Optimizing React Component Performance with Third-Party API Integration
I'm dealing with I'm updating my dependencies and After trying multiple solutions online, I still can't figure this out..... Currently developing a React application that integrates data from a third-party API. The challenge arises when trying to fetch data efficiently without compromising performance, especially since the API has rate limits. I've implemented `useEffect` to trigger data fetches upon component mount, but the component renders too frequently, which leads to unnecessary API calls. To mitigate this, I’ve set up a local state with `useState` to manage fetched data and a loading state, but the repeated renders still happen due to parent component updates. ```javascript import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'; const DataFetcher = () => { const [data, setData] = useState(null); const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true); useEffect(() => { const fetchData = async () => { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); const result = await response.json(); setData(result); setLoading(false); }; fetchData(); }, []); // Empty dependency array if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>; return <div>{JSON.stringify(data)}</div>; }; ``` While this works, I noticed that every time the parent component updates (even unrelated changes), it causes the entire tree to re-render. To address this, I considered implementing `React.memo` for the `DataFetcher` component, but I'm unsure how to properly apply it without affecting the data fetching logic. ```javascript const MemoizedDataFetcher = React.memo(DataFetcher); ``` Additionally, I’m exploring debounce techniques to limit the API calls when handling user inputs that impact the data fetching criteria. However, implementing a debounce function seems to complicate the data lifecycle and I’m hesitant to dive into it without a clear strategy. Any insights on best practices for managing component re-renders and maintaining performance when dealing with third-party APIs would be greatly appreciated. Has anyone tackled something similar? What strategies or design patterns have proven effective in your projects? I'm working on a CLI tool that needs to handle this. How would you solve this? Any advice would be much appreciated. I've been using Javascript for about a year now. Thanks for taking the time to read this! This is part of a larger web app I'm building. Could this be a known issue?