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React Prop returning Null as it relies on state

Hopefully a simply one.
I make an API call in my component which brings down some account information such as AccountUid, Category etc, i use state to set these.
useEffect(() => {
fetch(feed_url, {
headers: {
//Headers for avoiding CORS Error and Auth Token in a secure payload
"Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
Authorization: process.env.REACT_APP_AUTH_TOKEN,
},
})
//Return JSON if the Response is recieved
.then((response) => {
if (response.ok) {
return response.json();
}
throw response;
})
//Set the Account Name state to the JSON data recieved
.then((accountDetails) => {
setAccountDetails(accountDetails);
console.log(accountDetails.accounts[0].accountUid);
console.log(accountDetails.accounts[0].defaultCategory);
})
//Log and Error Message if there is an issue in the Request
.catch((error) => {
console.error("Error fetching Transaction data: ", error);
});
}, [feed_url]);
This Works perfectly well and it Logs the correct values in my .then when testing it.
The issue however is that i want to pass these down as props. But i get an error that they are being returned as null (My default state).. i presume as they're jumping ahead.
<div className="App">
<GetAccountName
accountUID={accountDetails.accounts[0].accountUID}
defCategory={accountDetails.accounts[0].defaultCategory}
/>
</div>
How do i pass the the 2 details im logging as props?? I've tried setting default state to "" instead of null and just get that it is undefined.

If you dont want to use conditional render in your child component, so you should try optional chaining
<GetAccountName
accountUID={accountDetails?.accounts?.[0]?.accountUID}
defCategory={accountDetails?.accounts?.[0]?.defaultCategory}
/>

Since fetching is asyncronous, the most common way is to show some loading indicator (like a spinner) & once the data come in, show the component instead.
If you don't need an indicator, you might just return null.
The general idea is to manipulate some intermediary states (e.g. data, isError) based on the promise state.
Check out react-query library example or a lighter abstraction like useFetch hook to see how they manage it.
Here's a sample implementation of useFetch taken from this article:
const useFetch = (url, options) => {
const [response, setResponse] = React.useState(null);
const [error, setError] = React.useState(null);
const [abort, setAbort] = React.useState(() => {});
React.useEffect(() => {
const fetchData = async () => {
try {
const abortController = new AbortController();
const signal = abortController.signal;
setAbort(abortController.abort);
const res = await fetch(url, {...options, signal});
const json = await res.json();
setResponse(json);
} catch (error) {
setError(error);
}
};
fetchData();
return () => {
abort();
}
}, []);
return { response, error, abort };
};

manipulating SWR data with local data in react

I have an API with SWR that returns data something like this:
const {data: data, error: error} = useSWR('fetchData', fetcher, { refreshInterval: 5000 })
I want to display the status of my data data.status which is easy:
<p>{data.status}</P>
<button onClick={changeStatus}>change status</button>
but there are sometimes that I need to manually change what needs to be displayed, for that I tried to store data.status to a variable first and then change it using two things:
if (data){
status = data.status
}
const changeStatus = () => {
status = 'bad'
}
which simply doesn't change status AND
const [status, setStatus] = useState('');
if (data){
setStatus(data.status)
}
const changeStatus = () => {
setStatus('bad')
}
which gives me "too many iterations" error!
So how can I manually change the data I get from SWR in a way that it still calls the api every 5 seconds and update the data accordingly?

you cannot set it like that. you need to use useEffect if you want to store status in a state
useEffect(() => {
if (data) {
setStatus(data.status);
}
}, [data])

Store data from useQuery with useState

I'm using React hooks both to fetch GraphQL data with react-apollo and to store local state:
const [userData, setUserData] = useState({})
const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(USER_QUERY)
However, I'm wondering how to store data to userData. Is this how it's supposed to work:
useEffect(() => {
setUserData(data)
}, [Object.entries(data).length])

Looks like what you have probably works. There is also a onCompleted option available in the options parameter. it takes a callback of type:
(data: TData | {}) => void
so this is another way of doing it:
const { loading, error, data } = useQuery(USER_QUERY, {onCompleted: setUserData})

What are you trying to do with the returned data that you are unable to accomplish by simply using it as destructured from the query hook? In most use cases it can be used immediately, as it will update itself when refetched.
If it is necessary (and it could be), as the other answer says, the useEffect hook you posted should work, but I would replace the dependency with simply data, to prevent an edge case where the response has an equal length consisting of different data and does not update:
useEffect(() => {
setUserData(data)
}, [data])

I think something like this would work - you will need to create the initial state with useState, could be empty array and then onComplete in the useQuery would setTranscationsData... it is triggered every render when state or props change. Could of course add an inital state inside useState which insn't an empty array.
const [transactionsData, setTransactionsData] = React.useState([]);
const { error, data } = useQuery(GET_TRANSACTIONS, {
onCompleted: () => {
setTransactionsData(data.transactions);
},
});
another example
const [getLegalStatement] = useLazyQuery(GET_LEGAL_STATEMENT, {
fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
onCompleted: (data) => {
setTempLegalStatement(data.getLegalStatement);
},
onError: () => {
setTempLegalStatement({
consentedLegalStatementHash: '',
consentedSuppliersHash: '',
statement: '',
suppliersModal: '',
});
setTimeout(() => {
setRefetchNeeded(true);
}, 10000);
},
});

Use onSuccess
const [userData, setUserData] = useState({})
const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery('QueryKey', QueryFunction, { onSuccess: setUserData })
This onSuccess callback function will fire setUserData(data) for you automatically any time the query successfully fetches new data.

To elaborate above, you can't use onSuccess/onSettled because those will not rerun if the data is cached, so if you leave the component and come back before the query expires your data won't get set.

Trying call useQuery in function with react-apollo-hooks

I want to call useQuery whenever I need it,
but useQuery can not inside the function.
My trying code is:
export const TestComponent = () => {
...
const { data, loading, error } = useQuery(gql(GET_USER_LIST), {
variables: {
data: {
page: changePage,
pageSize: 10,
},
},
})
...
...
const onSaveInformation = async () => {
try {
await updateInformation({...})
// I want to call useQuery once again.
} catch (e) {
return e
}
}
...
How do I call useQuery multiple times?
Can I call it whenever I want?
I have looked for several sites, but I could not find a solutions.

From apollo docs
When React mounts and renders a component that calls the useQuery hook, Apollo Client automatically executes the specified query. But what if you want to execute a query in response to a different event, such as a user clicking a button?
The useLazyQuery hook is perfect for executing queries in response to
events other than component rendering
I suggest useLazyQuery. In simple terms, useQuery will run when your component get's rendered, you can use skip option to skip the initial run. And there are some ways to refetch/fetch more data whenever you want. Or you can stick with useLazyQuery
E.g If you want to fetch data when only user clicks on a button or scrolls to the bottom, then you can use useLazyQuery hook.

useQuery is a declarative React Hook. It is not meant to be called in the sense of a classic function to receive data. First, make sure to understand React Hooks or simply not use them for now (90% of questions on Stackoverflow happen because people try to learn too many things at once). The Apollo documentation is very good for the official react-apollo package, which uses render props. This works just as well and once you have understood Apollo Client and Hooks you can go for a little refactor. So the answers to your questions:
How do I call useQuery multiple times?
You don't call it multiple times. The component will automatically rerender when the query result is available or gets updated.
Can I call it whenever I want?
No, hooks can only be called on the top level. Instead, the data is available in your function from the upper scope (closure).
Your updateInformation should probably be a mutation that updates the application's cache, which again triggers a rerender of the React component because it is "subscribed" to the query. In most cases, the update happens fully automatically because Apollo will identify entities by a combination of __typename and id. Here's some pseudocode that illustrates how mutations work together with mutations:
const GET_USER_LIST = gql`
query GetUserList {
users {
id
name
}
}
`;
const UPDATE_USER = gql`
mutation UpdateUser($id: ID!, $name: String!) {
updateUser(id: $id, update: { name: $name }) {
success
user {
id
name
}
}
}
`;
const UserListComponen = (props) => {
const { data, loading, error } = useQuery(GET_USER_LIST);
const [updateUser] = useMutation(UPDATE_USER);
const onSaveInformation = (id, name) => updateUser({ variables: { id, name });
return (
// ... use data.users and onSaveInformation in your JSX
);
}
Now if the name of a user changes via the mutation Apollo will automatically update the cache und trigger a rerender of the component. Then the component will automatically display the new data. Welcome to the power of GraphQL!

There's answering mentioning how useQuery should be used, and also suggestions to use useLazyQuery. I think the key takeaway is understanding the use cases for useQuery vs useLazyQuery, which you can read in the documentation. I'll try to explain it below from my perspective.
useQuery is "declarative" much like the rest of React, especially component rendering. This means you should expect useQuery to be called every render when state or props change. So in English, it's like, "Hey React, when things change, this is what I want you to query".
for useLazyQuery, this line in the documentation is key: "The useLazyQuery hook is perfect for executing queries in response to events other than component rendering". In more general programming speak, it's "imperative". This gives you the power to call the query however you want, whether it's in response to state/prop changes (i.e. with useEffect) or event handlers like button clicks. In English, it's like, "Hey React, this is how I want to query for the data".

You can use fetchMore() returned from useQuery, which is primarily meant for pagination.
const { loading, client, fetchMore } = useQuery(GET_USER_LIST);
const submit = async () => {
// Perform save operation
const userResp = await fetchMore({
variables: {
// Pass any args here
},
updateQuery(){
}
});
console.log(userResp.data)
};
Read more here: fetchMore
You could also use useLazyQuery, however it'll give you a function that returns void and the data is returned outside your function.
const [getUser, { loading, client, data }] = useLazyQuery(GET_USER_LIST);
const submit = async () => {
const userResp = await getUser({
variables: {
// Pass your args here
},
updateQuery() {},
});
console.log({ userResp }); // undefined
};
Read more here: useLazyQuery

You can create a reusable fetch function as shown below:
// Create query
const query = `
query GetUserList ($data: UserDataType){
getUserList(data: $data){
uid,
first_name
}
}
`;
// Component
export const TestComponent (props) {
const onSaveInformation = async () => {
// I want to call useQuery once again.
const getUsers = await fetchUserList();
}
// This is the reusable fetch function.
const fetchUserList = async () => {
// Update the URL to your Graphql Endpoint.
return await fetch('http://localhost:8080/api/graphql?', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Accept': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
query,
variables: {
data: {
page: changePage,
pageSize: 10,
},
},
})
}).then(
response => { return response.json(); }
).catch(
error => console.log(error) // Handle the error response object
);
}
return (
<h1>Test Component</h1>
);
}

Here's an alternative that worked for me:
const { refetch } = useQuery(GET_USER_LIST, {
variables: {
data: {
page: changePage,
pageSize: 10,
},
},
}
);
const onSaveInformation = async () => {
try {
await updateInformation({...});
const res = await refetch({ variables: { ... }});
console.log(res);
} catch (e) {
return e;
}
}
And here's a similar answer for a similar question.

Please use
const { loading, data, refetch } = useQuery(Query_Data)
and call it when you need it i.e
refetch()

Flow Type with Async Await error checking Javascript

I can't figure out why this code isn't passing the flow checker. I simply send an object to the updatePopper function and inside it I make an api call to update the data in the DB, and then I get a response, decode that response, and return that new updated data to the client-side and update the redux-form with the latest data. But flow doesn't like my code. Any ideas would be awesome!
This is the error popping up:
// Code in my react submit function
const newPopper: {data: Popper} = await this.props.updatePopper(data)
// Code in my redux action
export const updatePopper = (data: Popper) => async (dispatch: DispatchActionDynamic): {data: Popper} => {
// Make API REQUEST
const response = await PopperApi.updatePopper(popperData)
// Decode JSON
const body: PopperResponse = await response.json()
// Check for Valid response and error handling
await statusCheck(response, dispatch)
// update redux with new data
dispatch(updatePopper(body))
// return response
return body
}