For the sake of discussion, is it possible to implementPullStateCore without React's context API? For example using a simple map of all the individual stores. Since they are already reactive, we don't need context consumers for hydration (Correct me if I'm wrong). I'm asking because I personally don't like wrapping an app with a context provider component.

Something along the lines of:

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Edit: Nvm, I just answered my own question. It would in fact lead to very ugly code.

I feel you, I also had a big aversion to it- and tried my hardest to not have to use it with Pullstate. But when it comes down to it, and after much testing and thought, it just isn't something that can be done- conceptually, React needs a way to hold state during render on the server- which we pass on to the client- and context is what provides that.

I've come to understand the need for it and I don't dislike it as much as I used to though.