React useLocalStorage Hook Fixes SSR, Tab Sync, and State Persistence Bugs
A common React pattern of pairing useState with localStorage contains at least four bugs: it crashes under server-side rendering, throws on corrupted data, ignores updates across browser tabs, and lets multiple components using the same key fall out of sync. The useLocalStorage hook from @reactuses/core addresses all these issues while maintaining an API identical to useState. It automatically selects the appropriate serializer based on the default value's type, meaning numbers and objects are restored correctly without manual parsing. The hook also supports functional updates and safely returns null when a persisted key has been removed. Designed to be TypeScript-first, it aims to replace hand-rolled localStorage wiring that developers typically write and debug repeatedly across projects.
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