Chaining Actions
When a promise is resolved, one might want to dispatch additional actions in response. One example could be changing the route after a user is successfully signed in. Another could be showing an error message after a request fails.
First, note this behavior uses thunks. You will need to include Redux Thunk in your middleware stack.
Note: Redux Thunk is a middleware that enables action creators to return a function instead of an object (hence the name "thunk"). The returned function is called with a
dispatch argument, which is what you can use to chain actions.const foo = () => {
return dispatch => {
return dispatch({
type: 'TYPE',
payload: new Promise()
}).then(() => dispatch(bar()));
};
}
If you need to chain several actions, using
Promise.all is suggested.const foo = () => {
return dispatch => {
return dispatch({
type: 'TYPE',
payload: Promise.all([
dispatch(bar()),
dispatch(baz())
])
});
};
}
When handling a promise with
then, the parameter is an object with two properties: (1) the "value" (if the promise is fulfilled) or the "reason" (if the promise is rejected) and (2) the object of the dispatched action.// fulfilled promise
const foo = () => {
return dispatch => {
return dispatch({
type: 'FOO',
payload: new Promise(resolve => {
resolve('foo'); // resolve the promise with the value 'foo'
})
}).then(({ value, action }) => {
console.log(value); // => 'foo'
console.log(action.type); // => 'FOO_FULFILLED'
});
};
}
// rejected promise
const bar = () => {
return dispatch => {
return dispatch({
type: 'BAR',
payload: new Promise(() => {
throw new Error('foo'); // reject the promise for the reason 'bar'
})
}).then(() => null, error => {
console.log(error instanceof Error) // => true
console.log(error.message); // => 'foo'
});
};
}
Rejected promises can also be handled with
.catch().// rejected promise with throw
const baz = () => {
return dispatch => {
return dispatch({
type: 'BAZ',
payload: new Promise(() => {
throw new Error(); // throw an error
})
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error instanceof Error) // => true
});
};
}