ahooks_skill

Overview

This skill is a comprehensive specialist for the ahooks React hooks library, covering all 76+ hooks across state, effects, data fetching, performance, DOM, storage, browser APIs, timers, and advanced utilities. It helps you pick the right hook, implement patterns, and optimize React apps using ahooks with TypeScript-friendly examples. Use it to speed development, improve performance, and learn best practices for each hook category.

How this skill works

I inspect the use case and recommend the most appropriate ahooks hook or combination of hooks, provide concise usage examples, and explain options, return values, and TypeScript types. The skill highlights common pitfalls, migration strategies from React built-ins, and integration patterns (e.g., combining useRequest with UI libraries or useSetState for complex local state). I also propose performance tweaks like debouncing, throttling, and memoization where relevant.

When to use it

• You need robust data fetching with retries, caching, pagination, or polling (useRequest).
• You want simpler complex state updates without reducers (useSetState, useBoolean, useToggle).
• You need to optimize frequent updates with debouncing or throttling (useDebounce, useThrottle).
• You require DOM utilities like event listeners, element size, or scroll handling (useEventListener, useSize).
• You’re migrating from plain hooks and want safer lifecycle patterns or declarative utilities (useMount, useUpdateEffect).
• You want advanced patterns: WebSocket handling, reactive data, or URL-state syncing.

Best practices

• Prefer focused hooks: useSetState for grouped state, avoid overuse of global state for local concerns.
• Use useRequest with proper retry and cache settings for resilient API calls; cancel on unmount when needed.
• Debounce or throttle high-frequency events to reduce renders and expensive calculations.
• Leverage TypeScript generics provided by ahooks for strict typing of data and params.
• Combine lifecycle hooks (useMount/useUnmount) with cleanup to prevent memory leaks.
• Test hooks independently using hook testing utilities and mock network responses for useRequest.

Example use cases

• Implement a paginated list with useRequest, automatic caching, and optimistic updates.
• Replace multiple useState calls with useSetState for a complex form component.
• Throttle window resize handlers with useThrottle and useSize to update layout efficiently.
• Debounce search input with useDebounce before firing an API call via useRequest.
• Sync filter state with the URL using storage or URL-state hooks for shareable views.