Update single value in item array | react redux

Question

I have a todo list and want to set the state of that item in the array to \"complete\" if the user clicks on \"complete\".

Here is my action:

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Answer 1

You need to transform your todos array to have the appropriate item updated. Array.map is the simplest way to do this:

case "COMPLETE_TASK":
    return {
        ...state,
        todos: state.todos.map(todo => todo.id === action.id ?
            // transform the one with a matching id
            { ...todo, completed: action.completed } : 
            // otherwise return original todo
            todo
        ) 
    };

There are libraries to help you with this kind of deep state update. You can find a list of such libraries here: https://github.com/markerikson/redux-ecosystem-links/blob/master/immutable-data.md#immutable-update-utilities

Personally, I use ImmutableJS (https://facebook.github.io/immutable-js/) which solves the issue with its updateIn and setIn methods (which are more efficient than normal objects and arrays for large objects with lots of keys and for arrays, but slower for small ones).