freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/03-front-end-development-libraries/react-and-redux/connect-redux-to-react.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId, dashedName

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId	dashedName
5a24c314108439a4d4036147	Connect Redux to React	6	301426	connect-redux-to-react

--description--

Now that you've written both the mapStateToProps() and the mapDispatchToProps() functions, you can use them to map state and dispatch to the props of one of your React components. The connect method from React Redux can handle this task. This method takes two optional arguments, mapStateToProps() and mapDispatchToProps(). They are optional because you may have a component that only needs access to state but doesn't need to dispatch any actions, or vice versa.

To use this method, pass in the functions as arguments, and immediately call the result with your component. This syntax is a little unusual and looks like:

connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(MyComponent)

Note: If you want to omit one of the arguments to the connect method, you pass null in its place.

--instructions--

The code editor has the mapStateToProps() and mapDispatchToProps() functions and a new React component called Presentational. Connect this component to Redux with the connect method from the ReactRedux global object, and call it immediately on the Presentational component. Assign the result to a new const called ConnectedComponent that represents the connected component. That's it, now you're connected to Redux! Try changing either of connect's arguments to null and observe the test results.

--hints--

The Presentational component should render.

assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
    return mockedComponent.find('Presentational').length === 1;
  })()
);

The Presentational component should receive a prop messages via connect.

assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
    const props = mockedComponent.find('Presentational').props();
    return props.messages === '__INITIAL__STATE__';
  })()
);

The Presentational component should receive a prop submitNewMessage via connect.

assert(
  (function () {
    const mockedComponent = Enzyme.mount(React.createElement(AppWrapper));
    const props = mockedComponent.find('Presentational').props();
    return typeof props.submitNewMessage === 'function';
  })()
);

--seed--

--after-user-code--

const store = Redux.createStore(
  (state = '__INITIAL__STATE__', action) => state
);
class AppWrapper extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return (
      <ReactRedux.Provider store = {store}>
        <ConnectedComponent/>
      </ReactRedux.Provider>
    );
  }
};
ReactDOM.render(<AppWrapper />, document.getElementById('root'))

--seed-contents--

const addMessage = (message) => {
  return {
    type: 'ADD',
    message: message
  }
};

const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
  return {
    messages: state
  }
};

const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
  return {
    submitNewMessage: (message) => {
      dispatch(addMessage(message));
    }
  }
};

class Presentational extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return <h3>This is a Presentational Component</h3>
  }
};

const connect = ReactRedux.connect;
// Change code below this line

--solutions--

const addMessage = (message) => {
  return {
    type: 'ADD',
    message: message
  }
};

const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
  return {
    messages: state
  }
};

const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
  return {
    submitNewMessage: (message) => {
      dispatch(addMessage(message));
    }
  }
};

class Presentational extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }
  render() {
    return <h3>This is a Presentational Component</h3>
  }
};

const connect = ReactRedux.connect;
// Change code below this line

const ConnectedComponent = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Presentational);