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projects/website/src/common/player-utils.ts

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+import { PlayerHistory } from "@/common/player/player-history";
+
+/**
+ * Gets a value from an {@link PlayerHistory}
+ * based on the field
+ *
+ * @param history the history to get the value from
+ * @param field the field to get
+ */
+export function getValueFromHistory(history: PlayerHistory, field: string): number | null {
+  const keys = field.split(".");
+  /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
+  let value: any = history;
+
+  // Navigate through the keys safely
+  for (const key of keys) {
+    if (value && key in value) {
+      value = value[key];
+    } else {
+      return null; // Return null if the key doesn't exist
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Ensure we return a number or null
+  return typeof value === "number" ? value : null;
+}