Unable to set missing value using jsonPath expression

[thecodingrobot]

I'm trying to construct a JSON object using multple JsonPath expressions and values extracted from different sources. The following snippet reproduces the problem I'm facing. Namely, the set operation doesn't work on JsonPath expressions. json.update('object_id ! set(1)) works as expected.

val json = JsObject()
val lens = JsonLenses.fromPath("$.object_id")
val updated  = json.update(lens ! set(1))

In this case updated will be an empty object.

[ruippeixotog]

Hi! I'm having the same problem. Is this intended behavior? If so, an alternative way to update an object creating all required intermediate keys in the process would be very useful :)