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I realize this is unsolicited advice, however this sounds like you're hitting the "DOM has an imperative API but React is declarative" barrier, because React (until `use` ships at least) has no way to just await reactive values, you can:

if sufficiently complex, you may want to look into `useSyncExternalStore`[0] which can be used to store and update state (IE maintaining UI reactivity) in a microcosm.

Otherwise, I'd recommend framing it as a series of dispatch-able steps, which maps well to `useReducer`[1] possibly in combination with `useEffect`

[0]: https://react.dev/reference/react/useSyncExternalStore

[1]: https://react.dev/reference/react/useReducer



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