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Version: v16.0.0

RelayEnvironmentProvider

RelayEnvironmentProvider​

This component is used to set a Relay environment in React Context. Usually, a single instance of this component should be rendered at the very root of the application, in order to set the Relay environment for the whole application:

const React = require('React');
const {
Store,
RecordSource,
Environment,
Network,
Observable,
} = require("relay-runtime");

const {RelayEnvironmentProvider} = require('react-relay');

/**
* Custom fetch function to handle GraphQL requests for a Relay environment.
*
* This function is responsible for sending GraphQL requests over the network and returning
* the response data. It can be customized to integrate with different network libraries or
* to add authentication headers as needed.
*
* @param {RequestParameters} params - The GraphQL request parameters to send to the server.
* @param {Variables} variables - Variables used in the GraphQL query.
*/
function fetchFunction(params, variables) {
const response = fetch("http://my-graphql/api", {
method: "POST",
headers: [["Content-Type", "application/json"]],
body: JSON.stringify({
query: params.text,
variables,
}),
});

return Observable.from(response.then((data) => data.json()));
};

/**
* Creates a new Relay environment instance for managing (fetching, storing) GraphQL data.
*/
function createEnvironment() {
const network = Network.create(fetchFunction);
const store = new Store(new RecordSource());
return new Environment({ store, network });
}

const environment = createEnvironment();

function Root() {
return (
<RelayEnvironmentProvider environment={environment}>
<App />
</RelayEnvironmentProvider>
);
}

module.exports = Root;

Props​

  • environment: The Relay environment to set in React Context. Any Relay Hooks (like useLazyLoadQuery or useFragment) used in descendants of this provider component will use the Relay environment specified here

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