Prompt user before leaving route or reload
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import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'; | |
import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'; | |
export const usePrompt = (when: boolean, message: string = 'Are you sure you want to quit without saving your changes?') => { | |
const history = useHistory(); | |
const self = useRef(null); | |
const onWindowOrTabClose = event => { | |
if (!when) { | |
return; | |
} | |
if (typeof event == 'undefined') { | |
event = window.event; | |
} | |
if (event) { | |
event.returnValue = message; | |
} | |
return message; | |
}; | |
useEffect(() => { | |
if (when) { | |
self.current = history.block(message); | |
} else { | |
self.current = null; | |
} | |
window.addEventListener('beforeunload', onWindowOrTabClose); | |
return () => { | |
if (self.current) { | |
self.current(); | |
self.current = null; | |
} | |
window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', onWindowOrTabClose); | |
} | |
}, [message, when]); | |
}; |
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