useReadyRouter

A lightweight Next.js hook for safely accessing dynamic route parameters.

It guards against undefined values during initial render or during a "hard-reload", making it ideal for use with data fetching libraries like SWR in Next.js applications.

Installation

Install the package from npm with your favorite package manager:

npm install use-ready-router
# or
yarn add use-ready-router
# or
pnpm add use-ready-router

Usage

The useReadyRouter hook takes a string parameter representing the name of the dynamic route parameter you want to access. This should match the name you've used in your Next.js dynamic route.

Basic Usage

import { useReadyRouter } from "use-ready-router/dist";

export default function CustomerPage() {
  const { value: customerId, isReady } = useReadyRouter("id");
  // Use customerId in your data fetching hook or component
}

With SWR

Ideally, you'll want to pass the value from your dynamic path to a query or custom data-hook, like the one below:

import { useReadyRouter } from "use-ready-router";
import { useCustomerPayments } from "@hooks/swr";

export default function CustomerPaymentsPage() {
  const { value: customerId } = useReadyRouter("id");
  const { data, isLoading } = useCustomerPayments(customerId);

  return (
    <AppLayout>
      <CustomerPayments transactions={data} loading={isLoading} />
    </AppLayout>
  );
}

Handling Loading State

You can use the isReady value to display a loading component if the router doesn't become ready on time:

import { CenterSpinner } from "@components/ui";
import { useReadyRouter } from "use-ready-router";

export default function CustomerPaymentsPage() {
  const { value: customerId, isReady } = useReadyRouter("id");

  if (!isReady) return <CenterSpinner containerHeight="100vh" />;

  return <AppLayout>{/* Your component logic here */}</AppLayout>;
}

Using a Custom Parser

The useReadyRouter hook accepts an optional second parameter: a custom parser function. This function allows you to transform the raw query parameter value into the desired type or format.

Basic Parser Example

import { useReadyRouter } from "use-ready-router";

export default function CustomerPage() {
  const { value: customerId } = useReadyRouter("id", (value) => Number(value));
  // customerId will be a number, or NaN if the conversion failed
}

Advanced Parser Example

You can use more complex parsing logic if needed:

import { useReadyRouter } from "use-ready-router";

const parseDateRange = (value: string | string[] | undefined) => {
  if (typeof value === "string") {
    const [start, end] = value.split(",");
    return {
      startDate: new Date(start),
      endDate: new Date(end),
    };
  }
  return { startDate: new Date(), endDate: new Date() }; // Default values
};

export default function ReportPage() {
  const { value: dateRange } = useReadyRouter("range", parseDateRange);
  // dateRange will be an object with startDate and endDate properties
}

Remember, the parser function should handle all possible input types (string | string[] | undefined) that can come from router.query.

TypeScript Support

useReadyRouter is written in TypeScript and provides full type safety. The return type of the hook will match the return type of your parser function, or default to string | string[] | undefined if no parser is provided.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.