In Google Docs, when you start composing a document, it begins on Page 1. As this page fills up, additional pages, like Page 2, are created to accommodate the overflow of content. If you delete some text from Page 1, any text on Page 2 shifts down to fill the space. In my case, I have roughly ten visual components that populate from a form input. The left side features this form, while the right side dynamically presents a Docs-like preview. I initially attempted direct DOM modifications using methods such as insertBefore, but I’ve learned that this approach can lead to issues within a React application. What are some recommended practices or patterns to implement this pagination functionality effectively?
You might want to look into using React’s context API or state management libraries like Redux for handling the state of your pagination. This way, you manage your document’s structure and content centrally without directly manipulating the DOM, preventing common issues with state consistency. You can create a “page” component that dynamically accepts content based on the length of the text or components and adjusts through React’s lifecycle methods or hooks such as useEffect. Adopting a virtual DOM manipulation strategy could also enhance rendering performance when dealing with large documents.