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Data Fetching with TanStack React Query

Powerful data fetching, caching, and synchronization for modern apps

Why TanStack React Query?
The most powerful data fetching library for React applications

Provides powerful data fetching, caching, and synchronization for APIs, ideal for e-commerce (product lists) and social media (infinite feeds). Simplifies async operations with hooks, reducing boilerplate compared to axios alone.

Works seamlessly with Hono.js APIs and supports optimistic updates for real-time features. Chosen for its performance and developer experience, enhancing your full-stack workflow with features like automatic background refetching and intelligent caching.

Performance Features
  • Intelligent Caching

    Automatic caching with smart invalidation

  • Background Updates

    Automatic background refetching

  • Request Deduplication

    Eliminates duplicate requests automatically

Advanced Features
  • Optimistic Updates

    Real-time UI updates before server response

  • Infinite Queries

    Perfect for pagination and infinite scrolling

  • Offline Support

    Works seamlessly offline with cached data

Use Cases
Perfect for various data fetching scenarios
E-commerce
  • • Product catalogs
  • • Order history
  • • Search results
  • • Inventory updates
Social Media
  • • Infinite feeds
  • • User profiles
  • • Comments and likes
  • • Notifications
Real-time Features
  • • Live updates
  • • Chat messages
  • • Activity feeds
  • • Status changes
Integration with Hono.js
Seamless integration with your backend API

Installation

npm install @tanstack/react-query

Basic Query Example

import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query' function ProductList() { const { data, isLoading, error } = useQuery({ queryKey: ['products'], queryFn: () => fetch('/api/products').then(res => res.json()) }) if (isLoading) return <Text>Loading...</Text> if (error) return <Text>Error loading products</Text> return ( <FlatList data={data} renderItem={({ item }) => <ProductCard product={item} />} /> ) }

Infinite Query for Feeds

import { useInfiniteQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query' function SocialFeed() { const { data, fetchNextPage, hasNextPage, isFetchingNextPage, } = useInfiniteQuery({ queryKey: ['posts'], queryFn: ({ pageParam = 0 }) => fetch(`/api/posts?page=${pageParam}`).then(res => res.json()), getNextPageParam: (lastPage, pages) => lastPage.nextPage, }) return ( <FlatList data={data?.pages.flatMap(page => page.posts)} onEndReached={() => hasNextPage && fetchNextPage()} renderItem={({ item }) => <PostCard post={item} />} /> ) }