diff --git a/docs/designers-developers/developers/data/data-core-editor.md b/docs/designers-developers/developers/data/data-core-editor.md
index 7e95832dc5bdb..3a22e11c90121 100644
--- a/docs/designers-developers/developers/data/data-core-editor.md
+++ b/docs/designers-developers/developers/data/data-core-editor.md
@@ -749,6 +749,43 @@ post has been received, by initialization or autosave.
 
  * post: Autosave post object.
 
+### __experimentalRequestPostUpdateStart
+
+Optimistic action for dispatching that a post update request has started.
+
+*Parameters*
+
+ * options: null
+
+### __experimentalRequestPostUpdateSuccess
+
+Optimistic action for indicating that the request post update has completed
+successfully.
+
+*Parameters*
+
+ * data: The data for the action.
+ * data.previousPost: The previous post prior to update.
+ * data.post: The new post after update
+ * data.isRevision: Whether the post is a revision or not.
+ * data.options: Options passed through from the original
+                                     action dispatch.
+ * data.postType: The post type object.
+
+### __experimentalRequestPostUpdateFailure
+
+Optimistic action for indicating that the request post update has completed
+with a failure.
+
+*Parameters*
+
+ * data: The data for the action
+ * data.post: The post that failed updating.
+ * data.edits: The fields that were being updated.
+ * data.error: The error from the failed call.
+ * data.options: Options passed through from the original
+                               action dispatch.
+
 ### updatePost
 
 Returns an action object used in signalling that a patch of updates for the
@@ -760,7 +797,8 @@ latest version of the post have been received.
 
 ### setupEditorState
 
-Returns an action object used to setup the editor state when first opening an editor.
+Returns an action object used to setup the editor state when first opening
+an editor.
 
 *Parameters*
 
@@ -775,18 +813,34 @@ been edited.
 
  * edits: Post attributes to edit.
 
+### __experimentalOptimisticUpdatePost
+
+Returns action object produced by the updatePost creator augmented by
+an optimist option that signals optimistically applying updates.
+
+*Parameters*
+
+ * edits: Updated post fields.
+
 ### savePost
 
-Returns an action object to save the post.
+Action generator for saving the current post in the editor.
 
 *Parameters*
 
- * options: Options for the save.
- * options.isAutosave: Perform an autosave if true.
+ * options: null
+
+### refreshPost
+
+Action generator for handling refreshing the current post.
+
+### trashPost
+
+Action generator for trashing the current post in the editor.
 
 ### autosave
 
-Returns an action object used in signalling that the post should autosave.
+Action generator used in signalling that the post should autosave.
 
 *Parameters*
 
@@ -864,7 +918,8 @@ to be updated.
 
 ### __experimentalConvertBlockToStatic
 
-Returns an action object used to convert a reusable block into a static block.
+Returns an action object used to convert a reusable block into a static
+block.
 
 *Parameters*
 
@@ -872,7 +927,8 @@ Returns an action object used to convert a reusable block into a static block.
 
 ### __experimentalConvertBlockToReusable
 
-Returns an action object used to convert a static block into a reusable block.
+Returns an action object used to convert a static block into a reusable
+block.
 
 *Parameters*
 
@@ -880,11 +936,13 @@ Returns an action object used to convert a static block into a reusable block.
 
 ### enablePublishSidebar
 
-Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has enabled the publish sidebar.
+Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has enabled the
+publish sidebar.
 
 ### disablePublishSidebar
 
-Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has disabled the publish sidebar.
+Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has disabled the
+publish sidebar.
 
 ### lockPostSaving
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/editor/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b64a350c46ac..7c9eb8c623ed9 100644
--- a/packages/editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - Removed `jQuery` dependency.
 - Removed `TinyMCE` dependency.
 - RichText: improve format boundaries.
+- Refactor all post effects to action-generators using controls ([#13716](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/13716))
 
 ## 9.0.7 (2019-01-03)
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/actions.js b/packages/editor/src/store/actions.js
index 0d508375c37c8..f1271ed3d96d1 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/actions.js
@@ -1,12 +1,29 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { castArray } from 'lodash';
+import { castArray, pick } from 'lodash';
+import { BEGIN, COMMIT, REVERT } from 'redux-optimist';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { dispatch } from './controls';
+import {
+	dispatch,
+	select,
+	resolveSelect,
+	apiFetch,
+} from './controls';
+import {
+	STORE_KEY,
+	POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
+	SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+	TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+} from './constants';
+import {
+	getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess,
+	getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail,
+	getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail,
+} from './utils/notice-builder';
 
 /**
  * Returns an action object used in signalling that editor has initialized with
@@ -57,6 +74,87 @@ export function resetAutosave( post ) {
 	};
 }
 
+/**
+ * Optimistic action for dispatching that a post update request has started.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options
+ *
+ * @return {Object} An action object
+ */
+export function __experimentalRequestPostUpdateStart( options = {} ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_START',
+		optimist: { type: BEGIN, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
+		options,
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Optimistic action for indicating that the request post update has completed
+ * successfully.
+ *
+ * @param {Object}  data                The data for the action.
+ * @param {Object}  data.previousPost   The previous post prior to update.
+ * @param {Object}  data.post           The new post after update
+ * @param {boolean} data.isRevision     Whether the post is a revision or not.
+ * @param {Object}  data.options        Options passed through from the original
+ *                                      action dispatch.
+ * @param {Object}  data.postType       The post type object.
+ *
+ * @return {Object}	Action object.
+ */
+export function __experimentalRequestPostUpdateSuccess( {
+	previousPost,
+	post,
+	isRevision,
+	options,
+	postType,
+} ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS',
+		previousPost,
+		post,
+		optimist: {
+			// Note: REVERT is not a failure case here. Rather, it
+			// is simply reversing the assumption that the updates
+			// were applied to the post proper, such that the post
+			// treated as having unsaved changes.
+			type: isRevision ? REVERT : COMMIT,
+			id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
+		},
+		options,
+		postType,
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Optimistic action for indicating that the request post update has completed
+ * with a failure.
+ *
+ * @param {Object}  data          The data for the action
+ * @param {Object}  data.post     The post that failed updating.
+ * @param {Object}  data.edits    The fields that were being updated.
+ * @param {*}       data.error    The error from the failed call.
+ * @param {Object}  data.options  Options passed through from the original
+ *                                action dispatch.
+ * @return {Object} An action object
+ */
+export function __experimentalRequestPostUpdateFailure( {
+	post,
+	edits,
+	error,
+	options,
+} ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE',
+		optimist: { type: REVERT, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
+		post,
+		edits,
+		error,
+		options,
+	};
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns an action object used in signalling that a patch of updates for the
  * latest version of the post have been received.
@@ -73,7 +171,8 @@ export function updatePost( edits ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used to setup the editor state when first opening an editor.
+ * Returns an action object used to setup the editor state when first opening
+ * an editor.
  *
  * @param {Object} post   Post object.
  *
@@ -102,43 +201,282 @@ export function editPost( edits ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object to save the post.
+ * Returns action object produced by the updatePost creator augmented by
+ * an optimist option that signals optimistically applying updates.
  *
- * @param {Object}  options          Options for the save.
- * @param {boolean} options.isAutosave Perform an autosave if true.
+ * @param {Object} edits  Updated post fields.
  *
  * @return {Object} Action object.
  */
-export function savePost( options = {} ) {
+export function __experimentalOptimisticUpdatePost( edits ) {
 	return {
-		type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE',
-		options,
+		...updatePost( edits ),
+		optimist: { id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
 	};
 }
 
-export function refreshPost() {
-	return {
-		type: 'REFRESH_POST',
+/**
+ * Action generator for saving the current post in the editor.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options
+ */
+export function* savePost( options = {} ) {
+	const isEditedPostSaveable = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'isEditedPostSaveable'
+	);
+	if ( ! isEditedPostSaveable ) {
+		return;
+	}
+	let edits = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getPostEdits'
+	);
+	const isAutosave = !! options.isAutosave;
+
+	if ( isAutosave ) {
+		edits = pick( edits, [ 'title', 'content', 'excerpt' ] );
+	}
+
+	const isEditedPostNew = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'isEditedPostNew',
+	);
+
+	// New posts (with auto-draft status) must be explicitly assigned draft
+	// status if there is not already a status assigned in edits (publish).
+	// Otherwise, they are wrongly left as auto-draft. Status is not always
+	// respected for autosaves, so it cannot simply be included in the pick
+	// above. This behavior relies on an assumption that an auto-draft post
+	// would never be saved by anyone other than the owner of the post, per
+	// logic within autosaves REST controller to save status field only for
+	// draft/auto-draft by current user.
+	//
+	// See: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:88
+	// See: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:89
+	if ( isEditedPostNew ) {
+		edits = { status: 'draft', ...edits };
+	}
+
+	const post = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getCurrentPost'
+	);
+
+	const editedPostContent = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getEditedPostContent'
+	);
+
+	let toSend = {
+		...edits,
+		content: editedPostContent,
+		id: post.id,
 	};
+
+	const currentPostType = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getCurrentPostType'
+	);
+
+	const postType = yield resolveSelect(
+		'core',
+		'getPostType',
+		currentPostType
+	);
+
+	yield dispatch(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateStart',
+		options,
+	);
+
+	// Optimistically apply updates under the assumption that the post
+	// will be updated. See below logic in success resolution for revert
+	// if the autosave is applied as a revision.
+	yield dispatch(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'__experimentalOptimisticUpdatePost',
+		toSend
+	);
+
+	let path = `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }`;
+	let method = 'PUT';
+	if ( isAutosave ) {
+		const autoSavePost = yield select(
+			STORE_KEY,
+			'getAutosave',
+		);
+		// Ensure autosaves contain all expected fields, using autosave or
+		// post values as fallback if not otherwise included in edits.
+		toSend = {
+			...pick( post, [ 'title', 'content', 'excerpt' ] ),
+			...autoSavePost,
+			...toSend,
+		};
+		path += '/autosaves';
+		method = 'POST';
+	} else {
+		yield dispatch(
+			'core/notices',
+			'removeNotice',
+			SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+		);
+		yield dispatch(
+			'core/notices',
+			'removeNotice',
+			'autosave-exists',
+		);
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const newPost = yield apiFetch( {
+			path,
+			method,
+			data: toSend,
+		} );
+		const resetAction = isAutosave ? 'resetAutosave' : 'resetPost';
+
+		yield dispatch( STORE_KEY, resetAction, newPost );
+
+		yield dispatch(
+			STORE_KEY,
+			'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateSuccess',
+			{
+				previousPost: post,
+				post: newPost,
+				options,
+				postType,
+				// An autosave may be processed by the server as a regular save
+				// when its update is requested by the author and the post was
+				// draft or auto-draft.
+				isRevision: newPost.id !== post.id,
+			}
+		);
+
+		const notifySuccessArgs = getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess( {
+			previousPost: post,
+			post: newPost,
+			postType,
+			options,
+		} );
+		if ( notifySuccessArgs.length > 0 ) {
+			yield dispatch(
+				'core/notices',
+				'createSuccessNotice',
+				...notifySuccessArgs
+			);
+		}
+	} catch ( error ) {
+		yield dispatch(
+			STORE_KEY,
+			'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateFailure',
+			{ post, edits, error, options }
+		);
+		const notifyFailArgs = getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail( {
+			post,
+			edits,
+			error,
+		} );
+		if ( notifyFailArgs.length > 0 ) {
+			yield dispatch(
+				'core/notices',
+				'createErrorNotice',
+				...notifyFailArgs
+			);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
-export function trashPost( postId, postType ) {
-	return {
-		type: 'TRASH_POST',
-		postId,
-		postType,
-	};
+/**
+ * Action generator for handling refreshing the current post.
+ */
+export function* refreshPost() {
+	const post = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getCurrentPost'
+	);
+	const postTypeSlug = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getCurrentPostType'
+	);
+	const postType = yield resolveSelect(
+		'core',
+		'getPostType',
+		postTypeSlug
+	);
+	const newPost = yield apiFetch(
+		{
+			// Timestamp arg allows caller to bypass browser caching, which is
+			// expected for this specific function.
+			path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }` +
+				`?context=edit&_timestamp=${ Date.now() }`,
+		}
+	);
+	yield dispatch(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'resetPost',
+		newPost
+	);
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used in signalling that the post should autosave.
+ * Action generator for trashing the current post in the editor.
+ */
+export function* trashPost() {
+	const postTypeSlug = yield select(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'getCurrentPostType'
+	);
+	const postType = yield resolveSelect(
+		'core',
+		'getPostType',
+		postTypeSlug
+	);
+	yield dispatch(
+		'core/notices',
+		'removeNotice',
+		TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID
+	);
+	try {
+		const post = yield select(
+			STORE_KEY,
+			'getCurrentPost'
+		);
+		yield apiFetch(
+			{
+				path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }`,
+				method: 'DELETE',
+			}
+		);
+
+		// TODO: This should be an updatePost action (updating subsets of post
+		// properties), but right now editPost is tied with change detection.
+		yield dispatch(
+			STORE_KEY,
+			'resetPost',
+			{ ...post, status: 'trash' }
+		);
+	} catch ( error ) {
+		yield dispatch(
+			'core/notices',
+			'createErrorNotice',
+			...getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail( { error } ),
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Action generator used in signalling that the post should autosave.
  *
  * @param {Object?} options Extra flags to identify the autosave.
- *
- * @return {Object} Action object.
  */
-export function autosave( options ) {
-	return savePost( { isAutosave: true, ...options } );
+export function* autosave( options ) {
+	yield dispatch(
+		STORE_KEY,
+		'savePost',
+		{ isAutosave: true, ...options }
+	);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -264,7 +602,8 @@ export function __experimentalUpdateReusableBlockTitle( id, title ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used to convert a reusable block into a static block.
+ * Returns an action object used to convert a reusable block into a static
+ * block.
  *
  * @param {string} clientId The client ID of the block to attach.
  *
@@ -278,7 +617,8 @@ export function __experimentalConvertBlockToStatic( clientId ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used to convert a static block into a reusable block.
+ * Returns an action object used to convert a static block into a reusable
+ * block.
  *
  * @param {string} clientIds The client IDs of the block to detach.
  *
@@ -292,7 +632,8 @@ export function __experimentalConvertBlockToReusable( clientIds ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has enabled the publish sidebar.
+ * Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has enabled the
+ * publish sidebar.
  *
  * @return {Object} Action object
  */
@@ -303,7 +644,8 @@ export function enablePublishSidebar() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has disabled the publish sidebar.
+ * Returns an action object used in signalling that the user has disabled the
+ * publish sidebar.
  *
  * @return {Object} Action object
  */
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/constants.js b/packages/editor/src/store/constants.js
index f07ca417f9d6e..8f8f1bd0afcef 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/constants.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/constants.js
@@ -7,3 +7,15 @@
 export const EDIT_MERGE_PROPERTIES = new Set( [
 	'meta',
 ] );
+
+/**
+ * Constant for the store module (or reducer) key.
+ * @type {string}
+ */
+export const STORE_KEY = 'core/editor';
+
+export const POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID = 'post-update';
+export const SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID = 'SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID';
+export const TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID = 'TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID';
+export const PERMALINK_POSTNAME_REGEX = /%(?:postname|pagename)%/;
+export const ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS = 60 * 1000;
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/controls.js b/packages/editor/src/store/controls.js
index fc873ad43aa39..597a5f726145b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/controls.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/controls.js
@@ -1,17 +1,69 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
+import triggerFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import { createRegistryControl } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
- * Dispatches an action.
+ * Dispatches a control action for triggering an api fetch call.
  *
- * @param {string} storeKey   Store key.
- * @param {string} actionName Action name.
- * @param  {Array} args       Action arguments.
+ * @param {Object} request Arguments for the fetch request.
  *
  * @return {Object} control descriptor.
  */
+export function apiFetch( request ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'API_FETCH',
+		request,
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches a control action for triggering a registry select.
+ *
+ * @param {string} storeKey
+ * @param {string} selectorName
+ * @param {Array}  args Arguments for the select.
+ *
+ * @return {Object} control descriptor.
+ */
+export function select( storeKey, selectorName, ...args ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'SELECT',
+		storeKey,
+		selectorName,
+		args,
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches a control action for triggering a registry select that has a
+ * resolver.
+ *
+ * @param {string}  storeKey
+ * @param {string}  selectorName
+ * @param {Array}   args  Arguments for the select.
+ *
+ * @return {Object} control descriptor.
+ */
+export function resolveSelect( storeKey, selectorName, ...args ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'RESOLVE_SELECT',
+		storeKey,
+		selectorName,
+		args,
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches a control action for triggering a registry dispatch.
+ *
+ * @param {string} storeKey
+ * @param {string} actionName
+ * @param {Array} args  Arguments for the dispatch action.
+ *
+ * @return {Object}  control descriptor.
+ */
 export function dispatch( storeKey, actionName, ...args ) {
 	return {
 		type: 'DISPATCH',
@@ -21,10 +73,41 @@ export function dispatch( storeKey, actionName, ...args ) {
 	};
 }
 
-const controls = {
-	DISPATCH: createRegistryControl( ( registry ) => ( { storeKey, actionName, args } ) => {
-		return registry.dispatch( storeKey )[ actionName ]( ...args );
-	} ),
-};
+export default {
+	API_FETCH( { request } ) {
+		return triggerFetch( request );
+	},
+	SELECT: createRegistryControl(
+		( registry ) => ( { storeKey, selectorName, args } ) => {
+			return registry.select( storeKey )[ selectorName ]( ...args );
+		}
+	),
+	DISPATCH: createRegistryControl(
+		( registry ) => ( { storeKey, actionName, args } ) => {
+			return registry.dispatch( storeKey )[ actionName ]( ...args );
+		}
+	),
+	RESOLVE_SELECT: createRegistryControl(
+		( registry ) => ( { storeKey, selectorName, args } ) => {
+			return new Promise( ( resolve ) => {
+				const hasFinished = () => registry.select( 'core/data' )
+					.hasFinishedResolution( storeKey, selectorName, args );
+				const getResult = () => registry.select( storeKey )[ selectorName ]
+					.apply( null, args );
 
-export default controls;
+				// trigger the selector (to trigger the resolver)
+				const result = getResult();
+				if ( hasFinished() ) {
+					return resolve( result );
+				}
+
+				const unsubscribe = registry.subscribe( () => {
+					if ( hasFinished() ) {
+						unsubscribe();
+						resolve( getResult() );
+					}
+				} );
+			} );
+		}
+	),
+};
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/effects.js b/packages/editor/src/store/effects.js
index de77fbc45aab5..84f5115113766 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/effects.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/effects.js
@@ -26,28 +26,8 @@ import {
 	convertBlockToStatic,
 	receiveReusableBlocks,
 } from './effects/reusable-blocks';
-import {
-	requestPostUpdate,
-	requestPostUpdateSuccess,
-	requestPostUpdateFailure,
-	trashPost,
-	trashPostFailure,
-	refreshPost,
-} from './effects/posts';
 
 export default {
-	REQUEST_POST_UPDATE: ( action, store ) => {
-		requestPostUpdate( action, store );
-	},
-	REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS: requestPostUpdateSuccess,
-	REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE: requestPostUpdateFailure,
-	TRASH_POST: ( action, store ) => {
-		trashPost( action, store );
-	},
-	TRASH_POST_FAILURE: trashPostFailure,
-	REFRESH_POST: ( action, store ) => {
-		refreshPost( action, store );
-	},
 	SETUP_EDITOR( action ) {
 		const { post, edits, template } = action;
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js b/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f9cd28fd0adbb..0000000000000
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/effects/posts.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,319 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { BEGIN, COMMIT, REVERT } from 'redux-optimist';
-import { get, pick, includes } from 'lodash';
-
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
-// TODO: Ideally this would be the only dispatch in scope. This requires either
-// refactoring editor actions to yielded controls, or replacing direct dispatch
-// on the editor store with action creators (e.g. `REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_START`).
-import { dispatch as dataDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
-
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import {
-	resetAutosave,
-	resetPost,
-	updatePost,
-} from '../actions';
-import {
-	getCurrentPost,
-	getPostEdits,
-	getEditedPostContent,
-	getAutosave,
-	getCurrentPostType,
-	isEditedPostSaveable,
-	isEditedPostNew,
-	POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
-} from '../selectors';
-import { resolveSelector } from './utils';
-
-/**
- * Module Constants
- */
-export const SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID = 'SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID';
-const TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID = 'TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID';
-
-/**
- * Request Post Update Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  the fetchReusableBlocks action object.
- * @param {Object} store   Redux Store.
- */
-export const requestPostUpdate = async ( action, store ) => {
-	const { dispatch, getState } = store;
-	const state = getState();
-
-	// Prevent save if not saveable.
-	// We don't check for dirtiness here as this can be overridden in the UI.
-	if ( ! isEditedPostSaveable( state ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	let edits = getPostEdits( state );
-	const isAutosave = !! action.options.isAutosave;
-	if ( isAutosave ) {
-		edits = pick( edits, [ 'title', 'content', 'excerpt' ] );
-	}
-
-	// New posts (with auto-draft status) must be explicitly assigned draft
-	// status if there is not already a status assigned in edits (publish).
-	// Otherwise, they are wrongly left as auto-draft. Status is not always
-	// respected for autosaves, so it cannot simply be included in the pick
-	// above. This behavior relies on an assumption that an auto-draft post
-	// would never be saved by anyone other than the owner of the post, per
-	// logic within autosaves REST controller to save status field only for
-	// draft/auto-draft by current user.
-	//
-	// See: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:88
-	// See: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43316#comment:89
-	if ( isEditedPostNew( state ) ) {
-		edits = { status: 'draft', ...edits };
-	}
-
-	const post = getCurrentPost( state );
-
-	let toSend = {
-		...edits,
-		content: getEditedPostContent( state ),
-		id: post.id,
-	};
-
-	const postType = await resolveSelector( 'core', 'getPostType', getCurrentPostType( state ) );
-
-	dispatch( {
-		type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_START',
-		optimist: { type: BEGIN, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
-		options: action.options,
-	} );
-
-	// Optimistically apply updates under the assumption that the post
-	// will be updated. See below logic in success resolution for revert
-	// if the autosave is applied as a revision.
-	dispatch( {
-		...updatePost( toSend ),
-		optimist: { id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
-	} );
-
-	let request;
-	if ( isAutosave ) {
-		// Ensure autosaves contain all expected fields, using autosave or
-		// post values as fallback if not otherwise included in edits.
-		toSend = {
-			...pick( post, [ 'title', 'content', 'excerpt' ] ),
-			...getAutosave( state ),
-			...toSend,
-		};
-
-		request = apiFetch( {
-			path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }/autosaves`,
-			method: 'POST',
-			data: toSend,
-		} );
-	} else {
-		dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).removeNotice( SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID );
-		dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).removeNotice( 'autosave-exists' );
-
-		request = apiFetch( {
-			path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }`,
-			method: 'PUT',
-			data: toSend,
-		} );
-	}
-
-	try {
-		const newPost = await request;
-		const reset = isAutosave ? resetAutosave : resetPost;
-		dispatch( reset( newPost ) );
-
-		// An autosave may be processed by the server as a regular save
-		// when its update is requested by the author and the post was
-		// draft or auto-draft.
-		const isRevision = newPost.id !== post.id;
-
-		dispatch( {
-			type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS',
-			previousPost: post,
-			post: newPost,
-			optimist: {
-				// Note: REVERT is not a failure case here. Rather, it
-				// is simply reversing the assumption that the updates
-				// were applied to the post proper, such that the post
-				// treated as having unsaved changes.
-				type: isRevision ? REVERT : COMMIT,
-				id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
-			},
-			options: action.options,
-			postType,
-		} );
-	} catch ( error ) {
-		dispatch( {
-			type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE',
-			optimist: { type: REVERT, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
-			post,
-			edits,
-			error,
-			options: action.options,
-		} );
-	}
-};
-
-/**
- * Request Post Update Success Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  action object.
- * @param {Object} store   Redux Store.
- */
-export const requestPostUpdateSuccess = ( action ) => {
-	const { previousPost, post, postType } = action;
-
-	// Autosaves are neither shown a notice nor redirected.
-	if ( get( action.options, [ 'isAutosave' ] ) ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	const publishStatus = [ 'publish', 'private', 'future' ];
-	const isPublished = includes( publishStatus, previousPost.status );
-	const willPublish = includes( publishStatus, post.status );
-
-	let noticeMessage;
-	let shouldShowLink = get( postType, [ 'viewable' ], false );
-
-	if ( ! isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
-		// If saving a non-published post, don't show notice.
-		noticeMessage = null;
-	} else if ( isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
-		// If undoing publish status, show specific notice
-		noticeMessage = postType.labels.item_reverted_to_draft;
-		shouldShowLink = false;
-	} else if ( ! isPublished && willPublish ) {
-		// If publishing or scheduling a post, show the corresponding
-		// publish message
-		noticeMessage = {
-			publish: postType.labels.item_published,
-			private: postType.labels.item_published_privately,
-			future: postType.labels.item_scheduled,
-		}[ post.status ];
-	} else {
-		// Generic fallback notice
-		noticeMessage = postType.labels.item_updated;
-	}
-
-	if ( noticeMessage ) {
-		const actions = [];
-		if ( shouldShowLink ) {
-			actions.push( {
-				label: postType.labels.view_item,
-				url: post.link,
-			} );
-		}
-
-		dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice(
-			noticeMessage,
-			{
-				id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-				actions,
-			}
-		);
-	}
-};
-
-/**
- * Request Post Update Failure Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  action object.
- */
-export const requestPostUpdateFailure = ( action ) => {
-	const { post, edits, error } = action;
-
-	if ( error && 'rest_autosave_no_changes' === error.code ) {
-		// Autosave requested a new autosave, but there were no changes. This shouldn't
-		// result in an error notice for the user.
-		return;
-	}
-
-	const publishStatus = [ 'publish', 'private', 'future' ];
-	const isPublished = publishStatus.indexOf( post.status ) !== -1;
-	// If the post was being published, we show the corresponding publish error message
-	// Unless we publish an "updating failed" message
-	const messages = {
-		publish: __( 'Publishing failed' ),
-		private: __( 'Publishing failed' ),
-		future: __( 'Scheduling failed' ),
-	};
-	const noticeMessage = ! isPublished && publishStatus.indexOf( edits.status ) !== -1 ?
-		messages[ edits.status ] :
-		__( 'Updating failed' );
-
-	dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice( noticeMessage, {
-		id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-	} );
-};
-
-/**
- * Trash Post Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  action object.
- * @param {Object} store   Redux Store.
- */
-export const trashPost = async ( action, store ) => {
-	const { dispatch, getState } = store;
-	const { postId } = action;
-	const postTypeSlug = getCurrentPostType( getState() );
-	const postType = await resolveSelector( 'core', 'getPostType', postTypeSlug );
-
-	dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).removeNotice( TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID );
-	try {
-		await apiFetch( { path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ postId }`, method: 'DELETE' } );
-		const post = getCurrentPost( getState() );
-
-		// TODO: This should be an updatePost action (updating subsets of post properties),
-		// But right now editPost is tied with change detection.
-		dispatch( resetPost( { ...post, status: 'trash' } ) );
-	} catch ( error ) {
-		dispatch( {
-			...action,
-			type: 'TRASH_POST_FAILURE',
-			error,
-		} );
-	}
-};
-
-/**
- * Trash Post Failure Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  action object.
- * @param {Object} store   Redux Store.
- */
-export const trashPostFailure = ( action ) => {
-	const message = action.error.message && action.error.code !== 'unknown_error' ? action.error.message : __( 'Trashing failed' );
-	dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice( message, {
-		id: TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-	} );
-};
-
-/**
- * Refresh Post Effect handler
- *
- * @param {Object} action  action object.
- * @param {Object} store   Redux Store.
- */
-export const refreshPost = async ( action, store ) => {
-	const { dispatch, getState } = store;
-
-	const state = getState();
-	const post = getCurrentPost( state );
-	const postTypeSlug = getCurrentPostType( getState() );
-	const postType = await resolveSelector( 'core', 'getPostType', postTypeSlug );
-	const newPost = await apiFetch( {
-		// Timestamp arg allows caller to bypass browser caching, which is expected for this specific function.
-		path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ post.id }?context=edit&_timestamp=${ Date.now() }`,
-	} );
-	dispatch( resetPost( newPost ) );
-};
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/index.js b/packages/editor/src/store/index.js
index bc7b51a604fad..42af629bcce0d 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/index.js
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@ import applyMiddlewares from './middlewares';
 import * as selectors from './selectors';
 import * as actions from './actions';
 import controls from './controls';
+import { STORE_KEY } from './constants';
 
-/**
- * Module Constants
- */
-const MODULE_KEY = 'core/editor';
-
-const store = registerStore( MODULE_KEY, {
+const store = registerStore( STORE_KEY, {
 	reducer,
 	selectors,
 	actions,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
index c3147abda7063..c4d97cbd741ba 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -27,18 +27,12 @@ import { createRegistrySelector } from '@wordpress/data';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { PREFERENCES_DEFAULTS } from './defaults';
-import { EDIT_MERGE_PROPERTIES } from './constants';
-
-/***
- * Module constants
- */
-export const POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID = 'post-update';
-const PERMALINK_POSTNAME_REGEX = /%(?:postname|pagename)%/;
-export const INSERTER_UTILITY_HIGH = 3;
-export const INSERTER_UTILITY_MEDIUM = 2;
-export const INSERTER_UTILITY_LOW = 1;
-export const INSERTER_UTILITY_NONE = 0;
-const ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS = 60 * 1000;
+import {
+	EDIT_MERGE_PROPERTIES,
+	POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
+	PERMALINK_POSTNAME_REGEX,
+	ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS,
+} from './constants';
 
 /**
  * Shared reference to an empty object for cases where it is important to avoid
@@ -124,7 +118,7 @@ export function isEditedPostDirty( state ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	// Edits and change detectiona are reset at the start of a save, but a post
+	// Edits and change detection are reset at the start of a save, but a post
 	// is still considered dirty until the point at which the save completes.
 	// Because the save is performed optimistically, the prior states are held
 	// until committed. These can be referenced to determine whether there's a
@@ -264,7 +258,7 @@ export function getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName ) {
 
 /**
  * Returns a single attribute of the post being edited, preferring the unsaved
- * edit if one exists, but mergiging with the attribute value for the last known
+ * edit if one exists, but merging with the attribute value for the last known
  * saved state of the post (this is needed for some nested attributes like meta).
  *
  * @param {Object} state         Global application state.
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
index ec46b287c394e..296a365fe4c49 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/actions.js
@@ -1,26 +1,635 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { BEGIN, COMMIT, REVERT } from 'redux-optimist';
+
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
+import * as actions from '../actions';
+import { select, dispatch, apiFetch, resolveSelect } from '../controls';
 import {
-	__experimentalFetchReusableBlocks as fetchReusableBlocks,
-	__experimentalSaveReusableBlock as saveReusableBlock,
-	__experimentalDeleteReusableBlock as deleteReusableBlock,
-	__experimentalConvertBlockToStatic as convertBlockToStatic,
-	__experimentalConvertBlockToReusable as convertBlockToReusable,
-	setupEditor,
-	resetPost,
-	editPost,
-	savePost,
-	trashPost,
-	redo,
-	undo,
-} from '../actions';
+	STORE_KEY,
+	SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+	TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+	POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
+} from '../constants';
+
+jest.mock( '../controls' );
+
+select.mockImplementation( ( ...args ) => {
+	const { select: actualSelect } = jest.requireActual( '../controls' );
+	return actualSelect( ...args );
+} );
+
+dispatch.mockImplementation( ( ...args ) => {
+	const { dispatch: actualDispatch } = jest.requireActual( '../controls' );
+	return actualDispatch( ...args );
+} );
+
+resolveSelect.mockImplementation( ( ...args ) => {
+	const { resolveSelect: selectResolver } = jest
+		.requireActual( '../controls' );
+	return selectResolver( ...args );
+} );
+
+const apiFetchThrowError = ( error ) => {
+	apiFetch.mockClear();
+	apiFetch.mockImplementation( () => {
+		throw error;
+	} );
+};
+
+const apiFetchDoActual = () => {
+	apiFetch.mockClear();
+	apiFetch.mockImplementation( ( ...args ) => {
+		const { apiFetch: fetch } = jest.requireActual( '../controls' );
+		return fetch( ...args );
+	} );
+};
+
+const postType = {
+	rest_base: 'posts',
+	labels: {
+		item_updated: 'Updated Post',
+		item_published: 'Post published',
+	},
+};
+const postTypeSlug = 'post';
+
+describe( 'Post generator actions', () => {
+	describe( 'savePost()', () => {
+		let fulfillment,
+			edits,
+			currentPost,
+			currentPostStatus,
+			editPostToSendOptimistic,
+			autoSavePost,
+			autoSavePostToSend,
+			savedPost,
+			savedPostStatus,
+			isAutosave,
+			isEditedPostNew,
+			savedPostMessage;
+		beforeEach( () => {
+			edits = ( defaultStatus = null ) => {
+				const postObject = {
+					title: 'foo',
+					content: 'bar',
+					excerpt: 'cheese',
+					foo: 'bar',
+				};
+				if ( defaultStatus !== null ) {
+					postObject.status = defaultStatus;
+				}
+				return postObject;
+			};
+			currentPost = () => ( {
+				id: 44,
+				title: 'bar',
+				content: 'bar',
+				excerpt: 'crackers',
+				status: currentPostStatus,
+			} );
+			editPostToSendOptimistic = () => {
+				const postObject = {
+					...edits(),
+					content: editedPostContent,
+					id: currentPost().id,
+				};
+				if ( ! postObject.status && isEditedPostNew ) {
+					postObject.status = 'draft';
+				}
+				if ( isAutosave ) {
+					delete postObject.foo;
+				}
+				return postObject;
+			};
+			autoSavePost = { status: 'autosave', bar: 'foo' };
+			autoSavePostToSend = () => (
+				{
+					...editPostToSendOptimistic(),
+					bar: 'foo',
+					status: 'autosave',
+				}
+			);
+			savedPost = () => (
+				{
+					...currentPost(),
+					...editPostToSendOptimistic(),
+					content: editedPostContent,
+					status: savedPostStatus,
+				}
+			);
+		} );
+		const editedPostContent = 'to infinity and beyond';
+		const reset = ( isAutosaving ) => fulfillment = actions.savePost(
+			{ isAutosave: isAutosaving }
+		);
+		const rewind = ( isAutosaving, isNewPost ) => {
+			reset( isAutosaving );
+			fulfillment.next();
+			fulfillment.next( true );
+			fulfillment.next( edits() );
+			fulfillment.next( isNewPost );
+			fulfillment.next( currentPost() );
+			fulfillment.next( editedPostContent );
+			fulfillment.next( postTypeSlug );
+			fulfillment.next( postType );
+			fulfillment.next();
+			if ( isAutosaving ) {
+				fulfillment.next();
+			} else {
+				fulfillment.next();
+				fulfillment.next();
+			}
+		};
+		const initialTestConditions = [
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting if edited post is saveable',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					reset( isAutosave );
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'isEditedPostSaveable' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting the post edits done',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( true );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'getPostEdits' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting whether the edited post is new',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( edits() );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'isEditedPostNew' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting the current post',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( isEditedPostNew );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'getCurrentPost' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting the edited post content',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( currentPost() );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'getEditedPostContent' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting current post type slug',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( editedPostContent );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select( STORE_KEY, 'getCurrentPostType' )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for selecting the post type object',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( postTypeSlug );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						resolveSelect( 'core', 'getPostType', postTypeSlug )
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching request post update start',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( postType );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateStart',
+							{ isAutosave }
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching optimistic update of post',
+				() => true,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							'__experimentalOptimisticUpdatePost',
+							editPostToSendOptimistic()
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching the removal of save post notice',
+				( isAutosaving ) => ! isAutosaving,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							'core/notices',
+							'removeNotice',
+							SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching the removal of autosave notice',
+				( isAutosaving ) => ! isAutosaving,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							'core/notices',
+							'removeNotice',
+							'autosave-exists'
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yield action for selecting the autoSavePost',
+				( isAutosaving ) => isAutosaving,
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						select(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							'getAutosave'
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+		];
+		const fetchErrorConditions = [
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching post update failure',
+				() => {
+					const error = { foo: 'bar', code: 'fail' };
+					apiFetchThrowError( error );
+					const editsObject = edits();
+					const { value } = isAutosave ?
+						fulfillment.next( autoSavePost ) :
+						fulfillment.next();
+					if ( isAutosave ) {
+						delete editsObject.foo;
+					}
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateFailure',
+							{
+								post: currentPost(),
+								edits: isEditedPostNew ?
+									{ ...editsObject, status: 'draft' } :
+									editsObject,
+								error,
+								options: { isAutosave },
+							}
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching an appropriate error notice',
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( [ 'foo', 'bar' ] );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							'core/notices',
+							'createErrorNotice',
+							...[ 'Updating failed', { id: 'SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID' } ]
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+		];
+		const fetchSuccessConditions = [
+			[
+				'yields action for updating the post via the api',
+				() => {
+					apiFetchDoActual();
+					rewind( isAutosave, isEditedPostNew );
+					const { value } = isAutosave ?
+						fulfillment.next( autoSavePost ) :
+						fulfillment.next();
+					const data = isAutosave ?
+						autoSavePostToSend() :
+						editPostToSendOptimistic();
+					const path = isAutosave ? '/autosaves' : '';
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						apiFetch(
+							{
+								path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ editPostToSendOptimistic().id }${ path }`,
+								method: isAutosave ? 'POST' : 'PUT',
+								data,
+							}
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatch the appropriate reset action',
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( savedPost() );
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							isAutosave ? 'resetAutosave' : 'resetPost',
+							savedPost()
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields action for dispatching the post update success',
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+					expect( value ).toEqual(
+						dispatch(
+							STORE_KEY,
+							'__experimentalRequestPostUpdateSuccess',
+							{
+								previousPost: currentPost(),
+								post: savedPost(),
+								options: { isAutosave },
+								postType,
+								isRevision: false,
+							}
+						)
+					);
+				},
+			],
+			[
+				'yields dispatch action for success notification',
+				() => {
+					const { value } = fulfillment.next( [ 'foo', 'bar' ] );
+					const expected = isAutosave ?
+						undefined :
+						dispatch(
+							'core/notices',
+							'createSuccessNotice',
+							...[
+								savedPostMessage,
+								{ actions: [], id: 'SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID' },
+							]
+						);
+					expect( value ).toEqual( expected );
+				},
+			],
+		];
+
+		const conditionalRunTestRoutine = ( isAutosaving ) => ( [
+			testDescription,
+			shouldRun,
+			testRoutine,
+		] ) => {
+			if ( shouldRun( isAutosaving ) ) {
+				it( testDescription, () => {
+					testRoutine();
+				} );
+			}
+		};
+
+		const testRunRoutine = ( [ testDescription, testRoutine ] ) => {
+			it( testDescription, () => {
+				testRoutine();
+			} );
+		};
+
+		describe( 'yields with expected responses when edited post is not ' +
+			'saveable', () => {
+			it( 'yields action for selecting if edited post is saveable', () => {
+				reset( false );
+				const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+				expect( value ).toEqual(
+					select( STORE_KEY, 'isEditedPostSaveable' )
+				);
+			} );
+			it( 'if edited post is not saveable then bails', () => {
+				const { value, done } = fulfillment.next( false );
+				expect( done ).toBe( true );
+				expect( value ).toBeUndefined();
+			} );
+		} );
+		describe( 'yields with expected responses for when not autosaving ' +
+			'and edited post is new', () => {
+			beforeEach( () => {
+				isAutosave = false;
+				isEditedPostNew = true;
+				savedPostStatus = 'publish';
+				currentPostStatus = 'draft';
+				savedPostMessage = 'Post published';
+			} );
+			initialTestConditions.forEach( conditionalRunTestRoutine( false ) );
+			describe( 'fetch action throwing an error', () => {
+				fetchErrorConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+			describe( 'fetch action not throwing an error', () => {
+				fetchSuccessConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+		} );
+
+		describe( 'yields with expected responses for when not autosaving ' +
+			'and edited post is not new', () => {
+			beforeEach( () => {
+				isAutosave = false;
+				isEditedPostNew = false;
+				currentPostStatus = 'publish';
+				savedPostStatus = 'publish';
+				savedPostMessage = 'Updated Post';
+			} );
+			initialTestConditions.forEach( conditionalRunTestRoutine( false ) );
+			describe( 'fetch action throwing error', () => {
+				fetchErrorConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+			describe( 'fetch action not throwing error', () => {
+				fetchSuccessConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+		} );
+		describe( 'yields with expected responses for when autosaving is true ' +
+			'and edited post is not new', () => {
+			beforeEach( () => {
+				isAutosave = true;
+				isEditedPostNew = false;
+				currentPostStatus = 'autosave';
+				savedPostStatus = 'publish';
+				savedPostMessage = 'Post published';
+			} );
+			initialTestConditions.forEach( conditionalRunTestRoutine( true ) );
+			describe( 'fetch action throwing error', () => {
+				fetchErrorConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+			describe( 'fetch action not throwing error', () => {
+				fetchSuccessConditions.forEach( testRunRoutine );
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+	describe( 'autosave()', () => {
+		it( 'dispatches savePost with the correct arguments', () => {
+			const fulfillment = actions.autosave();
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+			expect( value.actionName ).toBe( 'savePost' );
+			expect( value.args ).toEqual( [ { isAutosave: true } ] );
+		} );
+	} );
+	describe( 'trashPost()', () => {
+		let fulfillment;
+		const currentPost = { id: 10, content: 'foo', status: 'publish' };
+		const reset = () => fulfillment = actions.trashPost();
+		const rewind = () => {
+			reset();
+			fulfillment.next();
+			fulfillment.next( postTypeSlug );
+			fulfillment.next( postType );
+			fulfillment.next();
+		};
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the current post type slug',
+			() => {
+				reset();
+				const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+				expect( value ).toEqual( select(
+					STORE_KEY,
+					'getCurrentPostType',
+				) );
+			}
+		);
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the post type object', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( postTypeSlug );
+			expect( value ).toEqual( resolveSelect(
+				'core',
+				'getPostType',
+				postTypeSlug
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for dispatching removing the trash notice ' +
+			'for the post', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( postType );
+			expect( value ).toEqual( dispatch(
+				'core/notices',
+				'removeNotice',
+				TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the currentPost', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+			expect( value ).toEqual( select(
+				STORE_KEY,
+				'getCurrentPost'
+			) );
+		} );
+		describe( 'expected yields when fetch throws an error', () => {
+			it( 'yields expected action for dispatching an error notice', () => {
+				const error = { foo: 'bar', code: 'fail' };
+				apiFetchThrowError( error );
+				const { value } = fulfillment.next( currentPost );
+				expect( value ).toEqual( dispatch(
+					'core/notices',
+					'createErrorNotice',
+					'Trashing failed',
+					{ id: TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID },
+				) );
+			} );
+		} );
+		describe( 'expected yields when fetch does not throw an error', () => {
+			it( 'yields expected action object for the api fetch', () => {
+				apiFetchDoActual();
+				rewind();
+				const { value } = fulfillment.next( currentPost );
+				expect( value ).toEqual( apiFetch(
+					{
+						path: `/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ currentPost.id }`,
+						method: 'DELETE',
+					}
+				) );
+			} );
+			it( 'yields expected dispatch action for resetting the post', () => {
+				const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+				expect( value ).toEqual( dispatch(
+					STORE_KEY,
+					'resetPost',
+					{ ...currentPost, status: 'trash' }
+				) );
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+	describe( 'refreshPost()', () => {
+		let fulfillment;
+		const currentPost = { id: 10, content: 'foo' };
+		const reset = () => fulfillment = actions.refreshPost();
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the currentPost', () => {
+			reset();
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next();
+			expect( value ).toEqual( select(
+				STORE_KEY,
+				'getCurrentPost',
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the current post type', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( currentPost );
+			expect( value ).toEqual( select(
+				STORE_KEY,
+				'getCurrentPostType'
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for selecting the post type object', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( postTypeSlug );
+			expect( value ).toEqual( resolveSelect(
+				'core',
+				'getPostType',
+				postTypeSlug
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for the api fetch call', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( postType );
+			apiFetchDoActual();
+			// since the timestamp is a computed value we can't do a direct comparison.
+			// so we'll just see if the path has most of the value.
+			expect( value.request.path ).toEqual( expect.stringContaining(
+				`/wp/v2/${ postType.rest_base }/${ currentPost.id }?context=edit&_timestamp=`
+			) );
+		} );
+		it( 'yields expected action for dispatching the reset of the post', () => {
+			const { value } = fulfillment.next( currentPost );
+			expect( value ).toEqual( dispatch(
+				STORE_KEY,
+				'resetPost',
+				currentPost
+			) );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
 
 describe( 'actions', () => {
 	describe( 'setupEditor', () => {
 		it( 'should return the SETUP_EDITOR action', () => {
 			const post = {};
-			const result = setupEditor( post );
+			const result = actions.setupEditor( post );
 			expect( result ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'SETUP_EDITOR',
 				post,
@@ -31,7 +640,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 	describe( 'resetPost', () => {
 		it( 'should return the RESET_POST action', () => {
 			const post = {};
-			const result = resetPost( post );
+			const result = actions.resetPost( post );
 			expect( result ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'RESET_POST',
 				post,
@@ -39,47 +648,103 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 		} );
 	} );
 
-	describe( 'editPost', () => {
-		it( 'should return EDIT_POST action', () => {
-			const edits = { format: 'sample' };
-			expect( editPost( edits ) ).toEqual( {
-				type: 'EDIT_POST',
-				edits,
+	describe( 'resetAutosave', () => {
+		it( 'should return the RESET_AUTOSAVE action', () => {
+			const post = {};
+			const result = actions.resetAutosave( post );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'RESET_AUTOSAVE',
+				post,
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
 
-	describe( 'savePost', () => {
-		it( 'should return REQUEST_POST_UPDATE action', () => {
-			expect( savePost() ).toEqual( {
-				type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE',
+	describe( 'requestPostUpdateStart', () => {
+		it( 'should return the REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_START action', () => {
+			const result = actions.__experimentalRequestPostUpdateStart();
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_START',
+				optimist: { type: BEGIN, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
 				options: {},
 			} );
 		} );
+	} );
 
-		it( 'should pass through options argument', () => {
-			expect( savePost( { autosave: true } ) ).toEqual( {
-				type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE',
-				options: { autosave: true },
+	describe( 'requestPostUpdateSuccess', () => {
+		it( 'should return the REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS action', () => {
+			const testActionData = {
+				previousPost: {},
+				post: {},
+				options: {},
+				postType: 'post',
+			};
+			const result = actions.__experimentalRequestPostUpdateSuccess( {
+				...testActionData,
+				isRevision: false,
+			} );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				...testActionData,
+				type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS',
+				optimist: { type: COMMIT, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
 
-	describe( 'trashPost', () => {
-		it( 'should return TRASH_POST action', () => {
-			const postId = 1;
-			const postType = 'post';
-			expect( trashPost( postId, postType ) ).toEqual( {
-				type: 'TRASH_POST',
-				postId,
-				postType,
+	describe( 'requestPostUpdateFailure', () => {
+		it( 'should return the REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE action', () => {
+			const testActionData = {
+				post: {},
+				options: {},
+				edits: {},
+				error: {},
+			};
+			const result = actions.__experimentalRequestPostUpdateFailure(
+				testActionData
+			);
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				...testActionData,
+				type: 'REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE',
+				optimist: { type: REVERT, id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'updatePost', () => {
+		it( 'should return the UPDATE_POST action', () => {
+			const edits = {};
+			const result = actions.updatePost( edits );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'UPDATE_POST',
+				edits,
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'editPost', () => {
+		it( 'should return EDIT_POST action', () => {
+			const edits = { format: 'sample' };
+			expect( actions.editPost( edits ) ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'EDIT_POST',
+				edits,
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'optimisticUpdatePost', () => {
+		it( 'should return the UPDATE_POST action with optimist property', () => {
+			const edits = {};
+			const result = actions.__experimentalOptimisticUpdatePost( edits );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'UPDATE_POST',
+				edits,
+				optimist: { id: POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID },
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
 
 	describe( 'redo', () => {
 		it( 'should return REDO action', () => {
-			expect( redo() ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.redo() ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'REDO',
 			} );
 		} );
@@ -87,7 +752,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 
 	describe( 'undo', () => {
 		it( 'should return UNDO action', () => {
-			expect( undo() ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.undo() ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'UNDO',
 			} );
 		} );
@@ -95,13 +760,13 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 
 	describe( 'fetchReusableBlocks', () => {
 		it( 'should return the FETCH_REUSABLE_BLOCKS action', () => {
-			expect( fetchReusableBlocks() ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalFetchReusableBlocks() ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'FETCH_REUSABLE_BLOCKS',
 			} );
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should take an optional id argument', () => {
-			expect( fetchReusableBlocks( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalFetchReusableBlocks( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'FETCH_REUSABLE_BLOCKS',
 				id: 123,
 			} );
@@ -110,7 +775,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 
 	describe( 'saveReusableBlock', () => {
 		it( 'should return the SAVE_REUSABLE_BLOCK action', () => {
-			expect( saveReusableBlock( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalSaveReusableBlock( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'SAVE_REUSABLE_BLOCK',
 				id: 123,
 			} );
@@ -119,7 +784,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 
 	describe( 'deleteReusableBlock', () => {
 		it( 'should return the DELETE_REUSABLE_BLOCK action', () => {
-			expect( deleteReusableBlock( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalDeleteReusableBlock( 123 ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'DELETE_REUSABLE_BLOCK',
 				id: 123,
 			} );
@@ -129,7 +794,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 	describe( 'convertBlockToStatic', () => {
 		it( 'should return the CONVERT_BLOCK_TO_STATIC action', () => {
 			const clientId = '358b59ee-bab3-4d6f-8445-e8c6971a5605';
-			expect( convertBlockToStatic( clientId ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalConvertBlockToStatic( clientId ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'CONVERT_BLOCK_TO_STATIC',
 				clientId,
 			} );
@@ -139,10 +804,30 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 	describe( 'convertBlockToReusable', () => {
 		it( 'should return the CONVERT_BLOCK_TO_REUSABLE action', () => {
 			const clientId = '358b59ee-bab3-4d6f-8445-e8c6971a5605';
-			expect( convertBlockToReusable( clientId ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( actions.__experimentalConvertBlockToReusable( clientId ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'CONVERT_BLOCK_TO_REUSABLE',
 				clientIds: [ clientId ],
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
+
+	describe( 'lockPostSaving', () => {
+		it( 'should return the LOCK_POST_SAVING action', () => {
+			const result = actions.lockPostSaving( 'test' );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'LOCK_POST_SAVING',
+				lockName: 'test',
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'unlockPostSaving', () => {
+		it( 'should return the UNLOCK_POST_SAVING action', () => {
+			const result = actions.unlockPostSaving( 'test' );
+			expect( result ).toEqual( {
+				type: 'UNLOCK_POST_SAVING',
+				lockName: 'test',
+			} );
+		} );
+	} );
 } );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
index 2e9170d2175a0..cdc7223858e0f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/effects.js
@@ -6,214 +6,17 @@ import {
 	unregisterBlockType,
 	registerBlockType,
 } from '@wordpress/blocks';
-import { dispatch as dataDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { setupEditorState, resetEditorBlocks } from '../actions';
 import effects from '../effects';
-import { SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID } from '../effects/posts';
 import '../../';
 
 describe( 'effects', () => {
-	beforeAll( () => {
-		jest.spyOn( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ), 'createErrorNotice' );
-		jest.spyOn( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ), 'createSuccessNotice' );
-	} );
-
-	beforeEach( () => {
-		dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice.mockReset();
-		dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice.mockReset();
-	} );
-
 	const defaultBlockSettings = { save: () => 'Saved', category: 'common', title: 'block title' };
 
-	describe( '.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS', () => {
-		const handler = effects.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_SUCCESS;
-
-		const defaultPost = {
-			id: 1,
-			title: {
-				raw: 'A History of Pork',
-			},
-			content: {
-				raw: '',
-			},
-		};
-		const getDraftPost = () => ( {
-			...defaultPost,
-			status: 'draft',
-		} );
-		const getPublishedPost = () => ( {
-			...defaultPost,
-			status: 'publish',
-		} );
-		const getPostType = () => ( {
-			labels: {
-				view_item: 'View post',
-				item_published: 'Post published.',
-				item_reverted_to_draft: 'Post reverted to draft.',
-				item_updated: 'Post updated.',
-			},
-			viewable: true,
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch notices when publishing or scheduling a post', () => {
-			const previousPost = getDraftPost();
-			const post = getPublishedPost();
-			const postType = getPostType();
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, postType } );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-				'Post published.',
-				{
-					id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-					actions: [
-						{ label: 'View post', url: undefined },
-					],
-				}
-			);
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch notices when publishing or scheduling an unviewable post', () => {
-			const previousPost = getDraftPost();
-			const post = getPublishedPost();
-			const postType = { ...getPostType(), viewable: false };
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, postType } );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-				'Post published.',
-				{
-					id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-					actions: [],
-				}
-			);
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch notices when reverting a published post to a draft', () => {
-			const previousPost = getPublishedPost();
-			const post = getDraftPost();
-			const postType = getPostType();
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, postType } );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-				'Post reverted to draft.',
-				{
-					id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-					actions: [],
-				}
-			);
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch notices when just updating a published post again', () => {
-			const previousPost = getPublishedPost();
-			const post = getPublishedPost();
-			const postType = getPostType();
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, postType } );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-				'Post updated.',
-				{
-					id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
-					actions: [
-						{ label: 'View post', url: undefined },
-					],
-				}
-			);
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should do nothing if the updated post was autosaved', () => {
-			const previousPost = getPublishedPost();
-			const post = { ...getPublishedPost(), id: defaultPost.id + 1 };
-
-			handler( { post, previousPost, options: { isAutosave: true } } );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createSuccessNotice ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-		} );
-	} );
-
-	describe( '.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE', () => {
-		it( 'should dispatch a notice on failure when publishing a draft fails.', () => {
-			const handler = effects.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE;
-
-			const action = {
-				post: {
-					id: 1,
-					title: {
-						raw: 'A History of Pork',
-					},
-					content: {
-						raw: '',
-					},
-					status: 'draft',
-				},
-				edits: {
-					status: 'publish',
-				},
-			};
-
-			handler( action );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( 'Publishing failed', { id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID } );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should not dispatch a notice when there were no changes for autosave to save.', () => {
-			const handler = effects.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE;
-
-			const action = {
-				post: {
-					id: 1,
-					title: {
-						raw: 'A History of Pork',
-					},
-					content: {
-						raw: '',
-					},
-					status: 'draft',
-				},
-				edits: {
-					status: 'publish',
-				},
-				error: {
-					code: 'rest_autosave_no_changes',
-				},
-			};
-
-			handler( action );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should dispatch a notice on failure when trying to update a draft.', () => {
-			const handler = effects.REQUEST_POST_UPDATE_FAILURE;
-
-			const action = {
-				post: {
-					id: 1,
-					title: {
-						raw: 'A History of Pork',
-					},
-					content: {
-						raw: '',
-					},
-					status: 'draft',
-				},
-				edits: {
-					status: 'draft',
-				},
-			};
-
-			handler( action );
-
-			expect( dataDispatch( 'core/notices' ).createErrorNotice ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( 'Updating failed', { id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID } );
-		} );
-	} );
-
 	describe( '.SETUP_EDITOR', () => {
 		const handler = effects.SETUP_EDITOR;
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
index 459161ee03801..01f2d09199e52 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { RawHTML } from '@wordpress/element';
  */
 import * as selectors from '../selectors';
 import { PREFERENCES_DEFAULTS } from '../defaults';
+import { POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID } from '../constants';
 
 const {
 	hasEditorUndo,
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ const {
 	getStateBeforeOptimisticTransaction,
 	isPublishingPost,
 	isPublishSidebarEnabled,
-	POST_UPDATE_TRANSACTION_ID,
 	isPermalinkEditable,
 	getPermalink,
 	getPermalinkParts,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4ef98c74e3a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/notice-builder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID, TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID } from '../constants';
+
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { get, includes } from 'lodash';
+
+/**
+ * Builds the arguments for a success notification dispatch.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} data Incoming data to build the arguments from.
+ *
+ * @return {Array} Arguments for dispatch. An empty array signals no
+ *                 notification should be sent.
+ */
+export function getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess( data ) {
+	const { previousPost, post, postType } = data;
+	// Autosaves are neither shown a notice nor redirected.
+	if ( get( data.options, [ 'isAutosave' ] ) ) {
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	const publishStatus = [ 'publish', 'private', 'future' ];
+	const isPublished = includes( publishStatus, previousPost.status );
+	const willPublish = includes( publishStatus, post.status );
+
+	let noticeMessage;
+	let shouldShowLink = get( postType, [ 'viewable' ], false );
+
+	if ( ! isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
+		// If saving a non-published post, don't show notice.
+		noticeMessage = null;
+	} else if ( isPublished && ! willPublish ) {
+		// If undoing publish status, show specific notice
+		noticeMessage = postType.labels.item_reverted_to_draft;
+		shouldShowLink = false;
+	} else if ( ! isPublished && willPublish ) {
+		// If publishing or scheduling a post, show the corresponding
+		// publish message
+		noticeMessage = {
+			publish: postType.labels.item_published,
+			private: postType.labels.item_published_privately,
+			future: postType.labels.item_scheduled,
+		}[ post.status ];
+	} else {
+		// Generic fallback notice
+		noticeMessage = postType.labels.item_updated;
+	}
+
+	if ( noticeMessage ) {
+		const actions = [];
+		if ( shouldShowLink ) {
+			actions.push( {
+				label: postType.labels.view_item,
+				url: post.link,
+			} );
+		}
+		return [
+			noticeMessage,
+			{
+				id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+				actions,
+			},
+		];
+	}
+	return [];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the fail notification arguments for dispatch.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} data Incoming data to build the arguments with.
+ *
+ * @return {Array} Arguments for dispatch. An empty array signals no
+ *                 notification should be sent.
+ */
+export function getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail( data ) {
+	const { post, edits, error } = data;
+	if ( error && 'rest_autosave_no_changes' === error.code ) {
+		// Autosave requested a new autosave, but there were no changes. This shouldn't
+		// result in an error notice for the user.
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	const publishStatus = [ 'publish', 'private', 'future' ];
+	const isPublished = publishStatus.indexOf( post.status ) !== -1;
+	// If the post was being published, we show the corresponding publish error message
+	// Unless we publish an "updating failed" message
+	const messages = {
+		publish: __( 'Publishing failed' ),
+		private: __( 'Publishing failed' ),
+		future: __( 'Scheduling failed' ),
+	};
+	const noticeMessage = ! isPublished && publishStatus.indexOf( edits.status ) !== -1 ?
+		messages[ edits.status ] :
+		__( 'Updating failed' );
+
+	return [ noticeMessage, { id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID } ];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the trash fail notification arguments for dispatch.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} data
+ *
+ * @return {Array} Arguments for dispatch.
+ */
+export function getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail( data ) {
+	return [
+		data.error.message && data.error.code !== 'unknown_error' ?
+			data.error.message :
+			__( 'Trashing failed' ),
+		{ id: TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID },
+	];
+}
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a78d03f81fad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/utils/test/notice-builder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import {
+	getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess,
+	getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail,
+	getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail,
+} from '../notice-builder';
+import {
+	SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+	TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID,
+} from '../../constants';
+
+describe( 'getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess()', () => {
+	const postType = {
+		labels: {
+			item_reverted_to_draft: 'draft',
+			item_published: 'publish',
+			item_published_privately: 'private',
+			item_scheduled: 'scheduled',
+			item_updated: 'updated',
+			view_item: 'view',
+		},
+		viewable: false,
+	};
+	const previousPost = {
+		status: 'publish',
+		link: 'some_link',
+	};
+	const post = { ...previousPost };
+	const defaultExpectedAction = { id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID, actions: [] };
+	[
+		[
+			'when previous post is not published and post will not be published',
+			[ 'draft', 'draft', false ],
+			[],
+		],
+		[
+			'when previous post is published and post will be unpublished',
+			[ 'publish', 'draft', false ],
+			[ 'draft', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when previous post is not published and post will be published',
+			[ 'draft', 'publish', false ],
+			[ 'publish', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when previous post is not published and post will be privately ' +
+			'published',
+			[ 'draft', 'private', false ],
+			[ 'private', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when previous post is not published and post will be scheduled for ' +
+			'publishing',
+			[ 'draft', 'future', false ],
+			[ 'scheduled', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when both are considered published',
+			[ 'private', 'publish', false ],
+			[ 'updated', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when both are considered published and the post type is viewable',
+			[ 'private', 'publish', true ],
+			[
+				'updated',
+				{
+					...defaultExpectedAction,
+					actions: [ { label: 'view', url: 'some_link' } ],
+				},
+			],
+		],
+	].forEach( ( [
+		description,
+		[ previousPostStatus, postStatus, isViewable ],
+		expectedValue,
+	] ) => {
+		it( description, () => {
+			previousPost.status = previousPostStatus;
+			post.status = postStatus;
+			postType.viewable = isViewable;
+			expect( getNotificationArgumentsForSaveSuccess(
+				{
+					previousPost,
+					post,
+					postType,
+				}
+			) ).toEqual( expectedValue );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
+describe( 'getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail()', () => {
+	const error = { code: '42' };
+	const post = { status: 'publish' };
+	const edits = { status: 'publish' };
+	const defaultExpectedAction = { id: SAVE_POST_NOTICE_ID };
+	[
+		[
+			'when error code is `rest_autosave_no_changes`',
+			'rest_autosave_no_changes',
+			[ 'publish', 'publish' ],
+			[],
+		],
+		[
+			'when post is not published and edits is published',
+			'',
+			[ 'draft', 'publish' ],
+			[ 'Publishing failed', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when post is published and edits is privately published',
+			'',
+			[ 'draft', 'private' ],
+			[ 'Publishing failed', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when post is published and edits is scheduled to be published',
+			'',
+			[ 'draft', 'future' ],
+			[ 'Scheduling failed', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+		[
+			'when post is published and edits is published',
+			'',
+			[ 'publish', 'publish' ],
+			[ 'Updating failed', defaultExpectedAction ],
+		],
+	].forEach( ( [
+		description,
+		errorCode,
+		[ postStatus, editsStatus ],
+		expectedValue,
+	] ) => {
+		it( description, () => {
+			post.status = postStatus;
+			error.code = errorCode;
+			edits.status = editsStatus;
+			expect( getNotificationArgumentsForSaveFail(
+				{
+					post,
+					edits,
+					error,
+				}
+			) ).toEqual( expectedValue );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );
+describe( 'getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail()', () => {
+	[
+		[
+			'when there is an error message and the error code is not "unknown_error"',
+			{ message: 'foo', code: '' },
+			'foo',
+		],
+		[
+			'when there is an error message and the error code is "unknown error"',
+			{ message: 'foo', code: 'unknown_error' },
+			'Trashing failed',
+		],
+		[
+			'when there is not an error message',
+			{ code: 42 },
+			'Trashing failed',
+		],
+	].forEach( ( [
+		description,
+		error,
+		message,
+	] ) => {
+		it( description, () => {
+			const expectedValue = [
+				message,
+				{ id: TRASH_POST_NOTICE_ID },
+			];
+			expect( getNotificationArgumentsForTrashFail( { error } ) )
+				.toEqual( expectedValue );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );