@instantdb/react

@instantdb/react

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Welcome to Instant's React SDK.

// ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Real-time Chat
// ----------------------------------
// * Updates instantly
// * Multiplayer
// * Works offline

import { init, id } from '@instantdb/react';

const db = init({
  appId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_ID,
});

function Chat() {
  // 1. Read
  const { isLoading, error, data } = db.useQuery({
    messages: {},
  });

  // 2. Write
  const addMessage = (message) => {
    db.transact(db.tx.messages[id()].update(message));
  };

  // 3. Render!
  return <UI data={data} onAdd={addMessage} />;
}

Get Started

Follow the getting started tutorial to set up a live React app in under 5 minutes!

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