ReactJS setState when all nested Axios calls are finished

Question

I have a problem with updating my state from nested axios call inside forEach loop:

constructor(props) {
    super(props);
    this.state = {
      isLoaded: false,
      items: []
    };
    //Binding fetch function to component's this
    this.fetchFiles = this.fetchFiles.bind(this);
  }

  componentDidMount() {
    this.fetchFiles();
  }

  fetchFiles() {
    axios.get('/list')
    .then((response) => {
      var items = response.data.entries;
      items.forEach((item, index) => {
        axios.get('/download'+ item.path_lower)
        .then((response) => {
          item.link = response.data;
        })
        .catch(error => {
          console.log(error);
        })
      });
      this.setState(prevState => ({
        isLoaded: true,
        items: items
      }));
      console.log(this.state.items);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.log(error);
    })
  }

The idea is to get all items from Dropbox using it's API (JavaScript SDK) and then for each item I also need to call different API endpoint to get a temporary download link and assign it as a new property. Only after all items will get their links attached I want to setState and render the component. Could somebody please help with this, I spend already multiple hours fighting with promises :S

Answer 1

You could use Promise.all to wait for multiple promises. Also keep in mind that setState is async and you wont see immediate changes. You need to pass a callback.

  fetchFiles() {
    axios.get('/list')
    .then((response) => {
      var items = response.data.entries;

      // wait for all nested calls to finish
      return Promise.all(items.map((item, index) => {
        return axios.get('/download'+ item.path_lower)
          .then((response) => {
            item.link = response.data;
            return item
          });
      }));     
    })
    .then(items => this.setState(prevState => ({
        isLoaded: true,
        items: items
      }), () => console.log(this.state.items)))
    .catch((error) => {
      console.log(error);
    })
  }