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action.Action.shouldAct() method

Calculates whether or not any action is needed based on state/props/observation

Signature:

shouldAct(_op: ChangeType, _ctx: ActionContext): ShouldAct | Promise<ShouldAct>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
_op	ChangeType
_ctx	ActionContext

Returns:

ShouldAct | Promise<ShouldAct>

false if no action needed, { act: true, detail: <user-facing description of action> }.