lukeed / lukeed/dset

`dset` throws when encountering `null` in object

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Description

This test currently fails:

```js
objects(`should ${verb} null values`, () => {
let { input } = prepare({ hello: null });

dset(input, ['hello', 'a'], 123);

assert.equal(input, {
hello: { a: 123 },
});
});
```

with:
```
FAIL objects "should overwrite null values"
Cannot set properties of null (setting 'a')
```

lodash.set correctly overwrites `null`.

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Start with the failing objects test shown in the issue and the dset entry point; run the test to reproduce the null assignment failure. Update the behavior so a null value is replaced with an object containing the requested nested value, then confirm the test passes.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
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