What’s new in Relay v11

GraphQL, a technology increasingly utilized by companies like Facebook, is becoming a preferred option for developing reliable and scalable APIs. Facebook has integrated the latest version of Relay, a structured and opinionated JavaScript framework for GraphQL in React applications, into its production, enhancing scalability, stability, and maintainability. The new Relay version, released on March 9, 2021, supports React Suspense and introduces Relay Hooks, which are APIs designed to streamline data fetching and management using React Hooks. Notable features include useLazyLoadQuery and usePreloadedQuery for data fetching, usePaginationFragment for easy pagination implementation, and useMutation for executing mutations. These tools collectively facilitate the creation of high-performance applications by adhering to GraphQL best practices and modular coding approaches, thereby making applications easier to maintain and free of unexpected side effects.