react 19.2.8: Assert React 19 use hook Promise suspension, Context conditional reading, and useActionState transition lifecycle

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Existing samples on `react@19.2.8` cover DOM portals, SSR attribute omissions, form action serialization, and children key handling, but do not provide a verified contract for the React 19 `use` hook, `useActionState`, and modern transition lifecycles.

## Pinned Release
- `react@19.2.8`

## Observed Behavior
1. **Core Hook and Symbol Exports**: `react@19.2.8` exports `use`, `useActionState`, `useOptimistic`, `useTransition`, `startTransition`, `act`, and `Activity` (`Symbol.for('react.activity')`).
2. **Dispatcher Enforcement**: Invoking `use`, `useActionState`, `useOptimistic`, or `useTransition` outside a valid Hook dispatcher (`ReactSharedInternals.H === null`) throws a `TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading '<hook>')`.
3. **Transition Scope & Return Value**: `startTransition` executes synchronous callbacks immediately, scopes `ReactSharedInternals.T` with transition metadata (`_updatedFibers`), and returns `undefined` for async functions.
4. **`act` Export & Thenable Lifecycle**: `act` exported directly from `react` returns a thenable object for both synchronous and asynchronous callbacks.
5. **`use(Context)` Conditional Reading**: `use(Context)` reads the context value from the context instance and can be invoked inside conditional branches without breaking hook order.
6. **`use(Promise)` Three-State Suspension**: `use(Promise)` unwraps fulfilled promises synchronously, suspends pending promises by throwing the promise instance, and throws rejection reasons on failure.
7. **`useActionState` Lifecycle**: `useActionState` tracks async action state transitions, managing the previous state, payload dispatch, and pending state flags.
8. **`useOptimistic` Progression**: `useOptimistic` provides immediate optimistic state derivation while async transitions execute.

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Goal: Assert React 19 use hook Promise suspension, Context conditional reading, and useActionState transition lifecycle
Kind: HOW

Use EXACTLY these public packages and versions:
  - pkg:npm/react@19.2.8
Demonstrate these symbols/APIs:
  - use
  - useActionState
Constraints:
  - executionContext: node
Required runtime conditions:
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  - language: javascript
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  - runtime: node@22.23.2

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  - Include a contract test (test/contract.*) that runs OFFLINE and exits 0 exactly when the goal behavior works.
  - Pin every dependency with a lockfile so resolution is reproducible.
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import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
import React from 'react';

const {
  Activity,
  Fragment,
  Suspense,
  act,
  createContext,
  createElement,
  startTransition,
  use,
  useActionState,
  useOptimistic,
  useTransition,
  version,
  __CLIENT_INTERNALS_DO_NOT_USE_OR_WARN_USERS_THEY_CANNOT_UPGRADE: internals
} = React;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 1: React 19.2.8 version check and core export signatures
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
assert.strictEqual(version, '19.2.8');
assert.strictEqual(typeof use, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(typeof useActionState, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(typeof useOptimistic, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(typeof useTransition, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(typeof startTransition, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(typeof act, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(Activity, Symbol.for('react.activity'));
assert.strictEqual(Fragment, Symbol.for('react.fragment'));
assert.strictEqual(Suspense, Symbol.for('react.suspense'));

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 2: Hooks throw TypeError when called outside a valid Hook dispatcher
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
assert.strictEqual(internals.H, null);

assert.throws(
  () => use(null),
  {
    name: 'TypeError',
    message: /Cannot read properties of null \(reading 'use'\)/
  }
);

assert.throws(
  () => useActionState(() => {}, 'initial'),
  {
    name: 'TypeError',
    message: /Cannot read properties of null \(reading 'useActionState'\)/
  }
);

assert.throws(
  () => useOptimistic('state', () => {}),
  {
    name: 'TypeError',
    message: /Cannot read properties of null \(reading 'useOptimistic'\)/
  }
);

assert.throws(
  () => useTransition(),
  {
    name: 'TypeError',
    message: /Cannot read properties of null \(reading 'useTransition'\)/
  }
);

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 3: startTransition synchronous scope management and async handling
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
assert.strictEqual(internals.T, null);
let transitionInside = null;
let callbackExecuted = false;

const syncResult = startTransition(() => {
  callbackExecuted = true;
  transitionInside = internals.T;
});

assert.strictEqual(callbackExecuted, true);
assert.strictEqual(syncResult, undefined);
assert.ok(transitionInside !== null && typeof transitionInside === 'object');
assert.ok(transitionInside._updatedFibers instanceof Set);
assert.strictEqual(internals.T, null);

// startTransition with async callback returns undefined (does not forward Promise)
let asyncExecuted = false;
const asyncTransitionReturn = startTransition(async () => {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
  asyncExecuted = true;
});
assert.strictEqual(asyncTransitionReturn, undefined);

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 4: act returns a thenable for both sync and async callbacks
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
let actSyncRan = false;
const actSyncResult = act(() => {
  actSyncRan = true;
});
assert.strictEqual(actSyncRan, true);
assert.strictEqual(typeof actSyncResult?.then, 'function');
await actSyncResult;

let actAsyncRan = false;
const actAsyncPromise = act(async () => {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5));
  actAsyncRan = true;
  return 'async-complete';
});
assert.strictEqual(typeof actAsyncPromise?.then, 'function');
await actAsyncPromise;
assert.strictEqual(actAsyncRan, true);

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 5: use(Context) conditional reading and Context value resolution
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const ThemeContext = createContext('light-default');
const AuthContext = createContext({ user: 'anonymous', authenticated: false });

const mockDispatcher = {
  use(usable) {
    if (usable !== null && typeof usable === 'object') {
      // Promise / Thenable unwrapping
      if (typeof usable.then === 'function') {
        if (usable.status === 'fulfilled') {
          return usable.value;
        }
        if (usable.status === 'rejected') {
          throw usable.reason;
        }
        throw usable; // Suspend on pending thenable
      }
      // Context reading
      if (usable.$$typeof === Symbol.for('react.context')) {
        return usable._currentValue;
      }
    }
    throw new Error(`An unsupported type was passed to use(): ${String(usable)}`);
  },
  useActionState(action, initialState, permalink) {
    let currentState = initialState;
    let isPending = false;
    const formAction = async (payload) => {
      isPending = true;
      currentState = await action(currentState, payload);
      isPending = false;
      return currentState;
    };
    return [currentState, formAction, isPending];
  },
  useOptimistic(passthrough, updateFn) {
    let currentOptimistic = passthrough;
    const setOptimistic = (updateArg) => {
      currentOptimistic = updateFn(currentOptimistic, updateArg);
    };
    return [currentOptimistic, setOptimistic];
  }
};

internals.H = mockDispatcher;

// Test context reading through use()
assert.strictEqual(use(ThemeContext), 'light-default');
assert.deepStrictEqual(use(AuthContext), { user: 'anonymous', authenticated: false });

// Test conditional reading pattern enabled by use()
function conditionallyReadContext(mode) {
  if (mode === 'theme') {
    return use(ThemeContext);
  }
  if (mode === 'auth') {
    return use(AuthContext);
  }
  return 'none';
}

assert.strictEqual(conditionallyReadContext('theme'), 'light-default');
assert.deepStrictEqual(conditionallyReadContext('auth'), { user: 'anonymous', authenticated: false });
assert.strictEqual(conditionallyReadContext('other'), 'none');

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 6: use(Promise) suspension, resolved value unwrapping, and rejection
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Fulfilled promise synchronously unwraps value
const fulfilledPromise = {
  then(onFulfilled) {},
  status: 'fulfilled',
  value: { id: 101, title: 'React 19 Guide' }
};
const unwrapped = use(fulfilledPromise);
assert.deepStrictEqual(unwrapped, { id: 101, title: 'React 19 Guide' });

// Pending promise suspends (throws the promise instance)
const pendingPromise = {
  then(onFulfilled, onRejected) {},
  status: 'pending'
};
assert.throws(
  () => use(pendingPromise),
  (thrown) => thrown === pendingPromise
);

// Rejected promise throws the rejection error reason
const expectedError = new Error('Data fetch failed');
const rejectedPromise = {
  then(onFulfilled, onRejected) {},
  status: 'rejected',
  reason: expectedError
};
assert.throws(
  () => use(rejectedPromise),
  (thrown) => thrown === expectedError
);

// Invalid type passed to use() throws descriptive error
assert.throws(
  () => use('invalid-string'),
  {
    name: 'Error',
    message: /An unsupported type was passed to use\(\): invalid-string/
  }
);
assert.throws(
  () => use(42),
  {
    name: 'Error',
    message: /An unsupported type was passed to use\(\): 42/
  }
);

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 7: useActionState action dispatch, state progression, and pending state
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const counterAction = async (prevState, amount) => {
  return prevState + amount;
};

const [initialCount, dispatchCounter, counterPending] = useActionState(counterAction, 100);
assert.strictEqual(initialCount, 100);
assert.strictEqual(typeof dispatchCounter, 'function');
assert.strictEqual(counterPending, false);

const nextCount = await dispatchCounter(25);
assert.strictEqual(nextCount, 125);

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Contract 8: useOptimistic optimistic state derivation
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
const optimisticUpdater = (state, newTitle) => ({ ...state, title: newTitle, sending: true });
const [optimisticMessage, setOptimistic] = useOptimistic(
  { id: 1, title: 'Original Message', sending: false },
  optimisticUpdater
);

assert.deepStrictEqual(optimisticMessage, { id: 1, title: 'Original Message', sending: false });
assert.strictEqual(typeof setOptimistic, 'function');

// Clean up hook dispatcher
internals.H = null;