lobehub/.agents/skills/zustand/references/slice-organization.md

Zustand Slice Organization

Top-Level Store Structure

Key aggregation files:

• src/store/chat/initialState.ts: Aggregate all slice initial states
• src/store/chat/store.ts: Define top-level ChatStore, combine all slice actions
• src/store/chat/selectors.ts: Export all slice selectors
• src/store/chat/helpers.ts: Chat helper functions

Store Aggregation Pattern

// src/store/chat/initialState.ts
import { ChatTopicState, initialTopicState } from './slices/topic/initialState';
import { ChatMessageState, initialMessageState } from './slices/message/initialState';

export type ChatStoreState = ChatTopicState & ChatMessageState & ...

export const initialState: ChatStoreState = {
  ...initialMessageState,
  ...initialTopicState,
  ...
};

// src/store/chat/store.ts
export interface ChatStoreAction
  extends ChatMessageAction, ChatTopicAction, ...

const createStore: StateCreator<ChatStore, [['zustand/devtools', never]]> = (...params) => ({
  ...initialState,
  ...chatMessage(...params),
  ...chatTopic(...params),
});

export const useChatStore = createWithEqualityFn<ChatStore>()(
  subscribeWithSelector(devtools(createStore)),
  shallow
);

Single Slice Structure

src/store/chat/slices/
└── [sliceName]/
    ├── action.ts          # Define actions (or actions/ directory)
    ├── initialState.ts    # State structure and initial values
    ├── reducer.ts         # (Optional) Reducer pattern
    ├── selectors.ts       # Define selectors
    └── index.ts           # (Optional) Re-exports

initialState.ts

export interface ChatTopicState {
  activeTopicId?: string;
  topicMaps: Record<string, ChatTopic[]>;
  topicsInit: boolean;
  topicLoadingIds: string[];
}

export const initialTopicState: ChatTopicState = {
  activeTopicId: undefined,
  topicMaps: {},
  topicsInit: false,
  topicLoadingIds: [],
};

selectors.ts

const currentTopics = (s: ChatStoreState): ChatTopic[] | undefined => s.topicMaps[s.activeId];

const getTopicById = (id: string) => (s: ChatStoreState): ChatTopic | undefined =>
  currentTopics(s)?.find((topic) => topic.id === id);

// Core pattern: Use xxxSelectors aggregate
export const topicSelectors = {
  currentTopics,
  getTopicById,
};

Complex Actions Sub-directory

src/store/chat/slices/aiChat/
├── actions/
│   ├── generateAIChat.ts
│   ├── rag.ts
│   ├── memory.ts
│   └── index.ts
├── initialState.ts
└── selectors.ts

State Design Patterns

Map Structure for Associated Data

topicMaps: Record<string, ChatTopic[]>;
messagesMap: Record<string, ChatMessage[]>;

Arrays for Loading State

messageLoadingIds: string[]
topicLoadingIds: string[]

Optional Fields for Active Items

activeId: string
activeTopicId?: string

Best Practices

1. Slice division: By functional domain (message, topic, aiChat)
2. File naming: camelCase for directories, consistent patterns
3. State structure: Flat, avoid deep nesting
4. Type safety: Clear TypeScript interfaces for each slice