I am new to React hooks/Context API. I have read the React hook/context docs, and I am still having trouble with the following:
- My attempts to update global state by multiple consumer components currently causes frequent overwriting of context state due to rerendering (e.g., activity or details state is sometimes null/undefined). This probably is why...
- ... I am getting 400 (bad request) and/or 500 (server) errors on random refreshes of the page (~30% of the time content loads as expected, ~70% errors are thrown. I believe this is happening because we have various context states that are being called asynchronously).
- I am not sure how to implement Axios Cancellation, given that our
useEffect
hooks are calling dispatch functions (e.g.,getActivities()
) in different files. The examples I've seen involve fetching data within the component (rather than in context).
I am seeking assistance for #1 specifically. I would love guidance on how to accurately fetch data and store in context as global state, and then provide that context to child components, allowing them to consume/update context state without unnecessary rerendering.
Tried to only provide relevant code snippets below:
ActivityState.js -- should fetch activity data
...
const ActivityState = props => {
const initialState = {
activities: [],
isLoading: false,
isError: false
};
const HEADERS = {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'user_id': 1
}
const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(ActivityReducer, initialState);
const userContext = useContext(UserContext);
const getActivities = async () => {
const { loggedIn } = contactContext;
let didCancel = false; // attempts to start implementing axios cancellation
try {
const res = await axios.get(url);
dispatch({ type: GET_ACTIVITIES, payload: res.data.data.activities });
} catch (err) {
if (!didCancel) {
dispatch({ type: 'FETCH_FAILURE' });
}
}
}
const updateActivity = (path, data) => { //update context state
dispatch({ type: UPDATE_ACTIVITY, payload: { path: path, data: data } });
};
const saveActivity = () => { //send new activity data to the backend
const postData = {
actions: [{"293939": []}],
activities: state.activities
};
try {
const res = axios.post(url,{ data: postData }, { headers: HEADERS });
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
}
}
return (
<ActivityContext.Provider
value={{
activities: state.activities,
data: state.data,
backup_data: state.backup_data,
getActivities,
updateActivity,
saveActivity,
}}
>
{props.children}
</ActivityContext.Provider>
);
};
export default ActivityState;
ActivityReducer.js -- switch statements to be dispatched by ActivityState.js
...
export default (state, action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case GET_ACTIVITIES:
return {
...state,
activities: action.payload,
isLoading: true
};
case FETCH_FAILURE:
return {
...state,
isLoading: false,
isError: true
};
case UPDATE_ACTIVITY:
const { payload: { path }, payload } = action;
const data = state;
if (!data.activities)
return { data };
const index = data.activities.findIndex(e => e.socium_tracking_number == path.id);
if(index === -1)
return { data };
_.set(data, `activities[${index}].${path.field}`, payload.data);
return {
data,
};
...
DetailsState.js -- dispatch functions to fetch details
const DetailsState = props => {
const initialState = {
details: null,
};
const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(DetailsReducer, initialState);
const getDetails = async () => {
try {
const res = await axios.get(url);
dispatch({ type: GET_DETAILS, payload: res.data.data[0].details});
}catch(err) {
console.log(err)
}
};
return (
<DetailsContext.Provider
value={{ details: state.details, getDetails }}
>
{ props.children }
</DetailsContext.Provider>
);
}
export default SchemaState;
DetailsReducer.js -- switch statement
export default (state, action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case GET_DETAILS:
return {
...state,
details: action.payload,
};
default:
return state;
}
};
ActivityTable.js -- component that consumes Activity Info
...
const ActivityTable = ({ activity }) => {
const activityContext = useContext(ActivityContext);
const { activities, filtered, getActivities } = activityContext;
const [order, setOrder] = React.useState('asc');
const [orderBy, setOrderBy] = React.useState(activities.wait_time);
// Get activity data on mount
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchData() {
await getActivities()
}
fetchData();
}, []);
...
CreateActivity.js -- component that consumes Activity and Details data
...
const CreateActivity = props => {
const activityContext = useContext(ActivityContext);
const { activities, filtered, getActivities, addActivity } = activityContext;
const detailsContext = useContext(DetailsContext);
const { details, getDetails } = detailsContext;
// Get activity and details data on mount
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchData() {
await getActivities();
await getSchema();
}
fetchData();
}, []);
...
I really tried to get smarter on these issues before approaching the SO community, so that my question(s) was more defined. But this is what I have. Happy to provide any info that I missed or clarify confusion. Thank you for your time