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# @nextcloud/browser-storage

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> Scoped [Web Storage API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Storage_API) (`localStorage`) wrapper for Nextcloud apps and libraries

Using `localStorage` directly in Nextcloud apps is risky due to potential key conflicts.

```ts
// ❌ Could conflict with other apps
localStorage.setItem('favorite_emoji', '💙')
```

`@nextcloud/browser-storage` provides a drop-in replacement that scopes storage keys to prevent collisions.

## Installation

```sh
npm install @nextcloud/browser-storage
```

## Usage

Add a new module to create and export the browser storage instance.

```ts
// 📁 browserStorage.ts

import { getBuilder } from '@nextcloud/browser-storage'

// Use you application id
export const browserStorage = getBuilder('my-app-id')
.persist()
.build()

// Or without `.persist()` if you need a `sessionStorage` wrapper instead of a `localStorage`
export const browserSessionStorage = getBuilder('my-app-name').build()
```

Use `browserStorage` as `localStorage` (or `sessionStorage`) replacement.

```ts
import { browserStorage } from './path/to/browserStorage.ts'

// ✅ No risk to conflict with other apps
// Actual key: `nextcloud_per_bXktYXBwLW5hbWU=_favorite_emoji`

const favoriteEmoji = browserStorage.getItem('favorite_emoji')
browserStorage.setItem('favorite_emoji', '💙')
browserStorage.removeItem('favorite_emoji')
browserStorage.clear()
```

**Note:** some Web Storage API is not available yet

```ts
// 🚧 Not available yet
browserStorage.key('favoriteEmoji')
browserStorage.length

// 🚧 Listens to all Web Storage changes
window.addEventListener('storage', () => {})
```

## API Reference

[https://nextcloud-libraries.github.io/nextcloud-browser-storage/](https://nextcloud-libraries.github.io/nextcloud-browser-storage/)