Connect | React Redux (2023)

tip

connect still works and is supported in React-Redux 8.x. However, we recommend using the hooks API as the default.

Overview

The connect() function connects a React component to a Redux store.

It provides its connected component with the pieces of the data it needs from the store, and the functions it can use to dispatch actions to the store.

It does not modify the component class passed to it; instead, it returns a new, connected component class that wraps the component you passed in.

function connect(mapStateToProps?, mapDispatchToProps?, mergeProps?, options?)

The mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps deals with your Redux store’s state and dispatch, respectively. state and dispatch will be supplied to your mapStateToProps or mapDispatchToProps functions as the first argument.

The returns of mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps are referred to internally as stateProps and dispatchProps, respectively. They will be supplied to mergeProps, if defined, as the first and the second argument, where the third argument will be ownProps. The combined result, commonly referred to as mergedProps, will then be supplied to your connected component.

connect() Parameters

connect accepts four different parameters, all optional. By convention, they are called:

  1. mapStateToProps?: Function
  2. mapDispatchToProps?: Function | Object
  3. mergeProps?: Function
  4. options?: Object

mapStateToProps?: (state, ownProps?) => Object

If a mapStateToProps function is specified, the new wrapper component will subscribe to Redux store updates. This means that any time the store is updated, mapStateToProps will be called. The results of mapStateToProps must be a plain object, which will be merged into the wrapped component’s props. If you don't want to subscribe to store updates, pass null or undefined in place of mapStateToProps.

Parameters

  1. state: Object
  2. ownProps?: Object

A mapStateToProps function takes a maximum of two parameters. The number of declared function parameters (a.k.a. arity) affects when it will be called. This also determines whether the function will receive ownProps. See notes here.

state

If your mapStateToProps function is declared as taking one parameter, it will be called whenever the store state changes, and given the store state as the only parameter.

const mapStateToProps = (state) => ({ todos: state.todos })
ownProps

If your mapStateToProps function is declared as taking two parameters, it will be called whenever the store state changes or when the wrapper component receives new props (based on shallow equality comparisons). It will be given the store state as the first parameter, and the wrapper component's props as the second parameter.

The second parameter is normally referred to as ownProps by convention.

const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => ({
todo: state.todos[ownProps.id],
})

Returns

Your mapStateToProps functions are expected to return an object. This object, normally referred to as stateProps, will be merged as props to your connected component. If you define mergeProps, it will be supplied as the first parameter to mergeProps.

The return of the mapStateToProps determine whether the connected component will re-render (details here).

For more details on recommended usage of mapStateToProps, please refer to our guide on using mapStateToProps.

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You may define mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps as a factory function, i.e., you return a function instead of an object. In this case your returned function will be treated as the real mapStateToProps or mapDispatchToProps, and be called in subsequent calls. You may see notes on Factory Functions or our guide on performance optimizations.

mapDispatchToProps?: Object | (dispatch, ownProps?) => Object

Conventionally called mapDispatchToProps, this second parameter to connect() may either be an object, a function, or not supplied.

Your component will receive dispatch by default, i.e., when you do not supply a second parameter to connect():

// do not pass `mapDispatchToProps`
connect()(MyComponent)
connect(mapState)(MyComponent)
connect(mapState, null, mergeProps, options)(MyComponent)

If you define a mapDispatchToProps as a function, it will be called with a maximum of two parameters.

Parameters

  1. dispatch: Function
  2. ownProps?: Object
dispatch

If your mapDispatchToProps is declared as a function taking one parameter, it will be given the dispatch of your store.

const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
return {
// dispatching plain actions
increment: () => dispatch({ type: 'INCREMENT' }),
decrement: () => dispatch({ type: 'DECREMENT' }),
reset: () => dispatch({ type: 'RESET' }),
}
}
ownProps

If your mapDispatchToProps function is declared as taking two parameters, it will be called with dispatch as the first parameter and the props passed to the wrapper component as the second parameter, and will be re-invoked whenever the connected component receives new props.

The second parameter is normally referred to as ownProps by convention.

// binds on component re-rendering
<button onClick={() => this.props.toggleTodo(this.props.todoId)} />

// binds on `props` change
const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, ownProps) => ({
toggleTodo: () => dispatch(toggleTodo(ownProps.todoId)),
})

The number of declared function parameters of mapDispatchToProps determines whether they receive ownProps. See notes here.

Returns

Your mapDispatchToProps functions are expected to return an object. Each fields of the object should be a function, calling which is expected to dispatch an action to the store.

The return of your mapDispatchToProps functions are regarded as dispatchProps. It will be merged as props to your connected component. If you define mergeProps, it will be supplied as the second parameter to mergeProps.

const createMyAction = () => ({ type: 'MY_ACTION' })
const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, ownProps) => {
const boundActions = bindActionCreators({ createMyAction }, dispatch)
return {
dispatchPlainObject: () => dispatch({ type: 'MY_ACTION' }),
dispatchActionCreatedByActionCreator: () => dispatch(createMyAction()),
...boundActions,
// you may return dispatch here
dispatch,
}
}

For more details on recommended usage, please refer to our guide on using mapDispatchToProps.

You may define mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps as a factory function, i.e., you return a function instead of an object. In this case your returned function will be treated as the real mapStateToProps or mapDispatchToProps, and be called in subsequent calls. You may see notes on Factory Functions or our guide on performance optimizations.

Object Shorthand Form

mapDispatchToProps may be an object where each field is an action creator.

import { addTodo, deleteTodo, toggleTodo } from './actionCreators'

const mapDispatchToProps = {
addTodo,
deleteTodo,
toggleTodo,
}

export default connect(null, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)

In this case, React-Redux binds the dispatch of your store to each of the action creators using bindActionCreators. The result will be regarded as dispatchProps, which will be either directly merged to your connected components, or supplied to mergeProps as the second argument.

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// internally, React-Redux calls bindActionCreators
// to bind the action creators to the dispatch of your store
bindActionCreators(mapDispatchToProps, dispatch)

We also have a section in our mapDispatchToProps guide on the usage of object shorthand form here.

mergeProps?: (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => Object

If specified, defines how the final props for your own wrapped component are determined. If you do not provide mergeProps, your wrapped component receives { ...ownProps, ...stateProps, ...dispatchProps } by default.

Parameters

mergeProps should be specified with maximum of three parameters. They are the result of mapStateToProps(), mapDispatchToProps(), and the wrapper component's props, respectively:

  1. stateProps
  2. dispatchProps
  3. ownProps

The fields in the plain object you return from it will be used as the props for the wrapped component. You may specify this function to select a slice of the state based on props, or to bind action creators to a particular variable from props.

Returns

The return value of mergeProps is referred to as mergedProps and the fields will be used as the props for the wrapped component.

Note: Creating new values in mergeProps will cause re-renders. It is recommended that you memoize fields in order to avoid unnecessary re-renders.

options?: Object

{
context?: Object,
areStatesEqual?: Function,
areOwnPropsEqual?: Function,
areStatePropsEqual?: Function,
areMergedPropsEqual?: Function,
forwardRef?: boolean,
}

context: Object

Note: This parameter is supported in >= v6.0 only

React-Redux v6 allows you to supply a custom context instance to be used by React-Redux.You need to pass the instance of your context to both <Provider /> and your connected component.You may pass the context to your connected component either by passing it here as a field of option, or as a prop to your connected component in rendering.

// const MyContext = React.createContext();
connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps, null, { context: MyContext })(
MyComponent
)

areStatesEqual: (next: Object, prev: Object, nextOwnProps: Object, prevOwnProps: Object) => boolean

  • default value: strictEqual: (next, prev) => prev === next

Compares incoming store state to its previous value.

const areStatesEqual = (next, prev) =>
prev.entities.todos === next.entities.todos

You may wish to override areStatesEqual if your mapStateToProps function is computationally expensive and is also only concerned with a small slice of your state. The example above will effectively ignore state changes for everything but that slice of state. Additionally, areStatesEqual provides nextOwnProps and prevOwnProps to allow for more effective scoping of your state which your connected component is interested in, if needed.

This would likely impact the other equality checks as well, depending on your mapStateToProps function.

areOwnPropsEqual: (next: Object, prev: Object) => boolean

  • default value: shallowEqual: (objA, objB) => boolean( returns true when each field of the objects is equal )

Compares incoming props to its previous value.

You may wish to override areOwnPropsEqual as a way to whitelist incoming props. You'd also have to implement mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps and mergeProps to also whitelist props. (It may be simpler to achieve this other ways, for example by using recompose's mapProps.)

areStatePropsEqual: (next: Object, prev: Object) => boolean

  • type: function
  • default value: shallowEqual

Compares the result of mapStateToProps to its previous value.

areMergedPropsEqual: (next: Object, prev: Object) => boolean

  • default value: shallowEqual

Compares the result of mergeProps to its previous value.

You may wish to override areStatePropsEqual to use strictEqual if your mapStateToProps uses a memoized selector that will only return a new object if a relevant prop has changed. This would be a very slight performance improvement, since would avoid extra equality checks on individual props each time mapStateToProps is called.

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You may wish to override areMergedPropsEqual to implement a deepEqual if your selectors produce complex props. ex: nested objects, new arrays, etc. (The deep equal check may be faster than just re-rendering.)

forwardRef: boolean

Note: This parameter is supported in >= v6.0 only

If {forwardRef : true} has been passed to connect, adding a ref to the connected wrapper component will actually return the instance of the wrapped component.

connect() Returns

The return of connect() is a wrapper function that takes your component and returns a wrapper component with the additional props it injects.

import { login, logout } from './actionCreators'

const mapState = (state) => state.user
const mapDispatch = { login, logout }

// first call: returns a hoc that you can use to wrap any component
const connectUser = connect(mapState, mapDispatch)

// second call: returns the wrapper component with mergedProps
// you may use the hoc to enable different components to get the same behavior
const ConnectedUserLogin = connectUser(Login)
const ConnectedUserProfile = connectUser(Profile)

In most cases, the wrapper function will be called right away, without being saved in a temporary variable:

import { login, logout } from './actionCreators'

const mapState = (state) => state.user
const mapDispatch = { login, logout }

// call connect to generate the wrapper function, and immediately call
// the wrapper function to generate the final wrapper component.

export default connect(mapState, mapDispatch)(Login)

Example Usage

Because connect is so flexible, it may help to see some additional examples of how it can be called:

  • Inject just dispatch and don't listen to store
export default connect()(TodoApp)
  • Inject all action creators (addTodo, completeTodo, ...) without subscribing to the store
import * as actionCreators from './actionCreators'

export default connect(null, actionCreators)(TodoApp)
  • Inject dispatch and every field in the global state

Don’t do this! It kills any performance optimizations because TodoApp will rerender after every state change.It’s better to have more granular connect() on several components in your view hierarchy that each only listen to a relevant slice of the state.

// don't do this!
export default connect((state) => state)(TodoApp)
  • Inject dispatch and todos
function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos and all action creators
import * as actionCreators from './actionCreators'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, actionCreators)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos and all action creators (addTodo, completeTodo, ...) as actions
import * as actionCreators from './actionCreators'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
return { actions: bindActionCreators(actionCreators, dispatch) }
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos and a specific action creator (addTodo)
import { addTodo } from './actionCreators'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
return bindActionCreators({ addTodo }, dispatch)
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
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  • Inject todos and specific action creators (addTodo and deleteTodo) with shorthand syntax
import { addTodo, deleteTodo } from './actionCreators'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

const mapDispatchToProps = {
addTodo,
deleteTodo,
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos, todoActionCreators as todoActions, and counterActionCreators as counterActions
import * as todoActionCreators from './todoActionCreators'
import * as counterActionCreators from './counterActionCreators'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
return {
todoActions: bindActionCreators(todoActionCreators, dispatch),
counterActions: bindActionCreators(counterActionCreators, dispatch),
}
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos, and todoActionCreators and counterActionCreators together as actions
import * as todoActionCreators from './todoActionCreators'
import * as counterActionCreators from './counterActionCreators'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
return {
actions: bindActionCreators(
{ ...todoActionCreators, ...counterActionCreators },
dispatch
),
}
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos, and all todoActionCreators and counterActionCreators directly as props
import * as todoActionCreators from './todoActionCreators'
import * as counterActionCreators from './counterActionCreators'
import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
return bindActionCreators(
{ ...todoActionCreators, ...counterActionCreators },
dispatch
)
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos of a specific user depending on props
import * as actionCreators from './actionCreators'

function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
return { todos: state.todos[ownProps.userId] }
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps)(TodoApp)
  • Inject todos of a specific user depending on props, and inject props.userId into the action
import * as actionCreators from './actionCreators'

function mapStateToProps(state) {
return { todos: state.todos }
}

function mergeProps(stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) {
return Object.assign({}, ownProps, {
todos: stateProps.todos[ownProps.userId],
addTodo: (text) => dispatchProps.addTodo(ownProps.userId, text),
})
}

export default connect(mapStateToProps, actionCreators, mergeProps)(TodoApp)

Notes

The Arity of mapToProps Functions

The number of declared function parameters of mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps determines whether they receive ownProps

Note: ownProps is not passed to mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps if the formal definition of the function contains one mandatory parameter (function has length 1). For example, functions defined like below won't receive ownProps as the second argument. If the incoming value of ownProps is undefined, the default argument value will be used.

function mapStateToProps(state) {
console.log(state) // state
console.log(arguments[1]) // undefined
}

const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps = {}) => {
console.log(state) // state
console.log(ownProps) // {}
}

Functions with no mandatory parameters or two parameters*will receive ownProps.

const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
console.log(state) // state
console.log(ownProps) // ownProps
}

function mapStateToProps() {
console.log(arguments[0]) // state
console.log(arguments[1]) // ownProps
}

const mapStateToProps = (...args) => {
console.log(args[0]) // state
console.log(args[1]) // ownProps
}

Factory Functions

If your mapStateToProps or mapDispatchToProps functions return a function, they will be called once when the component instantiates, and their returns will be used as the actual mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps, functions respectively, in their subsequent calls.

The factory functions are commonly used with memoized selectors. This gives you the ability to create component-instance-specific selectors inside the closure:

const makeUniqueSelectorInstance = () =>
createSelector([selectItems, selectItemId], (items, itemId) => items[itemId])
const makeMapState = (state) => {
const selectItemForThisComponent = makeUniqueSelectorInstance()
return function realMapState(state, ownProps) {
const item = selectItemForThisComponent(state, ownProps.itemId)
return { item }
}
}
export default connect(makeMapState)(SomeComponent)
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Legacy Version Docs

While the connect API has stayed almost entirely API-compatible between all of our major versions, there have been some small changes in options and behavior from version to version.

For details on the legacy 5.x and 6.x versions, please see these archived files in the React Redux repo:

FAQs

What is connect () in Redux? ›

Overview​ The connect() function connects a React component to a Redux store. It provides its connected component with the pieces of the data it needs from the store, and the functions it can use to dispatch actions to the store.

Why We Use Connect in Redux? ›

The React Redux connect() API is used for creating container elements that are connected to the Redux store. The Redux store is derived from the topmost ancestor of the component using React Context. If you are only creating a presentational component, you have no need for connect() .

Should you put everything in Redux? ›

There is no “right” answer for this. Some users prefer to keep every single piece of data in Redux, to maintain a fully serializable and controlled version of their application at all times. Others prefer to keep non-critical or UI state, such as “is this dropdown currently open”, inside a component's internal state.

Why not to use Redux? ›

With all these great advantages, you might be thinking why shouldn't we use Redux? It is often a triumph of form over content , and contains a large amount of boilerplate. The main problem we face when using Redux and similar state management libraries is treating it as a cache for our backend state.

What is the alternative of connect in Redux? ›

React Redux now offers useSelector and useDispatch Hooks that can be used instead of connect . useSelector is an alternative to connect 's mapStateToProps . You pass it a function that takes the Redux store state and returns the state you need. useDispatch replaces connect 's mapDispatchToProps .

What is the difference between useSelector and connect Redux? ›

React-redux hooks like useSelector() and the connect() can have the same outcomes. The main difference between them is their ability to nudge (guide) the way you write your components. Understanding what each of them optimizes for is essential to helping you choose between them.

What is the purpose of connect function? ›

The connect function is used to create a connection to the specified destination. If socket s, is unbound, unique values are assigned to the local association by the system, and the socket is marked as bound.

Is Redux connect a hoc? ›

Whereas a component transforms props into UI, a higher-order component transforms a component into another component. HOCs are common in third-party React libraries, such as Redux's connect and Relay's createFragmentContainer .

What is the difference between Redux subscribe and connect? ›

subscribe comes from the redux package. connect comes from the react-redux package and is not a part of redux itself. The react-redux package uses store. subscribe to hook itself into the redux dispatch cycle.

Is Redux overkill? ›

But in some apps, Redux is just plain overkill where Context API is more suited. And in some cases, you don't need either, using local state is perfectly fine. Examples of using Context API in smaller applications would be to update the selected language or colour theme.

Do people still use Redux? ›

The redux core package still works, but today we consider it to be obsolete. All of its APIs are also re-exported from @reduxjs/toolkit , and configureStore does everything createStore does but with better default behavior and configurability.

What is the drawback of Redux? ›

Cons using redux

Any component can access the data which can cause security issues. Boilerplate code. Restricted design. As state is immutable in redux, the reducer updates the state by returning a new state every time which can cause excessive use of memory.

Is Redux relevant in 2022? ›

Redux makes the state predictable In Redux, the state is always predictable. If the same state and action move to a reducer, it will obtain the same result because reducers are pure functions. The state is also immutable and is never changed. It makes it possible to implement arduous tasks like infinite undo and redo.

Why is Redux so hard? ›

Redux is nothing but a storehouse which contains the state of the application. It becomes a painful task when the size of application becomes large to manage the state of each component in your application.

Does Facebook still use Redux? ›

Facebook rewrote the entire webapp in 2019 using react-relay-graphql stack with a visual redesign. so no, they do not use redux in their application. Facebook appear to have abandoned the flux/single source of truth approach in favour of relay. If you are interested watch their video on what improvements they made.

Are hooks replacing Redux? ›

And yet, far too many React developers default to Redux for state management without considering other alternatives. In this tutorial, we'll introduce you to the React Context API for state management and explain how React Hooks and the Context API can replace Redux.

Do we still need Redux with hooks? ›

Wrapping Up. State management is possible with React Hooks without a third-party tool such as Redux. In fact, it is a straightforward approach because you don't need to deal with the installation of a third-party tool. Also, it can be said that you write less code by implementing state management with Hooks.

Should I replace Redux with hooks? ›

Although Redux isn't always necessary, replacing it with a tool kit that was not made for the same purpose will not suffice. React Hooks are great but they do not replace Redux and they never will. In this post, we'll dive into how to determine when to use Redux, React Hooks, or both.

Why React hooks is better than Redux? ›

While Redux holds the global state and actions that can be dispatched, the React Hooks features to handle the local component state.

What are 3 main concepts of Redux? ›

Redux can be described in three fundamental principles:
  • Single source of truth​ The global state of your application is stored in an object tree within a single store. ...
  • State is read-only​ The only way to change the state is to emit an action, an object describing what happened. ...
  • Changes are made with pure functions​
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Which Redux middleware is best? ›

Redux Thunk is recommended middleware that helps you to overcome the side effects of basic Redux. Thunk Redux helps you solve complex synchronous logic as well as simple async logic. Let me quote a redux-thunk example of synchronous logic- it can be access to the store.

What does connect () return? ›

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, connect() shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.

What are the two types of connect? ›

When there are two or more electrical devices present in a circuit with an energy source, there are a couple of basic means by which to connect them. They can be connected in series or connected in parallel.

Why is it important to have a connect? ›

Connections allow you to benefit from the help you receive from others, and you can also offer support to them when they need it. These relationships create a mutually beneficial system, in which increasing your network also increases your effectiveness and helpfulness in professional settings.

Is Redux async or sync? ›

However, the flow of Redux's state management tasks is completely synchronous: dispatching an action immediately generates the chain of calls to middleware and reducers to carry out the state transition.

What big companies use Redux? ›

2280 companies reportedly use Redux in their tech stacks, including Instagram, Amazon, and Robinhood.
  • Instagram.
  • Amazon.
  • Robinhood.
  • Tech Stack.
  • Hepsiburada.
  • DoorDash.
  • Stack.
  • Revolut.

Is Redux better than Usecontext? ›

Context API is easy to is use as it has a short learning curve. It requires less code, and because there's no need of extra libraries, bundle sizes are reduced. Redux on the other hand requires adding more libraries to the application bundle. The syntax is complex and extensive creating unnecessary work and complexity.

What is the difference between React hooks and connect? ›

connect can be used with both React class components and function components whereas hooks can be used with function components only. Using hooks is simpler. The simplicity comes at a price: you have less performance tweaks at your disposal in comparison with connect .

What is Redux in layman's terms? ›

What is Redux? Redux is a predictable state container designed to help you write JavaScript apps that behave consistently across client, server, and native environments, and are easy to test. While it's mostly used as a state management tool with React, you can use it with any other JavaScript framework or library.

What is difference between flux and Redux? ›

Redux is a different version of Flux with added components. Instead of the dispatcher used in Flux, Redux architecture has a reducer. Upon receiving objects from the action component of Redux, the reducer uses the previous state and actions to return to the next state. Also, the reducer updates the store with new data.

Why is Redux so powerful? ›

Centralization: Redux strips away responsibility for state management from each individual component and puts it in the hand of a single store that holds data from anywhere in the application. As a result, there is no need to write cumbersome code to pass data through multiple levels of components.

Why you should not use Redux with Angular? ›

Why You Should NOT Use Redux With Angular. While Redux solved a lot of problems with React, it's use case doesn't apply to Angular. React is simply a UI component library. Angular is a highly opinionated framework around dependency injection (DI).

How many reducers should I use Redux? ›

A Redux app really only has one reducer function: the "root reducer" function that you will pass to createStore later on. That one root reducer function is responsible for handling all of the actions that are dispatched, and calculating what the entire new state result should be every time.

Is React Redux obsolete? ›

Well, that's actually a good question to be asking. The short answer is no, Redux is not necessary for React applications. However, there are always clear warning signs when you should be using a state management library like Redux and signs that you shouldn't.

Is Redux inefficient? ›

While it's certainly possible for each of these to become a performance concern in sufficiently complex situations, there's nothing inherently slow or inefficient about how Redux is implemented.

Is useReducer better than Redux? ›

While this is similar to the pattern Redux uses, there are a few differences. For example, the useReducer function is tightly coupled to a specific reducer. We dispatch action objects to that reducer only, whereas in Redux, the dispatch function sends the action object to the store.

Is Redux difficult to learn? ›

Redux can be tough but with proper resources, you can learn it. In this article, I have mentioned useful books and courses which will help you learn what is Redux and how to use it with React. Moreover, we also mentioned projects that you can build once you are done learning Redux.

Why is Redux so verbose? ›

Redux is verbose

If you find Redux too verbose, it's either because you didn't build abstractions where it would make sense, or it's because your application doesn't work well with flux like state management to begin with.

Can I learn Redux in a week? ›

So, how long does it take to learn Redux? Well, if you have a strong foundation in why state management is important, React and everything you need to learn before it, how much time it takes to learn Redux would be around 1-2 weeks.

Why do we recoil over Redux? ›

Many Large-Scale Projects Use Redux over Recoil

It has more community support and capabilities to manage large-scale apps with slices and other utilities such as Redux-Toolkit, which significantly simplifies the Redux workflow. Recoil has tools to support large-scale apps but hasn't been used much by React developers.

Can React context replace Redux? ›

Context, on the other hand, is not a replacement for Redux. Sometimes for more complex applications with more developers, it can be easier to get started with Redux due to smoother maintenance. In the end, "Which is better" should be understood as "what is better for our application and our team".

Can I learn Redux in one day? ›

If you go with proper course materials and practise you can achieve it in a week maximum and two days minimum. Well I bought Brad Traversy's React: F2B which taught me from React to redux, to simple react app to full featured web app made with MERN. It was just 21 hour course.

Is Redux a skill? ›

Redux comes as the state management library for ReactJS. It is another crucial skill for every React developer. This state management library actually helped React developers get rid of the problems they faced earlier with asynchronous React updates.

Can I learn Redux one day? ›

Redux will definitely take longer time to understand than React[ personal experience]. If you have a good understanding of HTML, CSS & JavaScript then you can learn React. js & Redux within 10–15 days. This time may vary as per your grasping power and experience level.

What replaced meta? ›

Facebook Changes Ticker To META From FB.

What app will replace Facebook? ›

LinkedIn is the best Facebook alternative for users who want to network with people in their industry, find jobs, or learn about their favorite brands.

What is the next best alternative to Facebook? ›

Best FB Alternative for Friends and Family: Instagram

The focus on photos and video make posts easy to consume.

What does the Connect function do? ›

The connect function is used to create a connection to the specified destination. If socket s, is unbound, unique values are assigned to the local association by the system, and the socket is marked as bound.

Is connect in Redux A hoc? ›

connect() from Redux

In React-Redux, we see connect()() a lot, actually it is a HOC .

What is a middleware in Redux? ›

What Is Redux Middleware? Redux Middleware allows you to intercept every action sent to the reducer so you can make changes to the action or cancel the action. Middleware helps you with logging, error reporting, making asynchronous requests, and a whole lot more.

Is connect function a hoc? ›

Yes, connect is also HOC and you can nest them arbitrary since a HOC returns a component.

What does connect () do in C? ›

For stream sockets, the connect() call attempts to establish a connection between two sockets. For datagram sockets, the connect() call specifies the peer for a socket.

How do I get Redux to store data in component? ›

It's simple to get access to the store inside a React component – no need to pass the store as a prop or import it, just use the connect function from React Redux, and supply a mapStateToProps function that pulls out the data you need. Then, inside the component, you can pass that data to a function that needs it.

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4. React Redux Login Authentication Flow with JWT Access, Refresh Tokens, Cookies
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