Advanced React: State Management with Context API and Redux

 <div style={{ background: theme === ‘light’ ? ‘#fff’ : ‘#333’, color: theme === ‘light’ ? ‘#000’ : ‘#fff’ }}>

      <p>The current theme is {theme}</p>

      <button onClick={toggleTheme}>Toggle Theme</button>

    </div>

  );

};

export default ThemedComponent;

       3. Wrap the App with the Provider:

import React from 'react';
import { ThemeProvider } from './ThemeContext';
import ThemedComponent from './ThemedComponent';

const App = () => {
  return (
    
      
    
  );
};

export default App;

Pros of Context API:

• Built-in and easy to use.
• Great for simple or medium-sized apps.
• Minimal boilerplate code.

Cons of Context API:

• Performance can suffer with deeply nested components or large state objects, because every time the context state changes, all the components consuming it will re-render.
• Lacks advanced features like middleware or a debugger, which are common in more complex state management libraries.

2. Redux: Advanced State Management

Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps. It is one of the most popular tools for state management in React. It is based on the Flux architecture and works well for large-scale applications with complex state logic.

When to Use Redux

• For large-scale applications with complex state requirements.
• When you need global state management that can be updated via actions.
• When you need advanced features such as middleware (e.g., for async actions), dev tools (Redux DevTools), or time travel debugging.

How Redux Works

Redux follows a predictable flow:

1. Action: Describes what happened in the application.
2. Reducer: A function that takes the current state and an action, and returns a new state.
3. Store: Holds the application’s state and provides methods to dispatch actions.

Setting Up Redux in React

1. Install Redux and React-Redux:

npm install redux react-redux

      2. Create Actions and Reducers:

// actions.js
export const setUser = (user) => ({
  type: 'SET_USER',
  payload: user,
});

// reducer.js
const initialState = {
  user: null,
};

const rootReducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
  switch (action.type) {
    case 'SET_USER':
      return { ...state, user: action.payload };
    default:
      return state;
  }
};

export default rootReducer;

          3. Create Store:

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// store.js
import { createStore } from 'redux';
import rootReducer from './reducer';

const store = createStore(rootReducer);

export default store;

        4. Provide the Store to the Application:

// App.js
import React from 'react';
import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
import store from './store';
import UserComponent from './UserComponent';

const App = () => {
  return (
    
      
    
  );
};

export default App;

           5. Connect the Component to Redux Store:

// UserComponent.js
import React from 'react';
import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
import { setUser } from './actions';

const UserComponent = () => {
  const user = useSelector(state => state.user);
  const dispatch = useDispatch();

  const handleLogin = () => {
    dispatch(setUser({ name: 'John Doe', email: '[email protected]' }));
  };

  return (