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+import { useRef } from "../dependencies";
+
+/**
+ * Returns the last non-undefined version of the provided `value`, or `undefined`.
+ *
+ * @param value The `value` to keep a non-undefined value of.
+ * @returns The last non-undefined version of the provided `value`, or `undefined`.
+ */
+export function useResilient<T>(value: T | undefined): T | undefined {
+  const ref = useRef(value);
+  if (value !== undefined) {
+    ref.current = value;
+  }
+  return ref.current;
+}