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Mastering Immutable.js

By : Adam Boduch
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Mastering Immutable.js

By: Adam Boduch

Overview of this book

Immutable.js is a JavaScript library that will improve the robustness and dependability of your larger JavaScript projects. All aspects of the Immutable.js framework are covered in this book, and common JavaScript situations are examined in a hands-on way so that you gain practical experience using Immutable.js that you can apply across your own JavaScript projects. The key to building robust JavaScript applications using immutability is to control how data flows through your application, and how the side-effects of these flows are managed. Many problems that are difficult to pinpoint in large codebases stem from data that’s been mutated where it shouldn’t have been. With immutable data, you rule out an entire class of bugs. Mastering Immutable.js takes a practical, hands-on approach throughout, and shows you the ins and outs of the Immutable.js framework so that you can confidently build successful and dependable JavaScript projects.

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Mastering Immutable.js
Adam Boduch
Sep, 2017 | 216 pages
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Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Title Page
Title Page
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Why Immutable.js?
Why Immutable.js?
Mutations are destructive
The Immutable.js approach
Unidirectional data flow
Other libraries similar to Immutable.js
Summary
2
Creating Immutable Data
Creating Immutable Data
Immutable.js constructors
Using the of() method
Parsing data using the fromJS() function
Summary
3
Persistent Changes
Persistent Changes
Adding values to collections
Changing collection values
Removing values from collections
Emptying collections
Keeping track of changes
Summary
4
Filtering Collections and Finding Items
Filtering Collections and Finding Items
Filtering using simple comparisons
Filtering maps by keys
Finding collection values
Filtering using deep equality
Partial matches
Changing the search direction
Summary
5
Sequences and Side-Effects
Sequences and Side-Effects
Why lazy evaluation?
Sequence creation and iteration
Lazy filtering
Limiting results and reducing work
Summary
6
Sorting Collections
Sorting Collections
Sorting and reversing
Sorting lists of maps
Ordered maps
Sorting maps
Maintaining sort order
Summary
7
Mapping and Reducing
Mapping and Reducing
Mapping lists of maps
Mapping to new lists of maps
Reducing collections
Lazy mapping
Summary
8
Zipping and Flattening
Zipping and Flattening
Zipping collections
Flattening collections
Summary
9
Persistent Change Detection
Persistent Change Detection
Collection equality
Transformations versus mutations
Caching side-effects
Summary
10
Working with Sets
Working with Sets
Sets are not lists
Removing duplicates
Ordered sets
Maintaining sets
Summary
11
Comparing Collections
Comparing Collections
Set intersections
List intersections
Collection differences
Comparing maps
Subsets and supersets
Summary
12
Combining Collections
Combining Collections
Merging maps
Merging lists
Concatenating lists and sequences
Interposing and interleaving
Summary
13
Declarative Decision Making
Declarative Decision Making
Mapping behavior
Parameters and defaults
Composing behavior
Summary
14
Side-Effects in User Interfaces
Side-Effects in User Interfaces
A simple application
DOM side-effects
React side-effects
Summary
15
Side-Effects in Node.js
Side-Effects in Node.js
Reading data into collections
Writing collection data
Summary
16
Immutable Architecture
Immutable Architecture
The reusable application state updater
Initial application state
Events and state updaters
Executing side-effects
Summary

Chapter 1. Why Immutable.js?

Immutable.js is yet another JavaScript library. If this makes you cringe, don't worry—I feel your pain. The last thing that JavaScript developers need is another library to learn. Then, I used the library and realized that Immutable.js is one of those gems that you don't have to feel bad about including as a dependency.

This first chapter will show you what Immutable.js is all about. Hopefully, I can dispel any mysteries about Immutable.js while making you want to try it out for yourself.

Here's what you'll learn in this chapter before getting your hands dirty in the chapters that follow:

  • Why changes to data are destructive
  • What are persistent changes?
  • The hybrid functional/object approach used by Immutable.js
  • Why data flows in one direction in Immutable.js
  • Alternative libraries and approaches to immutability
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