use-match-media

Stateful hook that uses the matchMedia API.

Introduction

This hook optimizes the use of the match media API by only creating a new listener when a unique query is made, avoiding the creation of unnecessary listeners and increasing efficiency.

This library is also SSR safe, and a default value can be provided for the initial render.

Installation

Install this package with npm.

npm i @buildinams/use-match-media

Usage

To use the library simply import the hook and pass any custom media query.

import useMatchMedia from "@buildinams/use-match-media";

const MyComponent = () => {
  const isTouch = useMatchMedia("(pointer: coarse)");
  ...
};

You can even use multiple queries in a single call. Though we recommend using separate hooks for each query to maximize performance.

import useMatchMedia from "@buildinams/use-match-media";

const MyComponent = () => {
  const isTouchAndPortrait = useMatchMedia("(pointer: coarse) and (orientation: portrait)");
   ...
};

Using 'defaultValue'

If you want to provide a default value for the initial render (and in server), you can pass it as defaultValue within the optional config object. This accepts boolean, undefined, or null. For example:

import useMatchMedia from "@buildinams/use-match-media";

const MyComponent = () => {
  const isSmall = useMatchMedia("(max-width: 768px)", { defaultValue: true });
  ...
};

Couple things to note:

• The default value will only be used on the initial render and SSR. By the second render, the hook will use the actual value matched.
• If theres already a match for the query, the hook will use the actual value matched instead of the default value.
• If left blank, the default value will be false.

Conditionally Listening to Events

You can conditionally listen to events by passing a isEnabled prop in the config object. This accepts a boolean value, and will only listen to events if the value is true (default). For example:

import useMatchMedia from "@buildinams/use-match-media";

const MyComponent = () => {
  const [isEnabled, setIsEnabled] = useState(false);

  const isSmall = useMatchMedia("(max-width: 768px)", { isEnabled });
  ...
};

Using Layout Effect

By default, the hook will use useEffect to listen to events. However, you can use useLayoutEffect instead by passing layoutEffect in the config object. For example:

import useMatchMedia from "@buildinams/use-match-media";

const MyComponent = () => {
  const isSmall = useMatchMedia("(max-width: 768px)", { layoutEffect: true });
  ...
};

This is SSR safe, and will only use useLayoutEffect on the client.

Requirements

This library requires a minimum React version of 17.0.0.

Requests and Contributing

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