How can I call an API inside a component from my main page?
Gerson CA
2 months ago
I moved my API to a component but I want to know if I can call it from my main page, or another component, after an API runs successfully.
Tod
2 months ago
Great job @Gerson CA! Your contribution to the Nordcraft Community just made you advance to Community Level 3! 🌲
Lucas G
2 months ago
You could use attributes and the onAttributeChange workflow
Or workflows/contexts. It depends on the hierarchy
Gerson CA
2 months ago
Thanks @Lucas G it’s a one level component so I can use the attributes but how could I change the attribute value after the API runs successfully on my main page?
Oh I see got it and do you think it would work also if I want to call that same API from another component instead of my main page?
Lucas G
2 months ago
Yes, the workflow would work the same regardless of where the component is used
Gerson CA
2 months ago
Even if the components are not nested?
Lucas G
2 months ago
To clarify, are you referring to the API inside the component?
The API inside the component could be triggered by any change to an attribute
The attribute could be just 'trigger' or whatever you want to call it.
That said, if possible, you may want to move the API up to a higher level and simply pass down the data to the component via context
Gerson CA
2 months ago
Yeah the thing is that I have this SPA and I’m making each section a component and because of that I wanted to know if I can call API’s between components that are not nested. However, seems that it would be better just to leave them in the main page
Lucas G
2 months ago
There are different ways to go about it
You don't have to necessarily leave them in the main page. The APIs could be triggered in different ways
For example you could have a simple workflow that flips a variable between true/false and expose it as a context then whenever that changes to true, trigger the API
Lucas G
2 months ago
You could move the APIs up to a provider wrapper as well and have workflows to trigger them exposed as contexts
There's a lot of ways to set it up. It all depends on your app's structure
Gerson CA
2 months ago
Ooh I see I like the variable idea. Thanks @Lucas G I appreciate the explanation and help 🙌
@Lucas G
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