UseEffect hook is a good choice for fetching data in small apps. However, for larger, more complex applications, it has several limitations.
๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
๐ก๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Fetches data after every component mount.
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ needs to be tracked manually.
No built-in error handling.
As a result of the above limitations, you often write a lot of repetitive code to handle loading states, errors, and data management.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ?
Use data-fetching libraries like ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
Access and manipulate fetched data from anywhere in your app.
Built-in caching: Fetched data are cached and reused.
Automatic loading state management.
Built-in error handling.
Support for pagination and infinite scroll.
Data prefetching.
Conclusion
By using data fetching libraries like React Query, you can significantly reduce boilerplate and improve the efficiency of data fetching in your React applications.