useAsyncChunk

useAsyncChunk is a React hook that manages asynchronous state using Stunk’s AsyncChunk. It provides built-in reactivity, handling loading, error, and data states while keeping the UI in sync with async operations.

Basic Usage

import { asyncChunk } from "stunk";
import { useAsyncChunk } from "stunk/react";

const fetchUser = asyncChunk(async () => {
  const res = await fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1");
  return res.json();
});

const UserProfile = () => {
  const { data, loading, error, reload } = useAsyncChunk(fetchUser);

  if (loading) return <p>Loading...</p>;
  if (error) return <p>Error: {error.message}</p>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>{data.name}</h2>
      <p>{data.email}</p>
      <button onClick={reload}>Reload</button>
    </div>
  );
};

How It Works

useAsyncChunk(asyncChunk) subscribes to an asynchronous state.

• It provides a reactive object containing:
  • data – The resolved value (or null initially).
  • loading – true while the request is in progress.
  • error – An error object if the request fails.
• Automatically re-runs when the asyncChunk updates.

Controlling Async State

Manually Reloading Data

<button onClick={reload}>Reload</button>

Re-fetches the data using the original async function.

Mutating Data Locally

const { mutate } = useAsyncChunk(fetchUser);

<button onClick={() => mutate((prev) => ({ ...prev, name: "Folashade" }))}>
  Change Name
</button>;

Modifies data without triggering a new request.

Resetting to Initial State

const { reset } = useAsyncChunk(fetchUser);

<button onClick={reset}>Reset</button>;

Clears data, error, and loading, resetting the state.

Why Use useAsyncChunk?

✅ Automatic Reactivity – UI updates when async state changes.
✅ Handles Loading & Errors – Simplifies async logic.
✅ Built-in State Controls – Reload, mutate, and reset data easily.
✅ Efficient & Performant – No unnecessary re-renders.

🚀 Conclusion

useAsyncChunk makes handling asynchronous state in React applications seamless. It provides a simple yet powerful API to track async operations with minimal boilerplate.