I Built a Toast Library for React & Next.js — Here’s How It Works 🍞

Description and use

Developers now have a lightweight toast library for React and Next.js that simplifies adding notifications, respects client boundaries, and handles async states via promises.

Problem

Developers need a lightweight, modern toast notification system that is easy to use in React and Next.js projects without complex setup.

Outcome

Developers can now add toast notifications with minimal code, maintain client boundaries in Next.js, and handle async UI feedback via promise‑based toasts, improving UX and developer productivity.

Workflow

• 1. Install your-toast via npm/yarn.
• 2. Import YourToastProvider and toast from "your-toast".
• 3. Mount YourToastProvider once in the root (React) or in the body of RootLayout (Next.js).
• 4. Trigger toasts anywhere with toast.success("msg"), toast.error("msg"), etc.
• 5. For async operations, use toast.promise(promise, {loading, success, error}) to auto‑handle states.
• 6. Optionally control toast lifecycle by capturing the returned id from toast.loading() and updating or dismissing it later.

Evidence

The API stays intentionally small and readable.

Source

toast.promise() connects the toast directly to a promise.

Source