LocalStorage Map

Convenient implementation of Map interface upon browser's localStorage.

• 🚀 Efficient
• 📦 Minimalistic
• 💪 Written in Typescript
• 🧪 Fully unit-tested

Usage

Implements all methods from the Map<string, SerializableValue> type:

import {LocalStorageMap} from 'local-storage-map'

const hoursOnHobbies = new LocalStorageMap<number>('hobbies')
hoursOnHobbies.set('running', 10)
hoursOnHobbies.set('swimming', 42)
hoursOnHobbies.set('cycling', 6)

hoursOnHobbies.has('swimming')     // true
hoursOnHobbies.get('running')      // 10
hoursOnHobbies.size                // 3

hoursOnHobbies.delete('swimming')
hoursOnHobbies.keys()              // IterableIterator{ 'running', 'cycling' }
hoursOnHobbies.values()            // IterableIterator{ 10, 6 }
hoursOnHobbies.clear()

And it's also iterable:

for (const [key, value] of hoursOnHobbies) {
    console.log(key, value)
}

As it fully conforms to Map type, you can use it instead as super-type, so without the need for interface changes.

Using different Storage

You can also use different type of storage, if default localStorage is not suitable for your use-case.

For example we can use sessionStorage:

import {LocalStorageMap} from 'local-storage-map'

const clicksPerSession = new LocalStorageMap<boolean>('clicked', sessionStorage)
clicksPerSession.set('article', false)
clicksPerSession.set('sidebar', false)

// ... 

Warning: never store any sensitive information inside localStorage/sessionStorage.

Modifying stored values

Objects and arrays stored in LocalStorageMap must be set again after modifying. Returned value is readonly for the purpose of informing the programmer, that the value cannot be modified directly. The preferred approach for setting object/array values is to get the value and spread it into new object/array which is then set:

import {LocalStorageMap} from 'local-storage-map'

const companySharesByCategory = new LocalStorageMap<Record<string, number>>('shares')
companySharesByCategory.set('technology', {
  amd: 1000,
  microsoft: 300,
  nvidia: 420
})

// Later in code...
const companyShares = companySharesByCategory.get('technology')
companySharesByCategory.set({ ...companyShares, microsoft: 350 })

Dynamic value object

For convenience there is also a DynamicStorageValue object you can get from storage and later use without passing the key:

import {LocalStorageMap} from 'local-storage-map'

const storage = new LocalStorageMap<number>('general')
storage.set('clicks', 100)

// Later in code...
const clicks = storage.dynamic('clicks')
clicks.get()    // 100
clicks.set(200) // automatically saves to storage