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+---
+title: StimulusReflex
+category: Ruby
+---
+
+# StimulusReflex Cheatsheet
+
+## Calling Reflexes
+
+### via Data Attributes
+
+Trigger reflexes without writing any javascript with the `data-reflex` attribute.
+
+```erb
+<!-- index.html.erb -->
+<a
+  href="#"
+  data-reflex="click->CounterReflex#increment"
+  data-step="1"
+  data-count="<%= @count.to_i %>"
+  >Increment <%= @count.to_i %></a
+>
+```
+
+```ruby
+# counter_reflex.rb
+class CounterReflex < StimulusReflex::Reflex
+  def increment
+    @count = element.dataset[:count].to_i + element.dataset[:step].to_i
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### from Stimulus.js Controller
+
+Stimulus.js controllers registered with StimulusReflex can use the `stimulate` method to trigger reflexes
+
+```erb
+<!-- index.html.erb -->
+<a href="#"
+  data-controller="counter"
+  data-action="click->counter#increment"
+>Increment <%= @count %></a>
+```
+
+```javascript
+// counter_controller.js
+import { Controller } from 'stimulus'
+import StimulusReflex from 'stimulus_reflex'
+
+export default class extends Controller {
+  connect() {
+    StimulusReflex.register(this)
+  }
+
+  increment(event) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    this.stimulate('Counter#increment', 1)
+  }
+}
+```
+
+```ruby
+# counter_reflex.rb
+class CounterReflex < StimulusReflex::Reflex
+  def increment(step = 1)
+    session[:count] = session[:count].to_i + step
+   end
+end
+```
+
+## Morphs
+
+### Selector Morphs
+
+Instead of refreshing the entire page, you can specify a portion of the page to update with `morph(selector, content)`
+
+```erb
+<!-- show.html.erb -->
+<header data-reflex="click->Example#change">
+  <%= render partial: "path/to/foo", locals: {message: "Am I the medium or the massage?"} %>
+</header>
+```
+
+```erb
+<!-- _foo.html.erb -->
+<div id="foo">
+  <span class="spa"><%= message %></span>
+</div>
+```
+
+```ruby
+# example_reflex.rb
+class ExampleReflex < ApplicationReflex
+  def change
+    morph "#foo", "Your muscles... they are so tight."
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Nothing Morph
+
+Use `morph :nothing` in reflexes that do something on the server without updating the client.
+
+```ruby
+# example_reflex.rb
+class ExampleReflex < ApplicationReflex
+  def change
+    LongRunningJob.perform_later
+    morph :nothing
+  end
+end
+```
+
+## Lifecycle
+
+### Server-side Callbacks
+
+Reflex classes can use the following callbacks. [Full Docs](http://docs.stimulusreflex.com/lifecycle#server-side-reflex-callbacks)
+
+- `before_reflex`
+- `around_reflex`
+- `after_reflex`
+
+### Client-side Callbacks (Generic)
+
+StimulusReflex controllers automatically support five generic lifecycle callback methods.
+
+- `beforeReflex(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)` prior to sending a request over the web socket
+- `reflexSuccess(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)` after the server side Reflex succeeds and the DOM has been updated
+- `reflexError(element, reflex, error, reflexId)` whenever the server side Reflex raises an error
+- `reflexHalted(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)` reflex canceled with throw :abort in the before_reflex callback
+- `afterReflex(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)` after both success and error
+- `finalizeReflex(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)` after both success and error
+
+### Client-side Callbacks (Custom)
+
+StimulusReflex controllers can define up to five custom lifecycle callback methods for each Reflex action. These methods use a naming convention based on the name of the Reflex. e.g. for the `add_one` reflex:
+
+- `beforeAddOne(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)`
+- `addOneSuccess(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)`
+- `addOneError(element, reflex, error, reflexId)`
+- `addOneHalted(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)`
+- `afterAddOne(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)`
+- `finalizeAddOne(element, reflex, noop, reflexId)`
+
+### Client-side Events
+
+If you need to know when a Reflex method is called, but you're working outside of the Stimulus controller that initiated it, you can subscribe to receive DOM events
+
+- `stimulus-reflex:before`
+- `stimulus-reflex:success`
+- `stimulus-reflex:error`
+- `stimulus-reflex:halted`
+- `stimulus-reflex:after`
+
+There are also events related to the StimulusReflex library setting up and connecting to ActionCable
+
+- `stimulus-reflex:connected`
+- `stimulus-reflex:disconnected`
+- `stimulus-reflex:rejected`
+- `stimulus-reflex:ready`
+
+## Helpful Tips and Tricks
+
+### Forms
+
+If a Reflex is called on a form element - or a child of that form element - then the data for the whole form will be properly serialized and made available to the Reflex action method as the `params` accessor. [Read more](http://docs.stimulusreflex.com/working-with-forms)
+
+### Promises
+
+`stimulate()` method returns a promise
+
+```javascript
+this.stimulate('Comments#create')
+  .then(() => this.doSomething())
+  .catch(() => this.handleError())
+```
+
+### Inheriting data-attributes from parent elements
+
+You can use the `data-reflex-dataset="combined"` directive to scoop all data attributes up the DOM hierarchy and pass them as part of the Reflex payload.
+
+```erb
+<!-- new.html.erb -->
+<div data-post-id="<%= @post.id %>">
+  <div data-category-id="<%= @category.id %>">
+    <button data-reflex="click->Comment#create" data-reflex-dataset="combined">Create</button>
+  </div>
+</div>
+```
+
+```ruby
+# comment_reflex.rb
+class CommentReflex < ApplicationReflex
+  def create
+    puts element.dataset["post-id"]
+    puts element.dataset["category-id"]
+  end
+end
+```
+
+### Reflex Root
+
+Instead of updating your entire page, you can specify exactly which parts of the DOM will be updated using the `data-reflex-root` attribute. [Full docs](http://docs.stimulusreflex.com/morph-modes#scoping-page-morphs)
+
+```text
+<!-- index.html.erb -->
+<div data-reflex-root="[forward],[backward]">
+  <input type="text" value="<%= @words %>" data-reflex="keyup->Example#words">
+  <div forward><%= @words %></div>
+  <div backward><%= @words&.reverse %></div>
+</div>
+```
+
+```ruby
+# example_reflex.rb
+  def words
+    @words = element[:value]
+  end
+```
+
+### Permanent Elements
+
+Add data-reflex-permanent to any element in your DOM, and it will be left unchanged by full-page Reflex updates and morph calls that re-render partials.
+
+```erb
+<!-- index.html.erb -->
+<div data-reflex-permanent>
+  <iframe src="https://ghbtns.com/github-btn.html?user=hopsoft&repo=stimulus_reflex&type=star&count=true" frameborder="0" scrolling="0" class="ghbtn"></iframe>
+  <iframe src="https://ghbtns.com/github-btn.html?user=hopsoft&repo=stimulus_reflex&type=fork&count=true" frameborder="0" scrolling="0" class="ghbtn"></iframe>
+</div>
+```
+
+### Aborting a Reflex
+
+call `raise :abort` within a reflex method to cancel it.
+
+```ruby
+# comment_reflex.rb
+class CommentReflex < ApplicationReflex
+  def create
+    raise :abort
+  end
+end
+```