Dispatch actions from a custom hook using useQuery - react-hooks

Question

I'm trying to write a custom hook that uses useQuery from react-query. The custom hook takes in the id of an employee and fetches some data and returns it to the consuming component. I want to be able to dispatch a redux action to show a loading indicator or show an error message if it fails. Here is my custom hook.
export default function useEmployee(id) {
const initial = {
name: '',
address: '',
}
const query = useQuery(['fetchEmployee', id], () => getEmployee(id), {
initialData: initial,
onSettled: () => dispatch(clearWaiting()),
onError: (err) => dispatch(showError(err)),
})
if (query.isFetching || query.isLoading) {
dispatch(setWaiting())
}
return query.data
}
When I refresh the page, I get this error in the browser's console and I'm not sure how to fix this error?
Warning: Cannot update a component (`WaitIndicator`) while rendering a different component (`About`).
To locate the bad setState() call inside `About`, follow the stack trace as described in

Answer 1

The issue is likely with dispatching the setWaiting action outside any component lifecycle, i.e. useEffect. Move the dispatch logic into a useEffect hook with appropriate dependency.
Example:
export default function useEmployee(id) {
const initial = {
name: '',
address: '',
};
const { data, isFetching, isLoading } = useQuery(['fetchEmployee', id], () => getEmployee(id), {
initialData: initial,
onSettled: () => dispatch(clearWaiting()),
onError: (err) => dispatch(showError(err)),
});
useEffect(() => {
if (isFetching || isLoading) {
dispatch(setWaiting());
}
}, [isFetching, isLoading]);
return data;
}