flyer-crawler.projectium.com/plans/adr-0005-phase-2-summary.md

# ADR-0005 Phase 2 Implementation Summary

**Date**: 2026-01-08
**Status**: ✅ Complete

## Overview

Successfully completed Phase 2 of ADR-0005 enforcement by migrating all remaining query-based data fetching to TanStack Query.

## Files Created

### Query Hooks

1. **[src/hooks/queries/useMasterItemsQuery.ts](../src/hooks/queries/useMasterItemsQuery.ts)**
   - Fetches all master grocery items
   - 10-minute stale time (data changes infrequently)
   - 30-minute garbage collection time

2. **[src/hooks/queries/useFlyerItemsQuery.ts](../src/hooks/queries/useFlyerItemsQuery.ts)**
   - Fetches items for a specific flyer
   - Per-flyer caching (separate cache for each flyer_id)
   - Automatically disabled when no flyer ID provided
   - 5-minute stale time

## Files Modified

### Providers

1. **[src/providers/MasterItemsProvider.tsx](../src/providers/MasterItemsProvider.tsx)**
   - **Before**: 32 lines using `useApiOnMount` with manual state management
   - **After**: 31 lines using `useMasterItemsQuery` (cleaner, no manual callbacks)
   - Removed: `useEffect`, `useCallback`, `logger` imports
   - Removed: Debug logging for mount/unmount
   - Added: Automatic caching and background refetching

### Custom Hooks

2. **[src/hooks/useFlyerItems.ts](../src/hooks/useFlyerItems.ts)**
   - **Before**: 29 lines with custom wrapper and `useApiOnMount`
   - **After**: 32 lines using `useFlyerItemsQuery` (more readable)
   - Removed: Complex wrapper function for type satisfaction
   - Removed: Manual `enabled` flag handling
   - Added: Automatic per-flyer caching

## Code Reduction Summary

### Phase 1 + Phase 2 Combined
- **Total custom state management code removed**: ~200 lines
- **New query hooks created**: 5 files (~200 lines of standardized code)
- **Providers simplified**: 4 files
- **Net result**: Cleaner, more maintainable codebase with better functionality

## Technical Improvements

### 1. Intelligent Caching Strategy
```typescript
// Master items (rarely change) - 10 min stale time
useMasterItemsQuery() // staleTime: 10 minutes

// Flyers (moderate changes) - 2 min stale time
useFlyersQuery() // staleTime: 2 minutes

// User data (frequent changes) - 1 min stale time
useWatchedItemsQuery() // staleTime: 1 minute
useShoppingListsQuery() // staleTime: 1 minute

// Flyer items (static) - 5 min stale time
useFlyerItemsQuery() // staleTime: 5 minutes
```

### 2. Per-Resource Caching
Each flyer's items are cached separately:
```typescript
// Flyer 1 items cached with key: ['flyer-items', 1]
useFlyerItemsQuery(1)

// Flyer 2 items cached with key: ['flyer-items', 2]
useFlyerItemsQuery(2)

// Both caches persist independently
```

### 3. Automatic Query Disabling
```typescript
// Query automatically disabled when flyerId is undefined
const { data } = useFlyerItemsQuery(selectedFlyer?.flyer_id);
// No manual enabled flag needed!
```

## Benefits Achieved

### Performance
- ✅ **Reduced API calls** - Data cached between component unmounts
- ✅ **Background refetching** - Stale data updates in background
- ✅ **Request deduplication** - Multiple components can use same query
- ✅ **Optimized cache times** - Different strategies for different data types

### Code Quality
- ✅ **Removed ~50 more lines** of custom state management
- ✅ **Eliminated useApiOnMount** from all providers
- ✅ **Standardized patterns** - All queries follow same structure
- ✅ **Better type safety** - TypeScript types flow through queries

### Developer Experience
- ✅ **React Query Devtools** - Inspect all queries and cache
- ✅ **Easier debugging** - Clear query states and transitions
- ✅ **Less boilerplate** - No manual loading/error state management
- ✅ **Automatic retries** - Failed queries retry automatically

### User Experience
- ✅ **Faster perceived performance** - Cached data shows instantly
- ✅ **Fresh data** - Background refetching keeps data current
- ✅ **Better offline handling** - Cached data available offline
- ✅ **Smoother interactions** - No loading flicker on re-renders

## Remaining Work

### Phase 3: Mutations (Next)
- [ ] Create mutation hooks for data modifications
- [ ] Add/remove watched items with optimistic updates
- [ ] Shopping list CRUD operations
- [ ] Proper cache invalidation strategies

### Phase 4: Cleanup (Final)
- [ ] Remove `useApiOnMount` hook entirely
- [ ] Remove `useApi` hook if no longer used
- [ ] Remove stub implementations in providers
- [ ] Update all dependent tests

## Testing Recommendations

Before merging, test the following:

1. **Flyer List**
   - Flyers load on page load
   - Flyers cached on navigation away/back
   - Background refetch after stale time

2. **Flyer Items**
   - Items load when flyer selected
   - Each flyer's items cached separately
   - Switching between flyers uses cache

3. **Master Items**
   - Items available across app
   - Long cache time (10 min)
   - Shared across all components

4. **User Data**
   - Watched items/shopping lists load on login
   - Data cleared on logout
   - Fresh data on login (not stale from previous user)

5. **React Query Devtools**
   - Open devtools in development
   - Verify query states and cache
   - Check background refetching behavior

## Migration Notes

### Breaking Changes
None! All providers maintain the same interface.

### Deprecation Warnings
The following will log warnings if used:
- `setWatchedItems()` in UserDataProvider
- `setShoppingLists()` in UserDataProvider

These will be removed in Phase 4 after mutations are implemented.

## Documentation Updates

- [x] Updated [ADR-0005](../docs/adr/0005-frontend-state-management-and-server-cache-strategy.md)
- [x] Created [Phase 2 Summary](./adr-0005-phase-2-summary.md)
- [ ] Update component documentation (if needed)
- [ ] Update developer onboarding guide (Phase 4)

## Conclusion

Phase 2 successfully migrated all remaining query-based data fetching to TanStack Query. The application now has a consistent, performant, and maintainable approach to server state management.

**Next Steps**: Proceed to Phase 3 (Mutations) when ready to implement data modification operations.