Firebase and ReactJS - Authentication Using Local Storage - reactjs

I would like to use localstorage to persist the auth state to avoid slow page content on refreshes. I've read about this elsewhere but unsure how to implement in my case. Could anyone help me work out how to edit the below to make it work please?
This example is similar but I'm not sure how to apply it to my case.
import React from 'react';
import { firebase } from '../firebase';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
const withAuthentication = (Component) => {
class WithAuthentication extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
authUser: null,
};
}
getChildContext() {
return {
authUser: this.state.authUser,
};
}
componentDidMount() {
firebase.auth.onAuthStateChanged(authUser => {
authUser
? this.setState(() => ({ authUser }))
: this.setState(() => ({ authUser: null }));
});
}
render() {
return (
<Component />
);
}
}
WithAuthentication.childContextTypes = {
authUser: PropTypes.object,
};
return WithAuthentication;
}
export default withAuthentication;

Easy, just replace:
this.setState(() => ({ authUser }))
with
localStorage.setItem('authUser', JSON.stringify(authUser))
or
localStorage.removeItem('authUser')
to remove it
then you can read it:
JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('authUser'))
instead of this.state.authUser
and in componentDidMount check if localStorage.getItem('authUser') exists before making the call again.

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Can I use a react HOC in this way without future pitfalls

I learn ReactJs and have a design Composition question about ReactJs higher order component (HOC).
In the code below App.jsx I use this withAuthentication HOC that initializes app core processes. This HOC value is not used in the App.js. Therefore I must suppress all withAuthentication HOC render callbaks and I do that in the shouldComponentUpdate by returning false.
(I use this HOC in many other places to the get HOC's value but not in App.jsx)
File App.jsx:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { compose } from 'recompose';
import { getAlbumData } from './redux/albumData/albumData.actions';
import { getMetaData } from './redux/albumMetaData/albumMetaData.actions';
import Header from './components/structure/Header';
import Content from './components/structure/Content';
import Footer from './components/structure/Footer';
import { withAuthentication } from './session';
import './styles/index.css';
class App extends Component {
componentDidMount() {
const { getMeta, getAlbum } = this.props;
getMeta();
getAlbum();
}
shouldComponentUpdate() {
// suppress render for now boilerplate, since withAuthentication
// wrapper is only used for initialization. App don't need the value
return false;
}
render() {
return (
<div>
<Header />
<Content />
<Footer />
</div>
);
}
}
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
getMeta: () => dispatch(getMetaData()),
getAlbum: () => dispatch(getAlbumData()),
});
export default compose(connect(null, mapDispatchToProps), withAuthentication)(App);
The HOC rwapper WithAuthentication below is a standard HOC that render Component(App) when changes are made to Firebase user Document, like user-role changes, user auth-state changes..
File WithAuthentication .jsx
import React from 'react';
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { compose } from 'recompose';
import AuthUserContext from './context';
import { withFirebase } from '../firebase';
import * as ROLES from '../constants/roles';
import { setCurrentUser, startUserListener } from '../redux/userData/user.actions';
import { selectUserSlice } from '../redux/userData/user.selectors';
const WithAuthentication = Component => {
class withAuthentication extends React.Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
authUser: JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('authUser')),
};
}
componentDidMount() {
const { firebase, setUser, startUserListen } = this.props;
this.authListener = firebase.onAuthUserListener(
authUser => {
this.setState({ authUser });
setUser(authUser);
startUserListen();
},
() => {
localStorage.removeItem('authUser');
this.setState({ authUser: null });
const roles = [];
roles.push(ROLES.ANON);
firebase
.doSignInAnonymously()
.then(authUser => {
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production')
console.log(`Sucessfully signed in to Firebase Anonymously with UID: ${firebase.getCurrentUserUid()}`);
firebase.doLogEvent('login', { method: 'Anonymous' });
firebase
.userDoc(authUser.user.uid)
.set({
displayName: `User-${authUser.user.uid.substring(0, 6)}`,
roles,
date: firebase.fieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
})
.then(() => {
console.log('New user saved to Firestore!');
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(`Could not save user to Firestore! ${error.code}`);
});
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(`Failed to sign in to Firebase: ${error.code} - ${error.message}`);
});
},
);
}
componentWillUnmount() {
this.authListener();
}
render() {
const { currentUser } = this.props;
let { authUser } = this.state;
// ALl changes to user object will trigger an update
if (currentUser) authUser = currentUser;
return (
<AuthUserContext.Provider value={authUser}>
<Component {...this.props} />
</AuthUserContext.Provider>
);
}
}
withAuthentication.whyDidYouRender = true;
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
setUser: authUser => dispatch(setCurrentUser(authUser)),
startUserListen: () => dispatch(startUserListener()),
});
const mapStateToProps = state => {
return {
currentUser: selectUserSlice(state),
};
};
return compose(connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps), withFirebase)(withAuthentication);
};
export default WithAuthentication;
My question is will this hit me later with problems or is this ok to do it like this?
I know a HOC is not suppose to be used like this. The WithAuthentication is taking care of Authentication against Firebase and then render on all user object changes both local and from Firestore listener snapshot.
This HOC is used in many other places correctly but App.jsx only need to initialize the HOC and never use it's service.
My question is will this hit me later with problems or is this ok to do it like this?

Why can't I access the context's methods or properties

I am trying to use React's context api to manage a global state. When I try to invoke contextual methods or access contextual proprties, I get errors saying "this.context.setUser function does not exist" or "undefined".
I have however been able to hard code values into the state of the context and retreive the hardcoded value.
Feed Context
import React, { Component } from 'react'
const FeedContext = React.createContext({
Feed: [],
user: '',
error: null,
setError: () => {},
clearError: () => {},
setFeed: () => {},
setUser: () => {}
})
export default FeedContext
export class FeedProvider extends Component {
state = {
feed: [],
error: null,
user: ''
};
setUser = user => {
this.setState({ user })
}
setFeed = Feed => {
this.setState({ Feed })
}
setError = error => {
console.error()
this.setState({ error })
}
clearError = () => {
console.log('context is accessed')
this.setState({ error: null })
}
render() {
const value = {
feed: this.state.feed,
error: this.state.error,
setError: this.setError,
clearError: this.clearError,
setFeed: this.setFeed,
setUser: this.setUser
}
return (
<FeedContext.Provider value={value}>
{this.props.children}
</FeedContext.Provider>
)
}
}
AccountPanel.js
import React from 'react';
import FeedContext from "../../contexts/FeedContext";
// functional component
class AccountPanel extends React.Component {
static contextType = FeedContext
renderUserInfo(){
const { user = [] } = this.context;
//this returns "undefined"
console.log(user.user)
//this returns "user.setUser() is not a function"
user.setUser('newUser')
//this returns ' '
this.context.setUser('y')
console.log(user)
}
render(){
return (
<section>
{ this.renderUserInfo() }
AccountPanel
</section>
)
}
}
export default AccountPanel;
I would like to be able to update the contextual state/user via this.context.setUser('newUser), then consume that value in my navbar component
File App.js
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import AccountPanel from "./components/AccountPanel";
import { FeedProvider } from './components/FeedContext';
class App extends Component {
render() {
return (
<div className="App">
<FeedProvider>
<AccountPanel />
</FeedProvider>
</div>
);
}
}
export default App;
File : FeedContext.js
import React, { Component } from 'react'
const FeedContext = React.createContext({
Feed: [],
user: '',
error: null,
setError: () => {},
clearError: () => {},
setFeed: () => {},
setUser: () => {}
})
export default FeedContext
export class FeedProvider extends Component {
constructor(props){
super(props);
this.state = {
feed: [],
error: null,
user: "11"
};
}
setUser = user => {
console.log(`setting usr fns called for username: ${user}`);
this.setState({ user });
}
setFeed = Feed => {
this.setState({ Feed })
}
setError = error => {
console.error()
this.setState({ error })
}
clearError = () => {
console.log('context is accessed')
this.setState({ error: null })
}
componentDidMount(){
console.log('FeedProvider:componentDidMount');
}
render() {
let value1 = {
Feed:this.state.feed,
user:this.state.user,
error:this.state.error,
setError:this.setError,
clearError:this.clearError,
setFeed:this.setFeed,
setUser:this.setUser
}
return (
<FeedContext.Provider value={value1}>
{this.props.children}
</FeedContext.Provider>
)
}
}
File : AccountPanel.js
import React from 'react';
import FeedContext from "./FeedContext";
// functional component
class AccountPanel extends React.Component {
static contextType = FeedContext
// return BlogPost component html/(JSX)
componentDidMount(){
console.log('AccountPanel:componentDidMount');
console.log(this.context);
const value = this.context;
//this returns "undefined"
console.log(value.user)
//this returns "user.setUser() is not a function"
console.log(value.setUser);
value.setUser('newUser');
}
render(){
const value = this.context;
console.log(`Value of new User is : ${value.user}`);
return (
<section>
AccountPanel
</section>
)
}
}
export default AccountPanel;
Hope This helps :)

React component doesn't update after updating state with redux action

/keywordsActions
import { UPDATE_KEYWORDS } from "./actionTypes";
import queryString from "query-string";
const keywordsArrayFromUrl = () => {
const query = queryString.parse(window.location.search);
if (query.keywords) {
const removeDuplicate = new Set(query.keywords.split(" "));
return Array.from(removeDuplicate);
}
return [];
};
export function updateKeywords() {
return async dispatch => {
dispatch({
type: UPDATE_KEYWORDS,
payload: await keywordsArrayFromUrl()
});
};
}
/keywordReducer
import { UPDATE_KEYWORDS } from "../actions/actionTypes";
export default function(state = [], action) {
switch (action.type) {
case UPDATE_KEYWORDS:
return action.payload;
default:
return state;
}
}
/SearchBar -- React Component
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { withRouter } from "react-router-dom";
//Redux
import { connect } from "react-redux";
import { updateKeywords } from "../store/actions/KeywordsAction";
class Searchbar extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = {
keywords : this.props.keywords
keywordsString: this.props.keywords.join(" ")
};
}
componentDidMount() {
this.props.updateKeywords();
console.log(this.props)
setTimeout(() => console.log(this.props), 10);
}
_handleChange = e => {
this.setState({ keywordsString: e.target.value });
};
_handleSearch = value => {
this.setState({ keywordsString: value });
this.props.history.push(`/search?keywords=${value}`);
};
render() {
return (
<Search
className="Searchbar"
placeholder="Cauta prin iBac..."
value={this.state.keywordsString}
onChange={this._handleChange}
onSearch={this._handleSearch}
/>
);
}
}
const mapStateToProps = state => {
return {
keywords: state.keywords
};
};
export default connect(
mapStateToProps,
{ updateKeywords }
)(withRouter(Searchbar));
I want to save the keywords from the Url to the store and then pass it to the Search bar state.
But i dont understand this :
componentDidMount() {
this.props.updateKeywords();
console.log(this.props); // this.props.keywords is empty
setTimeout(() => console.log(this.props), 10); // After 10 ms this.props.keywords is no empty
}
After 10 ms the props of Searchbar gets updated but the component doesn't render again.
Sorry for my question, I am really new to React / Redux. Please let me know what I am doing wrong. Thank you all!
Update :
componentDidMount() {
this.props.updateKeywords();
setTimeout(() => {
this.setState({
keywordsString: this.props.keywords.join(" ")
});
}, 0);
}
This code is also working... but this other is not working
componentDidMount() {
this.props.updateKeywords();
this.setState({
keywordsString: this.props.keywords.join(" ")
});
}
The reason is that componentDidMount is only called once on mount. What you're looking for is either componentShouldUpdate or componentDidUpdate or the render function, all of which are called when your component receives the updated state from redux. You can read here for more information on what these functions do.
https://reactjs.org/docs/react-component.html#updating

React doesn't update the view even when Redux state is changed

The problem is when I update state in Redux, React doesn't run the render function. I am a beginner in Redux so I am not getting what exactly should I be doing to solve this. I read about the #connect function but as I am using CreateReactApp CLI tool, I won't be able to provide support for Decorators without ejecting (Which I dont want to do).
Component:
import React from "react";
import Store from "../store";
Store.subscribe(() => {
console.log(Store.getState().Auth);
});
export default class Login extends React.Component {
login = () => {
Store.dispatch({ type: "AUTH_LOGIN" });
// this.forceUpdate(); If I forceUpdate the view, then it works fine
};
logout = () => {
Store.dispatch({ type: "AUTH_LOGOUT" });
// this.forceUpdate(); If I forceUpdate the view, then it works fine
};
render() {
if (Store.getState().Auth.isLoggedIn) {
return <button onClick={this.logout}>Logout</button>;
} else {
return <button onClick={this.login}>Login</button>;
}
}
}
Reducer:
export default AuthReducer = (
state = {
isLoggedIn: false
},
action
) => {
switch (action.type) {
case "AUTH_LOGIN": {
return { ...state, isLoggedIn: true };
}
case "AUTH_LOGOUT": {
return { ...state, isLoggedIn: false };
}
}
return state;
};
Can anyone please point me in the right direction? Thanks
You can make use of connect HOC instead of decorator, it would be implemented like
import { Provider, connect } from 'react-redux';
import Store from "../store";
class App extends React.Component {
render() {
<Provider store={store}>
{/* Your routes here */}
</Provider>
}
}
import React from "react";
//action creator
const authLogin = () => {
return { type: "AUTH_LOGIN" }
}
const authLogout = () => {
return { type: "AUTH_LOGOUT" }
}
class Login extends React.Component {
login = () => {
this.props.authLogin();
};
logout = () => {
this.props.authLogout();
};
render() {
if (this.props.Auth.isLoggedIn) {
return <button onClick={this.logout}>Logout</button>;
} else {
return <button onClick={this.login}>Login</button>;
}
}
}
const mapStateToProps(state) {
return {
Auth: state.Auth
}
}
export default connect(mapStateToProps, {authLogin, authLogout})(Login);

Redux-orm not calling mapStateToProps after adding data

I am playing around with redux-orm and after adding an entity my selector is not updating with the new objects in mapStateToProps, hence resulting in render() not being called again. I've been through the tutorials but cannot see what I am doing wrong:
Another component is calling the BookReducer, so I know 100% the reducer is being called.
Here is my reducer:
export default function BookReducer(state = initialState, action) {
const session = orm.session(state);
switch (action.type) {
case 'newBook':
session.Book.create({ id: 0, type: 'novel' });
//I can see verify that the object has been added to the ORM
console.log(session.Book.all().toRefArray())
}
return session.state;
}
Here is my selector:
import orm from './orm';
const BookSelector = createSelector(orm, state => state.orm, session => {
return session.Book.all().toRefArray()
});
Here is my component:
class Main extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
render() {
console.log("debug")
console.log(this.props.books)
return (
<div>
{this.props.books}
</div>
)
function mapStateToProps(state) {
return {
isOpen: true,
books: BookSelector(state)
};
}
}
You don't seem to have connected the Main compnent with mapStateToProps . USe connect like export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Main); and define it outside the Main component
import connect from 'react-redux';
class Main extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
render() {
console.log("debug")
console.log(this.props.books)
return (
<div>
{this.props.books}
</div>
)
}
function mapStateToProps(state) {
return {
isOpen: true,
books: BookSelector(state)
};
}
export default connect(mapStateToProps)(Main);
Also you need to export and import the BookSelector
import orm from './orm';
const BookSelector = createSelector(orm, state => state.orm, session => {
return session.Book.all().toRefArray()
});
export default BookSelector;

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