Rest API response not updating until page is refreshed - javascript

I've got component that displays contact information from a dealer as chosen by a user. To be more specific, a user selects their location, setting a cookie which then is used to define the API call. I pull in the contact information of the dealer in that location using Axios, store it in a context, and then display the information as necessary through several components: the header, a "current location" component etc.
The problem that I'm currently running into is that the contact information, as displayed in the Header for example, doesn't update until a user performs a hard refresh of the page, so, assuming the default text of the button is something like "Find A Dealer", once a dealer is selected, the button label should say the name of the dealer the user has selected. At present, it isn't working that way. Below is the code for the Header component, and my ApiContext.
ApiContext.tsx
import React, { createContext } from 'react';
import axios from 'axios';
import { makeUseAxios } from 'axios-hooks';
import { useCookie } from 'hooks/use-cookie';
const contextObject = {} as any;
export const context = createContext(contextObject);
const useAxios = makeUseAxios({
axios: axios.create({ baseURL: process.env.GATSBY_API_ENDPOINT }),
});
export const ApiContext = ({ children }: any) => {
const [cookie] = useCookie('one-day-location', '1');
const [{ data }] = useAxios(`${cookie}`);
const { Provider } = context;
return <Provider value={data}>{children}</Provider>;
};
Header.tsx
import React, { ReactNode, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import Logo from 'assets/svg/logo.svg';
import css from 'classnames';
import { Button } from 'components/button/Button';
import { Link } from 'components/link/Link';
import { MenuIcon } from 'components/menu-icon/MenuIcon';
import { context } from 'contexts/ApiContext';
import { NotificationBar } from '../notification-bar/NotificationBar';
import s from './Header.scss';
import { MainNav } from './navigation/MainNav';
interface HeaderProps {
navigationContent: ReactNode;
}
export const Header = ({ navigationContent }: HeaderProps) => {
const [scrolled, setScrolled] = useState(false);
const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
const data = useContext(context);
const buttonLabel = data ? data.name : 'Find a Dealer';
const buttonLink = data ? `tel:${data.phone}` : '/find-a-dealer';
useEffect(() => {
const handleScroll = () => {
const isScrolled = window.scrollY > 10;
if (isScrolled !== scrolled) {
setScrolled(!scrolled);
}
};
document.addEventListener('scroll', handleScroll, { passive: true });
return () => {
document.removeEventListener('scroll', handleScroll);
};
}, [scrolled]);
return (
<>
<NotificationBar notificationContent={navigationContent} />
<header className={scrolled ? css(s.header, s.header__scrolled) : s.header}>
<nav className={s.header__navigation}>
<ul className={s.header__container}>
<li className={s.header__logo}>
<Link to="/" className={s.header__link}>
<Logo />
</Link>
</li>
<li className={s.header__primary}>
<MainNav navigationItems={navigationContent} />
</li>
<li className={s.header__utility}>
<Button href={buttonLink}>{buttonLabel}</Button>
</li>
<li className={s.header__icon}>
<MenuIcon onClick={() => setOpen(!open)} />
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
</>
);
};
Here is a screenshot of my console logs, where I'm logging what is returned from data in the ApiContext.
Any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated, even if it means completely refactoring the way that I'm using this. Thanks!

You are almost there, your ApiContext looks good, it retrieves the information and populates the context, however, what you are missing is a useState to trigger an update to force the re-hydration of your buttons.
What is happening is that your context never updates the data constant. At the first rendering is empty, once your request is done and the context is full but your button is never being updated. Something like this may work for you:
const data = useContext(context);
const [newData, setNewData] = useState(data);
const buttonLabel = newData? newData.name : 'Find a Dealer';
const buttonLink = newData? `tel:${newData.phone}` : '/find-a-dealer';
You may need to adapt the code a bit to fit your requirements, nevertheless, you may keep the idea, which is creating a state with your retrieved data.
You can create a useEffect to control when the data changes and populate the state if you wish:
useEffect(()=>{
setNewData(data)
}, [data])

After a lot of digging, I was able to figure this out myself.
Using the recommendations from Ferran as a base, I decided that it would be best to rehydrate the components displaying the contact info from a state, but as I'm using this context in multiple components, I needed to have the state update globally. I moved away from makeUseAxios, to a traditional axios call. The dealer ID is then stored in the state and used in the call. I also created the changeDealer const, which I can pass through the context, and which updates the state:
ApiContext.tsx
import React, { createContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import axios from 'axios';
const contextObject = {} as any;
export const context = createContext(contextObject);
export const ApiContext = ({ children }: any) => {
const [dealerId, setDealerId] = useState(`1`);
useEffect(() => {
axios.get(`${process.env.GATSBY_API_ENDPOINT}/${dealerId}`).then((res) => setDealerId(res.data));
}, [dealerId]);
const changeDealer = (value: any) => {
setDealerId(value);
};
const { Provider } = context;
return <Provider value={{ data: dealerId, changeDealer: changeDealer }}>{children}</Provider>;
};
Then if, for example, I have a button that updates the dealer info, I import the context to the component and pass changeDealer through the it:
import { context } from 'contexts/ApiContext';
const { changeDealer } = useContext(context);
I can then attach it to a button like so:
<Link to="/" onClick={() => changeDealer(dealer.id)}>
Set Location
</Link>
This updates the state globally, changing the contact information across all the components that display it. I will be storing the data in a localStorage item, allowing the data to persist after a page refresh.

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React (Next) won't re-render after redux state change (yes, state returned as new object)

I am facing a problem with re-rendering after a state change in my NextJS app.
The function sendMessageForm launches a redux action sendMessage which adds the message to the state.
The problem is unrelated to the returned state in the reducer as I am returning a new object(return {...state}) which should trigger the re-render!
Is there anything that might block the re-render ?
This is the file that calls & displays the state, so no other file should be responsible ! But if you believe the problem might lie somewhere else, please do mention !
import { AttachFile, InsertEmoticon, Mic, MoreVert } from '#mui/icons-material';
import { Avatar, CircularProgress, IconButton } from '#mui/material';
import InfiniteScroll from 'react-infinite-scroller';
import Head from 'next/head';
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import Message from '../../components/Message.component';
import styles from '../../styles/Chat.module.css'
import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
import {useSelector, useDispatch} from "react-redux"
import {bindActionCreators} from "redux"
import * as chatActions from "../../state/action-creators/chatActions"
const Chat = () => {
const router = useRouter()
const { roomId } = router.query
const auth = useSelector((state)=> state.auth)
const messages = useSelector((state)=> state.chat[roomId].messages)
const dispatch = useDispatch()
const {getMessages, markAsRead, sendMessage} = bindActionCreators(chatActions, dispatch)
const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState("")
const sendMessageForm = (e) => {
e.preventDefault()
console.log("***inputValue:", inputValue)
sendMessage(roomId, inputValue)
}
const loadMessages = (page) => {
if(roomId)
getMessages(roomId, page)
}
//user-read-message
useEffect(() => {
//user-read-message
markAsRead(roomId, auth.user._id)
}, [messages]);
return (
<div className={styles.container}>
<Head>
<title>Chat</title>
</Head>
<div className={styles.header}>
<Avatar/>
<div className={styles.headerInformation}>
<h3>Zabre el Ayr</h3>
<p>Last Seen ...</p>
</div>
<div className={styles.headerIcons}>
<IconButton>
<AttachFile/>
</IconButton>
<IconButton>
<MoreVert/>
</IconButton>
</div>
</div>
<div className={styles.chatContainer}>
<InfiniteScroll
isReverse={true}
pageStart={0}
loadMore={loadMessages}
hasMore={messages.hasNextPage || false}
loader={<div className={styles.loader} key={0}><CircularProgress /></div>}
>
{Object.keys(messages.docs).map((key, index)=>{
return<Message
key={index}
sentByMe={messages.docs[key].createdBy === auth.user._id}
message={messages.docs[key].msg}
/>})}
</InfiniteScroll>
<span className={styles.chatContainerEnd}></span>
</div>
<form className={styles.inputContainer}>
<InsertEmoticon/>
<input className={styles.chatInput} value={inputValue} onChange={(e)=>setInputValue(e.target.value)}/>
<button hidden disabled={!inputValue} type='submit' onClick={sendMessageForm}></button>
<Mic/>
</form>
</div>)
};
export default Chat;
useSelector requires a new object with a new reference from the object you are passing to it in order to trigger the re-render
What you're doing with return {...state} is just creating a new object for the parent object but not the nested one useSelector is using, which is in your case :
const messages = useSelector((state)=> state.chat[roomId].messages)
So, you should return the whole state as a new object WITH a new state.chat[roomId].messages object
In other words, the references for the root object & the one being used should be changed.

How do I retrieve state from a different file in React

There are 3 files below: Toggle.jsx, PersistentState.jsx, and Particles.jsx
A site that I am building has a theme toggle. When that toggle is pressed, the page switches between dark mode and light mode. I use a custom hook (PersistentState.jsx) to store state so that the theme of the page persists through page reloads (useState() does not persist so that is why I use a custom hook).
This is how I setup usePersistentState:
const [isDark, setIsDark] = usePersistentState('theme', true);
isDark is changed depending on if the toggle is checked or not. setIsDark is changed in the toggle's onChange event.
I am trying to access the value isDark in a different file, Particles.jsx. I am unsure of how to gain access to it since I cant just import it. This is what I need help with.
Files
Toggle.jsx
import React, { Component, useEffect } from "react";
import { usePersistentState } from './../hooks';
const Theme = () => {
const [isDark, setIsDark] = usePersistentState('theme', true); // default to dark mode
useEffect(() => {
isDark ? document.documentElement.classList.add('other') : document.documentElement.classList.remove('other')
});
return (
<div>
<main>
<input id="toggle" name="toggle" type="checkbox" checked={isDark} onChange={event => setIsDark(event.target.checked)} />
<label htmlFor="toggle" className="switch" id="switch"></label>
</main>
</div>
)
}
class Toggle extends Component {
render() {
return (
<Theme />
);
}
}
export default Toggle;
PersistentState.jsx
import React from 'react';
export default function usePersistentState(key, defaultValue) {
const [state, setState] = React.useState(() => {
const persistentState = localStorage.getItem(key);
return persistentState ? JSON.parse(persistentState) : defaultValue;
});
React.useEffect(() => {
window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(state));
}, [state, key]);
return [state, setState];
}
Particles.jsx
import React, { Component, useState } from 'react';
import { Particles as ReactParticles } from 'react-particles-js';
const PARAMS = () => {
const [isdark, setIsDark] = useState(0) <- this does not work, how should I go about retrieving the value of isDark from Toggle.jsx
console.log(isdark, setIsDark)
return ({
"particles": {
"number": {
"value": 60,
},
"color": {
"value": `${isDark ? : ...}` <- where I need to use the value of isDark
},
...
}
class Particles extends Component {
render() {
return (
<div className="particles">
<ReactParticles width='100vw' height="100vh" params={PARAMS()} />
</div>
)
}
}
export default Particles;
Because your hook is not a singleton, whenever you call the custom hook the state does not persist - meaning you get new values every time.
Therefore you need to make your hook a singleton. The easiest way is to use a library like reusable and call it a day.
But if you think about it, you can make a singleton with a Context API:
// Wrap your application components
<ThemeContext.Provider value={{ isDark, setIsDark }}>...</ThemeContext.Provider>
// Change the hook implementation to use context
export default function usePersistentState(key, defaultValue) {
const {isDark, setDark} = useContext(ThemeContext);
React.useEffect(() => {
...
}, [...]);
return [isDark, setDark];
}

React: How to use one variable in one component when it is imported to another component

import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { Card } from 'components/Card';
import { dateFilter } from 'helpers';
import Chart from 'chart.js';
import 'chartjs-chart-matrix';
import chroma from 'chroma-js';
import moment from 'moment';
const WeeklyTrafficCard = (props) => {
const { start, end, data, store } = props;
const capacity = store && store.capacity;
var numberOfweeks = 0; //representing how many weeks back
const dateArray = [];
var today = moment();
while (numberOfweeks < 10) {
var from_date = today.startOf('week').format('MM/DD/YY');
var to_date = today.endOf('week').format('MM/DD/YY');
var range = from_date.concat(' ','-',' ',to_date);
dateArray.push(range);
today = today.subtract(7, 'days');
numberOfweeks++;
//console.log(dateArray);
}
const [each_daterange, setDateRange] = useState();
I have this Component called WeeklyTrafficCard and I want to use the variable, each_daterange, in another component, which imported WeeklyTrafficCard as below to send the get request, clearly I cannot use each_daterange directly right here, how I can work around it?
import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import { WeeklyTrafficCard } from './WeeklyTrafficCard';
import { AppContext } from 'contexts/App';
import { API_URL } from 'constants/index.js';
import { todayOpen, todayClose } from 'helpers';
import moment from 'moment';
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = (props) => {
const { API } = useContext(AppContext);
const { store = {} } = props;
const [data, setData] = useState([]);
const open = todayOpen(store.hours, store.timezone);
const close = todayClose(store.hours, store.timezone);
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchData() {
const result = await API.get(`${API_URL}/api/aggregates`, {
params: {
each_daterange,
every: '1h',
hourStart: 13,
hourStop: 4
},
});
You should use a useEffect(prop drilling) to pass your variable in your parent:
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { render } from "react-dom";
import "./style.css";
const App = () => {
const [myVar, setMyVar] = React.useState('');
return (
<div>
<Child setMyVar={setMyVar} />
{myVar}
</div>
);
};
const Child = ({setMyVar}) => {
const myChildVar = "Hello world !"
React.useEffect( () => setMyVar(myChildVar),[]);
return <div> This is the child</div>
}
render(<App />, document.getElementById("root"));
Here is the repro on stackblitz
Understanding of the Problem
You want to pass data up to the parent from the child.
Manage each_daterange in the parent:
Instead of creating your useState variable each_daterange in the child you can declare it in the parent and pass down it's setter function. For instance:
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = (props) => {
const [eachDateRange, setEachDateRange] = useState();
return (
<div>
{/* your return */}
<WeeklyTrafficCard setEachDateRange={setEachDateRange} />
</div>
)
}
If you need to display eachDateRange in the traffic card, or the traffic card needs to completely own that variable, you can create another state variable in the parent and pass a callback to the child (essentially what is above but now you have two different state variables).
The parent becomes
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = (props) => {
const [requestDateRange, setRequestDateRange] = useState();
const updateRequestDateRange = (dateRange) => {
setRequestDateRange(dateRange)
}
return (
<div>
{/* your return */}
<WeeklyTrafficCard updateDateRange={updateRequestDateRange} />
</div>
)
}
Then in your WeeklyTrafficCard call props.updateDateRange and pass it the date range whenever each_daterange changes.
Ciao, of course you need a global state manager. My preferred is react-redux. In few word, react-redux allows you to have a state that is shared in all your components. Sharing each_daterange between WeeklyTrafficCardContainer and WeeklyTrafficCard will be very easy if you decide to use it.
This is the more appropriate guide to quick start with react-redux. have a nice coding :)
Keep the value outside of the component, where both can access it. There are other ways to do this, but just as a simple example you could create a simple "store" to hold it and reference that store from each component that needs it:
class Store {
setDateRange (newDateRange) {
this._dateRange = newDateRange;
}
get dateRange () {
return this._dateRange;
}
}
export default new Store(); // singleton; everyone gets the same instance
import store from './Store';
const WeeklyTrafficCard = (props) => {
// use current dateRange value
const dateRange = store.dateRange;
// set new dateRange
store.setDateRange( newDateRange );
// do other stuff
}
import store from './Store';
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = (props) => {
// use current dateRange value
const dateRange = store.dateRange;
// set new dateRange
store.setDateRange( newDateRange );
// do other stuff
}
If you want store updates to trigger component re-renders you'd need to add some higher order component plumbing, like redux's connect, or some other mechanism for triggering updates:
// pseudocode; make store an event emitter and return
// a component that re-renders on store events
store.connect = Component => {
return props => {
React.useEffect(() => {
store.addEventListener( ... )
return () => store.removeEventListener( ... )
})
}
}
Or if the components share a common parent, you could lift the state to the parent and pass the information to each component as props. If either component updates the value, the parent state change will trigger a re-render of both components with the new value:
const Parent = () => {
const [dateRange, setDateRange] = React.useState();
return (
<>
<WeeklyTrafficCardContainer
dateRange={dateRange}
onDateRangeChange={newRange => setDateRange(newRange)}
/>
<WeeklyTrafficCard
dateRange={dateRange}
onDateRangeChange={newRange => setDateRange(newRange)}
/>
</>
);
}
Let's rephrase the objective here.
Objective: access each_daterange from WeeklyTrafficCard component in WeeklyTrafficCardContainer component.
Note: simply put, choose the following case based on your problem.
choose using prop if the variable is to be accessed by only one component
choose using context if the variable is to be accessed by more than one components
Solution Cases:
Case A: using prop.
Case A.1. WeeklyTrafficCard is the parent of WeeklyTrafficCardContainer
each_datarange being passed from WeeklyTrafficCard component as prop to WeeklyTrafficCardContainer component
working example for reference: codesandbox - variable passed as prop
// WeeklyTrafficCard.jsx file
const WeeklyTrafficCard = () => {
const [each_daterange, setDateRange] = useState();
return (
<>
...
<WeeklyTrafficCardContainer eachDateRange={each_daterange} />
</>
);
};
// WeeklyTrafficCardContainer.jsx file
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = props => {
const eachDateRange = props.eachDateRange;
return (
<>
...
</>
);
};
Case A.2. WeeklyTrafficCard & WeeklyTrafficCardContainer are children of a parent, say WeeklyTraffic component
each_datarange will be present in WeeklyTraffic component which is shared among WeeklyTrafficCard component & WeeklyTrafficCardContainer component
// WeeklyTraffic.jsx file
const WeeklyTraffic = () => {
const [each_daterange, setDateRange] = useState();
return (
<>
...
<WeeklyTrafficCard eachDateRange={each_daterange} />
<WeeklyTrafficCardContainer eachDateRange={each_daterange} />
</>
);
};
// WeeklyTrafficCard.jsx file
const WeeklyTrafficCard = props => {
const eachDateRange = props.eachDateRange;
return (
<>
...
</>
);
};
// WeeklyTrafficCardContainer.jsx file
const WeeklyTrafficCardContainer = props => {
const eachDateRange = props.eachDateRange;
return (
<>
...
</>
);
};
Case B: using context.
follow blog example found: blog - react context
this is preferred way to implement if the variable/variables is/are shared or need to be accessed by more than 1 components

How to update react context after pulling data from firebase

Hey everyone pretty new to React hooks. I am simply trying to set some reviews that I retrieve from Firebase but cant seem to get it working. I tried a few solutions and I am struggling to get it working any help would be appreciated.
import React, {useContext, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
import firebase from "firebase";
import ReviewsContext from "./review-context";
const Reviews = () => {
const db = firebase.firestore();
let reviews = useContext(ReviewsContext);
let [reviewsLoaded, setReviewsLoaded] = useState(false);
function getReviews(){
db.collection('reviews')
.get()
.then((snapshot) => {
let dataArray = [];
snapshot.docs.forEach(doc => {
dataArray.push(doc.data());
});
reviews = dataArray;
setReviewsLoaded(true);
console.log('reviews', reviews); // logs the correct amount of reviews
})
}
function renderReviews() {
console.log('renderReviews reviewsLoaded', reviewsLoaded); // is true
console.log('renderReviews reviews length', reviews.length); // is 0
if(reviewsLoaded) {
reviews.map((data) => {
return (
<li key={data.name}>
<h3>{data.name}</h3>
<p>{data.position}</p>
</li>
)
});
}
else {
return false
}
}
useEffect(() => {
getReviews(); // this seems to fire before renderReviews
}, []);
return (
<div>
<ul>
{renderReviews()}
</ul>
</div>
)
};
export default Reviews;
In this case, the context should be stateful. The way you're doing it currently won't work since context on render will always revert to reviews being empty. Your Provider component that gives that ReviewContext should be patterned like below.
import React, { createContext, useState } from "react"
const ReviewContext = createContext()
const ReviewProvider = ({children}) => {
const [reviews, setReviews] = useState([])
return (
<ReviewContext.Provider value={{
reviews: reviews,
setReviews: reviews => setReviews(reviews),
}}>
{children}
</ReviewContext.Provider>
)
}
export default ReviewProvider
export { ReviewContext }
Now, you may do const { reviews, setReviews } = useContext(ReviewContext); Just call setReviews whenever you want to update reviews in the context.
It's actually stated in the docs as well as I searched it. https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html#dynamic-context

props.history is undefined when using useContext?

I've set up my context and I have a function that runs once the form is submitted handleSubmit. When I submit the form, I want the results to be shown on a separate page dashboard. I'm using history.push().
My form is wrapped in the withRouter HOC.
When I submit the form, I receive "props.history is undefined"
I also have another function that is using a match.params and I'm getting undefined as well. So I'm assuming it has to do with React Router.
I considered that perhaps my Context file is the one that needs to be wrapped with the withRouter HOC, but the file has two exports.
My Context Provider
import React, { useState, useEffect, createContext } from 'react'
const AnimeContext = createContext()
const API = "https://api.jikan.moe/v3"
const AnimeProvider = (props) => {
const urls = [
`${API}/top/anime/1/airing`,
`${API}/top/anime/1/tv`,
`${API}/top/anime/1/upcoming`,
]
// State for Anime search form
const [dataItems, setDataItems] = useState([])
const [animeSearched, setAnimeSearched] = useState(false)
// Fetch searched Anime
async function handleSubmit(e) {
e.preventDefault()
const animeQuery = e.target.elements.anime.value
const response = await fetch(`${API}/search/anime?q=${animeQuery}&page=1`)
const animeData = await response.json()
setDataItems(animeData.results)
setAnimeSearched(!animeSearched)
props.history.push('/dashboard')
}
return (
<AnimeContext.Provider value={{
topTv,
setTopTv,
topAiring,
setTopAiring,
topUpcoming,
setTopUpcoming,
dataItems,
setDataItems,
animeSearched,
setAnimeSearched,
fetching,
anime,
fetchTopAnime,
fetchAnimeDetails,
handleSubmit
}}>
{props.children}
</AnimeContext.Provider>
)
}
export { AnimeProvider, AnimeContext }
My SearchForm component
import React, { useContext } from 'react';
import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
import styled from 'styled-components'
import AnimeCard from './AnimeCard/AnimeCard';
import { AnimeContext } from '../store/AnimeContext'
const SearchForm = () => {
const { dataItems, animeSearched, handleSubmit } = useContext(AnimeContext)
return (
<div>
<Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
<Input
type="text"
name="anime"
placeholder="Enter title"
/>
<FormButton type='submit'>Search</FormButton>
</ Form>
{animeSearched
?
<AnimeCard
dataItems={dataItems}
/>
: null}
</div>
)
}
export default withRouter(SearchForm)
you can always use useHitory hook everywhere!
import { useHistory } from 'react-router'
...
const Page = function(props) {
let history = useHistory();
...
history.push('/')
...
}
In react-router, you would get history from props if any component is rendered as a child or Route or from an ancestor that is renderd form Route and it passed the Router props to it. However it is not receiving Router props, i suggest try this one
You can use Redirect from react-router-dom
import { Redirect } from "react-router-dom";
const [redirect, setRedirect] = useState(false);
Now set the vlue of redirect to true where ever you want
setRedirect(true);
like in your case
async function handleSubmit(e) {
e.preventDefault()
const animeQuery = e.target.elements.anime.value
const response = await fetch(`${API}/search/anime?q=${animeQuery}&page=1`)
const animeData = await response.json()
setDataItems(animeData.results)
setAnimeSearched(!animeSearched)
setRedirect(true);
}
Now you can use the following for the Redirection in return function like so
if(redirect) {
return <Redirect to="/dashboard" />
} else {
return (
<Your-Component />
)

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