const withPropsChanged = (arePropsChagned, callback) => BaseComponent => {
  const factory = React.createFactory(BaseComponent)
  return class Watcher extends React.Component {
    componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
      if (arePropsChagned(this.props, nextProps)) {
        callback(nextProps)
      }
    }
    render() {
      return factory(this.props)
    }
  }
}
// usage

  withPropsChanged(
    (props, nextProps) =>
      props.path != nextProps.path,
    props => props.selectItem(null)
  ),