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fix(nuxt): reinitialise stale async data #31940

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reverts #31903
resolves #31937

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the execute function from previously initialised async data was sticking around, leading to a memory leak and a 'stale' fetcher function which was accessing no-longer-reactive params/refs.

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The changes update the internal logic of the useAsyncData and useFetch composables in the Nuxt application. In useAsyncData, the mechanism for creating and reusing shared async data entities is revised: rather than using nullish coalescing assignment, the code now explicitly checks for the presence of the _deps property before deciding to reuse or create a new async data object. The watcher logic is consolidated by merging the key and any additional watch sources into a single array, with a unified callback that handles both key changes and dependency changes. The unregister function is also updated so that, after purging cached data, further executions are prevented by replacing the execute method with a no-op resolved promise.

In useFetch, the construction of the watch array for the _asyncDataOptions object is simplified. The code now always adds _fetchOptions to the watch array when watching is enabled, removing previous conditional logic that excluded certain keys from being watched. No changes are made to the signatures of exported or public entities; all modifications are internal to the respective composable implementations. Additionally, a new test case was added to verify that useAsyncData maintains reactive state correctly after component unmount and remount with different inputs.


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test/nuxt/composables.test.ts (1)

590-607: Well-written test for fixing the stale async data issue.

This test effectively verifies that useAsyncData maintains reactivity when a component is unmounted and then remounted with different parameters but the same key. It directly addresses the issue mentioned in the PR objectives where the execute function from previously initialized async data was persisting longer than intended, causing stale data and memory leaks.

The test strategy is sound:

  1. Mount a component using useAsyncData with a fixed key and a specific value
  2. Unmount the component
  3. Mount a new component with the same key but different value
  4. Verify the promise function is called again with the new value
  5. Confirm the rendered output reflects the updated data
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packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/fetch.ts (1)

136-137: Watch list is now simpler but may fire more frequently

Replacing the previous conditional logic with watch: watch === false ? [] : [...(watch || []), _fetchOptions] means every reactive change on _fetchOptions (including method / baseURL / params / body) will trigger a re-fetch when watch !== false.

This is consistent with the refactor in useAsyncData, but two caveats are worth keeping in mind:

  1. Headers or body objects that are recreated on every render (e.g. { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token.value }) will now invalidate the fetch on every tick even if the effective payload is unchanged.
  2. Large objects placed in body will be diffed by Vue’s reactivity tracker; whilst usually fine, this could become a perf hotspot if very large or deeply-nested objects are mutated frequently.

If the intent is to re-fetch only on semantic changes, consider hashing the relevant option subset or encouraging users to memoise their option objects.

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packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts (2)

341-343: Preventing execution after cache purge avoids stale-fetch misuse

Re-assigning data.execute to a resolved promise after the cache is purged guarantees that callers cannot accidentally trigger fetches on a cleared instance.
One tiny nit: the new stub still allows await data.execute() but silently does nothing; you may wish to emit a dev-mode warning to aid debugging:

-data.execute = () => Promise.resolve()
+data.execute = () => {
+  if (import.meta.dev) { console.warn('[nuxt] execute() called on unregistered asyncData for key "' + key + '"') }
+  return Promise.resolve()
+}

Purely optional.


348-364: Unified watcher is clearer but misses deep customisation

The new consolidated watcher

watch([key, ...options.watch || []], ([newKey], [oldKey]) => { ... })

makes the flow much easier to follow—good refactor.
Two observations:

  1. options.deep is not forwarded to this watcher, so nested mutations inside complex watch sources will not be detected unless those sources are themselves reactive proxies. If users pass a plain ref(() => ({ foo: { bar: 1 } })), deep changes to bar will be ignored, diverging from how options.deep is applied to the data ref. Consider:
-const unsub = watch([key, ...opts], handler)
+const unsub = watch([key, ...opts], handler, { deep: options.deep })
  1. When oldKey === newKey, _execute is called without awaiting. Given debounce(…, 0) this is probably fine, but if a consumer relies on the returned promise it may be worth returning it:
-if (oldKey === newKey) {
-  asyncData._execute({ cause: 'watch', dedupe: options.dedupe })
-  return
-}
+if (oldKey === newKey) {
+  return asyncData._execute({ cause: 'watch', dedupe: options.dedupe })
+}

Neither is critical, yet both would tighten consistency and ergonomics.

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packages/nuxt/src/app/composables/asyncData.ts (1)

273-277: Guard now checks for an initialised _deps flag – good safety net

The switch from a nullish-coalescing assignment to the explicit

if (!nuxtApp._asyncData[key.value]?._deps) { ... }

ensures we don’t reuse a partially-initialised async-data record that missed the _deps marker. Nice improvement and it fixes the stale-fetcher leak described in #31937.

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@danielroe Does it fix that issue too #31939 ?

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possibly

i was going to check in a moment but if you have a chance to try the pkg-pr-new...

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Merging #31940 will not alter performance

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@danielroe danielroe merged commit 96734ce into main Apr 28, 2025
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