High JavaScript Question 142 of 229

How would you debug a race condition from overlapping API calls?

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I reproduce by changing filters quickly and logging request ids.

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I reproduce by changing
filters quickly and logging request ids.
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The fix is AbortController
on each new request or ignoring results that do not match the latest query key.
3
React Query and SWR
handle this with request identity, which I mention as the production pattern.
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Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Key takeaway

I reproduce by changing filters quickly and logging request ids. The fix is AbortController on each new request or ignoring results that do not match the latest query key.