Reducer for user specific data (#1920)

editor/index.js

@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ function preparePostState( store, post ) {
 export function createEditorInstance( id, post ) {
 	const store = createReduxStore();
 
+	store.dispatch( {
+		type: 'LOAD_USER_DATA',
+	} );
+
 	preparePostState( store, post );
 
 	render(

editor/selectors.js

@@ -676,5 +676,5 @@ export function getNotices( state ) {
  */
 export function getRecentlyUsedBlocks( state ) {
 	// resolves the block names in the state to the block type settings
-	return state.editor.recentlyUsedBlocks.map( blockType => getBlockType( blockType ) );
+	return state.userData.recentlyUsedBlocks.map( blockType => getBlockType( blockType ) );
 }

editor/state.js

@@ -225,13 +225,24 @@ export const editor = combineUndoableReducers( {
 
 		return state;
 	},
+}, { resetTypes: [ 'RESET_BLOCKS' ] } );
 
+/**
+ * Reducer loading and saving user specific data, such as preferences and
+ * block usage.
+ *
+ * @param  {Object} state  Current state
+ * @param  {Object} action Dispatched action
+ * @return {Object}        Updated state
+ */
+export const userData = combineReducers( {
 	recentlyUsedBlocks( state = [], action ) {
 		const maxRecent = 8;
 		switch ( action.type ) {
-			case 'SETUP_NEW_POST':
+			case 'LOAD_USER_DATA':
 				// This is where we initially populate the recently used blocks,
-				// for now this inserts blocks from the common category.
+				// for now this inserts blocks from the common category, but will
+				// load this from an API in the future.
 				return getBlockTypes()
 					.filter( ( blockType ) => 'common' === blockType.category )
 					.slice( 0, maxRecent )
@@ -247,7 +258,7 @@ export const editor = combineUndoableReducers( {
 		}
 		return state;
 	},
-}, { resetTypes: [ 'RESET_BLOCKS' ] } );
+} );
 
 /**
  * Reducer returning the last-known state of the current post, in the format
@@ -528,6 +539,7 @@ export function createReduxStore() {
 		panel,
 		saving,
 		notices,
+		userData,
 	} ) );
 
 	const enhancers = [ applyMiddleware( refx( effects ) ) ];

editor/test/state.js

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 	notices,
 	showInsertionPoint,
 	createReduxStore,
+	userData,
 } from '../state';
 
 describe( 'state', () => {
@@ -83,42 +84,6 @@ describe( 'state', () => {
 			expect( state.blockOrder ).toEqual( [ 'chicken', 'ribs' ] );
 		} );
 
-		it( 'should record recently used blocks', () => {
-			const original = editor( undefined, {} );
-			const state = editor( original, {
-				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
-				blocks: [ {
-					uid: 'bacon',
-					name: 'core-embed/twitter',
-				} ],
-			} );
-
-			expect( state.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 0 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/twitter' );
-
-			const twoRecentBlocks = editor( state, {
-				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
-				blocks: [ {
-					uid: 'eggs',
-					name: 'core-embed/youtube',
-				} ],
-			} );
-
-			expect( twoRecentBlocks.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 0 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/youtube' );
-			expect( twoRecentBlocks.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 1 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/twitter' );
-		} );
-
-		it( 'should populate recently used blocks with the common category', () => {
-			const initial = editor( undefined, {
-				type: 'SETUP_NEW_POST',
-				edits: {
-					status: 'draft',
-					title: 'post title',
-				},
-			} );
-
-			expect( initial.recentlyUsedBlocks ).toEqual( expect.arrayContaining( [ 'core/test-block', 'core/text' ] ) );
-		} );
-
 		it( 'should replace the block', () => {
 			const original = editor( undefined, {
 				type: 'RESET_BLOCKS',
@@ -1052,4 +1017,50 @@ describe( 'state', () => {
 			] ) );
 		} );
 	} );
+
+	describe( 'userData()', () => {
+		beforeAll( () => {
+			registerBlockType( 'core/test-block', {
+				save: noop,
+				edit: noop,
+				category: 'common',
+			} );
+		} );
+
+		afterAll( () => {
+			unregisterBlockType( 'core/test-block' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should record recently used blocks', () => {
+			const original = userData( undefined, {} );
+			const state = userData( original, {
+				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
+				blocks: [ {
+					uid: 'bacon',
+					name: 'core-embed/twitter',
+				} ],
+			} );
+
+			expect( state.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 0 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/twitter' );
+
+			const twoRecentBlocks = userData( state, {
+				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
+				blocks: [ {
+					uid: 'eggs',
+					name: 'core-embed/youtube',
+				} ],
+			} );
+
+			expect( twoRecentBlocks.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 0 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/youtube' );
+			expect( twoRecentBlocks.recentlyUsedBlocks[ 1 ] ).toEqual( 'core-embed/twitter' );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should populate recently used blocks with the common category', () => {
+			const initial = userData( undefined, {
+				type: 'LOAD_USER_DATA',
+			} );
+
+			expect( initial.recentlyUsedBlocks ).toEqual( expect.arrayContaining( [ 'core/test-block', 'core/text' ] ) );
+		} );
+	} );
 } );