Fetch menu items

I'm struggling to create menu items dynamically via our API. Is there any specific way to handle this case?
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kapa.ai
kapa.ai4mo ago
Hi @ctsz. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- To dynamically create menu items via your API in a Refine application, you can use the useMenu hook. This hook allows you to fetch and render menu items based on the resources defined in your <Refine> component. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you achieve this: 1. Set Up Your Resources: Ensure that your resources are defined in the <Refine> component. These resources will be used to generate the menu items. 2. Use the useMenu Hook: This hook will fetch the menu items based on the resources. You can then map these items to create your custom menu. 3. Fetch Data from API: If you need to fetch additional data from your API to create a dynamic secondary menu, you can do so within your component and then integrate it with the useMenu hook. Here’s an example of how you can create a custom menu using the useMenu hook:
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { useMenu, LayoutProps, ITreeMenu } from "@refinedev/core";
import { Link } from "react-router-dom";

const Layout: React.FC<LayoutProps> = ({ children }) => {
const { menuItems, selectedKey } = useMenu();
const [dynamicMenuItems, setDynamicMenuItems] = useState<ITreeMenu[]>([]);

useEffect(() => {
// Fetch additional menu items from your API
fetch("<https://api.yourservice.com/menus">)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
setDynamicMenuItems(data);
});
}, []);
const renderMenuItems = (items: ITreeMenu[]) => {
return (
<>
{items.map(({ key, name, label, icon, route }) => {
const isSelected = key === selectedKey;
return (
<li key={name}>
<Link
to={route}
style={{
fontWeight: isSelected ? "bold" : "normal",
}}
>
{icon}
<span>{label ?? name}</span>
</Link>
</li>
);
})}
</>
);
};

return (
<div>
<div>
<Link to="/">
<img src="<https://refine.dev/img/refine_logo.png"> alt="Logo" />
</Link>
<ul>{renderMenuItems([...menuItems, ...dynamicMenuItems])}</ul>
</div>
<div>{children}</div>
</div>
);
};

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import routerProvider, { NavigateToResource } from "@refinedev/react-router-v6";
import dataProvider from "@refinedev/simple-rest";
import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, Outlet } from "react-router-dom";

const API_URL = "<https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev";>

const App: React.FC = () => {
return (
<BrowserRouter>
<Refine
dataProvider={dataProvider(API_URL)}
routerProvider={routerProvider}
resources={[
{
name: "posts",
list: "/posts",
},
{
name: "categories",
list: "/categories",
},
]}
/>
</BrowserRouter>
);
};
import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
import { useMenu, LayoutProps, ITreeMenu } from "@refinedev/core";
import { Link } from "react-router-dom";

const Layout: React.FC<LayoutProps> = ({ children }) => {
const { menuItems, selectedKey } = useMenu();
const [dynamicMenuItems, setDynamicMenuItems] = useState<ITreeMenu[]>([]);

useEffect(() => {
// Fetch additional menu items from your API
fetch("<https://api.yourservice.com/menus">)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
setDynamicMenuItems(data);
});
}, []);
const renderMenuItems = (items: ITreeMenu[]) => {
return (
<>
{items.map(({ key, name, label, icon, route }) => {
const isSelected = key === selectedKey;
return (
<li key={name}>
<Link
to={route}
style={{
fontWeight: isSelected ? "bold" : "normal",
}}
>
{icon}
<span>{label ?? name}</span>
</Link>
</li>
);
})}
</>
);
};

return (
<div>
<div>
<Link to="/">
<img src="<https://refine.dev/img/refine_logo.png"> alt="Logo" />
</Link>
<ul>{renderMenuItems([...menuItems, ...dynamicMenuItems])}</ul>
</div>
<div>{children}</div>
</div>
);
};

import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import routerProvider, { NavigateToResource } from "@refinedev/react-router-v6";
import dataProvider from "@refinedev/simple-rest";
import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, Outlet } from "react-router-dom";

const API_URL = "<https://api.fake-rest.refine.dev";>

const App: React.FC = () => {
return (
<BrowserRouter>
<Refine
dataProvider={dataProvider(API_URL)}
routerProvider={routerProvider}
resources={[
{
name: "posts",
list: "/posts",
},
{
name: "categories",
list: "/categories",
},
]}
/>
</BrowserRouter>
);
};
In this example: - The useMenu hook is used to get the initial menu items based on the resources. - An additional API call is made to fetch dynamic menu items. - Both static and dynamic menu items are rendered together. For more details, you can refer to the [useMenu documentation](https:// ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------
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kapa.ai4mo ago
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