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  | import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react"; | |
| interface UseBroadcastChannelOptions { | |
| name: string; | |
| onMessage?: (event: MessageEvent) => void; | |
| onMessageError?: (event: MessageEvent) => void; | |
| } | |
| interface UseBroadcastChannelReturn<D, P> { | |
| isSupported: boolean; | |
| channel: BroadcastChannel | undefined; | |
| data: D | undefined; | |
| post: (data: P) => void; | |
| close: () => void; | |
| messageError: Event | undefined; | |
| isClosed: boolean; | |
| } | |
| function useBroadcastChannel<D, P>( | |
| options: UseBroadcastChannelOptions | |
| ): UseBroadcastChannelReturn<D, P> { | |
| const [isSupported, setIsSupported] = useState<boolean>(false); | |
| const channelRef = useRef<BroadcastChannel | undefined>(undefined); | |
| const [data, setData] = useState<D | undefined>(); | |
| const [messageError, setMessageError] = useState<Event | undefined>( | |
| undefined | |
| ); | |
| const [isClosed, setIsClosed] = useState<boolean>(false); | |
| useEffect(() => { | |
| setIsSupported( | |
| typeof window !== "undefined" && "BroadcastChannel" in window | |
| ); | |
| }, []); | |
| const handleMessage = useCallback( | |
| (event: MessageEvent) => { | |
| setData(event.data as D); | |
| options.onMessage?.(event); | |
| }, | |
| [options.onMessage] | |
| ); | |
| const handleMessageError = useCallback( | |
| (event: MessageEvent) => { | |
| setMessageError(event); | |
| options.onMessageError?.(event); | |
| }, | |
| [options.onMessageError] | |
| ); | |
| useEffect(() => { | |
| if (isSupported) { | |
| const newChannel = new BroadcastChannel(options.name); | |
| channelRef.current = newChannel; | |
| newChannel.addEventListener("message", handleMessage); | |
| newChannel.addEventListener("messageerror", handleMessageError); | |
| return () => { | |
| newChannel.removeEventListener("message", handleMessage); | |
| newChannel.removeEventListener("messageerror", handleMessageError); | |
| if (!isClosed) { | |
| newChannel.close(); | |
| } | |
| channelRef.current = undefined; | |
| }; | |
| } | |
| }, [isSupported, options.name, handleMessage, handleMessageError]); | |
| const post = useCallback( | |
| (messageData: P) => { | |
| if (channelRef.current && !isClosed) { | |
| channelRef.current.postMessage(messageData); | |
| } | |
| }, | |
| [isClosed] | |
| ); | |
| const close = useCallback(() => { | |
| if (channelRef.current && !isClosed) { | |
| channelRef.current.close(); | |
| setIsClosed(true); | |
| } | |
| }, [isClosed]); | |
| return { | |
| isSupported, | |
| channel: channelRef.current, | |
| data, | |
| post, | |
| close, | |
| messageError, | |
| isClosed, | |
| }; | |
| } | |
| export default useBroadcastChannel; | 
  
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