Building Custom Hooks: The Rules, the Pattern, and What Not to Abstract

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A custom hook is a function whose name starts with use and calls other hooks. The harder question is when abstracting into one is actually worth the indirection.

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A custom hook is just a function whose name starts with use and that calls other hooks. The naming convention matters — it is what makes the linter enforce hook rules inside it. The harder question is when abstraction into a custom hook is actually worth it.

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