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+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+
+// hooks
+import useLocalStorage from "hooks/use-local-storage";
+
+type TimeSlot = {
+  start_time: Date | string;
+  end_time: Date | null | string;
+  type: "START" | "PAUSE" | "RESUME" | "STOP";
+  actual_time: number;
+};
+
+type Props = {
+  key: string | null;
+};
+
+const defaultValue: {
+  actual_time_spent: number;
+  time_slots: TimeSlot[];
+} = {
+  actual_time_spent: 0,
+  time_slots: [],
+};
+
+const useStopwatch = (props: Props) => {
+  const { key } = props;
+
+  const { storedValue, setValue } = useLocalStorage(key ?? "", defaultValue);
+
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
+
+  const start = useCallback(() => {
+    setValue({
+      actual_time_spent: 0,
+      time_slots: [
+        {
+          start_time: new Date(),
+          end_time: null,
+          type: "START",
+          actual_time: 0,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  }, [setValue]);
+
+  const stop = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!storedValue || storedValue.time_slots.length <= 0) return;
+
+    const lastTimeSlot = storedValue.time_slots[storedValue.time_slots.length - 1];
+
+    if (lastTimeSlot.type === "STOP") return;
+
+    const newTimeSlot = {
+      start_time: lastTimeSlot.start_time,
+      end_time: new Date(),
+      type: "STOP" as const,
+      actual_time:
+        lastTimeSlot.type === "PAUSE"
+          ? lastTimeSlot.actual_time
+          : lastTimeSlot.actual_time +
+            (new Date().getTime() - new Date(lastTimeSlot.start_time).getTime()),
+    };
+
+    setValue({
+      actual_time_spent: storedValue.actual_time_spent + newTimeSlot.actual_time,
+      time_slots: [...storedValue.time_slots, newTimeSlot],
+    });
+  }, [setValue, storedValue]);
+
+  const pause = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!storedValue || storedValue.time_slots.length <= 0) return;
+
+    const lastTimeSlot = storedValue.time_slots[storedValue.time_slots.length - 1];
+
+    if (lastTimeSlot.type === "PAUSE") return;
+
+    const newTimeSlot = {
+      start_time: lastTimeSlot.start_time,
+      end_time: new Date(),
+      type: "PAUSE" as const,
+      actual_time:
+        lastTimeSlot.actual_time +
+        (new Date().getTime() - new Date(lastTimeSlot.start_time).getTime()),
+    };
+
+    setValue({
+      actual_time_spent: storedValue.actual_time_spent + newTimeSlot.actual_time,
+      time_slots: [...storedValue.time_slots, newTimeSlot],
+    });
+  }, [setValue, storedValue]);
+
+  const resume = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!storedValue || storedValue.time_slots.length <= 0) return;
+
+    const lastTimeSlot = storedValue.time_slots[storedValue.time_slots.length - 1];
+
+    if (lastTimeSlot.type === "RESUME") return;
+
+    const newTimeSlot = {
+      start_time: new Date(),
+      end_time: null,
+      type: "RESUME" as const,
+      actual_time: lastTimeSlot.actual_time,
+    };
+
+    setValue({
+      actual_time_spent: storedValue.actual_time_spent,
+      time_slots: [...storedValue.time_slots, newTimeSlot],
+    });
+  }, [setValue, storedValue]);
+
+  const reset = useCallback(() => {
+    setElapsed(0);
+    setValue(defaultValue);
+  }, [setValue]);
+
+  const isRunning = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!storedValue || storedValue.time_slots.length <= 0) return false;
+
+    const lastTimeSlot = storedValue.time_slots[storedValue.time_slots.length - 1];
+
+    return lastTimeSlot.type === "START" || lastTimeSlot.type === "RESUME";
+  }, [storedValue]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!storedValue || storedValue.time_slots.length <= 0) return;
+
+    const lastTimeSlot = storedValue.time_slots[storedValue.time_slots.length - 1];
+
+    if (lastTimeSlot.type === "START" || lastTimeSlot.type === "RESUME") {
+      const interval = setInterval(() => {
+        setElapsed(
+          lastTimeSlot.actual_time +
+            (new Date().getTime() - new Date(lastTimeSlot.start_time).getTime())
+        );
+      }, 1000);
+
+      return () => clearInterval(interval);
+    } else setElapsed(lastTimeSlot.actual_time);
+  }, [storedValue, setElapsed]);
+
+  return {
+    elapsed,
+    isRunning,
+    start,
+    stop,
+    isStopped: storedValue?.time_slots[storedValue?.time_slots.length - 1]?.type === "STOP",
+    reset,
+    pause,
+    resume,
+  } as const;
+};
+
+export default useStopwatch;