Add changes modifier

Examples/Packages/iOS/Sources/ExampleVoiceMemo/Atoms/VoiceMemoListAtoms.swift

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct RecordingDataAtom: StateAtom, Hashable {
 
 struct RecordingElapsedTimeAtom: PublisherAtom, Hashable {
     func publisher(context: Context) -> AnyPublisher<TimeInterval, Never> {
-        let isRecording = context.watch(IsRecordingAtom())
+        let isRecording = context.watch(IsRecordingAtom().changes)
 
         guard isRecording else {
             return Just(.zero).eraseToAnyPublisher()

Examples/Packages/iOS/Sources/ExampleVoiceMemo/Atoms/VoiceMemoRowAtoms.swift

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct PlayingElapsedTimeAtom: PublisherAtom {
     }
 
     func publisher(context: Context) -> AnyPublisher<TimeInterval, Never> {
-        let isPlaying = context.watch(IsPlayingAtom(voiceMemo: voiceMemo))
+        let isPlaying = context.watch(IsPlayingAtom(voiceMemo: voiceMemo).changes)
 
         guard isPlaying else {
             return Just(.zero).eraseToAnyPublisher()

README.md

@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ struct ContactView: View {
 
 Modifiers can be applied to an atom to produce a different versions of the original atom to make it more coding friendly or to reduce view re-computation for performance optimization.
 
-#### [select(_:)](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/select(_:))
+#### [select](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/select(_:))
 
 <details><summary><code>📖 Click to expand example code</code></summary>
 
@@ -695,6 +695,36 @@ struct CountDisplayView: View {
 |Compatible     |All atoms types. The selected property must be `Equatable` compliant.|
 |Use Case       |Performance optimization, Property scope restriction|
 
+#### [changes](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/changes)
+
+<details><summary><code>📖 Click to expand example code</code></summary>
+
+```swift
+struct CountAtom: StateAtom, Hashable {
+    func defaultValue(context: Context) -> Int {
+        12345
+    }
+}
+
+struct CountDisplayView: View {
+    @Watch(CountAtom().changes)
+    var count  // : Int
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Text(count.description)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+
+|               |Description|
+|:--------------|:----------|
+|Summary        |Prevents the atom from updating its child views or atoms when its new value is the same as its old value.|
+|Output         |`T: Equatable`|
+|Compatible     |All atom types that produce `Equatable` compliant value.|
+|Use Case       |Performance optimization|
+
 #### [phase](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/phase)
 
 <details><summary><code>📖 Click to expand example code</code></summary>

Sources/Atoms/Atoms.docc/Atoms.md

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ SwiftUI Atom Properties offers practical capabilities to manage the complexity o
 ### Modifiers
 
 - ``Atom/select(_:)``
+- ``Atom/changes``
 - ``Atom/phase``
 
 ### Attributes
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ SwiftUI Atom Properties offers practical capabilities to manage the complexity o
 - ``AtomStore``
 - ``AtomModifier``
 - ``SelectModifier``
+- ``ChangesModifier``
 - ``TaskPhaseModifier``
 - ``AtomLoader``
 - ``RefreshableAtomLoader``

Sources/Atoms/Modifier/ChangesModifier.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+public extension Atom where Loader.Value: Equatable {
+    /// Prevents the atom from updating its child views or atoms when its new value is the
+    /// same as its old value.
+    ///
+    /// ```swift
+    /// struct FlagAtom: StateAtom, Hashable {
+    ///     func defaultValue(context: Context) -> Bool {
+    ///         true
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// struct ExampleView: View {
+    ///     @Watch(FlagAtom().changes)
+    ///     var flag
+    ///
+    ///     var body: some View {
+    ///         if flag {
+    ///             Text("true")
+    ///         }
+    ///         else {
+    ///             Text("false")
+    ///         }
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    var changes: ModifiedAtom<Self, ChangesModifier<Loader.Value>> {
+        modifier(ChangesModifier())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A modifier that prevents the atom from updating its child views or atoms when
+/// its new value is the same as its old value.
+///
+/// Use ``Atom/changes`` instead of using this modifier directly.
+public struct ChangesModifier<T: Equatable>: AtomModifier {
+    /// A type of base value to be modified.
+    public typealias BaseValue = T
+
+    /// A type of modified value to provide.
+    public typealias Value = T
+
+    /// A type representing the stable identity of this atom associated with an instance.
+    public struct Key: Hashable {}
+
+    /// A unique value used to identify the modifier internally.
+    public var key: Key {
+        Key()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a new value for the corresponding atom.
+    public func modify(value: BaseValue, context: Context) -> Value {
+        value
+    }
+
+    /// Associates given value and handle updates and cancellations.
+    public func associateOverridden(value: Value, context: Context) -> Value {
+        value
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a boolean value that determines whether it should notify the value update to
+    /// watchers with comparing the given old value and the new value.
+    public func shouldUpdate(newValue: Value, oldValue: Value) -> Bool {
+        newValue != oldValue
+    }
+}

Sources/Atoms/Modifier/TaskPhaseModifier.swift

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ public extension Atom where Loader: AsyncAtomLoader {
     /// }
     /// ```
     ///
-    /// This modifier converts the `Task` that the original atom provides into ``AsyncPhase``
-    /// and notifies its changes to downstream atoms and views.
     var phase: ModifiedAtom<Self, TaskPhaseModifier<Loader.Success, Loader.Failure>> {
         modifier(TaskPhaseModifier())
     }
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ public extension Atom where Loader: AsyncAtomLoader {
 ///
 /// Use ``Atom/phase`` instead of using this modifier directly.
 public struct TaskPhaseModifier<Success, Failure: Error>: AtomModifier {
-    /// A type of original value to be modified.
+    /// A type of base value to be modified.
     public typealias BaseValue = Task<Success, Failure>
 
     /// A type of modified value to provide.

Tests/AtomsTests/Modifier/ChangesModifierTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import XCTest
+
+@testable import Atoms
+
+@MainActor
+final class ChangesModifierTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testChanges() {
+        let atom = TestStateAtom(defaultValue: "")
+        let context = AtomTestContext()
+        var updatedCount = 0
+
+        context.onUpdate = {
+            updatedCount += 1
+        }
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 0)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.changes), "")
+
+        context[atom] = "modified"
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.changes), "modified")
+
+        context[atom] = "modified"
+
+        // Should not be updated with an equivalent value.
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 1)
+    }
+
+    func testKey() {
+        let modifier = ChangesModifier<Int>()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(modifier.key, modifier.key)
+        XCTAssertEqual(modifier.key.hashValue, modifier.key.hashValue)
+    }
+
+    func testShouldUpdate() {
+        let modifier = ChangesModifier<Int>()
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(modifier.shouldUpdate(newValue: 100, oldValue: 100))
+        XCTAssertTrue(modifier.shouldUpdate(newValue: 100, oldValue: 200))
+    }
+
+    func testModify() {
+        let atom = TestValueAtom(value: 0)
+        let modifier = ChangesModifier<Int>()
+        let transaction = Transaction(key: AtomKey(atom)) {}
+        let context = AtomModifierContext<Int>(transaction: transaction) { _ in }
+        let value = modifier.modify(value: 100, context: context)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(value, 100)
+    }
+
+    func testAssociateOverridden() {
+        let atom = TestValueAtom(value: 0)
+        let modifier = ChangesModifier<Int>()
+        let transaction = Transaction(key: AtomKey(atom)) {}
+        let context = AtomModifierContext<Int>(transaction: transaction) { _ in }
+        let value = modifier.associateOverridden(value: 100, context: context)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(value, 100)
+    }
+}