offline-first

Development

Local storage, data sync, and conflict resolution for offline-capable apps.

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Offline-First

Storage Options

Option	Use Case
AsyncStorage	Simple key-value
MMKV	Fast key-value
SQLite	Complex queries
WatermelonDB	Large datasets, sync

MMKV (Recommended)

import { MMKV } from 'react-native-mmkv';

const storage = new MMKV();

// Store
storage.set('user', JSON.stringify(user));
storage.set('token', 'abc123');

// Retrieve
const user = JSON.parse(storage.getString('user') || '{}');
const token = storage.getString('token');

// Delete
storage.delete('token');

Sync Strategy

Optimistic Updates

async function updateItem(id: string, data: Partial<Item>) {
  // 1. Update local immediately
  await localDb.update(id, { ...data, _synced: false });

  // 2. Update UI
  queryClient.setQueryData(['item', id], (old) => ({
    ...old,
    ...data,
  }));

  // 3. Sync to server
  try {
    await api.updateItem(id, data);
    await localDb.update(id, { _synced: true });
  } catch (error) {
    // Queue for retry
    await syncQueue.add({ type: 'update', id, data });
  }
}

Background Sync

import NetInfo from '@react-native-community/netinfo';

NetInfo.addEventListener((state) => {
  if (state.isConnected) {
    syncQueue.processAll();
  }
});

Conflict Resolution

// Last-write-wins
if (serverItem.updatedAt > localItem.updatedAt) {
  await localDb.update(id, serverItem);
} else {
  await api.updateItem(id, localItem);
}

// Or: Manual resolution
if (hasConflict) {
  showConflictResolver(serverItem, localItem);
}

Network Status

function useNetworkStatus() {
  const [isOnline, setIsOnline] = useState(true);

  useEffect(() => {
    return NetInfo.addEventListener((state) => {
      setIsOnline(state.isConnected ?? false);
    });
  }, []);

  return isOnline;
}