How to use the dojo/_base/lang.getObject function in dojo

createLayout: function() {
    // don't need to cache as it is only re-rendered when there is a change
    var configured,
      layout,
      visible,
      i,
      view;

    configured = lang.getObject('preferences.home.visible', false, App) || [];
    layout = [{
      id: 'actions',
      children: [{
        'name': 'AddAccountContactAction',
        'action': 'addAccountContact',
        'title': this.addAccountContactText
      }]
    }];

    visible = {
      id: 'views',
      children: []
    };

    for (i = 0; i < configured.length; i++) {
      view = App.getView(configured[i]);

if (lang.exists('data.values.settings.components.map.crowdsourceLayer.fields.PrimaryPhoto.extras',updatedItemInfo)) {
    lang.setObject('data.values.settings.components.map.crowdsourceLayer.fields.PrimaryPhoto.extras.minimumSize',1000,updatedItemInfo);
  }

  // Add source attribute
  lang.setObject('data.source','StoryMap_Crowdsource_Builder',updatedItemInfo);

  // Update version
  lang.setObject('data.values.properties.version',newVersion,updatedItemInfo);
  lang.setObject('data.values.properties.versionUpdated',new Date().getTime(),updatedItemInfo);

  // Update webmap layers to use https
  if (appState.mode.isBuilder) {
    const portal = lang.getObject('app.portal',false,appState);
    const webmap = lang.getObject('data.values.settings.components.map.webmap',false,currentItemInfo);
    const layerId = lang.getObject('data.values.settings.components.map.crowdsourceLayer.id',false,currentItemInfo);
    const token = lang.getObject('app.portal.user.credential.token',false,appState);
    const itemUrl = portal.portalUrl.stripTrailingSlash() + '/content/items/' + webmap;

    const updateWebmapItem = function (item,data) {
      let url;

      if (data && data.operationalLayers) {
        data.operationalLayers = data.operationalLayers.reduce((prev,current) => {
          if (current.id === layerId) {
            url = new URI(current.url).protocol('https').href();
            current.url = url;
          }
          return prev.concat(current);
        },[]);

        data.baseMap.baseMapLayers = data.baseMap.baseMapLayers.reduce((prev,current) => {

checkContributeView() {
    if (lang.getObject('appState.app.contributing.active',false,this) && lang.getObject('appState.app.contributing.view',false,this) === 'login' && lang.getObject('appState.user.contributor',false,this)) {
      AppActions.updateContributeState({
        view: 'form'
      });
    }
  }

return prev.concat(ftr);
      },[]);

      const rejectedFeatures = rejected.reduce((prev,current) => {
        const ftr = {
          attributes: {}
        };

        ftr.attributes[idField] = current;
        ftr.attributes[vettedField] = 2;

        return prev.concat(ftr);
      },[]);

      const updates = JSON.stringify([].concat(approvedFeatures).concat(rejectedFeatures));
      const token = lang.getObject('appState.app.portal.user.credential.token',false,this);
      const layer = lang.getObject('appState.app.map.layer',false,this);
      const url = layer.url.stripTrailingSlash() + '/applyEdits';
      const content = {
        f: 'json',
        token, 
        updates
      };

      esriRequest({
        url,
        handleAs: 'json',
        content
      },{
        usePost: true
      }).then((res) => {
        if (res.updateResults) {

checkLoginStatus() {

    const portal = lang.getObject('appState.app.portal',false,this);
    const pendingLogin = lang.getObject('appState.user.pendingLogin',false,this);

    if (!this.checkLoginOnFirstContribute && lang.getObject('appState.app.contributing.active',false,this) && lang.getObject('appState.app.contributing.view',false,this) === 'login') {
      this.checkLoginOnFirstContribute = true;

      IdentityManager.checkSignInStatus(portal.portalUrl).then(() => {
        portal.signIn().then(() => {
          this.verifyCredentials();
        });
      },(err) => {
        _onStatus(err.message,true);
      });
    }

    if (pendingLogin && pendingLogin.method) {
      if (pendingLogin.method === 'oauth') {
        this.pendingLogin = pendingLogin;
        this.loginWithOAuth(this.pendingLogin.service);
      }

createApp() {
    this.savedOrgDefaults = true;
    this.savedWebmapDefaults = true;
    this.savedAppFromScratchApp = true;
    const portal = lang.getObject('appState.app.portal',false,this);

    portal.saveApp().then((res) => {
      if (res.success) {
        _onStatus('App Created: ' + JSON.stringify(res),true);
        const url = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname + '?appid=' + res.id;

        ItemActions.updateAppItem({
          id: res.id,
          url
        });

        this.saveApp(this.registerApp);
      }
    },(err) => {
      AppActions.displayMainError(builderText.errors.scratchCreation.unknown);
      _onError(err);

checkOverlayComponentVisibility() {
    const featuresInExtent = lang.getObject('appState.app.map.featuresInExtent',false,this);
    const selectedFeatureId = lang.getObject('appState.app.map.selectedFeatureId',false,this);
    const contributing = lang.getObject('appState.app.contributing.active',false,this);

    if (!contributing && selectedFeatureId && featuresInExtent.length > 0 && this.visibleComponents.indexOf(componentNames.SELECTED_SHARES) < 0) {
      AppActions.changeComponentsVisibility({show: componentNames.SELECTED_SHARES, hide: componentNames.INTRO});
    } else if (!selectedFeatureId && this.visibleComponents.indexOf(componentNames.SELECTED_SHARES) >= 0) {
      AppActions.hideComponent(componentNames.SELECTED_SHARES);
    }

    if (contributing && this.visibleComponents.indexOf(componentNames.CONTRIBUTE) < 0) {
      AppActions.changeComponentsVisibility({show: [componentNames.CONTRIBUTE,componentNames.MAP], hide: [componentNames.INTRO, componentNames.SELECTED_SHARES]});
    } else if (!contributing && this.visibleComponents.indexOf(componentNames.CONTRIBUTE) >= 0) {
      AppActions.hideComponent(componentNames.CONTRIBUTE);
    }
  }

updateAppState() {
    this.appState = AppStore.getState();

    if (!this.savedOrgDefaults && lang.getObject('appState.app.portal',false,this)) {
      this.saveOrgDefaults();
    }
    if (!this.savedWebmapDefaults && typeof lang.getObject('appState.items.webmap.item.id',false,this) === 'string' && lang.getObject('appState.items.webmap.item.access',false,this) && !lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.map',false,this) && !lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.data',false,this)) {
      this.saveAppFromWebmapDefaults();
    }
    if (!this.savedAppFromScratchApp && lang.getObject('appState.config.appid',false,this) && typeof lang.getObject('appState.config.appid',false,this) === 'string' && lang.getObject('appState.config.appid',false,this).length === 32 && !lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.map',false,this) && !lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.data',false,this)) {
      this.saveAppFromScratchApp();
    }
    if (lang.getObject('appState.builder.activeDialog',false,this) === 'savingFromScratch' && !this.itemCreationPending) {
      this.createFeatureService();
    }
    if (this.showCoverPageSettingsOnLoad && lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.data',false,this) && lang.getObject('appState.app.loading.map',false,this)) {
      this.showCoverPageSettingsOnLoad = false;
      setTimeout(() => {
        AppActions.showComponent([componentNames.SIDE_PANEL_SETTINGS,componentNames.SIDE_PANEL_SETTINGS_STRING_MATCH + componentNames.SPS_INTRO_SPLASH]);
      },1000);
    }
  }

checkAppShareChange() {
    const startingShare = lang.getObject('appState.items.app.item.access',false,this);
    const currentShare = lang.getObject('appState.builder.appShare',false,this);
    const sharePending = lang.getObject('appState.builder.appSharePending',false,this);

    if (this.currentShare === undefined && startingShare) {
      this.currentShare = startingShare;
      BuilderActions.updateShare(this.currentShare);
    } else if (this.currentShare !== currentShare && !sharePending) {
      this.prevShare = this.currentShare;
      this.currentShare = currentShare;

      BuilderActions.updateSharingStatus(true);

      const portal = lang.getObject('appState.app.portal',false,this);

      portal.shareItems({
        org: this.currentShare !== 'private' ? true : false,