class constructors must be invoked with |new|

[screaney]

Trying to implement base functionality on our existing React app.

Getting

class constructors must be invoked with |new|

for any component I add the static property to.

It looks like this is a common issue across this library and the predecessors, but I was under the impression this library had it solved, so I must be missing something.

I've attached the library via NPM as well as manually adding the src to see if I could narrow it down. Best I can tell the error is thrown here (line 505):
_this = _possibleConstructorReturn(this, _getPrototypeOf(WDYRPatchedClassComponent).call(this, props, context));

Excluding markup, my component looks like this:
`class Home extends React.Component {

constructor(props) {
super(props);
}
static whyDidYouRender = true;
render(){
...
}
export default Home;
`

[vzaidman]

1. do you use the latest 2.4.0 version? latest 16.7.0 React?
2. can you try to debug the library at function "createPatchedComponent"?
   it has the code

Component.prototype && Component.prototype.isReactComponent

that is suppose to detect your component is a react component. what does it returns?

[screaney]

I modified that call to be like this:

function createPatchedComponent(componentsMap, Component, displayName, React, options) {
  let isClass = Component.prototype && Component.prototype.isReactComponent;
  if (isClass) {
    return patchClassComponent(Component, displayName, React, options);
  }

  return patchFunctionalComponent(Component, displayName, React, options);
}

When I debug it, isClass is {} (an empty object).

[vzaidman]

this is what suppose to be there hmmmmm

[vzaidman]

try

class Home extends React.Component {
  render(){
    ...
  }
}

Home.whyDidYouRender = true

export default Home;

[screaney]

Same Result

[vzaidman]

do you use
https://babeljs.io/docs/en/next/babel-plugin-proposal-class-properties.html
?

[screaney]

Yes, our webpack is

"plugins": [
                        "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import",
                        "@babel/plugin-syntax-import-meta",
                        ["@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties", {
                            "loose": false
                        }],
                        "@babel/plugin-proposal-json-strings"
                    ]

[vzaidman]

react 16.7.0?

[screaney]

I could've sworn it was 16.7, but it looks like it's 16.6, updating now, will retest

[vzaidman]

plesae try

import whyDidYouRender from '@welldone-software/why-did-you-render/dist/umd/whyDidYouRender';

[screaney]

Updated to React 16.7, also changed to using that import. No change, same error.

[vzaidman]

it might be related to babel-polyfill. do you have a polyfill?

[vzaidman]

also, by reading babel/babel#7022
it might be the class being extended is transpiled differently then how it is extended in the library.

[vzaidman]

ok, please try
yarn add git+https://github.com/welldone-software/why-did-you-render.git#dont-transform-classes
i think i identified the problem

[andrew1007]

Fixed it for me :). Much thanks

[vzaidman]

i belive what we see is a transpiled by babel class trying to extend a not transpiled class.
so we have several options-
make the users transpile their classes / dont transpile classes in the library
both options seem bad for obvious reasons.
i'll see what i can do.

asked about this in reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/javascript/comments/agvihk/how_to_deal_with_class_extension_in_libraries/

[screaney]

I pulled your branch as recommended and it now appears to be working.

[vzaidman]

fixed in v2.5.0.

If you are not transpiling your classes, the library should be built without class transpilations as well.

So we added 3 endpoints where it is indeed not transpiled:

  "main-no-classes-transpile": "dist/no-classes-transpile/cjs/whyDidYouRender.min.js",
  "module-no-classes-transpile": "dist/no-classes-transpile/esm/whyDidYouRender.min.js",
  "browser-no-classes-transpile": "dist/no-classes-transpile/umd/whyDidYouRender.min.js",

to use it, import the library like this:

const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render/dist/no-classes-transpile/umd/whyDidYouRender.min.js');

[vzaidman]

@screaney does it works for you?

also notice we can eliminate these endpoints once babel/babel#8656 is merged.

[mschipperheyn]

Finally was able to create a workaround. I'm extending an existing babel config that covers both client and server and I'm running into this on the node side of things. But the key is to exclude babel-plugin-transform-classes / @babel/plugin-transform-classes

const razzleBabel = require('razzle/babel');

module.exports = function babelConfig(api) {
	api.cache(true);

	const babel = razzleBabel();

	babel.presets[0] =
		process.env.BUILD_TARGET === 'client'
			? [
				require.resolve('@babel/preset-env'),
				{
					modules: false,
				},
			  ]
			: [
				require.resolve('@babel/preset-env'),
				{
					targets: {
						node: 'current',
					},
					exclude: [
						'babel-plugin-transform-classes',
						'@babel/plugin-transform-classes',
					],
					modules: false,
				},
			  ];
                  [..]

[vzaidman]

again:

• The library extends all react class components.
• Transpiled to es5 class cannot extend a native class currently until babel/babel#8656 is merged.
• If you transpile your classes, use:

const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render);

• If you DO use native es6 classes, use:

const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render/dist/no-classes-transpile/umd/whyDidYouRender.min.js');

another way to fix it is to enable @babel/plugin-transform-classes in @babel/preset-env like this:

presets: [
      ['@babel/preset-env', {
        //...
        include: [
          // remove when `https://github.com/babel/babel/issues/7022` is solved
          '@babel/plugin-transform-classes'
        ]
      }],
      '@babel/preset-react',
      //.....
    ],
//.....

[frederikhors]

Same error here using the create-react-app 3 and this import:

const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render/dist/no-classes-transpile/umd/whyDidYouRender.min.js').

My browserlist:

  "browserslist": {
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  }

Maybe you should re-open this issue.

[maxportmc]

Getting the same issue as @frederikhors using create-react-app. Is there any workaround?

[vzaidman]

I don't see this bug in the sandbox:
https://codesandbox.io/s/welldone-softwarewhy-did-you-render-with-reactredux-fc8es

try to reproduce it please.

[vzaidman]

I think i get it.
You are using "last 1 safari version" so you DO need to use the default version of the library:

const whyDidYouRender = require("@welldone-software/why-did-you-render");

The no-classes-transpile version is only if you build for latest browsers where the class keyword is supported natively.

the last 1 safari version line in browserslist makes it so Babel does transpile your classes.

@frederikhors @maxportmc

[maxportmc]

I have given it a go with the default version but no luck.I get the same error

"TypeError: Class constructor Dashboard cannot be invoked without 'new'"

After some messing around I got it working in some components and realised it is failing in all the components with react-redux's connect import.

[vzaidman]

are you using the last react-redux version?

[maxportmc]

Was on version 5.1.0, just updated to 7.1.0 but same error using both versions of the library. I will see if I can recreate the error in a sandbox.

[vzaidman]

I decided to close this issue since I understand very well why it happens and that it is solved already:
#5 (comment)

If anybody has new information and / or able to reproduce it here:
https://codesandbox.io/s/welldone-softwarewhy-did-you-render-with-reactredux-fc8es

I'll obviously re-open it.