forceUpdate for hipsters :-)

gistfile1.txt

var ModelEventsMixin = {
    shouldComponentUpdate: () => false,
    componentWillMount: function () {
        var self = this;
        this.modelsToListen.forEach(function (model_name) {
            eventEmitter.addListener(model_name + '_model_update', self.listener);  // PROBLEM if I hange listener to forceUpdate. 
        });
    },
    componentWillUnmount: function () { 
        var self = this; 
        this.modelsToListen.forEach(function (model_name) {
            eventEmitter.removeListener(model_name + '_model_update', self.listener);
        });
    }
};

var Profile = React.createClass({
    mixins: [ModelEventsMixin],
    modelsToListen: ['profile'],
    listener: function () {
        this.forceUpdate();
    },
    render: function () {
        return (
            <div>
                <ProfileLinks/>
                <ProfileSidebar/>
            </div>
        );
    }
});

how about

    componentWillMount: function () {
        var self = this;
        this._listener = function(){ self.forceUpdate()};
        this.modelsToListen.forEach(function (model_name) {
            eventEmitter.addListener(model_name + '_model_update', self._listener );
        });
    },
    componentWillUnmount: function () { 
        var self = this; 
        this.modelsToListen.forEach(function (model_name) {
            eventEmitter.removeListener(model_name + '_model_update', self._listener);
        });
    }