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Javascript method to be able see if a value changes without re rendering the page

I am trying to be able to read a value that is boolean to see if a user did a specific action or not and I am using the ReactJS functional component style. I am trying to read the runValue in my code to see if the run() method changed the value and I want to be able to read this value without recalling the function.
I want to be able to put in my useEffect method this line of code;
Run.RunFunction().run((index) => {
if (index) {
\\\ do stuff here if index is true
} else {
///if index is false
}
}
my code
const Run = {
RunFunction: () => {
let runValue = false;
return {
run() {
runValue = true
},
listener: function(val) {},
checkStatus: function(listen) {
this.listener = listen
}
}
},
}
Run.RunFunction().checkStatus((index) => {
if (index) {
console.log('running')
} else {
console.log('not running')
}
});
I am having trouble having this code to work and I want to be able to see the value of the runValue initially and if it changes.
Thank you

How do I use axios response in different components without using export?

As the tittle says, I would like to be able to use the same axios response for differents components.
I have some restrictions like, I'm onlyl able to use react by adding scripts tags to my html so things like exports or jsx are impossible for me.
This is my react code:
class User extends React.Component {
state = {
user: {}
}
componentWillMount() {
console.log(localStorage.getItem("user"))
axios.get('http://localhost:8080/dashboard?user=' + localStorage.getItem("user"))
.then(res => {
const userResponse = res.data
setTimeout(() =>
this.setState({user: userResponse.user}), 1000);
})
}
render () {
const {user} = this.state
if (user.fullName === undefined)
return React.createElement("div", null, 'loading..');
return React.createElement("span", {className: "mr-2 d-none d-lg-inline text-gray-600 small" }, user.fullName);
}
}
ReactDOM.render( React.createElement(User, {}, null), document.getElementById('userDropdown') );
class Roles extends React.Component{
state = {
user: {}
}
componentWillMount() {
console.log(localStorage.getItem("user"))
axios.get('http://localhost:8080/dashboard?user=' + localStorage.getItem("user"))
.then(res => {
const userResponse = res.data
setTimeout(() =>
this.setState({user: userResponse.user}), 1000);
})
}
render () {
const {user} = this.state
const roles = user.user.roles.map((rol) => rol.roleName)
if (user.fullName === undefined)
return React.createElement("div", null, 'loading..');
return React.createElement("a", {className: "dropdown-item" }, user.fullName);
}
}
ReactDOM.render( React.createElement(Roles, {}, null), document.getElementById('dropdownRol') );
I would like to be able to manage different components(rendering each one) with data of the same axios response.
Is this possible considering my limitations?
Thanks in advance

Here's a working example of how you might do it. I've tried to annotate everything with comments, but I'm happy to try to clarify if you have questions.
// Fake response object for the store's "load" request
const fakeResponse = {
user: {
fullName: "Carolina Ponce",
roles: [
{ roleName: "administrator" },
{ roleName: "editor" },
{ roleName: "moderator" },
{ roleName: "generally awesome person" }
]
}
};
// this class is responsible for loading the data
// and making it available to other components.
// we'll create a singleton for this example, but
// it might make sense to have more than one instance
// for other use cases.
class UserStore {
constructor() {
// kick off the data load upon instantiation
this.load();
}
// statically available singleton instance.
// not accessed outside the UserStore class itself
static instance = new this();
// UserStore.connect creates a higher-order component
// that provides a 'store' prop and automatically updates
// the connected component when the store changes. in this
// example the only change occurs when the data loads, but
// it could be extended for other uses.
static connect = function(Component) {
// get the UserStore instance to pass as a prop
const store = this.instance;
// return a new higher-order component that wraps the connected one.
return class Connected extends React.Component {
// when the store changes just force a re-render of the component
onStoreChange = () => this.forceUpdate();
// listen for store changes on mount
componentWillMount = () => store.listen(this.onStoreChange);
// stop listening for store changes when we unmount
componentWillUnmount = () => store.unlisten(this.onStoreChange);
render() {
// render the connected component with an additional 'store' prop
return React.createElement(Component, { store });
}
};
};
// The following listen, unlisten, and onChange methods would
// normally be achieved by having UserStore extend EventEmitter
// instead of re-inventing it, but I wasn't sure whether EventEmitter
// would be available to you given your build restrictions.
// Adds a listener function to be invoked when the store changes.
// Called by componentWillMount for connected components so they
// get updated when data loads, etc.
// The store just keeps a simple array of listener functions. This
// method creates the array if it doesn't already exist, and
// adds the new function (fn) to the array.
listen = fn => (this.listeners = [...(this.listeners || []), fn]);
// Remove a listener; the inverse of listen.
// Invoked by componentWillUnmount to disconnect from the store and
// stop receiving change notifications. We don't want to attempt to
// update unmounted components.
unlisten = fn => {
// get this.listeners
const { listeners = [] } = this;
// delete the specified function from the array.
// array.splice modifies the original array so we don't
// need to reassign it to this.listeners or anything.
listeners.splice(listeners.indexOf(fn), 1);
};
// Invoke all the listener functions when the store changes.
// (onChange is invoked by the load method below)
onChange = () => (this.listeners || []).forEach(fn => fn());
// do whatever data loading you need to do here, then
// invoke this.onChange to update connected components.
async load() {
// the loading and loaded fields aren't used by the connected
// components in this example. just including them as food
// for thought. components could rely on these explicit fields
// for store status instead of pivoting on the presence of the
// data.user object, which is what the User and Role components
// are doing (below) in this example.
this.loaded = false;
this.loading = true;
try {
// faking the data request. wait two seconds and return our
// hard-coded data from above.
// (Replace this with your network fetch.)
this.data = await new Promise(fulfill =>
setTimeout(() => fulfill(fakeResponse), 2000)
);
// update the loading/loaded status fields
this.loaded = true;
this.loading = false;
// call onChange to trigger component updates.
this.onChange();
} catch (e) {
// If something blows up during the network request,
// make the error available to connected components
// as store.error so they can display an error message
// or a retry button or whatever.
this.error = e;
}
}
}
// With all the loading logic in the store, we can
// use a much simpler function component to render
// the user's name.
// (This component gets connected to the store in the
// React.createElement call below.)
function User({ store }) {
const { data: { user } = {} } = store || {};
return React.createElement(
"span",
{ className: "mr-2 d-none d-lg-inline text-gray-600 small" },
user ? user.fullName : "loading (User)…"
);
}
ReactDOM.render(
// Connect the User component to the store via UserStore.connect(User)
React.createElement(UserStore.connect(User), {}, null),
document.getElementById("userDropdown")
);
// Again, with all the data loading in the store, we can
// use a much simpler functional component to render the
// roles. (You may still need a class if you need it to do
// other stuff, but this is all we need for this example.)
function Roles({ store }) {
// get the info from the store prop
const { data: { user } = {}, loaded, loading, error } = store || {};
// handle store errors
if (error) {
return React.createElement("div", null, "oh noes!");
}
// store not loaded yet?
if (!loaded || loading) {
return React.createElement("div", null, "loading (Roles)…");
}
// if we made it this far, we have user data. do your thing.
const roles = user.roles.map(rol => rol.roleName);
return React.createElement(
"a",
{ className: "dropdown-item" },
roles.join(", ")
);
}
ReactDOM.render(
// connect the Roles component to the store like before
React.createElement(UserStore.connect(Roles), {}, null),
document.getElementById("dropdownRol")
);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.6.3/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.6.3/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>
<div id="userDropdown"></div>
<div id="dropdownRol"></div>

react component this.value is null even when it's populated

Here a simplified version of a React component I have:
class Example extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {key : 10 };
this.value = null;
}
componentDidMount() {
this.fetchValueFromServer();
this.fetchSecondValueFromServer();
}
fetchValueFromServer() {
fetch_value_from_server(this.state.key).then( (value) => {
this.value = value;
});
}
fetchSecondValueFromServer() {
is_ready(this.value).then(() => {
console.log("there");
});
}
}
I expect to see the console.log("there") printed but this.value always remains null, even thou is set in the fetchValueFromServer. Why is this?
if you are curious to how is_ready looks it's a simple promise:
function is_ready(variable) {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
let interval = setInterval(() =>
{
if (variable) {
clearInterval(interval);
resolve();
}
}, 100);
});
}

The problem is with the logic of the is_ready function. It looks like you want that function to repeatedly check if that value is there, then resolve when it is. However, because of how closures in JS work, that variable argument will only ever have one value in the context of that function's body, even after this.value changes. Look at this small example:
let secret = 'not found yet'
function checkSecret(secretArg) {
setInterval(() => {
console.log(secretArg)
}, 500)
}
checkSecret(secret)
setTimeout(() => { secret = 'secret found!' }, 1000)
This code will always print 'not found yet', because it's checking the secretArg variable that's been assigned locally, and not the secret variable directly.

Looks like you need to resolve with the variable value within the function is_ready, like so:
resolve(variable);
Then add a param to your console log to determine more, like so:
fetchSecondValueFromServer() {
is_ready(this.value).then((returnValue) => {
console.log("there", returnValue);
});
}

figured it, the value in is_ready is passed by value! Javascript needs to implement & so we can pass crap by ref!

Redux updateElementSaga has been cancelled. Why?

I just implemented a drag and drop feature with react-dnd and when the user drops the SkyElement item in my app, I update top and left on the server which in turn updates the redux store
However, the update call works occasionally, not every time. And in my console, I see a warning; updateElementSaga has been cancelled
In my SlotView.js, in a function, I have:
this.props.dispatch(requestUpdateElement({ id, top, left }));
In my elements/actions.js:
export function requestUpdateElement(element) {
return { type: 'requestUpdateElement', element };
}
In my elements/sagas.js:
export function *updateElementSaga(action) {
const response = yield call(api.updateElement, action.element);
if (response.element) {
// debugger; // this hits, saga was cancelled will have appeared in the console at this point
yield put(actions.receiveElement(response.element));
} else if (response.error) {
console.log('error receiving element');
}
}
export default [
takeLatest('requestUpdateElement', updateElementSaga),
];
In api.js:
export function updateElement(element) {
const userId = JSON.parse(localStorage.cookies).userId;
element.userId = userId;
if (userId) {
return apiHelper.put(
`${apiHelper.getBaseUrl()}/users/${element.userId}/elements/${element.id}`,
{element},
{headers: apiHelper.getHeaders()}
).catch((error) => {
return {error};
});
} else {
console.log('user ID could not be found for request');
}
}
And my elements/reducer.js:
const defaultState = {
elementsMap: {},
visibleElements: [],
unplacedElements: [],
};
export default function(state = defaultState, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'receiveElement':
let element = null;
let unplacedElement = null;
if (action.element.sectorId === undefined) {
unplacedElement = `${action.element.id}`;
} else {
element = `${action.element.id}`;
// don't add, duplicate
const newState = {...state}; // copy old state
delete newState[`${action.element.id}`]; // delete the item from the object
const newVisibleElements = newState.visibleElements.filter(e => e !== `${action.element.id}`); // remove item from visible elements
const newUnplacedElements = newState.unplacedElements.filter(e => e !== `${action.element.id}`);
return {
...newState,
elementsMap: {
...newState.elementsMap,
[element]: action.element,
},
visibleElements: [...newVisibleElements, element],
unplacedElements: [...newUnplacedElements],
};
}
return {
...state,
elementsMap: {
...state.elementsMap,
[action.element.id]: action.element,
},
visibleElements: [...state.visibleElements, element],
unplacedElements: [...state.unplacedElements, unplacedElement],
};
default:
return state;
}
}
Like I mentioned before, sometimes the update works, but not every time. I've narrowed the problem down to the client. Server seems to be acting fine. Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks!

If you are using takeLatest the redux saga documentation does mention:
https://redux-saga.js.org/docs/basics/UsingSagaHelpers.html
Unlike takeEvery, takeLatest allows only one fetchData task to run at
any moment. And it will be the latest started task. If a previous
task is still running when another fetchData task is started, the
previous task will be automatically cancelled.
Where fetchData is the generator function that is being served using takeLatest or takeEvery
And when your UI keeps invoking the same action, before it gets completed, it will keep cancelling
the last invoked action, and hence you would keep getting the message intermittently:
updateElementSaga has been cancelled
Which by nature takeLatest is doing the right thing. Which is:
Always take the latest invoked action
In case you want every action to be caught and processed, do use takeEvery, as:
export default [
takeEvery('requestUpdateElement', updateElementSaga),
];

Unsubscribe from Redux store when condition is true?

I'm employing the suggestion from #gaearon to setup a listener on my redux store. I'm using this format:
function observeStore(store, select, onChange) {
let currentState;
if (!Function.prototype.isPrototypeOf(select)) {
select = (state) => state;
}
function handleChange() {
let nextState = select(store.getState());
if (nextState !== currentState) {
currentState = nextState;
onChange(currentState);
}
}
let unsubscribe = store.subscribe(handleChange);
handleChange();
return unsubscribe;
}
I'm using this in an onEnter handler for a react-router route:
Entity.onEnter = function makeFetchEntity(store) {
return function fetchEntity(nextState, replace, callback) {
const disposeRouteHandler = observeStore(store, null, (state) => {
const conditions = [
isLoaded(state.thing1),
isLoaded(state.thing2),
isLoaded(state.thing3),
];
if (conditions.every((test) => !!test) {
callback(); // allow react-router to complete routing
// I'm done: how do I dispose the store subscription???
}
});
store.dispatch(
entities.getOrCreate({
entitiesState: store.getState().entities,
nextState,
})
);
};
};
Basically this helps gate the progression of the router while actions are finishing dispatching (async).
My problem is that I can't figure out where to call disposeRouteHandler(). If I call it right after the definition, my onChange function never gets a chance to do it's thing, and I can't put it inside the onChange function because it's not defined yet.
Appears to me to be a chicken-egg problem. Would really appreciate any help/guidance/insight.

How about:
Entity.onEnter = function makeFetchEntity(store) {
return function fetchEntity(nextState, replace, callback) {
let shouldDispose = false;
const disposeRouteHandler = observeStore(store, null, (state) => {
const conditions = [
isLoaded(state.thing1),
isLoaded(state.thing2),
isLoaded(state.thing3),
];
if (conditions.every((test) => !!test) {
callback(); // allow react-router to complete routing
if (disposeRouteHandler) {
disposeRouteHandler();
} else {
shouldDispose = true;
}
}
});
if (shouldDispose) {
disposeRouteHandler();
}
store.dispatch(
entities.getOrCreate({
entitiesState: store.getState().entities,
nextState,
})
);
};
};
Even though using the observable pattern leads to some buy-in, you can work around any difficulties with normal js code. Alternatively you can modify your observable to suit your needs better.
For instance:
function observeStore(store, select, onChange) {
let currentState, unsubscribe;
if (!Function.prototype.isPrototypeOf(select)) {
select = (state) => state;
}
function handleChange() {
let nextState = select(store.getState());
if (nextState !== currentState) {
currentState = nextState;
onChange(currentState, unsubscribe);
}
}
unsubscribe = store.subscribe(handleChange);
handleChange();
return unsubscribe;
}
and
Entity.onEnter = function makeFetchEntity(store) {
return function fetchEntity(nextState, replace, callback) {
const disposeRouteHandler = observeStore(store, null, (state, disposeRouteHandler) => {
const conditions = [
isLoaded(state.thing1),
isLoaded(state.thing2),
isLoaded(state.thing3),
];
if (conditions.every((test) => !!test) {
callback(); // allow react-router to complete routing
disposeRouteHandler();
}
}
store.dispatch(
entities.getOrCreate({
entitiesState: store.getState().entities,
nextState,
})
);
};
};
It does add a strange argument to onChange but it's just one of many ways to do it.
The core problem is that handleChange gets called synchronously immediately when nothing has changed yet and asynchronously later. It's known as Zalgo.

Inspired by the suggestion from #DDS, I came up with the following alteration to the other pattern mentioned in #gaearon's comment:
export function toObservable(store) {
return {
subscribe({ onNext }) {
let dispose = this.dispose = store.subscribe(() => {
onNext.bind(this)(store.getState())
});
onNext.bind(this)(store.getState());
return { dispose };
},
dispose: function() {},
}
}
This allows me to invoke like:
Entity.onEnter = function makeFetchEntity(store) {
return function fetchEntity(nextState, replace, callback) {
toObservable(store).subscribe({
onNext: function onNext(state) {
const conditions = [/* many conditions */];
if (conditions.every((test) => !!test) {
callback(); // allow react-router to complete routing
this.dispose(); // remove the store subscription
}
},
});
store.dispatch(/* action */);
};
};
The key difference is that I'm passing a regular function in for onNext so as not to interfere with my bind(this) in toObservable; I couldn't figure out how to force the binding to use the context I wanted.
This solution avoids
add[ing] a strange argument to onChange
... and in my opinion also conveys a bit more intent: this.dispose() is called from within onNext, so it kinda reads like onNext.dispose(), which is exactly what I want to do.