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import { Meta } from "@storybook/addon-docs";
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<Meta title="Component Library/Async Actions/Standalone/Documentation" />
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# Standalone Async Actions
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These directives should be used when building a standalone button that triggers a long running task
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in the background, eg. Refresh buttons. For non-submit buttons that are associated with forms see
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[Async Actions In Forms](?path=/story/component-library-async-actions-in-forms-documentation--page).
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## Usage
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Adding async actions to standalone buttons requires the following 2 steps
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### 1. Add a handler to your `Component`
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A handler is a function that returns a promise or an observable. Functions that return `void` are
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also supported which is useful because `return;` can be used to abort an action.
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**NOTE:** Defining the handlers as arrow-functions assigned to variables is mandatory if the handler
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needs access to the parent component using the variable `this`.
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**NOTE:** Handlers do not need to check if any previous requests have finished because the
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directives have built in protection against users attempting to trigger new actions before the
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previous ones have finished.
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#### Example using promises
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```ts
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@Component({...})
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class PromiseExampleComponent {
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handler = async () => {
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await this.apiService.post(/* ... */);
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};
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}
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```
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#### Example using observables
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```ts
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@Component({...})
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class Component {
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handler = () => {
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return this.apiService.post$(/* ... */);
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};
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}
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```
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### 2. Add directive to the DOM element
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Add the `bitAction` directive and supply the handler defined in step 1.
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**NOTE:** The `directive` is defined using the input syntax: `[input]="handler"`. This is different
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from how click handlers are usually defined with the output syntax `(click)="handler()"`.
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**NOTE:** `[bitAction]` is used instead of `(click)`. Using both is not supported.
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```html
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<button bitButton [bitAction]="handler">Do action</button>
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<button bitIconButton="bwi-trash" [bitAction]="handler"></button>`;
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```
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