React WebSocket Hook

react-use-websocket is a React Hook designed to simplify and robustly integrate WebSocket communication into React components. It provides a straightforward API for managing WebSocket connections, sending messages, and reacting to incoming data and connection state changes. The current stable version is 4.13.0, which has a peer dependency on React 18. For applications still using React 17, version 3.0.0 is recommended. The library focuses on ease of use, offering features like automatic JSON serialization/deserialization for messages, memoized `sendMessage` callbacks, and options for sharing a single WebSocket connection across multiple components. Its release cadence is moderate, with significant breaking changes typically aligned with major React versions or substantial API overhauls. A key differentiator is its robust handling of connection failures and an explicit API for managing the connection lifecycle, alongside experimental Socket.IO support.