Is it possible to clear a URL param without affecting state?

[chrber04]

I have a modal which uses useQueryStates (modal=auth&tab=register/login). When closing the modal, I'd like to remove these params from the URL while preserving only the tab state in memory, to prevent UI flicker as the modal is animating out.

Is there a way to clear URL params without actually triggering a state reset? I know default values exist, but that doesn't help when the user is on another tab than the default one, it still flickers.

[franky47]

This sounds related to #893, for which one of the solutions would be to cache the value in a ref and use that while transitioning/animating.

TL;DR: no, the URL is the source of truth, so if you want to animate something out, you should update the URL after the animation has finished.

[franky47]

Also possibly related (just in), usePresenceData from Motion: https://bsky.app/profile/citizenofnowhe.re/post/3lhjbh7dl3c2r