The `mockTagName` parameter was always optional, and so probably was not
used very often. If you tried to use it, it would be shadowed by the
`var mockTagName` declaration in the `render` method, so only
`module.mockTagName` or `"div"` were ever possible values.
Relax the argument type checks. Currently we throw for non-objects and terminals
but Object.assign does a coercion to Object instead. It also allows merging
Arrays as if they are objects.
This also relaxes the check for dependents such as ImmutableObject. This sucks
but it will allow us to use a fast code path to native Object.assign.
We always have the option of adding warnings to Object.assign or static type
checks.
I'm keeping the null check. Object.assign throws for null checks.
We'll also start returning the result of coercions just like Object.assign.
This detail is going to become more important once the idiom
`className={joinClasses(this.props.className, newClass)}` becomes more
common, as it will when we move away from `this.transferPropsTo`.
Breaking changes
- key/ref are no longer accessible on props but they are accessible on the
descriptors. This means that parents/owners can access it but not the
component itself.
- Descriptor factories are now plain functions and you can't rely on the
prototype or constructors of descriptors to identify the component type.
Existing descriptor factories are now wrapped in a legacy factory. Currently it
does nothing but it will give us a hook to track callers to factories that are
not using JSX but just invoking the function directly. It also proxies static
methods/properties to the underlying class. The newer factories don't have this
feature.
ReactTextComponent has it's own little factory because it's props is not an
object. This is a detail and will go away once ReactTextComponent no longer
needs descriptors.
Whilst this is intentional behaviour (see #1274), it is not documented anywhere, so it is worth mentioning.
It would also be nice if React issued a warning to console if a cloned component loses its key (as this will silently break reconciliation?)
This order should make more sense; it moves important functions like React.renderComponent up and deprecated/discouraged ones like transferPropsTo and setProps down. No content changes.
Cheng Lou
Tom Hauburger
robarnold
Andreas Svensson
Ben Alpert
Glen Mailer
Sebastian Markbage
Paul O'Shannessy
Ben Newman
Paul O’Shannessy
petehunt
Nick Williams
Garren Smith
James Seppi
Kyle Mathews
Felix Gnass