Deep Flatten JavaScript Object Recursively
<p><strong>Data</strong>:</p>

<pre><code>var data = [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Sammy",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": [
        {
          "id": 11,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "Table",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 111,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "Dog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 112,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "Cat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 12,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "Chair",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 121,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "Dog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 122,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "Cat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Sundy",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": [
        {
          "id": 21,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "MTable",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 211,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "MTDog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 212,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "MTCat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 22,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "MChair",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 221,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "MCDog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 222,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "MCCat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Bruce",
      "type": "Folder",
      "items": [
        {
          "id": 31,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "BTable",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 311,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "BTDog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 312,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "BTCat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 32,
          "level": "2",
          "text": "Chair",
          "type": "Item",
          "items": [
            {
              "id": 321,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "BCDog",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            },
            {
              "id": 322,
              "level": "3",
              "text": "BCCat",
              "type": "Item",
              "items": null
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ];
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Code</strong>:</p>

<pre><code>var fdr = [];
var fd = function(n) {
  if (n.items) {
    _.forEach(n.items, function (value){
      fd(value);
    });
  }

  fdr.push(n);
};
_.forEach(data, fd);
console.log(fdr);
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Desired output</strong>:</p>

<pre><code>var data = [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Sammy",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 11,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "Table",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 111,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "Dog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 112,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "Cat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 12,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "Chair",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 121,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "Dog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 122,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "Cat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Sundy",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 21,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "MTable",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 211,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "MTDog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 212,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "MTCat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 22,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "MChair",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 221,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "MCDog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 222,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "MCCat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "level": "1",
      "text": "Bruce",
      "type": "Folder",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 31,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "BTable",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 311,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "BTDog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 312,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "BTCat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 32,
      "level": "2",
      "text": "Chair",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": []
    },
    {
      "id": 321,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "BCDog",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    },
    {
      "id": 322,
      "level": "3",
      "text": "BCCat",
      "type": "Item",
      "items": null
    }
  ];
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Conditions</strong>:</p>

<ul>
<li>Object have unknowns level. Some child <code>item</code> may have one level down and some could have up to 5.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Questions</strong></p>

<p>The <code>fd</code> function in the code is what I have come up with. I believe there's a 'cleaner' way to do this, just can't think of something. Plus, the function return <code>items</code> object, render it circular object.</p>

<p>JsBin:
<a href="http://jsbin.com/debojiqove/2/edit?html,js,output">http://jsbin.com/debojiqove/2/edit?html,js,output</a></p>

<p>Is there a way to flatten object recursively with lodash or just plain JavaScript?.</p>