redux
=========================
An experiment in fully hot-reloadable Flux.
**The API might change any day.**
_**Don't use in production.**_
## Why another Flux framework?
Read **[The Evolution of Flux Frameworks](https://medium.com/@dan_abramov/the-evolution-of-flux-frameworks-6c16ad26bb31)** for some context.
### Design Goals
* Hot reloading of everything.
* A hook for the future devtools to "commit" a state, and replay actions on top of it during hot reload.
* No `createAction`, `createStores`, `wrapThisStuff`. Your stuff is your stuff.
* I don't mind action constants. Seriously.
* Keep Flux lingo. No cursors or observables in core.
* Have I mentioned hot reloading yet?
## Demo
```
git clone https://github.com/gaearon/redux.git redux
cd redux
npm install
npm start
```
## What's it look like?
### Actions
```js
// Still using constants...
import {
INCREMENT_COUNTER,
DECREMENT_COUNTER
} from '../constants/ActionTypes';
// But action creators are pure functions returning actions
export function increment() {
return {
type: INCREMENT_COUNTER
};
}
export function decrement() {
return {
type: DECREMENT_COUNTER
};
}
// Can also be async if you return a function
// (wow, much functions, so injectable :doge:)
export function incrementAsync() {
return dispatch => {
setTimeout(() => {
dispatch(increment());
}, 1000);
};
}
// Could also look into state in the callback form
export function incrementIfOdd() {
return (dispatch, state) => {
if (state.counterStore.counter % 2 === 0) {
return;
}
dispatch(increment());
};
}
```
### Stores
```js
// ... too, use constants
import {
INCREMENT_COUNTER,
DECREMENT_COUNTER
} from '../constants/ActionTypes';
// but you can write this part anyhow you like:
const initialState = { counter: 0 };
function increment({ counter }) {
return { counter: counter + 1 };
}
function decrement({ counter }) {
return { counter: counter - 1 };
}
// what's important is that Store is a pure function too
export default function counterStore(state = initialState, action) {
// that returns the new state when an action comes
switch (action.type) {
case INCREMENT_COUNTER:
return increment(state, action);
case DECREMENT_COUNTER:
return decrement(state, action);
default:
return state;
}
}
// bonus: no special support needed for ImmutableJS,
// just return its objects as the state.
```
### Components
#### Dumb Components
```js
// The dumb component receives everything using props:
import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
export default class Counter {
static propTypes = {
counter: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
increment: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
decrement: PropTypes.func.isRequired
};
render() {
const { counter } = this.props;
return (
Clicked: {counter} times
);
}
}
```
#### Smart Components
```js
// The smart component may inject actions
// and observe stores using
:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { Root, Container } from 'redux';
import { increment, decrement } from './actions/CounterActions';
import counterStore from './stores/counterStore';
import Counter from './Counter';
export default class CounterContainer {
render() {
// stores can be a single store or an array.
// actions can only be a string -> function map.
// props passed to children will combine these actions and state.
return (
{props => }
);
}
}
```
#### The root component
```js
import React from 'react';
import { Root } from 'redux';
@Root
export default class App {
/* ... */
}
```
## FAQ
### How does hot reloading work?
* http://webpack.github.io/docs/hot-module-replacement.html
* http://gaearon.github.io/react-hot-loader/
* those `module.hot` lines in the dispatcher example above
### Can I use this in production?
I wouldn't. Many use cases are not be considered yet. If you find some use cases this lib can't handle yet, please file an issue.