fix(react-query/HydrationBoundary): hydrate existing queries during SSR

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🎯 Changes

Fixes #10145.

HydrationBoundary defers hydrating queries that already exist in the cache until a useEffect, so client transitions do not update mounted observers during render. During SSR that effect never runs, so those queries are dropped.

A useQuery above the boundary creates a cache entry without fetching (pending / idle / dataUpdatedAt: 0). The boundary then treats the prefetched key as existing and skips it. A child useSuspenseQuery for the same key fetches again on the server.

On the server neither reason for deferral applies (no transitions to abort, and observers have not subscribed yet). This change hydrates existing queries in render when environmentManager.isServer() is true. Client deferral is unchanged.

This is intentionally narrower than #10159, which hydrated never-fetched idle queries on the client as well. That was unsafe once an observer had subscribed.

This covers the reported SSR refetch / client-requestor-on-server failure. It does not stop a redundant client fetch on first hydration of the same tree, and it does not address the outer-useSuspenseQuery mismatch described in the issue thread.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed server-side hydration for queries already present in the cache.
  • Prevented unnecessary refetching when cached data is used across hydration boundaries.
  • Improved compatibility between standard and suspense-based queries during SSR.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

HydrationBoundary now hydrates newer existing queries during server rendering. Client hydration remains deferred until the effect phase. A new SSR test verifies that useSuspenseQuery reads prefetched data without refetching.

Changes

SSR hydration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Server render hydration .changeset/lucky-bats-listen.md, packages/react-query/src/HydrationBoundary.tsx	HydrationBoundary uses environmentManager to hydrate newer existing queries during server rendering. Client-side hydration remains queued for the effect phase.
Suspense SSR validation packages/react-query/src/__tests__/ssr-hydration.test.tsx	The test renders useQuery above HydrationBoundary and useSuspenseQuery below it. It verifies prefetched data renders successfully without calling the query function.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to a0ea0

Initial client hydration can still refetch an existing pending query and overwrite prefetched data, causing incorrect or redundant results for users. The PR is not merge-ready until this bounded hydration race is fixed or explicitly accepted by the owner.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Header
  participant HydrationBoundary
  participant QueryCache
  participant Detail
  Header->>QueryCache: Render useQuery and populate existing query
  HydrationBoundary->>QueryCache: Hydrate newer dehydrated query during render
  Detail->>QueryCache: Read data with useSuspenseQuery
  QueryCache-->>Detail: Return prefetched data without queryFn execution

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1 …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation directly addresses issue #10145 by hydrating existing queries during server rendering when environmentManager.isServer() is true. The added SSR test verifies hydration without a red…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changeset, HydrationBoundary update, and SSR regression test are all directly related to the linked issue and stated PR objectives. No unrelated code changes are identified.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: hydrating existing queries during SSR in HydrationBoundary.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is complete and relevant. It explains the SSR issue, the motivation, the scope of the fix, the test coverage, checklist completion, and release impact with a changeset.

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Explanation

The implementation directly addresses issue #10145 by hydrating existing queries during server rendering when environmentManager.isServer() is true. The added SSR test verifies hydration without a redundant fetch.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

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Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Inline comments:
In `@packages/react-query/src/HydrationBoundary.tsx`:
- Around line 92-96: Update HydrationBoundary’s client-side handling of existing
pending queries so initial hydration does not defer newer dehydrated state while
an active fetch may overwrite prefetched data; preserve the server path and
existing behavior for non-pending queries. Add a hydrateRoot regression test
covering separate Header and Detail query functions, onRecoverableError, and
assertions both before and after the HydrationBoundary effect.

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