Redux CompData

What is this?

CompData is a higher order component that exposes props to quickly set data into your redux store. This works much in the same way this.setState() works, only the data ends up in redux.

Why?

This package removes the need to create any additional actions, reducers, extra files, or tests. This makes adding data to the store as easy as passing our component to connect and calling a function from props. The goal is to help organize redux data by name-spacing it based on the name of the components.

Getting Started

Install via npm

npm install -S compdata
# Or
yarn add compdata

Add CompData to your rootReducer

// rootReducer.js
import { CompDataReducer } from 'compdata';

const rootReducer = combineReducers({
    CompData: CompDataReducer
})

Wrap your component with the connect HOC

import { connect } from 'compdata';

export default connect()(LoginContainer, 'LoginContainer')
// Creates redux object at: state.CompData.LoginContainer

// Additional props and actions are params of connect as usual
// Apart from the regular redux syntax, just pass in the string of the component name
// The string will be used to name the object in state.CompData
export default connect(
    mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps
)(LoginContainer, 'LoginContainer');

Full component example

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { connect } from 'compdata';

class LoginContainer extends Component {
    componentDidMount() {
        const { setData } = this.props;
        setData({ isAuthenticated: false });
    }

    toggleAuth() {
        const { setData, compData } = this.props;
        setData({
            isAuthenticated: !compData.isAuthenticated
        })
    }

    render() {
        const { compData } = this.props;
        return (
            <div>
                <p>{ compData.isAuthenticated ? 'Welcome back!' : 'Please Login'}</p>
                <button onClick={ this.toggleAuth }>Toggle Login</button>
            </div>
        );
    }
}

// Note: Calling setData will implicitly use the name passed in
// (ie 'LoginContainer') unless specified otherwise
export default connect(
    mapStateToProps, actions
)(LoginContainer, 'LoginContainer');

Call setData for a different component

// you can setData with a different key name, just pass a string as the first param
setData('SomeOtherComponent', {data})

// this creates: state.CompData.SomeOtherComponent.data

Redux store structure example

store: {
    CompData: {
        LoginContainer: {
            isAuthenticated: true,
            userInfo: {
                name: 'Tim',
                email: '[email protected]'
            }
        },
        Todos: {
            selectedTodo: {
                title: 'take dog for a walk',
                complete: true
            }
        }
    }
}