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let find = (array, id) => {
    let stack = [];
    let going = true;

    let walker = (array, id) => {
        array.forEach(item => {
            if (!going) return;
            stack.push(item['id']);
            if (item['id'] === id) {
                going = false;
            } else if (item['items']) {
                walker(item['items'], id);
            } else {
                stack.pop();
            }
        });
        if (going) stack.pop();
    }

    walker(array, id);

    return stack;
}

let list = [
    {
        id: 1,
        value:11,
        items: [
            {
                id: 2,
                value: 21,
                items: [
                    {
                        id: 3,
                        value: 31,
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        id: 4,
        value: 41
    }
]

console.log(find(list, 3))


function serachAttrByAttr(data,attr,attrValue,targetAttr,childAttr){
    let result = null
    let fn = function(data,attr,attrValue,targetAttr,childAttr){
        data.forEach((item)=>{
            if(item[attr] === attrValue){
                result = item[targetAttr]
            } else if( Array.isArray(item[childAttr]) && item[childAttr].length > 0){
                fn(item[childAttr],attr,attrValue,targetAttr,childAttr)
            }
        })
    }

    fn(data,attr,attrValue,targetAttr,childAttr)
    console.log(result)
    return result
}

serachAttrByAttr(list,'id',4,'value','items')