import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'; type Value = T | null; export function useReadLocalStorage(key: string): Value { // Get from local storage then // parse stored json or return initialValue const readValue = (): Value => { // Prevent build error "window is undefined" but keep keep working if (typeof window === 'undefined') { return null; } try { const item = window.sessionStorage.getItem(key); return item ? (JSON.parse(item) as T) : null; } catch (error) { console.warn(`Error reading sessionStorage key “${key}”:`, error); return null; } }; // State to store our value // Pass initial state function to useState so logic is only executed once const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState>(readValue); // Listen if sessionStorage changes useEffect(() => { setStoredValue(readValue()); // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps }, []); useEffect(() => { const handleStorageChange = () => { setStoredValue(readValue()); }; // this only works for other documents, not the current one window.addEventListener('storage', handleStorageChange); // this is a custom event, triggered in writeValueToLocalStorage // See: useLocalStorage() window.addEventListener('local-storage', handleStorageChange); return () => { window.removeEventListener('storage', handleStorageChange); window.removeEventListener('local-storage', handleStorageChange); }; // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps }, []); return storedValue; } export default useReadLocalStorage;