Is there a common place solution to preserving state between routes in React.js?
I'm not entirely sure I'm asking the right question, but to clarify here is an example:
You search something on Google, scroll down the page and click on a link. When you hit the back button you are brought back to the same search and even the same scrolling point you left off at.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by commonplace, but a solution many developers use with React is Redux.
Redux is a state management tool that allows you to store an application state even when you refresh the page or navigate forward, then backwards.
https://redux.js.org/basics/usagewithreact
There are multiple middlewares that have been created to make sure the state persists after refreshes - here are some examples:
