Caldera Series (58): Frontend Integration with React Hooks
Frontend integration is key to making dApp user-friendly. In Caldera Metalayer, using React hooks for this feels particularly smooth. As a blogger, I love discussing this in the ERA series because it directly enhances the user interaction experience with the ERA token. The TypeScript SDK of Metalayer provides ready-made hooks, such as useMetalayerDispatch and useReadQueue, making it easy to handle cross-chain messages in React components.
For example, you can use hooks to initiate an ERA transfer intention: call the dispatch hook in the frontend component, specify the target chain and amount, and the system automatically handles gas and routing. ERA shines here as an ecological token; it supports gas abstraction in the frontend, allowing users to complete operations with just the source chain ERA. I have tested the frontend of a lending dApp: after integrating hooks, users can see real-time ERA cross-chain settlement with a delay as low as seconds, which is much more intuitive than pure contract calls.
Holders of ERA will benefit from this, as hooks enable more frontend applications to support the token, increasing circulation and value. Developers should not forget to combine the Widget SDK to enhance UI interaction. Overall, this integration approach makes the Caldera ecosystem more user-friendly, and the adoption rate of ERA naturally rises. If you have rich frontend development experience, you might want to try these hooks; they will help you build more attractive dApps and promote the growth of the ERA community.
