index.ts

import { IChangesObject } from 'angular'
import assign = require('lodash/assign')
import mapValues = require('lodash/mapValues')
import some = require('lodash/some')

type OnChanges<T> = {
  [K in keyof T]: IChangesObject<T[K]>
}

abstract class NgComponent<
  Props extends { [k: string]: any } = {},
  State extends { [k: string]: any } = {}
> {

  private __isFirstRender = true

  protected state: State = {} as State
  public props: Partial<Props> = {} as Partial<Props>

  /*
    eg. {
      as: {currentValue: [1, 2, 3], previousValue: [1, 2]},
      bs: {currentValue: 42, previousValue: undefined}
    }
  */
  // nb: this method is explicity exposed for unit testing
  public $onChanges(changes: OnChanges<Partial<Props>>) {
    const oldProps = this.props

    // TODO: fix Lodash typings upstream
    const newProps = mapValues(changes, 'currentValue') as Partial<Props>

    // TODO: implement nextState (which also means implement this.setState)
    const nextProps = assign({}, this.props, newProps)

    if (this.__isFirstRender) {
      assign(this, { props: nextProps })
      this.componentWillMount()
      this.render()
      this.__isFirstRender = false
    } else {
      if (!this.didPropsChange(newProps, oldProps)) return
      this.componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps)
      const shouldUpdate = this.shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, this.state)
      assign(this, { props: nextProps })
      if (!shouldUpdate) return

      this.componentWillUpdate(this.props, this.state)
      this.render()
      this.componentDidUpdate(this.props, this.state)
    }
  }

  $postLink() {
    this.componentDidMount()
  }

  $onDestroy() {
    this.componentWillUnmount()
  }

  protected didPropsChange(newProps: Partial<Props>, oldProps: Partial<Props>): boolean {
    return some(newProps, (v, k) => v !== oldProps[k])
  }

  /*
    lifecycle hooks
  */
  componentWillMount(): void {}
  componentDidMount(): void {}
  componentWillReceiveProps(_props: Partial<Props>): void { }
  shouldComponentUpdate(_nextProps: Partial<Props>, _nextState: State): boolean { return true }
  componentWillUpdate(_props: Partial<Props>, _state: State): void {}
  componentDidUpdate(_props: Partial<Props>, _state: State): void {}
  componentWillUnmount() {}
  render(): void {}
}

export default NgComponent