useLocalStorage Hook
A minimal custom React Hook for persisting state to localStorage with TypeScript support (without expiry)
Code
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
function useLocalStorage<T>(key: string, initialValue: T): [T, (value: T | ((val: T) => T)) => void] {
const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState<T>(() => {
__TOKEN_12__ (typeof window === 'undefined') return initialValue;
try {
const item = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
return item ? JSON.parse(item) : initialValue;
} __TOKEN_18__ (error) {
console.warn(`Error reading localStorage key "${key}":`, error);
return initialValue;
}
});
const setValue = (value: T | ((val: T) => T)) => {
try {
const valueToStore = value instanceof Function ? value(storedValue) : value;
setStoredValue(valueToStore);
__TOKEN_24__ (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(valueToStore));
}
} __TOKEN_26__ (error) {
console.warn(`Error setting localStorage key "${key}":`, error);
}
};
return [storedValue, setValue];
}
// Usage example
// const [theme, setTheme] = useLocalStorage('app-theme', 'light');
// const [userSettings, setUserSettings] = useLocalStorage('user-settings', { notifications: true });