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Actor.useState support for any object
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Feature
I would love to use any object as a state (e.g., Set), but the function only supports simple objects that are serializable by JSON.stringify.
Motivation
I write actors, and sometimes, I have to implement everything myself by using Actor.setValue since Actor.useState is unusable in such cases.
Ideal solution or implementation, and any additional constraints
I would add an option to add a custom serialization function for the useState. Either as a type of the state e.g.:
interface ISerializable {
toSerializable(): object | string | number | boolean | null;
}
Or as a parameter e.g. as part of UseStateOptions that are documented as follows:
options: UseStateOptions An optional object parameter where a custom keyValueStoreName and config can be passed in.
Or another optional parameter called customSerializationFunction or something like that.
Alternative solutions or implementations
No response
Other context
Slack thread: https://apify.slack.com/archives/CD0SF6KD4/p1737024037028519
