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React integration for Apollo GraphQL client with hooks, components, and HOCs.

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React Apollo

React Apollo is a comprehensive library that integrates React with Apollo GraphQL client, providing multiple patterns for data fetching: modern React hooks, render prop components, higher-order components, server-side rendering utilities, and testing tools.

Package Information

  • Package Name: react-apollo
  • Package Type: npm
  • Language: TypeScript
  • Installation: npm install react-apollo apollo-client graphql

Core Imports

import {
  // Hooks
  useQuery,
  useLazyQuery,
  useMutation,
  useSubscription,
  useApolloClient,
  
  // Components  
  Query,
  Mutation,
  Subscription,
  
  // HOCs
  graphql,
  withQuery,
  withMutation,
  withSubscription,
  withApollo,
  
  // Context
  ApolloProvider,
  ApolloConsumer,
  getApolloContext,
  resetApolloContext,
  
  // SSR
  getDataFromTree,
  renderToStringWithData,
  
  // Types
  QueryResult,
  MutationResult,
  SubscriptionResult,
  OperationVariables
} from "react-apollo";

For CommonJS:

const {
  useQuery,
  useLazyQuery,
  useMutation,
  useSubscription,
  useApolloClient,
  Query,
  Mutation,
  Subscription,
  graphql,
  withQuery,
  withMutation,
  withSubscription,
  withApollo,
  ApolloProvider,
  ApolloConsumer
} = require("react-apollo");

Basic Usage

import React from "react";
import { ApolloProvider, useQuery, useMutation } from "react-apollo";
import ApolloClient from "apollo-client";
import { InMemoryCache } from "apollo-cache-inmemory";
import { HttpLink } from "apollo-link-http";
import gql from "graphql-tag";

// Setup Apollo Client
const client = new ApolloClient({
  cache: new InMemoryCache(),
  link: new HttpLink({
    uri: "https://api.example.com/graphql"
  })
});

const GET_USERS = gql`
  query GetUsers {
    users {
      id
      name
      email
    }
  }
`;

const CREATE_USER = gql`
  mutation CreateUser($input: UserInput!) {
    createUser(input: $input) {
      id
      name
      email
    }
  }
`;

// Component using hooks
function UserList() {
  const { data, loading, error } = useQuery(GET_USERS);
  const [createUser] = useMutation(CREATE_USER);

  if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  if (error) return <div>Error: {error.message}</div>;

  const handleCreateUser = async () => {
    await createUser({
      variables: {
        input: { name: "New User", email: "new@example.com" }
      }
    });
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={handleCreateUser}>Add User</button>
      <ul>
        {data.users.map((user) => (
          <li key={user.id}>{user.name} - {user.email}</li>
        ))}
      </ul>
    </div>
  );
}

// App with Apollo Provider
function App() {
  return (
    <ApolloProvider client={client}>
      <UserList />
    </ApolloProvider>
  );
}

Architecture

React Apollo provides multiple integration patterns for different use cases:

  • React Hooks API: Modern functional component integration using useQuery, useMutation, useSubscription
  • Render Props Components: Declarative components (Query, Mutation, Subscription) using children render functions
  • Higher-Order Components: Class-based integration using graphql, withQuery, withMutation HOCs
  • Context System: Provider/consumer pattern for Apollo Client access throughout component tree
  • Server-Side Rendering: SSR utilities for data fetching before HTML generation
  • Testing Tools: Comprehensive mocking and testing utilities for GraphQL operations

Capabilities

React Hooks Integration

Modern React hook-based interface for GraphQL operations with automatic re-rendering and state management.

function useQuery<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  query: DocumentNode,
  options?: QueryHookOptions<TData, TVariables>
): QueryResult<TData, TVariables>;

function useMutation<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  mutation: DocumentNode,
  options?: MutationHookOptions<TData, TVariables>
): MutationTuple<TData, TVariables>;

function useSubscription<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  subscription: DocumentNode,
  options?: SubscriptionHookOptions<TData, TVariables>
): SubscriptionResult<TData>;

React Apollo Hooks

Component Integration

Render prop components for declarative GraphQL operations with flexible rendering patterns.

function Query<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  props: QueryComponentOptions<TData, TVariables>
): JSX.Element | null;

function Mutation<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  props: MutationComponentOptions<TData, TVariables>
): JSX.Element | null;

function Subscription<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>(
  props: SubscriptionComponentOptions<TData, TVariables>
): JSX.Element | null;

React Apollo Components

Higher-Order Components

Class-based integration patterns with HOCs that inject GraphQL data and functionality as props.

function graphql<TProps = {}, TData = {}, TGraphQLVariables = {}, TChildProps = {}>(
  document: DocumentNode,
  operationOptions?: OperationOption<TProps, TData, TGraphQLVariables, TChildProps>
): (WrappedComponent: React.ComponentType<TChildProps>) => React.ComponentType<TProps>;

function withQuery<TProps = {}, TData = {}, TGraphQLVariables = {}>(
  document: DocumentNode,
  operationOptions?: OperationOption<TProps, TData, TGraphQLVariables>
): (WrappedComponent: React.ComponentType) => React.ComponentType<TProps>;

function withApollo<TProps>(
  WrappedComponent: React.ComponentType<WithApolloClient<TProps>>
): React.ComponentType<TProps>;

React Apollo Higher-Order Components

Server-Side Rendering

SSR utilities for data fetching and HTML generation on the server with complete GraphQL data preloading.

function getDataFromTree(
  tree: React.ReactNode,
  context?: { [key: string]: any }
): Promise<string>;

function renderToStringWithData(
  component: React.ReactElement<any>
): Promise<string>;

function getMarkupFromTree(options: GetMarkupFromTreeOptions): Promise<string>;

React Apollo Server-Side Rendering

Testing Utilities

Comprehensive testing tools with mocking capabilities for GraphQL operations and component testing.

function MockedProvider<TSerializedCache = {}>(
  props: MockedProviderProps<TSerializedCache>
): React.ReactElement;

function MockLink(
  mocks: ReadonlyArray<MockedResponse>, 
  addTypename?: boolean
): ApolloLink;

function createClient(config?: any): ApolloClient<any>;
function wait(milliseconds?: number): Promise<void>;

React Apollo Testing

Context Management

React context integration for Apollo Client instances with provider/consumer patterns.

interface ApolloContextValue {
  client?: ApolloClient<object>;
  renderPromises?: Record<any, any>;
}

const ApolloProvider: React.FC<ApolloProviderProps<any>>;
const ApolloConsumer: React.FC<ApolloConsumerProps>;

function getApolloContext(): React.Context<ApolloContextValue>;
function resetApolloContext(): void;

Usage Example:

import React from "react";
import { ApolloProvider, ApolloConsumer } from "react-apollo";
import ApolloClient from "apollo-client";

const client = new ApolloClient({
  // client configuration
});

function App() {
  return (
    <ApolloProvider client={client}>
      <div>
        <ApolloConsumer>
          {(client) => (
            <button onClick={() => client.clearStore()}>
              Clear Cache
            </button>
          )}
        </ApolloConsumer>
      </div>
    </ApolloProvider>
  );
}

Types

Core Types

type OperationVariables = Record<string, any>;

type Context = Record<string, any>;

interface ExecutionResult<T = Record<string, any>> {
  data?: T;
  extensions?: Record<string, any>;
  errors?: GraphQLError[];
}

interface QueryResult<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends ObservableQueryFields<TData, TVariables> {
  client: ApolloClient<any>;
  data: TData | undefined;
  error?: ApolloError;
  loading: boolean;
  networkStatus: NetworkStatus;
  called: boolean;
}

interface MutationResult<TData = any> {
  data?: TData;
  error?: ApolloError;
  loading: boolean;
  called: boolean;
  client?: ApolloClient<object>;
}

interface SubscriptionResult<TData = any> {
  loading: boolean;
  data?: TData;
  error?: ApolloError;
}

type MutationFunction<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables> = (
  options?: MutationFunctionOptions<TData, TVariables>
) => Promise<MutationFetchResult<TData>>;

Hook Types

type MutationTuple<TData, TVariables> = [
  (options?: MutationFunctionOptions<TData, TVariables>) => Promise<ExecutionResult<TData>>,
  MutationResult<TData>
];

type QueryTuple<TData, TVariables> = [
  (options?: QueryLazyOptions<TVariables>) => void,
  QueryResult<TData, TVariables>
];

interface QueryHookOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends QueryFunctionOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  query?: DocumentNode;
}

interface MutationHookOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends BaseMutationOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  mutation?: DocumentNode;
}

interface SubscriptionHookOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends BaseSubscriptionOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  subscription?: DocumentNode;
}

Component Types

interface QueryComponentOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends QueryFunctionOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  children: (result: QueryResult<TData, TVariables>) => JSX.Element | null;
  query: DocumentNode;
}

interface MutationComponentOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends BaseMutationOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  mutation: DocumentNode;
  children: (
    mutateFunction: MutationFunction<TData, TVariables>,
    result: MutationResult<TData>
  ) => JSX.Element | null;
}

interface SubscriptionComponentOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends BaseSubscriptionOptions<TData, TVariables> {
  subscription: DocumentNode;
  children?: null | ((result: SubscriptionResult<TData>) => JSX.Element | null);
}

Base Option Types

interface BaseQueryOptions<TVariables = OperationVariables> {
  ssr?: boolean;
  variables?: TVariables;
  fetchPolicy?: WatchQueryFetchPolicy;
  errorPolicy?: ErrorPolicy;
  pollInterval?: number;
  client?: ApolloClient<any>;
  notifyOnNetworkStatusChange?: boolean;
  context?: Context;
  partialRefetch?: boolean;
  returnPartialData?: boolean;
}

interface QueryFunctionOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables>
  extends BaseQueryOptions<TVariables> {
  displayName?: string;
  skip?: boolean;
  onCompleted?: (data: TData) => void;
  onError?: (error: ApolloError) => void;
}

interface BaseMutationOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables> {
  variables?: TVariables;
  optimisticResponse?: TData | ((vars: TVariables) => TData);
  refetchQueries?: Array<string | PureQueryOptions> | RefetchQueriesFunction;
  awaitRefetchQueries?: boolean;
  errorPolicy?: ErrorPolicy;
  update?: MutationUpdaterFn<TData>;
  client?: ApolloClient<object>;
  notifyOnNetworkStatusChange?: boolean;
  context?: Context;
  onCompleted?: (data: TData) => void;
  onError?: (error: ApolloError) => void;
  fetchPolicy?: WatchQueryFetchPolicy;
  ignoreResults?: boolean;
}

interface BaseSubscriptionOptions<TData = any, TVariables = OperationVariables> {
  variables?: TVariables;
  fetchPolicy?: FetchPolicy;
  shouldResubscribe?: boolean | ((options: BaseSubscriptionOptions<TData, TVariables>) => boolean);
  client?: ApolloClient<object>;
  skip?: boolean;
  onSubscriptionData?: (options: OnSubscriptionDataOptions<TData>) => any;
  onSubscriptionComplete?: () => void;
}

docs

components.md

hoc.md

hooks.md

index.md

ssr.md

testing.md

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