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slug: /react
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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

# React

[React][] components for the Uppy UI plugins and a `useUppyState` hook.

## Install

<Tabs>
  <TabItem value="npm" label="NPM" default>

```shell
npm install @uppy/react
```

  </TabItem>

  <TabItem value="yarn" label="Yarn">

```shell
yarn add @uppy/react
```

  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

:::note

You also need to install the UI plugin you want to use. For instance,
`@uppy/dashboard`.

:::

## Use

`@uppy/react` exposes component wrappers for `Dashboard`, `DragDrop`, and all
other UI elements. The components can be used with either [React][] or
API-compatible alternatives such as [Preact][].

:::caution

If you find yourself writing many instances of `useState` and `useEffect` to
achieve something with Uppy in React, you are most likely breaking React best
practices. Consider reading
“[You Might Not Need an Effect](https://react.dev/learn/you-might-not-need-an-effect)”
and looking at our examples below.

:::

### Components

The following components are exported from `@uppy/react`:

- `<Dashboard />` renders [`@uppy/dashboard`](/docs/dashboard)
- `<DragDrop />` renders [`@uppy/drag-drop`](/docs/drag-drop)
- `<ProgressBar />` renders [`@uppy/progress-bar`](/docs/progress-bar)
- `<StatusBar />` renders [`@uppy/status-bar`](/docs/status-bar)

### Hooks

`useUppyState(uppy, selector)`

Use this hook when you need to access Uppy’s state reactively. Most of the
times, this is needed if you are building a custom UI for Uppy in React.

```js
// IMPORTANT: passing an initializer function to prevent Uppy from being reinstantiated on every render.
const [uppy] = useState(() => new Uppy());

const files = useUppyState(uppy, (state) => state.files);
const totalProgress = useUppyState(uppy, (state) => state.totalProgress);
// We can also get specific plugin state.
// Note that the value on `plugins` depends on the `id` of the plugin.
const metaFields = useUppyState(
	uppy,
	(state) => state.plugins?.Dashboard?.metaFields,
);
```

You can see all the values you can access on the
[`State`](https://github.com/transloadit/uppy/blob/c45407d099d87e25cecaf03c5d9ce59c582ca0dc/packages/%40uppy/core/src/Uppy.ts#L155-L181)
type. If you are accessing plugin state, you would have to look at the types of
the plugin.

## Examples

### Example: basic component

Here we have a basic component which ties Uppy’s state to the component. This
means you can render multiple instances. But be aware that as your component
unmounts, for instance because the user navigates to a different page, Uppy’s
state will be lost and uploads will stop.

:::note

If you render multiple instances of Uppy, make sure to give each instance a
unique `id`.

:::

```js
import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import Uppy from '@uppy/core';
import Webcam from '@uppy/webcam';
import { Dashboard } from '@uppy/react';

import '@uppy/core/dist/style.min.css';
import '@uppy/dashboard/dist/style.min.css';
import '@uppy/webcam/dist/style.min.css';

function Component() {
	// IMPORTANT: passing an initializer function to prevent Uppy from being reinstantiated on every render.
	const [uppy] = useState(() => new Uppy().use(Webcam));

	return <Dashboard uppy={uppy} />;
}
```

### Example: keep Uppy state and uploads while navigating between pages

When you want Uppy’s state to persist and keep uploads running between pages,
you can
[lift the state up](https://react.dev/learn/sharing-state-between-components#lifting-state-up-by-example).

```js
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import Uppy from '@uppy/core';
import { Dashboard } from '@uppy/react';

function Page1() {
	// ...
}

function Page2({ uppy }) {
	return (
		<>
			<p>{totalProgress}</p>
			<Dashboard id="dashboard" uppy={uppy} />
		</>
	);
}

export default function App() {
	// keeping the uppy instance alive above the pages the user can switch during uploading
	const [uppy] = useState(() => new Uppy());

	return (
		// Add your router here
		<>
			<Page1 />
			<Page2 uppy={uppy} />
		</>
	);
}
```

### Example: updating Uppy’s options dynamically based on props

```js
// ...
function Component(props) {
	// IMPORTANT: passing an initializer function to prevent the state from recreating.
	const [uppy] = useState(() => new Uppy().use(Webcam));

	useEffect(() => {
		uppy.setOptions({ restrictions: props.restrictions });
	}, [props.restrictions]);

	useEffect(() => {
		uppy.getPlugin('Webcam').setOptions({ modes: props.webcamModes });
	}, [props.webcamModes]);

	return <Dashboard uppy={uppy} />;
}
```

### Example: dynamic params and signature for Transloadit

When you go to production always make sure to set the `signature`. **Not using
[Signature Authentication](https://transloadit.com/docs/topics/signature-authentication/)
can be a security risk**. Signature Authentication is a security measure that
can prevent outsiders from tampering with your Assembly Instructions.

Generating a signature should be done on the server to avoid leaking secrets. In
React, this could get awkward with a `fetch` in a `useEffect` and setting it to
`useState`. Instead, it’s easier to use the
[`assemblyOptions`](/docs/transloadit#assemblyoptions) option to `fetch` the
params.

```js
// ...
function createUppy(userId) {
	return new Uppy({ meta: { userId } }).use(Transloadit, {
		async assemblyOptions(file) {
			// You can send meta data along for use in your template.
			// https://transloadit.com/docs/topics/assembly-instructions/#form-fields-in-instructions
			const body = JSON.stringify({ userId: file.meta.userId });
			const res = await fetch('/transloadit-params', { method: 'POST', body });
			return response.json();
		},
	});
}

function Component({ userId }) {
	// IMPORTANT: passing an initializer function to prevent Uppy from being reinstantiated on every render.
	const [uppy] = useState(() => createUppy(userId));

	useEffect(() => {
		if (userId) {
			// Adding to global `meta` will add it to every file.
			uppy.setOptions({ meta: { userId } });
		}
	}, [uppy, userId]);
}
```

[react]: https://facebook.github.io/react
[preact]: https://preactjs.com/
