Do I need a fetching library in React?

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  • react-query

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    useQuery (react-query) (+) all from above (+) even more features (-) more complex, even the examples are complex, has more aggressive defaults (re-fetching every 2s)

  • SWR

    React Hooks for Data Fetching

    useSWR (swr) (+) built-in (in memory) cache (+) request deduplication - can call same api in multiple components (+) re-fetch/revalidate on focus - then switching windows/tabs (+) re-fetch/revalidate on network recovery - internet loss or then laptop goes to sleep (+) local mutation, optimistic UI updates

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