dispatch an action on componentDidMount (react/redux)

Question

I am relativity new to react/redux. There for I want to ask a (perhaps a philosophic) question.

Is it ok to to dispatch an action (e.g. to trigger an api-call) on

Answer 1

When using routes another recommended way to dispatch an action would be the routes-method "onEnter". This is in order to make the component not dependent from actions (or api-calls).

I personally think both methods (componentDidMount vs. onEnter) are ok. It is left to the programmer to choose which solution is best for his application.