# action.utility

A small helper command that changes no important data: refresh, mark all read

Component: [`<Action>`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/components/action.md) · Renders: `<button>` · Profile: [UI](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md)

## Example

```tsx
<Action intent="action.utility" onClick={refreshItem}>Refresh</Action>
```

Code that says `refresh`, `reload`, `expand`, `collapse` points here. `prongs check` warns when an element with this intent has a handler or label that points somewhere else.

## Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

| If it is for… | Use |
|---|---|
| A small helper command that changes no important data: refresh, mark all read | `action.utility` (this page) |
| Sharing or copying a link | [`action.share`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/share.md) |
| Sorting a table by one of its columns | [`action.sort`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/sort.md) |
| Other one-off helper commands (rather than [`action.share`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/share.md)) | `action.utility` (this page) |
| A one-off command with no lasting state (rather than [`action.toggle`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/toggle.md)) | `action.utility` (this page) |

## Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

- Built from: [`control.quiet`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-quiet)

## For registry authors

**Starter intents.** These are the intents `prongs add` puts in your registry, shown in this site’s theme. Yours are your own `registry.ts`: rename, restyle and add to them, and see them with `prongs add gallery`.

What this intent is built from and its entry in `components/prongs/registry.ts`. You only need this to change how it looks or to add an intent like it.

How action.utility resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

- [`control.base`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-base) — Shape and behaviour shared by every button

  ```
  inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
  whitespace-nowrap rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-sm transition-colors
  focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
  focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
  ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
  disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
  aria-disabled:opacity-50
  ```

- [`control.quiet`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-quiet) — Small text command; shows a pressed state

  ```
  h-auto px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground
  hover:underline underline-offset-4 aria-pressed:text-foreground
  ```

- `action.utility` (this page) — A small helper command that changes no important data: refresh, mark all read

Final classes

```
inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm transition-colors
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
aria-disabled:opacity-50 h-auto px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground
hover:text-foreground hover:underline underline-offset-4
aria-pressed:text-foreground
```

Definition

```ts
'action.utility': {
  kind: 'semantic',
  description: 'A small helper command that changes no important data: refresh, mark all read',
  refs: ['control.quiet'],
  keywords: ['refresh', 'reload', 'expand', 'collapse'],
  notFor: [
    { context: 'sharing or copying a link', instead: 'action.share' },
    {
      context: 'sorting a table by one of its columns',
      instead: 'action.sort',
    },
  ],
},
```