Improve error message for components in bad states (missing instance)

facebook · Jun 8, 2016 · b2792db · b2792db
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diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js b/src/renderers/shared/stack/reconciler/ReactCompositeComponent.js
@@ -741,6 +741,13 @@ var ReactCompositeComponentMixin = {
     nextUnmaskedContext
   ) {
     var inst = this._instance;
+    invariant(
+      inst != null,
+      'Attempted to update component `%s` that has already been unmounted ' +
+      '(or failed to mount).',
+      this.getName() || 'ReactCompositeComponent'
+    );
+
     var willReceive = false;
     var nextContext;
     var nextProps;