ReactNative IOS Testflight Firebase MapStateToProps Update Issue - ios

Question

I am having an extremely weird issue where I don't even know where to begin to debug since it only happens when I get the app into test flight. Basically I am trying to load channels based on geolocation. Some automatically load and then some are loaded if less than 100 miles from a mountain (lets call these PUBLIC and PRIVATE channels- both of which are in the same list). I have these 2 firebase calls in my action creator and push them into an array and then call dispatch after. I have an issue with the FlatList where it loads the PUBLIC channels and only when I scroll do the PRIVATE channels. There are a bunch of things I have tried including the most common from that specific github issue (flatlist updating) 'removeClippedSubviews={false}', extra data, pure components, etc, but none have worked.
Instead I found a way to get around this (I know it isn't the best, but I just want a solution that works for now) by just setting a timeout and waiting for the channels before dispatching the action:
setTimeout(function(){ dispatch(loadPublicChannelsSuccess(data)); }, 10);
Unfortunately, now is when the crazy issue comes in. Basically, this works for debug, release/ everything I have tried with XCode, but when it gets to my device the render method basically sits at a loading indicator until I switch tabs with react navigation. This makes no sense to me since it doesn't happen always (maybe 80%) of the time, and only in test flight so far. I had never seen this before setting the timeout either so not really sure where to begin:
render() {
const {loadPublicChannels, loading, publicChannels, checkedInMountain, selectedMountain} = this.props;
return !loadPublicChannels && publicChannels && !loading
? (
<MessagePanelPublic publicChannels={publicChannels} selectedMountain={selectedMountain}/>
) : (
<LoadingAnimation />
);
}
actions
export const getUserPublicChannels = () => {
return (dispatch, state) => {
dispatch(loadPublicChannels());
// get all mountains within distance specified
let mountainsInRange = state().session.mountainsInRange;
// get the user selected mountain
let selectedMountain = state().session.selectedMountain;
// see if the selected mountain is in range to add on additional channels
let currentMountain;
mountainsInRange
? (currentMountain =
mountainsInRange.filter(mountain => mountain.id === selectedMountain)
.length === 1
? true
: false)
: (currentMountain = false);
// mountain public channels (don't need to be within distance)
let currentMountainPublicChannelsRef = FIREBASE_REF_CHANNEL_INFO.child(
"Public"
)
.child(`${selectedMountain}`)
.child("Public");
// mountain private channels- only can see if within range (geolocation)
let currentMountainPrivateChannelsRef = FIREBASE_REF_CHANNEL_INFO.child(
"Public"
)
.child(`${selectedMountain}`)
.child("Private");
// get public channels
return currentMountainPublicChannelsRef
.orderByChild("key")
.once("value")
.then(snapshot => {
let publicChannelsToDownload = [];
snapshot.forEach(channelSnapshot => {
let channelId = channelSnapshot.key;
let channelInfo = channelSnapshot.val();
// add the channel ID to the download list
publicChannelsToDownload.push({ id: channelId, info: channelInfo });
});
// if mountain exists then get private channels/ if in range
if (currentMountain) {
currentMountainPrivateChannelsRef
.orderByChild("key")
.once("value")
.then(snapshot => {
snapshot.forEach(channelSnapshot => {
let channelId = channelSnapshot.key;
let channelInfo = channelSnapshot.val();
publicChannelsToDownload.push({
id: channelId,
info: channelInfo
});
});
});
}
return publicChannelsToDownload;
})
.then(data => {
setTimeout(function(){ dispatch(loadPublicChannelsSuccess(data)); }, 10);
});
};
};
reducer related to public channels
case types.LOAD_PUBLIC_CHANNELS:
return {
...state,
loadPublicChannels: true
};
case types.LOAD_PUBLIC_CHANNELS_SUCCESS:
console.log("PUBLIC");
console.log(action.publicChannels);
console.log(action);
return {
...state,
publicChannels: action.publicChannels,
loadPublicChannels: false,
messages: {}
};
case types.LOAD_PUBLIC_CHANNELS_ERROR:
return {
...state,
channelsPublicError: action.error,
loadPublicChannels: false
};
container which calls mapStateToProps and mapDispatchToProps
class MessagePanelPublicContainer extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
// get public and private channels from redux
async componentDidMount() {
this.props.getUserPrivateChannels();
this.props.loadCurrentUser();
// this.props.getUserPublicChannels();
}
componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
if (this.props.mountainsInRange && prevProps.mountainsInRange !== this.props.mountainsInRange || prevProps.selectedMountain !== this.props.selectedMountain) {
this.props.getUserPublicChannels();
}
}
lessThan12HourAgo = (date) => {
return moment(date).isAfter(moment().subtract(12, 'hours'));
}
render() {
const {loadPublicChannels, loading, publicChannels, checkedInMountain, selectedMountain} = this.props;
return !loadPublicChannels && publicChannels && !loading
? (
<MessagePanelPublic publicChannels={publicChannels} selectedMountain={selectedMountain}/>
) : (
<LoadingAnimation />
);
}
}
const mapStateToProps = state => {
return {
publicChannels: state.chat.publicChannels,
loadPublicChannels: state.chat.loadPublicChannels,
currentUser: state.chat.currentUser,
loading: state.chat.loadCurrentUser,
mountainsInRange: state.session.mountainsInRange,
selectedMountain: state.session.selectedMountain,
};
}
const mapDispatchToProps = {
loadCurrentUser,
getUserPublicChannels,
};
export default connect(
mapStateToProps,
mapDispatchToProps
)(MessagePanelPublicContainer);
component
import React, { Component } from "react";
import { View, Text, FlatList, ImageComponent } from "react-native";
import { connect } from "react-redux";
import PropTypes from "prop-types";
import { ListItem, Icon, Button } from "react-native-elements";
import { withNavigation } from "react-navigation";
import LinearGradient from "react-native-linear-gradient";
import styles from "./Styles";
import moment from 'moment';
import FastImage from 'react-native-fast-image';
class MessagePanelPublicComponent extends Component {
render() {
// rendering all public channels
const renderPublicChannels = ({ item }) => {
return (
<ListItem
leftAvatar={{
source: { uri: item.info.ChannelPicture },
rounded: false,
overlayContainerStyle: { backgroundColor: "white" },
ImageComponent: FastImage
}}
title={item.info.Name}
titleStyle={styles.title}
chevron={true}
bottomDivider={true}
id={item.Name}
containerStyle={styles.listItemStyle}
/>
);
};
const renderText = () => {
return (
<View style={styles.extraTextContainer}>
<Text style={styles.extraText}>
Get within 100 miles from resort or select a closer resort to see more channels...
</Text>
<Icon
name="map-marker"
type="font-awesome"
size={40}
iconStyle={styles.extraIcon}
/>
</View>
);
};
return (
<View style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.channelList}>
<FlatList
data={this.props.publicChannels}
renderItem={renderPublicChannels}
// keyExtractor={item => item.Name}
keyExtractor={(item, index) => index.toString()}
extraData={this.props.publicChannels}
removeClippedSubviews={false}
/>
{this.props.publicChannels.length < 3 ? renderText() : null}
</View>
</View>
);
}
}