fix(assets-controller): increase stale and gc time for accounts api request#9591
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This is already the case for the v6 endpoint right? I have noticed that subsequent calls to it won't trigger a network request. |
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i just tested this on the client and works as expected |
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Explanation
Current behavior:
After PR:
Balance refreshes triggered on-demand go through
AssetsController.getAssets(..., { forceUpdate: true }), which flows down toAccountsApiDataSource.fetchas TanStack QueryfetchOptions. Previously theforceUpdatepath used{ staleTime: 0, gcTime: 0 }. These values has been added via #9265 but it was mainly to fix a websocket issue.That was too aggressive:
staleTime: 0marks the query as stale immediately, so every forced refresh refetches — even two identical requests fired microseconds apart.gcTime: 0evicts the cache entry the instant the query goes inactive (which, for imperativefetchQuery, is right after it resolves). Because the forced fetch uses the same queryKey as the 30s polling subscription, it not only bypasses the cache but also tears down the entry the poll would have reused.In practice almost every internal trigger calls
getAssetswithforceUpdate: true(unlock, account switch, network change, tx confirmation, price refresh, etc.), and several of these fire near-simultaneously. With0/0each trigger produced its own Accounts API request, causing bursts of duplicatemultiaccount/balancescalls.This PR changes the
forceUpdatepath to{ staleTime: 200, gcTime: 200 }. The small 200ms window lets a burst of near-simultaneous forced refreshes de-duplicate into a single Accounts API request while keeping the data effectively fresh (well within a user-perceptible refresh). KeepinggcTime >= staleTimealso ensures the entry survives its freshness window instead of being evicted immediately.References
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Narrow change to query cache options for forced balance fetches; balances may share a single response within ~100ms, which is an intentional tradeoff for fewer API calls.
Overview
Forced balance refreshes (
getAssetswithforceUpdate: true→AccountsApiDataSource.fetch) no longer pass TanStack Query{ staleTime: 0, gcTime: 0 }. They now usestaleTimeandgcTimeof 100ms, so near-simultaneous triggers (unlock, account/network switch, tx confirmation, etc.) collapse to onemultiaccount/balancesrequest instead of a burst of duplicates, while still avoiding the default long-lived cache.The unit test and changelog are updated to match the new short-lived cache window (replacing the “fully bypass cache” expectation from #9265).
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