I have the following MobX class that maintain async operation:
import { makeObservable, observable, action } from "mobx";
class AsyncAction<T, P = void> {
public isLoading = false;
public error?: unknown;
public response?: T;
constructor(
private asyncAction: (payload: P) => Promise<T>,
) {
makeObservable(this, {
error: observable,
isLoading: observable,
response: observable,
setLoading: action,
setError: action,
setResponse: action,
});
}
setLoading(isLoading: boolean) {
this.isLoading = isLoading;
}
setError(error: unknown) {
this.error = error;
}
setResponse(response: T | undefined) {
this.response = response;
}
async run(payload: P) {
try {
this.setLoading(true);
const response = await this.asyncAction(payload);
this.setResponse(response);
} catch (error) {
this.setError(error);
} finally {
this.setLoading(false);
}
}
}
export { AsyncAction };
I also have the following store that extends AsyncAction:
import api from '../api';
import { AsyncAction } from "./AsyncAction";
class StatusesStore extends AsyncAction<Record<string, Status>> {
constructor() {
super(async () => {
const { statusesMap } = await api.fetchStatusesMap();
return statusesMap;
});
makeObservable(this, {
setStatus: action,
});
}
public setStatus(name: string, status: Status) {
if (this.response) {
this.response[name] = status;
}
}
}
When I trigger from my component rootStore.statusesStore.setStatus('name', 'DONE'), the component doesn't get updated.
When open devools, I see the following:
Instead of being wrapped with observable, the object keys are plain strings. This might be a reason why changing the status string triggers nothing.
How can I fix that? What am I missing?
Since async processes are resolved in the next tick of the event loop, mobx can't track the changes after the tick. One of the solutions is to use
runInAction function after every await keyword.
Like this:
import {runInAction} from 'mobx'
async run(payload: P) {
try {
this.setLoading(true);// this is okay
const response = await this.asyncAction(payload);
// everything after "await" must be wrapped
runInAction(()=>{
this.setResponse(response);
})
} catch (error) {
this.setError(error); // wrap in runInAction
} finally {
this.setLoading(false); // wrap in runInAction
}
}
There are also a few other alternatives how you can deal with promises in combination with Mobx. For me, runInAction is the most straightforward way.
For other examples check out official documentation: Asynchronous actions