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import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
// stolen from:
// https://usehooks.com/useWhyDidYouUpdate/
export default function useRenderDebugger(name, props) {
// Get a mutable ref object where we can store props ...
// ... for comparison next time this hook runs.
const previousProps = useRef();
useEffect(() => {
if (previousProps.current) {
// Get all keys from previous and current props
const allKeys = Object.keys({ ...previousProps.current, ...props });
// Use this object to keep track of changed props
const changesObj = {};
// Iterate through keys
allKeys.forEach(key => {
// If previous is different from current
if (previousProps.current[key] !== props[key]) {
// Add to changesObj
changesObj[key] = {
from: previousProps.current[key],
to: props[key],
};
}
});
// If changesObj not empty then output to console
if (Object.keys(changesObj).length) {
console.log('[why-did-you-update]', name, changesObj);
}
}
// Finally update previousProps with current props for next hook call
previousProps.current = props;
});
}
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