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+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { WebSocketMessage } from '../types';
+
+export function useWebSocket(url: string) {
+  const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState(false);
+  const [lastMessage, setLastMessage] = useState<WebSocketMessage | null>(null);
+  const wsRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+  const reconnectTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+
+  const connect = useCallback(() => {
+    try {
+      const ws = new WebSocket(url);
+
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        console.log('WebSocket connected');
+        setIsConnected(true);
+      };
+
+      ws.onmessage = (event) => {
+        try {
+          const message: WebSocketMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);
+          setLastMessage(message);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error('Failed to parse WebSocket message:', error);
+        }
+      };
+
+      ws.onerror = (error) => {
+        console.error('WebSocket error:', error);
+        setIsConnected(false);
+      };
+
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        console.log('WebSocket disconnected');
+        setIsConnected(false);
+        // Schedule reconnect after 3000ms
+        reconnectTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
+          console.log('Attempting to reconnect...');
+          connect();
+        }, 3000);
+      };
+
+      wsRef.current = ws;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to create WebSocket:', error);
+      setIsConnected(false);
+    }
+  }, [url]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    connect();
+
+    return () => {
+      // Cleanup: close ws and clear reconnect timer
+      if (wsRef.current) {
+        wsRef.current.close();
+        wsRef.current = null;
+      }
+      if (reconnectTimer.current) {
+        clearTimeout(reconnectTimer.current);
+        reconnectTimer.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [connect]);
+
+  return { isConnected, lastMessage };
+}