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Redux

Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps. - redux.js.org

Core Concepts

These are the core concepts of Redux.

• The state of your application is represented as an object within the store.
• state is read-only.
• Changes to the application state are made via "pure" functions (aka - reducers).

Describe your application's state in the form of arrays and objects. Pass state to your UI (e.g. - via Component props). state will be managed by a single application store.

const state = {
  messages: [ ... ],
  user: { ... },
  router: { ... }
}

state is read-only. Dispatch actions to the store to get the next application state. Actions can be triggered by Browser Events or Network Requests. Think of actions as a minimal description of the event that happened in the app, coupled with the information necessary to build the next state.

const action = {
  type: "ADD_MESSAGE",
  message: "I'm learning Redux!"
}

Describe state mutations as reducer functions.

const initialState = {
  messages: []
}

// Keep this function "pure". Treat inputs as read-only.
const reducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
  switch (action.type) {
    case "ADD_MESSAGE":
      // Don't change `state` directly. Return an updated copy.
      return {
        ...state,
        messages: [...state.messages, action.message]
      }
    case "DELETE_MESSAGE":
      return {
        ...state,
        messages: state.messages.filter(m => m.id !== action.messageId)
      }
    // ...
    default:
      return state;
  }
}