In day-to-day development, React 18 automatic batching is being used more and more frequently. This article systematically explains its usage, principles, and optimization strategies.
Quick Start
Building on this foundation, we can further optimize:
import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react'
const initialState = { items: [], filter: '', sort: 'date' }
function reducer(state, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'SET_ITEMS': return { ...state, items: action.payload }
case 'SET_FILTER': return { ...state, filter: action.payload }
case 'ADD_ITEM': return { ...state, items: [...state.items, action.payload] }
case 'REMOVE_ITEM': return { ...state, items: state.items.filter(i => i.id !== action.payload) }
default: throw new Error(`Unknown: ${action.type}`)
}
}
This pattern is very practical in large projects and can significantly reduce maintenance costs.
Internal Principles
Usage in real projects is somewhat more complex:
import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react'
const initialState = { items: [], filter: '', sort: 'date' }
function reducer(state, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'SET_ITEMS': return { ...state, items: action.payload }
case 'SET_FILTER': return { ...state, filter: action.payload }
case 'ADD_ITEM': return { ...state, items: [...state.items, action.payload] }
case 'REMOVE_ITEM': return { ...state, items: state.items.filter(i => i.id !== action.payload) }
default: throw new Error(`Unknown: ${action.type}`)
}
}
Through this approach, both the testability and scalability of the code are improved.
Business Practice
Here is a complete example:
import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react'
const initialState = { items: [], filter: '', sort: 'date' }
function reducer(state, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'SET_ITEMS': return { ...state, items: action.payload }
case 'SET_FILTER': return { ...state, filter: action.payload }
case 'ADD_ITEM': return { ...state, items: [...state.items, action.payload] }
case 'REMOVE_ITEM': return { ...state, items: state.items.filter(i => i.id !== action.payload) }
default: throw new Error(`Unknown: ${action.type}`)
}
}
Pay attention to boundary condition handling, which is critical in production.
Performance Comparison
The key lies in understanding the core logic:
import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react'
const initialState = { items: [], filter: '', sort: 'date' }
function reducer(state, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'SET_ITEMS': return { ...state, items: action.payload }
case 'SET_FILTER': return { ...state, filter: action.payload }
case 'ADD_ITEM': return { ...state, items: [...state.items, action.payload] }
case 'REMOVE_ITEM': return { ...state, items: state.items.filter(i => i.id !== action.payload) }
default: throw new Error(`Unknown: ${action.type}`)
}
}
Performance optimization should be tailored to specific scenarios; not all cases require over-optimization.
Troubleshooting
We can improve it in the following ways:
import { useReducer, useCallback } from 'react'
const initialState = { items: [], filter: '', sort: 'date' }
function reducer(state, action) {
switch (action.type) {
case 'SET_ITEMS': return { ...state, items: action.payload }
case 'SET_FILTER': return { ...state, filter: action.payload }
case 'ADD_ITEM': return { ...state, items: [...state.items, action.payload] }
case 'REMOVE_ITEM': return { ...state, items: state.items.filter(i => i.id !== action.payload) }
default: throw new Error(`Unknown: ${action.type}`)
}
}
This approach has been running stably in production for over six months and has been practically validated.
Summary
- Stay updated with the community; technical solutions need continuous iteration
- Don't adopt new technology just for the sake of it
- Code examples are for reference only and need to be adjusted according to your business scenario
- React 18 automatic batching isn't a silver bullet; you need to choose it based on your project's scale and tech stack.
