How to update multiple object properties with an array of objects in redux?

Question

How can I update multiple properties in my state object with and array of objects?

I have my state in this format:

{
 1: { id: 1, values: [ 1, 2] },
 2: { id: 2, values: [ 1, 2] }
}

In my reducer I receive the data to update the state in this format:

[
 { id: 1, values: [ 3, 4] },
 { id: 2, values: [ 3, 4 ] }
]

I want to be able to add the values from the objects coming into the reducer to matching object values in the state.

I would like to end up with:

{
 1: { id: 1, values: [ 1, 2, 3, 4] },
 2: { id: 2, values: [ 1, 2, 3, 4] }
}

I tried to map through this but then it was returning my state into an array. I want to keep my state as an object.

Answer 1

The map solution was almost correct! I would recommend doing forEach instead and don't return anything, but rather access a copy of state by id and modify those values (make sure you deep clone your state to avoid mutation). Then return the new state:

const myReducer = (state, action) => {
  const newState = someDeepCloneFunction(state);
  action.forEach(obj => {
    newState[obj.id] = obj.values
  })
  return newState
}

Answer 2

Transform the data before it reaches your reducer, whether that's in an action, thunk, saga, or component.

const transform = (data = []) => {
    const mappedData = {};
    data.forEach(item => mappedData[item.id] = item);
    return mappedData
}

// ...
data = transform(data)

This keeps reducer logic cleaner

const myReducer = (state = {}, { type, data = {}, id, values = [] }) => {
    case 'SET_ALL':
        return data;
    case 'SET_MULTIPLE':
        return {
            ...state,
            ...data
        };
    case 'SET':
        return {
            ...state,
            [id]: values
        };
    case 'APPEND_VALUES':
        return {
            ...state,
            [id]: { 
                ...state[id], 
                values: [...state[id].values, ...values] 
            }
        }
    default:
        return state;
}