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+import React from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { createAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
+import { Button } from 'react-native';
+
+// Define the actions
+const actions = {
+  ping: createAction<number>('ping/PING', (arg: number) => ({
+    payload: { arg },
+  })),
+};
+
+// Define the props interface using typeof
+interface Props {
+  ping: typeof actions.ping;
+}
+
+// Define the functional component
+const PingTestComponent: React.FC<Props> = ({ ping }) => {
+  return (
+    <Button onPress={() => ping(123)} title="Ping" />
+  );
+};
+
+// Connect the component to the Redux store
+export const PingTest = connect(
+  null,
+  { ping: actions.ping }
+)(PingTestComponent);
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