This was an important feature to add, as without it, we would either fetch data on the server that may not be needed or we would have to forget about data-driven pages on the server and leave rendering to the client. With the promise middleware, components can inform the server about what data is required using existing Redux actions. This solution was built after reading this excellent article from Smashing Magazine as well as this blog post on Medium by Milo Mordaunt A 'timeout' limit has also been set, which means if the server takes too long, the app is rendered without the data and instead fetched on the client. The Promise middleware enables us to check to see if the data being sent via the Redux action contains a Promise. If it doesn't the middleware will ignore the action. If the action does contain a promise, them we will set the state automatically depending on the status of the promise: The timeout status is interesting. I've decided on a default timeout of 15s, but this can be set on a per action basis : i.e.
Once a timeout happens, the server will respond without the data. This means that our client must handle this, maybe show a message or try again itself. Below shows us using componentDidMount to fetch the data again. When setting up the server, we need to get the data before executing next(). This can easily be done within a promise or callback once the data has been fetched. It's getting the correct data that is the interesting part. React-lego uses a static property called needs which is set to the redux-action which will fetch the data that the component needs. Later, we can use this within our server code to check for this property and execute the action. The above code is using wrappedComponent property as we expect connect from Redux to be used. The above code make clever use of the stores dispatch method. This ensures that the store is updated with the new data once the all promises are complete. This allows us to then getState() of our store on the server and set our initialContent.
A Set (or Item Set) is a collection of specific items that grant additional benefits when equipped in combination. Individual items grant no special bonuses but each additional equipped item from the same Set will make one additional ability available.LEGO is a popular line of construction toys manufactured by The LEGO Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. It features many themes, one of which is The Simpsons. A LEGO-themed Simpsons episode aired on May 4, 2014. BILLUND, Denmark (January 8, 2014) – The LEGO Group today announced a new partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce a construction set and licensed LEGO® minifigures inspired by the iconic television series, THE SIMPSONS. In addition, FOX is scheduled to air a special LEGO episode of THE SIMPSONS in May 2014 featuring Springfield and its cast of characters in LEGO form. Scheduled to launch this February in LEGO stores and via the LEGO Shop at Home catalog and website, the construction set will recreate the iconic Simpsons family house in LEGO form.
Also included in the LEGO and THE SIMPSONS construction set is the entire family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie along with neighbor Ned Flanders. A separate line of 16 LEGO THE SIMPSONS minifigures will launch in all mass toy retailers in May 2014. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Fox during the 25th anniversary year of the Simpsons,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing & entertainment at The LEGO Group. “We know our fans will love the challenge of building the Simpsons’ family home in great detail and the ability to collect quintessential characters in LEGO minifigure form will let them showcase their love of the show in a whole new way. We are also excited that THE SIMPSONS will be created in LEGO form, truly bringing this partnership to life.” “We are kicking off the 25th anniversary of THE SIMPSONS in a big way, and we think LEGO-loving fans of the show will be impressed with this collaboration that represents the best of both iconic worlds through the LEGO and THE SIMPSONS construction set, minifigures and LEGO-themed episode,” said Jeffrey Godsick, president of Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products.
“Our partnership with LEGO is the perfect addition to the range of product lines that will be introduced globally in celebration of this great milestone achievement in television history.” The LEGO THE SIMPSONS house will be available February 1st in LEGO retail outlets for $199.99 (USD). The line of LEGO THE SIMPSONS minfigures will launch in May 2014 in all major toy retailers for $3.99 (USD) each.The Book of Monsters (formerly known as Monstrox) is a sentient spellbook, and was Jestro's sidekick and mentor. At the end of Season 2, he was reborn as the Cloud of Monstrox. The Book of Monsters is not bad. Manipulative, power-hungry and really good at being mean to others. He is highly intelligent and filled from cover to cover with both horrible monsters and vicious plans to take over Knighton. Since he is just a book, he needs someone to perform the actual bad deeds for him. Someone he can lure with promises of power, manipulate with ideas of evil and shout insults at when it fails.
The Book of Monsters was once a necromancer named Monstrox, who terrorized Knighton with his dark sorcery. A member of the Wizard Council, Monstrox experimented with dark magic, and discovered the Forbidden Powers, which he used to wreck havoc across the land. The Council was left with no other choice but to defeat him. The good wizard defeated Monstrox by turning him into a book, dividing most of his evil power among eleven other spell books, turning his original into stone, and shrinking his castle to be placed inside a snow globe. Although he knew that destroying the spell books would ensure Monstrox's eternal defeat, Merlok was reluctant to sacrifice sources of such potent (if evil) magic. He took the books (including the former Monstrox) to his library, where they sat on a shelf for many years. Following his defeat, Monstrox bided his time and plotted revenge against the Kingdom of Knighton. Knowing that he still had some power even in his book form, he waited to be found by someone he could manipulate into acting as his pawn.
One day, Jestro found the Book of Monsters after storming off in a fit of embarrassment and fury about never being taken seriously. Sensing a perfect pawn at last, the Book manipulated Jestro into becoming a "bad boy", promising him tremendous power that would stop anyone from laughing at him ever again. With the Book's power, Jestro summoned a lava monster army ("The Book of Monsters - Part 1"), including a Book Keeper to hold the Book of Monsters so Jestro wouldn't have to. They then planned out multiple attacks on the Kingdom of Knighton, but were defeated. ("The Book of Monsters - Part 2", "Alliance of the Fortrex") During the ensuing war, the Book of Monsters encouraged Jestro to seek out the other eleven spell books which contained his remaining power, explaining that he could perform new and stronger spells by consuming them. Despite the Nexo Knights' best efforts and a number of other setbacks (including Jestro himself returning to the side of good), the Book eventually succeeded, restoring Monstrox's full power.
He promptly attempted to possess Clay, sending his army to delay the other knights when they arrived to save their comrade. The knights held their own against the lava monsters, but this only allowed Monstrox to reabsorb their energy, making him powerful enough to defeat them all in a single strike. Just when all hope seemed lost, Clay was given the sword of Merlock by the Black Knight mech, who allowed himself to be sucked into Monstrox's mouth. Overcome by the pure magic energy, the villain exploded spectacularly, taking all of his summoned monsters with him and leaving only the charred cover of his book form. The Kingdom of Knighton celebrated Monstrox's defeat, but Jestro saw the former necromancer's face in a distant cloud, hinting at his survival. Unbeknownst to the kingdom, Merlock's sacrifice only served to destroy the Book of Monsters; the evil spirit within endured in the form of a living storm cloud. Enraged at yet another failure, Monstrox changed his plans from conquering Knighton to destroying it outright.