Repository: FormidableLabs/urql (ts)

Issue:
useMutation value should be constant
I'm using a useMutation hook in a parent component, and passing the result down to a child component as the only prop. The child component rerenders whenever the parent rerenders. This means that the result value from useMutation keeps changing. It would be better if it were constant so that the child didn't rerender.
`fetching` initially `false`?
All the documentation and code examples suggest if you check that `fetching` is `true` and `error` is falsey then you can assume `data` is not null.

e.x.

```
const YourComponent = () => {
  const [{ fetching, data }] = useQuery({ query: `{ todos { id } }` });
  return fetching ? <Loading /> : <List data={data.todos} />;
};
```

https://github.com/FormidableLabs/urql#quick-start-guide

However, that's not what I'm seeing. `fetching` is initially `false`:

<img width="373" alt="Screenshot 2019-05-31 10 43 54" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18193/58724387-4903e780-8391-11e9-9e1c-bd17d7610e3b.png">

This happens for both the `Query` component and `useQuery` hook. Unless you explicitly check that `data` is not null then these examples will crash.

Or am I missing something?

Version: 1.0.5


Pull request:
Ensure that state changes are applied immediately on mount
Fix #245
Fix #209 (See 17feeca)

It seems that in the current version React does
trigger *two* renders in our case.

We call executeQuery immediately which has a couple
of setStates. These are batched, it seems, but
do trigger a second update of the underlying
component, which is a shame.

Instead, we know that the initial executeQuery can
just safely merge its results into the initial
state, if it's during the initial mount.

This is why useImmediateState is added, which does
just that. Not the nicest way to solve this, but
the safest until React ships batched updates by
default.

This is basically a solution that will continue to
ensure that we won't have to add any state-related
stuff outside of `executeQuery`

Patch:
diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index dc6eb563..faa8b42d 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "off",
     "@typescript-eslint/array-type": "off",
     "react-hooks/rules-of-hooks": "error",
-    "react-hooks/exhaustive-deps": "warn",
+    "react-hooks/exhaustive-deps": [
+      "warn",
+      {
+        "additionalHooks": "useImmediateEffect"
+      }
+    ],
     "react/prop-types": "off",
     "react/no-children-prop": "off",
     "sort-keys": "off",
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.ts b/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.ts
index b5466307..df764167 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+/* eslint-disable react-hooks/exhaustive-deps */
+
+import { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { noop } from '../utils';
 
 enum LifecycleState {
@@ -9,29 +11,28 @@ enum LifecycleState {
 
 type Effect = () => () => void;
 
-/** This executes an effect immediately on initial render and then treats it as a normal effect */
+/** This is a drop-in replacement for useEffect that will execute the first effect that happens during initial mount synchronously */
 export const useImmediateEffect = (
   effect: Effect,
   changes: ReadonlyArray<any>
 ) => {
   const teardown = useRef(noop);
   const state = useRef(LifecycleState.WillMount);
-  const execute = useCallback(effect, changes);
 
   // On initial render we just execute the effect
   if (state.current === LifecycleState.WillMount) {
     state.current = LifecycleState.DidMount;
-    teardown.current = execute();
+    teardown.current = effect();
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Initially we skip executing the effect since we've already done so on
     // initial render, then we execute it as usual
     if (state.current === LifecycleState.Update) {
-      return (teardown.current = execute());
+      return (teardown.current = effect());
     } else {
       state.current = LifecycleState.Update;
       return teardown.current;
     }
-  }, [execute]);
+  }, changes);
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useMutation.ts b/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
index 5088fc8b..3836b6e9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { DocumentNode } from 'graphql';
-import { useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useContext, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { pipe, toPromise } from 'wonka';
 import { Context } from '../context';
 import { OperationResult } from '../types';
 import { CombinedError, createRequest } from '../utils';
+import { useImmediateState } from './useImmediateState';
 
 export interface UseMutationState<T> {
   fetching: boolean;
@@ -19,39 +20,30 @@ export type UseMutationResponse<T, V> = [
 export const useMutation = <T = any, V = object>(
   query: DocumentNode | string
 ): UseMutationResponse<T, V> => {
-  const isMounted = useRef(true);
   const client = useContext(Context);
-  const [state, setState] = useState<UseMutationState<T>>({
+  const [state, setState] = useImmediateState<UseMutationState<T>>({
     fetching: false,
     error: undefined,
     data: undefined,
   });
 
-  useEffect(
-    () => () => {
-      isMounted.current = false;
-    },
-    []
-  );
-
-  const executeMutation = (variables?: V) => {
-    setState({ fetching: true, error: undefined, data: undefined });
-
-    const request = createRequest(query, variables as any);
+  const executeMutation = useCallback(
+    (variables?: V) => {
+      setState({ fetching: true, error: undefined, data: undefined });
 
-    return pipe(
-      client.executeMutation(request),
-      toPromise
-    ).then(result => {
-      const { data, error } = result;
+      const request = createRequest(query, variables as any);
 
-      if (isMounted.current) {
+      return pipe(
+        client.executeMutation(request),
+        toPromise
+      ).then(result => {
+        const { data, error } = result;
         setState({ fetching: false, data, error });
-      }
-
-      return result;
-    });
-  };
+        return result;
+      });
+    },
+    [client, query, setState]
+  );
 
   return [state, executeMutation];
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useQuery.ts b/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
index 9c158abb..8424b8f4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { DocumentNode } from 'graphql';
-import { useCallback, useContext, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useContext, useRef } from 'react';
 import { pipe, subscribe } from 'wonka';
 import { Context } from '../context';
 import { OperationContext, RequestPolicy } from '../types';
 import { CombinedError, noop } from '../utils';
 import { useRequest } from './useRequest';
 import { useImmediateEffect } from './useImmediateEffect';
+import { useImmediateState } from './useImmediateState';
 
 export interface UseQueryArgs<V> {
   query: string | DocumentNode;
@@ -28,61 +29,54 @@ export type UseQueryResponse<T> = [
 export const useQuery = <T = any, V = object>(
   args: UseQueryArgs<V>
 ): UseQueryResponse<T> => {
-  const isMounted = useRef(true);
   const unsubscribe = useRef(noop);
   const client = useContext(Context);
 
-  // This creates a request which will keep a stable reference
-  // if request.key doesn't change
-  const request = useRequest(args.query, args.variables);
-
-  const [state, setState] = useState<UseQueryState<T>>({
+  // This is like useState but updates the state object
+  // immediately, when we're still before the initial mount
+  const [state, setState] = useImmediateState<UseQueryState<T>>({
     fetching: false,
-    error: undefined,
     data: undefined,
+    error: undefined,
   });
 
+  // This creates a request which will keep a stable reference
+  // if request.key doesn't change
+  const request = useRequest(args.query, args.variables);
+
   const executeQuery = useCallback(
     (opts?: Partial<OperationContext>) => {
       unsubscribe.current();
 
+      // If useQuery is currently paused, set fetching to
+      // false and abort; otherwise start the query
       if (args.pause) {
         setState(s => ({ ...s, fetching: false }));
         unsubscribe.current = noop;
         return;
+      } else {
+        setState(s => ({ ...s, fetching: true }));
       }
 
-      setState(s => ({ ...s, fetching: true }));
-
-      const [teardown] = pipe(
+      [unsubscribe.current] = pipe(
         client.executeQuery(request, {
           requestPolicy: args.requestPolicy,
           ...opts,
         }),
-        subscribe(
-          ({ data, error }) => {
-            if (isMounted.current) {
-              setState({ fetching: false, data, error });
-            }
-          }
-        )
+        subscribe(({ data, error }) => {
+          setState({ fetching: false, data, error });
+        })
       );
-
-      unsubscribe.current = teardown;
     },
-    [request, client, args.pause, args.requestPolicy]
+    [args.pause, args.requestPolicy, client, request, setState]
   );
 
-  // Calls executeQuery on initial render immediately, then
-  // treats it as a normal effect
+  // This calls executeQuery immediately during the initial mount and
+  // otherwise behaves like a normal useEffect; We call executeQuery
+  // everytime it, i.e. its input like request, changes
   useImmediateEffect(() => {
-    isMounted.current = true;
     executeQuery();
-
-    return () => {
-      isMounted.current = false;
-      unsubscribe.current();
-    };
+    return () => unsubscribe.current();
   }, [executeQuery]);
 
   return [state, executeQuery];
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts b/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
index 618bd7e7..b5ca745d 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSubscription.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { DocumentNode } from 'graphql';
-import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { pipe, subscribe } from 'wonka';
 import { Context } from '../context';
 import { CombinedError, noop } from '../utils';
 import { useRequest } from './useRequest';
+import { useImmediateState } from './useImmediateState';
 
 export interface UseSubscriptionArgs<V> {
   query: DocumentNode | string;
@@ -24,50 +25,40 @@ export const useSubscription = <T = any, R = T, V = object>(
   args: UseSubscriptionArgs<V>,
   handler?: SubscriptionHandler<T, R>
 ): UseSubscriptionResponse<R> => {
-  const isMounted = useRef(true);
   const unsubscribe = useRef(noop);
   const client = useContext(Context);
 
-  // This creates a request which will keep a stable reference
-  // if request.key doesn't change
-  const request = useRequest(args.query, args.variables);
-
-  const [state, setState] = useState<UseSubscriptionState<R>>({
+  const [state, setState] = useImmediateState<UseSubscriptionState<R>>({
     fetching: true,
     error: undefined,
     data: undefined,
   });
 
+  // This creates a request which will keep a stable reference
+  // if request.key doesn't change
+  const request = useRequest(args.query, args.variables);
+
   const executeSubscription = useCallback(() => {
     unsubscribe.current();
 
-    const [teardown] = pipe(
+    [unsubscribe.current] = pipe(
       client.executeSubscription(request),
-      subscribe(
-        ({ data, error }) => {
-          if (isMounted.current) {
-            setState(s => ({
-              fetching: true,
-              data: handler !== undefined ? handler(s.data, data) : data,
-              error,
-            }));
-          }
-        }
-      )
+      subscribe(({ data, error }) => {
+        setState(s => ({
+          fetching: true,
+          data: handler !== undefined ? handler(s.data, data) : data,
+          error,
+        }));
+      })
     );
-
-    unsubscribe.current = teardown;
-  }, [client, handler, request]);
+  }, [client, handler, request, setState]);
 
   // Trigger subscription on query change
+  // We don't use useImmediateEffect here as we have no way of
+  // unsubscribing from subscriptions during SSR
   useEffect(() => {
-    isMounted.current = true;
     executeSubscription();
-
-    return () => {
-      isMounted.current = false;
-      unsubscribe.current();
-    };
+    return () => unsubscribe.current();
   }, [executeSubscription]);
 
   return [state];


Test patch:
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.test.ts b/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.test.ts
index 8e9c3fb7..0f2df4c9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useImmediateEffect.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { renderHook } from 'react-hooks-testing-library';
+import { renderHook, act } from 'react-hooks-testing-library';
 import { useImmediateEffect } from './useImmediateEffect';
 
 it('calls effects immediately on mount', () => {
@@ -8,14 +8,37 @@ it('calls effects immediately on mount', () => {
   const effect = jest.fn();
 
   spy.mockImplementation(useEffect);
-  renderHook(() => useImmediateEffect(effect, [effect]));
 
-  expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  renderHook(() => {
+    useImmediateEffect(effect, [effect]);
+    expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 
+  expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   expect(useEffect).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), [
     expect.any(Function),
   ]);
 
-  useEffect.mockRestore();
+  spy.mockRestore();
+});
+
+it('behaves like useEffect otherwise', () => {
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(React, 'useEffect');
+  const effect = jest.fn();
+
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => {
+    const [ref, setState] = React.useState({});
+    useImmediateEffect(effect, [ref]);
+
+    expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const forceUpdate = () => setState({});
+    return forceUpdate;
+  });
+
+  act(() => result.current()); // forceUpdate
+  expect(effect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+  spy.mockRestore();
 });
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImmediateState.test.ts b/src/hooks/useImmediateState.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1e6db40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useImmediateState.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { renderHook } from 'react-hooks-testing-library';
+import { useImmediateState } from './useImmediateState';
+
+it('updates state immediately during mount', () => {
+  let initialState;
+  let update = 0;
+
+  const setState = jest.fn();
+
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(React, 'useState').mockImplementation(state => {
+    expect(state).toEqual({ x: 'x', test: false });
+    initialState = state;
+    return [state, setState];
+  });
+
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => {
+    const [state, setState] = useImmediateState({ x: 'x', test: false });
+    if (update === 0) setState(s => ({ ...s, test: true }));
+    update++;
+    return state;
+  });
+
+  expect(setState).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(result.current).toEqual({ x: 'x', test: true });
+  expect(result.current).toBe(initialState);
+  expect(update).toBe(1);
+
+  spy.mockRestore();
+});
+
+it('behaves like useState otherwise', () => {
+  const setState = jest.fn();
+  const spy = jest
+    .spyOn(React, 'useState')
+    .mockImplementation(state => [state, setState]);
+
+  renderHook(() => {
+    const [state, setState] = useImmediateState({ x: 'x' });
+    React.useEffect(() => setState({ x: 'y' }), [setState]);
+    return state;
+  });
+
+  expect(setState).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  spy.mockRestore();
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImmediateState.ts b/src/hooks/useImmediateState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9234b91a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useImmediateState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { useRef, useEffect, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+type SetStateAction<S> = S | ((prevState: S) => S);
+type SetState<S> = (action: SetStateAction<S>) => void;
+
+/** This is a drop-in replacement for useState, limited to object-based state. During initial mount it will mutably update the state, instead of scheduling a React update using setState */
+export const useImmediateState = <S extends {}>(init: S): [S, SetState<S>] => {
+  const isMounted = useRef(false);
+  const initialState = useRef<S>({ ...init });
+  const [state, setState] = useState<S>(initialState.current);
+
+  // This wraps setState and updates the state mutably on initial mount
+  // It also prevents setting the state when the component is unmounted
+  const updateState: SetState<S> = useCallback((action: SetStateAction<S>) => {
+    if (isMounted.current) {
+      setState(action);
+    } else if (typeof action === 'function') {
+      const update = (action as any)(initialState.current);
+      Object.assign(initialState.current, update);
+    } else {
+      Object.assign(initialState.current, action as any);
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    isMounted.current = true;
+    return () => {
+      isMounted.current = false;
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return [state, updateState];
+};