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localStorage is working wrong in my application

I have a problem with the localStorage in my application. When I add items to a list of "favorites" they are stored without any problem in the localStorage, they can even be deleted by clicking them again.
But when I refresh the page, my application doesn't read that these items are in the favorites list and therefore doesn't mark them. Also, when I add a new item to the favorites list it causes it to delete everything from localStorage and start over.
Here's a gif of the localStorage view
Here's the code:
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import SearchBar from '../../SearchBar/SearchBar.js';
import FiltersBox from '../FiltersBox/FiltersBox.js';
import { getItems } from '../../../Database/Database.js';
import './ItemsContainer.css';
function ItemsContainer() {
const [items, setItems] = useState([]);
const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
const [favoriteItems, setFavoriteItems] = useState([]);
let localItems = localStorage.getItem('Favorite Items');
const [sortPrice, setSortPrice] = useState('');
const [filterCategory, setFilterCategory] = useState('');
const addItemToFavorites = item => {
let existentItem = favoriteItems.find(favItem => favItem.id === item.id);
if (existentItem) {
let filterTheExistentItem = favoriteItems.filter(
favItem => item.title !== favItem.title
);
setFavoriteItems(filterTheExistentItem);
let stringItems = JSON.stringify(filterTheExistentItem);
localStorage.setItem('Favorite Items', stringItems);
} else {
setFavoriteItems([...favoriteItems, item]);
let stringItems = JSON.stringify([...favoriteItems, item]);
localStorage.setItem('Favorite Items', stringItems);
}
};
const filteredItemsList = () => {
let newItemList = [];
newItemList = items.filter(item => {
if (filterCategory !== '' && filterCategory !== 'none') {
return item.category === filterCategory;
} else {
return item;
}
});
if (sortPrice === 'ascending') {
return newItemList.sort((a, b) => (a.price > b.price ? 1 : -1));
} else if (sortPrice === 'descending') {
return newItemList.sort((a, b) => (b.price > a.price ? 1 : -1));
} else {
return newItemList;
}
};
function onSortSelected(sortValue) {
setSortPrice(sortValue);
}
function onCategorySelected(categoryValue) {
setFilterCategory(categoryValue);
}
useEffect(() => {
getItems().then(res => setItems(res));
}, []);
useEffect(() => {
let xd = JSON.parse(localItems);
console.log(xd);
}, [localItems]);
return (
<div>
<SearchBar setSearch={setSearch} />
<FiltersBox
items={items}
setItems={setItems}
onSortSelected={onSortSelected}
onCategorySelected={onCategorySelected}
/>
<div>
{filteredItemsList()
.filter(item =>
search.toLowerCase() === ''
? item
: item.title.toLowerCase().includes(search)
)
.map(item => (
<div key={item.id}>
<div>{item.title}</div>
<button
className={favoriteItems.includes(item) ? 'si' : 'no'}
onClick={() => addItemToFavorites(item)}>
Add to favorites
</button>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
);
}
export default ItemsContainer;
And here I leave a GIF with a continuous console.log of the localStorage:
I tried everyrhing, and I don't know what is happening.

You're retrieving your items in localItems and... you do nothing with this variable. You should initialize your state favoritesItems with your local storage
const getItemsFromLocalStorage = () => {
const items = localStorage.getItem('Favorite Items');
return items ? JSON.parse(items) : [];
}
const [favoriteItems, setFavoriteItems] = useState(getItemsFromLocalStorage())

This is where the culprit is:
const [favoriteItems, setFavoriteItems] = useState([]);
let localItems = localStorage.getItem('Favorite Items');
You load localStorage into localItems, but you expect it to be in favoriteItems, where you have never assigned it. You would need to specify the item of localStorage as the initial state, like:
let localItems = localStorage.getItem('Favorite Items');
const [favoriteItems, setFavoriteItems] = useState(localItems ? localItems : []);

How to get around React setState Delay?

I have been stuck on the simple issue of the common React setState delay. I am currently looking to update an object within an array, by saving it to a state variable "newStud" within a child component, and pass it into a parent component to be utilized for a filtering function. My current issue is that state only updates completely after the second submission of an entry on my site. Thus, when the filter function in the parent component aims to read the array being passed in, it throws errors as the initial declaration of state is what is passed in. My question is if there is some way I can adjust for that delay in updating that information without having to break apart my larger components into smaller more manageable components?
For reference, here is the code I am utilizing for the child component (the issue is present in my "addTag" function):
import React, {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
import './studentcard.css';
import { Tags } from '../Tags/tags.js';
import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '#fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
import { faPlus } from '#fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
import { faMinus } from '#fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
export function StudentCard({student, upStuds}) {
const [newStud, setNewStud] = useState({});
const [clicked, setClicked] = useState(false);
const [tag, setTag] = useState('');
// switches boolean to opposite value for plus/minus icon display
const onClick = () => {
setClicked(!clicked);
};
// triggers the addTag function to push a tag to the array within the student object
const onSubmit = async (e) => {
e.preventDefault();
await addTag(tag);
};
// captures the values being entered into the input
const onChange = (e) => {
setTag(e.target.value);
};
// this pushes the tag state value into the array that is located in the student object being passed down from the parent component
// it is meant to save the new copy of the "student" value in "newStuds" state variable, and pass that into the callback func
// ********** here is where I am experiencing my delay ************
const addTag = () => {
student.tags.push(tag);
setNewStud({...student});
upStuds(newStud);
setTag('');
};
let scores;
if (clicked !== false) {
scores = <ul className='grades-list'>
{student.grades.map((grade, index) => <li key={index} className='grade'>Test {(index + 1) + ':'} {grade}%</li>)}
</ul>;
}
return (
<div className='studentCard' >
<div className='pic-and-text'>
<img className='student-image' alt='' src={student.pic}></img>
<section className='right-side'>
<h3 id='names'>{student.firstName.toUpperCase() + ' ' + student.lastName.toUpperCase()}</h3>
<h4 className='indent'>Email: {student.email}</h4>
<h4 className='indent'>Company: {student.company}</h4>
<h4 className='indent'>Skill: {student.skill}</h4>
<h4 className='indent'>Average: {student.grades.reduce((a, b) => parseInt(a) + parseInt(b), 0) / student.grades.length}%</h4>
{scores}
<Tags student={student}/>
<form className='tag-form' onSubmit={onSubmit}>
<input className='tag-input' type='text' placeholder='Add a tag' onChange={onChange} value={tag}></input>
</form>
</section>
</div>
<FontAwesomeIcon icon={clicked !== false ? faMinus : faPlus} className='icon' onClick={onClick}/>
</div>
)
};
And if necessary, here is the Parent Component which is attempting to receive the updated information (the callback function I am using to fetch the information from the child component is called "upStuds") :
import React, {useState, useEffect} from 'react';
import './dashboard.css';
import {StudentCard} from '../StudentCard/studentcard';
import axios from 'axios';
export function Dashboard() {
const [students, setStudents] = useState([]);
const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
const [tagSearch, setTagSearch] = useState('');
useEffect(() => {
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://api.hatchways.io/assessment/students'
};
var index = 0;
function genID() {
const result = index;
index += 1;
return result;
};
axios.request(options).then((res) => {
const students = res.data.students;
const newData = students.map((data) => {
const temp = data;
temp["tags"] = [];
temp["id"] = genID();
return temp;
});
setStudents(newData);
}).catch((err) => {
console.log(err);
});
}, []);
const onSearchChange = (e) => {
setSearch(e.target.value);
};
const onTagChange = (e) => {
setTagSearch(e.target.value);
};
// here is the callback function that is not receiving the necessary information on time
const upStuds = (update) => {
let updatedCopy = students;
updatedCopy.splice(update.id, 1, update);
setStudents(updatedCopy);
};
// const filteredTagged = tagList.filter
return (
<div className='dashboard'>
<input className='form-text1' type='text' placeholder='Search by name' onChange={onSearchChange}></input>
<input className='form-text2' type='text' placeholder='Search by tag' onChange={onTagChange}></input>
{students.filter((entry) => {
const fullName = entry.firstName + entry.lastName;
const fullNameWSpace = entry.firstName + ' ' + entry.lastName;
if (search === '') {
return entry;
} else if (entry.firstName.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()) || entry.lastName.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase())
|| fullName.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase()) || fullNameWSpace.toLowerCase().includes(search.toLowerCase())) {
return entry;
}
}).map((entry, index) => {
return (<StudentCard student={entry} key={index} upStuds={upStuds} />)
})}
</div>
)
};
Please let me know if I need to clarify anything! Thanks for any assistance!

setNewStud({...student});
upStuds(newStud);
If you want to send the new state to upStuds, you can assign it to a variable and use it twice:
const newState = {...student};
setNewStud(newState);
upStuds(newState);
Additionally, you will need to change your upStuds function. It is currently mutating the existing students array, and so no render will occur when you setStudents. You need to copy the array and edit the copy.
const upStuds = (update) => {
let updatedCopy = [...students]; // <--- using spread operator to create a shallow copy
updatedCopy.splice(update.id, 1, update);
setStudents(updatedCopy);
}

How to remove an element from an array dynamically? React.js

There are two components, I want to implement an element array using the useContext hook, but when the button is clicked, the element is not removed, but on the contrary, there are more of them. Tell me what is wrong here. I would be very grateful!
First component:
import React from 'react';
import CartItem from './CartItem';
import Context from '../Context';
function Cart() {
let sum = 0;
let arrPrice = [];
let [products, setProducts] = React.useState([]);
let loacalProsucts = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('products'));
if(loacalProsucts === null) {
return(
<div className="EmptyCart">
<h1>Cart is empty</h1>
</div>
)
} else {
{loacalProsucts.map(item => products.push(item))}
{loacalProsucts.map(item => arrPrice.push(JSON.parse(item.total)))}
}
for(let i in arrPrice) {
sum += arrPrice[i];
}
function removeItem(id) {
setProducts(
products.filter(item => item.id !== id)
)
}
return(
<Context.Provider value={{removeItem}}>
<div className="Cart">
<h1>Your purchases:</h1>
<CartItem products = {products} />
<h1>Total: {sum}$</h1>
</div>
</Context.Provider>
)
}
Second component:
import React, { useContext } from 'react';
import Context from '../Context';
function CartList({products}) {
const {removeItem} = useContext(Context);
return(
<div className="CartList">
<img src={products.image} />
<h2>{products.name}</h2>
<h3 className="CartInfo">{products.kg}kg.</h3>
<h2 className="CartInfo">{products.total}$</h2>
<button className="CartInfo" onClick={() => removeItem(products.id)}>×</button>
</div>
);
}
export default CartList;
Component with a context:
import React from 'react';
const Context = React.createContext();
export default Context;

Adding to the comment above ^^
It's almost always a mistake to have initialization expressions inside your render loop (ie, outside of hooks). You'll also want to avoid mutating your local state, that's why useState returns a setter.
Totally untested:
function Cart() {
let [sum, setSum] = React.useState();
const loacalProsucts = useMemo(() => JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('products')));
// Init products with local products if they exist
let [products, setProducts] = React.useState(loacalProsucts || []);
useEffect(() => {
// This is actually derived state so the whole thing
// could be replaced with
// const sum = products.reduce((a, c) => a + c?.total, 0);
setSum(products.reduce((a, c) => a + c?.total, 0));
}, [products]);
function removeItem(id) {
setProducts(
products.filter(item => item.id !== id)
)
}
...

Cannot get prevState value using userRef hook for array of objects

I am trying to compare old and new state values using custom hook usePrevious made with useRef hook where state consists of array of objects.
While printing the old value and current value, it returns current values in both cases, but when it's just the array of numbers or if it's the first render, it works well.
Also, https://codesandbox.io/s/4c4ie is the code for the test.
Is there any mistake I have done or there is something else to do to get old state and current state?
Below is the code I am using.
import React from 'react'
function usePrevious(value) {
const ref = React.useRef();
React.useEffect(() => {
ref.current = value;
});
return ref.current;
}
function Playground() {
const [state, setState] = React.useState([{ value: 0 }]);
const prevState = usePrevious(state);
React.useEffect(() => {
console.log(prevState, state)
if (prevState !== state) {
try {
console.log(prevState[0].value)
console.log(state[0].value)
} catch (e) {
}
}
}, [JSON.stringify(state)])
// }, [state])
const _onClick = () => {
const tempState = [...state];
tempState[0].value = state[0].value + 1;
setState(tempState)
}
return (
<div>
<div>prevStateValue: {prevState ? prevState[0].value : 'undefined'}</div>
<div>stateValue: {state[0].value}</div>
<button onClick={_onClick}>click</button>
</div>
)
}
export default Playground

You were mutating state with: tempState[0].value = state[0].value + 1;
Here is a working snippet:
function usePrevious(value) {
const ref = React.useRef();
React.useEffect(() => {
ref.current = value;
},[value]);//only set when value changed
return ref.current;
}
function App() {
const [state, setState] = React.useState([{ value: 0 }]);
const prevState = usePrevious(state);
React.useEffect(() => {
if (prevState !== state) {
try {
console.log(
'pref',
prevState[0].value,
'current',
state[0].value
);
} catch (e) {
console.log('not set yet');
}
}
}, [prevState, state]);
// }, [state])
const _onClick = () => {
const tempState = [...state];
//you were mutating state here
tempState[0] = {
...tempState[0],
value: tempState[0].value + 1,
};
setState(tempState);
};
return (
<div>
<div>
prevStateValue:{' '}
{prevState ? prevState[0].value : 'undefined'}
</div>
<div>stateValue: {state[0].value}</div>
<button onClick={_onClick}>click</button>
</div>
);
}
ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.8.4/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.8.4/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>
<div id="root"></div>

You are passing the reference of state to ref instead of the value. Cloning the object before assigning to ref.current will help.
function usePrevious(value) {
const ref = React.useRef();
React.useEffect(() => {
ref.current = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
});
return ref.current;
}

React Hooks setState of an element in an array

How can I update a single element in a state array? Here is the code that I am currently using:
const Cars = props => {
const [cars, setCars] = React.useState(["Honda","Toyota","Dodge"])
const handleClick1 = () => { setCars[0]("Jeep") }
const handleClick2 = () => { setCars[1]("Jeep") }
const handleClick3 = () => { setCars[2]("Jeep") }
return (
<div>
<button onClick={handleClick1}>{cars[0]}</button>
<button onClick={handleClick2}>{cars[1]}</button>
<button onClick={handleClick3}>{cars[2]}</button>
</div>
)
};
When I click one of the rendered buttons, I get Uncaught TypeError: setCars[0] is not a function at handleClick1.
I know how to do this in a React Class, but how can I do this with React Hooks?

I suggest you map through your cars in order to render them - this is just overall a million times easier. From there you can apply an onClick handler to each button..
Furthermore, you should not mutate state like you are - always make a copy of state first, update the copy, then set your new state with the updated copy.
Edit: one thing that slipped my mind before was adding a key to each item when you are mapping over an array. This should be standard practice.
const { useState } = React;
const { render } = ReactDOM;
const Cars = props => {
const [cars, setCars] = useState(["Honda", "Toyota", "Dodge"]);
const updateCars = (value, index) => () => {
let carsCopy = [...cars];
carsCopy[index] = value;
setCars(carsCopy);
};
return (
<div>
{cars && cars.map((c, i) =>
<button key={`${i}_${c}`} onClick={updateCars("Jeep", i)}>{c}</button>
)}
<pre>{cars && JSON.stringify(cars, null, 2)}</pre>
</div>
);
};
render(<Cars />, document.body);
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.12.0/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.11.0/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>

I think you should correct these lines to spot the source of error
const handleClick1 = () => { setCars[0]("Jeep") }
into
const handleClick1 = () => { cars[0]="Jeep"; setCars(cars); }