fix(client): ensure proper cache-removal of deleted note

client/src/renderer/hooks/useDeleteNote.tsx

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ import { gql, useMutation } from '@apollo/client';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { push } from 'redux-first-history';
 import ErrorSnackbar from '../components/ErrorSnackbar';
-import { NOTES_QUERY } from '../containers/NotesPage/NotesPage';
 import {
-  NotesForListQuery,
   ToggleDeletedNoteMutation,
   ToggleDeletedNoteMutationVariables,
 } from '../generated/graphql';
+import { removeNoteFromCache } from '../utils/cache';
 
 const TOGGLE_DELETED_NOTE_MUTATION = gql`
   mutation ToggleDeletedNote($noteId: ID!) {
@@ -33,22 +32,11 @@ const useDeleteNote = (note: { _id: string }) => {
       if (!data) {
         throw Error('[useDeletedLink.update] No data returned from mutation');
       }
-      const cacheData = cache.readQuery<NotesForListQuery>({
-        query: NOTES_QUERY,
-      });
-      if (!cacheData) {
-        throw Error('[useDeletedLink.update] No data returned from cache');
-      }
-      const { notes } = cacheData;
       if (!data.toggleDeletedNote.deletedAt) {
         throw Error("[useDeletedLink.update] Can't handle un-delete yet.");
       }
-      cache.writeQuery({
-        query: NOTES_QUERY,
-        data: {
-          notes: notes.filter(({ _id }) => _id !== data.toggleDeletedNote._id),
-        },
-      });
+
+      removeNoteFromCache(cache, data.toggleDeletedNote);
     },
   });
 

client/src/renderer/utils/cache.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
+import { ApolloCache } from '@apollo/client';
 import apolloClient, { cachePersistor } from '../apollo';
 
 export const clearApolloCache = () => {
   apolloClient.clearStore();
   cachePersistor.purge();
 };
+
+export const removeNoteFromCache = (
+  cache: ApolloCache<any>,
+  note: { _id: string; __typename: string }
+): void => {
+  const normalizedId = cache.identify(note);
+  cache.evict({ id: normalizedId });
+  cache.gc(); // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63192774/apollo-client-delete-item-from-cache#comment121727251_66713628
+  return;
+};