function useAsyncRateLimiter<TFn, TSelected>(
fn,
options,
selector): ReactAsyncRateLimiter<TFn, TSelected>;
Defined in: react-pacer/src/async-rate-limiter/useAsyncRateLimiter.ts:231
A low-level React hook that creates an AsyncRateLimiter instance to limit how many times an async function can execute within a time window.
This hook is designed to be flexible and state-management agnostic - it simply returns a rate limiter instance that you can integrate with any state management solution (useState, Redux, Zustand, Jotai, etc).
Rate limiting allows an async function to execute up to a specified limit within a time window, then blocks subsequent calls until the window passes. This is useful for respecting API rate limits, managing resource constraints, or controlling bursts of async operations.
Unlike the non-async RateLimiter, this async version supports returning values from the rate-limited function, making it ideal for API calls and other async operations where you want the result of the maybeExecute call instead of setting the result on a state variable from within the rate-limited function.
The rate limiter supports two types of windows:
Error Handling:
The hook uses TanStack Store for reactive state management. You can subscribe to state changes in two ways:
1. Using rateLimiter.Subscribe HOC (Recommended for component tree subscriptions)
Use the Subscribe HOC to subscribe to state changes deep in your component tree without needing to pass a selector to the hook. This is ideal when you want to subscribe to state in child components.
2. Using the selector parameter (For hook-level subscriptions)
The selector parameter allows you to specify which state changes will trigger a re-render at the hook level, optimizing performance by preventing unnecessary re-renders when irrelevant state changes occur.
By default, there will be no reactive state subscriptions and you must opt-in to state tracking by providing a selector function or using the Subscribe HOC. This prevents unnecessary re-renders and gives you full control over when your component updates.
Available state properties:
By default, the hook aborts any in-flight execution when the component unmounts. Abort only cancels underlying operations (e.g. fetch) when the abort signal from getAbortSignal() is passed to them. Use the onUnmount option to customize this.
TFn extends AnyAsyncFunction
TSelected = { }
TFn
ReactAsyncRateLimiterOptions<TFn, TSelected>
(state) => TSelected
ReactAsyncRateLimiter<TFn, TSelected>
// Default behavior - no reactive state subscriptions
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data; // Return value is preserved
},
{ limit: 5, window: 1000 } // 5 calls per second
);
// Subscribe to state changes deep in component tree using Subscribe HOC
<asyncRateLimiter.Subscribe selector={(state) => ({ rejectionCount: state.rejectionCount, isExecuting: state.isExecuting })}>
{({ rejectionCount, isExecuting }) => (
<div>Rejected: {rejectionCount}, {isExecuting ? 'Executing' : 'Idle'}</div>
)}
</asyncRateLimiter.Subscribe>
// Opt-in to re-render when execution state changes at hook level (optimized for loading indicators)
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data;
},
{ limit: 5, window: 1000 },
(state) => ({ isExecuting: state.isExecuting })
);
// Opt-in to re-render when results are available (optimized for data display)
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data;
},
{ limit: 5, window: 1000 },
(state) => ({
lastResult: state.lastResult,
successCount: state.successCount
})
);
// Opt-in to re-render when error/rejection state changes (optimized for error handling)
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data;
},
{
limit: 5,
window: 1000,
onError: (error) => console.error('API call failed:', error),
onReject: (rateLimiter) => console.log('Rate limit exceeded')
},
(state) => ({
errorCount: state.errorCount,
rejectionCount: state.rejectionCount
})
);
// Opt-in to re-render when execution metrics change (optimized for stats display)
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data;
},
{ limit: 5, window: 1000 },
(state) => ({
successCount: state.successCount,
errorCount: state.errorCount,
settleCount: state.settleCount,
rejectionCount: state.rejectionCount
})
);
// Opt-in to re-render when execution times change (optimized for window calculations)
const asyncRateLimiter = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (id: string) => {
const data = await api.fetchData(id);
return data;
},
{ limit: 5, window: 1000 },
(state) => ({ executionTimes: state.executionTimes })
);
// With state management and return value
const [data, setData] = useState(null);
const { maybeExecute, state } = useAsyncRateLimiter(
async (query) => {
const result = await searchAPI(query);
setData(result);
return result; // Return value can be used by the caller
},
{
limit: 10,
window: 60000, // 10 calls per minute
onReject: (rateLimiter) => {
console.log(`Rate limit exceeded. Try again in ${rateLimiter.getMsUntilNextWindow()}ms`);
},
onError: (error) => {
console.error('API call failed:', error);
}
}
);
// Access the selected state (will be empty object {} unless selector provided)
const { isExecuting, lastResult, rejectionCount } = state;