unstable_createContext

This API is experimental and subject to breaking changes in minor/patch releases. Please use with caution and pay very close attention to release notes for relevant changes.

Summary

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Creates a type-safe unstable_RouterContext object that can be used to store and retrieve arbitrary values in actions, loaders, and middleware. Similar to React's createContext, but specifically designed for React Router's request/response lifecycle.

If a defaultValue is provided, it will be returned from context.get() when no value has been set for the context. Otherwise, reading this context when no value has been set will throw an error.

import { unstable_createContext } from "react-router";

// Create a context for user data
export const userContext =
  unstable_createContext<User | null>(null);

import { getUserFromSession } from "~/auth.server";
import { userContext } from "~/context";

export const authMiddleware = async ({
  context,
  request,
}) => {
  const user = await getUserFromSession(request);
  context.set(userContext, user);
};

import { userContext } from "~/context";

export async function loader({
  context,
}: Route.LoaderArgs) {
  const user = context.get(userContext);

  if (!user) {
    throw new Response("Unauthorized", { status: 401 });
  }

  return { user };
}

Signature

function unstable_createContext<T>(
  defaultValue?: T,
): unstable_RouterContext<T>

Params

defaultValue

An optional default value for the context. This value will be returned if no value has been set for this context.

Returns

A unstable_RouterContext object that can be used with context.get() and context.set() in actions, loaders, and middleware.