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reduxjs/reselect

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TLDR

A JavaScript library that makes reading data from Redux stores fast by remembering previous results and only recalculating when inputs actually change.

Mindmap

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  root((Reselect))
    What it does
      Memoized selectors
      Prevents recalculations
      Chains queries together
    Problem it solves
      Unnecessary re-renders
      Redundant filtering
      Performance waste
    Use cases
      Derived data queries
      Complex state reads
      React optimization
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      Redux
      JavaScript

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build efficient selectors that filter or sort Redux state without recalculating on every state change.

USE CASE 2

Chain multiple selectors together to derive complex data (e.g., filter tasks, then count completed ones) from your store.

USE CASE 3

Stop React components from re-rendering unnecessarily when the data they depend on hasn't actually changed.

Tech stack

TypeScriptJavaScriptRedux

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Reselect is a JavaScript library that helps you read data from a Redux store without doing unnecessary recalculations. Redux is a popular tool for managing shared application state, and Reselect's job is to make reading that state fast and efficient. The core idea is "memoized selectors." A selector is just a function that reads from the application's state and returns some derived value, for example, filtering a list of tasks to show only the completed ones. Without Reselect, that filtering runs every time anything in the state changes, even if the task list itself didn't change. Reselect remembers the last result and only recalculates when the inputs actually change. This matters in frameworks like React, where unnecessary recalculations can cause the whole UI to re-render. Selectors built with Reselect can also be chained together, the output of one selector feeds into another, so you can build up complex queries from simple building blocks. It is written in TypeScript and already included in Redux Toolkit, the recommended way to use Redux. You would add it when you notice that your Redux-connected components are re-rendering too often, or when you need to derive data (like sorting or filtering) from your stored state in an efficient, reusable way.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to create a memoized selector with Reselect that filters a list of tasks from Redux state and only recalculates when the task list changes.
Prompt 2
How do I chain two Reselect selectors together so the output of one feeds into another for a complex query?
Prompt 3
I have a Redux component that re-renders too often. Walk me through using Reselect selectors to fix the performance issue.
Prompt 4
Create a Reselect selector that sorts and filters a list of users from Redux state, memoizing the result.
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