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Fixes #9399 and #4690

  • Add optional serverSnapshot support to QueryClientProvider
  • Prevent hydration mismatches when streamed queries resolve early

Initial AI fix derived from having the agent look at the uSES implementations in Redux and Apollo Client. They both basically use context to store a snapshot of the original cache from the server render so it can be replayed.

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  • publish a version of Icestonks Stackblitz with both current query and this pr to demonstrate the fix.
  • add more tests

Could still be missing something in the meantime.

Refrence files from Redux/RTK Query

  • Provider.tsx — accepts serverState and exposes getServerState through context.
  • useSelector.ts — passes getServerState to useSyncExternalStoreWithSelector and returns the selected snapshot.
  • RTK Query buildHooks.ts — search for const currentState = useSelector to see how query hooks inherit that behavior.

Reference from Apollo Client.

  • useTransportValue.tsx — start here: uses useSyncExternalStore to choose between the transported SSR value and the live browser value.
  • hooks.ts — wraps query hooks, chooses which result fields to transport, and merges them into the returned result.
  • ManualDataTransport.tsx — captures and retrieves hook snapshots using useId; look for useStaticValueRef.
  • DataTransportAbstraction.ts — transport interfaces and context.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved server-state hydration within HydrationBoundary to prevent mismatches when cached data changes before browser hydration.
    • Fixed hydration issues for streamed queries that resolve before hydration completes, including synchronously resolved queries.
    • Ensured queries remain consistent when related queries create cache entries before hydration.
    • Improved support for hydration options and client defaults when restoring server-rendered state.

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HydrationBoundary now creates a frozen query snapshot and exposes it through context. useBaseQuery uses matching snapshot results during hydration before switching to the live cache. Tests cover streamed queries, empty cache entries, deserialization, and recoverable hydration errors.

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SSR hydration snapshot replay

Layer / File(s) Summary
Snapshot provider and public API
packages/react-query/src/HydrationBoundary.tsx
HydrationBoundary builds a snapshot QueryClient from dehydrated queries, applies deserialization and defaults, and provides it through QueryServerSnapshotContext.
Hydration result replay
packages/react-query/src/useBaseQuery.ts
useBaseQuery derives a matching snapshot result with a temporary observer and passes it to useSyncExternalStore.
SSR hydration validation and release metadata
packages/react-query/src/__tests__/ssr-hydration.test.tsx, .changeset/tidy-poems-guess.md
Tests cover streamed promise resolution, empty cache entries, deserialization, and recoverable errors. The changeset records a patch release.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Server
  participant HydrationBoundary
  participant useBaseQuery
  participant LiveQueryCache
  Server->>HydrationBoundary: provide dehydrated query state
  HydrationBoundary->>HydrationBoundary: build snapshot client
  HydrationBoundary->>useBaseQuery: provide snapshot context
  useBaseQuery->>useBaseQuery: derive matching server snapshot result
  useBaseQuery->>LiveQueryCache: subscribe to live query updates
  LiveQueryCache-->>useBaseQuery: update rendered result
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to e87d9

Nested hydration boundaries can reintroduce an initial server/client render mismatch for queries restored by an outer boundary. Preserve ancestor snapshot lookup before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding server snapshot support for React Query hydration. It is concise and specific.
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In `@packages/react-query/src/QueryClientProvider.tsx`:
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- Add optional `serverSnapshot` support to `QueryClientProvider`
- Prevent hydration mismatches when streamed queries resolve early
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- Deserialize server snapshots with matching hydration options
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Suggestion: The changeset mentions serverSnapshot but not the new serverSnapshotOptions prop. Since this is part of the public API and is needed when custom hydration/deserialization options are used, could we mention it in the release notes as well?

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@Ephem @TkDodo move the snapshot context to HydrationBoundary per our chats. There's no longer a new public api so the changeset is down to a patch release not a minor.

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return children as React.ReactElement
return (
<QueryServerSnapshotContext.Provider value={snapshotClient}>

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Preserve snapshots from outer hydration boundaries.

HydrationBoundary replaces the nearest QueryServerSnapshotContext with its own snapshotClient. If an inner boundary has no state or lacks the current queryHash, useBaseQuery cannot find an ancestor snapshot and falls back to the live observer result.

The live result can differ from the outer server snapshot during the first hydration render. Preserve a chain of snapshot clients and use the live cache only after all ancestor snapshots miss. Add a nested-boundary regression test with an outer pending query and an empty or unrelated inner state.

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In `@packages/react-query/src/HydrationBoundary.tsx` at line 226, Update
HydrationBoundary’s QueryServerSnapshotContext handling to preserve access to
ancestor snapshot clients through nested boundaries, falling back to the live
cache only after the current and all outer snapshots miss. Ensure useBaseQuery
can retain the outer pending snapshot when an inner boundary has empty or
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Are you concerned about nested hydration boundaries?

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@DogPawHat, yes. I verified the nested-boundary case.

useBaseQuery reads only the nearest QueryServerSnapshotContext. An inner HydrationBoundary always provides its own snapshotClient. If that client is undefined, empty, or does not contain defaultedOptions.queryHash, Lines 108-117 return no server snapshot. Line 129 then falls back to the live observer result.

Therefore, an outer boundary’s matching snapshot is not available to queries inside an inner boundary. The concern applies only to nested boundaries where the inner snapshot misses and the live cache has advanced before client hydration.

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