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Use this skill when fetching data, managing server state, or handling API mutations in the Svelte frontend. Covers createQuery, createMutation, query keys, cache invalidation, optimistic updates, and WebSocket-driven refetching. Apply when adding API calls, managing loading/error states, or coordinating cache updates after mutations.

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TanStack Query

Documentation: tanstack.com/query. Use official docs when the local pattern is not enough.

Centralize API calls in api.svelte.ts per feature using TanStack Query with @exceptionless/fetchclient.

Query Basics

// src/lib/features/organizations/api.svelte.ts
import { createQuery, createMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/svelte-query";
import { type FetchClientResponse, type ProblemDetails, useFetchClient } from "@exceptionless/fetchclient";
import { accessToken } from "$features/auth/index.svelte";

const queryKeys = {
    type: ["Organization"] as const,
};

export function getOrganizationsQuery() {
    return createQuery<FetchClientResponse<Organization[]>, ProblemDetails>(() => ({
        enabled: () => !!accessToken.current,
        queryKey: queryKeys.type,
        queryFn: async ({ signal }: { signal: AbortSignal }) => {
            const client = useFetchClient();
            const response = await client.getJSON<Organization[]>("/organizations", { signal });
            return response;
        },
    }));
}

Query Keys Convention

Use a queryKeys factory per feature for type safety and consistency:

export const queryKeys = {
    type: ["Webhook"] as const,
    id: (id: string | undefined) => [...queryKeys.type, id] as const,
    ids: (ids: string[] | undefined) => [...queryKeys.type, ...(ids ?? [])] as const,
    project: (id: string | undefined) => [...queryKeys.type, "project", id] as const,
    deleteWebhook: (ids: string[] | undefined) => [...queryKeys.ids(ids), "delete"] as const,
    postWebhook: () => [...queryKeys.type, "post"] as const,
};

Prefer the feature's queryKeys factory over ad-hoc arrays so WebSocket invalidation and cache updates share the same keys.

Mutations

export function postOrganizationMutation() {
    const queryClient = useQueryClient();

    return createMutation(() => ({
        mutationFn: async (data: CreateOrganizationRequest) => {
            const client = useFetchClient();
            const response = await client.postJSON<Organization>("/organizations", data);
            return response.data!;
        },
        onSuccess: () => {
            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.type });
        },
    }));
}

Naming Conventions

PatternNamingExample
Query (GET)get{Resource}QuerygetOrganizationsQuery()
Create (POST)post{Resource}MutationpostOrganizationMutation()
Update (PATCH)patch{Resource}MutationpatchOrganizationMutation()
Delete (DELETE)delete{Resource}MutationdeleteOrganizationMutation()

Dependent Queries

Use enabled to conditionally run queries: enabled: !!projectId.

Optimistic Updates

For mutations that update cached data optimistically: use onMutate to cancel in-flight queries, snapshot previous value via getQueryData, and apply optimistic update via setQueryData. Use onError to rollback from snapshot, and onSettled to always invalidateQueries for the final refetch.

WebSocket-Driven Invalidation

Invalidate queries when WebSocket messages arrive:

export async function invalidateWebhookQueries(
    queryClient: QueryClient,
    message: WebSocketMessageValue<"WebhookChanged">,
) {
    const { id, organization_id, project_id } = message;

    if (id) await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.id(id) });
    if (project_id) await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.project(project_id) });
    if (!id && !organization_id && !project_id)
        await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: queryKeys.type });
}

Wire WebSocket messages from the app layout to the feature invalidation helper.