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+ Copyright (c) 2026 Terry Slack
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ # @mainframework/api-request-worker
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+ **Requires Node.js 18+** (for global `fetch` when running in Node; browsers rely on their native fetch).
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+ A framework-agnostic, Web Worker–backed data layer designed to keep your UI thread responsive and your application fast. This library moves all API requests and application state management into a dedicated singleton worker, handling caching, in-flight request deduplication, streaming and binary responses, while exposing data to your main thread on demand.
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+ The library is **framework- and library-agnostic**: you use the worker via the standard `postMessage` API from vanilla JavaScript or from any framework (React, Angular, Vue, Preact, SolidJS, etc.). A **React hook (`useApiWorker`) is provided as a convenience** for React engineers; you may use it or implement your own integration against the worker protocol.
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+ ---
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+ ## Why Use This Library?
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+
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+ - **Non-blocking UI**: All network requests and state management happen off the main thread, keeping your UI buttery smooth
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+ - **Built-in caching**: Automatic response caching with flexible cache key management
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+ - **Request deduplication**: Multiple requests for the same resource are automatically collapsed into a single network call
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+ - **Streaming support**: Handle large files and real-time streams with incremental chunk delivery
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+ - **Binary file support**: First-class support for images, PDFs, and other binary content
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+ - **Framework agnostic**: Works in vanilla JavaScript or with any framework
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+ - **No framework lock-in**: Use the worker from any stack; the included React hook is optional
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+ - **TypeScript ready**: Full type definitions included
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+
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+ ---
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+ ## Response Types and Download Behavior
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+ The library supports three response types to handle different use cases:
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+ - **`responseType: "json"`** (default): Full response is buffered in the worker and sent to the client in a single message. The client receives the complete response (JSON or text) after the entire download completes.
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+ - **`responseType: "binary"`**: Full binary response is buffered in the worker and sent as an `ArrayBuffer` in a single message. Perfect for complete binary files like images, PDFs, or downloadable documents.
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+
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+ - **`responseType: "stream"`**: Responses are streamed incrementally to the client. The worker sends chunks as they arrive (`start` → `chunk` → `chunk` → ... → `end`), enabling playback of audio/video streams to begin before the full file downloads. The React hook automatically accumulates chunks and returns a `Blob` when complete. For vanilla JavaScript, you handle stream events manually for maximum control.
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+ Binary and stream responses are not stored in the worker cache; only json/text responses are cached.
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ npm i @mainframework/api-request-worker
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+ # or
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+ yarn add @mainframework/api-request-worker
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+ ```
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+ If you use the optional React hook, a peer dependency `react >= 19` is required.
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+ ---
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+ ## Usage with Vanilla TypeScript / JavaScript
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+ The core of this library is a Web Worker that you communicate with via the standard `postMessage` API. This approach works in any JavaScript environment—no framework required. You create a Worker instance from the package's built worker script, send **dataRequests** via `postMessage`, and handle responses in `onmessage`.
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+ ### Setting Up the Worker
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+ **With a bundler (Vite, webpack, etc.):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const worker = new Worker(
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+ new URL("node_modules/@mainframework/api-request-worker/dist/api.worker.js", import.meta.url),
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+ { type: "module" },
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+ );
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Without a bundler:**
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+ Serve `node_modules/@mainframework/api-request-worker/dist/api.worker.js` from your web server and create the worker with that URL:
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+ ```ts
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+ const worker = new Worker("/path/to/api.worker.js", { type: "module" });
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Message Protocol
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+ **Outgoing messages (main thread → worker):**
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+ Send a single object: `{ dataRequest: { ... } }`.
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+ | dataRequest.type | Description | Required fields | Optional |
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+ | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
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+ | `"get"` | Return cached value for `cacheName`. | `cacheName` | `hookId` |
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+ | `"set"` | Store payload and/or run API request, then respond. | `cacheName` | `hookId`, `request`, `payload`, `requestId` |
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+ | `"delete"` | Remove cache entry for `cacheName`. | `cacheName` | `hookId` |
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+ | `"cancel"` | Abort in-flight request by `requestId`. | — | `requestId` |
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+
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+ **Key fields:**
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+ - **`cacheName`**: String; required for `get`, `set`, `delete`. Cache keys are normalized to lowercase.
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+ - **`request`**: API request configuration (`url`, `method`, `headers`, `credentials`, `responseType`, etc.). Required for `set` when making an API call.
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+ - **`payload`**: Request body for POST/PATCH requests. Required for `set` when there is no `request`, and for non-GET requests when `request` is provided.
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+ - **`requestId`**: Optional for `set` (enables request cancellation); required for `cancel`.
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+ **Incoming messages (worker → main thread):**
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+ Every message includes `error: { message: string }`.
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+ - **Success**: `data` contains the response body and `error.message` is `""` (empty string).
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+ - **Failure**: `data` is `null` and `error.message` contains the error description.
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+
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+ **Message formats:**
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+ - **Success (JSON/text):** `{ cacheName, data, error: { message: "" }, hookId?, httpStatus? }`
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+ - **Success (binary):** `{ cacheName, data: ArrayBuffer, meta: { contentType?, contentDisposition }, error: { message: "" }, hookId?, httpStatus? }`
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+ - **Success (stream):** Multiple messages in sequence:
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+ - `{ cacheName, stream: "start", meta: { contentType?, contentDisposition }, hookId?, httpStatus?, error: { message: "" } }`
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+ - `{ cacheName, stream: "chunk", data: ArrayBuffer, hookId?, error: { message: "" } }` (one or more)
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+ - `{ cacheName, stream: "resume", meta: { contentType?, contentDisposition }, hookId?, httpStatus?, error: { message: "" } }` (after retry)
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+ - `{ cacheName, stream: "end", hookId?, error: { message: "" } }` (final message)
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+ - **Error:** `{ cacheName?, data: null, error: { message: "..." }, hookId? }`. If the request had no `cacheName`, match by `hookId` instead.
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+ **Common error messages:**
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+ - `"Invalid request: type is required"`
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+ - `"Invalid request: cacheName is required"`
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+ - `"Invalid request: payload is required for set"`
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+ - `"Invalid request: payload is required for non-GET API request"`
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+ - `"Cache miss"` (when requesting a non-existent cache key)
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+ - HTTP status text or fetch error messages for network failures
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+
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+ ### Request Configuration
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+ ```ts
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+ interface RequestConfig {
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+ url: string;
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+ method: "GET" | "get" | "POST" | "post" | "PATCH" | "patch" | "DELETE" | "delete";
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+ mode?: "cors" | "no-cors" | "navigate" | "same-origin";
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+ headers?: Record<string, string>;
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+ credentials?: "include" | "same-origin" | "omit";
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+ responseType?: "json" | "binary" | "stream"; // default: "json"
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+ timeoutMs?: number; // Abort request after this many milliseconds
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+ formDataFileFieldName?: string; // FormData field name for File/Blob parts (default: "Files")
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+ formDataKey?: string; // FormData key for root payload when building multipart form data
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+ retries?: number; // For responseType "stream": retry attempts on connection loss (default: 3, max: 5)
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ - **`responseType: "binary"`**: Use for complete binary files. The worker returns an `ArrayBuffer` and sets `meta.contentType` and `meta.contentDisposition` so you can construct a proper `Blob`: `new Blob([data], { type: meta?.contentType })`.
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+ - **`responseType: "stream"`**: Use for streaming audio/video or large files. The worker sends chunks incrementally. Supports automatic reconnection with configurable retries (default 3, max 5).
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+ ### Vanilla JavaScript Examples
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+ **GET request from API (JSON response):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const worker = new Worker(workerUrl, { type: "module" });
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+ const cacheName = "api-get-" + Date.now();
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+ worker.onmessage = (event) => {
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+ const { cacheName: name, data, error, httpStatus } = event.data;
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+ if (name === cacheName && error?.message === "" && data != null) {
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+ console.log("Response:", data, "HTTP status:", httpStatus);
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+ }
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+ };
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName,
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+ request: { url: "https://api.example.com/data", method: "GET" },
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+ hookId: "vanilla-get",
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+ },
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ **POST request with JSON payload:**
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+ ```ts
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName: "api-post-" + Date.now(),
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+ payload: { name: "New Item", description: "Created from vanilla JS" },
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://api.example.com/items",
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+ method: "POST",
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+ headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
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+ },
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+ hookId: "vanilla-post",
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+ },
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ **PATCH request:**
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+ ```ts
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName: "update-item",
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+ payload: { status: "completed", priority: "high" },
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://api.example.com/items/123",
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+ method: "PATCH",
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+ headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
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+ },
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+ hookId: "vanilla-patch",
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+ },
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ **Cache-only operations (no API call):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const cacheName = "local-cache-" + Math.random();
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+ // Store data in cache without making an API request
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName,
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+ payload: { userId: 42, preferences: { theme: "dark" } },
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+ hookId: "cache-set",
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+ },
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+ });
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+
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+ // Retrieve cached data
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+ setTimeout(() => {
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: { type: "get", cacheName, hookId: "cache-get" },
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+ });
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+ }, 0);
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+ // onmessage will receive: { cacheName, data: { userId: 42, preferences: { theme: "dark" } }, error: { message: "" } }
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+ ```
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+ **Handling cache misses:**
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+ ```ts
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: { type: "get", cacheName: "nonexistent-key", hookId: "cache-miss" },
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+ });
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+ // onmessage receives: { cacheName: "nonexistent-key", data: null, error: { message: "Cache miss" }, hookId: "cache-miss" }
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Delete cached data:**
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+ ```ts
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+ // First, store some data
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: { type: "set", cacheName: "temp-data", payload: { temp: true } },
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+ });
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+
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+ // Later, delete it
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: { type: "delete", cacheName: "temp-data", hookId: "delete-op" },
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+ });
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+ // Response: { cacheName: "temp-data", data: { deleted: true }, error: { message: "" }, hookId: "delete-op" }
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+
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+ // Subsequent get for the same cacheName returns: { error: { message: "Cache miss" } }
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+ ```
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+ **Binary file download (complete file):**
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+ ```ts
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName: "download-pdf-" + Date.now(),
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://example.com/document.pdf",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ responseType: "binary",
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+ },
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+ hookId: "binary-download",
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+ },
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+ });
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+ worker.onmessage = (event) => {
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+ const { data, meta, error } = event.data;
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+ if (error?.message === "" && data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
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+ // Build a Blob from the ArrayBuffer
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+ const blob = new Blob([data], {
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+ type: meta?.contentType ?? "application/octet-stream",
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+ });
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+ // Create download link or object URL
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+ const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
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+ console.log("Download ready:", url);
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+ }
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+ };
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+ ```
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+ **Streaming audio/video (incremental chunks):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const cacheName = "audio-stream-" + Date.now();
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+ const chunks: ArrayBuffer[] = [];
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+ let meta: { contentType?: string; contentDisposition: string | null } | null = null;
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+ worker.onmessage = (event) => {
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+ const msg = event.data;
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+ if (msg.cacheName !== cacheName) return;
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+ if (msg.stream === "start") {
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+ // Stream started
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+ chunks.length = 0;
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+ meta = msg.meta ?? null;
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+ console.log("Stream started, content type:", meta?.contentType);
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+ } else if (msg.stream === "chunk" && msg.data) {
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+ // Received a chunk
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+ chunks.push(msg.data);
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+ console.log(`Received chunk, total chunks: ${chunks.length}`);
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+ } else if (msg.stream === "resume") {
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+ // Stream resumed after reconnection
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+ if (msg.meta) meta = msg.meta;
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+ console.log("Stream resumed");
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+ } else if (msg.stream === "end") {
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+ // Stream complete
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+ if (msg.error?.message === "" && chunks.length > 0) {
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+ const blob = new Blob(chunks, meta?.contentType ? { type: meta.contentType } : undefined);
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+ const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
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+ console.log("Stream complete, blob URL:", url);
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+
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+ // Use the URL in an audio or video element
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+ // audioElement.src = url;
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+ } else {
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+ console.error("Stream error:", msg.error?.message);
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+ }
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+ }
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+ };
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName,
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://stream.example.com/audio.mp3",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ responseType: "stream",
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+ retries: 3, // Retry up to 3 times on connection loss
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+ },
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+ hookId: "stream-audio",
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+ },
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ **Cancel an in-flight request:**
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+ ```ts
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+ const requestId = "cancel-request-" + Date.now();
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+ // Start a large download
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName: "large-file",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://example.com/large-file.bin",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ responseType: "binary",
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+ },
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+ requestId,
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+ },
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+ });
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+
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+ // Cancel it after 100ms
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+ setTimeout(() => {
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: { type: "cancel", requestId },
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+ });
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+ }, 100);
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+ ```
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+ **Handling validation errors:**
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+ ```ts
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+ // Missing type
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+ worker.postMessage({ dataRequest: { cacheName: "x" } });
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+ // Response: { error: { message: "Invalid request: type is required" } }
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+ // Missing cacheName
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+ worker.postMessage({ dataRequest: { type: "get" } });
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+ // Response: { error: { message: "Invalid request: cacheName is required" } }
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+
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+ // Missing payload for set
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+ worker.postMessage({ dataRequest: { type: "set", cacheName: "k" } });
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+ // Response: { error: { message: "Invalid request: payload is required for set" } }
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+ // Missing payload for POST
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+ worker.postMessage({
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+ dataRequest: {
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+ type: "set",
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+ cacheName: "k",
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+ request: { url: "...", method: "POST" },
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+ },
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+ });
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+ // Response: { error: { message: "Invalid request: payload is required for non-GET API request" } }
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Usage with React
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+ For React applications, the library provides an optional `useApiWorker` hook that wraps the worker communication. You may use this hook or build your own React integration using the [Message Protocol](#message-protocol) above. No provider or wrapper component is required—use the hook wherever you need to fetch or read cached data.
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+ ### Hook API
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+ ```ts
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+ import { useApiWorker } from "@mainframework/api-request-worker";
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+ const result = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "my-cache", // required
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+ request: { ... }, // optional: request config for API call
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+ data: { ... }, // optional: payload for POST/PATCH
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+ runMode: "auto", // optional: "auto" | "manual" | "once" (default "auto")
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+ enabled: true, // optional: if false, no request is sent (default true)
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+ });
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+ // result: { data, meta, loading, error, refetch, deleteCache }
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+ ```
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+ **Parameters:**
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+ - **`cacheName`** (required): Cache key for storing and retrieving data. Multiple components using the same `cacheName` share the same cached value (see [Shared cacheName](#shared-cachename--multiple-subscribers)).
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+ - **`request`** (optional): When provided, the worker performs an API request and stores the result. When omitted, the hook only reads from cache.
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+ - **`data`** (optional): Request body/payload for POST, PATCH, etc.
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+ - **`runMode`**:
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+ - **`"auto"`** (default): Sends the request (or cache read) immediately when the hook mounts.
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+ - **`"manual"`**: Does not send automatically; call `refetch()` to trigger.
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+ - **`"once"`**: Sends once automatically on mount; subsequent `refetch()` calls do nothing.
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+ - **`enabled`**: When `false`, no request is sent (useful for conditional fetching based on user state or other conditions).
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+
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+ **Return value:**
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+ | Property | Type | Description |
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+ | ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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+ | `data` | `T \| null` | Response body: JSON/text for `responseType: "json"`, `ArrayBuffer` for `responseType: "binary"`, `Blob` for `responseType: "stream"`. |
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+ | `meta` | `BinaryResponseMeta \| null` | For binary and stream responses: `contentType`, `contentDisposition`. |
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+ | `loading` | `boolean` | `true` while a request is in flight. |
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+ | `error` | `string \| null` | Error message when the request failed; `null` when there is no error. See [Errors](#errors). |
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+ | `refetch` | `() => void` | Re-runs the same logical request. See [Refetch semantics](#refetch-semantics). |
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+ | `deleteCache` | `() => void` | Tells the worker to delete the cache entry for this `cacheName`. |
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+ ### React Examples
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+ **GET request with automatic execution:**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading, error, refetch, deleteCache } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "todos",
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+ request: { url: "https://api.example.com/todos", method: "GET" },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+
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+ // Request is sent immediately when component mounts
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+ // data/loading/error update when the worker responds
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+ ```
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+ **POST request with payload:**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading, error, refetch } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "create-post",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://api.restful-api.dev/objects",
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+ method: "POST",
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+ headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
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+ },
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+ data: {
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+ name: "My New Object",
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+ data: { color: "blue", size: "large" },
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+ },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ **PATCH request:**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading, refetch } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "update-item",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://api.example.com/items/123",
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+ method: "PATCH",
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+ headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
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+ },
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+ data: { status: "completed", updatedAt: new Date().toISOString() },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Manual execution (lazy loading):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading, refetch } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "user-profile",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://api.example.com/profile",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ },
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+ runMode: "manual",
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+ });
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+ // Call refetch() when needed (e.g., on button click or in useEffect)
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+ const handleLoadProfile = () => {
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+ refetch();
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+ };
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+ ```
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+ **Run once (single automatic execution):**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, refetch } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "init-data",
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+ request: { url: "https://api.example.com/init", method: "GET" },
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+ runMode: "once",
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+ });
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+ // Request is sent once on mount. Calling refetch() does nothing.
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+ ```
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+ **Conditional fetching:**
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "protected-resource",
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+ request: { url: "https://api.example.com/protected", method: "GET" },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ enabled: isAuthenticated, // Only fetch when user is authenticated
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+ });
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Read from cache only (no API request):**
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, loading, error, refetch } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "shared-state",
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+ // Sends a "get" request to the worker
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+ // If cache is empty, error will be "Cache miss"
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Binary response (complete file):**
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, meta, loading } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "pdf-document",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://example.com/document.pdf",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ responseType: "binary",
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+ },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+
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+ // When loaded, data is ArrayBuffer
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+ // meta contains contentType and contentDisposition
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+ // Create a Blob: new Blob([data], { type: meta?.contentType })
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+ // Create object URL: URL.createObjectURL(blob)
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Streaming response (audio/video):**
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, meta, loading, error } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "video-stream",
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+ request: {
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+ url: "https://example.com/video.mp4",
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+ method: "GET",
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+ responseType: "stream",
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+ retries: 3, // Retry on connection loss (default 3, max 5)
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+ },
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+ runMode: "auto",
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+ });
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+
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+ // data is a Blob when the stream completes
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+ // loading is true until stream ends
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+ // Use with media elements:
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+ // const videoUrl = data ? URL.createObjectURL(data) : null;
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+ // <video src={videoUrl} controls />
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+ ```
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+
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+ **Delete cache:**
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ const { data, deleteCache } = useApiWorker({
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+ cacheName: "temporary-data",
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+ request: { url: "https://api.example.com/temp", method: "GET" },
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+ runMode: "manual",
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+ });
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+
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+ const handleClearCache = () => {
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+ deleteCache(); // Removes the cache entry from the worker
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+ };
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Shared cacheName / Multiple Subscribers
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+
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+ When multiple components use the same `cacheName`, they share a single cache entry in the worker. However, only one queue entry exists per normalized cache name, and the last-mounted component's state updater receives the worker's responses. This means only that component will re-render when the worker responds.
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+ **Recommendation:** Use unique `cacheName` values per logical resource if you need independent `loading`/`error` state in each component.
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+
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+ ### Refetch Semantics
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+
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+ `refetch()` re-runs the same logical operation as the current hook configuration:
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+
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+ - **When `request` is omitted**: Sends a **get** request (reads from cache)
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+ - **When `request` is provided**: Sends a **set** request (makes an API call or stores data)
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+
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+ It does not switch between get and set based on prior runs; it uses the current `cacheName`, `request`, and `data` values at the time `refetch()` is called.
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+
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+ ### Errors
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+
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+ The worker always includes an `error` field in every message: `{ message: string }`.
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+
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+ - **No error**: `{ message: "" }` (empty string)
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+ - **Error occurred**: `{ message: "error description" }`
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+
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+ The hook exposes this as `error: string | null`:
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+
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+ - `null` when `error.message` is empty
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+ - The error message string when an error occurred
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+
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+ Common error messages:
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+
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+ - `"Cache miss"` – Requested cache key doesn't exist
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+ - `"Invalid request: ..."` – Request validation failed
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+ - HTTP status text or network error messages
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+
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+ Responses are routed to the requesting component by `cacheName` or, when `cacheName` is missing from the worker response, by `hookId`.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## TypeScript Types
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+
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+ **For React:**
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+
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+ ```ts
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+ import type { RequestConfig, UseApiWorkerConfig, UseApiWorkerReturn } from "@mainframework/api-request-worker";
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+ ```
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+
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+ **For vanilla JavaScript/TypeScript:**
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+
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+ The worker expects the `dataRequest` shape described in the protocol documentation above. You can define minimal types for message payloads or reuse `RequestConfig` for the `request` field.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Quick Reference
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+
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+ | Use case | Entry point | Primary API |
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+ | ----------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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+ | **Vanilla JS/TS** | Worker from `dist/api.worker.js` | `worker.postMessage({ dataRequest: { type, cacheName, request?, payload?, ... } })` and `worker.onmessage` for responses |
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+ | **React** | Optional: `useApiWorker` hook | `useApiWorker({ cacheName, request?, data?, runMode?, enabled? })` → `{ data, meta, loading, error, refetch, deleteCache }` (or use worker protocol above) |
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Framework Integrations
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+
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+ **Core:** The worker and message protocol work with any environment (vanilla JavaScript/TypeScript or any framework).
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+
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+ **Optional integration:** A React hook (`useApiWorker`) is included to make adoption easier for React projects; React teams may instead integrate using the worker protocol directly.
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+
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+ **Coming soon:** Idiomatic helpers for other frameworks (Angular, Vue, Preact, SolidJS) are planned; until then, use the protocol from those frameworks as with vanilla JS.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Testing
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+
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+ This library is thoroughly tested with comprehensive test suites:
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+
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+ - React hook tests (`useApiWorker.test.ts`)
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+ - Worker protocol tests (`api.worker.test.ts`)
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+
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+ Key behaviors and examples in this README are covered by the test suites.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ See the License file in the repo