JavaScript .map not rendering chrome.topSites in React












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I'm trying to render a list of titles from Chrome's topSites api for a chrome extension.



When I log it to the console I get this:



[
{
"title": "Chrome Web Store",
"url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en"
}
]


However, the following doesn't render anything to the page



render() {
return (
<ul>
{
chrome.topSites.get(data => {
console.log(data);

data.map(site => {
return (
<li key={site.title}>
{site.title}
</li>
);
});
})
}
</ul>
);
}


Expected output:
A p tag with the title of the site gets rendered to the screen



Actual output:
Nothing is rendered on screen










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  • You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

    – Tholle
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:32






  • 2





    Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

    – wOxxOm
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:33













  • @wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

    – JuwanP
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:50
















0















I'm trying to render a list of titles from Chrome's topSites api for a chrome extension.



When I log it to the console I get this:



[
{
"title": "Chrome Web Store",
"url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en"
}
]


However, the following doesn't render anything to the page



render() {
return (
<ul>
{
chrome.topSites.get(data => {
console.log(data);

data.map(site => {
return (
<li key={site.title}>
{site.title}
</li>
);
});
})
}
</ul>
);
}


Expected output:
A p tag with the title of the site gets rendered to the screen



Actual output:
Nothing is rendered on screen










share|improve this question























  • You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

    – Tholle
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:32






  • 2





    Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

    – wOxxOm
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:33













  • @wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

    – JuwanP
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:50














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0








I'm trying to render a list of titles from Chrome's topSites api for a chrome extension.



When I log it to the console I get this:



[
{
"title": "Chrome Web Store",
"url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en"
}
]


However, the following doesn't render anything to the page



render() {
return (
<ul>
{
chrome.topSites.get(data => {
console.log(data);

data.map(site => {
return (
<li key={site.title}>
{site.title}
</li>
);
});
})
}
</ul>
);
}


Expected output:
A p tag with the title of the site gets rendered to the screen



Actual output:
Nothing is rendered on screen










share|improve this question














I'm trying to render a list of titles from Chrome's topSites api for a chrome extension.



When I log it to the console I get this:



[
{
"title": "Chrome Web Store",
"url": "https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en"
}
]


However, the following doesn't render anything to the page



render() {
return (
<ul>
{
chrome.topSites.get(data => {
console.log(data);

data.map(site => {
return (
<li key={site.title}>
{site.title}
</li>
);
});
})
}
</ul>
);
}


Expected output:
A p tag with the title of the site gets rendered to the screen



Actual output:
Nothing is rendered on screen







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  • You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

    – Tholle
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:32






  • 2





    Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

    – wOxxOm
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:33













  • @wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

    – JuwanP
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:50



















  • You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

    – Tholle
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:32






  • 2





    Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

    – wOxxOm
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:33













  • @wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

    – JuwanP
    Nov 21 '18 at 17:50

















You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

– Tholle
Nov 21 '18 at 17:32





You need to add return before the data.map(site => { ... }) as well.

– Tholle
Nov 21 '18 at 17:32




2




2





Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

– wOxxOm
Nov 21 '18 at 17:33







Callbacks in extension API are invoked asynchronously so returning a value from them won't return it into the outer context. I don't know React but you'll have to rework the code - for example so that the callback only sets the state, and move chrome.topSites.get call out of render()

– wOxxOm
Nov 21 '18 at 17:33















@wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

– JuwanP
Nov 21 '18 at 17:50





@wOxxOm thanks. I moved chrome.topSites out to the componentDidMount and set the state when it mounted and used the component's state to map the list on the page

– JuwanP
Nov 21 '18 at 17:50












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This ended up working for me. Moving chrome.topSites.get intocomponendDidMount()and assigning it to state. Then mapping thethis.state.sites` to the page in the render method.



export default class TopSites extends Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);

this.state = {
sites: ,
}
}

componentDidMount() {
chrome.topSites.get(data => {
this.setState({
sites: data
});
});
}

render() {
const {sites} = this.state;

return (
<ul>
{sites.map(site => {
return (
<li key={site.title}>
{site.title}
</li>
);
})}
</ul>
);
}
}





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    state= {
    data: '',
    }

    // declaring a async function
    getData = async () => {
    const result = await chrome.topSites.get(); // waiting for the result
    this.setState({ data: result});
    }

    componentDidMount(){
    this.getData();
    }


    render(){
    const list = this.state.data ? this.state.data.map((val) => <li key={val.title}> {val.title}
    </li> : null)
    return(
    <ul>
    {list}
    </ul>

    )
    }





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      This ended up working for me. Moving chrome.topSites.get intocomponendDidMount()and assigning it to state. Then mapping thethis.state.sites` to the page in the render method.



      export default class TopSites extends Component {
      constructor(props) {
      super(props);

      this.state = {
      sites: ,
      }
      }

      componentDidMount() {
      chrome.topSites.get(data => {
      this.setState({
      sites: data
      });
      });
      }

      render() {
      const {sites} = this.state;

      return (
      <ul>
      {sites.map(site => {
      return (
      <li key={site.title}>
      {site.title}
      </li>
      );
      })}
      </ul>
      );
      }
      }





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        This ended up working for me. Moving chrome.topSites.get intocomponendDidMount()and assigning it to state. Then mapping thethis.state.sites` to the page in the render method.



        export default class TopSites extends Component {
        constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.state = {
        sites: ,
        }
        }

        componentDidMount() {
        chrome.topSites.get(data => {
        this.setState({
        sites: data
        });
        });
        }

        render() {
        const {sites} = this.state;

        return (
        <ul>
        {sites.map(site => {
        return (
        <li key={site.title}>
        {site.title}
        </li>
        );
        })}
        </ul>
        );
        }
        }





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          This ended up working for me. Moving chrome.topSites.get intocomponendDidMount()and assigning it to state. Then mapping thethis.state.sites` to the page in the render method.



          export default class TopSites extends Component {
          constructor(props) {
          super(props);

          this.state = {
          sites: ,
          }
          }

          componentDidMount() {
          chrome.topSites.get(data => {
          this.setState({
          sites: data
          });
          });
          }

          render() {
          const {sites} = this.state;

          return (
          <ul>
          {sites.map(site => {
          return (
          <li key={site.title}>
          {site.title}
          </li>
          );
          })}
          </ul>
          );
          }
          }





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          This ended up working for me. Moving chrome.topSites.get intocomponendDidMount()and assigning it to state. Then mapping thethis.state.sites` to the page in the render method.



          export default class TopSites extends Component {
          constructor(props) {
          super(props);

          this.state = {
          sites: ,
          }
          }

          componentDidMount() {
          chrome.topSites.get(data => {
          this.setState({
          sites: data
          });
          });
          }

          render() {
          const {sites} = this.state;

          return (
          <ul>
          {sites.map(site => {
          return (
          <li key={site.title}>
          {site.title}
          </li>
          );
          })}
          </ul>
          );
          }
          }






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              state= {
              data: '',
              }

              // declaring a async function
              getData = async () => {
              const result = await chrome.topSites.get(); // waiting for the result
              this.setState({ data: result});
              }

              componentDidMount(){
              this.getData();
              }


              render(){
              const list = this.state.data ? this.state.data.map((val) => <li key={val.title}> {val.title}
              </li> : null)
              return(
              <ul>
              {list}
              </ul>

              )
              }





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                state= {
                data: '',
                }

                // declaring a async function
                getData = async () => {
                const result = await chrome.topSites.get(); // waiting for the result
                this.setState({ data: result});
                }

                componentDidMount(){
                this.getData();
                }


                render(){
                const list = this.state.data ? this.state.data.map((val) => <li key={val.title}> {val.title}
                </li> : null)
                return(
                <ul>
                {list}
                </ul>

                )
                }





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                  state= {
                  data: '',
                  }

                  // declaring a async function
                  getData = async () => {
                  const result = await chrome.topSites.get(); // waiting for the result
                  this.setState({ data: result});
                  }

                  componentDidMount(){
                  this.getData();
                  }


                  render(){
                  const list = this.state.data ? this.state.data.map((val) => <li key={val.title}> {val.title}
                  </li> : null)
                  return(
                  <ul>
                  {list}
                  </ul>

                  )
                  }





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                  state= {
                  data: '',
                  }

                  // declaring a async function
                  getData = async () => {
                  const result = await chrome.topSites.get(); // waiting for the result
                  this.setState({ data: result});
                  }

                  componentDidMount(){
                  this.getData();
                  }


                  render(){
                  const list = this.state.data ? this.state.data.map((val) => <li key={val.title}> {val.title}
                  </li> : null)
                  return(
                  <ul>
                  {list}
                  </ul>

                  )
                  }






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