rest-hooks: Detailed Overview & Metrics

v7.0.17(6 months ago)

This package is actively maintained.Types definitions are bundled with the npm packageNumber of direct dependencies: 3Monthly npm downloads

Rest-hooks is a powerful data fetching and caching library for React applications. It provides a declarative way to manage and synchronize data between your components and RESTful APIs. Rest-hooks leverages the concept of resource-oriented architecture, allowing you to define resources and their relationships, and automatically handling data fetching, caching, and invalidation.

Compared to other popular data fetching libraries like Axios or Apollo, Rest-hooks offers a more efficient and optimized approach by using a normalized cache and intelligent invalidation strategies. It also provides a strong typing system and supports TypeScript out of the box, ensuring type safety and better developer experience.

Rest-hooks is actively maintained and has a growing community. It is well-documented and offers extensive customization options, making it suitable for both small and large-scale applications.

Alternatives: axios, apollo-client, react-query

Tags: javascriptreactdata-fetchingcachingRESTful-API