React Component Best Practices: Class Component

ClassComponent.js

import React, { Component } from 'react'
import { observer } from 'mobx-react'
import { string, object } from 'prop-types'
// Separate local imports from dependencies
import ExpandableForm from './ExpandableForm'
import './styles/ProfileContainer.css'

// Use decorators if needed
@observer
export default class ProfileContainer extends Component {
  state = { expanded: false }
  // Initialize state here (ES7) or in a constructor method (ES6)
 
  // Declare propTypes as static properties as early as possible
  static propTypes = {
    model: object.isRequired,
    title: string
  }

  // Default props below propTypes
  static defaultProps = {
    model: {
      id: 0
    },
    title: 'Your Name'
  }

  // Use fat arrow functions for methods to preserve context (this will thus be the component instance)
  handleSubmit = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    this.props.model.save()
  }
  
  handleNameChange = (e) => {
    this.props.model.name = e.target.value
  }
  
  handleExpand = (e) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    this.setState(prevState => ({ expanded: !prevState.expanded }))
  }
  
  render() {
    // Destructure props for readability
    const {
      model,
      title
    } = this.props
    return ( 
      <ExpandableForm 
        onSubmit={this.handleSubmit} 
        expanded={this.state.expanded} 
        onExpand={this.handleExpand}>
        // Newline props if there are more than two
        <div>
          <h1>{title}</h1>
          <input
            type="text"
            value={model.name}
            // onChange={(e) => { model.name = e.target.value }}
            // Avoid creating new closures in the render method- use methods like below
            onChange={this.handleNameChange}
            placeholder="Your Name"/>
        </div>
      </ExpandableForm>
    )
  }
}

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Very interesting!