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Point useSubscription to useSyncExternalStore shim #24289

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28 changes: 2 additions & 26 deletions packages/use-subscription/README.md
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# use-subscription

React hook that safely manages subscriptions in concurrent mode.
React Hook for subscribing to external data sources.

This utility can be used for subscriptions to a single value that are typically only read in one place and may update frequently (e.g. a component that subscribes to a geolocation API to show a dot on a map).

## When should you NOT use this?

Most other cases have **better long-term solutions**:
* Redux/Flux stores should use the [context API](https://reactjs.org/docs/context.html) instead.
* I/O subscriptions (e.g. notifications) that update infrequently should use a mechanism like [`react-cache`](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/main/packages/react-cache/README.md) instead.
* Complex libraries like Relay/Apollo should manage subscriptions manually with the same techniques which this library uses under the hood (as referenced [here](https://gist.github.com/bvaughn/d569177d70b50b58bff69c3c4a5353f3)) in a way that is most optimized for their library usage.

## Limitations in concurrent mode

`use-subscription` is safe to use in concurrent mode. However, [it achieves correctness by sometimes de-opting to synchronous mode](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/13186#issuecomment-403959161), obviating the benefits of concurrent rendering. This is an inherent limitation of storing state outside of React's managed state queue and rendering in response to a change event.

The effect of de-opting to sync mode is that the main thread may periodically be blocked (in the case of CPU-bound work), and placeholders may appear earlier than desired (in the case of IO-bound work).

For **full compatibility** with concurrent rendering, including both **time-slicing** and **React Suspense**, the suggested longer-term solution is to move to one of the patterns described in the previous section.

## What types of subscriptions can this support?

This abstraction can handle a variety of subscription types, including:
* Event dispatchers like `HTMLInputElement`.
* Custom pub/sub components like Relay's `FragmentSpecResolver`.
* Observable types like RxJS `BehaviorSubject` and `ReplaySubject`. (Types like RxJS `Subject` or `Observable` are not supported, because they provide no way to read the "current" value after it has been emitted.)

Note that JavaScript promises are also **not supported** because they provide no way to synchronously read the "current" value.
**You may now migrate to [`use-sync-external-store`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/use-sync-external-store) directly instead, which has the same API as [`React.useSyncExternalStore`](https://reactjs.org/docs/hooks-reference.html#usesyncexternalstore). The `use-subscription` package is now a thin wrapper over `use-sync-external-store` and will not be updated further.**

# Installation

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion packages/use-subscription/package.json
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],
"license": "MIT",
"peerDependencies": {
"react": "^18.0.0"
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"react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"rxjs": "^5.5.6"
},
"dependencies": {
"use-sync-external-store": "^1.0.0"
}
}
21 changes: 8 additions & 13 deletions packages/use-subscription/src/__tests__/useSubscription-test.js
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renderer.update(<Parent observed={observableA} />);

// Flush everything and ensure that the correct subscribable is used
// We expect the new subscribable to finish rendering,
// But then the updated values from the old subscribable should be used.
expect(Scheduler).toFlushAndYield([
'Grandchild: b-0',
'Child: a-2',
'Grandchild: a-2',
'Child: a-2',
'Grandchild: a-2',
]);
expect(log).toEqual([
'Parent.componentDidUpdate:b-0',
'Parent.componentDidUpdate:a-2',
]);
expect(log).toEqual(['Parent.componentDidUpdate:a-2']);
});

// Updates from the new subscribable should be ignored.
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} else {
mutate('C');
}
expect(Scheduler).toFlushAndYieldThrough(['render:first:C']);
expect(Scheduler).toFlushAndYieldThrough([
'render:first:C',
'render:second:C',
]);
if (gate(flags => flags.enableSyncDefaultUpdates)) {
React.startTransition(() => {
mutate('D');
});
} else {
mutate('D');
}
expect(Scheduler).toFlushAndYield([
'render:second:C',
'render:first:D',
'render:second:D',
]);
expect(Scheduler).toFlushAndYield(['render:first:D', 'render:second:D']);

// No more pending updates
jest.runAllTimers();
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99 changes: 2 additions & 97 deletions packages/use-subscription/src/useSubscription.js
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* @flow
*/

import {useDebugValue, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
import {useSyncExternalStore} from 'use-sync-external-store/shim';

// Hook used for safely managing subscriptions in concurrent mode.
//
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getCurrentValue: () => Value,
subscribe: (callback: Function) => () => void,
|}): Value {
// Read the current value from our subscription.
// When this value changes, we'll schedule an update with React.
// It's important to also store the hook params so that we can check for staleness.
// (See the comment in checkForUpdates() below for more info.)
const [state, setState] = useState(() => ({
getCurrentValue,
subscribe,
value: getCurrentValue(),
}));

let valueToReturn = state.value;

// If parameters have changed since our last render, schedule an update with its current value.
if (
state.getCurrentValue !== getCurrentValue ||
state.subscribe !== subscribe
) {
// If the subscription has been updated, we'll schedule another update with React.
// React will process this update immediately, so the old subscription value won't be committed.
// It is still nice to avoid returning a mismatched value though, so let's override the return value.
valueToReturn = getCurrentValue();

setState({
getCurrentValue,
subscribe,
value: valueToReturn,
});
}

// Display the current value for this hook in React DevTools.
useDebugValue(valueToReturn);

// It is important not to subscribe while rendering because this can lead to memory leaks.
// (Learn more at reactjs.org/docs/strict-mode.html#detecting-unexpected-side-effects)
// Instead, we wait until the commit phase to attach our handler.
//
// We intentionally use a passive effect (useEffect) rather than a synchronous one (useLayoutEffect)
// so that we don't stretch the commit phase.
// This also has an added benefit when multiple components are subscribed to the same source:
// It allows each of the event handlers to safely schedule work without potentially removing an another handler.
// (Learn more at https://codesandbox.io/s/k0yvr5970o)
useEffect(() => {
let didUnsubscribe = false;

const checkForUpdates = () => {
// It's possible that this callback will be invoked even after being unsubscribed,
// if it's removed as a result of a subscription event/update.
// In this case, React will log a DEV warning about an update from an unmounted component.
// We can avoid triggering that warning with this check.
if (didUnsubscribe) {
return;
}

// We use a state updater function to avoid scheduling work for a stale source.
// However it's important to eagerly read the currently value,
// so that all scheduled work shares the same value (in the event of multiple subscriptions).
// This avoids visual "tearing" when a mutation happens during a (concurrent) render.
const value = getCurrentValue();

setState(prevState => {
// Ignore values from stale sources!
// Since we subscribe an unsubscribe in a passive effect,
// it's possible that this callback will be invoked for a stale (previous) subscription.
// This check avoids scheduling an update for that stale subscription.
if (
prevState.getCurrentValue !== getCurrentValue ||
prevState.subscribe !== subscribe
) {
return prevState;
}

// Some subscriptions will auto-invoke the handler, even if the value hasn't changed.
// If the value hasn't changed, no update is needed.
// Return state as-is so React can bail out and avoid an unnecessary render.
if (prevState.value === value) {
return prevState;
}

return {...prevState, value};
});
};
const unsubscribe = subscribe(checkForUpdates);

// Because we're subscribing in a passive effect,
// it's possible that an update has occurred between render and our effect handler.
// Check for this and schedule an update if work has occurred.
checkForUpdates();

return () => {
didUnsubscribe = true;
unsubscribe();
};
}, [getCurrentValue, subscribe]);

// Return the current value for our caller to use while rendering.
return valueToReturn;
return useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getCurrentValue);
}
2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion packages/use-sync-external-store/package.json
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],
"license": "MIT",
"peerDependencies": {
"react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0-rc"
"react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
}
}