Replace array item with another one without mutating state

Question

This is how example of my state looks:

const INITIAL_STATE = {
 contents: [ {}, {}, {}, etc.. ],
 meta: {}
}

I need to be able and somehow

Answer 1

Note that Array.prototype.map() (docs) does not mutate the original array so it provides another option:

 const INITIAL_STATE = {
   contents: [ {}, {}, {}, etc.. ],
   meta: {}
 }

 // Assuming this action object design
 {
   type: MY_ACTION,
   data: {
     // new content to replace
   },
   meta: {
     index: /* the array index in state */,
   }
 }

 function myReducer(state = INITIAL_STATE, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case MY_ACTION: 
       return {
         ...state,
         // optional 2nd arg in callback is the array index
         contents: state.contents.map((content, index) => {
           if (index === action.meta.index) {
             return action.data
           }

           return content
         })
       }
   }
 }