nocterm_hooks

A port of flutter_hooks for nocterm — reusable, composable local state for nocterm components, so you can skip hand-written State subclasses.

If you know flutter_hooks from Flutter, this package brings the same model to the nocterm world: write components as pure functions of their inputs plus hooks.

Why this exists

flutter_hooks lets you use hooks like useState and useEffect inside HookWidget instead of managing lifecycle in a State class. nocterm_hooks is the equivalent for nocterm: extend HookComponent and call hooks from build.

Installation

Add to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  nocterm_hooks: ^0.0.1

Publishing

From a local checkout, after dart pub token add https://pub.dev:

chmod +x tool/publish.sh
./tool/publish.sh           # analyze, test, dry-run, then publish
./tool/publish.sh --dry-run   # validate only

Usage

import 'package:nocterm/nocterm.dart';
import 'package:nocterm_hooks/nocterm_hooks.dart';

class Counter extends HookComponent {
  const Counter({super.key});

  @override
  Component build(BuildContext context) {
    final count = useState(0);

    return Row(
      children: [
        Text('${count.value}'),
        Button(
          onPressed: () => count.value++,
          child: const Text('+'),
        ),
      ],
    );
  }
}

Hooks must be called unconditionally and in the same order on every build — the same rules as flutter_hooks.

Available hooks

• useState — mutable state that triggers a rebuild when changed
• useEffect — side effects with optional cleanup and dependency keys
• useMemoized — cache a value until keys change
• useRef — mutable ref that does not trigger rebuilds
• useCallback — memoized callback
• useListenable / useValueListenable — subscribe to listenables
• useIsMounted — guard async work after unmount
• use — register a custom Hook

Custom hooks

Define a Hook subclass and call it with use, same pattern as flutter_hooks:

ValueNotifier<int> useCounter([int initial = 0]) => use(_CounterHook(initial));

License

See the repository for license details.