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ApolloQuery: Component Lifecycle

connectedCallback

On connecting to the DOM, the element reads it's query and variable properties either from JavaScript, or from it's script children, and initializes a MutationObserver to watch for changes to those children.

documentChanged

When the query property changes (via JavaScript assignment, or when the GraphQL script child changes) the element sets up its ObservableQuery and begins fetching data (unless configured otherwise).

If both a GraphQL script child and a JavaScript property are present, JavaScript takes precedence.

variablesChanged

When the variables property changes (via JavaScript assignment or when the JSON script child changes) the element either refetches the existing ObservableQuery or attempts to initialize a new one and fetch.

If both a JSON script child and a JavaScript property are present, JavaScript takes precedence.

shouldSubscribe

Called synchronously before all automatic attempts to subscribe. If it returns true, the element will subscribe and begin fetching. Returns true by default, Override to prevent automatic subscription.

subscribe

When called automatically (via documentChanged or variablesChanged) or explicitly, it stops any existing ObservableQuery, then initializes a new one and begins fetching.

executeQuery

If you want to explicitly run a query and receive a promise of the result, then await element.executeQuery(). The promise will resolve when the query does, and after the element instances' properties are set.

options

Set this property at any point to reobserve the ObservableQuery.

onData

The onData callback is a unary function that takes an ApolloQueryResult containing data, loading, error, etc.

onData is called after the element instance' properties are set.

onError

The onError callback is a unary function that takes an Error or ApolloError.

onError is called after the element instance' properties are set.

Events

Listen for the apollo-query-result and apollo-error events to react to changes. They fire before the element instance' properties are set.

apollo-query-result

Detail is an ApolloQueryResult object.

PropertyTypeDescription
dataData<D>If the query resolved, the data.
errorApolloErrorIf the query rejected, the error.
errorsreadonly GraphQLError[]If the query returned partials results, and some were errors, the list of errors.
loadingbooleanWhether the operation is in-flight.
partialbooleanWhether the query returned partial data.
networkStatusNetworkStatusSee NetworkStatus.