XOBJ_TE_NSTR_EMSG,
-      },
-    };
-  };
-  const key = value.trim();
-  if (opt && key === '') {
-    return {
-      isSucceed: false,
-      value: {
-        code: XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE,
-        msg: XOBJ_TE_KNES_EMSG,
-      },
-    };
-  };
-  return {
-    isSucceed: true,
-    value: key,
-  };
-};
-
-// === module main block ===
-
-/***
- * (* constant definitions *)
- */
-
-const XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME = '__text';
-const XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME = '__attr';
-
-const XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG = 'invalid argument';
-const XOBJ_TE_NOBJ_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (an object expected)`;
-const XOBJ_TE_NOBJ_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NOBJ';
-const XOBJ_TE_NARR_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (an array expected)`;
-const XOBJ_TE_NARR_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NARR';
-const XOBJ_TE_NSTR_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (a string expected)`;
-const XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NSTR';
-const XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (a plain object expected)`;
-const XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NPOBJ';
-const XOBJ_TE_ANES_EMSG = '<attr_name> must be a non-empty string';
-const XOBJ_TE_ANES_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_INVARG_ATTR';
-const XOBJ_TE_KNES_EMSG = '<key_name> must be a non-empty string';
-const XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_INVARG_KEY';
-
-/***
- * (* function definitions *)
- */
-
-/**
- * @function evalXObjEName
- * @param {any}
- * @returns {(null|number|string)}
- * @description Tries to convert a value into an ID.
- */
-function evalXObjEName(value) {
-  //return valueToIDString(value); // // TODO: [?]
-  let name = value;
-  switch (typeof name) {
-    case 'number' : {
-      if (valueToIndex(name) === -1) name = null;
-      break;
-    }
-    case 'string' : {
-      name = name.trim();
-      if (name !== '') {
-        let value = Number(name);
-        if (!Number.isNaN(value)) {
-          name = (
-            value < 0 || !isInteger(value)
-            ? null
-            : value
-          );
-        };
-      } else {
-        name = null;
-      };
-      break;
-    }
-    default: {
-      name = null;
-    }
-  };
-  return name;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function genXObjENameDescr
- * @param {any}
- * @returns {object}
- * @description Tries to convert a value into an element name description.
- */
-function genXObjENameDescr(value) {
-  let result = null;
-  let name = null;
-  let conditions = null;
-  let isERR = false;
-  let tail = null;
-  if (typeof value === 'string') {
-    const re = /^\s*([^\[\]\s]+)?(\s*)(\[.*])?\s*$/;
-    tail = value.match(re);
-    //console.log('CHECK: '+JSON.stringify(tail, null, 2));
-    if (tail) {
-      if (tail[1]) {
-        name = tail[1];
-        if (name) {
-          if (tail[2] === '') {
-            if (tail[3]) {
-              const re = /\[(@{0,1})(?:([^\[=]*?)(?:(?=[=])(=)((?![\"\'])[^\]]*|(?=([\"\']))\5(.*)\5))?)](\s*.*)/;
-              tail = tail[3].match(re);
-              //console.log('CHECK: '+JSON.stringify(tail, null, 2));
-              if (tail) {
-                let name = evalXObjEName(tail[2]);
-                let type = tail[1] === '@' ? 'attribute' : 'child';
-                let value = undefined;
-                if (tail[3] === '=') value = tail[5] ? tail[6] : tail[4];
-                if (tail[7]) isERR = true;
-                conditions = {
-                  name,
-                  type,
-                  value,
-                };
-              };
-            };
-          } else if (tail[3]) {
-            name = null;
-          };
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  } else {
-    name = value;
-  };
-  name = evalXObjEName(name);
-  if (name === null) isERR = true;
-  result = {
-    name,
-    conditions,
-    isERR,
-  };
-  return result;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function getXObjElement
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @returns {?any}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
- * @description Extracts an element from a given object by its key.
- */
-function getXObjElement(obj, name) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  // TODO: [?] check type of obj[key_name]
-  return obj[key] !== undefined ? obj[key] : null;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function getXObjAttributes
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME]
- * @returns {?object}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attributes from a given object by its key.
- */
-function getXObjAttributes(obj, key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
-  let result = null;
-  try {
-    result = getXObjElement(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
-      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return isPlainObject(result) ? result : null;
-};
-
-/**
- * @typedef RVAL_emodif
- * @type {object}
- * @property {boolean} isSucceed - ops flag
- * @property {?object} item
- * @description A result of an xObj modification ops
- */
-
-/**
- * @function addXObjElement
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
- * @description Adds an element addressed by its key to a given object.
- */
-function addXObjElement(obj, name) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  const item = {};
-  let prop = obj[key];
-  isSucceed = false;
-  // // TODO: [?] consider wheter or not do ops if new_key exists
-  if (isNullOrUndef(prop)) {
-    obj[key] = prop = item;
-    isSucceed = true;
-  } else if (isObject(prop)) {
-    if (isArray(prop)) {
-      prop.push(item);
-    } else {
-      obj[key] = [ prop, item ];
-    };
-    prop = item;
-    isSucceed = true;
-  };
-  return {
-    isSucceed,
-    item: isSucceed ? prop : null,
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * typedef OPT_inselops_L
- * type {object}
- * @property {boolean} [force=false]
- * @property {boolean} [ripOldies=false]
- * @property {boolean} [acceptIfList=false]
- */
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjElement
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt]
- * @returns {?object}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Inserts an element addressed by its key into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjElement(...args) {
-  let item = null;
-  try {
-    ({ item } = insertXObjElementEx(...args));
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
-      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return item;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjElementEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt]
- * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
- * @since 0.2.0
- * @description Inserts an element addressed by its key into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjElementEx(obj, name, opt) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  const item = {};
-  let prop = obj[key];
-  isSucceed = false;
-  if (isNullOrUndef(prop)) {
-    obj[key] = prop = item;
-    isSucceed = true;
-  } else {
-    const _opt = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
-    let { force, ripOldies, acceptIfList } = _opt;
-    if (typeof force !== 'boolean') force = false;
-    if (typeof ripOldies !== 'boolean') ripOldies = false;
-    if (typeof acceptIfList !== 'boolean') acceptIfList = false;
-    if (force && (ripOldies || !isObject(prop))) {
-      obj[key] = prop = item;
-      isSucceed = true;
-    } else {
-      isSucceed = isPlainObject(prop) || (isArray(prop) && acceptIfList);
-    };
-  };
-  return {
-    isSucceed,
-    item: isSucceed ? prop : null,
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * @function deleteXObjElement
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Deletes an element addressed by its key from a given object.
- */
-function deleteXObjElement(...args) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  try {
-    ({ isSucceed } = deleteXObjElementEx(...args));
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
-      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function deleteXObjElementEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
- * @description Deletes an element addressed by its key from a given object.
- */
-function deleteXObjElementEx(obj, name) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let prop = obj[key];
-  isSucceed = false;
-  // // TODO: catch errors in strict mode
-  isSucceed = delete obj[key];
-  return {
-    isSucceed,
-    item: isSucceed && isObject(prop) ? prop : null,
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * @function renameXObjElement
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name - old key
- * @param {string} newName - new key
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is not a string
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
- * @description Renames an element addressed by its key.
- */
-function renameXObjElement(obj, name = '', newName = '') {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  const opt = false;
-  let { isSucceed: isAcceptON, value: oname } = evalKeyName(name, opt);
-  if (!isAcceptON) {
-    const { code, msg } = oname;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed: isAcceptNN, value: nname } = evalKeyName(newName, opt);
-  if (!isAcceptNN) {
-    const { code, msg } = nname;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (oname !== '' && oname in obj && nname !== '') {
-    isSucceed = true;
-    if (oname !== nname) {
-      const prop = obj[oname];
-      obj[newName] = prop;
-      isSucceed = delete obj[oname];
-      if (!isSucceed) {
-        // undo change if failed delete old element
-        delete obj[nname];
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function checkXObjAttribute
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Checks wheter an attribute is exists.
- */
-function checkXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', key) {
-  let _obj = null;
-  try {
-    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  if (_obj === null) return false;
-  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
-  if (isSucceed) {
-    if (name === '') return false;
-  } else {
-    const { code, msg } = name;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return _obj[name] !== undefined;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function deleteXObjAttribute
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Deletes an attribute addressed by a given name.
- */
-function deleteXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', key) {
-  let _obj = null;
-  try {
-    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  if (_obj === null) return false;
-  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = name;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  isSucceed = false;
-  if (name !== '') {
-    // // TODO: catch errors in strict mode
-    isSucceed = delete _obj[name];
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function renameXObjAttribute
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} newName
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not an object
- * @since 0.2.0
- * @description Renames an attribute addressed by a given name.
- */
-function renameXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', newName = '', key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  const opt = false;
-  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, opt);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = _key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  isSucceed = false;
-  if (_key !== '') {
-    let _obj = obj[_key];
-    if (isPlainObject(_obj)) {
-      let { isSucceed: isAcceptON, value: oname } = evalKeyName(attr, opt);
-      if (!isAcceptON) {
-        const { code, msg } = oname;
-        const err = new TypeError(msg);
-        err.code = code;
-        throw err;
-      };
-      let { isSucceed: isAcceptNN, value: nname } = evalKeyName(newName, opt);
-      if (!isAcceptNN) {
-        const { code, msg } = nname;
-        const err = new TypeError(msg);
-        err.code = code;
-        throw err;
-      };
-      if (oname !== '' && oname in _obj && nname !== '') {
-        if (oname !== nname) {
-          _obj = Object.entries(_obj);
-          const index = _obj.findIndex((item) => item[0] === oname);
-          _obj[index][0] = nname;
-          obj[_key] = Object.fromEntries(_obj);
-        };
-        isSucceed = true;
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParamRaw
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME]
- * @returns {any}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
- * @description Extracts a parameter 'AS IS' from a given object.
- */
-function readXObjParamRaw(obj, key = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, false);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = _key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return _key !== '' ? obj[_key] : undefined;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParamRaw
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
- * @description Writes a parameter 'AS IS' into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParamRaw(obj, value, key = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, false);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = _key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  if (_key === '' || value === undefined) {
-    isSucceed = false;
-  } else {
-    obj[_key] = value;
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttrRaw
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {any}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
- * @description Extracts an attribute 'AS IS' from a given object.
- */
-function readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr = '', key) {
-  let _obj = null;
-  try {
-    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  if (_obj !== null) {
-    let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
-    if (!isSucceed) {
-      const { code, msg } = name;
-      const err = new TypeError(msg);
-      err.code = code;
-      throw err;
-    };
-    if (name !== '') return _obj[name];
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttrRaw
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
- * @description Writes a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr = '', value, key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
-  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = name;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  isSucceed = false;
-  if (name !== '' && value !== undefined) {
-    let _obj = null;
-    try {
-      const opt = { force: true, acceptIfList: true };
-      _obj = insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt);
-    } catch (err) {
-      throw err;
-    };
-    if (isArray(_obj)) {
-      // force a replacement of the old element if it's array
-      try {
-        const opt = { force: true, ripOldies: true };
-        _obj = insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt);
-      } catch (err) {
-        throw err;
-      };
-    };
-    if (_obj !== null) {
-      _obj[name] = value;
-      isSucceed = true;
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParam
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {string}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
- *              and returns it as string.
- */
-function readXObjParam(obj, key) {
-  const opt = {
-    useTrim: false,
-    numberToString: true,
-    boolToString: true,
-    defValue: '',
-  };
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjParamEx(obj, opt, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return result;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParamAsBool
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {boolean} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
- *              and returns it as boolean.
- */
-function readXObjParamAsBool(obj, defValue, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsBoolEx(result, defValue);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParamAsNum
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {number} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {number}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
- *              and returns it as number.
- */
-function readXObjParamAsNum(obj, defValue, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsNumberEx(result, defValue);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParamEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} [opt]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {string}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
- *              and returns it as string.
- */
-function readXObjParamEx(obj, opt, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  let _opt = opt;
-  if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
-    _opt = {
-      useTrim: false,
-      numberToString: true,
-      boolToString: true,
-      defValue: _opt,
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsString(result, _opt);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjParamAsIndex
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {number}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
- *              and returns it as 'index' value.
- */
-function readXObjParamAsIndex(obj, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return valueToIndex(result);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParam
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
- *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParam(obj, value, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  try {
-    const opt = {
-      useTrim: false,
-      numberToString: true,
-      boolToString: true,
-      defValue: '',
-    };
-    isSucceed = writeXObjParamEx(obj, value, opt, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParamAsBool
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {boolean} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a boolean
- *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParamAsBool(obj, value, defValue, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'boolean') {
-    const _value = readAsBoolEx(value, defValue).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParamAsNum
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {number} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a number
- *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParamAsNum(obj, value, defValue, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'number') {
-    const _value = readAsNumberEx(value, defValue).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParamAsIndex
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value into an 'index' value
- *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParamAsIndex(obj, value, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined) {
-    const _value = valueToIndex(value).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjParamEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {any} [opt]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
- *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjParamEx(obj, value, opt, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined) {
-    let _opt = opt;
-    if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
-      const defValue = readAsString(_opt, {
-        useTrim: false,
-        numberToString: true,
-        boolToString: true,
-      });
-      _opt = {
-        useTrim: false,
-        numberToString: true,
-        boolToString: true,
-        defValue,
-      };
-    };
-    const _value = readAsString(value, _opt);
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttr
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {string}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
- *              and returns it as string.
- */
-function readXObjAttr(obj, attr, key) {
-  const opt = {
-    useTrim: true,
-    numberToString: true,
-    boolToString: true,
-    defValue: '',
-  };
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, opt, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return result;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttrAsBool
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {boolean} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
- *              and returns it as boolean.
- */
-function readXObjAttrAsBool(obj, attr, defValue, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsBoolEx(result, defValue);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttrAsNum
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {number} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {number}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
- *              and returns it as number.
- */
-function readXObjAttrAsNum(obj, attr, defValue, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsNumberEx(result, defValue);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttrEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} [opt]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {string}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
- *              and returns it as string.
- */
-function readXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, opt, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  let _opt = opt;
-  if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
-    _opt = {
-      useTrim: true,
-      numberToString: true,
-      boolToString: true,
-      defValue: _opt,
-    };
-  };
-  return readAsString(result, _opt);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function readXObjAttrAsIndex
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {number}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
- *              and returns it as 'index' value.
- */
-function readXObjAttrAsIndex(obj, attr, key) {
-  let result = undefined;
-  try {
-    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return valueToIndex(result);
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttr
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
- *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttr(obj, attr, value, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  try {
-    const opt = {
-      useTrim: true,
-      numberToString: true,
-      boolToString: true,
-      defValue: '',
-    };
-    isSucceed = writeXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, value, opt, key);
-  } catch (err) {
-    throw err;
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttrAsBool
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {boolean} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a boolean
- *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttrAsBool(obj, attr, value, defValue, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'boolean') {
-    const _value = readAsBoolEx(value, defValue).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttrAsNum
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {number} [defValue]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a number
- *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttrAsNum(obj, attr, value, defValue, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'number') {
-    const _value = readAsNumberEx(value, defValue).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttrAsIndex
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value into an 'index' value
- *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttrAsIndex(obj, attr, value, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined) {
-    const _value = valueToIndex(value).toString();
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function writeXObjAttrEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} attr
- * @param {any} value
- * @param {any} [opt]
- * @param {string} [key]
- * @returns {boolean}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
- *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
- */
-function writeXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, value, opt, key) {
-  let isSucceed = false;
-  if (value !== undefined) {
-    let _opt = opt;
-    if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
-      const defValue = readAsString(_opt, {
-        useTrim: true,
-        numberToString: true,
-        boolToString: true,
-      });
-      _opt = {
-        useTrim: true,
-        numberToString: true,
-        boolToString: true,
-        defValue,
-      };
-    };
-    const _value = readAsString(value, _opt);
-    try {
-      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
-    } catch (err) {
-      switch (err.code) {
-        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
-          break;
-        }
-        default: {
-          throw err;
-        }
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  return isSucceed;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjElements
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {...string} name
- * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt]
- * @returns {number}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Inserts an elements into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjElements(obj, ...args) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let count = 0;
-  let len = args.length;
-  const opt = (
-    len > 0 && isPlainObject(args[len - 1])
-    ? (len--, args.pop())
-    : {}
-  );
-  for (let key of args) {
-    if (insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt) !== null) count++;
-  };
-  return count;
-};
-
-/**
- * typedef OPT_inselops_S
- * type {object}
- * @property {boolean} [force=false]
- * @property {boolean} [ripOldies=false]
- */
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjEList
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @param {OPT_inselops_S} [opt]
- * @returns {?any}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Inserts a list elements into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjEList(...args) {
-  let item = null;
-  try {
-    ({ item } = insertXObjEListEx(...args));
-  } catch (err) {
-    switch (err.code) {
-      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
-      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
-        break;
-      }
-      default: {
-        throw err;
-      }
-    };
-  };
-  return item;
-};
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjEListEx
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {string} name
- * @param {OPT_inselops_S} [opt]
- * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
- * @since 0.2.0
- * @description Inserts a list elements into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjEListEx(obj, name, opt) {
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
-  if (!isSucceed) {
-    const { code, msg } = key;
-    const err = new TypeError(msg);
-    err.code = code;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
-  let { force, ripOldies } = _options;
-  if (typeof force !== 'boolean') force = false;
-  if (typeof ripOldies !== 'boolean') ripOldies = false;
-  let prop = obj[key];
-  isSucceed = false;
-  if (
-    isNullOrUndef(prop)
-    || (force && (ripOldies || !isObject(prop)))
-  ) {
-    obj[key] = prop = [];
-    isSucceed = true;
-  } else {
-    if (isObject(prop)) {
-      if (!isArray(prop)) prop = [ prop ];
-      obj[key] = prop;
-      isSucceed = true;
-    };
-  };
-  return {
-    isSucceed,
-    item: isSucceed ? prop  : null,
-  };
-};
-
-/**
- * @function insertXObjEChain
- * @param {object} obj
- * @param {...string} name
- * @param {object} [opt]
- * @returns {?any}
- * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
- * @description Inserts a chain of an elements into a given object.
- */
-function insertXObjEChain(obj, ...args){
-  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
-    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
-    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
-    throw err;
-  };
-  let result = null;
-  let len = args.length;
-  const opt = (
-    len > 0 && isPlainObject(args[len - 1])
-    ? (len--, args.pop())
-    : {}
-  );
-  if (len > 0) {
-    let parent = obj;
-    let child = null;
-    let isSucceed = false;
-    for (let key of args) {
-      child = insertXObjElement(parent, key, opt);
-      isSucceed = isPlainObject(child);
-      if (!isSucceed) break;
-      parent = child;
-    };
-    result = isSucceed ? parent : null;
-  };
-  return result;
-};
-
-/***
- * (* class definitions *)
- */
-
-// === module exports block ===
-
-module.exports.XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME;
-module.exports.XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME;
-
-module.exports.readXObjParamRaw = readXObjParamRaw;
-module.exports.readXObjParam = readXObjParam;
-module.exports.readXObjParamAsBool = readXObjParamAsBool;
-module.exports.readXObjParamAsNum = readXObjParamAsNum;
-module.exports.readXObjParamEx = readXObjParamEx;
-module.exports.readXObjParamAsIndex = readXObjParamAsIndex;
-module.exports.writeXObjParamRaw = writeXObjParamRaw;
-module.exports.writeXObjParam = writeXObjParam;
-module.exports.writeXObjParamAsBool = writeXObjParamAsBool;
-module.exports.writeXObjParamAsNum = writeXObjParamAsNum;
-module.exports.writeXObjParamAsIndex = writeXObjParamAsIndex;
-module.exports.writeXObjParamEx = writeXObjParamEx;
-
-module.exports.readXObjAttrRaw = readXObjAttrRaw;
-module.exports.readXObjAttr = readXObjAttr;
-module.exports.readXObjAttrAsBool = readXObjAttrAsBool;
-module.exports.readXObjAttrAsNum = readXObjAttrAsNum;
-module.exports.readXObjAttrEx = readXObjAttrEx;
-module.exports.readXObjAttrAsIndex = readXObjAttrAsIndex;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttrRaw = writeXObjAttrRaw;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttr = writeXObjAttr;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsBool = writeXObjAttrAsBool;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsNum = writeXObjAttrAsNum;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsIndex = writeXObjAttrAsIndex;
-module.exports.writeXObjAttrEx = writeXObjAttrEx;
-
-module.exports.getXObjAttributes = getXObjAttributes;
-module.exports.checkXObjAttribute = checkXObjAttribute;
-module.exports.deleteXObjAttribute = deleteXObjAttribute;
-module.exports.renameXObjAttribute = renameXObjAttribute;
-
-module.exports.getXObjElement = getXObjElement;
-module.exports.addXObjElement = addXObjElement;
-module.exports.insertXObjElement = insertXObjElement;
-module.exports.insertXObjElementEx = insertXObjElementEx;
-module.exports.deleteXObjElement = deleteXObjElement;
-module.exports.deleteXObjElementEx = deleteXObjElementEx;
-module.exports.renameXObjElement = renameXObjElement;
-
-module.exports.evalXObjEName = evalXObjEName;
-module.exports.insertXObjEList = insertXObjEList;
-module.exports.insertXObjEListEx = insertXObjEListEx;
-
-/* inner */
-module.exports.evalKeyName = evalKeyName;
-
-/* experimental */
-module.exports.genXObjENameDescr = genXObjENameDescr;
-/* experimental */
-module.exports.insertXObjElements = insertXObjElements;
-/* experimental */
-module.exports.insertXObjEChain = insertXObjEChain;
-
-/** @deprecated */
-module.exports.readXObjParamAsStr = readXObjParamEx;
-/** @deprecated */
-module.exports.readXObjAttrAsStr = readXObjAttrEx;
+// [v0.2.099-20250128]
+
+// === module init block ===
+
+const {
+  valueToIndex, valueToIDString,
+  readAsString, readAsBoolEx, readAsNumberEx,
+  isNullOrUndef,
+  isInteger,
+  isArray, isObject, isPlainObject,
+  readAsListS,
+} = require('@ygracs/bsfoc-lib-js');
+
+// === module extra block (helper functions) ===
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} RVAL_reason
+ * @property {string} code - message ID
+ * @property {string} msg - message text
+ * @description A result of a value check ops.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} VCOR_evalkname
+ * @property {boolean} isSucceed - ops flag
+ * @property {(string|RVAL_reason)} value - result value or reson if failed
+ * @description A result of a value check ops.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @function evalKeyName
+ * @param {any} value - key to validate
+ * @param {boolean} [opt=true]
+ * @returns {VCOR_evalkname}
+ * @inner
+ * @description Tries to convert a value into an ID.
+ */
+function evalKeyName(value, opt = true) {
+  if (typeof value !== 'string') {
+    return {
+      isSucceed: false,
+      value: {
+        code: XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE,
+        msg: XOBJ_TE_NSTR_EMSG,
+      },
+    };
+  };
+  const key = value.trim();
+  if (opt && key === '') {
+    return {
+      isSucceed: false,
+      value: {
+        code: XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE,
+        msg: XOBJ_TE_KNES_EMSG,
+      },
+    };
+  };
+  return {
+    isSucceed: true,
+    value: key,
+  };
+};
+
+// === module main block ===
+
+/***
+ * (* constant definitions *)
+ */
+
+const XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME = '__text';
+const XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME = '__attr';
+
+const XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG = 'invalid argument';
+const XOBJ_TE_NOBJ_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (an object expected)`;
+const XOBJ_TE_NOBJ_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NOBJ';
+const XOBJ_TE_NARR_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (an array expected)`;
+const XOBJ_TE_NARR_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NARR';
+const XOBJ_TE_NSTR_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (a string expected)`;
+const XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NSTR';
+const XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG = `${XOBJ_TE_INVARG_EMSG} (a plain object expected)`;
+const XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_NPOBJ';
+const XOBJ_TE_ANES_EMSG = '<attr_name> must be a non-empty string';
+const XOBJ_TE_ANES_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_INVARG_ATTR';
+const XOBJ_TE_KNES_EMSG = '<key_name> must be a non-empty string';
+const XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE = 'ERR_XOBJ_INVARG_KEY';
+
+/***
+ * (* function definitions *)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @function evalXObjEName
+ * @param {any} value - some value to evaluate
+ * @returns {(null|number|string)}
+ * @description Tries to convert a value into an ID.
+ */
+function evalXObjEName(value) {
+  //return valueToIDString(value); // // TODO: [?]
+  let name = value;
+  switch (typeof name) {
+    case 'number' : {
+      if (valueToIndex(name) === -1) name = null;
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'string' : {
+      name = name.trim();
+      if (name !== '') {
+        let value = Number(name);
+        if (!Number.isNaN(value)) {
+          name = (
+            value < 0 || !isInteger(value)
+            ? null
+            : value
+          );
+        };
+      } else {
+        name = null;
+      };
+      break;
+    }
+    default: {
+      name = null;
+    }
+  };
+  return name;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function genXObjENameDescr
+ * @param {any} value
+ * @returns {object}
+ * @description Tries to convert a value into an element name description.
+ */
+function genXObjENameDescr(value) {
+  let result = null;
+  let name = null;
+  let conditions = null;
+  let isERR = false;
+  let tail = null;
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    const re = /^\s*([^\[\]\s]+)?(\s*)(\[.*])?\s*$/;
+    tail = value.match(re);
+    //console.log('CHECK: '+JSON.stringify(tail, null, 2));
+    if (tail) {
+      if (tail[1]) {
+        name = tail[1];
+        if (name) {
+          if (tail[2] === '') {
+            if (tail[3]) {
+              const re = /\[(@{0,1})(?:([^\[=]*?)(?:(?=[=])(=)((?![\"\'])[^\]]*|(?=([\"\']))\5(.*)\5))?)](\s*.*)/;
+              tail = tail[3].match(re);
+              //console.log('CHECK: '+JSON.stringify(tail, null, 2));
+              if (tail) {
+                let name = evalXObjEName(tail[2]);
+                let type = tail[1] === '@' ? 'attribute' : 'child';
+                let value = undefined;
+                if (tail[3] === '=') value = tail[5] ? tail[6] : tail[4];
+                if (tail[7]) isERR = true;
+                conditions = {
+                  name,
+                  type,
+                  value,
+                };
+              };
+            };
+          } else if (tail[3]) {
+            name = null;
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  } else {
+    name = value;
+  };
+  name = evalXObjEName(name);
+  if (name === null) isERR = true;
+  result = {
+    name,
+    conditions,
+    isERR,
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function getXObjElement
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @returns {?any}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
+ * @description Extracts an element from a given object by its key.
+ */
+function getXObjElement(obj, name) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  // TODO: [?] check type of obj[key_name]
+  return obj[key] !== undefined ? obj[key] : null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function getXObjAttributes
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME] - some key
+ * @returns {?object}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attributes from a given object by its key.
+ */
+function getXObjAttributes(obj, key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
+  let result = null;
+  try {
+    result = getXObjElement(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
+      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return isPlainObject(result) ? result : null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} RVAL_emodif
+ * @property {boolean} isSucceed - flag that indicates whether an ops is succeed or not
+ * @property {?(object|object[])} item - some element as a result
+ * @description A result of an xObj modification ops
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @function addXObjElement
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
+ * @description Adds an element addressed by its key to a given object.
+ */
+function addXObjElement(obj, name) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  const item = {};
+  let prop = obj[key];
+  isSucceed = false;
+  // // TODO: [?] consider whether or not do ops if new_key exists
+  if (isNullOrUndef(prop)) {
+    obj[key] = prop = item;
+    isSucceed = true;
+  } else if (isObject(prop)) {
+    if (isArray(prop)) {
+      prop.push(item);
+    } else {
+      obj[key] = [ prop, item ];
+    };
+    prop = item;
+    isSucceed = true;
+  };
+  return {
+    isSucceed,
+    item: isSucceed ? prop : null,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} OPT_inselops_L
+ * @property {boolean} [force=false]
+ * @property {boolean} [ripOldies=false]
+ * @property {boolean} [acceptIfList=false]
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjElement
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt] - options
+ * @returns {?object}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Inserts an element addressed by its key into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjElement(...args) {
+  let item = null;
+  try {
+    ({ item } = insertXObjElementEx(...args));
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
+      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return item;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjElementEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt] - options
+ * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ * @description Inserts an element addressed by its key into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjElementEx(obj, name, opt) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  const item = {};
+  let prop = obj[key];
+  isSucceed = false;
+  if (isNullOrUndef(prop)) {
+    obj[key] = prop = item;
+    isSucceed = true;
+  } else {
+    const _opt = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+    let { force, ripOldies, acceptIfList } = _opt;
+    if (typeof force !== 'boolean') force = false;
+    if (typeof ripOldies !== 'boolean') ripOldies = false;
+    if (typeof acceptIfList !== 'boolean') acceptIfList = false;
+    if (force && (ripOldies || !isObject(prop))) {
+      obj[key] = prop = item;
+      isSucceed = true;
+    } else {
+      isSucceed = isPlainObject(prop) || (isArray(prop) && acceptIfList);
+    };
+  };
+  return {
+    isSucceed,
+    item: isSucceed ? prop : null,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function deleteXObjElement
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Deletes an element addressed by its key from a given object.
+ */
+function deleteXObjElement(...args) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  try {
+    ({ isSucceed } = deleteXObjElementEx(...args));
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
+      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function deleteXObjElementEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
+ * @description Deletes an element addressed by its key from a given object.
+ */
+function deleteXObjElementEx(obj, name) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let prop = obj[key];
+  isSucceed = false;
+  // // TODO: catch errors in strict mode
+  isSucceed = delete obj[key];
+  return {
+    isSucceed,
+    item: isSucceed && isObject(prop) ? prop : null,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function renameXObjElement
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @param {string} value - new element ID
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is not a string
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
+ * @description Renames an element addressed by its key.
+ */
+function renameXObjElement(obj, name = '', value = '') {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  const opt = false;
+  let { isSucceed: isAcceptON, value: oname } = evalKeyName(name, opt);
+  if (!isAcceptON) {
+    const { code, msg } = oname;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed: isAcceptNN, value: nname } = evalKeyName(value, opt);
+  if (!isAcceptNN) {
+    const { code, msg } = nname;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (oname !== '' && oname in obj && nname !== '') {
+    isSucceed = true;
+    if (oname !== nname) {
+      const prop = obj[oname];
+      obj[nname] = prop;
+      isSucceed = delete obj[oname];
+      if (!isSucceed) {
+        // undo change if failed delete old element
+        delete obj[nname];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function checkXObjAttribute
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute ID
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Checks whether an attribute is exists.
+ */
+function checkXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', key) {
+  let _obj = null;
+  try {
+    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  if (_obj === null) return false;
+  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
+  if (isSucceed) {
+    if (name === '') return false;
+  } else {
+    const { code, msg } = name;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return _obj[name] !== undefined;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function deleteXObjAttribute
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute ID
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Deletes an attribute addressed by a given name.
+ */
+function deleteXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', key) {
+  let _obj = null;
+  try {
+    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  if (_obj === null) return false;
+  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = name;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  isSucceed = false;
+  if (name !== '') {
+    // // TODO: catch errors in strict mode
+    isSucceed = delete _obj[name];
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function renameXObjAttribute
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute ID
+ * @param {string} value - new attribute ID
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not an object
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ * @description Renames an attribute addressed by a given name.
+ */
+function renameXObjAttribute(obj, attr = '', value = '', key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  const opt = false;
+  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, opt);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = _key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  isSucceed = false;
+  if (_key !== '') {
+    let _obj = obj[_key];
+    if (isPlainObject(_obj)) {
+      let { isSucceed: isAcceptON, value: oname } = evalKeyName(attr, opt);
+      if (!isAcceptON) {
+        const { code, msg } = oname;
+        const err = new TypeError(msg);
+        err.code = code;
+        throw err;
+      };
+      let { isSucceed: isAcceptNN, value: nname } = evalKeyName(value, opt);
+      if (!isAcceptNN) {
+        const { code, msg } = nname;
+        const err = new TypeError(msg);
+        err.code = code;
+        throw err;
+      };
+      if (oname !== '' && oname in _obj && nname !== '') {
+        if (oname !== nname) {
+          _obj = Object.entries(_obj);
+          const index = _obj.findIndex((item) => item[0] === oname);
+          _obj[index][0] = nname;
+          obj[_key] = Object.fromEntries(_obj);
+        };
+        isSucceed = true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParamRaw
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME] - some key
+ * @returns {any}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
+ * @description Extracts a parameter 'AS IS' from a given object.
+ */
+function readXObjParamRaw(obj, key = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, false);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = _key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return _key !== '' ? obj[_key] : undefined;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParamRaw
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
+ * @description Writes a parameter 'AS IS' into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjParamRaw(obj, value, key = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: _key } = evalKeyName(key, false);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = _key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  if (_key === '' || value === undefined) {
+    isSucceed = false;
+  } else {
+    obj[_key] = value;
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttrRaw
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {any}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
+ * @description Extracts an attribute 'AS IS' from a given object.
+ */
+function readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr = '', key) {
+  let _obj = null;
+  try {
+    _obj = getXObjAttributes(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  if (_obj !== null) {
+    let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
+    if (!isSucceed) {
+      const { code, msg } = name;
+      const err = new TypeError(msg);
+      err.code = code;
+      throw err;
+    };
+    if (name !== '') return _obj[name];
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttrRaw
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key=XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if third param is not a string
+ * @description Writes a parameter into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr = '', value, key = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME) {
+  let { isSucceed, value: name } = evalKeyName(attr, false);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = name;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  isSucceed = false;
+  if (name !== '' && value !== undefined) {
+    let _obj = null;
+    try {
+      const opt = { force: true, acceptIfList: true };
+      _obj = insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw err;
+    };
+    if (isArray(_obj)) {
+      // force a replacement of the old element if it's array
+      try {
+        const opt = { force: true, ripOldies: true };
+        _obj = insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt);
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw err;
+      };
+    };
+    if (_obj !== null) {
+      _obj[name] = value;
+      isSucceed = true;
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParam
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
+ *              and returns it as string.
+ */
+function readXObjParam(obj, key) {
+  const opt = {
+    useTrim: false,
+    numberToString: true,
+    boolToString: true,
+    defValue: '',
+  };
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjParamEx(obj, opt, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParamAsBool
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {boolean} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
+ *              and returns it as boolean.
+ */
+function readXObjParamAsBool(obj, defValue, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsBoolEx(result, defValue);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParamAsNum
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {number} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {number}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
+ *              and returns it as number.
+ */
+function readXObjParamAsNum(obj, defValue, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsNumberEx(result, defValue);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParamEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {object} [opt] - options
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
+ *              and returns it as string.
+ * @todo [since `v0.2.1`] deprecate use of `opt` as `string`
+ */
+function readXObjParamEx(obj, opt, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  let _opt = opt;
+  if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
+    _opt = {
+      useTrim: false,
+      numberToString: true,
+      boolToString: true,
+      defValue: _opt,
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsString(result, _opt);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjParamAsIndex
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {number}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts a parameter from a given object
+ *              and returns it as 'index' value.
+ */
+function readXObjParamAsIndex(obj, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjParamRaw(obj, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return valueToIndex(result);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParam
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
+ *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjParam(obj, value, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  try {
+    const opt = {
+      useTrim: false,
+      numberToString: true,
+      boolToString: true,
+      defValue: '',
+    };
+    isSucceed = writeXObjParamEx(obj, value, opt, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParamAsBool
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {boolean} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a boolean
+ *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjParamAsBool(obj, value, defValue, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'boolean') {
+    const _value = readAsBoolEx(value, defValue).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParamAsNum
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {number} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a number
+ *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjParamAsNum(obj, value, defValue, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'number') {
+    const _value = readAsNumberEx(value, defValue).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParamAsIndex
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value into an 'index' value
+ *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjParamAsIndex(obj, value, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined) {
+    const _value = valueToIndex(value).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjParamEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {object} [opt] - options
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
+ *              and writes it as a parameter into a given object.
+ * @todo [since `v0.2.1`] deprecate use of `opt` as `string`
+ */
+function writeXObjParamEx(obj, value, opt, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined) {
+    let _opt = opt;
+    if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
+      const defValue = readAsString(_opt, {
+        useTrim: false,
+        numberToString: true,
+        boolToString: true,
+      });
+      _opt = {
+        useTrim: false,
+        numberToString: true,
+        boolToString: true,
+        defValue,
+      };
+    };
+    const _value = readAsString(value, _opt);
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjParamRaw(obj, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttr
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
+ *              and returns it as string.
+ */
+function readXObjAttr(obj, attr, key) {
+  const opt = {
+    useTrim: true,
+    numberToString: true,
+    boolToString: true,
+    defValue: '',
+  };
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, opt, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttrAsBool
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {boolean} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
+ *              and returns it as boolean.
+ */
+function readXObjAttrAsBool(obj, attr, defValue, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsBoolEx(result, defValue);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttrAsNum
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {number} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {number}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
+ *              and returns it as number.
+ */
+function readXObjAttrAsNum(obj, attr, defValue, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsNumberEx(result, defValue);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttrEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {object} [opt] - options
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {string}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
+ *              and returns it as string.
+ * @todo [since `v0.2.1`] deprecate use of `opt` as `string`
+ */
+function readXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, opt, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  let _opt = opt;
+  if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
+    _opt = {
+      useTrim: true,
+      numberToString: true,
+      boolToString: true,
+      defValue: _opt,
+    };
+  };
+  return readAsString(result, _opt);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function readXObjAttrAsIndex
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {number}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Extracts an attribute from a given object
+ *              and returns it as 'index' value.
+ */
+function readXObjAttrAsIndex(obj, attr, key) {
+  let result = undefined;
+  try {
+    result = readXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return valueToIndex(result);
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttr
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
+ *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjAttr(obj, attr, value, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  try {
+    const opt = {
+      useTrim: true,
+      numberToString: true,
+      boolToString: true,
+      defValue: '',
+    };
+    isSucceed = writeXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, value, opt, key);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw err;
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttrAsBool
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {boolean} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a boolean
+ *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjAttrAsBool(obj, attr, value, defValue, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'boolean') {
+    const _value = readAsBoolEx(value, defValue).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttrAsNum
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {number} [defValue] - default value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a number
+ *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjAttrAsNum(obj, attr, value, defValue, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined || typeof defValue === 'number') {
+    const _value = readAsNumberEx(value, defValue).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttrAsIndex
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value into an 'index' value
+ *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
+ */
+function writeXObjAttrAsIndex(obj, attr, value, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined) {
+    const _value = valueToIndex(value).toString();
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function writeXObjAttrEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} attr - some attribute
+ * @param {any} value - some value
+ * @param {object} [opt] - options
+ * @param {string} [key] - some key
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Tries to convert a given value to a string
+ *              and writes it as an attribute into a given object.
+ * @todo [since `v0.2.1`] deprecate use of `opt` as `string`
+ */
+function writeXObjAttrEx(obj, attr, value, opt, key) {
+  let isSucceed = false;
+  if (value !== undefined) {
+    let _opt = opt;
+    if (!isPlainObject(_opt)) {
+      const defValue = readAsString(_opt, {
+        useTrim: true,
+        numberToString: true,
+        boolToString: true,
+      });
+      _opt = {
+        useTrim: true,
+        numberToString: true,
+        boolToString: true,
+        defValue,
+      };
+    };
+    const _value = readAsString(value, _opt);
+    try {
+      isSucceed = writeXObjAttrRaw(obj, attr, _value, key);
+    } catch (err) {
+      switch (err.code) {
+        case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE : {
+          break;
+        }
+        default: {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  return isSucceed;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjElements
+ * @param {object} obj
+ * @param {...string} name
+ * @param {OPT_inselops_L} [opt]
+ * @returns {number}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Inserts an elements into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjElements(obj, ...args) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let count = 0;
+  let len = args.length;
+  const opt = (
+    len > 0 && isPlainObject(args[len - 1])
+    ? (len--, args.pop())
+    : {}
+  );
+  for (let key of args) {
+    if (insertXObjElement(obj, key, opt) !== null) count++;
+  };
+  return count;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} OPT_inselops_S
+ * @property {boolean} [force=false]
+ * @property {boolean} [ripOldies=false]
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjEList
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @param {OPT_inselops_S} [opt] - options
+ * @returns {?(object|object[])}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Inserts a list elements into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjEList(...args) {
+  let item = null;
+  try {
+    ({ item } = insertXObjEListEx(...args));
+  } catch (err) {
+    switch (err.code) {
+      case XOBJ_TE_NSTR_ECODE :
+      case XOBJ_TE_KNES_ECODE : {
+        break;
+      }
+      default: {
+        throw err;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+  return item;
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjEListEx
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {string} name - some child element
+ * @param {OPT_inselops_S} [opt] - options
+ * @returns {RVAL_emodif}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @throws {TypeError} if second param is empty string or not a string at all
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ * @description Inserts a list elements into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjEListEx(obj, name, opt) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let { isSucceed, value: key } = evalKeyName(name);
+  if (!isSucceed) {
+    const { code, msg } = key;
+    const err = new TypeError(msg);
+    err.code = code;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  const _options = isPlainObject(opt) ? opt : {};
+  let { force, ripOldies } = _options;
+  if (typeof force !== 'boolean') force = false;
+  if (typeof ripOldies !== 'boolean') ripOldies = false;
+  let prop = obj[key];
+  isSucceed = false;
+  if (
+    isNullOrUndef(prop)
+    || (force && (ripOldies || !isObject(prop)))
+  ) {
+    obj[key] = prop = [];
+    isSucceed = true;
+  } else {
+    if (isObject(prop)) {
+      if (!isArray(prop)) prop = [ prop ];
+      obj[key] = prop;
+      isSucceed = true;
+    };
+  };
+  return {
+    isSucceed,
+    item: isSucceed ? prop  : null,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * @function insertXObjEChain
+ * @param {object} obj - some object
+ * @param {...string} name - some child element
+ * @param {object} [opt] - options
+ * @returns {?any}
+ * @throws {TypeError} if first param is not an object
+ * @description Inserts a chain of an elements into a given object.
+ */
+function insertXObjEChain(obj, ...args) {
+  if (!isPlainObject(obj)) {
+    const err = new TypeError(XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_EMSG);
+    err.code = XOBJ_TE_NPOBJ_ECODE;
+    throw err;
+  };
+  let result = null;
+  let len = args.length;
+  const opt = (
+    len > 0 && isPlainObject(args[len - 1])
+    ? (len--, args.pop())
+    : {}
+  );
+  if (len > 0) {
+    let parent = obj;
+    let child = null;
+    let isSucceed = false;
+    for (let key of args) {
+      child = insertXObjElement(parent, key, opt);
+      isSucceed = isPlainObject(child);
+      if (!isSucceed) break;
+      parent = child;
+    };
+    result = isSucceed ? parent : null;
+  };
+  return result;
+};
+
+/***
+ * (* class definitions *)
+ */
+
+// === module exports block ===
+
+module.exports.XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME = XOBJ_DEF_PARAM_TNAME;
+module.exports.XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME = XOBJ_DEF_ATTR_TNAME;
+
+module.exports.readXObjParamRaw = readXObjParamRaw;
+module.exports.readXObjParam = readXObjParam;
+module.exports.readXObjParamAsBool = readXObjParamAsBool;
+module.exports.readXObjParamAsNum = readXObjParamAsNum;
+module.exports.readXObjParamEx = readXObjParamEx;
+module.exports.readXObjParamAsIndex = readXObjParamAsIndex;
+module.exports.writeXObjParamRaw = writeXObjParamRaw;
+module.exports.writeXObjParam = writeXObjParam;
+module.exports.writeXObjParamAsBool = writeXObjParamAsBool;
+module.exports.writeXObjParamAsNum = writeXObjParamAsNum;
+module.exports.writeXObjParamAsIndex = writeXObjParamAsIndex;
+module.exports.writeXObjParamEx = writeXObjParamEx;
+
+module.exports.readXObjAttrRaw = readXObjAttrRaw;
+module.exports.readXObjAttr = readXObjAttr;
+module.exports.readXObjAttrAsBool = readXObjAttrAsBool;
+module.exports.readXObjAttrAsNum = readXObjAttrAsNum;
+module.exports.readXObjAttrEx = readXObjAttrEx;
+module.exports.readXObjAttrAsIndex = readXObjAttrAsIndex;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttrRaw = writeXObjAttrRaw;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttr = writeXObjAttr;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsBool = writeXObjAttrAsBool;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsNum = writeXObjAttrAsNum;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttrAsIndex = writeXObjAttrAsIndex;
+module.exports.writeXObjAttrEx = writeXObjAttrEx;
+
+module.exports.getXObjAttributes = getXObjAttributes;
+module.exports.checkXObjAttribute = checkXObjAttribute;
+module.exports.deleteXObjAttribute = deleteXObjAttribute;
+module.exports.renameXObjAttribute = renameXObjAttribute;
+
+module.exports.getXObjElement = getXObjElement;
+module.exports.addXObjElement = addXObjElement;
+module.exports.insertXObjElement = insertXObjElement;
+module.exports.insertXObjElementEx = insertXObjElementEx;
+module.exports.deleteXObjElement = deleteXObjElement;
+module.exports.deleteXObjElementEx = deleteXObjElementEx;
+module.exports.renameXObjElement = renameXObjElement;
+
+module.exports.evalXObjEName = evalXObjEName;
+module.exports.insertXObjEList = insertXObjEList;
+module.exports.insertXObjEListEx = insertXObjEListEx;
+
+/* inner */
+module.exports.evalKeyName = evalKeyName;
+
+/* experimental */
+module.exports.genXObjENameDescr = genXObjENameDescr;
+/* experimental */
+module.exports.insertXObjElements = insertXObjElements;
+/* experimental */
+module.exports.insertXObjEChain = insertXObjEChain;
+
+/** @deprecated */
+module.exports.readXObjParamAsStr = readXObjParamEx;
+/** @deprecated */
+module.exports.readXObjAttrAsStr = readXObjAttrEx;