Overview

The react-tabstate-aware component enhances the user experience in React applications, particularly those built with Next.js. This innovative tab component leverages the useRouter() hook to seamlessly manage tab states by preserving the active tab in the browser’s URL. This feature is especially useful in larger applications, where maintaining UI states while navigating can greatly improve usability and performance.

In essence, the component aims to alleviate the common issue of losing the active tab when refreshing the page or switching routes. By using the browser’s URL as a global state store, it ensures that users can share links to their current tab state, enabling smoother navigation and a more cohesive experience across different devices.

Features

• State Preservation: Retains the active tab state in the URL, so switching routes or refreshing the page does not lose the selected tab.
• Seamless Navigation: Users can easily share links that maintain the state of the active tab, providing a consistent experience across devices.
• Flexible Data Structure: Requires an array of tab items, where each item can have customizable properties, allowing for tailored implementations.
• Theme Customization: The component exposes a theme prop to customize the appearance of tab headers based on design tokens.
• Next.js Integration: Built to work flawlessly with Next.js through next/router, ensuring easy setup and integration in Next.js projects.
• Planned Support for UI Libraries: Future updates aim to provide support for UI libraries like Chakra UI, expanding usability for a wider audience.