History

jotai-history is a utility package for advanced state history management

install

npm i jotai-history

withHistory

Signature

function withHistory<T>(targetAtom: Atom<T>, limit: number): Atom<T[]>

This function creates an atom that keeps a history of states for a given targetAtom. The limit parameter determines the maximum number of history states to keep. This is useful for tracking the changes over time.

The history atom tracks changes to the targetAtom and maintains a list of previous states up to the specified limit. When the targetAtom changes, its new state is added to the history.

Usage

import { atom, useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from 'jotai'
import { withHistory } from 'jotai-history'

const countAtom = atom(0)
const countWithPrevious = withHistory(countAtom, 2)

export function CountComponent() {
  const [count, previousCount] = useAtomValue(countWithPrevious)
  const setCount = useSetAtom(countAtom)

  return (
    <>
      <p>Count: {count}</p>
      <p>Previous Count: {previousCount}</p>
      <button onClick={() => setCount((c) => c + 1)}>Increment</button>
    </>
  )
}

withUndo

Signature

type Undoable<T> = {
  undo: Function
  redo: Function
  canUndo: boolean
  canRedo: boolean
}
function withUndo<T>(targetAtom: PrimitiveAtom<T>, limit: number): Atom<Undoable>

withHistory provides undo and redo capabilities for an atom. It keeps track of the value history of targetAtom and provides methods to move back and forth through that history.

The returned object includes:

• undo: A function to revert to the previous state.
• redo: A function to advance to the next state.
• canUndo: A boolean indicating if it's possible to undo.
• canRedo: A boolean indicating if it's possible to redo.

Usage

import { atom, useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai'
import { withUndo } from 'jotai-history'

const counterAtom = atom(0)
const undoCounterAtom = withUndo(counterAtom, 5)

export function CounterComponent() {
  const { undo, redo, canUndo, canRedo } = useAtomValue(undoCounterAtom)
  const [value, setValue] = useAtom(counterAtom)

  return (
    <>
      <p>Count: {value}</p>
      <button onClick={() => setValue((c) => c + 1)}>Increment</button>
      <button onClick={undo} disabled={!canUndo}>
        Undo
      </button>
      <button onClick={redo} disabled={!canRedo}>
        Redo
      </button>
    </>
  )
}

Example

https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/musing-orla-g6qj3q?file=%2Fsrc%2FApp.tsx%3A10%2C23

Memory Management

⚠️ Since withHistory and withUndo keeps a history of states, it's important to manage memory by setting a reasonable limit. Excessive history can lead to memory bloat, especially in applications with frequent state updates.