Infinite Query Hook
React hook for infinite lists, fetching data from Supabase.
Installation
Folder structure
1'use client'
2
3import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/client'
4import { PostgrestQueryBuilder } from '@supabase/postgrest-js'
5import { SupabaseClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
6import { useEffect, useRef, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react'
7
8const supabase = createClient()
9
10// The following types are used to make the hook type-safe. It extracts the database type from the supabase client.
11type SupabaseClientType = typeof supabase
12
13// Utility type to check if the type is any
14type IfAny<T, Y, N> = 0 extends 1 & T ? Y : N
15
16// Extracts the database type from the supabase client. If the supabase client doesn't have a type, it will fallback properly.
17type Database =
18 SupabaseClientType extends SupabaseClient<infer U>
19 ? IfAny<
20 U,
21 {
22 public: {
23 Tables: Record<string, any>
24 Views: Record<string, any>
25 Functions: Record<string, any>
26 }
27 },
28 U
29 >
30 : never
31
32// Change this to the database schema you want to use
33type DatabaseSchema = Database['public']
34
35// Extracts the table names from the database type
36type SupabaseTableName = keyof DatabaseSchema['Tables']
37
38// Extracts the table definition from the database type
39type SupabaseTableData<T extends SupabaseTableName> = DatabaseSchema['Tables'][T]['Row']
40
41type SupabaseSelectBuilder<T extends SupabaseTableName> = ReturnType<
42 PostgrestQueryBuilder<DatabaseSchema, DatabaseSchema['Tables'][T], T>['select']
43>
44
45// A function that modifies the query. Can be used to sort, filter, etc. If .range is used, it will be overwritten.
46type SupabaseQueryHandler<T extends SupabaseTableName> = (
47 query: SupabaseSelectBuilder<T>
48) => SupabaseSelectBuilder<T>
49
50interface UseInfiniteQueryProps<T extends SupabaseTableName, Query extends string = '*'> {
51 // The table name to query
52 tableName: T
53 // The columns to select, defaults to `*`
54 columns?: string
55 // The number of items to fetch per page, defaults to `20`
56 pageSize?: number
57 // A function that modifies the query. Can be used to sort, filter, etc. If .range is used, it will be overwritten.
58 trailingQuery?: SupabaseQueryHandler<T>
59}
60
61interface StoreState<TData> {
62 data: TData[]
63 count: number
64 isSuccess: boolean
65 isLoading: boolean
66 isFetching: boolean
67 error: Error | null
68 hasInitialFetch: boolean
69}
70
71type Listener = () => void
72
73function createStore<TData extends SupabaseTableData<T>, T extends SupabaseTableName>(
74 props: UseInfiniteQueryProps<T>
75) {
76 const { tableName, columns = '*', pageSize = 20, trailingQuery } = props
77
78 let state: StoreState<TData> = {
79 data: [],
80 count: 0,
81 isSuccess: false,
82 isLoading: false,
83 isFetching: false,
84 error: null,
85 hasInitialFetch: false,
86 }
87
88 const listeners = new Set<Listener>()
89
90 const notify = () => {
91 listeners.forEach((listener) => listener())
92 }
93
94 const setState = (newState: Partial<StoreState<TData>>) => {
95 state = { ...state, ...newState }
96 notify()
97 }
98
99 const fetchPage = async (skip: number) => {
100 if (state.hasInitialFetch && (state.isFetching || state.count <= state.data.length)) return
101
102 setState({ isFetching: true })
103
104 let query = supabase
105 .from(tableName)
106 .select(columns, { count: 'exact' }) as unknown as SupabaseSelectBuilder<T>
107
108 if (trailingQuery) {
109 query = trailingQuery(query)
110 }
111 const { data: newData, count, error } = await query.range(skip, skip + pageSize - 1)
112
113 if (error) {
114 console.error('An unexpected error occurred:', error)
115 setState({ error })
116 } else {
117 const deduplicatedData = ((newData || []) as TData[]).filter(
118 (item) => !state.data.find((old) => old.id === item.id)
119 )
120
121 setState({
122 data: [...state.data, ...deduplicatedData],
123 count: count || 0,
124 isSuccess: true,
125 error: null,
126 })
127 }
128 setState({ isFetching: false })
129 }
130
131 const fetchNextPage = async () => {
132 if (state.isFetching) return
133 await fetchPage(state.data.length)
134 }
135
136 const initialize = async () => {
137 setState({ isLoading: true, isSuccess: false, data: [] })
138 await fetchNextPage()
139 setState({ isLoading: false, hasInitialFetch: true })
140 }
141
142 return {
143 getState: () => state,
144 subscribe: (listener: Listener) => {
145 listeners.add(listener)
146 return () => listeners.delete(listener)
147 },
148 fetchNextPage,
149 initialize,
150 }
151}
152
153// Empty initial state to avoid hydration errors.
154const initialState: any = {
155 data: [],
156 count: 0,
157 isSuccess: false,
158 isLoading: false,
159 isFetching: false,
160 error: null,
161 hasInitialFetch: false,
162}
163
164function useInfiniteQuery<
165 TData extends SupabaseTableData<T>,
166 T extends SupabaseTableName = SupabaseTableName,
167>(props: UseInfiniteQueryProps<T>) {
168 const storeRef = useRef(createStore<TData, T>(props))
169
170 const state = useSyncExternalStore(
171 storeRef.current.subscribe,
172 () => storeRef.current.getState(),
173 () => initialState as StoreState<TData>
174 )
175
176 useEffect(() => {
177 // Recreate store if props change
178 if (
179 storeRef.current.getState().hasInitialFetch &&
180 (props.tableName !== props.tableName ||
181 props.columns !== props.columns ||
182 props.pageSize !== props.pageSize)
183 ) {
184 storeRef.current = createStore<TData, T>(props)
185 }
186
187 if (!state.hasInitialFetch && typeof window !== 'undefined') {
188 storeRef.current.initialize()
189 }
190 }, [props.tableName, props.columns, props.pageSize, state.hasInitialFetch])
191
192 return {
193 data: state.data,
194 count: state.count,
195 isSuccess: state.isSuccess,
196 isLoading: state.isLoading,
197 isFetching: state.isFetching,
198 error: state.error,
199 hasMore: state.count > state.data.length,
200 fetchNextPage: storeRef.current.fetchNextPage,
201 }
202}
203
204export {
205 useInfiniteQuery,
206 type SupabaseQueryHandler,
207 type SupabaseTableData,
208 type SupabaseTableName,
209 type UseInfiniteQueryProps,
210}
Introduction
The Infinite Query Hook provides a single React hook which will make it easier to load data progressively from your Supabase database. It handles data fetching and pagination state, It is meant to be used with infinite lists or tables. The hook is fully typed, provided you have generated and setup your database types.
Adding types
Before using this hook, we highly recommend you setup database types in your project. This will make the hook fully-typesafe. More info about generating Typescript types from database schema here
Props
Prop | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
tableName | string | Required. The name of the Supabase table to fetch data from. |
columns | string | Columns to select from the table. Defaults to '*' . |
pageSize | number | Number of items to fetch per page. Defaults to 20 . |
trailingQuery | (query: SupabaseSelectBuilder) => SupabaseSelectBuilder | Function to apply filters or sorting to the Supabase query. |
Return type
data, count, isSuccess, isLoading, isFetching, error, hasMore, fetchNextPage
Prop | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
data | TableData[] | An array of fetched items. |
count | number | Number of total items in the database. It takes trailingQuery into consideration. |
isSuccess | boolean | It's true if the last API call succeeded. |
isLoading | boolean | It's true only for the initial fetch. |
isFetching | boolean | It's true for the initial and all incremental fetches. |
error | any | The error from the last fetch. |
hasMore | boolean | Whether the query has finished fetching all items from the database |
fetchNextPage | () => void | Sends a new request for the next items |
Type safety
The hook will use the typed defined on your Supabase client if they're setup (more info).
The hook also supports an custom defined result type by using useInfiniteQuery<T>
. For example, if you have a custom type for Product
, you can use it like this useInfiniteQuery<Product>
.
Usage
With sorting
const { data, fetchNextPage } = useInfiniteQuery({
tableName: 'products',
columns: '*',
pageSize: 10,
trailingQuery: (query) => query.order('created_at', { ascending: false }),
})
return (
<div>
{data.map((item) => (
<ProductCard key={item.id} product={item} />
))}
<Button onClick={fetchNextPage}>Load more products</Button>
</div>
)
With filtering on search params
This example will filter based on a search param like example.com/?q=hello
.
const params = useSearchParams()
const searchQuery = params.get('q')
const { data, isLoading, isFetching, fetchNextPage, count, isSuccess } = useInfiniteQuery({
tableName: 'products',
columns: '*',
pageSize: 10,
trailingQuery: (query) => {
if (searchQuery && searchQuery.length > 0) {
query = query.ilike('name', `%${searchQuery}%`)
}
return query
},
})
return (
<div>
{data.map((item) => (
<ProductCard key={item.id} product={item} />
))}
<Button onClick={fetchNextPage}>Load more products</Button>
</div>
)
Reusable components
Infinite list (fetches as you scroll)
The following component abstracts the hook into a component. It includes few utility components for no results and end of the list.
'use client'
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
import {
SupabaseQueryHandler,
SupabaseTableData,
SupabaseTableName,
useInfiniteQuery,
} from '@/hooks/use-infinite-query'
import * as React from 'react'
interface InfiniteListProps<TableName extends SupabaseTableName> {
tableName: TableName
columns?: string
pageSize?: number
trailingQuery?: SupabaseQueryHandler<TableName>
renderItem: (item: SupabaseTableData<TableName>, index: number) => React.ReactNode
className?: string
renderNoResults?: () => React.ReactNode
renderEndMessage?: () => React.ReactNode
renderSkeleton?: (count: number) => React.ReactNode
}
const DefaultNoResults = () => (
<div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-10">No results.</div>
)
const DefaultEndMessage = () => (
<div className="text-center text-muted-foreground py-4 text-sm">You've reached the end.</div>
)
const defaultSkeleton = (count: number) => (
<div className="flex flex-col gap-2 px-4">
{Array.from({ length: count }).map((_, index) => (
<div key={index} className="h-4 w-full bg-muted animate-pulse" />
))}
</div>
)
export function InfiniteList<TableName extends SupabaseTableName>({
tableName,
columns = '*',
pageSize = 20,
trailingQuery,
renderItem,
className,
renderNoResults = DefaultNoResults,
renderEndMessage = DefaultEndMessage,
renderSkeleton = defaultSkeleton,
}: InfiniteListProps<TableName>) {
const { data, isFetching, hasMore, fetchNextPage, isSuccess } = useInfiniteQuery({
tableName,
columns,
pageSize,
trailingQuery,
})
// Ref for the scrolling container
const scrollContainerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
// Intersection observer logic - target the last rendered *item* or a dedicated sentinel
const loadMoreSentinelRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const observer = React.useRef<IntersectionObserver | null>(null)
React.useEffect(() => {
if (observer.current) observer.current.disconnect()
observer.current = new IntersectionObserver(
(entries) => {
if (entries[0].isIntersecting && hasMore && !isFetching) {
fetchNextPage()
}
},
{
root: scrollContainerRef.current, // Use the scroll container for scroll detection
threshold: 0.1, // Trigger when 10% of the target is visible
rootMargin: '0px 0px 100px 0px', // Trigger loading a bit before reaching the end
}
)
if (loadMoreSentinelRef.current) {
observer.current.observe(loadMoreSentinelRef.current)
}
return () => {
if (observer.current) observer.current.disconnect()
}
}, [isFetching, hasMore, fetchNextPage])
return (
<div ref={scrollContainerRef} className={cn('relative h-full overflow-auto', className)}>
<div>
{isSuccess && data.length === 0 && renderNoResults()}
{data.map((item, index) => renderItem(item, index))}
{isFetching && renderSkeleton && renderSkeleton(pageSize)}
<div ref={loadMoreSentinelRef} style={{ height: '1px' }} />
{!hasMore && data.length > 0 && renderEndMessage()}
</div>
</div>
)
}
Use the InfiniteList
component with the Todo List quickstart.
Add <InfiniteListDemo />
to a page to see it in action.
Ensure the Checkbox component from shadcn/ui is installed, and regenerate/download types after running the quickstart.
'use client'
import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox'
import { InfiniteList } from './infinite-component'
import { SupabaseQueryHandler } from '@/hooks/use-infinite-query'
import { Database } from '@/lib/supabase.types'
type TodoTask = Database['public']['Tables']['todos']['Row']
// Define how each item should be rendered
const renderTodoItem = (todo: TodoTask) => {
return (
<div
key={todo.id}
className="border-b py-3 px-4 hover:bg-muted flex items-center justify-between"
>
<div className="flex items-center gap-3">
<Checkbox defaultChecked={todo.is_complete ?? false} />
<div>
<span className="font-medium text-sm text-foreground">{todo.task}</span>
<div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
{new Date(todo.inserted_at).toLocaleDateString()}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
const orderByInsertedAt: SupabaseQueryHandler<'todos'> = (query) => {
return query.order('inserted_at', { ascending: false })
}
export const InfiniteListDemo = () => {
return (
<div className="bg-background h-[600px]">
<InfiniteList
tableName="todos"
renderItem={renderTodoItem}
pageSize={3}
trailingQuery={orderByInsertedAt}
/>
</div>
)
}
The Todo List table has Row Level Security (RLS) enabled by default. Feel free disable it temporarily while testing. With RLS enabled, you will get an empty array of results by default. Read more about RLS.