React-Native — Global variable not changing

Issue

I have two separate files, the first being a component (List.js) that uses the second (APIService.js) to fetch different APIs. To correct fetch, the URL needs to receive global variables. Right now, I am trying to redefine these variables from a function in the APIService file without success. Variables are being redefined in APIService.js just before the API calls comment.

I have two questions:

• Why is the global variable naptanId not being redefined?
• Would be possible to define and pass these variables from the component?

Pseudo-code

• Detects beacon
• Redefine naptanId
• Component fetch API using recently defined variable
• API call is done
• Data is passed back to Component
• Set states

List.js

componentDidMount() {
    // Executes first function
    APIService._fetchStopPoint((resp1) => {
        console.log("Stoppoint", resp1)
        // ... and set the bus state with the first response
        this.setState({
            bus: resp1
        });

        // ... based on the response, convert array to string
        const lines = (resp1.lines.map((line) => line.name)).toString()

        // ... pass lines to sencond function
        APIService._fetchArrivalTimes(lines, (resp2) => {
            // .. and set the tube state with the second response
            this.setState({
                isLoading: false,
                tube: resp2
            });
        });
    });
}

APIService.js

// Variables 
// ***********************************************************************
let naptanId = undefined
let lines = undefined

let ice = '59333'
let mint = '57011'
let blueberry = '27686'

let nearestBeacon = undefined;
let newBeaconId = undefined;

let setIce = false;
let setBlueberry = false;
let setMint = false;


// Beacon detection
// ***********************************************************************
const region = {
    identifier: 'Estimotes',
    uuid: '354A97D8-9CAF-0DC7-CE0E-02352EBE90CD',
};

// Request for authorization while the app is open
Beacons.requestWhenInUseAuthorization();
Beacons.startMonitoringForRegion(region);
Beacons.startRangingBeaconsInRegion(region);
Beacons.startUpdatingLocation();

// Listen for beacon changes
const subscription = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('beaconsDidRange', (data) => {

    const ibeacons = data.beacons

    // var lowestAccuracySeen = 0.5;
    let lowestAccuracySeen = "immediate"

    // Check if beacons are updating
    if (ibeacons && ibeacons.length > 0) {
        // Loop through beacons array
        for (var i = 0; i < ibeacons.length ; i++) { 
            // Find beacons with same minor ...
            var foundBeacon = ibeacons.find(function(closestBeacon) {
                // ... and return the beacon the lowest accuracy seen
                // return closestBeacon.accuracy.toFixed(2) < lowestAccuracySeen;
                return closestBeacon.proximity == lowestAccuracySeen
            });
            // If found ...
            if (foundBeacon)    {
                // ... define the lowest accuracy and the nearest beacon
                lowestAccuracySeen = foundBeacon.accuracy;
                nearestBeacon = foundBeacon;

                // Identify what component to render against nearest beacon
                setIce = nearestBeacon.minor == ice ? true : false;
                setMint = nearestBeacon.minor == mint ? true : false;
                setBlueberry = nearestBeacon.minor == blueberry ? true : false;

                if (setIce) {

                    // THESE VARIABLES CANNOT BE REDEFINED
                    naptanId = "490004936E" 
                    lines = "55"

                } else if (setMint) {

                } else if (setBlueberry) {

                };
            }
        }
    }
});

// API calls 
// ***********************************************************************
class APIService {


    // Fecth stop point info
    static _fetchStopPoint(cb) {
        console.log(naptanId, lines)


        fetch(`https://api.tfl.gov.uk/StopPoint/${naptanId}`)
            .then(stopData => {
                try {
                    stopData = JSON.parse(stopData._bodyText); // Converts data to a readable format
                    cb(stopData, naptanId);
                } catch(e) {
                    cb(e);
                }
            })
            .catch(e => cb(e));
    }

    // Fetch arrival times info
    static _fetchArrivalTimes(lines, cb) {

        fetch(`https://api.tfl.gov.uk/Line/${lines}/Arrivals/${naptanId}`)
            .then(arrivalData => {
                try {
                    arrivalData = JSON.parse(arrivalData._bodyText);
                    arrivalTime = arrivalData
                    cb(arrivalData);
                } catch(e) {
                    cb(e);
                }
            })
            .catch(e => cb(e));
    }

    // Fetch status info
    static _fetchStatus(lines) {

        fetch(`https://api-argon.digital.tfl.gov.uk/Line/${lines}/Status`)
            .then(statusData => {
                try {
                    statusData = JSON.parse(statusData._bodyText); // Converts data to a readable format
                    cb(statusData);
                } catch(e) {
                    cb(e);
                }
            })
            .catch(e => cb(e));
    }

}

module.exports = APIService;

Solution

The simplest approach to handle these global variables (cross different components) is to use AsyncStorage:

let response = await AsyncStorage.getItem('listOfTasks');  //get, in any components
AsyncStorage.setItem('listOfTasks', 'I like to save it.'); //set, in any components

For more performance critical global vars, you can also consider Realm Database (Like CoreData, SQLite in both iOS and Android).

Answered By - David