--description--
Now that you understand how to use connect
to connect React to Redux, you can apply what you've learned to your React component that handles messages.
In the last lesson, the component you connected to Redux was named Presentational
, and this wasn't arbitrary. This term generally refers to React components that are not directly connected to Redux. They are simply responsible for the presentation of UI and do this as a function of the props they receive. By contrast, container components are connected to Redux. These are typically responsible for dispatching actions to the store and often pass store state to child components as props.
--instructions--
The code editor has all the code you've written in this section so far. The only change is that the React component is renamed to Presentational
. Create a new component held in a constant called Container
that uses connect
to connect the Presentational
component to Redux. Then, in the AppWrapper
, render the React Redux Provider
component. Pass Provider
the Redux store
as a prop and render Container
as a child. Once everything is set up, you will see the messages app rendered to the page again.
--hints--
The AppWrapper
should render to the page.
assert(
(function () {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
return mockedComponent.find('AppWrapper').length === 1;
})()
);
The Presentational
component should render to page.
assert(
(function () {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
return mockedComponent.find('Presentational').length === 1;
})()
);
The Presentational
component should render an h2
, input
, button
, and ul
elements.
assert(
(function () {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
const PresentationalComponent = mockedComponent.find('Presentational');
return (
PresentationalComponent.find('div').length === 1 &&
PresentationalComponent.find('h2').length === 1 &&
PresentationalComponent.find('button').length === 1 &&
PresentationalComponent.find('ul').length === 1
);
})()
);
The Presentational
component should receive messages
from the Redux store as a prop.
assert(
(function () {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
const PresentationalComponent = mockedComponent.find('Presentational');
const props = PresentationalComponent.props();
return Array.isArray(props.messages);
})()
);
The Presentational
component should receive the submitMessage
action creator as a prop.
assert(
(function () {
const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
const PresentationalComponent = mockedComponent.find('Presentational');
const props = PresentationalComponent.props();
return typeof props.submitNewMessage === 'function';
})()
);
--seed--
--after-user-code--
ReactDOM.render(<AppWrapper />, document.getElementById('root'))
--seed-contents--
// Redux:
const ADD = 'ADD';
const addMessage = (message) => {
return {
type: ADD,
message: message
}
};
const messageReducer = (state = [], action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case ADD:
return [
...state,
action.message
];
default:
return state;
}
};
const store = Redux.createStore(messageReducer);
// React:
class Presentational extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
input: '',
messages: []
}
this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
this.submitMessage = this.submitMessage.bind(this);
}
handleChange(event) {
this.setState({
input: event.target.value
});
}
submitMessage() {
this.setState((state) => {
const currentMessage = state.input;
return {
input: '',
messages: state.messages.concat(currentMessage)
};
});
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<h2>Type in a new Message:</h2>
<input
value={this.state.input}
onChange={this.handleChange}/><br/>
<button onClick={this.submitMessage}>Submit</button>
<ul>
{this.state.messages.map( (message, idx) => {
return (
<li key={idx}>{message}</li>
)
})
}
</ul>
</div>
);
}
};
// React-Redux:
const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
return { messages: state }
};
const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
return {
submitNewMessage: (newMessage) => {
dispatch(addMessage(newMessage))
}
}
};
const Provider = ReactRedux.Provider;
const connect = ReactRedux.connect;
// Define the Container component here:
class AppWrapper extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
render() {
// Complete the return statement:
return (null);
}
};
--solutions--
// Redux:
const ADD = 'ADD';
const addMessage = (message) => {
return {
type: ADD,
message: message
}
};
const messageReducer = (state = [], action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case ADD:
return [
...state,
action.message
];
default:
return state;
}
};
const store = Redux.createStore(messageReducer);
// React:
class Presentational extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
input: '',
messages: []
}
this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
this.submitMessage = this.submitMessage.bind(this);
}
handleChange(event) {
this.setState({
input: event.target.value
});
}
submitMessage() {
this.setState((state) => {
const currentMessage = state.input;
return {
input: '',
messages: state.messages.concat(currentMessage)
};
});
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<h2>Type in a new Message:</h2>
<input
value={this.state.input}
onChange={this.handleChange}/><br/>
<button onClick={this.submitMessage}>Submit</button>
<ul>
{this.state.messages.map( (message, idx) => {
return (
<li key={idx}>{message}</li>
)
})
}
</ul>
</div>
);
}
};
// React-Redux:
const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
return { messages: state }
};
const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
return {
submitNewMessage: (newMessage) => {
dispatch(addMessage(newMessage))
}
}
};
const Provider = ReactRedux.Provider;
const connect = ReactRedux.connect;
const Container = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Presentational);
class AppWrapper extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
render() {
return (
<Provider store={store}>
<Container/>
</Provider>
);
}
};