react-finite-state-machine v1.1.0

React Finite State Machine

Documentation in Russian

React component that implements the logic of the finite-state machine. Allows describing the component's state and the logic behind interstate transitions, transferring useful data between stages.

Prop Types

FSM Component Props

type StageName = string | number;

/**
 * History of interstage transitions
 */
interface IHistory {
	/** Number of records in history */
	recordsCount: number;

	/** Link to the first record's object in history */
	first: IStage | null;

	/** Link to the last record's object in history */
	last: IStage | null;

	/**
	 * Method of adding a new record to history
	 * @param {StageName} stageName Stage name
	 * @param {any} payload
	 * @returns {void}
	 */
	add: (stageName: StageName, payload: any) => void;
}

type Meta<Stage extends StageName = string> = {
	/** List of stages and corresponding components ('name-component' pair) */
	stages: {
		[name in Stage]: React.ElementType<StageComponentProps>;
	};

	/** Initial stage */
	initialStage: Stage;

	/** Final stage */
	finalStage: Stage;
};

type OnFinish: (transitionsHistory: IHistory) => void;

type BeforeTransition = (currentStage: StageName, nextStage: StageName, payload?: any) => boolean;

type AfterTransition = (currentStage: StageName, prevStage: StageName, payload?: any) => void;

type CommonProps = any;

type Layout = React.ElementType<LayoutComponentProps>;

Stage Component Props

type IncomingPayload = {} | void;

type OutGoingPayload = {} | void;

type ToPrevPayload = OutGoingPayload;

type Transition = (stageName: StageName, payload?: OutGoingPayload) => Promise<void>;

type ToPrevious = (payload?: ToPrevPayload) => Promise<void>;

type CommonProps = any;

Examples

import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import {FSM} from 'react-fsm';

const commonProps = {
	key: 'value'
};

const Layout = ({children, currentStage, currentStagePayload}) => (
	<div>
		{children}
	</div>
);

const Stage = {
	Stage1: 'Stage1',
	Stage2: 'Stage2',
	Stage3: 'Stage3'
};

const formsMeta = {
	stages: {
		[Stage.Stage1]: ({transition}) => (
			<div onClick={() => transition(Stage.Stage2)}>
				Stage 1
			</div>
		),
		[Stage.Stage2]: ({transition}) => (
			<div onClick={() => transition(Stage.Stage3)}>
				Stage 2
			</div>
		),
		[Stage.Stage3]: ({finish}) => (
			<div onClick={() => finish()}>
				Stage 3
			</div>
		)
	},
	initialStage: Stage.Stage1,
	finalStage: Stage.Stage3
};

const Form = () => (
	<FSM
		meta={formsMeta}
		afterTransition={(currentStage, prevStage, payload) => {
			console.log(
				`We've made a transition to the stage ${currentStage}`,
				`From stage ${prevStage}`,
				`Received payload: ${payload}`
			);
		}}
		beforeTransition={(currentStage, nextStage, payload) => {
			console.log(
				`Try to make a transition to the stage ${nextStage}`,
				`From stage ${prevStage}`,
				`With payload: ${payload}`
			);

			return !!payload.hasCats;
		}}
		onFinish={(transitionsHistory) => {
			console.log(`Finish. History: ${transitionsHistory}`);
		}}
		commonProps={commonProps}
		Layout={Layout}
	/>
);

ReactDOM.render(
  <Form />,
  document.getElementById('example')
);