use-unsaved-changes

use-unsaved-changes Hook

Description

use-unsaved-changes is a custom React hook for managing unsaved changes in your App Router. It provides functionality to prompt users before leaving a page or navigating away when there are unsaved changes.

Installation

You can install use-unsaved-changes using npm or bun:

npm install use-unsaved-changes

or

bun install use-unsaved-changes

Description

Example

import { useState } from 'react';
import { useUnsavedChanges } from 'use-unsaved-changes';

function MyComponent() {
  const { setIsDirty } = useUnsavedChanges();
  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
    name: '',
    email: '',
  });

  const handleChange = (e) => {
    const { name, value } = e.target;
    setFormData({ ...formData, [name]: value });
    setIsDirty(true); // Indicate unsaved changes
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <input
        type="text"
        name="name"
        value={formData.name}
        onChange={handleChange}
        placeholder="Enter your name"
      />
      <input
        type="email"
        name="email"
        value={formData.email}
        onChange={handleChange}
        placeholder="Enter your email"
      />
      <button onClick={() => setIsDirty(false)}>Save Changes</button>
    </div>
  );
}

export default MyComponent;

API

useUnsavedChanges()

Returns an object with methods to manage unsaved changes state.

Methods

• setIsDirty: Function to set the state indicating unsaved changes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.