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## Data Fetching with WHATWG Fetch | ||
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There is isomorphic `core/fetch` module that can be used the same way in both | ||
client-side and server-side code as follows: | ||
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```jsx | ||
import fetch from '../core/fetch'; | ||
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export const path = '/products'; | ||
export const action = async () => { | ||
const response = await fetch('/graphql?query={products{id,name}}'); | ||
const data = await response.json(); | ||
return <Layout><Products {...data} /></Layout>; | ||
}; | ||
## Data Fetching | ||
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At a bare minimum you may want to use [HTML5 Fetch API][fetch] as an HTTP client utility for | ||
making Ajax request to the [data API server][nodeapi]. This API is supported natively in all the | ||
major browsers except for IE (note, that Edge browser does support Fetch). | ||
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**React Starter Kit** is pre-configured with [`whatwg-fetch`][wfetch] polyfill for the browser | ||
environment and [`node-fetch`][nfetch] module for the server-side environment (see | ||
[`src/createFetch.js`](../src/createFetch.js)), allowing you to use the `fetch(url, options)` | ||
method universally in both the client-side and server-side code bases. | ||
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In order to avoid the the amount of boilerplate code needed when using the raw `fetch(..)` | ||
function, a simple wrapper was created that provides a base URL of the data API server, credentials | ||
(cookies), CORS etc. For example, in a browser environment the base URL of the data API server | ||
might be an empty string, so when you make an Ajax request to the `/graphql` endpoint it's being | ||
sent to the same origin, and when the same code is executed on the server, during server-side | ||
rendering, it fetches data from the `http://api:8080/graphql` endpoint (`node-fetch` doesn't | ||
support relative URLs for obvious reasons). | ||
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Because of these subtle differences of how the `fetch` method works internally, it makes total | ||
sense to pass it as a `context` variable to your React application, so it can be used from either | ||
routing level or from inside your React components as follows: | ||
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#### Route Example | ||
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```js | ||
{ | ||
path: '/posts/:id', | ||
async action({ params, fetch }) { | ||
const resp = await fetch(`/api/posts/${params.id}`, { method: 'GET' }); | ||
const data = await resp.json(); | ||
return { title: data.title, component: <Post {...data} /> }; | ||
} | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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When this code executes on the client, the Ajax request will be sent via | ||
GitHub's [fetch](https://github.com/github/fetch) library (`whatwg-fetch`), | ||
that itself uses XHMLHttpRequest behind the scene unless `fetch` is supported | ||
natively by the user's browser. | ||
#### React Component | ||
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```js | ||
class Post extends React.Component { | ||
static context = { fetch: PropTypes.func.isRequired }; | ||
handleDelete = (event) => { | ||
event.preventDefault(); | ||
const id = event.target.dataset['id']; | ||
this.context.fetch(`/api/posts/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }).then(...); | ||
}; | ||
render() { ... } | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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Whenever the same code executes on the server, it uses | ||
[node-fetch](https://github.com/bitinn/node-fetch) module behind the scene that | ||
itself sends an HTTP request via Node.js `http` module. It also converts | ||
relative URLs to absolute (see `./core/fetch/fetch.server.js`). | ||
#### Related articles | ||
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Both `whatwg-fetch` and `node-fetch` modules have almost identical API. If | ||
you're new to this API, the following article may give you a good introduction: | ||
* [That's so fetch!](https://jakearchibald.com/2015/thats-so-fetch/) by [Jake Archibald](https://twitter.com/jaffathecake) | ||
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https://jakearchibald.com/2015/thats-so-fetch/ | ||
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[fetch]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Fetch_API/Using_Fetch | ||
[wfetch]: https://github.com/github/fetchno | ||
[nfetch]: https://github.com/bitinn/node-fetch | ||
[nodeapi]: https://github.com/kriasoft/nodejs-api-starter | ||
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