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Redux Toolkit Generic Slice Library

A generic utility to easily create Redux slices with Redux Toolkit using TypeScript, enabling quick and reusable state management without the repetitive boilerplate code.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Getting Started
  • Usage
• API
  • createGenericSlice
• Examples
  • Creating a User Slice
  • Creating a Post Slice
• Contributing
• License

Features

• TypeScript Support: Fully typed, offering a great developer experience.
• Simplifies Boilerplate: Reduces repetitive code required to manage state using Redux Toolkit.
• Generic Solution: Flexible and reusable, allowing you to quickly generate Redux slices for multiple entities.

Installation

To use this library in your project, install it via npm:

npm install redux-toolkit-generics

If you're using Yarn:

yarn add redux-toolkit-generics

Getting Started

The library provides a generic function, createGenericSlice, that helps you create Redux slices with minimal boilerplate.

Usage

1. Import the createGenericSlice function from the library.
2. Pass in the entity name and a function for fetching data.

API

createGenericSlice<T>(name: string, fetchFunction: () => Promise<T[]>): { reducer, actions }

• name: The name of the slice (string).
• fetchFunction: An async function that returns an array of items (T[]) to populate your state.

Returns

• reducer: The reducer function to be added to your store.
• actions: An object containing the actions generated for the slice, including the async thunk.

Examples

Creating a User Slice

import { createGenericSlice } from 'redux-toolkit-generics';

// Define a function to fetch user data
const fetchUsers = async () => {
  return await fetch('/api/users').then((res) => res.json());
};

// Create a user slice
export const userSlice = createGenericSlice('user', fetchUsers);

// Export the reducer and actions
export const userReducer = userSlice.reducer;
export const userActions = userSlice.actions;

Creating a Post Slice

import { createGenericSlice } from 'redux-toolkit-generics';

// Define a function to fetch post data
const fetchPosts = async () => {
  return await fetch('/api/posts').then((res) => res.json());
};

// Create a post slice
export const postSlice = createGenericSlice('post', fetchPosts);

// Export the reducer and actions
export const postReducer = postSlice.reducer;
export const postActions = postSlice.actions;

Setup with Redux Store

After creating the slice, you need to add the reducer to your store:

import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
import { userReducer } from './userSlice';
import { postReducer } from './postSlice';

export const store = configureStore({
  reducer: {
    users: userReducer,
    posts: postReducer,
  },
});

export type RootState = ReturnType<typeof store.getState>;
export type AppDispatch = typeof store.dispatch;

Demo

git clone https://github.com/mohamedma872/redux-toolkit-generics-Demo.git

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug, have an idea for improvement, or want to help expand the functionality, please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on GitHub.

Running Locally for Development

To set up the library locally:

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/mohamedma872/redux-toolkit-generics.git

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run the build script

   npm run build

License

This library is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.