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Overview

useReplies loads replies for a specific comment from the entityCommentsTree managed by the nearest CommentSectionProvider. It fetches a page of replies when the page state increases above 0.
Must be used inside a CommentSectionProvider. Replies are merged into the shared entityCommentsTree.

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Usage Example

import { useReplies } from "@replyke/react-js";

function CommentItem({ commentId }: { commentId: string }) {
  const { replies, newReplies, loading, setPage } = useReplies({
    commentId,
    sortBy: "new",
  });

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={() => setPage((p) => p + 1)}>Load replies</button>
      {[...newReplies, ...replies].map((r) => (
        <div key={r.id}>{r.content}</div>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}

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Props

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commentId
string
required
The ID of the comment to load replies for.
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sortBy
CommentsSortByOptions
required
Sort order for replies: "top", "new", or "controversial".

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Return Values

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replies
(Comment & { new: boolean })[]
Paginated replies (not newly submitted in this session).
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newReplies
(Comment & { new: boolean })[]
Replies submitted in this session, sorted newest-first.
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loading
boolean
true while replies are being fetched.
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page
number
Current page number. Starts at 0 (no replies loaded). Increment to load replies.
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setPage
Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>
Increment to trigger loading the next page of replies.