Example using context API

DataProvider.js

class DataProvider extends React.Component { 
  getChildContext() {
    // we're omitting children from our props and passing all other props into context
    const {children, ...rest} = this.props 
    return {
      // we'll default to an empty object
      state: rest || {}
    };
  }
  
  render() {
    return this.props.children;
  } 
}

// remembering to add our context type
DataProvider.childContextTypes = { 
  state: PropTypes.any 
};