[Bug]: Excessive Requests for Page Data - Why Does This Happen?
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Summary
When I hover over a menu element, it triggers a request to fetch the page data. However, each subsequent hover initiates the request again. I believe this is unnecessary. There should be a system in place to check if the client already has the data, right? I'm not sure if this issue pertains to React or the page setup.
https://github.com/reactjs/react.dev/assets/42542864/53e85173-57c7-4d26-849b-fdab39712d15
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the repeated page-data requests while hovering menu elements on https://react.dev, using the browser network panel to compare successive hovers. Trace the request entry point in the site code and determine whether existing client data is being reused; done means repeated hovers no longer make unnecessary requests without breaking page navigation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, react
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100