Improve modal management in React with nice-modal-react
Blog post from LogRocket
In the realm of web development, modals play a significant role in enhancing user experience by facilitating actions like adding, editing, deleting, or viewing information without changing the URL or losing sight of the current page context. The article discusses the implementation of modals using the "nice-modal-react" utility, developed by eBay's team, which simplifies modal handling in React applications through a promise-based approach. This utility, written in TypeScript, leverages React Context for global state management, allowing for straightforward integration and independent closure of modals. The tutorial guides readers through building a CRUD demo application using Create React App, demonstrating the integration of "nice-modal-react" to handle modal operations for adding, editing, and deleting notes, without the need for a state variable dedicated to modals. The tutorial emphasizes the potential for further customization and integration with backend systems for data persistence, encouraging developers to explore and contribute to the open-source project for enhanced functionality.