@carbonorm/carbonreact 4.0.9 → 4.0.11

package/dist/index.esm.js

@@ -4362,6 +4362,7 @@ class CarbonReact extends Component {
     // Context is for functional components to access the state of this class efficiently
     context = createContext(this.state);
     target;
+    // @link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55029032/what-is-typescripts-thistype-used-for
     static _instance;
     static getInstance() {
         return this._instance;
@@ -4372,6 +4373,7 @@ class CarbonReact extends Component {
     static set instance(instance) {
         this._instance = instance;
     }
+    // these are public but the class is abstract
     updateRestfulObjectArrays = (rest) => updateRestfulObjectArrays({
         instance: this,
         ...rest
@@ -4386,6 +4388,12 @@ class CarbonReact extends Component {
     static whyDidYouRender = true;
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
+        if (!props.instanceId && new.target._instance) {
+            // todo - instanceId being unique should solve this, but.... how
+            // This is a singleton pattern, we can only have one instance of this class
+            throw new Error(`${new.target.name} instance already exists! CarbonReact extended classes can only be referenced once in DOM`);
+        }
+        new.target.instance = (this);
         this.target = new.target;
         console.log('CarbonORM TSX CONSTRUCTOR');
         // this is the magic that allows each class that's extends this to have a static instance - a singleton pattern