// in action.js
call_api = () => {
    // jquery ajax call and return promise
    return $.get(...)
}

// in ComponentA.js
const mapDispatchToProps = function (dispatch) {
    return {
        doAction = () => {
            dispatch(call_api(..))
        }
        ...
    }
    ...
}

export const ComponentAContainer = connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ComponentA)