@wordpress/data
Advanced tools
WordPress' data module serves as a hub to manage application state for both plugins and WordPress itself, providing tools to manage data within and between distinct modules. It is designed as a modular pattern for organizing and sharing data: simple enough to satisfy the needs of a small plugin, while scalable to serve the requirements of a complex single-page application.
The data module is built upon and shares many of the same core principles of Redux, but shouldn't be mistaken as merely Redux for WordPress, as it includes a few of its own distinguishing characteristics. As you read through this guide, you may find it useful to reference the Redux documentation — particularly its glossary — for more detail on core concepts.
Install the module
npm install @wordpress/data --save
This package assumes that your code will run in an ES2015+ environment. If you're using an environment that has limited or no support for such language features and APIs, you should include the polyfill shipped in @wordpress/babel-preset-default in your code.
Use the register function to add your own store to the centralized data registry. This function accepts one argument – a store descriptor that can be created with createReduxStore factory function. createReduxStore accepts two arguments: a name to identify the module, and a configuration object with values describing how your state is represented, modified, and accessed. At a minimum, you must provide a reducer function describing the shape of your state and how it changes in response to actions dispatched to the store.
import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
import { createReduxStore, register } from '@wordpress/data';
const DEFAULT_STATE = {
prices: {},
discountPercent: 0,
};
const actions = {
setPrice( item, price ) {
return {
type: 'SET_PRICE',
item,
price,
};
},
startSale( discountPercent ) {
return {
type: 'START_SALE',
discountPercent,
};
},
};
const store = createReduxStore( 'my-shop', {
reducer( state = DEFAULT_STATE, action ) {
switch ( action.type ) {
case 'SET_PRICE':
return {
...state,
prices: {
...state.prices,
[ action.item ]: action.price,
},
};
case 'START_SALE':
return {
...state,
discountPercent: action.discountPercent,
};
}
return state;
},
actions,
selectors: {
getPrice( state, item ) {
const { prices, discountPercent } = state;
const price = prices[ item ];
return price * ( 1 - 0.01 * discountPercent );
},
},
resolvers: {
getPrice: ( item ) => async ({ dispatch }) => { {
const path = '/wp/v2/prices/' + item;
const price = await apiFetch( { path } );
dispatch.setPrice( item, price );
},
},
} );
register( store );
The return value of createReduxStore is the StoreDescriptor object that contains two properties:
name (string) – the name of the storeinstantiate (Function) - it returns a Redux-like store object with the following methods:
getState(): Returns the state value of the registered reducer
getStatesubscribe( listener: Function ): Registers a function called any time the value of state changes.
subscribedispatch( action: Object ): Given an action object, calls the registered reducer and updates the state value.
dispatchreducerA reducer is a function accepting the previous state and action as arguments and returns an updated state value.
actionsThe actions object should describe all action creators available for your store. An action creator is a function that optionally accepts arguments and returns an action object to dispatch to the registered reducer. Dispatching actions is the primary mechanism for making changes to your state.
selectorsThe selectors object includes a set of functions for accessing and deriving state values. A selector is a function which accepts state and optional arguments and returns some value from state. Calling selectors is the primary mechanism for retrieving data from your state, and serve as a useful abstraction over the raw data which is typically more susceptible to change and less readily usable as a normalized object.
resolversA resolver is a side-effect for a selector. If your selector result may need to be fulfilled from an external source, you can define a resolver such that the first time the selector is called, the fulfillment behavior is effected.
The resolvers option should be passed as an object where each key is the name of the selector to act upon, the value a function which receives the same arguments passed to the selector, excluding the state argument. It can then dispatch as necessary to fulfill the requirements of the selector, taking advantage of the fact that most data consumers will subscribe to subsequent state changes (by subscribe or withSelect).
Resolvers, in combination with thunks, can be used to implement asynchronous data flows for your store.
controls (deprecated)To handle asynchronous data flows, it is recommended to use thunks instead of controls.
initialStateAn optional preloaded initial state for the store. You may use this to restore some serialized state value or a state generated server-side.
The @wordpress/data module offers a more advanced and generic interface for the purposes of integrating other data systems and situations where more direct control over a data system is needed. In this case, a data store will need to be implemented outside of @wordpress/data and then plugged in via three functions:
getSelectors(): Returns an object of selector functions, pre-mapped to the store.getActions(): Returns an object of action functions, pre-mapped to the store.subscribe( listener: Function ): Registers a function called any time the value of state changes.
subscribe
with the following differences:
By implementing the above interface for your custom store, you gain the benefits of using the registry and the withSelect and withDispatch higher order components in your application code. This provides seamless integration with existing and alternative data systems.
Integrating an existing redux store with its own reducers, store enhancers and middleware can be accomplished as follows:
Example:
import { register } from '@wordpress/data';
import existingSelectors from './existing-app/selectors';
import existingActions from './existing-app/actions';
import createStore from './existing-app/store';
const reduxStore = createStore();
const mapValues = ( obj, callback ) =>
Object.entries( obj ).reduce(
( acc, [ key, value ] ) => ( {
...acc,
[ key ]: callback( value ),
} ),
{}
);
const boundSelectors = mapValues(
existingSelectors,
( selector ) =>
( ...args ) =>
selector( reduxStore.getState(), ...args )
);
const boundActions = mapValues(
existingActions,
( action ) =>
( ...args ) =>
reduxStore.dispatch( action( ...args ) )
);
const genericStore = {
name: 'existing-app',
instantiate: () => ( {
getSelectors: () => boundSelectors,
getActions: () => boundActions,
subscribe: reduxStore.subscribe,
} ),
};
register( genericStore );
It is also possible to implement a completely custom store from scratch:
Example:
import { register } from '@wordpress/data';
function customStore() {
return {
name: 'custom-data',
instantiate: () => {
const listeners = new Set();
const prices = { hammer: 7.5 };
function storeChanged() {
for ( const listener of listeners ) {
listener();
}
}
function subscribe( listener ) {
listeners.add( listener );
return () => listeners.delete( listener );
}
const selectors = {
getPrice( itemName ) {
return prices[ itemName ];
},
};
const actions = {
setPrice( itemName, price ) {
prices[ itemName ] = price;
storeChanged();
},
};
return {
getSelectors: () => selectors,
getActions: () => actions,
subscribe,
};
},
};
}
register( customStore );
The data module shares many of the same core principles and API method naming of Redux. In fact, it is implemented atop Redux. Where it differs is in establishing a modularization pattern for creating separate but interdependent stores, and in codifying conventions such as selector functions as the primary entry point for data access.
The higher-order components were created to complement this distinction. The intention with splitting withSelect and withDispatch — where in React Redux they are combined under connect as mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps arguments — is to more accurately reflect that dispatch is not dependent upon a subscription to state changes, and to allow for state-derived values to be used in withDispatch (via higher-order component composition).
The data module also has built-in solutions for handling asynchronous side-effects, through resolvers and thunks. These differ slightly from standard redux async solutions like redux-thunk or redux-saga.
Specific implementation differences from Redux and React Redux:
subscribe listener is called on every dispatch, regardless of whether the value of state has changed.
@wordpress/data, a subscriber is only called when state has changed.mapStateToProps function must return an object.
@wordpress/data, a withSelect mapping function can return undefined if it has no props to inject.mapDispatchToProps argument can be defined as an object or a function.
@wordpress/data, the withDispatch higher-order component creator must be passed a function.Context Provider Component used to switch the data module component rerendering between Sync and Async modes.
Usage
import { useSelect, AsyncModeProvider } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as blockEditorStore } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
function BlockCount() {
const count = useSelect( ( select ) => {
return select( blockEditorStore ).getBlockCount();
}, [] );
return count;
}
function App() {
return (
<AsyncModeProvider value={ true }>
<BlockCount />
</AsyncModeProvider>
);
}
In this example, the BlockCount component is rerendered asynchronously. It means if a more critical task is being performed (like typing in an input), the rerendering is delayed until the browser becomes IDLE. It is possible to nest multiple levels of AsyncModeProvider to fine-tune the rendering behavior.
Parameters
boolean: Enable Async Mode.Returns
Component: The component to be rendered.The combineReducers helper function turns an object whose values are different reducing functions into a single reducing function you can pass to registerReducer.
Usage
import { combineReducers, createReduxStore, register } from '@wordpress/data';
const prices = ( state = {}, action ) => {
return action.type === 'SET_PRICE'
? {
...state,
[ action.item ]: action.price,
}
: state;
};
const discountPercent = ( state = 0, action ) => {
return action.type === 'START_SALE' ? action.discountPercent : state;
};
const store = createReduxStore( 'my-shop', {
reducer: combineReducers( {
prices,
discountPercent,
} ),
} );
register( store );
Type
import('./types').combineReducersParameters
Object: An object whose values correspond to different reducing functions that need to be combined into one.Returns
Function: A reducer that invokes every reducer inside the reducers object, and constructs a state object with the same shape.Undocumented declaration.
Creates a data store descriptor for the provided Redux store configuration containing properties describing reducer, actions, selectors, controls and resolvers.
Usage
import { createReduxStore } from '@wordpress/data';
const store = createReduxStore( 'demo', {
reducer: ( state = 'OK' ) => state,
selectors: {
getValue: ( state ) => state,
},
} );
Parameters
string: Unique namespace identifier.ReduxStoreConfig<State,Actions,Selectors>: Registered store options, with properties describing reducer, actions, selectors, and resolvers.Returns
StoreDescriptor<ReduxStoreConfig<State,Actions,Selectors>>: Store Object.Creates a new store registry, given an optional object of initial store configurations.
Parameters
Object: Initial store configurations.Object?: Parent registry.Returns
WPDataRegistry: Data registry.Creates a control function that takes additional curried argument with the registry object. While a regular control has signature
( action ) => iteratorOrPromise;
where the control works with the action that it's bound to, a registry control has signature:
( registry ) => ( action ) => iteratorOrPromise;
A registry control is typically used to select data or dispatch an action to a registered store.
When registering a control created with createRegistryControl with a store, the store knows which calling convention to use when executing the control.
Parameters
T & { isRegistryControl?: boolean; }: Function receiving a registry object and returning a control.Returns
Creates a selector function that takes additional curried argument with the registry select function. While a regular selector has signature
( state, ...selectorArgs ) => result;
that allows to select data from the store's state, a registry selector has signature:
( select ) =>
( state, ...selectorArgs ) =>
result;
that supports also selecting from other registered stores.
Usage
import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
import { store as editorStore } from '@wordpress/editor';
const getCurrentPostId = createRegistrySelector( ( select ) => ( state ) => {
return select( editorStore ).getCurrentPostId();
} );
const getPostEdits = createRegistrySelector( ( select ) => ( state ) => {
// calling another registry selector just like any other function
const postType = getCurrentPostType( state );
const postId = getCurrentPostId( state );
return select( coreStore ).getEntityRecordEdits(
'postType',
postType,
postId
);
} );
Note how the getCurrentPostId selector can be called just like any other function,
(it works even inside a regular non-registry selector) and we don't need to pass the
registry as argument. The registry binding happens automatically when registering the selector
with a store.
Parameters
( select: ) => Selector: Function receiving a registry select function and returning a state selector.Returns
RegistrySelector< Selector >: Registry selector that can be registered with a store.Creates a memoized selector that caches the computed values according to the array of "dependants" and the selector parameters, and recomputes the values only when any of them changes.
Related
rememo package from which the createSelector function is reexported.Given a store descriptor, returns an object of the store's action creators. Calling an action creator will cause it to be dispatched, updating the state value accordingly.
Note: Action creators returned by the dispatch will return a promise when they are called.
Usage
import { dispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
dispatch( myCustomStore ).setPrice( 'hammer', 9.75 );
Parameters
StoreNameOrDescriptor: The store descriptor. The legacy calling convention of passing the store name is also supported.Returns
DispatchReturn< StoreNameOrDescriptor >: Object containing the action creators.Object of available plugins to use with a registry.
Related
Type
ObjectRegisters a standard @wordpress/data store descriptor.
Usage
import { createReduxStore, register } from '@wordpress/data';
const store = createReduxStore( 'demo', {
reducer: ( state = 'OK' ) => state,
selectors: {
getValue: ( state ) => state,
},
} );
register( store );
Parameters
StoreDescriptor: Store descriptor.Deprecated Use
register( storeDescriptor )instead.
Registers a generic store instance.
Parameters
string: Store registry name.Object: Store instance ({ getSelectors, getActions, subscribe }).Deprecated Use
registerinstead.
Registers a standard @wordpress/data store.
Parameters
string: Unique namespace identifier for the store.Object: Store description (reducer, actions, selectors, resolvers).Returns
Object: Registered store object.A custom react Context consumer exposing the provided registry to children components. Used along with the RegistryProvider.
You can read more about the react context api here: https://react.dev/learn/passing-data-deeply-with-context#step-3-provide-the-context
Usage
import {
RegistryProvider,
RegistryConsumer,
createRegistry
} from '@wordpress/data';
const registry = createRegistry( {} );
const App = ( { props } ) => {
return <RegistryProvider value={ registry }>
<div>Hello There</div>
<RegistryConsumer>
{ ( registry ) => (
<ComponentUsingRegistry
{ ...props }
registry={ registry }
) }
</RegistryConsumer>
</RegistryProvider>
}
A custom Context provider for exposing the provided registry to children components via a consumer.
See RegistryConsumer documentation for example.
Given a store descriptor, returns an object containing the store's selectors pre-bound to state so that you only need to supply additional arguments, and modified so that they return promises that resolve to their eventual values, after any resolvers have ran.
Usage
import { resolveSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
resolveSelect( myCustomStore ).getPrice( 'hammer' ).then( console.log );
Parameters
StoreDescriptor|string: The store descriptor. The legacy calling convention of passing the store name is also supported.Returns
Object: Object containing the store's promise-wrapped selectors.Given a store descriptor, returns an object of the store's selectors. The selector functions are been pre-bound to pass the current state automatically. As a consumer, you need only pass arguments of the selector, if applicable.
Usage
import { select } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
select( myCustomStore ).getPrice( 'hammer' );
Parameters
string | T: The store descriptor. The legacy calling convention of passing the store name is also supported.Returns
CurriedSelectorsOf< T >: Object containing the store's selectors.Given a listener function, the function will be called any time the state value of one of the registered stores has changed. If you specify the optional storeNameOrDescriptor parameter, the listener function will be called only on updates on that one specific registered store.
This function returns an unsubscribe function used to stop the subscription.
Usage
import { subscribe } from '@wordpress/data';
const unsubscribe = subscribe( () => {
// You could use this opportunity to test whether the derived result of a
// selector has subsequently changed as the result of a state update.
} );
// Later, if necessary...
unsubscribe();
Parameters
Function: Callback function.string|StoreDescriptor?: Optional store name.Given a store descriptor, returns an object containing the store's selectors pre-bound to state so that you only need to supply additional arguments, and modified so that they throw promises in case the selector is not resolved yet.
Parameters
StoreDescriptor|string: The store descriptor. The legacy calling convention of passing the store name is also supported.Returns
Object: Object containing the store's suspense-wrapped selectors.Extends a registry to inherit functionality provided by a given plugin. A plugin is an object with properties aligning to that of a registry, merged to extend the default registry behavior.
Parameters
Object: Plugin object.A custom react hook returning the current registry dispatch actions creators.
Note: The component using this hook must be within the context of a RegistryProvider.
Usage
This illustrates a pattern where you may need to retrieve dynamic data from
the server via the useSelect hook to use in combination with the dispatch
action.
import { useCallback } from 'react';
import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
function Button( { onClick, children } ) {
return (
<button type="button" onClick={ onClick }>
{ children }
</button>
);
}
const SaleButton = ( { children } ) => {
const { stockNumber } = useSelect(
( select ) => select( myCustomStore ).getStockNumber(),
[]
);
const { startSale } = useDispatch( myCustomStore );
const onClick = useCallback( () => {
const discountPercent = stockNumber > 50 ? 10 : 20;
startSale( discountPercent );
}, [ stockNumber ] );
return <Button onClick={ onClick }>{ children }</Button>;
};
// Rendered somewhere in the application:
//
// <SaleButton>Start Sale!</SaleButton>
Parameters
[StoreNameOrDescriptor]: Optionally provide the name of the store or its descriptor from which to retrieve action creators. If not provided, the registry.dispatch function is returned instead.Returns
UseDispatchReturn<StoreNameOrDescriptor>: A custom react hook.A custom react hook exposing the registry context for use.
This exposes the registry value provided via the Registry Provider to a component implementing this hook.
It acts similarly to the useContext react hook.
Note: Generally speaking, useRegistry is a low level hook that in most cases won't be needed for implementation. Most interactions with the @wordpress/data API can be performed via the useSelect hook, or the withSelect and withDispatch higher order components.
Usage
import { RegistryProvider, createRegistry, useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
const registry = createRegistry( {} );
const SomeChildUsingRegistry = ( props ) => {
const registry = useRegistry();
// ...logic implementing the registry in other react hooks.
};
const ParentProvidingRegistry = ( props ) => {
return (
<RegistryProvider value={ registry }>
<SomeChildUsingRegistry { ...props } />
</RegistryProvider>
);
};
Returns
Function: A custom react hook exposing the registry context value.Custom react hook for retrieving props from registered selectors.
In general, this custom React hook follows the rules of hooks.
Usage
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
function HammerPriceDisplay( { currency } ) {
const price = useSelect(
( select ) => {
return select( myCustomStore ).getPrice( 'hammer', currency );
},
[ currency ]
);
return new Intl.NumberFormat( 'en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency,
} ).format( price );
}
// Rendered in the application:
// <HammerPriceDisplay currency="USD" />
In the above example, when HammerPriceDisplay is rendered into an
application, the price will be retrieved from the store state using the
mapSelect callback on useSelect. If the currency prop changes then
any price in the state for that currency is retrieved. If the currency prop
doesn't change and other props are passed in that do change, the price will
not change because the dependency is just the currency.
When data is only used in an event callback, the data should not be retrieved on render, so it may be useful to get the selectors function instead.
Don't use useSelect this way when calling the selectors in the render
function because your component won't re-render on a data change.
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
function Paste( { children } ) {
const { getSettings } = useSelect( myCustomStore );
function onPaste() {
// Do something with the settings.
const settings = getSettings();
}
return <div onPaste={ onPaste }>{ children }</div>;
}
Parameters
T: Function called on every state change. The returned value is exposed to the component implementing this hook. The function receives the registry.select method on the first argument and the registry on the second argument. When a store key is passed, all selectors for the store will be returned. This is only meant for usage of these selectors in event callbacks, not for data needed to create the element tree.unknown[]: If provided, this memoizes the mapSelect so the same mapSelect is invoked on every state change unless the dependencies change.Returns
UseSelectReturn<T>: A custom react hook.A variant of the useSelect hook that has the same API, but is a compatible Suspense-enabled data source.
Parameters
T: Function called on every state change. The returned value is exposed to the component using this hook. The function receives the registry.suspendSelect method as the first argument and the registry as the second one.Array: A dependency array used to memoize the mapSelect so that the same mapSelect is invoked on every state change unless the dependencies change.Returns
ReturnType<T>: Data object returned by the mapSelect function.Higher-order component used to add dispatch props using registered action creators.
Usage
function Button( { onClick, children } ) {
return (
<button type="button" onClick={ onClick }>
{ children }
</button>
);
}
import { withDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
const SaleButton = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps ) => {
const { startSale } = dispatch( myCustomStore );
const { discountPercent } = ownProps;
return {
onClick() {
startSale( discountPercent );
},
};
} )( Button );
// Rendered in the application:
//
// <SaleButton discountPercent="20">Start Sale!</SaleButton>
In the majority of cases, it will be sufficient to use only two first params
passed to mapDispatchToProps as illustrated in the previous example.
However, there might be some very advanced use cases where using the
registry object might be used as a tool to optimize the performance of
your component. Using select function from the registry might be useful
when you need to fetch some dynamic data from the store at the time when the
event is fired, but at the same time, you never use it to render your
component. In such scenario, you can avoid using the withSelect higher
order component to compute such prop, which might lead to unnecessary
re-renders of your component caused by its frequent value change.
Keep in mind, that mapDispatchToProps must return an object with functions
only.
function Button( { onClick, children } ) {
return (
<button type="button" onClick={ onClick }>
{ children }
</button>
);
}
import { withDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
const SaleButton = withDispatch( ( dispatch, ownProps, { select } ) => {
// Stock number changes frequently.
const { getStockNumber } = select( myCustomStore );
const { startSale } = dispatch( myCustomStore );
return {
onClick() {
const discountPercent = getStockNumber() > 50 ? 10 : 20;
startSale( discountPercent );
},
};
} )( Button );
// Rendered in the application:
//
// <SaleButton>Start Sale!</SaleButton>
Note: It is important that the mapDispatchToProps function always
returns an object with the same keys. For example, it should not contain
conditions under which a different value would be returned.
Parameters
Function: A function of returning an object of prop names where value is a dispatch-bound action creator, or a function to be called with the component's props and returning an action creator.Returns
ComponentType: Enhanced component with merged dispatcher props.Higher-order component which renders the original component with the current registry context passed as its registry prop.
Parameters
Component: Original component.Returns
Component: Enhanced component.Higher-order component used to inject state-derived props using registered selectors.
Usage
import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
import { store as myCustomStore } from 'my-custom-store';
function PriceDisplay( { price, currency } ) {
return new Intl.NumberFormat( 'en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency,
} ).format( price );
}
const HammerPriceDisplay = withSelect( ( select, ownProps ) => {
const { getPrice } = select( myCustomStore );
const { currency } = ownProps;
return {
price: getPrice( 'hammer', currency ),
};
} )( PriceDisplay );
// Rendered in the application:
//
// <HammerPriceDisplay currency="USD" />
In the above example, when HammerPriceDisplay is rendered into an
application, it will pass the price into the underlying PriceDisplay
component and update automatically if the price of a hammer ever changes in
the store.
Parameters
Function: Function called on every state change, expected to return object of props to merge with the component's own props.Returns
ComponentType: Enhanced component with merged state data props.As a response of dispatch calls, WordPress data based applications updates the connected components (Components using useSelect or withSelect). This update happens in two steps:
As the application grows, this can become costful, so it's important to ensure that we avoid running both these if possible. One of these situations happen when an interaction requires multiple consecutive dispatch calls in order to update the state properly. To avoid rerendering the components each time we call dispatch, we can wrap the sequential dispatch calls in batch which will ensure that the components only call selectors and rerender once at the end of the sequence.
Usage
import { useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
function Component() {
const registry = useRegistry();
function callback() {
// This will only rerender the components once.
registry.batch( () => {
registry.dispatch( someStore ).someAction();
registry.dispatch( someStore ).someOtherAction();
} );
}
return <button onClick={ callback }>Click me</button>;
}
The following selectors are available on the object returned by wp.data.select( 'core' ).
Example
import { store as coreDataStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
function Component() {
const result = useSelect( ( select ) => {
const query = { per_page: 20 };
const selectorArgs = [ 'postType', 'page', query ];
return {
pages: select( coreDataStore ).getEntityRecords( ...selectorArgs ),
hasStartedResolution: select( coreDataStore ).hasStartedResolution(
'getEntityRecords', // _selectorName_
selectorArgs
),
hasFinishedResolution: select(
coreDataStore
).hasFinishedResolution( 'getEntityRecords', selectorArgs ),
isResolving: select( coreDataStore ).isResolving(
'getEntityRecords',
selectorArgs
),
};
} );
if ( result.hasStartedResolution ) {
return <>Fetching data...</>;
}
if ( result.isResolving ) {
return (
<>
{
// show a spinner
}
</>
);
}
if ( result.hasFinishedResolution ) {
return (
<>
{
// data is ready
}
</>
);
}
}
Returns true if resolution has completed for a given selector name, and arguments set.
Parameters
State: Data state.string: Selector name.unknown[]?: Arguments passed to selector.Returns
boolean: Whether resolution has completed.Returns true if resolution has already been triggered for a given selector name, and arguments set.
Parameters
State: Data state.string: Selector name.unknown[]?: Arguments passed to selector.Returns
boolean: Whether resolution has been triggered.Returns true if resolution has been triggered but has not yet completed for a given selector name, and arguments set.
Parameters
State: Data state.string: Selector name.unknown[]?: Arguments passed to selector.Returns
boolean: Whether resolution is in progress.In specific circumstances it may be necessary to normalize the arguments passed to a given call of a selector/resolver pairing.
Each resolver has its resolution status cached in an internal state where the key is the arguments supplied to the selector at call time.
For example for a selector with a single argument, the related resolver would generate a cache key of: [ 123 ].
This cache is used to determine the resolution status of a given resolver which is used to avoid unwanted additional invocations of resolvers (which often undertake "expensive" operations such as network requests).
As a result it's important that arguments remain consistent when calling the selector. For example, by default these two calls will not be cached using the same key, even though they are likely identical:
// Arg as number
getSomeDataById( 123 );
// Arg as string
getSomeDataById( '123' );
This is an opportunity to utilize the __unstableNormalizeArgs property to guarantee consistency by protecting callers from passing incorrect types.
The 3rd argument of the following selector is intended to be a Number:
const getItemsSelector = ( name, type, id ) => {
return state.items[ name ][ type ][ id ] || null;
};
However, it is possible that the id parameter will be passed as a String. In this case, the __unstableNormalizeArgs method (property) can be defined on the selector to coerce the arguments to the desired type even if they are provided "incorrectly":
// Define normalization method.
getItemsSelector.__unstableNormalizeArgs = ( args ) {
// "id" argument at the 2nd index
if (args[2] && typeof args[2] === 'string' ) {
args[2] === Number(args[2]);
}
return args;
}
With this in place the following code will behave consistently:
const getItemsSelector = ( name, type, id ) => {
// here 'id' is now guaranteed to be a number.
return state.items[ name ][ type ][ id ] || null;
};
const getItemsResolver = ( name, type, id ) => {
// 'id' is also guaranteed to be a number in the resolver.
return {};
};
registry.registerStore( 'store', {
// ...
selectors: {
getItems: getItemsSelector,
},
resolvers: {
getItems: getItemsResolver,
},
} );
// Call with correct number type.
registry.select( 'store' ).getItems( 'foo', 'bar', 54 );
// Call with the wrong string type, **but** here we have avoided an
// wanted resolver call because '54' is guaranteed to have been
// coerced to a number by the `__unstableNormalizeArgs` method.
registry.select( 'store' ).getItems( 'foo', 'bar', '54' );
Ensuring consistency of arguments for a given selector call is an important optimization to help improve performance in the data layer. However, this type of problem can be usually be avoided by ensuring selectors don't use variable types for their arguments.
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