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How to update third party props value - Reactjs?

I'm using ant calendar which renders PanelBody(third party) component which has a prop call rowNum. Now I want to override this value to my custom value from my component:
import React from 'react';
import { Calendar } from 'antd';
import moment from 'moment';
import { Button } from '#material-ui/core';
import { getEventInfo, getQuest } from '../../../response/api';
import { EventInfo, Event } from '../../../response/type';
import { ConfigProvider } from 'antd';
import jaJP from 'antd/lib/locale/ja_JP';
interface State {
event_infos: EventInfo[];
events: Event[];
}
interface Props {
}
class EventCalendar extends React.Component<Props, State> {
constructor(props: Props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
event_infos: [],
events: []
};
}
componentDidMount() {
getEventInfo().then((item) => {
this.setState({event_infos: item});
});
getQuest().then((item) => {
this.setState({events: item});
});
}
getCorrectFormatDate = date => {
return moment(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD').format('YYYY-MM-DD');
}
getListEventInfoDate = value => {
let listData = [];
let listEventInfo = this.state.event_infos;
listEventInfo.map((item) => {
const startTime = this.getCorrectFormatDate(item.start_at);
const calendarTime = this.getCorrectFormatDate(value);
if (startTime === calendarTime) {
listData.push(item);
}
return listData;
});
return listData || [];
}
getListEventDate = value => {
let listData = [];
let listEvent = this.state.events;
listEvent.map((item) => {
const startTime = this.getCorrectFormatDate(item.start_at);
const calendarTime = this.getCorrectFormatDate(value);
if (startTime === calendarTime) {
listData.push(item);
}
return listData;
});
return listData || [];
}
dateCellRender = value =>{
const listEventInfos = this.getListEventInfoDate(value);
const listEvents = this.getListEventDate(value)
return (
<ul className="events-calendar">
{listEventInfos.map((item, i) => <img key={i} src={item.image} alt="event_info" />)}
{listEvents.map((item, i) => <Button key={i} variant="outlined" color="primary" className="button-event">{item.name}</Button>)}
</ul>
)
}
render() {
moment.locale("ja");
return(
<ConfigProvider locale={jaJP}>
<Calendar
dateCellRender={this.dateCellRender}
className="hide-header"
validRange={[moment('2020-12-13', 'YYYY-MM-DD'), moment('2021-01-16', 'YYYY-MM-DD')]}
defaultValue={moment('2020-12-13')}
/>
</ConfigProvider>
)
}
};
export default EventCalendar;
This component render Calendar which renders PanelBody. I tried to create a duplicated component then overrided the prop value, imported it to EventCalendar, but it cannot update the props value as expected. Is it my approach wrong? Any suggestion for this issue?

React.js : Updating State of Nested Object

Front End - Front End
Upon clicking the star, I want to update the state of nested object, with the new rating value of star.
I tried many things but it didnt work as states are immutable.
Nested State
Can some upon please suggest how can I update the value in nested object
onStarClicked = (kTypName, subItemId1, newRating) => {
//console.log(subItemId.split("_"));
let evaluation = subItemId1.split("_")[0];
let subItemId = subItemId1.split("_")[1];
console.log(subItemId);
const r = { ...this.state.ratings };
let kT = r.knowledgeTypes;
let sub = '', kTN = '', kIN = '';
kT.map(knowledgeType => {
//console.log(knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeId);
knowledgeType.knowledgeItems.map(knowledgeItem => {
//console.log(knowledgeItem.knowledgeItemId);
knowledgeItem.subItems.map(knowledgeSubItem => {
//console.log(knowledgeSubItem.subItemId);
if (subItemId === knowledgeSubItem.subItemId) {
kTN = knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeName;
kIN = knowledgeItem.knowledgeItemName;
sub = knowledgeSubItem;
if (evaluation === "self") {
sub.evaluation.self.rating = newRating;
}
else if (evaluation === "evaluator") {
sub.evaluation.evaluator.rating = newRating;
}
//alert(evaluation + subItemId + ' ' + newRating);
//return;
}
})
})
});
this.setState({
...this.state,
ratings: {
...this.state.ratings,
knowledgeTypes: [
...this.state.ratings.knowledgeTypes,
this.state.ratings.knowledgeTypes.filter(kt => kt.knowledgeTypeName !== kTN),
{
...this.state.ratings.knowledgeTypes.knowledgeItems.
filter(ki => ki.knowledgeItemName !== kIN),
knowledgeItems: {
...this.state.ratings.knowledgeTypes.knowledgeItems.subItems.
filter(si => si.subItemId !== subItemId),
sub
}
}]
}
});
}

You basically have to create a new empty array of knowledgeTypes and use the current state to find which item of the state you need to change using Object.keys/map/filter functions.
You'd use the current state in a variable and modify that variable only. You'd likely not mess with the actual state object in any way.
After you have done that, simply append it to the empty array. Then you can setState() the new array to the actual state property.
class MyComponent extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
financialYear: "2019-20",
quarter: "Q1",
isCurrentQuarter: true,
knowledgeTypes: [
{
knowledgeTypeName: "Technology",
knowledgeItems: [
{
knowledgeItemName: "Java",
subItems: [
{
subItemId: "2",
subItemName: "Collections",
evaluation: {
self: {
ntnet: "Joe",
rating: 1,
isEditable: true
}
}
}
]
}
]
}
]
};
}
handleClick = e => {
const { knowledgeTypes } = this.state;
// transformation
const itemToChange = knowledgeTypes.map(item => {
if (item.knowledgeTypeName === "Technology") {
return item;
}
});
const currItems = itemToChange[0].knowledgeItems[0].subItems;
const subItem = currItems.map(item => {
if (item.subItemId === "2") {
return item;
}
});
const person = subItem[0].evaluation;
person.self.rating = 55; //change
const newKnowledgeTypes = [];
knowledgeTypes.map(item => {
if (item.knowledgeTypeName === "Technology") {
newKnowledgeTypes.push(itemToChange);
}
newKnowledgeTypes.push(item);
});
this.setState({
knowledgeTypes: newKnowledgeTypes
});
console.log(this.state);
};
render() {
return (
<div>
MyComponent
<button onClick={this.handleClick}>Hello</button>
</div>
);
}
}
The sandbox can be found on https://codesandbox.io/s/musing-dew-8r2vk.
Note: It is advisable you do not use nested state objects because state objects are something more lightweight so that they do not have performance considerations.

import React, { Component } from 'react';
import Auxilary from '../../../hoc/Auxilary/auxilary';
import KnowledgeItems from '../KnowledgeItems/KnowledgeItems';
import Tabs from 'react-bootstrap/Tabs';
import Tab from 'react-bootstrap/Tab';
import knowledge from '../../../assests/staticdata.json';
import './QuarterLog.css';
class QuarterLog extends Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
"financialYear": "",
"quarter": "",
"isCurrentQuarter": "",
"knowledgeTypes": []
}
}
onStarClicked = (kTypName, kItemName, subItemIdName, newRating) => {
let evaluation = subItemIdName.split("_")[0];
let subItemId = subItemIdName.split("_")[1];
const { knowledgeTypes } = this.state;
// transformation
let knowledgeTypeToChange = knowledgeTypes.map(kType => {
if (kType.knowledgeTypeName === kTypName) {
return kType;
}
});
knowledgeTypeToChange = knowledgeTypeToChange.filter(function (element) {
return element !== undefined;
});
console.log(knowledgeTypeToChange[0]);
let knowledgeItemToChange = knowledgeTypeToChange[0].knowledgeItems.map(item => {
if (item.knowledgeItemName === kItemName) {
return item;
}
});
knowledgeItemToChange = knowledgeItemToChange.filter(function (element) {
return element !== undefined;
});
let knowledgeSubItem = knowledgeItemToChange[0].subItems.map(subItem => {
if (subItem.subItemId === subItemId) {
return subItem;
}
});
knowledgeSubItem = knowledgeSubItem.filter(function (element) {
return element !== undefined;
});
console.log(knowledgeSubItem);
let personEvaluations = knowledgeSubItem[0].evaluation;
if (evaluation === "self") {
personEvaluations.self.rating = newRating.toString(); //change
}
else if (evaluation === "evaluator") {
personEvaluations.evaluator.rating = newRating.toString(); //change
}
const newKnowledgeTypes = [];
knowledgeTypes.map(item => {
if (item.knowledgeTypeName === kTypName) {
newKnowledgeTypes.push(knowledgeTypeToChange[0]);
}
else
newKnowledgeTypes.push(item);
});
this.setState({
knowledgeTypes: newKnowledgeTypes
});
console.log(this.state);
}
componentDidMount() {
// TODO: remove staticdata.js and call REST API and set the response in state
this.setState({
...this.state,
"financialYear": knowledge.financialYear,
"quarter": knowledge.quarter,
"isCurrentQuarter": knowledge.isCurrentQuarter,
"knowledgeTypes": knowledge.knowledgeTypes
})
}
onSubmitRatings = () => {
console.log(this.state);
}
render() {
let data = knowledge; //remove this code, once REST API is implemented
const posts = this.state.knowledgeTypes.map(knowledgeType => {
return (
<Tab key={knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeName} eventKey={knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeName}
title={knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeName}>
<KnowledgeItems
kTypeName={knowledgeType.knowledgeTypeName}
kItems={knowledgeType.knowledgeItems}
ratings={this.state.ratings}
onstarclicked={this.onStarClicked}
/>
</Tab>)
});
return (
<Auxilary>
<div className="d-flex justify-content-between flex-wrap flex-md-nowrap align-items-center pt-3 pb-2 mb-3 border-bottom">
<div><h1>Financial Year : {data.financialYear}</h1></div>
<div><h2>Quarter : {data.quarter}</h2></div>
</div>
<div>
<Tabs defaultActiveKey="Domain" id="uncontrolled-tab-example">
{posts}
</Tabs>
</div>
<button onClick={this.onSubmitRatings}> Submit </button>
</Auxilary>
);
}
}
export default QuarterLog;

Component did update returning always the same props and state

I found a lot of solutions about this problem but none of them work.
I have a view which renders dynamically components depending on the backend response
/**
* Module dependencies
*/
const React = require('react');
const Head = require('react-declarative-head');
const MY_COMPONENTS = {
text: require('../components/fields/Description'),
initiatives: require('../components/fields/Dropdown'),
vuln: require('../components/fields/Dropdown'),
severities: require('../components/fields/Dropdown'),
};
const request = restclient({
timeout: 5000,
baseURL: '/api',
});
const { DropdownItem } = Dropdown;
class CreateView extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
modal: false,
states: props.states,
error: props.error,
spinner: true,
state: props.state,
prevState: '',
components: [],
};
this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);
this.getRequiredFields = this.getRequiredFields.bind(this);
this.onChangeHandler = this.onChangeHandler.bind(this);
this.changeState = this.changeState.bind(this);
this.loadComponents = this.loadComponents.bind(this);
}
componentDidMount() {
this.loadComponents();
}
onChangeHandler(event, value) {
this.setState((prevState) => {
prevState.prevState = prevState.state;
prevState.state = value;
prevState.spinner = true;
return prevState;
}, () => {
this.getRequiredFields();
});
}
getRequiredFields() {
request.get('/transitions/fields', {
params: {
to: this.state.state,
from: this.state.prevState,
},
})
.then((response) => {
const pComponents = this.state.components.map(c => Object.assign({}, c));
pComponents.forEach((c) => {
c.field.required = 0;
c.field.show = false;
});
response.data.forEach((r) => {
const ob = pComponents.find(c => c.field.name === r.name);
if (ob) {
ob.field.required = r.required;
ob.field.show = true;
}
});
this.setState({
components: pComponents,
fields: response.data,
spinner: false,
});
})
.catch(err => err);
}
loadComponents() {
this.setState((prevState) => {
prevState.components = Object.keys(MY_COMPONENTS).map((k) => {
const field = {
name: k,
required: 0,
show: true,
};
return {
field, component: MY_COMPONENTS[k],
};
});
return prevState;
});
}
handleChange(field, value) {
this.setState((prevState) => {
prevState[field] = value;
return prevState;
});
}
changeState(field, value) {
this.setState((prevState) => {
prevState[`${field}`] = value;
return prevState;
});
}
render() {
const Components = this.state.components;
return (
<Page name="CI" state={this.props} Components={Components}>
<Script src="vendor.js" />
<Card className="">
<div className="">
<div className="">
<Spinner
show={this.state.spinner}
/>
{Components.map((component, i) => {
const Comp = component.component;
return (<Comp
key={i}
value={this.state[component.field.name]}
field={component.field}
handleChange={this.handleChange}
modal={this.state.modal}
changeState={this.changeState}
/>);
})
}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</Card>
</Page>
);
}
}
module.exports = CreateView;
and the dropdown component
const React = require('react');
const request = restclient({
timeout: 5000,
baseURL: '/api',
});
const { DropdownItem } = Dropdown;
class DrpDwn extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
field: props.field,
values: [],
};
}
componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState, snapshot) {
console.log('state', this.state.field);
console.log('prevState', prevState.field);
console.log('prevProps', prevProps.field);
console.log('props', this.props.field);
}
render() {
const { show } = this.props.field;
return (show && (
<div className="">
<Dropdown
className=""
onChange={(e, v) => this.props.handleChange(this.props.field.name, v)}
label={this.state.field.name.replace(/^./,
str => str.toUpperCase())}
name={this.state.field.name}
type="form"
value={this.props.value}
width={100}
position
>
{this.state.values.map(value => (<DropdownItem
key={value.id}
value={value.name}
primary={value.name.replace(/^./, str => str.toUpperCase())}
/>))
}
</Dropdown>
</div>
));
}
module.exports = DrpDwn;
The code actually works, it hide or show the components correctly but the thing is that i can't do anything inside componentdidupdate because the prevProps prevState and props are always the same.
I think the problem is that I'm mutating always the same object, but I could not find the way to do it.
What I have to do there is to fill the dropdown item.
Ps: The "real" code works, i adapt it in order to post it here.

React state is supposed to be immutable. Since you're mutating state, you break the ability to tell whether the state has changed. In particular, i think this is the main spot causing your problem:
this.setState((prevState) => {
prevState.components = Object.keys(MY_COMPONENTS).map((k) => {
const field = {
name: k,
required: 0,
show: true,
}; return {
field, component: MY_COMPONENTS[k],
};
});
return prevState;
});
You mutate the previous states to changes its components property. Instead, create a new state:
this.setState(prevState => {
const components = Object.keys(MY_COMPONENTS).map((k) => {
const field = {
name: k,
required: 0,
show: true,
};
return {
field, component: MY_COMPONENTS[k],
};
});
return { components }
}
You have an additional place where you're mutating state. I don't know if it's causing your particular problem, but it's worth mentioning anyway:
const pComponents = [].concat(this.state.components);
// const pComponents = [...this.state.components];
pComponents.forEach((c) => {
c.field.required = 0;
c.field.show = false;
});
response.data.forEach((r) => {
const ob = pComponents.find(c => c.field.name === r.name);
if (ob) {
ob.field.required = r.required;
ob.field.show = true;
}
});
You do at make a copy of state.components, but this will only be a shallow copy. The array is a new array, but the objects inside the array are the old objects. So when you set ob.field.required, you are mutating the old state as well as the new.
If you want to change properties in the objects, you need to copy those objects at every level you're making a change. The spread syntax is usually the most succinct way to do this:
let pComponents = this.state.components.map(c => {
return {
...c,
field: {
...c.field,
required: 0,
show: false
}
}
});
response.data.forEach(r => {
const ob = pComponents.find(c => c.field.name === r.name);
if (ob) {
// Here it's ok to mutate, but only because i already did the copying in the code above
ob.field.required = r.required;
ob.field.show = true;
}
})

React infinite scroll component performance

I have written the following infinite scroll component in React:
import React from 'react'
import { uniqueId, isUndefined, hasVerticalScrollbar, hasHorizontalScrollbar, isInt, throttle } from '../../../js/utils';
export default class BlSimpleInfiniteScroll extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.handleScroll = this.handleScroll.bind(this)
this.itemsIdsRefsMap = {}
this.isLoading = false
this.node = React.createRef()
}
componentDidMount() {
const {
initialId
} = this.props
let id
if (initialId) {
if (typeof initialId === "function") {
id = initialId()
}
else {
id = initialId
}
this.scrollToId(id)
}
}
componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
if (
this.isLoading
&&
prevProps.isInfiniteLoading
&&
!this.props.isInfiniteLoading
) {
const axis = this.axis()
const scrollProperty = this.scrollProperty(axis)
const offsetProperty = this.offsetProperty(axis)
this.scrollTo(scrollProperty, this.node.current[offsetProperty])
this.isLoading = false
}
}
itemsRenderer(items) {
const length = items.length
let i = 0
const renderedItems = []
for (const item of items) {
renderedItems[i] = this.itemRenderer(item.id, i, length)
i++
}
return renderedItems
}
itemRenderer(id, i, length) {
const {
itemRenderer,
isInfiniteLoading,
displayInverse
} = this.props
let renderedItem = itemRenderer(id, i)
if (isInfiniteLoading) {
if (!displayInverse && (i == length - 1)) {
renderedItem = this.standardLoadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, renderedItem)
}
else if (i == 0) {
renderedItem = this.inverseLoadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, renderedItem)
}
}
const ref = this.itemsIdsRefsMap[id] || (this.itemsIdsRefsMap[id] = React.createRef())
return (
<div className="bl-simple-infinite-scroll-item"
key={id}
ref={ref}>
{renderedItem}
</div>
)
}
loadingComponentRenderer() {
const {
loadingComponent
} = this.props
return (
<div className="bl-simple-infinite-scroll-loading-component"
key={uniqueId()}>
{loadingComponent}
</div>
)
}
loadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, children) {
return (
<div className="bl-simple-infinite-scroll-loading-component-wrapper"
key={id}>
{children}
</div>
)
}
standardLoadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, renderedItem) {
return this.loadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, [
renderedItem,
this.loadingComponentRenderer()
])
}
inverseLoadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, renderedItem) {
return this.loadingComponentWrapperRenderer(id, [
this.loadingComponentRenderer(),
renderedItem
])
}
axis() {
return this.props.axis === 'x' ? 'x' : 'y'
}
scrollProperty(axis) {
return axis == 'y' ? 'scrollTop' : 'scrollLeft'
}
offsetProperty(axis) {
return axis == 'y' ? 'offsetHeight' : 'offsetWidth'
}
scrollDimProperty(axis) {
return axis == 'y' ? 'scrollHeight' : 'scrollWidth'
}
hasScrollbarFunction(axis) {
return axis == 'y' ? hasVerticalScrollbar : hasHorizontalScrollbar
}
scrollToStart() {
const axis = this.axis()
this.scrollTo(
this.scrollProperty(axis),
!this.props.displayInverse ?
0
:
this.scrollDimProperty(axis)
)
}
scrollToEnd() {
const axis = this.axis()
this.scrollTo(
this.scrollProperty(axis),
!this.props.displayInverse ?
this.scrollDimProperty(axis)
:
0
)
}
scrollTo(scrollProperty, scrollPositionOrPropertyOfScrollable) {
const scrollableContentNode = this.node.current
if (scrollableContentNode) {
scrollableContentNode[scrollProperty] = isInt(scrollPositionOrPropertyOfScrollable) ?
scrollPositionOrPropertyOfScrollable
:
scrollableContentNode[scrollPositionOrPropertyOfScrollable]
}
}
scrollToId(id) {
if (this.itemsIdsRefsMap[id] && this.itemsIdsRefsMap[id].current) {
this.itemsIdsRefsMap[id].current.scrollIntoView()
}
}
handleScroll() {
const {
isInfiniteLoading,
infiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset,
displayInverse
} = this.props
if (
this.props.onInfiniteLoad
&&
!isInfiniteLoading
&&
this.node.current
&&
!this.isLoading
) {
const axis = this.axis()
const scrollableContentNode = this.node.current
const scrollProperty = this.scrollProperty(axis)
const offsetProperty = this.offsetProperty(axis)
const scrollDimProperty = this.scrollDimProperty(axis)
const currentScroll = scrollableContentNode[scrollProperty]
const currentDim = scrollableContentNode[offsetProperty]
const scrollDim = scrollableContentNode[scrollDimProperty]
const finalInfiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset = !isUndefined(infiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset) ?
infiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset
:
currentDim / 2
let thresoldWasReached = false
let memorizeLastElementBeforeInfiniteLoad = () => { }
if (!displayInverse) {
thresoldWasReached = currentScroll >= (scrollDim - finalInfiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset)
}
else {
memorizeLastElementBeforeInfiniteLoad = () => {
// TODO
}
thresoldWasReached = currentScroll <= finalInfiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset
}
if (thresoldWasReached) {
this.isLoading = true
memorizeLastElementBeforeInfiniteLoad()
this.props.onInfiniteLoad()
}
}
}
render() {
const {
items
} = this.props
return (
<div className="bl-simple-infinite-scroll"
ref={this.node}
onScroll={this.handleScroll}
onMouseOver={this.props.onInfiniteScrollMouseOver}
onMouseOut={this.props.onInfiniteScrollMouseOut}
onMouseEnter={this.props.onInfiniteScrollMouseEnter}
onMouseLeave={this.props.onInfiniteScrollMouseLeave}>
{this.itemsRenderer(items)}
</div>
)
}
}
And I use it like this in a chat app I am writing:
...
<BlSimpleInfiniteScroll items={chat.messages}
ref={this.infiniteScrollComponentRef}
initialId={() => lastOfArray(chat.messages).id}
itemRenderer={(id, i) => this.messageRenderer(id, i, chat.messages)}
loadingComponent={<BlLoadingSpinnerContainer />}
isInfiniteLoading={isChatLoading}
displayInverse
infiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset={void 0}
infiniteLoadingBeginBottomOffset={void 0}
onInfiniteLoad={() => this.props.onLoadPreviousChatMessages(chat.id)}
onInfiniteScrollMouseEnter={this.handleInfiniteScrollMouseEnter}
onInfiniteScrollMouseLeave={this.handleInfiniteScrollMouseLeave} />
...
The problem is that as soon as I scroll until the thresold and onInfiniteLoad is called, before the loading spinner is showed and after the data has been loaded the scroll freezes and the component becomes unresponsive.
How can I resolve this issue?
When I render the spinner container and after the previous loaded messages, shouldn't React just append the new divs retaining the previously added items in order to maintain the component performant?
If not, what key concepts of React I am missing?
Thank you for your attention!
UPDATE: Here are the additional components:
BlOrderChat represents a chat window and renders BlSimpleInfiniteScroll:
import React from 'react'
import BlOrderChatMessage from './BlOrderChatMessage';
import { isEmpty, uniqueId } from '../../../js/utils';
import { chatSelector } from '../selectors';
import BlLoadingSpinnerContainer from '../../core/animation/loading/BlLoadingSpinnerContainer';
import BlSimpleInfiniteScroll from '../../core/scroll/BlSimpleInfiniteScroll';
export default class BlOrderChat extends React.Component {
static BL_ORDER_CHAT_MESSAGE_ID_ATTR_PREFIX = 'blOrderChatMessage'
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.messageRenderer = this.messageRenderer.bind(this)
this.infiniteScrollComponentRef = React.createRef()
}
scrollToBottom() {
this.infiniteScrollComponentRef.current && this.infiniteScrollComponentRef.current.scrollToStart()
}
messageRenderer(messageId, index, messages) {
const {
currentUser, chat
} = this.props
const message = messages[index]
const length = messages.length
const fromUser = chat.users.items[message.from_user_id]
const itemComponentRender = (children) => (
<div key={messageId}>
{children}
</div>
)
const messageIdAttr = `${BlOrderChat.BL_ORDER_CHAT_MESSAGE_ID_ATTR_PREFIX}${message.id}`
const renderMessageComponent = () => (
<BlOrderChatMessage id={messageIdAttr}
key={uniqueId() + message.id}
message={message.message}
sentUnixTs={message.sent_unix_ts}
currentUser={currentUser}
fromUser={fromUser}
usersInvolvedInChatLength={chat.users.order.length} />
)
let children = []
if (index === 0) {
// First message.
children = [
<div key={uniqueId()} className="bl-padding"></div>,
renderMessageComponent()
]
}
else if (index === length - 1) {
// Last message.
children = [
renderMessageComponent(onComponentDidMount),
<div key={uniqueId()} className="bl-padding"></div>
]
}
else {
// Message in the middle.
children = [
renderMessageComponent()
]
}
return itemComponentRender(children)
}
render() {
const {
chat: propsChat, isChatLoading,
currentUser
} = this.props
const chat = chatSelector(propsChat, currentUser)
const chatHasMessages = chat && !isEmpty(chat.messages)
return (
<div className="bl-order-chat">
<div className="bl-order-chat-header">
// ...
</div>
<div className="bl-order-chat-content">
{
(chatHasMessages &&
<div className="bl-order-chat-content-inner">
<div className="bl-order-chat-infinite-scroll">
<BlSimpleInfiniteScroll items={chat.messages}
ref={this.infiniteScrollComponentRef}
initialId={() => lastOfArray(chat.messages).id}
itemRenderer={(id, i) => this.messageRenderer(id, i, chat.messages)}
loadingComponent={<BlLoadingSpinnerContainer />}
isInfiniteLoading={isChatLoading}
displayInverse
infiniteLoadBeginEdgeOffset={void 0}
infiniteLoadingBeginBottomOffset={void 0}
onInfiniteLoad={() => this.props.onLoadPreviousChatMessages(chat.id)}
onInfiniteScrollMouseEnter={this.handleInfiniteScrollMouseEnter}
onInfiniteScrollMouseLeave={this.handleInfiniteScrollMouseLeave} />
</div>
</div>
)
||
(isChatLoading &&
<BlLoadingSpinnerContainer />
)
}
</div>
<div className="bl-order-chat-footer">
// ...
</div>
</div>
)
}
}
BlOrderChatBox, contains BlOrderChat:
import React from 'react'
import BlOrderChat from './BlOrderChat';
import BlAlert from '../../core/alert/BlAlert';
import BlLoadingSpinnerContainer from '../../core/animation/loading/BlLoadingSpinnerContainer';
export default class BlOrderChatBox extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.node = React.createRef()
}
render() {
const {
ordId, currentChat,
isCurrentChatLoading, currentUser,
err
} = this.props
return (
<div className="bl-order-chat-box" ref={this.node}>
<div className="bl-order-chat-box-inner">
{
(err &&
<BlAlert type="error" message={err} />)
||
(currentChat && (
// ...
<div className="bl-order-chat-box-inner-chat-content">
<BlOrderChat ordId={ordId}
chat={currentChat}
isChatLoading={isCurrentChatLoading}
onLoadPreviousChatMessages={this.props.onLoadPreviousChatMessages}
currentUser={currentUser} />
</div>
))
||
<BlLoadingSpinnerContainer />
}
</div>
</div>
)
}
}
And here is the component which renders BlOrderChatBox (it is the topmost stateful component):
import React from 'react'
import { POSTJSON } from '../../../js/ajax';
import config from '../../../config/config';
import { newEmptyArrayAble, arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder, arrayAbleItemsOrderToArray, mergeArrayAbles, newArrayAble, firstOfArrayAble, isArrayAble } from '../../../js/data_structures/arrayable';
export default class BlOrderChatApp extends React.Component {
static NEW_CHAT_ID = 0
static MAX_NUMBER_OF_MESSAGES_TO_LOAD_PER_AJAX = 30
constructor(props) {
super(props)
this.currentUser = globals.USER
this.lastHandleSendMessagePromise = Promise.resolve()
this.newMessagesMap = {}
this.typingUsersDebouncedMap = {}
// Imagine this comes from a database.
const chat = {
// ...
}
const initialState = {
chats: newArrayAble(this.newChat(chat)),
currentChatId: null,
shouldSelectUserForNewChat: false,
newChatReceivingUsers: newEmptyArrayAble(),
isChatListLoading: false,
isCurrentChatLoading: false,
popoverIsOpen: false,
popoverHasOpened: false,
err: void 0,
focusSendMessageTextarea: false,
newChatsIdsMap: {},
currentChatAuthActs: {},
BlOrderChatComponent: null,
}
this.state = initialState
this.handleLoadPreviousChatMessages = this.handleLoadPreviousChatMessages.bind(this)
}
POST(jsonData, callback) {
let requestJSONData
if (typeof jsonData === "string") {
requestJSONData = {
action: jsonData
}
}
else {
requestJSONData = jsonData
}
return POSTJSON(config.ORDER_CHAT_ENDPOINT_URI, {
...requestJSONData,
order_chat_type: this.props.orderChatType,
}).then(response => response.json()).then(json => {
this.POSTResponseData(json, callback)
})
}
POSTResponseData(data, callback) {
if (data.err) {
this.setState({
err: data.err
})
}
else {
callback && callback(data)
}
}
newChat(chat) {
const newChat = {
id: (chat && chat.id) || BlOrderChatApp.NEW_CHAT_ID,
ord_id: this.props.ordId,
users: (chat && chat.users && (isArrayAble(chat.users) ? chat.users : arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder(chat.users))) || newEmptyArrayAble(),
messages: (chat && chat.messages && (isArrayAble(chat.messages) ? chat.messages : arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder(chat.messages))) || newEmptyArrayAble(),
first_message_id: (chat && chat.first_message_id) || null,
typing_users_ids_map: (chat && chat.typing_users_ids_map) || {},
}
return newChat
}
isChatNew(chat) {
return (
chat
&&
(chat.id == BlOrderChatApp.NEW_CHAT_ID || this.state.newChatsIdsMap[chat.id])
)
}
loadPreviousChatMessages(chatId, lowestMessageIdOrNull, makeChatIdCurrent) {
this.POST({
act: 'loadPreviousChatMessages',
chat_id: chatId,
lowest_message_id: lowestMessageIdOrNull,
max_number_of_messages_to_load: BlOrderChatApp.MAX_NUMBER_OF_MESSAGES_TO_LOAD_PER_AJAX
}, json => {
this.setState(prevState => {
const chat = prevState.chats.items[chatId]
const messages = arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder(json.messages)
const newChat = {
...chat,
messages: mergeArrayAbles(messages, chat.messages)
}
const chats = mergeArrayAbles(prevState.chats, newArrayAble(newChat))
return {
...(makeChatIdCurrent ?
{
currentChatId: chatId,
focusSendMessageTextarea: true,
}
:
{
currentChatId: prevState.currentChatId,
}
),
chats,
isCurrentChatLoading: false,
}
})
})
}
loadPreviousChatMessagesIfNotAllLoaded(chatId) {
let lowestMessageIdOrNull
const chat = this.state.chats.items[chatId]
if (
!this.isChatNew(chat)
&&
(lowestMessageIdOrNull = (chat.messages.order.length && firstOfArrayAble(chat.messages).id) || null)
&&
lowestMessageIdOrNull != chat.first_message_id
) {
this.setState({
isCurrentChatLoading: true
}, () => {
this.loadPreviousChatMessages(chat.id, lowestMessageIdOrNull)
})
}
}
handleLoadPreviousChatMessages(chatId) {
this.loadPreviousChatMessagesIfNotAllLoaded(chatId)
}
// ...
render() {
const currentChat = this.state.chats.items[this.state.currentChatId] || null
const err = this.state.err
return (
<div className="bl-order-chat-app">
<BlOrderChatBox currentUser={this.currentUser}
chats={arrayAbleItemsOrderToArray(this.state.chats)}
currentChat={currentChat}
isCurrentChatLoading={this.state.isCurrentChatLoading}
onLoadPreviousChatMessages={this.handleLoadPreviousChatMessages}
err={err} />
</div>
)
}
}
I tried to remove all the irrelevant code to simplify the reading. Also here is the file which contains the chatSelector function (normalizes the chat array-able object) and the *ArrayAble* functions (an array-able object to me is basically an object which maps objects through their ids in items and has an order property which keeps the sort):
import { isUndefined, unshiftArray, findIndex } from "../utils";
export function chatSelector(chat, currentUser) {
const newChat = { ...chat }
newChat.messages = arrayAbleItemsOrderToArray(chat.messages).sort((a, b) => {
const sortByUnixTs = a.sent_unix_ts - b.sent_unix_ts
if (sortByUnixTs == 0) {
return a.id - b.id
}
return sortByUnixTs
})
newChat.users = arrayAbleItemsOrderToArray(chat.users).filter(user => user.id != currentUser.id)
return newChat
}
/**
* Given an array-able object, returns its array representation using an order property.
* This function acts as a selector function.
*
* The array-able object MUST have the following shape:
*
* {
* items: {},
* order: []
* }
*
* Where "items" is the object containing the elements of the array mapped by values found in "order"
* in order.
*
* #see https://medium.com/javascript-in-plain-english/https-medium-com-javascript-in-plain-english-why-you-should-use-an-object-not-an-array-for-lists-bee4a1fbc8bd
* #see https://medium.com/#antonytuft/maybe-you-would-do-something-like-this-a1ab7f436808
*
* #param {Object} obj An object.
* #param {Object} obj.items The items of the object mapped by keys.
* #param {Array} obj.order The ordered keys.
* #return {Array} The ordered array representation of the given object.
*/
export function arrayAbleItemsOrderToArray(obj) {
const ret = []
for (const key of obj.order) {
if (!isUndefined(obj.items[key])) {
ret[ret.length] = obj.items[key]
}
}
return ret
}
export function arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder(array, keyProp = "id") {
const obj = newEmptyArrayAble()
for (const elem of array) {
const key = elem[keyProp]
obj.items[key] = elem
obj.order[obj.order.length] = key
}
return obj
}
export function newEmptyArrayAble() {
return {
items: {},
order: []
}
}
export function isEmptyArrayAble(arrayAbleObj) {
return !arrayAbleObj.order.length
}
export function mergeArrayAbles(arrayAbleObj1, arrayAbleObj2, prependObj2 = false) {
const obj = newEmptyArrayAble()
for (const key of arrayAbleObj1.order) {
if (isUndefined(arrayAbleObj1.items[key])) {
continue
}
obj.items[key] = arrayAbleObj1.items[key]
obj.order[obj.order.length] = key
}
for (const key of arrayAbleObj2.order) {
if (isUndefined(arrayAbleObj2.items[key])) {
continue
}
if (!(key in obj.items)) {
if (!prependObj2) {
// Default.
obj.order[obj.order.length] = key
}
else {
unshiftArray(obj.order, key)
}
}
obj.items[key] = arrayAbleObj2.items[key]
}
return obj
}
export function newArrayAble(initialItem = void 0, keyProp = "id") {
const arrayAble = newEmptyArrayAble()
if (initialItem) {
arrayAble.items[initialItem[keyProp]] = initialItem
arrayAble.order[arrayAble.order.length] = initialItem[keyProp]
}
return arrayAble
}
export function lastOfArrayAble(obj) {
return (
(
obj.order.length
&&
obj.items[obj.order[obj.order.length - 1]]
)
||
void 0
)
}
Thank you for your help. If there's something missing which I should have included, please, let me know!
UPDATE: Thanks to Sultan H. it has improved, though the scroll still blocks as soon as I get the reply from the server. See it here: https://streamable.com/3nzu0
Any idea on how to improve this behaviour further?
Thanks!

Here is an attempt to resolve the performance issue, it's not preferrable to do tasks inside the Arrow Function that calculates the new state, in this case, at loadPreviousChatMessages you are calculating stuff in the callback, which may yeild to a load while setting the state on that context.
Preferrable Changes, replace this.setState inside your function with this code, all I've done here is clear the context by moving all the tasks out:
const chat = this.state.chats.items[chatId];
const messages = arrayToArrayAbleItemsOrder(json.messages);
const newChat = {
...chat,
messages: mergeArrayAbles(messages, chat.messages);
}
const chats = mergeArrayAbles(prevState.chats, newArrayAble(newChat));
const newState = {
...(
makeChatIdCurrent ?
{
currentChatId: chatId,
focusSendMessageTextarea: true,
}
:
{
currentChatId: this.state.currentChatId,
}
),
chats,
isCurrentChatLoading: false,
};
this.setState(() => newState);
If that doesn't entirely solve the issue, can you tell if there was at least an improvment?

use setState to change my arrays of object in state

import React, {
Component
} from "react";
class App extends Component {
state = {
RSVP: [{
name: ["IronMan"],
isConfirmed: false
}]
};
handleChecked = () => {
this.setState({
isConfirmed: true
}););
};
render() {
return ( < div > {
this.state.RSVP && this.state.RSVP.length != 0 ? this.state.RSVP.map(({
name,
isConfirmed
}) => name && name.length != 0 ? ( <
div key = {
name
} > {
name
} < input type = "checkbox"
checked = {
isConfirmed
}
onChange = {
this.handleChecked
}
/></div > ) : null) : null
} < /div>);}}
export default App;

you can change state of object inside an array you can use the following source code:
handleChange = (index) => {
let tmp = [...this.state.RSVP];
tmp[index] = {...tmp[index],isConfirmed: true};
this.setState({RSVP: tmp})
}