Name: parallel-data-fetching-with-component-composition
Rating: 92
Author: ihj04982

Parallel Data Fetching with Component Composition

React Server Components execute sequentially within a tree. Restructure with composition to parallelize data fetching.

Incorrect (Sidebar waits for Page's fetch to complete):

tsx

export default async function Page() {
  const header = await fetchHeader();
  return (
    <div>
      <div>{header}</div>
      <Sidebar />
    </div>
  );
}

async function Sidebar() {
  const items = await fetchSidebarItems();
  return <nav>{items.map(renderItem)}</nav>;
}

Correct (both fetch simultaneously):

tsx

async function Header() {
  const data = await fetchHeader();
  return <div>{data}</div>;
}

async function Sidebar() {
  const items = await fetchSidebarItems();
  return <nav>{items.map(renderItem)}</nav>;
}

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <div>
      <Header />
      <Sidebar />
    </div>
  );
}

Alternative with children prop:

tsx

async function Header() {
  const data = await fetchHeader();
  return <div>{data}</div>;
}

async function Sidebar() {
  const items = await fetchSidebarItems();
  return <nav>{items.map(renderItem)}</nav>;
}

function Layout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
  return (
    <div>
      <Header />
      {children}
    </div>
  );
}

export default function Page() {
  return (
    <Layout>
      <Sidebar />
    </Layout>
  );
}