# Counter

## Counter

| callbag                                                                                                                           | most                                                                                                                           | RxJS                                                                                                                           | xstream                                                                                                                           |
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| [`code`](https://git.io/fAZ1q) [`live`](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/fanduel-oss/refract/tree/master/examples/counter/callbag) | [`code`](https://git.io/fAZ1m) [`live`](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/fanduel-oss/refract/tree/master/examples/counter/most) | [`code`](https://git.io/fAZ1Y) [`live`](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/fanduel-oss/refract/tree/master/examples/counter/rxjs) | [`code`](https://git.io/fAZ1O) [`live`](https://codesandbox.io/s/github/fanduel-oss/refract/tree/master/examples/counter/xstream) |

This basic example involves a `counter` which the user can toggle between `incrementing`, `decrementing`, and `paused` states. The parent component has a simple state: `{ counter: 0, direction: 'NONE' }`. The buttons in the UI alter the `direction` state.

### Aperture

Two sources are observed:

* The `setDirection` callback function.
* An interval which dispatches a new number every second.

Every time `setDirection` is called, the value it was called with is dispatched.

These two sources are then merged; the resulting stream contains a new effect every second, which contains the current direction as its `type`.

### Handler

Simply increments or decrements the state whenever an effect is dispatched with the correct effect type.

### Result

The end result is a counter which infinitely counts upwards after the user clicks `increase`, infinitely counts downwards after the user clicks `decrease`, or stays static after the user clicks `pause`.


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