ref

A ref allows unproxied state in a Valtio proxy

A ref is useful in the rare instances you need to nest an object in a proxy that is not wrapped in an inner proxy and, therefore, is not tracked.

const store = proxy({
    users: [
        { id: 1, name: 'Juho', uploads: ref([]) },
    ]
  })
})

Once an object is wrapped in a ref, it should be mutated without reassigning the object or rewrapping in a new ref.

// ✅ do mutate
store.users[0].uploads.push({ id: 1, name: 'Juho' })
// ✅ do reset
store.users[0].uploads.splice(0)

// ❌ don't reassign
store.users[0].uploads = []

A ref should also not be used as the only state in a proxy, making the proxy usage pointless.

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