From 3dfdfef4a13d54213454921e6040f89e0ff884b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan King <jonathan.j.king@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:42:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Adding deep-equal stops unnecessary re-renders

---
 src/components/Link/index.js | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/Link/index.js b/src/components/Link/index.js
index 7562287..100f57d 100644
--- a/src/components/Link/index.js
+++ b/src/components/Link/index.js
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ class Link extends React.PureComponent {
         return !!match;
     };
 
+    shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+        const props = {...nextProps};
+        if (!props.children || !props.children.length) {
+            delete props.children;
+        }
+        return !deepEqual(this.props, nextProps);
+    }
+
     render() {
         const {
             history,
@@ -148,10 +156,17 @@ class LinkWithMiddleware extends React.PureComponent {
         props => <Link {...(props: any)} />
     );
 
+    shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+        const props = {...nextProps};
+        if (!props.children || !props.children.length) {
+            delete props.children;
+        }
+        return !deepEqual(this.props, nextProps);
+    }
+
     render() {
         return this.renderWithMiddleware(this.props);
     }
 }
 
 export default withRouter(LinkWithMiddleware);
-