frontend-patterns

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---
name: frontend-patterns
description: Frontend development patterns for React, Next.js, state management, performance optimization, and UI best practices.
origin: ECC
---

# Frontend Development Patterns

Modern frontend patterns for React, Next.js, and performant user interfaces.

## When to Activate

- Building React components (composition, props, rendering)
- Managing state (useState, useReducer, Zustand, Context)
- Implementing data fetching (SWR, React Query, server components)
- Optimizing performance (memoization, virtualization, code splitting)
- Working with forms (validation, controlled inputs, Zod schemas)
- Handling client-side routing and navigation
- Building accessible, responsive UI patterns

## Component Patterns

### Composition Over Inheritance

```typescript
// PASS: GOOD: Component composition
interface CardProps {
  children: React.ReactNode
  variant?: 'default' | 'outlined'
}

export function Card({ children, variant = 'default' }: CardProps) {
  return <div className={`card card-${variant}`}>{children}</div>
}

export function CardHeader({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return <div className="card-header">{children}</div>
}

export function CardBody({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return <div className="card-body">{children}</div>
}

// Usage
<Card>
  <CardHeader>Title</CardHeader>
  <CardBody>Content</CardBody>
</Card>
```

### Compound Components

```typescript
interface TabsContextValue {
  activeTab: string
  setActiveTab: (tab: string) => void
}

const TabsContext = createContext<TabsContextValue | undefined>(undefined)

export function Tabs({ children, defaultTab }: {
  children: React.ReactNode
  defaultTab: string
}) {
  const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState(defaultTab)

  return (
    <TabsContext.Provider value={{ activeTab, setActiveTab }}>
      {children}
    </TabsContext.Provider>
  )
}

export function TabList({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return <div className="tab

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