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import React from 'react'
import axios from 'axios'
import {
useQuery,
useQueryClient,
QueryClient,
QueryClientProvider,
} from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools'
const getCharacters = async () => {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500))
const { data } = await axios.get('https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/')
return data
}
const getCharacter = async (selectedChar) => {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500))
const { data } = await axios.get(
`https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/${selectedChar}`,
)
return data
}
const queryClient = new QueryClient()
export default function App() {
return (
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
<Example />
</QueryClientProvider>
)
}
function Example() {
const queryClient = useQueryClient()
const rerender = React.useState(0)[1]
const [selectedChar, setSelectedChar] = React.useState(1)
const charactersQuery = useQuery({
queryKey: ['characters'],
queryFn: getCharacters,
})
const characterQuery = useQuery({
queryKey: ['character', selectedChar],
queryFn: () => getCharacter(selectedChar),
})
return (
<div className="App">
<p>
Hovering over a character will prefetch it, and when it's been
prefetched it will turn <strong>bold</strong>. Clicking on a prefetched
character will show their stats below immediately.
</p>
<h2>Characters</h2>
{charactersQuery.isLoading ? (
'Loading...'
) : (
<>
<ul>
{charactersQuery.data?.results.map((char) => (
<li
key={char.id}
onClick={() => {
setSelectedChar(char.id)
}}
onMouseEnter={async () => {
await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
queryKey: ['character', char.id],
queryFn: () => getCharacter(char.id),
staleTime: 10 * 1000, // only prefetch if older than 10 seconds
})
setTimeout(() => {
rerender({})
}, 1)
}}
>
<div
style={
queryClient.getQueryData(['character', char.id])
? {
fontWeight: 'bold',
}
: {}
}
>
{char.id} - {char.name}
</div>
</li>
))}
</ul>
<h3>Selected Character</h3>
{characterQuery.isLoading ? (
'Loading...'
) : (
<>
<pre>{JSON.stringify(characterQuery.data, null, 2)}</pre>
</>
)}
<ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen />
</>
)}
</div>
)
}
import React from 'react'
import axios from 'axios'
import {
useQuery,
useQueryClient,
QueryClient,
QueryClientProvider,
} from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools'
const getCharacters = async () => {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500))
const { data } = await axios.get('https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/')
return data
}
const getCharacter = async (selectedChar) => {
await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 500))
const { data } = await axios.get(
`https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/${selectedChar}`,
)
return data
}
const queryClient = new QueryClient()
export default function App() {
return (
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
<Example />
</QueryClientProvider>
)
}
function Example() {
const queryClient = useQueryClient()
const rerender = React.useState(0)[1]
const [selectedChar, setSelectedChar] = React.useState(1)
const charactersQuery = useQuery({
queryKey: ['characters'],
queryFn: getCharacters,
})
const characterQuery = useQuery({
queryKey: ['character', selectedChar],
queryFn: () => getCharacter(selectedChar),
})
return (
<div className="App">
<p>
Hovering over a character will prefetch it, and when it's been
prefetched it will turn <strong>bold</strong>. Clicking on a prefetched
character will show their stats below immediately.
</p>
<h2>Characters</h2>
{charactersQuery.isLoading ? (
'Loading...'
) : (
<>
<ul>
{charactersQuery.data?.results.map((char) => (
<li
key={char.id}
onClick={() => {
setSelectedChar(char.id)
}}
onMouseEnter={async () => {
await queryClient.prefetchQuery({
queryKey: ['character', char.id],
queryFn: () => getCharacter(char.id),
staleTime: 10 * 1000, // only prefetch if older than 10 seconds
})
setTimeout(() => {
rerender({})
}, 1)
}}
>
<div
style={
queryClient.getQueryData(['character', char.id])
? {
fontWeight: 'bold',
}
: {}
}
>
{char.id} - {char.name}
</div>
</li>
))}
</ul>
<h3>Selected Character</h3>
{characterQuery.isLoading ? (
'Loading...'
) : (
<>
<pre>{JSON.stringify(characterQuery.data, null, 2)}</pre>
</>
)}
<ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen />
</>
)}
</div>
)
}
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