React: TanStack Query（React Query）

// Manually Manage the Cache — You have to write similar logic for each component.
function Dashboard() {
  const [data, setData] = useState(null)
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)

  useEffect(() => {
    fetch('/api/stats').then(res => res.json())
      .then(d => { setData(d); setLoading(false) })
      .catch(e => { setLoading(false) })
  }, [])

  // Question 1：Switch to another page and then come back → Resubmit Request（Waste！）
  // Question 2：If another component also needs the same data → Duplicate Request
  // Question 3：The data does not refresh automatically，Users may be seeing data from a few minutes ago
}

npm install @tanstack/react-query

import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query'

// Create QueryClient（Usually at app Entrance）
const queryClient = new QueryClient({
  defaultOptions: {
    queries: {
      staleTime: 30 * 1000,      // Default 30 Data within seconds is considered"Fresh"
      cacheTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,  // Cache Retention 5 minutes
      retry: 3,                  // Failure retry 3 times
      refetchOnWindowFocus: true, // Refresh when the window returns to the foreground
    }
  }
})

function App() {
  return (
    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
      <YourApp />
    </QueryClientProvider>
  )
}

Kanban board: drag tasks between columns (Todo/Doing/Done)

import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'

// Encapsulated API Function
async function fetchDashboardStats() {
  const response = await fetch('/api/dashboard/stats')
  if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to retrieve statistics')
  return response.json()
}

function Dashboard() {
  // useQuery One line of code replaced useState + useEffect + Manual Caching
  const {
    data: stats,        // Response Data
    isLoading,          // Loading for the first time（When there is no cache）
    isFetching,         // Is a request being made?（Including background retries）
    error,              // Error Object
    refetch             // Manually Trigger Retrieval
  } = useQuery({
    queryKey: ['dashboardStats'],   // Unique Identifier，Used for caching matches
    queryFn: fetchDashboardStats,   // Data Retrieval Functions
    staleTime: 30 * 1000,           // 30 Do not resend the request within seconds
    retry: 3,                       // Failure retry 3 times
  })

  if (isLoading) return <DashboardSkeleton />
  if (error) return <ErrorPanel message={error.message} onRetry={refetch} />

  return (
    <div className="dashboard">
      <StatCard title="Total Number of Users" value={stats.users} />
      <StatCard title="Total Number of Orders" value={stats.orders} />
      <StatCard title="Total Revenue" value={`$${stats.revenue}`} />
    </div>
  )
}

// The sidebar also displays the number of users — Using the same queryKey，No duplicate requests！
function Sidebar() {
  const { data: stats } = useQuery({
    queryKey: ['dashboardStats'],
    queryFn: fetchDashboardStats,
    staleTime: 30 * 1000,
  })

  return (
    <aside>
      <p>Users Online：{stats?.onlineUsers ?? '...'}</p>
    </aside>
  )
}

Displays "{data.name}"

Displays: "if (error) return". useEffect manages side effects. Async data fetching/loading states

function ProductDetail({ productId }) {
  const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
    queryKey: ['product', productId],    // queryKey Includes parameters
    queryFn: async () => {
      const res = await fetch(`/api/products/${productId}`)
      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('The product does not exist.')
      return res.json()
    },
    enabled: !!productId,    // productId Do not send a request if it is empty
    staleTime: 60 * 1000,
  })

  if (isLoading) return <p>Loading product details...</p>
  if (error) return <p>Error：{error.message}</p>

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>{data.name}</h2>
      <p className="price">${data.price}</p>
      <p>{data.description}</p>
    </div>
  )
}

useQuery with dynamic params: select user from list → fetch /api/users/{id} → display user details. Auto-refetches when param changes

Subheading: "{data.name}". Displays: "Loading product details...". Async data fetching/loading states

Subheading: "Product Management". Button: {addProductMutation.isLoading ? 'Submitting......' : 'Add Item'}. Input: Product Name, Price. Form with submit handler. List items: {p.name} — ${p.price}. async data fetching

import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'

// Product List Search
function useProducts() {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['products'],
    queryFn: async () => {
      const res = await fetch('/api/products')
      return res.json()
    }
  })
}

function ProductManager() {
  const queryClient = useQueryClient()

  // Add a product mutation
  const addProductMutation = useMutation({
    mutationFn: async (newProduct) => {
      const res = await fetch('/api/products', {
        method: 'POST',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify(newProduct)
      })
      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to add')
      return res.json()
    },
    // Steps to Take After Success：Invalidate the product list cache，Trigger a re-request
    onSuccess: () => {
      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['products'] })
      // Optional：Display a success message at the same time
      alert('Item added successfully！')
    },
    // Error Handling
    onError: (error) => {
      alert(`Failed to add：${error.message}`)
    }
  })

  // Data
  const { data: products, isLoading } = useProducts()

  // Form Submission
  function handleSubmit(event) {
    event.preventDefault()
    const formData = new FormData(event.target)
    const newProduct = {
      name: formData.get('name'),
      price: Number(formData.get('price'))
    }
    addProductMutation.mutate(newProduct)
    event.target.reset()
  }

  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Product Management</h2>

      <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
        <input name="name" placeholder="Product Name" required />
        <input name="price" type="number" placeholder="Price" required />
        <button type="submit" disabled={addProductMutation.isLoading}>
          {addProductMutation.isLoading ? 'Submitting......' : 'Add Item'}
        </button>
      </form>

      {addProductMutation.isError && (
        <p className="error">Submission Failed：{addProductMutation.error.message}</p>
      )}

      <hr />

      <h3>Product List</h3>
      {isLoading && <p>Loading......</p>}
      {products && (
        <ul>
          {products.map(p => (
            <li key={p.id}>{p.name} — ${p.price}</li>
          ))}
        </ul>
      )}
    </div>
  )
}

useQuery({ queryKey: ["users"], queryFn: fetchUsers }) → { data, isLoading, error }. Automatic caching + background refetch.

Subheading: "Product Management". Displays: "Product Management". Button: {addProductMutation.isLoading ? 'Submitting......' : 'Add Item'}. Input: Product Name, Price. Form with submit handling. List: {p.name} — ${p.price}. Async data fetching/loading states

import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'

// Get the To-Do List
function useTodos() {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['todos'],
    queryFn: async () => {
      const res = await fetch('/api/todos')
      return res.json()
    }
  })
}

function TodoList() {
  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
  const { data: todos } = useTodos()

  // Switch to "Completed" status — Using Optimistic Updates
  const toggleMutation = useMutation({
    // Actual API Request
    mutationFn: async ({ id, done }) => {
      const res = await fetch(`/api/todos/${id}`, {
        method: 'PATCH',
        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
        body: JSON.stringify({ done })
      })
      if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Update Failed')
      return res.json()
    },

    // ===== Optimistic Update Begins =====
    onMutate: async ({ id, done }) => {
      // 1. Cancel all ongoing todos Search（Avoid Overwriting Optimistic Updates）
      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] })

      // 2. Save the current cache data，Used for rollback in case of failure
      const previousTodos = queryClient.getQueryData(['todos'])

      // 3. Refresh the cache immediately
      queryClient.setQueryData(['todos'], (old) =>
        old.map(todo =>
          todo.id === id ? { ...todo, done } : todo
        )
      )

      // 4. Restore old data for rollback
      return { previousTodos }
    },
    // ===== End of Optimistic Update =====

    // Rollback on Failure
    onError: (err, variables, context) => {
      if (context?.previousTodos) {
        queryClient.setQueryData(['todos'], context.previousTodos)
      }
    },

    // Whether we succeed or fail，Finally, resend the request to ensure synchronization with the server.
    onSettled: () => {
      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['todos'] })
    }
  })

  return (
    <ul>
      {todos?.map(todo => (
        <li key={todo.id} style={{ opacity: toggleMutation.isLoading ? 0.7 : 1 }}>
          <input
            type="checkbox"
            checked={todo.done}
            onChange={() => toggleMutation.mutate({ id: todo.id, done: !todo.done })}
          />
          <span style={{ textDecoration: todo.done ? 'line-through' : 'none' }}>
            {todo.title}
          </span>
        </li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  )
}

useQuery({ queryKey: ["users"], queryFn: fetchUsers }) → { data, isLoading, error }. Automatic caching + background refetch.

npm install @tanstack/react-query-devtools

import { ReactQueryDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-query-devtools'

function App() {
  return (
    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
      <YourApp />
      {/* Display only in the development environment DevTools */}
      <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={false} />
    </QueryClientProvider>
  )
}

Input type: checkbox. Async data fetching/loading states