React Redux state change

Question

this.props.authState stays the same although I\'m dispatching an action in my componentDidMount function:

componentDidMount() {
            


        

Answer 1

You're currently dispatching directly inside the componentDidMount which isn't mapped into:

connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Home);

This should do the job:

componentDidMount() {
      if (localStorage.getItem('token')) {
        this.props.onUpdateAuthState('AUTHENTICATED');
      }
  }

const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => {
  return {
    onUpdateAuthState: function(authState) {
      dispatch(updateAuthState(authState));
    }
  }
};

Now, this will get the authState:

const mapStateToProps = (state) => {
    return {
        authState: state.authState
    }
};

Answer 2

If you’re mutating the state then component will not be re rendered. You need to return {...state, authState} from your reducer. And you verify your updated state in

componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps)
  {
   }

I hope this would solve the issue.