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Anuj Rajak
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The Dynamic Trio: React, Redux Toolkit, and Redux Saga πŸš€

React, Redux Toolkit, and Redux Saga form a powerful trio for building complex, state-managed web applications. 🌟 In this post, we’ll explore how to integrate these technologies step-by-step, making your app efficient and maintainable.

Step 1: Setting Up Your React App 🎨

First, create a new React application using Create React App. Open your terminal and run:

npx create-react-app my-app cd my-app 
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Step 2: Installing Redux Toolkit and Redux Saga πŸ—„οΈ

Next, install Redux Toolkit and Redux Saga by running:

npm install @reduxjs/toolkit react-redux redux-saga 
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Step 3: Setting Up Redux Toolkit πŸ“¦

Create a new folder called store in the src directory, and inside it, create a file named store.js:

// src/store/store.js import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'; import rootReducer from './rootReducer'; // Import your root reducer import createSagaMiddleware from 'redux-saga'; import rootSaga from './sagas'; // Import your root saga const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(); const store = configureStore({ reducer: rootReducer, middleware: [sagaMiddleware], }); sagaMiddleware.run(rootSaga); export default store; 
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Step 4: Creating Your Reducers πŸŒ€

Create a counterSlice.js file in the store folder to define your counter reducer:

// src/store/counterSlice.js import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'; const counterSlice = createSlice({ name: 'counter', initialState: { value: 0 }, reducers: { increment: (state) => { state.value += 1; }, decrement: (state) => { state.value -= 1; }, }, }); export const { increment, decrement } = counterSlice.actions; export default counterSlice.reducer; 
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Step 5: Creating Your Root Reducer πŸŒ€

In your rootReducer.js file, import the counter reducer:

// src/store/rootReducer.js import { combineReducers } from 'redux'; import counterReducer from './counterSlice'; // Import your counter reducer const rootReducer = combineReducers({ counter: counterReducer, }); export default rootReducer; 
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Step 6: Creating a Simple Saga πŸ•ΈοΈ

Next, create a sagas.js file in the store folder. Here’s a simple saga that logs a message when the counter is incremented:

// src/store/sagas.js import { takeEvery } from 'redux-saga/effects'; import { increment } from './counterSlice'; function* logIncrement() { console.log('Counter incremented!'); } function* rootSaga() { yield takeEvery(increment.type, logIncrement); } export default rootSaga; 
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Step 7: Connecting Redux to Your React App πŸ”—

Now, connect Redux to your React application. Open your index.js file and wrap your App component with the Provider from react-redux:

// src/index.js import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import { Provider } from 'react-redux'; import store from './store/store'; // Import your store import App from './App'; ReactDOM.render( <Provider store={store}> <App /> </Provider>, document.getElementById('root') ); 
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Step 8: Creating a Simple Component with Redux πŸ“²

Now, let’s create a simple component that uses Redux state. Create a file called Counter.js:

// src/Counter.js import React from 'react'; import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux'; import { increment, decrement } from './store/counterSlice'; // Import actions const Counter = () => { const count = useSelector((state) => state.counter.value); // Access your state const dispatch = useDispatch(); return ( <div> <h1>Count: {count}</h1> <button onClick={() => dispatch(increment())}>Increment</button> <button onClick={() => dispatch(decrement())}>Decrement</button> </div> ); }; export default Counter; 
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Step 9: Adding Your Component to the App 🌈

Finally, add your Counter component to the App.js file:
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// src/App.js import React from 'react'; import Counter from './Counter'; const App = () => { return ( <div> <h1>Welcome to My App!</h1> <Counter /> </div> ); }; export default App; 
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Putting It All Together πŸŽ‰

By combining React, Redux Toolkit, and Redux Saga, you create a powerful application that handles complex state management seamlessly. πŸ’ͺ React provides the UI, Redux Toolkit manages the state, and Redux Saga takes care of side effects.

πŸ•ΉοΈ This integration results in a smooth and efficient user experience, making your app reliable and easy to maintain. 🎒
So, what are you waiting for? Start building your next amazing web app with React, Redux Toolkit, and Redux Saga today! πŸš€

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