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useFunnel

A funnel controller designed to manage funnel steps declaratively and explicitly, and to give you a clear view of the flow of state for your funnel.

Table of Contents​

Initial Settings​

Use useFunnel to enter a list of funnel steps to use.

const [Funnel, setStep] = useFunnel(['step1', 'step2', 'step3'] as const)

For correct type inference, be sure to use the step list as a literal object with a const assertion, like as const.

Defining the funnel​

useFunnel returns a tuple with two items typed as a list of steps passed in.

  • The first item is the funnel component.
    • It is responsible for performing conditional rendering on which steps to show.
    • The component in the subproperty Step is the component that represents the step.
  • The second item is a function that allows you to change the step.

Each defined funnel step is rendered when a query parameter named funnel-step matches the name of the step.


const [Funnel, setStep] = useFunnel(['enter name', 'enter social security number', 'done'] as const)

return (
  <Funnel>
    <Funnel.Step name="enter name">
      <EnterNameStep /> // Render when ?funnel-step="enter name"
    </Funnel.Step>

    <Funnel.Step name="enter social security number">
      <EnterSocialSecurityNumberStep /> Render when ?funnel-step="enter social security number"
    </Funnel.Step>

    <Funnel.Step name="done">
      <DoneStep /> // Render when ?funnel-step="done"
    </Funnel.Step>
  </Funnel>
)

Best Practice​

  • Use useFunnel.withState - using useFunnel directly with useState introduces tricky state synchronization issues.
  • Keep step transitions visible where you use useFunnel, and avoid logic that injects setStep as a prop into your component to switch steps imperatively.
  • Keep your funnel's state management where you use useFunnel. It's easier to see the flow of state in your funnel in one place!
const KyoboLifeFunnel = () => {
  const [Funnel, state, setState] = useFunnel(['apartment-type', 'select-region', 'done'] as const).withState<{
    propertyType?: 'villa' | 'apartment';
    address?: string;
  }>({});

  const requestForConsultation = useLoanApplicationCallback();

  return (
    <Funnel>
      <Funnel.Step name="apartment-type">
        <ApartmentTypeStep goToSelectRegion={() => setState(prev => ({...prev, step: 'select-region', isApartment: true}))} />
      </Funnel.Step>
      <Funnel.Step name="select-region">
        <SelectRegionStep onSelectRegion={(regionInfo) => setState(prev => ({...prev, step: 'done', region: regionInfo}))} />
      </Funnel.Step>
      <Funnel.Step name="done">
        <DoneStep request={() => requestForConsultation(state)} />
      </Funnel.Step>
    </Funnel>
  );
};

API​

useFunnel<Step[]>(steps, options)​

steps​

  • Type Step[]
  • Takes in an object literal of the list of steps to use in this funnel.

options​

  • stepQueryKey
    • of type string
    • Optional
    • Determines how the current step should be represented in the query string.
    • The default is funnel-step.
  • initialStep
    • Type Step
    • The step to enter by default if there is no query string corresponding to the stepQueryKey.
    • Optional
  • onStepChange
    • ((step: Step) => void) type
    • Optional
    • The passed callback will be called whenever the step changes.