diff --git a/src/frontend/src/hooks/usePrevious.ts b/src/frontend/src/hooks/usePrevious.ts
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+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+export const usePrevious = <T>(value: T): T | undefined => {
+  const ref = useRef<T>()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    ref.current = value
+  }, [value])
+  return ref.current
+}