Previous modifier

README.md

@@ -683,6 +683,45 @@ struct ContactView: View {
 
 Modifiers can be applied to an atom to produce a different versions of the original atom to make it more coding friendly or to reduce view re-computation for performance optimization.
 
+#### [previous](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/previous)
+
+|               |Description|
+|:--------------|:----------|
+|Summary        |Provides the previous value of the atom instead of the current value.|
+|Output         |`T?`|
+|Compatible     |All atom types.|
+|Use Case       |Track value changes, Compare previous and current values|
+
+<details><summary><code>📖 Example</code></summary>
+
+```swift
+struct CounterAtom: StateAtom, Hashable {
+    func defaultValue(context: Context) -> Int {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+struct CounterView: View {
+    @WatchState(CounterAtom())
+    var currentValue
+
+    @Watch(CounterAtom().previous)
+    var previousValue
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack {
+            Text("Current: \(currentValue)")
+            Text("Previous: \(previousValue ?? 0)")
+            Button("Increment") {
+                currentValue += 1
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+</details>
+
 #### [changes(of:)](https://ra1028.github.io/swiftui-atom-properties/documentation/atoms/atom/changes(of:))
 
 |               |Description|

Sources/Atoms/Atoms.docc/Atoms.md

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Building state by compositing atoms automatically optimizes rendering based on i
 
 ### Modifiers
 
+- ``Atom/previous``
 - ``Atom/changes``
 - ``Atom/changes(of:)``
 - ``Atom/animation(_:)``
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ Building state by compositing atoms automatically optimizes rendering based on i
 - ``AtomStore``
 - ``AtomModifier``
 - ``AsyncAtomModifier``
+- ``PreviousModifier``
 - ``ChangesModifier``
 - ``ChangesOfModifier``
 - ``TaskPhaseModifier``

Sources/Atoms/Modifier/PreviousModifier.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+public extension Atom {
+    /// Provides the previous value of the atom instead of the current value.
+    ///
+    /// ```swift
+    /// struct CounterAtom: StateAtom, Hashable {
+    ///     func defaultValue(context: Context) -> Int {
+    ///         0
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// struct ExampleView: View {
+    ///     @Watch(CounterAtom())
+    ///     var currentValue
+    ///
+    ///     @Watch(CounterAtom().previous)
+    ///     var previousValue
+    ///
+    ///     var body: some View {
+    ///         VStack {
+    ///             Text("Current: \(currentValue)")
+    ///             Text("Previous: \(previousValue ?? 0)")
+    ///         }
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    var previous: ModifiedAtom<Self, PreviousModifier<Produced>> {
+        modifier(PreviousModifier())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A modifier that provides the previous value of the atom instead of the current value.
+///
+/// Use ``Atom/previous`` instead of using this modifier directly.
+public struct PreviousModifier<Base>: AtomModifier {
+    /// A type of base value to be modified.
+    public typealias Base = Base
+
+    /// A type of value the modified atom produces.
+    public typealias Produced = Base?
+
+    /// A type representing the stable identity of this atom associated with an instance.
+    public struct Key: Hashable, Sendable {}
+
+    /// A unique value used to identify the modifier internally.
+    public var key: Key {
+        Key()
+    }
+
+    /// A producer that produces the value of this atom.
+    public func producer(atom: some Atom<Base>) -> AtomProducer<Produced> {
+        AtomProducer { context in
+            context.transaction { context in
+                let value = context.watch(atom)
+                let storage = context.watch(StorageAtom())
+                let previous = storage.previous
+                storage.previous = value
+                return previous
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension PreviousModifier {
+    @MainActor
+    final class Storage {
+        var previous: Base?
+    }
+
+    struct StorageAtom: ValueAtom, Hashable {
+        func value(context: Context) -> Storage {
+            Storage()
+        }
+    }
+}

Tests/AtomsTests/Modifier/PreviousModifierTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import XCTest
+
+@testable import Atoms
+
+final class PreviousModifierTests: XCTestCase {
+    @MainActor
+    func testPrevious() {
+        let atom = TestStateAtom(defaultValue: "initial")
+        let context = AtomTestContext()
+
+        XCTAssertNil(context.watch(atom.previous))
+
+        // Update the atom value
+        context[atom] = "second"
+
+        // Now previous should return the initial value
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), "initial")
+
+        // Update again
+        context[atom] = "third"
+
+        // Previous should now return "second"
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), "second")
+
+        // Another update
+        context[atom] = "fourth"
+
+        // Previous should now return "third"
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), "third")
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    func testPreviousWithMultipleWatchers() {
+        let atom = TestStateAtom(defaultValue: 100)
+        let context = AtomTestContext()
+
+        // Watch both current and previous
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom), 100)
+        XCTAssertNil(context.watch(atom.previous))
+
+        // Update the value
+        context[atom] = 200
+
+        // Check both watchers
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom), 200)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), 100)
+
+        // Update again
+        context[atom] = 300
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom), 300)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), 200)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    func testPreviousUpdatesDownstream() {
+        let atom = TestStateAtom(defaultValue: 0)
+        let context = AtomTestContext()
+        var updatedCount = 0
+
+        context.onUpdate = {
+            updatedCount += 1
+        }
+
+        // Initial watch
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 0)
+        XCTAssertNil(context.watch(atom.previous))
+
+        // First update
+        context[atom] = 1
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), 0)
+
+        // Second update
+        context[atom] = 2
+        XCTAssertEqual(updatedCount, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(context.watch(atom.previous), 1)
+    }
+
+    @MainActor
+    func testKey() {
+        let modifier = PreviousModifier<Int>()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(modifier.key, modifier.key)
+        XCTAssertEqual(modifier.key.hashValue, modifier.key.hashValue)
+    }
+}