FAQ #

Frequently asked questions from the community.

General #

What are the drawbacks of using Fluxible? In contrast to Facebook's Flux library? #

It depends on whether you are building a server-side app. Facebook’s Flux only works on the client, but it may be easier to figure out since it doesn’t have to deal with concurrency issues.

Is there a way to render a reactComponent only client side? #

Use the componentDidMount lifecycle event to set an internal state that re-renders itself on the client (i.e, this.state.mounted).

Actions #

Can I fire the navigation function manually? #

Yes, you can call the navigate action from flux-router-component directly.

Stores #

Can I call an action from a store? #

Right now, it is not possible. This will require some thought on how to ensure that the server can keep track of actions that are executed from stores.

Data Fetching #

What does the error message "invalid csrf token" from Fetchr mean? #

This is caused by the csrf middleware. You need to make sure you pass the csrf token to the createContext method on the server. Check the server.js of chat or todo examples.

Routing #

Which should I use, react-router or flux-router-component? #

react-router has some features that flux-router-component does not have, like nested routes, component willTransitionTo hooks, and built-in re-directs. If you feel like you do not need them, then you will be fine with flux-router-component. We prefer the flux-like flow, so we use flux-router-component internally.

In react-router, how do I get access to the Fluxible context from willTransitionTo? #

Since willTransitionTo is defined statically on the component, it will not have access to the Fluxible context. There is a open issue from react-router to provide access but, as of this writing) it has yet to be resolved.

Why does routing execution order change based on first load vs routing via navigateAction? #

This is by design so that you could render loading states within your components while navigation is happening. Then you change the layout immediately and then fill sections of the page with data as it is loaded rather than having a wait followed by a full update.

With that said, you should be able to get the behavior you want by implementing shouldComponentUpdate in your app component that returns false when this.props.isNavigateComplete is false. This would prevent rendering until the full navigation has finished.