implementing useEffect and State Updates Causing Infinite Loops in React 18
I'm learning this framework and I'm having a hard time understanding I'm working with an infinite loop in my React application when trying to implement a feature that updates the state based on an API call. I have the following code using `useEffect` to fetch data and update the state: ```javascript import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'; const DataFetcher = () => { const [data, setData] = useState(null); const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true); useEffect(() => { const fetchData = async () => { try { const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data'); const result = await response.json(); setData(result); setLoading(false); } catch (behavior) { console.behavior('behavior fetching data:', behavior); setLoading(false); } }; fetchData(); }, [data]); // Problematic dependency array if (loading) return <div>Loading...</div>; return <div>{JSON.stringify(data)}</div>; }; export default DataFetcher; ``` The scenario seems to stem from the fact that I'm including `data` in the dependency array of `useEffect`. This results in an infinite loop as every time `data` is set, the effect runs again, causing yet another fetch operation. I tried removing `data` from the dependency array, but then the effect only runs once when the component mounts and does not update when new data is needed. What is the correct way to manage the state update without causing this infinite loop? Should I use a different approach to trigger the re-fetch when specific conditions are met? Any best practices for handling such scenarios in React 18 would be appreciated. My development environment is Windows. What am I doing wrong? I'm working with Javascript in a Docker container on macOS. Any advice would be much appreciated. Any pointers in the right direction? This is part of a larger service I'm building. Could this be a known issue?