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Flux Architecture

By : Adam Boduch
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Flux Architecture

By: Adam Boduch

Overview of this book

Whilst React has become Facebook’s poster-child for clean, complex, and modern web development, it has quietly been underpinned by its simplicity. It’s just a view. The real beauty in React is actually the architectural pattern that handles data in and out of React applications: Flux. With Flux, you’re able to build data-rich applications that engage your users, and scale to meet every demand. It is a key part of the Facebook technology stack that serves billions of users every day. This book will start by introducing the Flux pattern and help you get an understanding of what it is and how it works. After this, we’ll build real-world React applications that highlight the power and simplicity of Flux in action. Finally, we look at the landscape of Flux and explore the Alt and Redux libraries that make React and Flux developments easier. Filled with fully-worked examples and code-first explanations, by the end of the book, you'll not only have a rock solid understanding of the architecture, but will be ready to implement Flux architecture in anger.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Flux Architecture
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Flux is open to interpretation


One problem with JavaScript frameworks is that they're just one instantiation of a full spectrum of possible solutions. One solution isn't as universal as we might hope. Even a specification such as Flux that contains just a handful of patterns is open for interpretation. The fact that they're just patterns makes it easier for one group to go and implement their software one way, while another group uses the same patterns to implement their software how they see fit.

In this section, we'll reiterate the fact that Flux is just a set of patterns to follow. We'll revisit the possibility of using a Flux library, each of which has a different take on implementing the Flux patterns. Then we'll consider the trade-offs of implementing our own Flux components.

Implementation option 1 – just the patterns

Flux is just patterns for us to follow. We might not even follow them exactly. Pattern efficacy isn't what's important—what's important is that we get the fundamental value...