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react components does not refresh

I'm making a react app where i have to update a list twice (at least or more). Obviously i have to use useState hook for being able to edit that list whenever i want. That's pretty easy, but the problem is that i don't really know but in my app, the two lists fusion themselves. Here's an example: i have a fruit list ["apples", "bananas", "avocados"] and a social network one ["instagram", "snapchat", "facebook", "whatsapp", "telegram"]. Now, when i change the state to the first list it becomes exactly: ["apples", "bananas", "avocados", "whatsapp", "telegram"]. And that's really weird. Instead of a set it makes a somelike difference(?). By the way, here's some simplified code of what i wrote (the essential):
// Initialize in the App function
const [colors, setColors] = useState([])
const [colorpicker,setColorPicker] = useState(null)
const [inputskin, setInputSkin] = useState(localStorage.getItem('skin') !== null ? localStorage.getItem('skin') : testskin)
const inputFile = useRef(null) // rename as inputSkin
useEffect(() => {
const allcolors = []
async function getPixels(){
console.log('changed input skin')
const image = await pixels(inputskin)
for(let i = 0; i < image.height; i++){
pixelLoop:
for(let j = 0; j < image.width; j++){
const color = []
for(let k = 0; k < 4; k++) {
color.push(image.data[(i * image.width + j) * 4 + k])
}
const hex = rgbToHex(color)
for (let clr of allcolors) if (clr[0] === hex) { clr[1]++; continue pixelLoop }
if (!(allcolors.includes(hex)) && color[3] != 0) allcolors.push([hex,0])
}
}
allcolors.sort((a,b) => b[1] - a[1])
setColors(allcolors)
console.log(allcolors)
}
getPixels()
changePalette = setColorPicker
}, [inputskin])
I really can't figure out what's the problem because when i console log the colors array, that's okay, it shows me the array that i want to have in the render, but in the render it basically does not refresh itself. I tried removing by DOM the children of the components nodes, but this does not really help. Here's how i render the components:
// render
return(
...
{ colors.map(([color], i) => <Color colorstart = { color } id = { i } key = { i } colorChange = { colorChange } />) }
...
)
Here's when i load the first color array:
And here's when i load the second color array:
Here's what i would expect to have when i load the second array (I obtain this only if i reload the page):
As you can see it eats the first two color rows :(

You are not setting key property in the map function which probably causes the problem. Set unique key property in
<Color colorstart = { color } id = { i } colorChange = { colorChange } />
for example
<Color key={color[0]} colorstart = { color } id = { i } colorChange = { colorChange } />
and check if it helps.
Read more here: https://reactjs.org/docs/lists-and-keys.html

Using JavaScript to create an animated counter with React.js

I have four counters that I would like to animate (incrementing the count from 0 to a specific number) using JavaScript. My code is the following:
const allCounters = document.querySelectorAll('.counterClass');
counters.forEach(allCounters => {
const updateCounter = () => {
const end = +allCounters.getAttribute('data-target');
const count = +allCounters.innerText;
const increment = end / 200;
if (count < end) {
allCounters.innerText = count + increment;
setTimeout(updateCounter, 1);
} else {
allCounters.innerText = end;
}
};
updateCounter();
});
In React, I wasn't sure how to get it to run. I tried including the code after the using dangerouslySetInnerHTML, but that's not working. (I'm new to React).
I appreciate any assistance you could give me. Thanks so much!
Right before I posted my question, I found a plug-in (https://github.com/glennreyes/react-countup) that could do it, but wondered if it's still possible using JS. Thanks!

While using React, try to avoid direct DOM operations (both query and modifications). Instead, let React do the DOM job:
const Counter = ({start, end}) = {
// useState maintains the value of a state across
// renders and correctly handles its changes
const {count, setCount} = React.useState(start);
// useMemo only executes the callback when some dependency changes
const increment = React.useMemo(() => end/200, [end]);
// The logic of your counter
// Return a callback to "unsubscribe" the timer (clear it)
const doIncrement = () => {
if(count < end) {
const timer = setTimeout(
() => setCount(
count < (end - increment)
? count + increment
: end
),
1);
return () => clearTimeout(timer);
}
}
// useEffect only executes the callback once and when some dependency changes
React.useEffect(doIncrement, [count, end, increment]);
// Render the counter's DOM
return (
<div>{count}</div>
)
}
const App = (props) => {
// Generate example values:
// - Generate 5 counters
// - All of them start at 0
// - Each one ends at it's index * 5 + 10
// - useMemo only executes the callback once and
// when numCounters changes (here, never)
const numCounters = 5;
const countersExample = React.useMemo(
() => new Array(numCounters)
.fill(0)
.map( (c, index) => ({
start: 0,
end: index*5 + 10,
})
),
[numCounters]
);
return (
<div id="counters-container">
{
// Map generated values to React elements
countersExample
.map( (counter, index) => <Counter key={index} {...counter}/> )
}
</div>
)
}

Javascript - Merge Sort Visualizer using CSS Style to Sort, having issues

I am having an issue with my merge sort visualizer.
My program has no issues visualizing bubble sort or quick sort, as I can do the swapping operation of css property values in-place, but I am having major issues trying to get merge sort to work properly. The issue arises when I try to update a css property on the dom, it causes the sort to not function.
I have tried passing in copies of the data I wish to sort, and all sorts of weird things I could think of to make it work. I am currently trying to sort by the css property 'maxWidth'. I use that to display how large a div element is in the html file and then visualize the sort from there.
My latest thought has been to set all the div elements to have another css property equal to the maxWidth (I am using fontSize as it does not affect my program) and then sorting based on fontSize, allowing me in theory to change the maxWidth properties of the divs without affecting merge sorts algorithm.
I am including my entire js file as I hope reading my correctly working bubble sort or quick sort functions can help you see what I am trying to achieve. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and offer any help!
Important Note: I am not trying to visualize the individual steps of merge sort yet because I am unable to update the final result to the html page without affecting the merge sort algorithm. According to console logs, my merge sort algorithm does indeed work, I just can't update the DOM without messing it up. Once I can do that, I will turn it into an asynchronous function using async and await like I previously did with bubble and quick sort.
/********* Generate and Store Divs to be Sorted *************/
const generateSortingDivs = (numOfDivs) => {
const divContainer = document.querySelector('.div-container');
let html = '';
for (let i = 0; i < numOfDivs; i++) {
let r = Math.floor(Math.random() * 100);
html += `<div class='sorting-div' id='id-${i}' style='max-width: ${r}%'>&nbsp</div>`;
}
divContainer.innerHTML = html;
for(let i = 0; i < numOfDivs; i++) {
let x = document.getElementById('id-' + i);
x.style.fontSize = x.style.maxWidth;
}
}
const storeSortingDivs = () => {
const divContainer = document.querySelector('.div-container');
let divCollection = [];
const numOfDivs = divContainer.childElementCount;
for(let i=0; i<numOfDivs; i++) {
let div = document.getElementById('id-' + i);
divCollection.push(div);
}
return divCollection;
}
/********** SLEEP FUNCTION ************/
//Used to allow asynchronous visualizations of synchronous tasks
function sleep(ms) {
return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}
/******* SWAP FUNCTIONS *********/
//Used for Testing Algorithm before Animating Visualization
const syncSwap = (div1, div2) => {
let tmp = div1.style.maxWidth;
div1.style.maxWidth = div2.style.maxWidth;
div2.style.maxWidth = tmp;
}
async function asyncSwap(div1, div2) {
await sleep(50);
let tmp = div1.style.maxWidth;
div1.style.maxWidth = div2.style.maxWidth;
div2.style.maxWidth = tmp;
}
const swapDivs = (smallerDiv, biggerDiv) => {
return new Promise(resolve => {
setTimeout(() => {
let tmp = smallerDiv.style.maxWidth;
smallerDiv.style.maxWidth = biggerDiv.style.maxWidth;
biggerDiv.style.maxWidth = tmp;
resolve();
}, 50);
});
}
/****************************************/
/*********** SORTING ALGO'S *************/
/****************************************/
/******* BUBBLE SORT ***********/
async function bubbleSort(divCollection) {
displayBubbleSortInfo();
const len = divCollection.length;
for(let i=0; i<len; i++) {
for(let j=0; j<len-i-1; j++) {
divCollection[j].style.backgroundColor = "#FF4949";
divCollection[j+1].style.backgroundColor = "#FF4949";
let numDiv1 = parseInt(divCollection[j].style.maxWidth);
let numDiv2 = parseInt(divCollection[j+1].style.maxWidth);
let div1 = divCollection[j];
let div2 = divCollection[j+1];
if(numDiv1 > numDiv2) {
await swapDivs(div2, div1);
}
divCollection[j].style.backgroundColor = "darkcyan";
divCollection[j+1].style.backgroundColor = "darkcyan";
}
divCollection[len - i - 1].style.backgroundColor = 'black';
}
}
function displayBubbleSortInfo(){
const infoDiv = document.querySelector('.algo-info');
let html = `<h1>Bubble Sort Visualizer</h1>`;
html += `<h2>Time Complexity: O(n^2)</h2>`;
html += `<h3>Space Complexity: O(1)</h3>`;
html += `<p>This sorting algorithm loops through the array and continues to push the
largest found element into the last position, also pushing the last available
position down by one on each iteration. It is guaranteed to run in exactly
O(n^2) time because it is a nested loop that runs completely through.</p>`;
infoDiv.innerHTML = html;
}
/****** QUICK SORT ********/
async function quickSort(divCollection, start, end) {
if(start >= end) return;
let partitionIndex = await partition(divCollection, start, end);
await Promise.all([quickSort(divCollection, start, partitionIndex - 1), quickSort(divCollection, partitionIndex + 1, end)]);
}
/* This function takes last element as pivot, places
the pivot element at its correct position in sorted
array, and places all smaller (smaller than pivot)
to left of pivot and all greater elements to right
of pivot */
async function partition(divCollection, start, end) {
let pivotIndex = start;
let pivotValue = parseInt(divCollection[end].style.maxWidth);
for(let i = start; i < end; i++) {
if(parseInt(divCollection[i].style.maxWidth) < pivotValue) {
await asyncSwap(divCollection[i], divCollection[pivotIndex]);
pivotIndex++;
}
}
await asyncSwap(divCollection[pivotIndex], divCollection[end]);
return pivotIndex;
}
function displayQuickSortInfo(){
const infoDiv = document.querySelector('.algo-info');
let html = `<h1>Quick Sort Visualizer</h1>`;
html += `<h2>Time Complexity: O(n log n)</h2>`;
html += `<h3>Space Complexity: O(log n)</h3>`;
html += `<p>This sorting algorithm uses the idea of a partition to sort
each iteration recursively. You can implement quick sort
in a variety of manners based on the method in which you
pick your "pivot" value to partition the array. In this
visualization, I implemented the method that chooses the
last element of the array as the pivot value. You could
also choose the first value, the middle value, or the median
value based on the first, middle, and last values.</p>`;
infoDiv.innerHTML = html;
}
/* Merge Sort does not sort in place, and thus we have to be
* clever when implementing it and also editing the css style
* of our divs to show the visualization of how the algorithm
* works. My method is to store a copy of the divs, that way
* I can use one to be sorted by merge sort, and the other to
* change the css style property to show the visualization.
* Unlike Quick Sort and Bubble Sort, we are not swapping
* elements when sorting, instead we are merging entire
* arrays together as the name implies. */
function mergeSort(divCollection) {
if(divCollection.length < 2) return divCollection;
let middleIndex = Math.floor(divCollection.length / 2);
let left = divCollection.slice(0, middleIndex);
let right = divCollection.slice(middleIndex);
return merge(mergeSort(left), mergeSort(right));
}
function merge(left, right) {
let mergedCollection = [];
while(left.length && right.length) {
if(parseInt(left[0].style.fontSize) < parseInt(right[0].style.fontSize || right.length === 0)) {
let el = left.shift();
mergedCollection.push(el);
} else {
let el = right.shift();
mergedCollection.push(el);
}
}
let res = mergedCollection.concat(left.slice().concat(right.slice()));
return res;
}
/***** INITIALIZATION FUNCTION *******/
generateSortingDivs(10);
let divs = storeSortingDivs();
let copyDivs = [...divs];
console.log('Original State: ')
console.log(divs);
//bubbleSort(divs);
//displayQuickSortInfo();
//quickSort(divs, 0, divs.length-1);
let x = mergeSort(copyDivs);
console.log('Sorted: ');
console.log(x);

Functional Programming: Calling a Curried Function

I'm implementing the game Tic Tac Toe/Naughts and Crosses in a functional programming style and have stumbled across a hurdle with curried functions.
I have a reoccurring pattern of functions in the form func(width, height, index) which I then wish to curry, binding width and height and leaving curriedFunc(index).
However the problem arises when I have functions that expect one of these curried functions to be defined at compile-time.
They cannot be defined at compile time, because they need input from the user to then bind the values to the function.
Below is some example code of the pattern I've encountered.
// Board indexes:
// 0 | 1 | 2
// ---+---+---
// 3 | 4 | 5
// ---+---+---
// 6 | 7 | 8
const getRowNumGivenWidth = w => i => Math.floor(i/w);
// I want to be able to declare nextIndexInRowGivenWidth() here, outside of main()
// but getRowNum() needs to be defined beforehand
const main = () => {
// User input:
const width = 3;
// ...
const getRowNum = getRowNumGivenWidth(width);
const nextIndexInRowGivenWidth = width => currentIndex => {
const rowNum = getRowNum(currentIndex);
const nextIndex = currentIndex + 1;
if (getRowNum(nextIndex) != rowNum)
result = nextIndex - width;
else
result = nextIndex;
return result;
};
const nextIndexInRow = nextIndexInRowGivenWidth(width);
const board = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
board.map(x => console.log(x, " -> ", nextIndexInRow(x)));
// ...
}
main();
The only way I can think of solving this is to pass the curried function as an argument (to nextIndexInRowGivenWidth() in this example).
However I don't think this is ideal as if a function requires a few similarly curried functions at run-time, it quickly becomes unwieldy to define and curry said function.
The ideal solution would be if I could somehow make the binding of the values dynamic, suppose I could put the declaration getRowNum = getRowNumGivenWidth(width); before main(). This way I could call something like getRowNum(someInt) to initialise getRowNum() which I could then use in other functions that are already expecting it to be defined.
As this is a reoccurring pattern in my code, I was wondering if there is a design pattern to achieve this.

I think you are looking for
const getRowNumGivenWidth = w => i => Math.floor(i/w);
const nextIndexInRowGivenWidth = width => {
const getRowNum = getRowNumGivenWidth(width);
//^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
return currentIndex => {
const nextIndex = currentIndex + 1;
if (getRowNum(nextIndex) != getRowNum(currentIndex))
return nextIndex - width;
else
return nextIndex;
};
};
const main = () => {
// User input:
const width = 3;
const nextIndexInRow = nextIndexInRowGivenWidth(width);
// ...
}
Alternatively, you could define that nextIndexInRowGiven… function not with the width as the first curried parameter, but with getRowNum itself as the parameter:
const getRowNumGivenWidth = w => i => Math.floor(i/w);
const nextIndexInRowGivenRowNumGetter = getRowNum => currentIndex => {
const nextIndex = currentIndex + 1;
if (getRowNum(nextIndex) != getRowNum(currentIndex))
return nextIndex - width;
else
return nextIndex;
};
const main = () => {
// User input:
const width = 3;
const nextIndexInRow = nextIndexInRowGivenRowNumGetter(getRowNumGivenWidth(width));
// ...
}

Page freezes when 3 second pause is inside a loop

When i loop through an array in javascript i have it pause for 3 seconds after each item. It does this successfully, but it freezes the webpage until the array completes.
function launchTutorial() {
HideFloatingMenu(); //freezes on page and it doesn't when i comment out the subsequent array loop
//highlightElement("diLeftColumn");
//the classes of each element to highlight in the tutorial
var tutorialClasses = [
"diLeftColumn",
"diMiddleColumn",
"diRightColumn"
];
var threeSec = new Date().getTime() + 3000;
for (var i = 0; i < tutorialClasses.length; i++) {
//$.each(tutorialClasses, function (key, value) {
if (i != 0) {
var now = new Date().getTime();
if (now >= threeSec) {
highlightElement(tutorialClasses[i]);
threeSec = new Date().getTime() + 3000;
}
else {
i = i - 1; //go back to this item if it hasn't been 3 seconds
}
}
else {
highlightElement(tutorialClasses[i]);
threeSec = new Date().getTime() + 3000;
}
}
}
I have tried setTimeout(), setInterval(0, delay(), 2 different custom sleep functions, and a while loop. none of them worked.

Use this. In javascript, when you do a while loop that takes time x, the whole page freezes for that time x. So using a while loop is no option. But you can use the function setTimeout like this. This will run the printNextElement function every 10 seconds (in my example).
At the console.log place, do your logic. And change the 10000 to your time.
const ar = ['Hello', 'World'];
let index = 0;
const printNextElement = () => {
console.log(ar[index]);
index += 1;
if(ar.length === index) {
return;
}
window.setTimeout(printNextElement, 10000);
};
printNextElement();