In order to make the framework even more flexible, we would like to let users use Frontity hooks to do things like:
Add extra functionality to the Frontity actions.
Intercept and modify data as it is processed.
Subscribe to any change in the state to do whatever users consider.
This is similar to the actions and filters WordPress uses. However, while in WordPress you have to predefined the spot, we want to make it work with any action or part of the state by default.
Another name we could use that would make sense and would avoid confusion, not only with the @frontity/hooks package, but with React hooks in general, would be Frontity Traps.
Traps are the name used to define the functions that “trap” the actions made on the proxified object.
I don’t really like the “Frontity Traps” naming, for me the “Trap” word has kind of a negative connotation (No one wants to fall into a trap right?).
It may be slightly confusing at first because WordPress has two hooks: actions, and filters. But Frontity’s hook for actions also acts as a filter because it will not only trigger when an action is executed but will be able to change (filter) the arguments or even abort the execution.
I like Frontity Filters more than Frontity Traps. It’s true that some WordPress users could be a bit confused, but I feel it shouldn’t be hard to explain that they are pretty similar to the WordPress Filters.
I still think the current @frontity/hooks should be renamed @frontity/react-hooks.
Is there any drawback in doing this? Wouldn’t this be more accurate?
This will solve the collision name and we could call this feature “Frontity Hooks” that seems to be how you’re naturally calling them
Yeah, we can rename the package. But even if we rename it, I guess hooks can be confused with React hooks if someone says “I’d use a hook for that” or something similar, don’t you think? We already have some collisions like “Frontity packages” vs “NPM packages” that are difficult to understand. If we name them Filters or Traps, there’s no confusion, right? 🤷
I think Frontity Hooks can coexist with React Hooks & Wordpress Hooks in the same project as long as there’s a specification of the type of hook
People can say " “I’d use a Frontity hook for this and a React Hook for that”
I think Frontity Packages is the natural way as they’re really NPM packages that are built to be used in a Frontity project
Anyway, if this is some critical naming that is difficult to undo once it’s done, maybe it’s worth to have a Quick Video Call between DevRel and DevTeam to gather more feedback about this.