Dont delete number keys

index.js

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const setValue = (target, path, value, options) => {
       break;
     }
 
-    if (typeof next === 'number' && !Array.isArray(obj[key])) {
+    if (typeof next === 'number' && (typeof obj[key] !== 'object' || obj[key] === null)) {
       obj = obj[key] = [];
       continue;
     }

test/test.js

@@ -123,6 +123,26 @@ describe('set-value', () => {
       assert.deepEqual(o.a[2].c, { y: 'z' });
     });
 
+    it('should not delete number properties from an object', ()=>{
+      const o = { a: { 0: 'foo', 1: 'bar' } }
+      set(o, 'a.0', 'baz')
+      assert.deepEqual(o, { a: { 0: 'baz', 1: 'bar' } })
+    })
+
+    it('should create an array if the target is null', ()=>{
+      const o = { a: null }
+      set(o, 'a.0', 'baz')
+      assert.deepEqual(o, { a: ['baz'] })
+    })
+
+    it('should create an array if the target is not an array or object', ()=>{
+      const o = { a: false, b: undefined, c: 5 }
+      set(o, 'a.0', 'foo')
+      set(o, 'b.0', 'bar')
+      set(o, 'c.0', 'baz')
+      assert.deepEqual(o, { a: ['foo'], b: ['bar'], c: ['baz'] })
+    })
+
     it('should create a deeply nested property if it does not already exist', () => {
       const o = {};
       set(o, 'a.b.c.d.e', 'c');