use-list-state

Manages array state

Import

Usage

use-list-state provides an API to work with list state:

const [values, handlers] = useListState([{ a: 1 }]);

// add one or more items to the end of the list
const append = () => handlers.append({ a: 2 });
// values -> [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }]

// add one or more items to the start of the list
const prepend = () => handlers.prepend({ a: 3 }, { a: 4 });
// values -> [{ a: 3 }, { a: 4 }, { a: 1 }, { a: 2 }]

// remove items at given positions
const remove = () => handlers.remove(0, 2);
// values -> [{ a: 4 }, { a: 2 }]

// insert one or more items at given position
const insert = () => handlers.insert(1, { a: 5 });
// values -> [{ a: 4 }, { a: 5 }, { a: 2 }]

// apply function to each element of the list
const apply = () =>
  handlers.apply((item, index) => ({ a: item.a * index }));
// values -> [{ a: 0 }, { a: 5 }, { a: 4 }]

// move item from one position to another
const reorder = () => handlers.reorder({ from: 2, to: 0 });
// values -> [{ a: 4 }, { a: 0 }, { a: 5 }]

// swap items positions
const swap = () => handlers.swap({ from: 0, to: 2 });
// values -> [{ a: 5 }, { a: 0 }, { a: 4 }]

// apply function to each element that matches condition
const applyWhere = () =>
  handlers.applyWhere(
    (item) => item.a > 0,
    (item) => ({ a: item.a + 2 })
  );
// values -> [{ a: 7 }, { a: 0 }, { a: 6 }]

// set entirely new state
const setState = () => handlers.setState([{ a: 6 }, { a: 7 }]);
// values -> [{ a: 6 }, { a: 7 }]

// set individual item at given position
const setItem = () => handlers.setItem(0, { a: 8 });
// values -> [{ a: 8 }, { a: 7 }]

// set item property at given position
const setItemProp = () => handlers.setItemProp(1, 'a', 'new-prop');
// values -> [{ a: 8 }, { a: 'new-prop' }]

// filter objects that have a = 'new-prop'
const filter = () => handlers.filter((item) => item.a === 'new-prop');
// values -> [{ a: 'new-prop' }]

API

use-list-state takes an array as a single argument and returns a list of values and handlers to change them in a tuple, similar to useState hook.

The hook provides handlers to work with array data:

  • append – add items to the end of the list
  • prepend – add items to the start of the list
  • pop – remove last item
  • shift – remove first item
  • insert – insert items at given index
  • remove – remove items at given indices
  • reorder – move item from one position to another
  • swap – swap items positions
  • apply – apply given function to all items in the list
  • applyWhere - apply given function to selective items using condition
  • setItem – replace item at given index
  • setItemProp – set item property at given index
  • setState – set list state with react action
  • filter - filter values with callback function

Indeterminate state checkbox example

import { useListState, randomId } from '@mantine/hooks';
import { Checkbox } from '@mantine/core';

const initialValues = [
  { label: 'Receive email notifications', checked: false, key: randomId() },
  { label: 'Receive sms notifications', checked: false, key: randomId() },
  { label: 'Receive push notifications', checked: false, key: randomId() },
];

export function IndeterminateCheckbox() {
  const [values, handlers] = useListState(initialValues);

  const allChecked = values.every((value) => value.checked);
  const indeterminate = values.some((value) => value.checked) && !allChecked;

  const items = values.map((value, index) => (
    <Checkbox
      mt="xs"
      ml={33}
      label={value.label}
      key={value.key}
      checked={value.checked}
      onChange={(event) => handlers.setItemProp(index, 'checked', event.currentTarget.checked)}
    />
  ));

  return (
    <>
      <Checkbox
        checked={allChecked}
        indeterminate={indeterminate}
        label="Receive all notifications"
        onChange={() =>
          handlers.setState((current) =>
            current.map((value) => ({ ...value, checked: !allChecked }))
          )
        }
      />
      {items}
    </>
  );
}

UseListStateHandlers type

@mantine/hooks package exports UseListStateHandlers. It is a generic type that contains all handlers from useListState hook. It can be used to type handlers in your components.

UseListStateHandlers type:

export interface UseListStateHandlers<T> {
  setState: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<T[]>>;
  append: (...items: T[]) => void;
  prepend: (...items: T[]) => void;
  insert: (index: number, ...items: T[]) => void;
  pop: () => void;
  shift: () => void;
  apply: (fn: (item: T, index?: number) => T) => void;
  applyWhere: (
    condition: (item: T, index: number) => boolean,
    fn: (item: T, index?: number) => T
  ) => void;
  remove: (...indices: number[]) => void;
  reorder: ({ from, to }: { from: number; to: number }) => void;
  swap: ({ from, to }: { from: number; to: number }) => void;
  setItem: (index: number, item: T) => void;
  setItemProp: <K extends keyof T, U extends T[K]>(
    index: number,
    prop: K,
    value: U
  ) => void;
  filter: (fn: (item: T, i: number) => boolean) => void;
}

The type is useful when you want to pass use-list-state handlers to child components as a prop:

import { UseListStateHandlers } from '@mantine/hooks';

interface Props {
  handlers: UseListStateHandlers<string>;
}

function Demo({ handlers }: Props) {
  return (
    <button type="button" onClick={() => handlers.append('hello')}>
      Append hello
    </button>
  );
}

Definition

function useListState<T>(
  initialValue?: T[]
): [T[], UseListStateHandlers<T>];

Set item type

By default, use-list-state will use type from initialValues. If you call the hook with an empty array, you must specify item type:

useListState(['hello']); // ok, item type is string
useListState([]); // not ok, item type is any
useListState<string>([]); // ok, item type is string