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+// @flow
+
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+function useOnFirstLaunchEffect(uniqueKey: string, effect: () => mixed) {
+  const [started, setStarted] = React.useState(false);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      if (started) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setStarted(true);
+      const hasBeenExecuted = await AsyncStorage.getItem(uniqueKey);
+      if (hasBeenExecuted) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await effect();
+      } finally {
+        await AsyncStorage.setItem(uniqueKey, 'true');
+      }
+    })();
+  }, [effect, started, uniqueKey]);
+}
+
+export { useOnFirstLaunchEffect };