jayphelps

// The classic AJAX call - dispatch before the request, and after it comes back
function myThunkActionCreator(someValue) {
    return (dispatch, getState) => {
        dispatch({type : "REQUEST_STARTED"});
        
        myAjaxLib.post("/someEndpoint", {data : someValue})
            .then(response => dispatch({type : "REQUEST_SUCCEEDED", payload : response})
            .catch(error => dispatch({type : "REQUEST_FAILED", error : error});    
    };
}

jayphelps

/**
 * README FIRST::::::::::::::::::
 * 
 * This isn't meant to necessarily be an example of "best practices"
 * but rather to generally show how you might convert the redux-thunk examples
 * here: https://gist.github.com/markerikson/ea4d0a6ce56ee479fe8b356e099f857e
 * 
 * The redux-thunk examples used generic placeholder names, so it's possible
 * I misunderstood the usecase/intent.
 * 

jayphelps

const oauthUserEpic = (action$) =>
  action$
    .ofType(OAUTH_USER)
    .concatMap(({ token }) =>
      get({
        endpoint: 'user',
        params: { access_token: token }
      }) // assuming get() returns an Observable
      .map((user) =>
        addUser(