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Implement state management patterns for frontend applications. Use when managing global state, handling complex data flows, or coordinating state across components. Handles React Context, Redux, Zustand, Recoil, and state management best practices.
npx skill4agent add akillness/skills-template state-managementuseStateuseReducer// ✅ Local state (single component)
function SearchBox() {
const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
return (
<div>
<input
value={query}
onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
onFocus={() => setIsOpen(true)}
/>
{isOpen && <SearchResults query={query} />}
</div>
);
}
// ✅ Global state (multiple components)
// User authentication info is used in Header, Profile, Settings, etc.
const { user, logout } = useAuth(); // Context or Zustand// contexts/AuthContext.tsx
import { createContext, useContext, useState, ReactNode } from 'react';
interface User {
id: string;
email: string;
name: string;
}
interface AuthContextType {
user: User | null;
login: (email: string, password: string) => Promise<void>;
logout: () => void;
isAuthenticated: boolean;
}
const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextType | undefined>(undefined);
export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
const login = async (email: string, password: string) => {
const response = await fetch('/api/auth/login', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({ email, password })
});
const data = await response.json();
setUser(data.user);
localStorage.setItem('token', data.token);
};
const logout = () => {
setUser(null);
localStorage.removeItem('token');
};
return (
<AuthContext.Provider value={{
user,
login,
logout,
isAuthenticated: !!user
}}>
{children}
</AuthContext.Provider>
);
}
// Custom hook
export function useAuth() {
const context = useContext(AuthContext);
if (!context) {
throw new Error('useAuth must be used within AuthProvider');
}
return context;
}// App.tsx
function App() {
return (
<AuthProvider>
<Router>
<Header />
<Routes />
</Router>
</AuthProvider>
);
}
// Header.tsx
function Header() {
const { user, logout, isAuthenticated } = useAuth();
return (
<header>
{isAuthenticated ? (
<>
<span>Welcome, {user!.name}</span>
<button onClick={logout}>Logout</button>
</>
) : (
<Link to="/login">Login</Link>
)}
</header>
);
}npm install zustand// stores/cartStore.ts
import { create } from 'zustand';
import { devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware';
interface CartItem {
id: string;
name: string;
price: number;
quantity: number;
}
interface CartStore {
items: CartItem[];
addItem: (item: Omit<CartItem, 'quantity'>) => void;
removeItem: (id: string) => void;
updateQuantity: (id: string, quantity: number) => void;
clearCart: () => void;
total: () => number;
}
export const useCartStore = create<CartStore>()(
devtools(
persist(
(set, get) => ({
items: [],
addItem: (item) => set((state) => {
const existing = state.items.find(i => i.id === item.id);
if (existing) {
return {
items: state.items.map(i =>
i.id === item.id
? { ...i, quantity: i.quantity + 1 }
: i
)
};
}
return { items: [...state.items, { ...item, quantity: 1 }] };
}),
removeItem: (id) => set((state) => ({
items: state.items.filter(item => item.id !== id)
})),
updateQuantity: (id, quantity) => set((state) => ({
items: state.items.map(item =>
item.id === id ? { ...item, quantity } : item
)
})),
clearCart: () => set({ items: [] }),
total: () => {
const { items } = get();
return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.price * item.quantity, 0);
}
}),
{ name: 'cart-storage' } // localStorage key
)
)
);// components/ProductCard.tsx
function ProductCard({ product }) {
const addItem = useCartStore(state => state.addItem);
return (
<div>
<h3>{product.name}</h3>
<p>${product.price}</p>
<button onClick={() => addItem(product)}>
Add to Cart
</button>
</div>
);
}
// components/Cart.tsx
function Cart() {
const items = useCartStore(state => state.items);
const total = useCartStore(state => state.total());
const removeItem = useCartStore(state => state.removeItem);
return (
<div>
<h2>Cart</h2>
{items.map(item => (
<div key={item.id}>
<span>{item.name} x {item.quantity}</span>
<span>${item.price * item.quantity}</span>
<button onClick={() => removeItem(item.id)}>Remove</button>
</div>
))}
<p>Total: ${total.toFixed(2)}</p>
</div>
);
}npm install @reduxjs/toolkit react-redux// store/todosSlice.ts
import { createSlice, createAsyncThunk, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
interface Todo {
id: string;
text: string;
completed: boolean;
}
interface TodosState {
items: Todo[];
status: 'idle' | 'loading' | 'failed';
}
const initialState: TodosState = {
items: [],
status: 'idle'
};
// Async action
export const fetchTodos = createAsyncThunk('todos/fetch', async () => {
const response = await fetch('/api/todos');
return response.json();
});
const todosSlice = createSlice({
name: 'todos',
initialState,
reducers: {
addTodo: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
state.items.push({
id: Date.now().toString(),
text: action.payload,
completed: false
});
},
toggleTodo: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
const todo = state.items.find(t => t.id === action.payload);
if (todo) {
todo.completed = !todo.completed;
}
},
removeTodo: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
state.items = state.items.filter(t => t.id !== action.payload);
}
},
extraReducers: (builder) => {
builder
.addCase(fetchTodos.pending, (state) => {
state.status = 'loading';
})
.addCase(fetchTodos.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
state.status = 'idle';
state.items = action.payload;
})
.addCase(fetchTodos.rejected, (state) => {
state.status = 'failed';
});
}
});
export const { addTodo, toggleTodo, removeTodo } = todosSlice.actions;
export default todosSlice.reducer;
// store/index.ts
import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
import todosReducer from './todosSlice';
export const store = configureStore({
reducer: {
todos: todosReducer
}
});
export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof store.getState>;
export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch;// App.tsx
import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
import { store } from './store';
function App() {
return (
<Provider store={store}>
<TodoApp />
</Provider>
);
}
// components/TodoList.tsx
import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
import { RootState } from '../store';
import { toggleTodo, removeTodo } from '../store/todosSlice';
function TodoList() {
const todos = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.todos.items);
const dispatch = useDispatch();
return (
<ul>
{todos.map(todo => (
<li key={todo.id}>
<input
type="checkbox"
checked={todo.completed}
onChange={() => dispatch(toggleTodo(todo.id))}
/>
<span style={{ textDecoration: todo.completed ? 'line-through' : 'none' }}>
{todo.text}
</span>
<button onClick={() => dispatch(removeTodo(todo.id))}>Delete</button>
</li>
))}
</ul>
);
}import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
function UserProfile({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
const queryClient = useQueryClient();
// GET: Fetch user info
const { data: user, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
queryKey: ['user', userId],
queryFn: async () => {
const res = await fetch(`/api/users/${userId}`);
return res.json();
},
staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000, // Cache for 5 minutes
});
// POST: Update user info
const mutation = useMutation({
mutationFn: async (updatedUser: Partial<User>) => {
const res = await fetch(`/api/users/${userId}`, {
method: 'PATCH',
body: JSON.stringify(updatedUser)
});
return res.json();
},
onSuccess: () => {
// Invalidate cache and refetch
queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['user', userId] });
}
});
if (isLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;
return (
<div>
<h2>{user.name}</h2>
<p>{user.email}</p>
<button onClick={() => mutation.mutate({ name: 'New Name' })}>
Update Name
</button>
</div>
);
}Recommended tools by scenario:
1. Simple global state (theme, language)
→ React Context API
2. Medium complexity (shopping cart, user settings)
→ Zustand
3. Large-scale apps, complex logic, middleware required
→ Redux Toolkit
4. Server data fetching/caching
→ React Query (TanStack Query)
5. Form state
→ React Hook Form + Zod// ❌ Bad example
state.items.push(newItem);
// ✅ Good example
setState({ items: [...state.items, newItem] });// ❌ Bad example
const [items, setItems] = useState([]);
const [count, setCount] = useState(0); // Can be calculated as items.length
// ✅ Good example
const [items, setItems] = useState([]);
const count = items.length; // Derived value// ✅ Good: only what you need
const items = useCartStore(state => state.items);
// ❌ Bad: subscribing to everything
const { items, addItem, removeItem, updateQuantity, clearCart } = useCartStore();updateupdateUserProfile#state-management#React#Redux#Zustand#Context#global-state#frontend