2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gui/src/renderer/lib/styles.ts b/gui/src/renderer/lib/styles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..554e669373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/renderer/lib/styles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+type NonTransientPropKey<K> = K extends `$${infer L}` ? L : K;
+
+export type NonTransientProps<T, K extends NonTransientPropKey<keyof T>> = {
+  [P in keyof T as NonTransientPropKey<P> extends K ? NonTransientPropKey<P> : P]: T[P];
+};
+
+export type TransientProps<T, K extends keyof T> = {
+  [P in keyof T as P extends K ? `$${P & string}` : P]: T[P];
+};
diff --git a/gui/src/renderer/lib/utilityHooks.ts b/gui/src/renderer/lib/utilityHooks.ts
index 378a6d5ae5..49f508a883 100644
--- a/gui/src/renderer/lib/utilityHooks.ts
+++ b/gui/src/renderer/lib/utilityHooks.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export function useMounted() {
   return isMounted;
 }
 
+export function useStyledRef<T>(): React.RefObject<T> {
+  return useRef() as React.RefObject<T>;
+}
+
 export function useCombinedRefs<T>(...refs: (React.Ref<T> | undefined)[]): React.RefCallback<T> {
   return useCallback((element: T | null) => refs.forEach((ref) => assignToRef(element, ref)), []);
 }