Use data in handle_event from mount

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In live view I am loading some data in mount/3, I want to then access this data later on in handle_event however I am not sure how to share it, do I put it on the session, the connection, or something else?

I feel I am missing something obvious. Thanks.

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You keep your state in socket.assigns:

def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
  {:ok, assign(socket, :my_data, [1, 2, 3])}
end

def handle_event("some-event", _payload, socket) do
  IO.inspecdt({:my_data, socket.assigns.my_data})
  {:noreply, socket}
end
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Thanks for the answer, just what I needed. I realised I needed to also pass this data through to form components which got it working for me.

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