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import React from 'react'
import {
QueryClient,
QueryClientProvider,
useMutation,
useQuery,
useQueryClient,
} from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools'
const queryClient = new QueryClient()
export default function App() {
return (
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
<Example />
</QueryClientProvider>
)
}
function Example() {
const queryClient = useQueryClient()
const [intervalMs, setIntervalMs] = React.useState(1000)
const [value, setValue] = React.useState('')
const { status, data, error, isFetching } = useQuery({
queryKey: ['todos'],
queryFn: async (): Promise<Array<string>> => {
const response = await fetch('/api/data')
return await response.json()
},
// Refetch the data every second
refetchInterval: intervalMs,
})
const addMutation = useMutation({
mutationFn: (add: string) => fetch(`/api/data?add=${add}`),
onSuccess: () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] }),
})
const clearMutation = useMutation({
mutationFn: () => fetch(`/api/data?clear=1`),
onSuccess: () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] }),
})
if (status === 'pending') return <h1>Loading...</h1>
if (status === 'error') return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
return (
<div>
<h1>Auto Refetch with stale-time set to {intervalMs}ms</h1>
<p>
This example is best experienced on your own machine, where you can open
multiple tabs to the same localhost server and see your changes
propagate between the two.
</p>
<label>
Query Interval speed (ms):{' '}
<input
value={intervalMs}
onChange={(ev) => setIntervalMs(Number(ev.target.value))}
type="number"
step="100"
/>{' '}
<span
style={{
display: 'inline-block',
marginLeft: '.5rem',
width: 10,
height: 10,
background: isFetching ? 'green' : 'transparent',
transition: !isFetching ? 'all .3s ease' : 'none',
borderRadius: '100%',
transform: 'scale(2)',
}}
/>
</label>
<h2>Todo List</h2>
<form
onSubmit={(event) => {
event.preventDefault()
addMutation.mutate(value, {
onSuccess: () => {
setValue('')
},
})
}}
>
<input
placeholder="enter something"
value={value}
onChange={(ev) => setValue(ev.target.value)}
/>
</form>
<ul>
{data.map((item) => (
<li key={item}>{item}</li>
))}
</ul>
<div>
<button
onClick={() => {
clearMutation.mutate()
}}
>
Clear All
</button>
</div>
<ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen />
</div>
)
}
import React from 'react'
import {
QueryClient,
QueryClientProvider,
useMutation,
useQuery,
useQueryClient,
} from '@tanstack/react-query'
import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools'
const queryClient = new QueryClient()
export default function App() {
return (
<QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
<Example />
</QueryClientProvider>
)
}
function Example() {
const queryClient = useQueryClient()
const [intervalMs, setIntervalMs] = React.useState(1000)
const [value, setValue] = React.useState('')
const { status, data, error, isFetching } = useQuery({
queryKey: ['todos'],
queryFn: async (): Promise<Array<string>> => {
const response = await fetch('/api/data')
return await response.json()
},
// Refetch the data every second
refetchInterval: intervalMs,
})
const addMutation = useMutation({
mutationFn: (add: string) => fetch(`/api/data?add=${add}`),
onSuccess: () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] }),
})
const clearMutation = useMutation({
mutationFn: () => fetch(`/api/data?clear=1`),
onSuccess: () => queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] }),
})
if (status === 'pending') return <h1>Loading...</h1>
if (status === 'error') return <span>Error: {error.message}</span>
return (
<div>
<h1>Auto Refetch with stale-time set to {intervalMs}ms</h1>
<p>
This example is best experienced on your own machine, where you can open
multiple tabs to the same localhost server and see your changes
propagate between the two.
</p>
<label>
Query Interval speed (ms):{' '}
<input
value={intervalMs}
onChange={(ev) => setIntervalMs(Number(ev.target.value))}
type="number"
step="100"
/>{' '}
<span
style={{
display: 'inline-block',
marginLeft: '.5rem',
width: 10,
height: 10,
background: isFetching ? 'green' : 'transparent',
transition: !isFetching ? 'all .3s ease' : 'none',
borderRadius: '100%',
transform: 'scale(2)',
}}
/>
</label>
<h2>Todo List</h2>
<form
onSubmit={(event) => {
event.preventDefault()
addMutation.mutate(value, {
onSuccess: () => {
setValue('')
},
})
}}
>
<input
placeholder="enter something"
value={value}
onChange={(ev) => setValue(ev.target.value)}
/>
</form>
<ul>
{data.map((item) => (
<li key={item}>{item}</li>
))}
</ul>
<div>
<button
onClick={() => {
clearMutation.mutate()
}}
>
Clear All
</button>
</div>
<ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen />
</div>
)
}
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