Updating nested data in redux store

Question

What\'s the best/correct way to update a nested array of data in a store using redux?

My store looks like this:

{
    items:{
        1: {
                   


        

Answer 1

React's update() immutability helper is a convenient way to create an updated version of a plain old JavaScript object without mutating it.

You give it the source object to be updated and an object describing paths to the pieces which need to be updated and changes that need to be made.

e.g., if an action had id and link properties and you wanted to push the link to an array of links in an item keyed with the id:

var update = require('react/lib/update')

// ...

return update(state, {
  items: {
    [action.id]: {
      links: {$push: action.link}
    }
  }
})

(Example uses an ES6 computed property name for action.id)