[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pmndrs/zustand/lint-and-type.yml?branch=main&style=flat&colorA=000000&colorB=000000)](https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand/actions?query=workflow%3ALint) [![Build Size](https://img.shields.io/bundlephobia/minzip/zustand?label=bundle%20size&style=flat&colorA=000000&colorB=000000)](https://bundlephobia.com/result?p=zustand) [![Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/zustand?style=flat&colorA=000000&colorB=000000)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zustand) [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/zustand.svg?style=flat&colorA=000000&colorB=000000)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/zustand) [![Discord Shield](https://img.shields.io/discord/740090768164651008?style=flat&colorA=000000&colorB=000000&label=discord&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff)](https://discord.gg/poimandres) A small, fast and scalable bearbones state-management solution using simplified flux principles. Has a comfy API based on hooks, isn't boilerplatey or opinionated. Don't disregard it because it's cute. It has quite the claws, lots of time was spent dealing with common pitfalls, like the dreaded [zombie child problem](https://react-redux.js.org/api/hooks#stale-props-and-zombie-children), [react concurrency](https://github.com/bvaughn/rfcs/blob/useMutableSource/text/0000-use-mutable-source.md), and [context loss](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/13332) between mixed renderers. It may be the one state-manager in the React space that gets all of these right. You can try a live demo [here](https://githubbox.com/pmndrs/zustand/tree/main/examples/demo). ```bash npm install zustand # or yarn add zustand ``` :warning: This readme is written for JavaScript users. If you are a TypeScript user, don't miss [TypeScript Usage](#typescript-usage). ## First create a store Your store is a hook! You can put anything in it: primitives, objects, functions. State has to be updated immutably and the `set` function [merges state](./docs/guides/immutable-state-and-merging.md) to help it. ```jsx import { create } from 'zustand' const useBearStore = create((set) => ({ bears: 0, increasePopulation: () => set((state) => ({ bears: state.bears + 1 })), removeAllBears: () => set({ bears: 0 }), })) ``` ## Then bind your components, and that's it! Use the hook anywhere, no providers are needed. Select your state and the component will re-render on changes. ```jsx function BearCounter() { const bears = useBearStore((state) => state.bears) return

{bears} around here ...

} function Controls() { const increasePopulation = useBearStore((state) => state.increasePopulation) return } ``` ### Why zustand over redux? - Simple and un-opinionated - Makes hooks the primary means of consuming state - Doesn't wrap your app in context providers - [Can inform components transiently (without causing render)](#transient-updates-for-often-occurring-state-changes) ### Why zustand over context? - Less boilerplate - Renders components only on changes - Centralized, action-based state management --- # Recipes ## Fetching everything You can, but bear in mind that it will cause the component to update on every state change! ```jsx const state = useBearStore() ``` ## Selecting multiple state slices It detects changes with strict-equality (old === new) by default, this is efficient for atomic state picks. ```jsx const nuts = useBearStore((state) => state.nuts) const honey = useBearStore((state) => state.honey) ``` If you want to construct a single object with multiple state-picks inside, similar to redux's mapStateToProps, you can tell zustand that you want the object to be diffed shallowly by passing the `shallow` equality function. ```jsx import { shallow } from 'zustand/shallow' // Object pick, re-renders the component when either state.nuts or state.honey change const { nuts, honey } = useBearStore( (state) => ({ nuts: state.nuts, honey: state.honey }), shallow ) // Array pick, re-renders the component when either state.nuts or state.honey change const [nuts, honey] = useBearStore( (state) => [state.nuts, state.honey], shallow ) // Mapped picks, re-renders the component when state.treats changes in order, count or keys const treats = useBearStore((state) => Object.keys(state.treats), shallow) ``` For more control over re-rendering, you may provide any custom equality function. ```jsx const treats = useBearStore( (state) => state.treats, (oldTreats, newTreats) => compare(oldTreats, newTreats) ) ``` ## Overwriting state The `set` function has a second argument, `false` by default. Instead of merging, it will replace the state model. Be careful not to wipe out parts you rely on, like actions. ```jsx import omit from 'lodash-es/omit' const useFishStore = create((set) => ({ salmon: 1, tuna: 2, deleteEverything: () => set({}, true), // clears the entire store, actions included deleteTuna: () => set((state) => omit(state, ['tuna']), true), })) ``` ## Async actions Just call `set` when you're ready, zustand doesn't care if your actions are async or not. ```jsx const useFishStore = create((set) => ({ fishies: {}, fetch: async (pond) => { const response = await fetch(pond) set({ fishies: await response.json() }) }, })) ``` ## Read from state in actions `set` allows fn-updates `set(state => result)`, but you still have access to state outside of it through `get`. ```jsx const useSoundStore = create((set, get) => ({ sound: "grunt", action: () => { const sound = get().sound // ... } }) ``` ## Reading/writing state and reacting to changes outside of components Sometimes you need to access state in a non-reactive way, or act upon the store. For these cases the resulting hook has utility functions attached to its prototype. ```jsx const useDogStore = create(() => ({ paw: true, snout: true, fur: true })) // Getting non-reactive fresh state const paw = useDogStore.getState().paw // Listening to all changes, fires synchronously on every change const unsub1 = useDogStore.subscribe(console.log) // Updating state, will trigger listeners useDogStore.setState({ paw: false }) // Unsubscribe listeners unsub1() // You can of course use the hook as you always would const Component = () => { const paw = useDogStore((state) => state.paw) ... ``` ### Using subscribe with selector If you need to subscribe with selector, `subscribeWithSelector` middleware will help. With this middleware `subscribe` accepts an additional signature: ```ts subscribe(selector, callback, options?: { equalityFn, fireImmediately }): Unsubscribe ``` ```js import { subscribeWithSelector } from 'zustand/middleware' const useDogStore = create( subscribeWithSelector(() => ({ paw: true, snout: true, fur: true })) ) // Listening to selected changes, in this case when "paw" changes const unsub2 = useDogStore.subscribe((state) => state.paw, console.log) // Subscribe also exposes the previous value const unsub3 = useDogStore.subscribe( (state) => state.paw, (paw, previousPaw) => console.log(paw, previousPaw) ) // Subscribe also supports an optional equality function const unsub4 = useDogStore.subscribe( (state) => [state.paw, state.fur], console.log, { equalityFn: shallow } ) // Subscribe and fire immediately const unsub5 = useDogStore.subscribe((state) => state.paw, console.log, { fireImmediately: true, }) ``` ## Using zustand without React Zustand core can be imported and used without the React dependency. The only difference is that the create function does not return a hook, but the API utilities. ```jsx import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla' const store = createStore(() => ({ ... })) const { getState, setState, subscribe } = store export default store ``` You can use a vanilla store with `useStore` hook available since v4. ```jsx import { useStore } from 'zustand' import { vanillaStore } from './vanillaStore' const useBoundStore = (selector) => useStore(vanillaStore, selector) ``` :warning: Note that middlewares that modify `set` or `get` are not applied to `getState` and `setState`. ## Transient updates (for often occurring state-changes) The subscribe function allows components to bind to a state-portion without forcing re-render on changes. Best combine it with useEffect for automatic unsubscribe on unmount. This can make a [drastic](https://codesandbox.io/s/peaceful-johnson-txtws) performance impact when you are allowed to mutate the view directly. ```jsx const useScratchStore = create(set => ({ scratches: 0, ... })) const Component = () => { // Fetch initial state const scratchRef = useRef(useScratchStore.getState().scratches) // Connect to the store on mount, disconnect on unmount, catch state-changes in a reference useEffect(() => useScratchStore.subscribe( state => (scratchRef.current = state.scratches) ), []) ... ``` ## Sick of reducers and changing nested state? Use Immer! Reducing nested structures is tiresome. Have you tried [immer](https://github.com/mweststrate/immer)? ```jsx import produce from 'immer' const useLushStore = create((set) => ({ lush: { forest: { contains: { a: 'bear' } } }, clearForest: () => set( produce((state) => { state.lush.forest.contains = null }) ), })) const clearForest = useLushStore((state) => state.clearForest) clearForest() ``` [Alternatively, there are some other solutions.](./docs/guides/updating-state.md#with-immer) ## Middleware You can functionally compose your store any way you like. ```jsx // Log every time state is changed const log = (config) => (set, get, api) => config( (...args) => { console.log(' applying', args) set(...args) console.log(' new state', get()) }, get, api ) const useBeeStore = create( log((set) => ({ bees: false, setBees: (input) => set({ bees: input }), })) ) ``` ## Persist middleware You can persist your store's data using any kind of storage. ```jsx import { create } from 'zustand' import { persist, createJSONStorage } from 'zustand/middleware' const useFishStore = create( persist( (set, get) => ({ fishes: 0, addAFish: () => set({ fishes: get().fishes + 1 }), }), { name: 'food-storage', // unique name storage: createJSONStorage(() => sessionStorage), // (optional) by default, 'localStorage' is used } ) ) ``` [See the full documentation for this middleware.](./docs/integrations/persisting-store-data.md) ## Immer middleware Immer is available as middleware too. ```jsx import { create } from 'zustand' import { immer } from 'zustand/middleware/immer' const useBeeStore = create( immer((set) => ({ bees: 0, addBees: (by) => set((state) => { state.bees += by }), })) ) ``` ## Can't live without redux-like reducers and action types? ```jsx const types = { increase: 'INCREASE', decrease: 'DECREASE' } const reducer = (state, { type, by = 1 }) => { switch (type) { case types.increase: return { grumpiness: state.grumpiness + by } case types.decrease: return { grumpiness: state.grumpiness - by } } } const useGrumpyStore = create((set) => ({ grumpiness: 0, dispatch: (args) => set((state) => reducer(state, args)), })) const dispatch = useGrumpyStore((state) => state.dispatch) dispatch({ type: types.increase, by: 2 }) ``` Or, just use our redux-middleware. It wires up your main-reducer, sets initial state, and adds a dispatch function to the state itself and the vanilla API. ```jsx import { redux } from 'zustand/middleware' const useGrumpyStore = create(redux(reducer, initialState)) ``` ## Redux devtools ```jsx import { devtools } from 'zustand/middleware' // Usage with a plain action store, it will log actions as "setState" const usePlainStore = create(devtools(store)) // Usage with a redux store, it will log full action types const useReduxStore = create(devtools(redux(reducer, initialState))) ``` One redux devtools connection for multiple stores ```jsx import { devtools } from 'zustand/middleware' // Usage with a plain action store, it will log actions as "setState" const usePlainStore1 = create(devtools(store), { name, store: storeName1 }) const usePlainStore2 = create(devtools(store), { name, store: storeName2 }) // Usage with a redux store, it will log full action types const useReduxStore = create(devtools(redux(reducer, initialState)), , { name, store: storeName3 }) const useReduxStore = create(devtools(redux(reducer, initialState)), , { name, store: storeName4 }) ``` Assigning different connection names will separate stores in redux devtools. This also helps group different stores into separate redux devtools connections. devtools takes the store function as its first argument, optionally you can name the store or configure [serialize](https://github.com/zalmoxisus/redux-devtools-extension/blob/master/docs/API/Arguments.md#serialize) options with a second argument. Name store: `devtools(store, {name: "MyStore"})`, which will create a separate instance named "MyStore" in the devtools. Serialize options: `devtools(store, { serialize: { options: true } })`. #### Logging Actions devtools will only log actions from each separated store unlike in a typical _combined reducers_ redux store. See an approach to combining stores https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand/issues/163 You can log a specific action type for each `set` function by passing a third parameter: ```jsx const createBearSlice = (set, get) => ({ eatFish: () => set( (prev) => ({ fishes: prev.fishes > 1 ? prev.fishes - 1 : 0 }), false, 'bear/eatFish' ), }) ``` You can also log the action's type along with its payload: ```jsx const createBearSlice = (set, get) => ({ addFishes: (count) => set((prev) => ({ fishes: prev.fishes + count }), false, { type: 'bear/addFishes', count, }), }) ``` If an action type is not provided, it is defaulted to "anonymous". You can customize this default value by providing an `anonymousActionType` parameter: ```jsx devtools(..., { anonymousActionType: 'unknown', ... }) ``` If you wish to disable devtools (on production for instance). You can customize this setting by providing the `enabled` parameter: ```jsx devtools(..., { enabled: false, ... }) ``` ## React context The store created with `create` doesn't require context providers. In some cases, you may want to use contexts for dependency injection or if you want to initialize your store with props from a component. Because the normal store is a hook, passing it as a normal context value may violate the rules of hooks. The recommended method available since v4 is to use the vanilla store. ```jsx import { createContext, useContext } from 'react' import { createStore, useStore } from 'zustand' const store = createStore(...) // vanilla store without hooks const StoreContext = createContext() const App = () => ( ... ) const Component = () => { const store = useContext(StoreContext) const slice = useStore(store, selector) ... ``` ## TypeScript Usage Basic typescript usage doesn't require anything special except for writing `create()(...)` instead of `create(...)`... ```ts import { create } from 'zustand' import { devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware' interface BearState { bears: number increase: (by: number) => void } const useBearStore = create()( devtools( persist( (set) => ({ bears: 0, increase: (by) => set((state) => ({ bears: state.bears + by })), }), { name: 'bear-storage', } ) ) ) ``` A more complete TypeScript guide is [here](docs/guides/typescript.md). ## Best practices - You may wonder how to organize your code for better maintenance: [Splitting the store into separate slices](./docs/guides/slices-pattern.md). - Recommended usage for this unopinionated library: [Flux inspired practice](./docs/guides/flux-inspired-practice.md). - [Calling actions outside a React event handler in pre React 18](./docs/guides/event-handler-in-pre-react-18.md). - [Testing](./docs/guides/testing.mdx) ## Third-Party Libraries Some users may want to extends Zustand's feature set which can be done using third-party libraries made by the community. For information regarding third-party libraries with Zustand, visit [the doc](./docs/integrations/third-party-libraries.md). ## Comparison with other libraries - [Difference between zustand and valtio](https://github.com/pmndrs/zustand/wiki/Difference-between-zustand-and-valtio)

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