Factory Functions Overview

Factory functions let you create reusable, pre-configured query and mutation objects. Unlike hooks which are created fresh on each render, factories create stable objects you can use across loaders, components, and utilities.

Why Use Factories?

Route Loaders

Prefetch data before components mount using TanStack Router or React Router loaders

Centralized Config

Define select, staleTime, invalidateQueries once — use everywhere

Cache Access

Read/invalidate cache outside of React components

Type Safety

Get consistent types across your entire app

Available Factories

Query Factories

createQueryCreate a reusable query with fixed args

createSuspenseQuerySuspense-enabled query factory

Mutation Factory

createMutationCreate reusable mutations with refetch logic

Infinite Query Factories

createInfiniteQueryPaginated/infinite scroll queries

createSuspenseInfiniteQuerySuspense-enabled infinite queries

Import

import {
  // Query factories
  createQuery,
  createQueryFactory,
  createSuspenseQuery,
  createSuspenseQueryFactory,

  // Mutation factory
  createMutation,

  // Infinite query factories
  createInfiniteQuery,
  createInfiniteQueryFactory,
  createSuspenseInfiniteQuery,
  createSuspenseInfiniteQueryFactory,
} from "@ic-reactor/react"

Quick Comparison

Factory	Suspense	Dynamic Args	Use Case
`createQuery`	❌	Via `Factory` variant	Standard queries with `enabled`
`createSuspenseQuery`	✅	Via `Factory` variant	Suspense-based loading
`createMutation`	N/A	Args at call time	State mutations
`createInfiniteQuery`	❌	Via `Factory` variant	Pagination/infinite scroll
`createSuspenseInfiniteQuery`	✅	Via `Factory` variant	Suspense pagination

Pattern: Centralized Query Definitions

Organize all your queries in a dedicated file:

import { createQueryFactory, createMutation } from "@ic-reactor/react"
import { backend } from "../reactor"

// Query factories
export const getUserQuery = createQueryFactory(backend, {
  functionName: "getUser",
  staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
})

export const getPostsQuery = createQueryFactory(backend, {
  functionName: "getPosts",
})

// Mutation factories
export const createPostMutation = createMutation(backend, {
  functionName: "createPost",
  invalidateQueries: [backend.generateQueryKey({ functionName: "getPosts" })],
})

// Query key helpers
export const queryKeys = {
  users: () => backend.generateQueryKey({ functionName: "getUser" }),
  userById: (id: string) =>
    backend.generateQueryKey({
      functionName: "getUser",
      args: [id],
    }),
  posts: () => backend.generateQueryKey({ functionName: "getPosts" }),
}

External Integration Examples

TanStack Router

import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router"
import { getUserQuery } from "../queries"

export const Route = createFileRoute("/users/$userId")({
  // Prefetch in loader
  loader: async ({ params }) => {
    return { user: await getUserQuery([params.userId]).fetch() }
  },

  component: UserPage,
})

function UserPage() {
  // Data already loaded, instant render
  const { data } = getUserQuery([Route.useParams().userId]).useQuery()
  return <Profile user={data} />
}

React Router

import { json, useLoaderData } from "react-router-dom"
import { getUserQuery } from "../queries"

export async function loader({ params }) {
  const user = await getUserQuery([params.userId]).fetch()
  return json({ user })
}

export function UserPage() {
  const { user } = useLoaderData()
  return <Profile user={user} />
}