Concise way of “updating” element in nested collections





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Imagine simple game:



type Combatant = {
hp : int
attack : int
}

type CombatantGroup = Combatant list
type CombatantGroups = CombatantGroup list

type Battle = {
combatantGroups : CombatantGroups
}



there is some battle, in which some amount groups participate. In each group there is several combatants. Now I want to implement a function for one combatant to attack another. Due to immutability, I have to replace whole attacked target, and whole group and whole battle. If the battle was just between two participants, I could write code like this:



if target = battle.combatant1 then
{ battle with combatant1 = { battle.combatant1 with hp = battle.combatant1.hp - attacker.attack }}
else
{ battle with combatant2 = { battle.combatant2 with hp = battle.combatant2.hp - attacker.attack }}


which is also terrible code, I would appreciate any advice on it. But with nested collections it gets even more complicated, and event doesn't look functional to me anymore:



let containsTarget = List.contains target        
let transformCombatant combatant = if combatant = target then { combatant with hp = combatant.hp - attacker.attack } else combatant
let transformGroup = List.map transformCombatant
let checkGroup group =
if group |> containsTarget then
group |> transformGroup
else
group
let transformGroups = List.map checkGroup

{ battle with combatantGroups = transformGroups battle.combatantGroups }


Can you please give me advise on how can I use features of F# and functional programming, to make given code more pretty and concise?









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    $begingroup$


    Imagine simple game:



    type Combatant = {
    hp : int
    attack : int
    }

    type CombatantGroup = Combatant list
    type CombatantGroups = CombatantGroup list

    type Battle = {
    combatantGroups : CombatantGroups
    }



    there is some battle, in which some amount groups participate. In each group there is several combatants. Now I want to implement a function for one combatant to attack another. Due to immutability, I have to replace whole attacked target, and whole group and whole battle. If the battle was just between two participants, I could write code like this:



    if target = battle.combatant1 then
    { battle with combatant1 = { battle.combatant1 with hp = battle.combatant1.hp - attacker.attack }}
    else
    { battle with combatant2 = { battle.combatant2 with hp = battle.combatant2.hp - attacker.attack }}


    which is also terrible code, I would appreciate any advice on it. But with nested collections it gets even more complicated, and event doesn't look functional to me anymore:



    let containsTarget = List.contains target        
    let transformCombatant combatant = if combatant = target then { combatant with hp = combatant.hp - attacker.attack } else combatant
    let transformGroup = List.map transformCombatant
    let checkGroup group =
    if group |> containsTarget then
    group |> transformGroup
    else
    group
    let transformGroups = List.map checkGroup

    { battle with combatantGroups = transformGroups battle.combatantGroups }


    Can you please give me advise on how can I use features of F# and functional programming, to make given code more pretty and concise?









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      $begingroup$


      Imagine simple game:



      type Combatant = {
      hp : int
      attack : int
      }

      type CombatantGroup = Combatant list
      type CombatantGroups = CombatantGroup list

      type Battle = {
      combatantGroups : CombatantGroups
      }



      there is some battle, in which some amount groups participate. In each group there is several combatants. Now I want to implement a function for one combatant to attack another. Due to immutability, I have to replace whole attacked target, and whole group and whole battle. If the battle was just between two participants, I could write code like this:



      if target = battle.combatant1 then
      { battle with combatant1 = { battle.combatant1 with hp = battle.combatant1.hp - attacker.attack }}
      else
      { battle with combatant2 = { battle.combatant2 with hp = battle.combatant2.hp - attacker.attack }}


      which is also terrible code, I would appreciate any advice on it. But with nested collections it gets even more complicated, and event doesn't look functional to me anymore:



      let containsTarget = List.contains target        
      let transformCombatant combatant = if combatant = target then { combatant with hp = combatant.hp - attacker.attack } else combatant
      let transformGroup = List.map transformCombatant
      let checkGroup group =
      if group |> containsTarget then
      group |> transformGroup
      else
      group
      let transformGroups = List.map checkGroup

      { battle with combatantGroups = transformGroups battle.combatantGroups }


      Can you please give me advise on how can I use features of F# and functional programming, to make given code more pretty and concise?









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      Imagine simple game:



      type Combatant = {
      hp : int
      attack : int
      }

      type CombatantGroup = Combatant list
      type CombatantGroups = CombatantGroup list

      type Battle = {
      combatantGroups : CombatantGroups
      }



      there is some battle, in which some amount groups participate. In each group there is several combatants. Now I want to implement a function for one combatant to attack another. Due to immutability, I have to replace whole attacked target, and whole group and whole battle. If the battle was just between two participants, I could write code like this:



      if target = battle.combatant1 then
      { battle with combatant1 = { battle.combatant1 with hp = battle.combatant1.hp - attacker.attack }}
      else
      { battle with combatant2 = { battle.combatant2 with hp = battle.combatant2.hp - attacker.attack }}


      which is also terrible code, I would appreciate any advice on it. But with nested collections it gets even more complicated, and event doesn't look functional to me anymore:



      let containsTarget = List.contains target        
      let transformCombatant combatant = if combatant = target then { combatant with hp = combatant.hp - attacker.attack } else combatant
      let transformGroup = List.map transformCombatant
      let checkGroup group =
      if group |> containsTarget then
      group |> transformGroup
      else
      group
      let transformGroups = List.map checkGroup

      { battle with combatantGroups = transformGroups battle.combatantGroups }


      Can you please give me advise on how can I use features of F# and functional programming, to make given code more pretty and concise?







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