Dispatch GET_USER multiple times

[DevAlien]

Hi, I've been playing around with your redux example and it is pretty cool, it does its job.

While checking the files, i run into the actions of the user and found that you dispatch the GET_USER 2 times, and the first time you don't do any actions. https://github.com/tommy351/redux-example/blob/master/src/actions/users.js Is there a reason for that?

Thanks for your time

[tommy351]

The first dispatch means the request started, it can be used on loading indicator for example. The second dispatch will be either success or failed. Here's the content of actions:

// Dispatch #1: Started
{
  type: 'GET_USER'
}

// Dispatch #2: Success
{
  type: 'GET_USER',
  payload: {
    // ...
  }
}

// Dispatch #2: Failed
{
  type: 'GET_USER',
  payload: {
    // ...
  },
  error: true
}

[DevAlien]

Ah ok, so why not calling them with different names? For me it does not make a lot of sense to use the same action for 2 different things