Zustand State Management

Definition: Zustand is a lightweight, hooks-based state management library for React that provides minimal boilerplate, excellent TypeScript support, and fast performance—ideal for feature-specific state in enterprise applications or as a simpler alternative to Redux.

When to Choose Zustand Over Redux

Zustand offers 90% of Redux's power with 10% of the boilerplate. For the O2 Czech Republic Service Workbench, I used both libraries strategically:

Redux: Global state (authentication, permissions, workspace settings)
Zustand: Feature-specific state (ticket filters, form drafts, UI preferences)

This hybrid approach provided structure where needed (Redux for critical global state) while keeping feature development nimble (Zustand for localized concerns).

Implementation Example


import create from 'zustand';


interface FilterStore {

  status: 'all' | 'open' | 'closed';

  searchTerm: string;

  setStatus: (status: string) => void;

  setSearchTerm: (term: string) => void;

}


const useFilterStore = create<FilterStore>((set) => ({

  status: 'all',

  searchTerm: '',

  setStatus: (status) => set({ status }),

  setSearchTerm: (searchTerm) => set({ searchTerm }),

}));


// Usage in component

const { status, setStatus } = useFilterStore();

Key Benefits

Minimal Boilerplate

No actions, action creators, or reducer switch statements. Just define your store and start using it.

TypeScript Native

Full type inference works out of the box. No manual type definitions needed for most cases.

Performance

Optimized re-renders via selectors. Components only update when their selected state changes.

DevTools Support

Redux DevTools integration available via middleware for debugging state changes.

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