[React] Use CSS Transitions to Avoid a Flash of Loading State

Based on research at Facebook, we know that if a user sees a flash of loading state, they perceive the app as being slower. So let's improve the pending experience for users with faster connections using css transitions to avoid showing the loading state right away.

import React from 'react'
import fetchPokemon from '../fetch-pokemon'
import {
  ErrorBoundary,
  createResource,
  PokemonInfoFallback,
  PokemonForm,
  PokemonDataView,
} from '../utils'
 
function PokemonInfo({pokemonResource}) {
  const pokemon = pokemonResource.read()
  return (
    <div>
      <div className="pokemon-info__img-wrapper">
        <img src={pokemon.image} alt={pokemon.name} />
      </div>
      <PokemonDataView pokemon={pokemon} />
    </div>
  )
}
 
const SUSPENSE_CONFIG = {timeoutMs: 4000}
 
function createPokemonResource(pokemonName) {
  return createResource(() => fetchPokemon(pokemonName))
}
 
function App() {
  const [pokemonName, setPokemonName] = React.useState('')
  const [startTransition, isPending] = React.useTransition(SUSPENSE_CONFIG)
  const [pokemonResource, setPokemonResource] = React.useState(null)
 
  function handleSubmit(newPokemonName) {
    setPokemonName(newPokemonName)
    startTransition(() => {
      setPokemonResource(createPokemonResource(newPokemonName))
    })
  }
 
  return (
    <div>
      <PokemonForm onSubmit={handleSubmit} />
      <hr />
      <div className={`pokemon-info ${isPending ? 'pokemon-loading' : ''}`}>
        {pokemonResource ? (
          <ErrorBoundary>
            <React.Suspense
              fallback={<PokemonInfoFallback name={pokemonName} />}
            >
              <PokemonInfo pokemonResource={pokemonResource} />
            </React.Suspense>
          </ErrorBoundary>
        ) : (
          'Submit a pokemon'
        )}
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
 
export default App

.pokemon-info.pokemon-loading {
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: opacity 0s;
  /* note: the transition delay is the same as the busyDelayMs config */
  transition-delay: 0.4s;
}