I want to carry to states into the global state with mobx. I'm struggling to create a global state in mobx. Also, I would like to mention that I'm using mobx-react-lite
library.
Here is the link to codesanbox. If you open the commands, you will be able to see how it works before with useState. https://codesandbox.io/s/mobx-react-lite-example-dfkm2y?file=/src/App.tsx
This is my store
import { observable, action } from "mobx";
export class ProductStore {
@observable categories: string[] = [];
@action
addCategory = (val: string) => {
this.categories.push(val);
};
@action
removeCategory = (val: string) => {
this.categories = this.categories.filter((f) => f !== val);
};
}
Here is my context
import { createContext, useContext } from "react";
import { ProductStore } from "./productStore";
type ProductContextValue = {
productStore: ProductStore;
};
const ProductContext = createContext<ProductContextValue>(
{} as ProductContextValue
);
const productStore = new ProductStore();
export const ProductProvider: React.FC<React.PropsWithChildren<{}>> = ({
children
}) => {
return (
<ProductContext.Provider value={{ productStore }}>
{children}
</ProductContext.Provider>
);
};
export const useStore = () => useContext(ProductContext);
I use addCategory and removeCategory action in my component. When I'm doing debugging, I can see that actions work correctly.
However, I can not reach the categories of updates.
Here is the parent component
import "./styles.css";
import { ExampleComponent } from "./ExampleComponent";
import { useStore } from "./ProductContext";
import { useObserver } from "mobx-react-lite";
// import { useState } from "react";
export default function App() {
// const [selectedCategories, setSelectedCategories] = useState<string[]>([]);
const { productStore } = useStore();
return useObserver(() => (
<div className="App">
<h1>Hello CodeSandbox</h1>
<h2>Start editing to see some magic happen!</h2>
{/* old Version with useState */}
{/* {selectedCategories.map((m) => {
return <div>{m}</div>;
})} */}
{/* This section not working like a setState */}
{productStore.categories.map((m) => {
return <div>{m}</div>;
})}
<ExampleComponent
// selectedCategories={selectedCategories}
// setSelectedCategories={setSelectedCategories}
addCategory={productStore.addCategory}
removeCategory={productStore.removeCategory}
/>
</div>
));
}
How Can I fix this problem? I can not see any changes in the mobx section.
First of all you need to use makeObservable
inside store constructor to make it work with decorators now, like that:
import { observable, action, makeObservable } from 'mobx';
export class ProductStore {
@observable categories: string[] = [];
constructor() {
makeObservable(this);
}
@action
addCategory = (val: string) => {
this.categories.push(val);
};
@action
removeCategory = (val: string) => {
this.categories = this.categories.filter((f) => f !== val);
};
}
And second, don't use useObserver
it's deprecated, use <Observer>
component or wrap entire component with observer
HOC.