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+import { produce } from 'immer';
+import { create } from 'zustand';
+
+import { MastodonClient } from 'soapbox/api/MastodonClient.ts';
+import toast from 'soapbox/toast.tsx';
+
+import type { Account as AccountEntity, Status as StatusEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities.ts';
+
+interface NutzapState {
+  nutzapsList: Record<string, { status: StatusEntity; amount: number; comment: string }>;
+
+  nutzapRequest: (api: MastodonClient, account: AccountEntity, amount: number, comment: string, status?: StatusEntity) => void;
+}
+
+export const useNutzap = create<NutzapState>((set) => ({
+  nutzapsList: {},
+
+  nutzapRequest: async (api, account, amount, comment, status) => {
+    set(produce((state) => {
+      state.isLoading = true; state.error = null;
+    }));
+
+    try {
+      const response = await api.post('/api/v1/ditto/cashu/nutzap', {
+        amount,
+        comment,
+        account_id: account.id,
+        status_id: status?.id,
+      });
+
+      const data = await response.json();
+
+      set(produce((state) => {
+        if (status) state.nutzapsList[status.id] = { status, amount, comment };
+      }));
+
+      toast.success(data.message || 'Nutzap sent successfully!');
+    } catch (e) {
+      toast.error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'An unexpected error occurred');
+    }
+  },
+}));
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