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React: Persisting State Using Local Storage

I am coding an app in which there is a collection of reviews and a person can respond to a review, but each review can only have one response. So far, I am doing this by rendering a ReviewResponseBox component in my ReviewCardDetails component and passing the review_id as props.
I have implemented the logic so that once there is one ReviewResponse, the form to write another will no longer appear. However, before I was initializing the state in this component with an empty array, so when I refreshed my page the response went away and the form came back up. (This is now commented out)
I am trying to resolve this by persisting my state using React LocalStorage but am having trouble writing my method to do this. Here is what I have so far:
Component that renders ReviewResponseBox and passes review_id as props:
import React from "react";
import './Review.css';
import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
import StarRatings from "react-star-ratings";
import ReviewResponseBox from "../ReviewResponse/ReviewResponseBox";
const ReviewCardDetails = () => {
const location = useLocation();
const { review } = location?.state; // ? - optional chaining
console.log("history location details: ", location);
return (
<div key={review.id} className="card-deck">
<div className="card">
<div>
<div className='card-container'>
<h4 className="card-title">{review.place}</h4>
<StarRatings
rating={review.rating}
starRatedColor="gold"
starDimension="20px"
/>
<div className="card-body">{review.content}</div>
<div className="card-footer">
{review.author} - {review.published_at}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br></br>
<ReviewResponseBox review_id={review.id}/>
</div>
);
};
export default ReviewCardDetails;
component that I want to keep track of the state so that it can render the form or response:
import React from 'react';
import ReviewResponse from './ReviewResponse';
import ReviewResponseForm from './ReviewResponseForm';
import { reactLocalStorage } from "reactjs-localstorage";
class ReviewResponseBox extends React.Component {
// constructor() {
// super()
// this.state = {
// reviewResponses: []
// };
// }
fetchResponses = () => {
let reviewResponses = [];
localStorage.setResponses
reviewResponses.push(reviewResponse);
}
render () {
const reviewResponses = this.getResponses();
const reviewResponseNodes = <div className="reviewResponse-list">{reviewResponses}</div>;
return(
<div className="reviewResponse-box">
{reviewResponses.length
? (
<>
{reviewResponseNodes}
</>
)
: (
<ReviewResponseForm addResponse={this.addResponse.bind(this)}/>
)}
</div>
);
}
addResponse(review_id, author, body) {
const reviewResponse = {
review_id,
author,
body
};
this.setState({ reviewResponses: this.state.reviewResponses.concat([reviewResponse]) }); // *new array references help React stay fast, so concat works better than push here.
}
getResponses() {
return this.state.reviewResponses.map((reviewResponse) => {
return (
<ReviewResponse
author={reviewResponse.author}
body={reviewResponse.body}
review_id={this.state.review_id} />
);
});
}
}
export default ReviewResponseBox;
Any guidance would be appreciated

You would persist the responses to localStorage when they are updated in state using the componentDidUpdate lifecycle method. Use the componentDidMount lifecycle method to read in the localStorage value and set the local component state, or since reading from localStorage is synchronous directly set the initial state.
I don't think you need a separate package to handle this either, you can use the localStorage API easily.
import React from "react";
import ReviewResponse from "./ReviewResponse";
import ReviewResponseForm from "./ReviewResponseForm";
class ReviewResponseBox extends React.Component {
state = {
reviewResponses: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(`reviewResponses-${this.props.review_id}`)) || []
};
storageKey = () => `reviewResponses-${this.props.review_id}`;
componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
if (prevState.reviewResponses !== this.state.reviewResponses) {
localStorage.setItem(
`reviewResponses-${this.props.review_id}`,
JSON.stringify(this.state.reviewResponses)
);
}
}
render() {
const reviewResponses = this.getResponses();
const reviewResponseNodes = (
<div className="reviewResponse-list">{reviewResponses}</div>
);
return (
<div className="reviewResponse-box">
{reviewResponses.length ? (
<>{reviewResponseNodes}</>
) : (
<ReviewResponseForm addResponse={this.addResponse.bind(this)} />
)}
</div>
);
}
addResponse(review_id, author, body) {
const reviewResponse = {
review_id,
author,
body
};
this.setState({
reviewResponses: this.state.reviewResponses.concat([reviewResponse])
}); // *new array references help React stay fast, so concat works better than push here.
}
getResponses() {
return this.state.reviewResponses.map((reviewResponse) => {
return (
<ReviewResponse
author={reviewResponse.author}
body={reviewResponse.body}
review_id={this.state.review_id}
/>
);
});
}
}

How to use forEach in react js

I want to create a function which iterate over all element with same class and remove a specific class.
It could be done easily using JavaScript.
const boxes = document.querySelectorAll(".box1");
function remove_all_active_list() {
boxes.forEach((element) => element.classList.remove('active'));
}
But how can I do this similar thing is ReactJs. The problem which I am facing is that I can't use document.querySelectorAll(".box1") in React but, I can use React.createRef() but it is not giving me all elements, it's only giving me the last element.
This is my React Code
App.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import List from './List';
export class App extends Component {
componentDidMount() {
window.addEventListener('keydown', this.keypressed);
}
keypressed = (e) => {
if (e.keyCode == '38' || e.keyCode == '40') this.remove_all_active_list();
};
remove_all_active_list = () => {
// boxes.forEach((element) => element.classList.remove('active'));
};
divElement = (el) => {
console.log(el);
el.forEach((element) => element.classList.add('active'))
};
render() {
return (
<div className="container0">
<List divElement={this.divElement} />
</div>
);
}
}
export default App;
List.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import data from './content/data';
export class List extends Component {
divRef = React.createRef();
componentDidMount() {
this.props.divElement(this.divRef)
}
render() {
let listItem = data.map(({ title, src }, i) => {
return (
<div className="box1" id={i} ref={this.divRef} key={src}>
<img src={src} title={title} align="center" alt={title} />
<span>{title}</span>
</div>
);
});
return <div className="container1">{listItem}</div>;
}
}
export default List;
Please tell me how can I over come this problem.

The short answer
You wouldn't.
Instead you would conditionally add and remove the class to the element, the component, or to the collection.map() inside your React component.
Example
Here's an example that illustrates both:
import styles from './Example.module.css';
const Example = () => {
const myCondition = true;
const myCollection = [1, 2, 3];
return (
<div>
<div className={myCondition ? 'someGlobalClassName' : undefined}>Single element</div>
{myCollection.map((member) => (
<div key={member} className={myCondition ? styles.variant1 : styles.variant2}>
{member}
</div>
))}
</div>
);
};
export default Example;
So in your case:
You could pass active prop to the <ListItem /> component and use props.active as the condition.
Alternatively you could send activeIndex to <List /> component and use index === activeIndex as the condition in your map.
Explanation
Instead of adding or removing classes to a HTMLElement react takes care of rendering and updating the whole element and all its properties (including class - which in react you would write as className).
Without going into shadow dom and why react may be preferable, I'll just try to explain the shift in mindset:
Components do not only describe html elements, but may also contain logic and behaviour. Every time any property changes, at the very least the render method is called again, and the element is replaced by the new element (i.e. before without any class but now with a class).
Now it is much easier to change classes around. All you need to do is change a property or modify the result of a condition (if statement).
So instead of selecting some elements in the dom and applying some logic them, you would not select any element at all; the logic is written right inside the react component, close to the part that does the actual rendering.
Further reading
https://reactjs.org/docs/state-and-lifecycle.html
Please don't hessitate to add a comment if something should be rephrased or added.

pass the ref to the parent div in List component.
...
componentDidMount() {
this.props.divElement(this.divRef.current)
}
...
<div ref={this.divRef} className="container1">{listItem}</div>
then in App
divElement = (el) => {
console.log(el);
el.childNodes.forEach((element) => element.classList.add('active'))
}
hope this will work. here is a simple example
https://codesandbox.io/s/staging-microservice-0574t?file=/src/App.js

App.js
import React, { Component } from "react";
import List from "./List";
import "./styles.css";
export class App extends Component {
state = { element: [] };
ref = React.createRef();
componentDidMount() {
const {
current: { divRef = [] }
} = this.ref;
divRef.forEach((ele) => ele?.classList?.add("active"));
console.log(divRef);
window.addEventListener("keydown", this.keypressed);
}
keypressed = (e) => {
if (e.keyCode == "38" || e.keyCode == "40") this.remove_all_active_list();
};
remove_all_active_list = () => {
const {
current: { divRef = [] }
} = this.ref;
divRef.forEach((ele) => ele?.classList?.remove("active"));
// boxes.forEach((element) => element.classList.remove('active'));
console.log(divRef);
};
render() {
return (
<div className="container0">
<List divElement={this.divElement} ref={this.ref} />
</div>
);
}
}
export default App;
List.js
import React, { Component } from "react";
import data from "./data";
export class List extends Component {
// divRef = React.createRef();
divRef = [];
render() {
let listItem = data.map(({ title, src }, i) => {
return (
<div
className="box1"
key={i}
id={i}
ref={(element) => (this.divRef[i] = element)}
>
<img src={src} title={title} align="center" alt={title} width={100} />
<span>{title}</span>
</div>
);
});
return <div className="container1">{listItem}</div>;
}
}
export default List;
Create ref for List component and access their child elements. When key pressed(up/down arrow) the elements which has classname as 'active' will get removed. reference

Displaying Multiple API Responses in React

I am learning React and I have a solution that requests information through an API, and when there is a response it sets the state, however when rendering my results it only shows the last response on screen,
Even though there are 4, see image below.
App.js
import React from 'react';
import Tiles from './components/Tiles'
import Form from './components/Form'
import WaterData from './components/WaterData'
class App extends React.Component{
state = {
station_name: undefined,
water_value: undefined,
dateTime: undefined
}
getData = async (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
const name = e.target.elements.name.value;
const api_call = await fetch(`https://waterlevel.ie/geojson/latest/`)
.then(response1 => {
response1.json().then(data =>{
Array.from(data.features).forEach(element => {
if(element.properties['station.name'] === name){
this.setState({
station_name: element.properties['station.name'],
water_value: element.properties['value'],
dateTime: element.properties['datetime'],
});
}
})
});
});
}
render(){
return(
<div>
<Tiles />
<Form loadData={this.getData}/>
<WaterData
station_name={this.state.station_name}
water_value={this.state.water_value}
dateTime={this.state.dateTime}
/>
</div>
)
}
}
export default App;
WaterData.js
import React from 'react';
const Weather = (props) => {
console.log(props)
return(
<li>
<p>Location {props.station_name}</p>
<p>Value {props.water_value}</p>
<p>Date Time: {props.dateTime}</p>
</li>
)
}
export default Weather;
Can someone explain to me why the 4 responses do not display?

This happens because you are replacing the values in your state for each part of your data.
You can filter out the element you want in your array using filter.
And then put the whole array into your state only once :
const api_call = await fetch(`https://waterlevel.ie/geojson/latest/`)
.then(response1 => {
response1.json().then(data => {
const features = Array.from(data.features)
.filter(el => el.properties['station.name'] === name);
this.setState({ features });
})
});
But now, to render all of them, you will need to map your state values :
render(){
return(
<div>
<Tiles />
<Form loadData={this.getData}/>
{this.state.features.map(feat => <WaterData
key={/* Find something unique*/}
station_name={feat.properties['station.name']}
water_value={feat.properties['value']}
dateTime={feat.properties['datetime']}
/>)}
</div>
)
}
There's no need to store all the value separately in your state if they are related to each other, it would be fine for your child component though.
To be sure that the state value is always an array, give it an empty array at the start of your class :
state = {
features: []
}

Cannot update the app state from custom component using React and Redux

I have the following Codesandbox.io:
https://codesandbox.io/s/qxkq5vvm1q
which is a basic ReactJS / Redux application.
The key components here are:
a Select which gets its values something like through this way: Redux (state manager) -> PanelMaterialSize (container) -> Select
one Updater component which takes care of update the values available on the Select through Redux
Alert button, which when clicked should alert the value stored on the store
What should happen is:
when the user changes an option on the Select, that value should be stored on the store. This is actually happening properly - OK
if the Select gets its values changed (for example because the Updater component), then it should automatically change the value stored on the store with the value it is showing (something similar as if the user changes the value on it). Unfortunately this is not happening - The Goal
Here are some of the codes:
./src/controls/Select/Select.js
import React, { Component } from "react";
import "./Select.scss";
class Select extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
let { name, data, className, ...controlProps } = this.props;
this.name = name;
this.data = data;
this.controlProps = controlProps;
this.state = {
[name]: data,
className
};
}
render() {
let data = this.state[this.name];
return (
<div className="control-select" {...this.controlProps}>
<div className="custom-dropdown custom-dropdown--grey">
<select className="custom-dropdown__select custom-dropdown__select--grey">
{this.props.data.length > 0 &&
this.props.data.map((elem, index) => {
return (
<option value={elem.value} key={index}>
{elem.text}
</option>
);
})}
</select>
</div>
</div>
);
}
}
export default Select;
src/controls/PanelMaterialSize/PanelMaterialSize.js
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { connect } from "react-redux";
import "./PanelMaterialSize.scss";
import Select from "../Select/Select";
import { setThemeList, setSelectedTheme } from "../../store/AppConfig/actions";
class PanelMaterialSize extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
selection: "",
options: []
};
}
handleChange = e => {
let target = e.target;
let value = target.value;
this.props.setSelectedTheme(value);
};
render() {
return (
<div className="partial-designer-panel-material-size">
<div>
<div className="label-input">
<div className="label">THEME</div>
<div className="input">
<Select
name="selection"
value={this.state.selection}
data={this.props.themeList}
style={{ width: "100%" }}
onChange={this.handleChange}
/>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
}
const mapStateToProps = appState => {
return {
themeList: appState.appConfig.themeList,
selectedTheme: appState.appConfig.selectedTheme,
};
};
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
return {
setThemeList: themeList => dispatch(setThemeList(themeList)),
setSelectedTheme: selectedTheme => dispatch(setSelectedTheme(selectedTheme)),
};
};
export default connect(
mapStateToProps,
mapDispatchToProps
)(PanelMaterialSize);
Any idea on how to make the point 2 work?
If possible, please, provide back your solution on a forked Codesandbox.io.
Thanks!

Updater component is producing new list of themes every 3seconds
It must also dispatch setSelectedTheme action to update selected theme in application state

react-select can load async data

I'm trying to build a select component using react-select plugin.
In the process of implementing this project, I have some kind of tricky problem with that. Check out my source code here: https://codesandbox.io/s/j148r99695
The problem that I have is I want to fetch all genresList data from the server and mapping them to select component. But somehow or I do wrong something, It's not working. Please see source code above to help me.
I fetch data from Movies component. Its work well and I pass a props to FormFilter component: <FormFilter genresList={this.state.genres} />. And in the FormFilter component, I check this.props.genresList, it's available. But when I'm trying to assign it to FormFilter state and console.log("state", this.state.genres); that. It's empty. Anyone can tell me why?
Default react-select using value and label to display data to select component. But you know some cases we have to custom that. I try it out by using map to transform to other arrays. But It's the best way? How can I custom valueKey and labelKey.
I'm using react-select beta version2.
UPDATE: I was fixed my project. Please check out the link below. Somehow it's not working. I was commend inside source code.
https://codesandbox.io/s/moym59w39p

So to make it works I have changed the FormFilter.js implementation:
import React, { Component } from "react";
import * as Animated from "react-select/lib/animated";
import AsyncSelect from "react-select/lib/Async";
class FormFilter extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
inputValue: "",
selectedOption: "",
genres: []
};
}
selectGenreHandleChange = newValue => {
const inputValue = newValue.replace(/\W/g, "");
this.setState({ inputValue });
console.log(inputValue);
};
componentDidMount() {
this.genresOption();
}
filterGenres = inputValue => {
const genres = this.genresOption();
//HERE - return the filter
return genres.filter(genre =>
genre.label.toLowerCase().includes(inputValue.toLowerCase())
);
};
promiseOptions = inputValue => {
return new Promise(resolve => { // HERE - you have to return the promise
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(this.filterGenres(inputValue));
}, 1000);
});
};
genresOption() {
const options = [];
const genres = this.props.genresList.genres; //HERE - array is genres in genresList
if (genres && genres instanceof Array) {
genres.map(genre => options.push({ value: genre.id, label: genre.name}));
}
return options;
}
render() {
const { inputValue } = this.state;
if (this.state.genres) console.log("state", this.state.genres);
if (this.props.genresList)
console.log("Movies props", this.props.genresList);
return (
<div className="filter_form">
<span className="search_element full">
<label htmlFor="genres">Genres</label>
<AsyncSelect
className="select genres"
classNamePrefix="tmdb_select"
isMulti
isSearchable="true"
isClearable="true"
cacheOptions
components={Animated}
value={inputValue}
defaultOptions
onInputChange={this.selectGenreHandleChange}
loadOptions={this.promiseOptions}
/>
</span>
</div>
);
}
}
export default FormFilter;
I have write a comment "HERE - something" to let you know what I changed. There are not big problems :)

I did some changed in your FIDDLE and it's works for me
Something like
import React, {Component} from "react";
import { render } from 'react-dom';
import Movies from './Movies';
import "./styles.css";
class App extends Component {
render() {
return (
<div className="App">
<Movies />
</div>
);
}
}
let a = document.getElementById("root");
render(<App />, a);