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React
useQuery

useQuery

export default function MyComponent() {
  const query = useQuery({ suspense: true });
 
  return (
    <>
      {query.$state.isLoading && <Spinner />}
 
      <Avatar user={query.me} />
      <Button onClick={() => query.$refetch()}>Reload</Button>
    </>
  );
}

Options

cachePolicy

The cache policy to use for the current query, defaults to default. You can read more about cache policy options in Concepts.

extensions

A query extention object, carrying extra information to your query fetcher.

export default function MyComponent() {
  const query = useQuery({
    extentions: {
      authToken: "Bearer ...",
    },
  });
 
  return <>{query.foo}</>;
}
gqty/index.ts
const queryFetcher = async ({
  query,
  variables,
  operationName,
  extensions,
}) => {
  const repsonse = await fetch("/graphql", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      authorization: extensions?.authToken,
      "content-type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query,
      variables,
      operationName,
    }),
  });
 
  return await response.json();
};

fetchInBackground

Allow GQty fetches to happen when the window is not currently visible.

When disabled, fetch chances will be ignored when the user navigates away, refetchOnWindowVisible should be used in conjunction to refresh the contents when the user is back.

Defaults to true.

fetchPolicy

Legacy option kept for backward compatability, ignored when cachePolicy is in use.

ValueDescription
cache-firstTranslates to the cache policy force-cache.
cache-and-networkTranslates to the cache policy default.
network-onlyTranslates to the cache policy no-cache.
no-cacheTranslates to the cache policy no-store.

notifyOnNetworkStatusChange

Updates loading state or triggers suspense during refetch, does not affect initial fetch.

Defaults to true.

onError

Optional error callback, called when a fetch error happens.

operationName

Optional GraphQL operation name, useful for debugging and testing.

prepare

Optional selection function to run before the first render happens, useful to skip the first render in Suspense mode. Encourages the isolation of shareable fragments for mutation, SSR and SSG.

refetchInterval

Attempt a soft refetch every X milliseconds, skip this option to disable.

Defaults to undefined.

refetchOnReconnect

Attempt a soft refetch when it is online (opens in a new tab).

Defaults to true.

refetchOnRender

Attempt a soft refetch after each and every render.

Defaults to true.

refetchOnWindowVisible

Attempt a soft refetch when the window becomes visible again.

Defaults to true.

retryPolicy

Failing queries can be automatically retried, this option allows you to customize the retrying behavior, or disabling it altogether.

Retry PolicyDescription
trueEnables auto retry with the default options.
falseDisables auto retry.
numberEnables auto retry with the default options and a custom maxRetries count.
{ maxRetries, retryDelay }Enables auto retry with custom options.

When you specify retryPolicy as an object, the following properties are available.

maxRetries

The maximum number of times to retry a failed query, defaults to 3.

retryDelay

Retry DelayDescription
numberA fixed number of milliseconds to wait between retries.
(attempt: number) => numberA function that returns the number of milliseconds to wait between retries, the default is an exponential backoff function: min(2x,30)1000msmin({2^x}, 30) * 1000\text{ms}.

suspense

Use true to enable Suspense mode.

Return Value

The return value is a Proxy of the client cache, typed with the Query type in the generated schema.

The following additional properties are also included.

$state

PropertyTypeDescription
errorErrorThe error that happened during the last fetch, if any.
isLoadingbooleanWhether the query is currently fetching.

$refetch

A function that refetches the query, returns a promise that resolves to the query result.

Depending on the freshness of the cache data being accessed, a fetch may or may not happen. Read more about refetching here.

You may force a hard refetch by passing true as the first argument.

const { $refetch } = useQuery();
 
// Hard refetch
$refetch(true);
// or
$refetch();
 
// Soft refetch
$refetch(false);