refactor(views): keep query status truthful, push render logic to the view boundary

Reworks the previous fix, which had base hooks (useRundown, useSettings,
useCustomFields, useProjectData, useViewSettings) rewrite their own
status/isError to hide background-refetch failures. That was misleading:
those hooks are consumed well beyond the 9 view loaders, and other callers
may legitimately want to know a fetch genuinely failed.

Instead the base hooks now return react-query's status/isError untouched,
plus the isLoadingError flag react-query already computes (true only when
a query has never received data). aggregateQueryStatus (viewLoader.utils.ts)
takes {status, isLoadingError} pairs and only reports 'error' once every
query has settled and at least one never got data; a background/refetch
error with data present now aggregates to 'success'. The two single-query
consumers outside that aggregator (RundownList/CuesheetTable via
useScopedRundown, and ProjectInfo) branch on isLoadingError directly instead
of status === 'error'.

Removes the standalone deriveQueryStatus helper introduced in the prior
iteration, since the logic now lives in the one place that already existed
for this purpose (aggregateQueryStatus) rather than a new abstraction.

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useCustomFields.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { CustomFields } from 'ontime-types';
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { CUSTOM_FIELDS } from '../api/constants';
 import { getCustomFields } from '../api/customFields';
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../utils/queryUtils';
 
 const placeholder: CustomFields = {};
 
@@ -16,5 +15,5 @@ export default function useCustomFields() {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError), isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectData.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { PROJECT_DATA } from '../api/constants';
 import { getProjectData, postProjectData } from '../api/project';
 import { projectDataPlaceholder } from '../models/ProjectData';
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../utils/queryUtils';
 
 export default function useProjectData() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
@@ -14,13 +13,7 @@ export default function useProjectData() {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return {
+  return { data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
-    data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder,
-    status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError),
-    isFetching,
-    isError,
-    refetch,
-  };
 }
 
 export function useUpdateProjectData() {

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
 import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../utils/queryUtils';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
 
@@ -51,20 +50,14 @@ export default function useRundown() {
     queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
   }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
 
-  return {
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
-    data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder,
-    status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError),
-    isError,
-    refetch,
-    isFetching,
-  };
 }
 
 export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
-  return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
+  return { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
  * built from the order and rundown fields
  */
 export function useFlatRundown() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
 
   const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
     if (data.revision === -1) {
@@ -81,15 +74,15 @@ export function useFlatRundown() {
     return data.flatOrder.map((id) => data.entries[id]).filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
   }, [data]);
 
-  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
+  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
 export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
 
   const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
-  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
+  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -142,11 +135,5 @@ export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return {
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
-    data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder,
-    status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError),
-    isError,
-    refetch,
-    isFetching,
-  };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type RundownSource = {
   rundown: Rundown;
   flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[];
   status: string;
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
   selectedEventId: EntryId | null;
 };
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | nu
   const isLoadedTarget = rundownId !== null && rundownId === loadedRundownId;
   const runtimeSelectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedTarget ? runtimeSelectedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundownById(rundownId);
+  const { data: rundown, status, isLoadingError } = useRundownById(rundownId);
   const flatRundown = useMemo(
     () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
     [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@ function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | nu
       rundown,
       flatRundown,
       status,
+      isLoadingError,
       selectedEventId: effectiveSelectedEventId,
     }),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, rundown, rundownId, status],
+    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, isLoadingError, rundown, rundownId, status],
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useSettings.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { unobfuscate } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { APP_SETTINGS } from '../api/constants';
 import { getSettings } from '../api/settings';
 import { ontimePlaceholderSettings } from '../models/OntimeSettings';
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../utils/queryUtils';
 
 export default function useSettings() {
   const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
@@ -23,11 +22,5 @@ export default function useSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return {
+  return { data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
-    data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings,
-    status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError),
-    isFetching,
-    isError,
-    refetch,
-  };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useViewSettings.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { getViewSettings, postViewSettings } from '../../common/api/viewSettings
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../../common/queryClient';
 import { VIEW_SETTINGS } from '../api/constants';
 import { viewsSettingsPlaceholder } from '../models/ViewSettings.type';
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../utils/queryUtils';
 
 export default function useViewSettings() {
   const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useQuery({
@@ -25,5 +24,5 @@ export default function useViewSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status: deriveQueryStatus(status, isLoadingError), mutateAsync };
+  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status, isLoadingError, mutateAsync };
 }

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/queryUtils.test.ts

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { deriveQueryStatus } from '../queryUtils';
-
-test('keeps pending and success statuses unchanged', () => {
-  expect(deriveQueryStatus('pending', false)).toBe('pending');
-  expect(deriveQueryStatus('success', false)).toBe('success');
-});
-
-test('keeps error status on a genuine loading error (no data ever received)', () => {
-  expect(deriveQueryStatus('error', true)).toBe('error');
-});
-
-test('downgrades error to success on a refetch error (data still available)', () => {
-  expect(deriveQueryStatus('error', false)).toBe('success');
-});

apps/client/src/common/utils/queryUtils.ts

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import type { QueryStatus } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-
-/**
- * A background refetch failure (react-query's isRefetchError) still leaves the last
- * successfully fetched data in place, so we want callers to keep treating the query as
- * usable rather than erroring out. Only a genuine isLoadingError (never received data)
- * should surface as 'error'.
- */
-export function deriveQueryStatus(status: QueryStatus, isLoadingError: boolean): QueryStatus {
-  if (status === 'error' && !isLoadingError) {
-    return 'success';
-  }
-  return status;
-}

apps/client/src/features/operator/useOperatorData.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@ export interface OperatorData {
 }
 
 export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
-  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+    data: rundown,
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+    rundownMetadata,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -25,6 +34,10 @@ export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
       customFields,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, customFieldStatus, settingsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/RundownList.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Rundown from './Rundown';
 
 export default memo(RundownList);
 function RundownList() {
-  const { data, status, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function RundownList() {
     return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' />;
   }
 
-  if (status === 'error') {
+  if (isLoadingError) {
     return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />;
   }
 

apps/client/src/views/backstage/useBackstageData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useFlatRundown();
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/countdown/useCountdownData.ts

@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+    data: rundownData,
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+    status: rundownStatus,
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -34,6 +42,11 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.tsx

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
   isCurrentRundown,
   insertElement,
 }: CuesheetTableProps) {
-  const { flatRundown, status, selectedEventId } = source;
+  const { flatRundown, status, isLoadingError, selectedEventId } = source;
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
     return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' className={style.tableLoading} />;
   }
 
-  if (status === 'error') {
+  if (isLoadingError) {
     return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className={style.tableLoading} />;
   }
 

apps/client/src/views/project-info/useProjectInfoData.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ProjectData } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
-import { ViewData } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
+import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
 
 export interface ProjectInfoData {
   projectData: ProjectData;
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ export function useProjectInfoData(): ViewData<ProjectInfoData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
 
   return {
     data: {
       projectData,
       isMirrored,
     },
-    status: projectDataStatus,
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([{ status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError }]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/studio/useStudioData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
+  const {
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+    data: viewSettings,
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
       settings,
       viewSettings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([projectDataStatus, viewSettingsStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timeline/useTimelineData.ts

@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ export interface TimelineData {
 
 export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+    data: rundownData,
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+    status: rundownStatus,
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
       projectData,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timer/useTimerData.ts

@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
+  const {
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+    data: viewSettings,
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
-  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown();
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const { entries } = rundown;
 
   return {
@@ -39,11 +47,11 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
       entries,
     },
     status: aggregateQueryStatus([
-      projectDataStatus,
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
-      viewSettingsStatus,
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
-      settingsStatus,
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
-      customFieldsStatus,
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
-      rundownStatus,
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
     ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/utils/viewLoader.utils.ts

@@ -5,21 +5,27 @@ export type ViewData<T> = {
   status: QueryStatus;
 };
 
+type AggregatableQuery = {
+  status: QueryStatus;
+  /** true only when the query has never received data, ie useQuery's isLoadingError */
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
+};
+
 /**
- * Aggregates a loading status from multiple query statuses.
+ * Aggregates a loading status from multiple queries, for the purpose of deciding
- * If all statuses are 'pending', returns 'pending'.
+ * whether a view can render.
- * If all statuses are 'success', returns 'success'.
+ * - 'pending' while any query hasn't settled yet (no result, first fetch in flight)
- * If any status is 'error', returns 'error'.
+ * - 'error' once all queries have settled, if any of them never received data
+ * - 'success' once all queries have settled and every one has data to show,
+ *   even if a query's last (background) fetch failed
  */
-export function aggregateQueryStatus(statuses: QueryStatus[]): QueryStatus {
+export function aggregateQueryStatus(queries: AggregatableQuery[]): QueryStatus {
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'pending')) {
+  const allSettled = queries.every((query) => query.status !== 'pending');
+  if (!allSettled) {
     return 'pending';
   }
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'success')) {
+  if (queries.some((query) => query.isLoadingError)) {
-    return 'success';
-  }
-  if (statuses.some((status) => status === 'error')) {
     return 'error';
   }
-  return 'pending';
+  return 'success';
 }