use Set if updating a nested field

src/atoms/tableScope/rowActions.ts

@@ -407,12 +407,6 @@ export const updateFieldAtom = atom(
       }
       // Otherwise, apply the update
 
-      // Check if nested path
-      if (fieldName.split(".").length > 1) {
-        const p = tableRows.find((r) => r._rowy_ref.path === path);
-        // add the parent object
-        _set(update, fieldName.split(".")[0], _get(p, fieldName.split(".")[0]));
-      }
       _set(update, fieldName, value);
     }
 
@@ -493,17 +487,26 @@ export const updateFieldAtom = atom(
           row._rowy_ref.path,
           omitRowyFields(newRowValues),
           deleteField ? [fieldName] : [],
-          arrayTableData
+          {
+            ...arrayTableData,
+            // using set if we are updating a nested field
+            useSet: fieldName.split(".").length > 1,
+          }
         );
       }
     }
     // Otherwise, update single field in database and write audit update field
     else {
+      console.log("newRowValues", fieldName);
       await updateRowDb(
         row._rowy_ref.path,
         omitRowyFields(dbUpdate),
         deleteField ? [fieldName] : [],
-        arrayTableData
+        {
+          ...arrayTableData,
+          // using set if we are updating a nested field
+          useSet: fieldName.split(".").length > 1,
+        }
       );
     }
 

src/hooks/useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom.ts

@@ -256,22 +256,37 @@ export function useFirestoreCollectionWithAtom<
     // set the atom’s value to a function that updates a doc in the collection
     if (updateDocAtom) {
       setUpdateDocAtom(
-        () => async (path: string, update: T, deleteFields?: string[]) => {
-          const updateToDb = { ...update };
+        () =>
+          async (
+            path: string,
+            update: T,
+            deleteFields?: string[],
+            options?: {
+              useSet?: boolean;
+            }
+          ) => {
+            const updateToDb = { ...update };
 
-          if (Array.isArray(deleteFields)) {
-            for (const field of deleteFields) {
-              set(updateToDb as any, field, deleteField());
+            if (Array.isArray(deleteFields)) {
+              for (const field of deleteFields) {
+                set(updateToDb as any, field, deleteField());
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (options?.useSet) {
+              return await setDoc(doc(firebaseDb, path), updateToDb, {
+                merge: true,
+              });
+            }
+
+            try {
+              return await updateDoc(doc(firebaseDb, path), updateToDb);
+            } catch (e) {
+              return await setDoc(doc(firebaseDb, path), updateToDb, {
+                merge: true,
+              });
             }
           }
-          try {
-            return await updateDoc(doc(firebaseDb, path), updateToDb);
-          } catch (e) {
-            return await setDoc(doc(firebaseDb, path), updateToDb, {
-              merge: true,
-            });
-          }
-        }
       );
     }
 

src/types/table.d.ts

@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@ export type UpdateDocFunction<T = TableRow> = (
  * @param path - The full path to the doc
  * @param update - The updates to be deeply merged with the existing doc. Note arrays should be ovewritten to match Firestore set with merge behavior
  * @param deleteFields - Optionally, fields to be deleted from the doc. Access nested fields with dot notation
+ * @param options - Optionally, filed to pass extra data to the function
  * @returns Promise
  */
 export type UpdateCollectionDocFunction<T = TableRow> = (
   path: string,
   update: Partial<T>,
   deleteFields?: string[],
-  options?: ArrayTableRowData
+  options?: ArrayTableRowData & { useSet?: boolean }
 ) => Promise<void>;
 
 /**