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thing.1.js

import React from 'react';
import PubSub from 'pubsub-js';

export default class Thing extends React.Component {
  constructor(props) {
    super(props);
  }

  componentDidMount() {
    PubSub.publish('thing.did.mount');
  }

  componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps, nextState) {
    PubSub.publish('thing.will.receive.props');
    return true
  }

  shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
    PubSub.publish('thing.should.update');
    return true;
  }

  componentWillUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
    PubSub.publish('thing.will.update');
    return true;
  }

  componentWillUnmount() {
    PubSub.publish('thing.will.unmount');
  }

  render() {
    return null;
  }
}