@carbonorm/carbonreact 4.0.2 → 4.0.3

package/dist/CarbonReact.d.ts

@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ declare abstract class CarbonReact<P = {}, S extends {
 } & P, S> {
     private static persistentStateMap;
     context: Context<S>;
-    protected static instance: CarbonReact;
     protected target: typeof CarbonReact;
+    protected static _instance: CarbonReact;
+    static get instance(): CarbonReact;
+    static set instance(instance: CarbonReact);
     protected updateRestfulObjectArrays: <ObjectType extends {
         [key: string]: any;
     } = {}>(rest: Omit<iUpdateRestfulObjectArrays<ObjectType, S, P>, "instance">) => void;

package/dist/index.cjs.js

@@ -4361,11 +4361,17 @@ function isJsonString(str) {
 }
 class CarbonReact extends react.Component {
     static persistentStateMap = new Map();
+    // Context is for functional components to access the state of this class efficiently
     context = react.createContext(this.state);
-    // Private static member
-    // we actually implement this in the constructor todo - test this
-    static instance;
     target;
+    static _instance;
+    static get instance() {
+        // Here `this` refers to the calling class in static context
+        return this._instance;
+    }
+    static set instance(instance) {
+        this._instance = instance;
+    }
     updateRestfulObjectArrays = (rest) => updateRestfulObjectArrays({
         instance: this,
         ...rest
@@ -4385,7 +4391,7 @@ class CarbonReact extends react.Component {
         // this is the magic that allows each class that's extends this to have a static instance - a singleton pattern
         // new.target is a meta-property introduced in ES6 that references the constructor that was directly invoked with the new keyword.
         Object.assign(new.target, {
-            instance: this
+            _instance: this
         });
         if (this.props.instanceId && CarbonReact.persistentStateMap.has(this.props.instanceId)) {
             this.state = CarbonReact.persistentStateMap.get(this.props.instanceId);