@actualwave/redux-side-effect

Very simple to use middleware for redux to make side effects for actions. Inspired by redux-saga but not uses generators, instead relies on async functions and can be used with redux-thunk.

How to use

1. Register middleware

import sideEffectMiddleware from '@actualwave/redux-side-effect';

const store = createStore(
 myReducers,
 applyMiddleware(sideEffectMiddleware),
);

2. Add side effects

import { take, put, select, call } from '@actualwave/redux-side-effect';  

take('FETCH_DATA', async (action) => {
  const { data } = await axios.get('/something');
  
  put({ type: 'FETCH_DATA_SUCCESS', payload: data });
});

take('POST_DATA', async (action) => {
  // ....
});

take('PATCH_DATA', async (action) => {
  // ....
});

That's it.

Big gotcha that may save you from a headache of sleepless night

This middleware will work with single redux store, it's not a problem for most of the projects because developers usually create one redux store per application. But for projects that may be using multiple stores and this middleware, they have to generate middlewares for each store, like this:
main-redux-store.js

import { createNamespace } from '@actualwave/redux-side-effect';

const { put, call, select, take, middleware } = createNamespace();

const store = createStore(
  mainReducers,
  applyMiddleware(middleware),
);

export { put, call, select, take };

sub-redux-store.js

import { createNamespace } from '@actualwave/redux-side-effect';

const { put, call, select, take, middleware } = createNamespace();

const store = createStore(
  subReducers,
  applyMiddleware(middleware),
);

export { put, call, select, take };

With such setup you could use separate sets of functions for different stores side-effects.js

import * as main from 'main-redux-store.js';
import * as sub from 'sub-redux-store.js';

main.take('ACTION_TYPE', () => main.put({ type: 'ACTION_SUCCESS' }))

const createSubEffect = ({ take, put }) => {
 take('GENERAL_ACTION_TYPE', () => put({ type: 'GENERAL_ACTION_SUCCESS' }));
};

createSubEffect(main);
createSubEffect(sub);

---

An example:

import sideEffectMiddleware, { take, put, select, call } from '@actualwave/redux-side-effect';

const store = createStore(
  myReducers,
  compose(
    applyMiddleware(thunkMiddleware, sideEffectMiddleware),
    // Redux Tool Google Chrome Extension setup
    window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__
      ? window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
      : compose,
  ),
);

// Side effect function could be a normal function too
take('action-type', (action) => {
  console.log('MY ACTION TYPE INTERCEPTED:', action);

  put({ type: 'side-effect-success' });
  
  select((store) => console.log(store));
});

take('async-action-type', async (action) => {
  console.log('MY ACTION TYPE INTERCEPTED:', action);

  const value = await call(myFunction, 'arg1', 'arg2', 'arg3');
  
  await put({ type: 'side-effect-success', payload: { value } });
  
  select((store) => console.log(store));
});