How to remove duplicates from an object array using spread operator

Question

I have below object array with id as unique key":

var test = [
  {id: 1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},
  {id: 2, PlaceRef: "*00022", Component: "BAXI10R", SubLocCode: "KIT", BarCode:""},
  {id: 1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},
  {id: 3, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "ANR190", SubLocCode: "B1", BarCode: ""}
]

From this I want to retrieve unique objects using spread operator, I have tried using below code:

const uniKeys = [...(new Set(test.map(({ id }) => id)))];

I am able to retrieve id's only, how can I retrieve the unique objects using spread operator. Also, any new ES6 features implementation would be helpful.

Answer 1

You could map back to array of objects using find method, this will return first object with that id.

var test = [{id:1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},{id:2, PlaceRef: "*00022", Component: "BAXI10R", SubLocCode: "KIT", BarCode:""},{id:1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},{id:3, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "ANR190", SubLocCode: "B1", BarCode: ""}]
var uniq = [...new Set(test.map(({id}) => id))].map(e => test.find(({id}) => id == e));	
console.log(uniq)

You could also use filter method instead.

var test = [{id:1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},{id:2, PlaceRef: "*00022", Component: "BAXI10R", SubLocCode: "KIT", BarCode:""},{id:1, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "BATH", SubLocCode: "BAT", BarCode: ""},{id:3, PlaceRef: "*00011", Component: "ANR190", SubLocCode: "B1", BarCode: ""}]

var uniq = test.filter(function({id}) {
  return !this[id] && (this[id] = id)
}, {})
	
console.log(uniq)