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expressive-utility

v1.0.2

Published

A collection of necessary React utility hooks

Readme

Expressive Utility

npm version License: MIT TypeScript

A collection of production-ready React hooks for building modern web applications.

Features

  • 🎯 Type Safety: Written in TypeScript with comprehensive type definitions
  • 🔥 Tree Shakeable: Import only what you need
  • 📦 Zero Dependencies: Minimal footprint
  • Well Tested: Comprehensive test coverage
  • 📚 Well Documented: Clear and concise documentation

Installation

npm install expressive-utility
# or
yarn add expressive-utility
# or
pnpm add expressive-utility

Available Hooks

Network & Data Fetching

  • useNetwork - Track online/offline status
  • useFetch - Simplified data fetching
  • useMutation - Handle data mutations

UI & Interactions

  • useClickOutside - Detect clicks outside an element
  • useFocusTrap - Trap focus within a modal/dialog
  • useHover - Track element hover state
  • useKeyPress - Handle keyboard interactions
  • useMediaQuery - Responsive design hooks
  • useResizeObserver - Track element size changes
  • useWindowSize - Track window dimensions

Forms & Input

  • useDebounce - Debounce input values
  • useThrottle - Throttle function calls
  • useQueryParam - Handle URL query parameters

Storage & State

  • useStorage - Local/Session storage abstraction
  • useSyncedStorage - Synced storage across tabs
  • usePrevious - Track previous values
  • useToggle - Toggle boolean states

Animation & Effects

  • useAnimationDelay - Control animation timing
  • useIntersectionObserver - Track element visibility

Browser APIs

  • useFullScreen - Handle fullscreen mode
  • useScript - Load external scripts
  • useTitle - Update document title

Usage Examples

useNetwork

import { useNetwork } from 'expressive-utility';

function App() {
  const isOnline = useNetwork();
  
  return (
    <div>
      Network status: {isOnline ? 'Online' : 'Offline'}
    </div>
  );
}

useClickOutside

import { useClickOutside } from 'expressive-utility';

function Modal() {
  const modalRef = useRef(null);
  
  useClickOutside(modalRef, () => {
    console.log('Clicked outside modal!');
  });

  return (
    <div ref={modalRef}>
      Modal Content
    </div>
  );
}

useStorage

import { useStorage } from 'expressive-utility';

function ThemeToggle() {
  const [theme, setTheme] = useStorage('theme', 'light');

  return (
    <button onClick={() => setTheme(theme === 'light' ? 'dark' : 'light')}>
      Toggle Theme
    </button>
  );
}

TypeScript Support

All hooks are written in TypeScript and include comprehensive type definitions:

import { useFetch } from 'expressive-utility';

interface User {
  id: number;
  name: string;
}

function UserProfile() {
  const { data, loading, error } = useFetch<User>('/api/user');

  if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;
  
  return <div>Welcome, {data?.name}!</div>;
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

  • Star this repo
  • Create issues for bugs and feature requests
  • Follow for future updates