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2019-11-14
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yenda08:11:29

Does a subscription triggers a re-render of the component in which it is derefed whenever it is recomputed regardless of whether or not its output has changed? from the doc on subscriptions https://github.com/day8/re-frame/blob/master/docs/SubscriptionFlow.md and if that is the reset! they are talking about here https://github.com/day8/re-frame/blob/master/src/re_frame/subs.cljc#L380

gabor.veres11:11:34

Hey dear re-framers! I'd need some advice on effect order. I have a use case where defining effect order would be needed and I could not find a good solution to make it unnecessary (see: https://github.com/Day8/re-frame/blob/master/docs/Effects.md#order-of-effects) I'm working with blessed-react on a terminal app, using reagent and re-frame. In blessed you have on-screen components, and I'm implementing a method to switch to a view (= screen content), then move the input focus to a specific component, defined runtime. The view switching is done through app-db, re-frame and reagent style and I'm changing the app-db through an event to achieve this. As part of the same "show-and-focus" event-fx, I need to also call a method on the component through a reagent-style ref for it to get focused. Problem is, that before the re-rendering happens through the app-db change, that component is not available, so I can not call the method before the update completes. I'm pretty sure this pattern also comes up on web a lot (change app-db -> new thingy shows up in DOM -> call something on the thingy [in one event]). Is there a clear pattern to use here?

herald11:11:31

Is calling the focus function in the component's didmount not suitable?

gabor.veres13:11:11

@regen, thanks, possibly that's what I'll do for now, but I wanted to find a cleaner approach without digging into react lifecycle stuff.

gabor.veres13:11:05

I do have a "focus-to" kind of event in re-frame as there are other use cases for this, so I probably just dispatch it on the lifecycle method - still looks a bit impure 😉

gabor.veres13:11:12

the "view-switch" usecase I've described above would also mean that I can declaratively describe a "default" focus target upon switching, so if there are multiple instances of the component in a view it's a lot cleaner - the component doesn't need to know if or whether it will be focused, it's the view definition that does that instead... that's where it should belong

mping14:11:19

Hi all, I'have a compojure-api+mount which I'd like to "upgrade" to support SPA app through re-frame

mping14:11:33

I'm having a hard time integrating my existing handler with shadow-cljs

mping14:11:18

My handler is generated, ie (defn make-handler [app-cfg])..., the way this currently works is because I have a main fn that takes care of booting up mount. for repl, I have an init-fn that's a bit hacky

mping14:11:48

(declare app)

(defn init []
  (ulogging/with-logging-status)
  (mount/start-with-args (mount/args))
  ;;dynamic def!
  (def app (indie-dashboard.handler/app config)))

mping14:11:54

and then I can use app as handler

mping14:11:06

How can I achieve the same with the re-frame lein template?

p-himik06:11:28

So app is actually available only on the backend, right? If so, it's kinda hard to give any answer here since you're basically asking "how do I write an SPA?".

p-himik06:11:08

Actually, somewhat concise and useful answer could still be given: 1. Use HTML5 history API to handle all your links within your app that lead to another page within the same app (I use kee-frame for this) 2. All relevant backend handlers should now return the same HTML, maybe with different initial data for different pages (that is, unless you use module splitting - then each HTML could load a different JS file) 3. When the current page URL changes, just fetch the new data and handle it in your browser app.

mping09:11:25

Hi, my problem is that my handler requires mount/start to be configured

mping09:11:57

and the fulcro re-frame lein template uses a (def'd) handler, I use a (defn handler [arg..])

p-himik09:11:20

I still don't get what the problem is. mount/start can run on the backend for both an SPA and a regular web application. Why do you think that would be a problem for SPAs?

mping09:11:54

when developing locally, the re-frame app template requires a handler for shadow-cljs

mping09:11:11

I just need to know how to wire my handler

mping09:11:35

in prod, I know my app would run as usual and serve the js files on top of the already existing api endpoints

p-himik11:11:24

Ah, I see. shadow-cljs web server is there just to help you in simple cases. If your app has some state, it's probably better to not use shadow-cljs web server at all. After all, you already have a fully fledged web server - why would you want to use shadow-cljs web server?

p-himik11:11:49

If you go with the default shadow-cljs approach, you would probably run: 1. shadow-cljs start 2. shadow-cljs watch build-id 3. whatever-command-that-starts-your-server

p-himik11:11:30

In my case, I have embedded shadow-cljs into my development setup, so I just have to run (3).

mping14:11:26

Thanks, I understand, my mental model was a bit off

mping14:11:40

shadow "just" spits js

p-himik14:11:57

Yep. Well, it also has its own server that serves changes to the browser via a WebSocket connection. But it's likely that you won't ever need to deal with it in any way - it all happens automatically.