Advanced Patterns

This section showcases the premium features of AsyncFlowState 3.0 in real-world scenarios.

1. Purgatory (Global Undo)

The "Delete User" pattern is a classic use-case for Purgatory. Instead of confirming via a popup, you trigger a "pending" state that delays the actual destructive request.

Waiting for User

const { loading, triggerUndo } = useFlow(deleteUser, {
  purgatory: { duration: 5000 },
});

return (
  <div>
    <button onClick={deleteUser} disabled={loading}>
      Delete Account
    </button>
    {loading && (
      <div className="undo-toast">
        Deleting in 5 seconds...
        <button onClick={triggerUndo}>UNDO</button>
      </div>
    )}
  </div>
);

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2. Dead Letter Queue Dashboard

Failed critical actions shouldn't just "disappear." Use the Dead Letter Queue to build an admin interface for replaying failed requests (e.g. failed payment log).

Dead Letter Queue

0 errors pending

CQ is empty.

import { DeadLetterQueue } from '@asyncflowstate/core';

function FailureDashboard() {
  const dlq = DeadLetterQueue.getInstance();
  const [entries, setEntries] = useState(dlq.getAll());

  useEffect(() => {
    return dlq.subscribe(setEntries);
  }, []);

  return (
    <div>
      {entries.map(err => (
        <div key={err.id}>
          <span>{err.error}</span>
          <button onClick={() => dlq.replay(err.id)}>Retry Now</button>
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}

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3. Ghost Workflows (Silent Sync)

Ghost workflows are perfect for background "Likes" or "Save Draft" patterns where showing a spinner would be obstructive.

UI Thread (Always 60fps)

Never shows loading!

Ghost Background Queue

const { execute } = useFlow(likePost, {
  ghost: { enabled: true, strategy: "queue" },
});

// User can spam this button 20 times!
// UI stays at 60fps, requests happen silently in order.
const onLike = () => execute(postId);

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4. Web Worker Offloading

Offload heavy computations (like image processing or large data filters) to a background thread to keep the main event loop free.

Main UI Thread

60 FPS

UI RESPONSIVE

Web Worker Thread

Idle

const imageFlow = useFlow(generateThumbnail);

// The actual thumbnail generation happens in a separate Worker thread
// No UI jank during the process!
const handleUpload = (file) => imageFlow.worker(file);

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5. Composition (Smart Pipes)

Stitch together multiple reliable steps into a single reusable workflow.

pipe() execution flow

API.fetchUser

API.fetchPosts

Process & Filter

import { pipe } from "@asyncflowstate/core";

// Create a complex workflow from simple atoms
const checkoutFlow = pipe(
  validateInventory,
  processPayment,
  sendConfirmationEmail,
);

// Executing checkoutFlow ensures all steps run in order
// with consistent error handling and loading states.
await checkoutFlow.execute(orderData);