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typed-async-storage

A tiny wrapper for AsyncStorage that allows creating schema-based storage and validation using PropTypes

Installation

npm install --save typed-async-storage

Usage

Import the package along with AsyncStorage and PropTypes

import createStorage from 'typed-async-storage';
import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';

Simple storage

To create a simple storage (single storage) use your old friend PropTypes to create a schema

const simpleSchema = {
  greetingText: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  darkMode: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
};

Call createStorage and pass these required params: storage name, schema, and AsyncStorage

const simpleStorage = createStorage({
  name: 'simpleStorage', // name must be unique for every storage
  schema: simpleSchema,
  AsyncStorage,
});

Now you can interact with your ‘simpleStorage’ and have PropTypes validation out of the box!

await simpleStorage.set('darkMode', true);
const isDarkMode = await simpleStorage.get('darkMode');
console.log(isDarkMode); // prints 'true'
await simpleStorage.set('greetingText', 42);
// TypeError: Invalid property `greetingText` of type `number` supplied to `simpleStorage`, expected `string`.

Multiple Storage

To deal with sets you have to wrap your schema in PropTypes.objectOf(). Refer to the below example:

// Or you can use PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.shape({ ... }))
const usersSchema = PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.exact({
  name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  address: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  birthDate: PropTypes.instanceOf(Date).isRequired,
}));
const usersStorage = createStorage({
  name: 'usersStorage',
  schema: usersSchema,
  AsyncStorage,
  isMultiple: true, // pass 'true' to a create multiple storage
});
await usersStorage.set({ // pass an object {key: data, ...} of items
  user1: {
    name: 'Bob',
    address: '42 12th Street',
    birthDate: new Date(2020, 1, 1),
  },
  user2: {
    name: 'Mike',
    address: '1 Main Street',
    birthDate: new Date(2019, 1, 1),
  },
});
// pass an array of keys you want to get
await usersStorage.get(['user1', 'user2']);

Note

To make things simple, try to create storages that are as small as possible. For each group of items, create a new storage (users, settings, channels, etc.). Do not create a master storage that contains all the data of your application, it is impossible to deal with it using this package. Break it down into several smaller storages.

API

API is built over AsyncStorage API

Simple Storage

// Sets value for a specific key
set('myKey1', { a: 1, b: 'text' })
// Gets value for a specific key
get('myKey1')
// Merges an existing value stored under 'key', with new 'value'
merge('myKey1', { b: 'test' }) // Check how it works: https://react-native-community.github.io/async-storage/docs/api#mergeitem
// Removes all data for myKey1
remove('myKey1')
// Returns all keys for a specific storage
getAllKeys()
// Removes all data for all keys in a specific storage
clear()

Multiple Storage

// Sets values for specific keys
set({
  key1: { a: 1, b: 'string' },
  key2: { a: 2, b: 'string1' },
})
// Gets values for specific keys
get(['key1', 'key2'])
// Multiple merging of existing and new values in a batch
merge({
  key1: { a: 5,},
  key2: { b: 'str' },
})
// Removes all data for key1 and key2
remove(['key1', 'key2'])
// Returns all keys for a specific storage
getAllKeys()
// Removes all data for all keys in a specific storage
clear()

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

MIT