Redux is a small module that helps in building Elm Architecture apps. One's app can be considered as a function from the current state and an action to a new state. It comes with a library of React bindings, which I reckon we'll use. We're going to try and use it to build a gif viewer for funny ducks.
We start by defining a model / a state -- in our case a simple string will suffice.
Then we define actions that represent the ways of using the application to modify state.
As some types of action will have parameters that will vary depending on the use context,
we define action creator functions that can take parameters and will return actions
(represented as simple javascript objects).
Now we're missing a function that will tie these two parts together.
A function with the signature: (state, action) -> state.
We write this function and call createStore on it.
We can then connect a React component to the Redux store using connect.
We pass two optional functions to connect: mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps.
These translate the redux state and redux dispatch function into props that the React component can use simply.
- Mention the rendering stuff
- Microcomponents
- ReactDOM and other bleeding edge things