ActionCable for react native.

Just import actioncable module, and let it compatiblely with react native.

Install

npm install --save react-native-actioncable

Usage

Two ways to use react-native-actioncable

Use ActionCable methods

1import ActionCable from 'react-native-actioncable'
2
3const cable = ActionCable.createConsumer('ws://localhost:3000/cable')
4
5// ... Other code

Use with react-actioncable-provider

In outer container:

1import ActionCable from 'react-native-actioncable'
2import ActionCableProvider from 'react-actioncable-provider'
3
4const cable = ActionCable.createConsumer('ws://localhost:3000/cable')
5
6export default function Container (props) {
7    return (
8        <ActionCableProvider cable={cable}>
9            <MyApp />
10        </ActionCableProvider>
11    )
12}

In some UI screen:

1import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react'
2
3export default class ChatRoom extends Component {
4    static contextTypes = {
5        cable: PropTypes.object.isRequired
6    };
7
8    componentDidMount () {
9        this.subscription = this.context.cable.subscriptions.create(
10            'ChatChannel',
11            {
12                received (data) {
13                    console.log(data)
14                }
15            }
16        )
17    }
18
19    componentWillUnmount () {
20        this.subscription &&
21            this.context.cable.subscriptions.remove(this.subscription)
22    }
23
24    // ... Other code
25}