Architecture
React Flow State Management: Zustand, Jotai, and Store Patterns
How to keep nodes and edges in sync with minimal re-renders using modern React state libraries and React Flow best practices.
React Flow components re-render when props change. Coarse updates to a giant nodes array will thrash performance. Prefer normalized stores (byId maps) and selectors so only affected nodes subscribe to changes.
Zustand for graph stores
Zustand pairs well with React Flow because you can slice the graph into actions (addNode, connect) and subscribe per-node in custom components. Document your store API in README snippets so teammates find it via site search and Google.
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