@pixel-pulse/cache-brain-react

Next-Generation Caching Engine for React.js & Next.js

The React adapter for Cache Brain. Provides reactive hooks and context providers for seamless state synchronization in React and Next.js applications.

Cache Brain • Documentation • Server Lab • Client Lab • GitHub

✨ Features

• Atomic Pulse Engine: Unified API supporting swr, cache-first, network-first and no-cache strategies with a single function call.
• Visual Diagnostics: Real-time DevTools to track TTL, Registry Hits, and Deduplication events as they happen.
• Event Bridge: Reactive synchronization ensuring that when data updates in one component, the entire UI stays in sync.
• App Router Native: Deeply optimized for Next.js Server Components, Actions, and high-performance client hydration.

⚠️ Beta Version Notice

This project is currently in v1.0.0-beta. We are actively refining the Registry Pulse logic and synchronization performance.

• Please report any bugs via GitHub Issues.
• Expect breaking changes until version 1.2.0.

📦 Installation

npm add @pixel-pulse/cache-brain-react

🚀 Setup

Wrap your App

In Next.js (App Router), wrap your layout.tsx. In Vite, wrap your App.tsx.

"use client";

import { useMemo } from "react";
import { CacheBrainClient } from "@pixel-pulse/cache-brain";
import { CacheBrainProvider } from "@pixel-pulse/cache-brain-react";

// Initialize the client
const client = new CacheBrainClient({ defaultTTL: 300000 });

export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
  return (
    <CacheBrainProvider client={client}>
      {children}
    </CacheBrainProvider>
  );
}

🎣 Usage

useSmartCache

The primary hook for data fetching. It automatically tracks loading states and synchronizes with the global cache.

import { useSmartCache } from "@pixel-pulse/cache-brain-react";

function UserProfile({ id }) {
  const { data, isLoading, error, revalidate } = useSmartCache(
    ['user', id],
    () => fetch(`/api/user/${id}`).then(res => res.json())
  );

  if (isLoading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error loading data.</div>;

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>{data.name}</h1>
      <button onClick={() => revalidate()}>Refresh Data</button>
    </div>
  );
}

⚙️ Hook Options (SmartCacheOptions)

The useSmartCache hook accepts a configuration object as its third argument to fine-tune the behavior of individual requests.

Property	Type	Description	Default
strategy	Strategy	Defines how the engine handles data (e.g., swr, network-first).	default
ttl	number	Time-to-live in milliseconds. Overrides the global client setting for this fetch.	300000
dedupe	boolean	When true, multiple identical calls within the same timeframe are collapsed into a single request.	true
persist	boolean	If enabled, the engine will attempt to save this specific result to persistent storage.	false

🔗 Related Packages

• Visual Debugger: @pixel-pulse/cache-brain-react-devtools

🛡 License

Distributed under the MIT License. Click to view full license.

MIT License

Copyright (c) Lin Htet Aung (Liam) | 2026 Pixel Pulse Tech MM

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