react-patterns
React 18/19 patterns including hooks discipline, server/client component boundaries, Suspense + error boundaries, form actions, data fetching, state management decision trees, and accessibility-first composition. Use when writing or reviewing React components.
- Kind
- Skill
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex
- Languages
- TypeScript / JavaScript
- Source
- affaan-m/ECC @ d3b8a3e90890
- Path
- skills/react-patterns/SKILL.md
- License
- MIT
- Jobs
- Debugging, Review, UI/UX work
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# React Patterns
Idiomatic React 18/19 patterns for building robust, accessible, performant component trees.
## When to Activate
- Writing or modifying React function components, custom hooks, or component trees
- Reviewing JSX/TSX files
- Designing state shape or component composition
- Migrating class components or older `forwardRef`/`useEffect`-heavy code
- Choosing between local state, lifted state, context, and external stores
- Working with Server Components / Client Components (Next.js App Router, RSC)
- Implementing forms with React 19 actions or controlled inputs
- Wiring data fetching with TanStack Query / SWR / RSC
## Core Principles
### 1. Render is a Pure Function of Props and State
```tsx
// Good: derive during render
function Cart({ items }: { items: CartItem[] }) {
const total = items.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.price * i.qty, 0);
return <span>{formatMoney(total)}</span>;
}
// Bad: derived state stored separately
function Cart({ items }: { items: CartItem[] }) {
const [total, setTotal] = useState(0);
useEffect(() => {
setTotal(items.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.price * i.qty, 0));
}, [items]);
return <span>{formatMoney(total)}</span>;
}
```
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