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March 28, 2015
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Practically Immutable
Immutable data in practice in JavaScript
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practically immutable ! Immutable data in JS @sebasporto
I build CRUD apps, mostly
What? • Something that cannot change • Once created stays
the same
var array1 = [1, 2].immutable var array2 = array1.push(3) !
array1 //=> [1, 2] array2 //=> [1, 2, 3]
WHY?
# 1 no side effects
var orders = [1, 2]; processOrders(orders); what is orders after
this?
Predictability Store Comp Comp Data Data wants to sort data
wants to transform data doesn't want its data to be modified externally
Enforces uni directional data flow React + Flux Store Comp
Action
# 2 Easier workflows
Undo add(item) { history.push(items) items = items.push(item) } undo() {
items = history.pop() }
Dirty objects Get record from store Clone record Edit record
Save Replace original Yes Discard No
Dirty objects Get record from store Edit record Save Replace
original Yes Discard No
HOW?
clojurescript immutable data for free but this talk is about
plain JS
• In JS strings and numbers are immutable (not the
case in every language) • Arrays, objects are not - so we need help here • JS and immutable data => opposing forces
immutable.js • Great for simple collections • [1, 2, ...]
['a', 'b' ...] • Caveats for collections with objects https://github.com/facebook/immutable-js
Immutable.js var record = {label: 'Sam'}; var list = Immutable.List([record]);
! console.log(list.get(0).label) // => 'Sam' http://jsbin.com/dilupu/1/embed?js,console record.label = 'Biff' ! console.log(list.get(0).label) // => 'Biff' Opps!
immutable.js To be fair: Immutable.js can do the right thing
if you learn it really well Immutable.js != Just works™
Seamless immutable • Fixes Immutable.js issues with deep objects https://github.com/rtfeldman/seamless-immutable
var record = {label: 'Sam'}; var list = Immutable([record]); !
console.log(list[0].label) // => 'Sam' ! record.label = 'Biff' ! console.log(list[0].label) // => 'Sam' http://jsbin.com/fayupu/1/edit?js,console Seamless immutable
imm https://github.com/sporto/imm • Build on top of seamless-immutable • Nice
CRUD API
imm list = list.add(record) list = list.replace(record) list = list.remove(id)
! record = list.get(id)
in Conclusion
Immutable data can make your application more robust
but play a lot with your chosen lib, understand
the caveats
Thanks