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+/*
+Copyright 2026 Element Software Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
+
+import { useBehavior } from "../useBehavior";
+import { type Behavior } from "./Behavior";
+
+export type ViewModel<Snapshot> = {
+  [K in keyof Snapshot as `${string & K}$`]: Behavior<Snapshot[K]>;
+};
+
+export function useViewModel<Snapshot>(vm: ViewModel<Snapshot>): Snapshot {
+  const snapshot = {} as Snapshot;
+  for (const key in vm) {
+    const value$ = (vm as Record<string, Behavior<unknown>>)[key];
+    const snapshotKey = key.slice(0, -1) as keyof Snapshot;
+    // we allow using hooks in a loop here because we know the shape of the vm is static and won't change between renders, so the order of hooks calls will always be the same.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+    snapshot[snapshotKey] = useBehavior(value$) as Snapshot[keyof Snapshot];
+  }
+  return snapshot;
+}
+
+export function createMockedViewModel<Snapshot>(
+  snapshot: Snapshot,
+): ViewModel<Snapshot> {
+  const vm = {} as ViewModel<Snapshot>;
+  for (const key in snapshot) {
+    (vm as Record<string, Behavior<unknown>>)[`${key}$`] = new BehaviorSubject(
+      snapshot[key],
+    );
+  }
+  return vm;
+}