I'm developing a React application that fetches posts (tweets) from an API using React Query, but I'm having trouble rendering the data after it's fetched.
Setup Overview:
- I'm using React with React Query to manage data fetching.
- The API successfully returns a list of tweets, which I can confirm by checking the console output.
- Despite the data being fetched correctly, the posts state does not render in my component.
Code Snippet:
Here’s a simplified version of my component:
const Posts = ({ feedType, username, userId, currentUserId }) => {
const [posts, setPosts] = useState([]);
const navigate = useNavigate();
const getPostEndpoint = () => {
// Logic to determine the endpoint based on feedType
};
const { isLoading, refetch, isRefetching, error } = useQuery({
queryKey: ["posts", feedType, username, userId],
queryFn: async () => {
const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
if (!token) {
navigate('/');
return [];
}
const response = await fetch(getPostEndpoint(), {
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch posts');
const parsedData = await response.json();
return parsedData.tweet_feed || [];
},
onSuccess: (data) => {
setPosts(data);
},
enabled: !!username && !!localStorage.getItem('token'),
});
// Render logic
return (
<>
{(isLoading || isRefetching) && <PostSkeleton />}
{!isLoading && !isRefetching && posts.length === 0 && <p>No posts in this tab.</p>}
{!isLoading && !isRefetching && posts.length > 0 && (
<div>
{posts.map((post) => (
<Post key={post.id} post={post} currentUserId={currentUserId} />
))}
</div>
)}
{error && <div>Error fetching posts: {error.message}</div>}
</>
);
};
API Response:
I confirmed that the API is working as expected. Here's an example response from the /api/explore/ endpoint:
{
"tweets": [
{
"id": 2,
"content": "amir",
"creation_date": "2024-09-13"
},
{
"id": 1,
"content": "Hello!",
"creation_date": "2024-09-13"
}
]
}
Backend View (views.py): Here’s the relevant part of my Django backend that handles the request:
class GetTweetFeedView(viewsets.ViewSet):
permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
def list(self, request):
profile = get_object_or_404(BasicUserProfile, user=request.user)
followings = Follower.objects.filter(follower=profile)
following_ids = [following.following.id for following in followings]
tweets = Tweet.objects.filter(user_id__in=following_ids).order_by("-id")
response_data = [
{
'id': tweet.id,
'content': tweet.content,
'creation_date': tweet.creation_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
# Additional fields...
}
for tweet in tweets
]
return Response({'tweet_feed': response_data}, status=200)
Console Output: In the console, I can see the fetched data logged correctly:
Fetched data:
Object { tweets: (2) [...] }
Issues Encountered:
- Posts State Not Rendering: Despite seeing that the posts state is being set, the component does not render the posts.
- Empty Array: The
postsstate shows as an empty array when the component first renders, even though the API responds with data.
Questions:
- Why might the posts state not be rendering even though the data is fetched correctly?
- Is there anything in my use of React Query that could be causing this issue?
- Could there be an issue with how I'm accessing the data returned from the API?
Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated!
