#create generic `sendParent` action?

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balmy depot
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I need to notify a parent state machine when something happens in a child machine when its context is changed. Using sendParent (which I know isn't preferred because it is vaguely typed) was my idea, but several machines need to do this in my app. I tried extracting a sendParent action to a shared actions module, but I'm running into typing issues when I try to use it in my machines, because sendParent doesn't have a reference to the types in the machine it is being used in

Does anyone know how I could extract sendParent into a module and have it be used in multiple machines?

Besides the DRY principle, I'm also following Sandro's blog about organizing a machine's code

Thanks for any insights!

Sandro Maglione
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noble sequoia
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Instead of sendParent, you can send the parent via input and strongly type it there

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sendParent is really just for convenience, but it's not possible to know what type the parent will be

grizzled bison
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grizzled bison
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Oh. I thought @knotty star posted that link, that's who the question was meant for.

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