#Share state value from layout on 2 differents clients components.

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proud oasis
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@solid seal I have this layout :

import './globals.css'
import {ReactElement} from "react";
import {I18nProviderClient} from "@/locales/client";
import {poppins} from "@/app/[locale]/font/font";
import Navbar from "@/components/layout/navbar";
import UserProvider from "@/providers/UserProvider";
import {RegisterModalProvider} from "@/hooks/useRegisterModal";
import Chat from "@/components/ui/chat";

export default function RootLayout({children, params}: {
    children: ReactElement;
    params: { locale: string };
}) {

    return (
        <html>
        <I18nProviderClient locale={params.locale}>
            <body className={poppins.className + " overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto h-full w-full relative max-h-[100vh] max-w-[100vw] flex flex-row h-full w-full overflow-hidden box-border"}>
            <UserProvider>
                <RegisterModalProvider>
            <main className={'flex flex-grow flex-shrink items-center min-w-0 relative box-border'}>
                            <Navbar />
                            {children}
                        </main>
                    <Chat />
                </RegisterModalProvider>
            </UserProvider>
            </body>
        </I18nProviderClient>
        </html>

    )
}

But I can open & close chat into my navbar components. How i can share this value with my Chat components. My layout is a server components but navbar & chat is client components

solid sealBOT
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Hi @proud oasis. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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Based on the information provided in the extracts, you can use the Context API to share state between your Navbar and Chat components. However, since React context is not supported in Server Components, you need to create your context and render its provider inside of a Client Component.

Here's an example of how you can create a context for your chat state:

'use client'
 
import { createContext, useState } from 'react'
 
export const ChatContext = createContext({})
 
export default function ChatProvider({ children }) {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false)

  return <ChatContext.Provider value={{ isOpen, setIsOpen }}>{children}</ChatContext.Provider>
}

Then, you can use this ChatProvider in your layout:

import ChatProvider from './chat-provider'
 
export default function RootLayout({
 children,
 params,
}: {
 children: React.ReactNode,
 params: { locale: string },
}) {
 return (
 <html>
 <I18nProviderClient locale={params.locale}>
 <body className={poppins.className + " overflow-x-hidden overflow-y-auto h-full w-full relative max-h-[100vh] max-w-[100vw] flex flex-row h-full w-full overflow-hidden box-border"}>
 <UserProvider>
 <RegisterModalProvider>
 <ChatProvider>
 <main className={'flex flex-grow flex-shrink items-center min-w-0 relative box-border'}>
 <Navbar />
 {children}
 </main>
 <Chat />
 </ChatProvider>
 </RegisterModalProvider>
 </UserProvider>
 </body>
 </I18nProviderClient>
 </html>
 )
}

Now, both your Navbar and Chat components can consume this context and share the isOpen state.

Please note that you should render providers as deep as possible in the tree to make it easier for Next.js to optimize the static parts of your Server Components (source (https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/rendering/composition-patterns#using-context-providers)).

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proud oasis
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@solid seal How can i use on my navbar & chat component this context

solid sealBOT
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Let me check the knowledge base for you. One moment! :books:

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You can use the useContext hook in your Navbar and Chat components to access the isOpen state and the setIsOpen function provided by the ChatContext. Here's how you can do it:

In your Navbar component:

import { useContext } from 'react'
import { ChatContext } from './chat-provider'

export default function Navbar() {
  const { isOpen, setIsOpen } = useContext(ChatContext)

  // Now you can use `isOpen` to check whether the chat is open
  // and `setIsOpen` to open/close the chat

  return (
    // Your component code
  )
}

Similarly, in your Chat component:

import { useContext } from 'react'
import { ChatContext } from './chat-provider'

export default function Chat() {
  const { isOpen, setIsOpen } = useContext(ChatContext)

  // Now you can use `isOpen` to check whether the chat is open
  // and `setIsOpen` to open/close the chat

  return (
    // Your component code
  )
}

Remember to replace './chat-provider' with the actual path to your ChatProvider component.

Please note that the useContext hook can only be used inside function components or custom hooks. If you're using a class component, you'll need to use the Context.Consumer component instead (source (https://react.dev/learn/passing-data-deeply-with-context)).

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