Saga Error Handling with Try/Catch
Explain how to use a try/catch block within a saga to gracefully handle API request failures, including retrying the request or dispatching an action to update the application state with error information.
function* fetchUserData(action) {
try {
const data = yield call(Api.fetchUser, action.payload.userId);
yield put({ type: 'FETCH_USER_SUCCESS', data });
} catch (error) {
yield put({ type: 'FETCH_USER_FAILURE', error });
// Optionally retry the request
// yield call(delay, 1000);
// yield call(fetchUserData, action);
}
}
This code snippet demonstrates how to use a try/catch block within a Redux-Saga generator function to handle API request failures gracefully. When the `fetchUserData` saga is invoked with an action, it attempts to fetch user data using `Api.fetchUser`. If the request is successful, it dispatches a `FETCH_USER_SUCCESS` action with the fetched data. If the request fails, it catches the error and dispatches a `FETCH_USER_FAILURE` action with the error information instead. The commented-out lines show how one might retry the request after a delay.