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Fetching binary data in React is often complex. Let’s make it simple with a custom hook.

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The Hook: useZon

This hook fetches a URL, expects a binary response, and wraps it in a reader.
hooks/useZon.js
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import { ZonReader } from '@zon-lib/zon';

export function useZon(url) {
  const [reader, setReader] = useState(null);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
  const [error, setError] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    async function fetchData() {
      try {
        const res = await fetch(url);
        const arrayBuffer = await res.arrayBuffer();
        const uint8 = new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer);
        
        // Wrap
        const zonReader = new ZonReader(uint8);
        setReader(zonReader);
      } catch (err) {
        setError(err);
      } finally {
        setLoading(false);
      }
    }
    
    fetchData();
  }, [url]);

  return { reader, loading, error };
}

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Component Usage

Profile.jsx
import { useZon } from './hooks/useZon';

export function Profile() {
  const { reader, loading } = useZon('/api/profile.zon');

  if (loading) return <div>Loading Binary Data...</div>;

  // Zero-Copy access in the render loop!
  const root = reader.rootOffset;
  const name = reader.readString(root);

  return <h1>Hello, {name}</h1>;
}