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import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import { rateLimit } from '@tanstack/react-pacer/rate-limiter'
function App1() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
// Use your state management library of choice
const [instantCount, setInstantCount] = useState(0)
const [rateLimitedCount, setRateLimitedCount] = useState(0)
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetCount = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedCount, {
limit: 5,
window: 5000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType], // must be memoized to avoid re-creating the rate limiter on every render (consider using useRateLimiter instead in react)
)
function increment() {
// this pattern helps avoid common bugs with stale closures and state
setInstantCount((c) => {
const newInstantCount = c + 1 // common new value for both
rateLimitedSetCount(newInstantCount) // rate-limited state update
return newInstantCount // instant state update
})
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 1</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Instant Count:</td>
<td>{instantCount}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rate Limited Count:</td>
<td>{rateLimitedCount}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<button onClick={increment}>Increment</button>
</div>
</div>
)
}
function App2() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
const [text, setText] = useState('')
const [rateLimitedText, setRateLimitedText] = useState('')
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetText = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedText, {
limit: 5,
window: 5000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType],
)
function handleTextChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
const newValue = e.target.value
setText(newValue)
rateLimitedSetText(newValue)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 2</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType2"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType2"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<div>
<input
autoFocus
type="search"
value={text}
onChange={handleTextChange}
placeholder="Type text (rate limited to 3 updates per 5 seconds)..."
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Instant Text:</td>
<td>{text}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rate Limited Text:</td>
<td>{rateLimitedText}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
)
}
function App3() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
const [currentValue, setCurrentValue] = useState(50)
const [rateLimitedValue, setRateLimitedValue] = useState(50)
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetValue = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedValue, {
limit: 30,
window: 2000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType],
)
function handleRangeChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
const newValue = parseInt(e.target.value, 10)
setCurrentValue(newValue)
rateLimitedSetValue(newValue)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 3</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType3"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType3"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>
<label>
Current Range:
<input
type="range"
min="0"
max="100"
value={currentValue}
onChange={handleRangeChange}
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
<span>{currentValue}</span>
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>
<label>
Rate Limited Range (Readonly):
<input
type="range"
min="0"
max="100"
value={rateLimitedValue}
readOnly
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
<span>{rateLimitedValue}</span>
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ color: '#666', fontSize: '0.9em' }}>
<p>Rate limited to 30 updates per 2000ms window</p>
</div>
</div>
)
}
const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!)
root.render(
<div>
<App1 />
<hr />
<App2 />
<hr />
<App3 />
</div>,
)
import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import { rateLimit } from '@tanstack/react-pacer/rate-limiter'
function App1() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
// Use your state management library of choice
const [instantCount, setInstantCount] = useState(0)
const [rateLimitedCount, setRateLimitedCount] = useState(0)
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetCount = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedCount, {
limit: 5,
window: 5000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType], // must be memoized to avoid re-creating the rate limiter on every render (consider using useRateLimiter instead in react)
)
function increment() {
// this pattern helps avoid common bugs with stale closures and state
setInstantCount((c) => {
const newInstantCount = c + 1 // common new value for both
rateLimitedSetCount(newInstantCount) // rate-limited state update
return newInstantCount // instant state update
})
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 1</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Instant Count:</td>
<td>{instantCount}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rate Limited Count:</td>
<td>{rateLimitedCount}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
<button onClick={increment}>Increment</button>
</div>
</div>
)
}
function App2() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
const [text, setText] = useState('')
const [rateLimitedText, setRateLimitedText] = useState('')
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetText = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedText, {
limit: 5,
window: 5000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType],
)
function handleTextChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
const newValue = e.target.value
setText(newValue)
rateLimitedSetText(newValue)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 2</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType2"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType2"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<div>
<input
autoFocus
type="search"
value={text}
onChange={handleTextChange}
placeholder="Type text (rate limited to 3 updates per 5 seconds)..."
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
</div>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Instant Text:</td>
<td>{text}</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rate Limited Text:</td>
<td>{rateLimitedText}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
)
}
function App3() {
const [windowType, setWindowType] = useState<'fixed' | 'sliding'>('fixed')
const [currentValue, setCurrentValue] = useState(50)
const [rateLimitedValue, setRateLimitedValue] = useState(50)
// Create rate-limited setter function - Stable reference required!
const rateLimitedSetValue = useCallback(
rateLimit(setRateLimitedValue, {
limit: 30,
window: 2000,
windowType: windowType,
onReject: (rateLimiter) =>
console.log(
'Rejected by rate limiter',
rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow(),
),
}),
[windowType],
)
function handleRangeChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
const newValue = parseInt(e.target.value, 10)
setCurrentValue(newValue)
rateLimitedSetValue(newValue)
}
return (
<div>
<h1>TanStack Pacer rateLimit Example 3</h1>
<div style={{ display: 'grid', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType3"
value="fixed"
checked={windowType === 'fixed'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('fixed')}
/>
Fixed Window
</label>
<label>
<input
type="radio"
name="windowType3"
value="sliding"
checked={windowType === 'sliding'}
onChange={() => setWindowType('sliding')}
/>
Sliding Window
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>
<label>
Current Range:
<input
type="range"
min="0"
max="100"
value={currentValue}
onChange={handleRangeChange}
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
<span>{currentValue}</span>
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>
<label>
Rate Limited Range (Readonly):
<input
type="range"
min="0"
max="100"
value={rateLimitedValue}
readOnly
style={{ width: '100%' }}
/>
<span>{rateLimitedValue}</span>
</label>
</div>
<div style={{ color: '#666', fontSize: '0.9em' }}>
<p>Rate limited to 30 updates per 2000ms window</p>
</div>
</div>
)
}
const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!)
root.render(
<div>
<App1 />
<hr />
<App2 />
<hr />
<App3 />
</div>,
)
