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Refetch-On-Mount Loop

refetch-on-mount-loop

A recurring refetch loop where conditional remounting or retriggered lazy/fetch effects (often via dependency changes or cache invalidation) causes state to update, which mounts again, re-runs effects, and dispatches fetch repeatedly.

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Updated5/1/2026

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Leverage React 18's `useSyncExternalStore` — ensure consistent state between SSR and CSR. Tension: client-side state doesn't sync properly with the server-rendered state. Outcome: to ensure consistent state between SSR and CSR.

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Track loading per request (e.g., per action or with a counter) instead of one global boolean, or guard/remain mounted so that remounting does not retrigger the fetch. E.g., use separate `loading` flags or increment/decrement an in-flight counter and render spinner only when the counter is > 0.

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Keep the latest sequence in a mutable ref and have all pointer handlers read from `sequenceRef.current` instead of a captured state value. Update `sequenceRef.current` via a `useEffect` whenever the sequence changes, while registering handlers once (and/or recreating them only based on the ref, not the state).

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Create/move the React.lazy import initialization so it isn’t executed on every render (e.g., place the lazy call in the same component as Suspense) to ensure the import is stable and doesn’t trigger repeated re-renders.

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Instead of `useRef`, we can change it to `useState` — for a DOM node that may not exist or change during the component's render. Tension: so that we can track ref changes in the state and trigger re-renders as needed.

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handle a scenario when the code is fine but backend went offline — prefetching data with usePrefetchQuery. Tension: prefetch works.

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It will be 10 seconds after the previous request completes. — If `refetchInterval` is set to 10 seconds in `useQuery`. Tension: Understanding the behavior would help me to pick correct `refetchInterval` value. Outcome: The timer re-starts every time when data is put into the cache.

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make sure that the form component is only rendered after data is ready — Decouple the data fetching component from the form component. Tension: background refetches will not be reflected. Outcome: if your cache already has stale data when `App` mounts, you'll get that data in your state.

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setting called `retryOnMount` — in either the global config or the config for the particular query. Tension: true by default. Outcome: The solution to your problem is setting `retryOnMount` to false in either the global config or the config for the particular query.

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Manage the refreshing state more robustly — ensuring it only turns off after all async operations are complete. Tension: remove the arbitrary timeout. Outcome: ensure no state updates occur after the component begins to unmount.

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useIsFocused hook of react navigation and react query enabled condition — import { useIsFocused } from '@react-navigation/native';. Tension: not refetch everytime I focus on screen. Outcome: enabled: isFocused, retry: false.

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Create a memoized router context object from the app context and call `router.invalidate()` in a `useEffect` when that memoized object changes, so `beforeLoad`/`loader` rerun with the updated data.

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It should work by passing `abortOnUnmount: true` — Cancelling with TRPC React Query Client. Outcome: this just forwards the `AbortSignal` to `fetch`.

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Add a force reload flag — Next.js App Router API route. Tension: ensure functions aren't reused. Outcome: export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'; export const revalidate = 0;.

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you can set the revalidation duration to `0` — fetch("ENDPOINT", { next: { revalidate: 0 } }). Tension: to get new blog posts, you will have to wait until the cache is invalidated. Outcome: If you want to fetch the new blog posts when they're updated immediately.

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Use Next.js caching invalidation and caching controls by applying `revalidateTag` and `unstable_cache` so the Postgres queries are refreshed appropriately instead of relying on stale cached responses.

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fetch(url, { method: 'POST', redirect: 'follow'}) — frontend app is configured to follow the server-side redirect. Tension: not being automatically redirected. Outcome: fetch(url, { method: 'POST', redirect: 'follow'}).

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No ref to prevent redundant state updates — `setState` inside an observer callback that runs on every scroll event. Tension: React still processes the `setState` call even if the value is the same. Outcome: const lastIdRef = useRef(null);.

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Defer the toast invocation on mount using `setTimeout` or `requestAnimationFrame` inside `useEffect` (optionally guarding with a ref for React.StrictMode double-mount).

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Persist and rehydrate the complete store state with the exact `RootState` structure (or adjust the `preloadedState` typing/shape to match what you load). Ensure `loadState` returns the full expected state object rather than only `tasks`.

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Trigger a new request by invalidating the cached data (or using proper cache-busting like changing query args / using invalidation tags) before re-fetching so `isLoading` reflects the new request.

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implementing this retry behavior all over the place — axiosInstance.js. Tension: handle the retry logic. Outcome: you could try using a response interceptor to abstract and handle the retry logic.

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could re-call just the endpoint. Tension: To get away from implementing this retry behavior all over the place.

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Keep two listeners or refactor so one wrapper function registers both listeners that call the same shared effect logic; alternatively, create a single predicate/matcher that encompasses both conditions if feasible.

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Wrap `fetchBaseQuery` with a custom async base query inside `retry`, inspect the result, and call `retry.fail(result.error)` when `result.error?.status === 401` to prevent further retry attempts.

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I suggest a minor refactor to add some local React state to hold this value and a `useEffect` hook — implementing a form with login logout functionality. Tension: This condition will always return true.

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Use a single ref that stores an array of item nodes (via ref callbacks) and update an index-based selection state on keydown. On arrow navigation, focus the corresponding node from the ref array (e.g., refs.current[selectedIndex].focus()).

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Create a shared FootnoteContext with a counter stored in a persistent ref, provide it at a top-level provider wrapping the MDX output, and have each footnote component consume the context and request the next number during render (resetting the counter before rendering/replacing content as needed).

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Trigger focus after readOnly updates—e.g., set a flag on double-click and call focus in a useEffect (or a callback) once readOnly is false.

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`useCallback` needs to be used — to be used as a callback and thus prevent the unnecessary re-renders. Tension: `memo` can't prevent `ExpensiveComponent` from being re-rendered. Outcome: const handleRender = useCallback(() => {...}, []);.

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