How to pass URL params to static fetchData component method?

[si-harps]

I'm keen to understand best practices for passing url params from the express route handler to the component being rendered server side. Currently, it looks as though the only way the is achievable is by using custom express routes when required or a hacky url split inside the static component method.

eg.

GET http://www.myapp.com/posts/:id (req.params.id required to load post 10 from external endpoint)

import { getPost } from './actions/post'

...

static fetchData(store) {
    // param 10 required from request url
    return store.dispatch(getPost(:id))
}

Any thoughts on this?

[si-harps]

For anyone experiencing the same issue see below for the fix...

In routes/index.js see the line...

const promises = branch.map(({route}) => {
...
})

Each route being mapped will also contain a 'match' property. This property contains the url params as defined in the router. So if the match route is http://www.myurl.com/posts/:id, match.params.id will be the value of :id. So in full...

const branch = matchRoutes(routes, req.url);
const promises = branch.map(({ route, match }) => {

    let fetchData = route.component.fetchData

    return fetchData instanceof Function 
        ? fetchData(store, match) 
        : Promise.resolve(null)
})

...the static fetchData method on the component might look like this...

static fetchData(store, props) {
    return store.dispatch(getPost(props.params.id));
}