🎣 React Hooks & `open-hook`

🧠 What are Hooks in React?

React Hooks are built-in functions that let you use state and other React features without writing a class. They make components simpler, more readable, and reusable.

Some common built-in hooks include:

useState — for managing local state
useEffect — for side effects like data fetching
useRef, useMemo, useCallback, and more

Custom hooks let you extract reusable logic into shared utilities — that’s where this project comes in!

🚀 What is `open-hook`?

open-hook is a developer-friendly CLI tool that helps you:

📦 Install community-contributed reusable React custom hooks
📃 View available hooks with descriptions and support info
⚙️ Initialize project-level configuration
🛠️ Choose JavaScript or TypeScript output
🔄 Avoid rewriting the same logic again and again!

Hooks are fetched directly from a centralized GitHub repo and installed locally into your project’s hooks folder.

💡 Advantages of Using `open-hook`

🔧 Feature	🚀 Benefit
🪝 Custom Hook Library	Ready-to-use hooks for common tasks (debouncing, storage, events, etc.)
⚙️ Configurable	Set default language, folder, and hook preferences
📥 CLI Install	Install hooks in seconds — without Googling or copy-pasting from blogs
🌍 Community Driven	Contribute your own hooks or improve existing ones
🔒 Safe & Isolated	No external package bloat — pure functions, typed and clean

📦 Installation

Install the CLI globally using your preferred package manager:

npm install -g open-hook

pnpm add -g open-hook

🔧 Quick Start

Get up and running with open-hook in just a few steps! This CLI tool helps you fetch and manage reusable React hooks from a centralized repository.

🛠 Step 1: Initialize Your Project Configuration

open-hook init

This command creates a config file (open-hooks.config.json) in your project root. You'll be prompted to set:

📁 Hook Directory – Where downloaded hooks will be saved (e.g., src/hooks)
🧠 Default Language – Choose between TypeScript or JavaScript
🌐 Repository URL – The GitHub repo from which to fetch hooks (default provided)

📥 Step 2: Add Hooks to Your Project

open-hook add

This command lets you:

🔍 Interactively browse all available hooks

⌨️ Or install hooks directly by name:

open-hook add Debounce Clipboard --language ts

If a hook already exists in your project, you'll get smart options:

Replace the existing file
Skip it
Cancel the entire process

📃 Step 3: List All Available Hooks

open-hook list

Displays a clean, tabular list of all hooks available in the repository along with:

✅ Language availability (JS/TS)
📝 Short description
📦 Hook names

✨ That’s it! You’re now ready to supercharge your React workflow with reusable, battle-tested hooks.

🙌 Start Using Hooks Today

With open-hook, you can skip boilerplate and focus on building great UI.
Grab hooks you need, contribute what you create — and level up your React workflow 🎯

Want to contribute a hook? Check out our contributing guide

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