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State Design Patterns

Definition

Best practices for architecting the 'shape' of your Redux store to ensure scalability and maintainability.

Explain Like I'm New

Don't just dump variables into Redux randomly. Group them by 'Feature' (e.g., Auth, Cart, Users) or by 'Domain'. Keep your state as flat as possible. Treat your Redux store like a database, not a trash can.

Real World Example

Separating 'UI State' (is the sidebar open?) from 'Data State' (what is the list of users from the server?).

Common Use Cases

  • •Architecting enterprise applications

Terminal Output

bash / terminal
/* Great State Design Principles: 1. Avoid redundant data. (If you have a list of items, don't store 'numberOfItems: 5'. Just use items.length in your selector). 2. Keep state flat (Normalization). 3. Treat Redux as a cache for server data. 4. Slices should correspond to domains (e.g., 'auth', 'products'), not UI pages (e.g., 'homePage', 'settingsPage'). */

Interview Questions

basic

  • Should you design your state tree based on your UI components or your underlying data?

intermediate

  • What is the 'Ducks' pattern?

Flash Cards

Question

UI or Data?

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Answer

Underlying Data. The UI will change constantly based on the whims of designers. Data is permanent. Design your Redux store like a database schema.

Question

Ducks pattern?

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Answer

An architectural pattern where all Redux logic for a specific feature (Actions, Reducers, Selectors) is kept in a single file (e.g., `userSlice.js`), rather than having 3 separate folders for actions, reducers, and constants.