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Integrating the SWR library with a type-safe API client
Blog post from Incident.io
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Isaac Seymour
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1,628
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English
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The text discusses the integration of the SWR library, which stands for "stale while revalidate," into a type-safe API client for managing data loading in React applications. It highlights the benefits and drawbacks of using the custom `useFetchData` hook before transitioning to SWR. The author then explores different approaches to maintain type safety with SWR, such as code generation and generics. Ultimately, they opted for a generic approach that leverages TypeScript's powerful features. The resulting implementation provides both type safety and the benefits of SWR, such as fewer requests and faster page rendering.