erickirt · pull · May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-turkeys-wash.md b/.changeset/lucky-turkeys-wash.md
diff --git a/examples/benchmark-react/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/benchmark-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # example-benchmark-react
 
+## 0.1.11
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190), [`adb82f1`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/adb82f15c1959ecfc09565a519d2672a2d63178c)]:
+  - @data-client/core@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/react@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/rest@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/endpoint@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.1.10
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/benchmark-react/package.json b/examples/benchmark-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "example-benchmark-react",
-  "version": "0.1.10",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "private": true,
   "description": "React rendering benchmark comparing @data-client/react against other data libraries",
   "scripts": {

diff --git a/examples/benchmark/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/benchmark/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # example-benchmark
 
+## 0.4.86
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/core@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/normalizr@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/endpoint@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.4.85
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/benchmark/package.json b/examples/benchmark/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "example-benchmark",
-  "version": "0.4.85",
+  "version": "0.4.86",
   "description": "Benchmark for normalizr",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Nathaniel Tucker",

diff --git a/examples/coin-app/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/coin-app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # coinbase-lite
 
+## 0.0.26
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190), [`adb82f1`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/adb82f15c1959ecfc09565a519d2672a2d63178c)]:
+  - @data-client/react@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/rest@0.18.1
+
 ## 0.0.25
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/coin-app/package.json b/examples/coin-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "coinbase-lite",
-  "version": "0.0.25",
+  "version": "0.0.26",
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.14.1",
   "description": "Coin App",
   "scripts": {
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "@anansi/router": "0.10.23",
     "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "7.29.2",
     "@data-client/img": "0.18.0",
-    "@data-client/react": "0.18.0",
-    "@data-client/rest": "0.18.0",
+    "@data-client/react": "0.18.1",
+    "@data-client/rest": "0.18.1",
     "core-js": "3.49.0",
     "d3": "7.9.0",
     "history": "*",

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-github/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/normalizr-github/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # normalizr-github-example
 
+## 0.1.60
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/normalizr@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/endpoint@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.1.59
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-github/package.json b/examples/normalizr-github/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "normalizr-github-example",
-  "version": "0.1.59",
+  "version": "0.1.60",
   "description": "And example of using Normalizr with github",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Paul Armstrong",

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-redux/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/normalizr-redux/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # normalizr-redux-example
 
+## 0.1.58
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/normalizr@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/endpoint@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.1.57
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-redux/package.json b/examples/normalizr-redux/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "normalizr-redux-example",
-  "version": "0.1.57",
+  "version": "0.1.58",
   "description": "And example of using Normalizr with Redux",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Paul Armstrong",

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-relationships/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/normalizr-relationships/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # normalizr-relationships
 
+## 0.1.60
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/normalizr@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/endpoint@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.1.59
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/normalizr-relationships/package.json b/examples/normalizr-relationships/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "normalizr-relationships",
-  "version": "0.1.59",
+  "version": "0.1.60",
   "description": "And example of using Normalizr with relationships",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Paul Armstrong",

diff --git a/examples/test-bundlesize/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/test-bundlesize/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # test-bundlesize
 
+## 0.1.18
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190), [`adb82f1`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/adb82f15c1959ecfc09565a519d2672a2d63178c)]:
+  - @data-client/react@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/rest@0.18.1
+  - @data-client/img@0.18.0
+
 ## 0.1.17
 
 ### Patch Changes

diff --git a/examples/test-bundlesize/package.json b/examples/test-bundlesize/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "test-bundlesize",
-  "version": "0.1.17",
+  "version": "0.1.18",
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.14.1",
   "description": "Testing Bundled Size",
   "scripts": {

diff --git a/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # @data-client/core
 
+## 0.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#3960](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/pull/3960) [`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190) - Endpoints that resolve to falsy values (`''`, `0`, `false`, or `null`) no longer trigger infinite refetches.
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/normalizr@0.18.1
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-client/core",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Async State Management without the Management. REST, GraphQL, SSE, Websockets, Fetch",
   "sideEffects": false,
   "main": "dist/index.js",

diff --git a/packages/core/src/controller/Controller.ts b/packages/core/src/controller/Controller.ts
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ export default class Controller<
       return {
         data: cacheEndpoints,
         expiryStatus: this.getExpiryStatus(
-          !cacheEndpoints,
+          cacheEndpoints === undefined,
           !!endpoint.invalidIfStale,
           meta,
         ),

diff --git a/packages/core/src/controller/__tests__/getResponse.ts b/packages/core/src/controller/__tests__/getResponse.ts
@@ -318,6 +318,53 @@ describe('Controller.getResponse() with Scalar', () => {
   );
 });
 
+describe('Controller.getResponse() with schema-less endpoints', () => {
+  it.each([
+    ['empty string', ''],
+    ['zero', 0],
+    ['false', false],
+    ['null', null],
+  ])('treats cached %s as valid data', (_name, cachedValue) => {
+    const controller = new Contoller();
+    const endpoint = new Endpoint(() => Promise.resolve(), {
+      key: () => 'falsy-endpoint',
+    });
+    const key = endpoint.key();
+    const fetchedAt = Date.now();
+    const state = {
+      ...initialState,
+      endpoints: {
+        [key]: cachedValue,
+      },
+      meta: {
+        [key]: {
+          date: fetchedAt,
+          fetchedAt,
+          expiresAt: fetchedAt + 1000,
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const { data, expiryStatus } = controller.getResponse(endpoint, state);
+    expect(data).toBe(cachedValue);
+    expect(expiryStatus).toBe(ExpiryStatus.Valid);
+  });
+
+  it('treats undefined cache entries as invalid', () => {
+    const controller = new Contoller();
+    const endpoint = new Endpoint(() => Promise.resolve(), {
+      key: () => 'missing-endpoint',
+    });
+
+    const { data, expiryStatus } = controller.getResponse(
+      endpoint,
+      initialState,
+    );
+    expect(data).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(expiryStatus).toBe(ExpiryStatus.Invalid);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('Snapshot.getResponseMeta()', () => {
   it('denormalizes schema with extra members but not set', () => {
     const controller = new Contoller();

diff --git a/packages/normalizr/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/normalizr/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## 0.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#3960](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/pull/3960) [`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190) - Endpoints that resolve to falsy values (`''`, `0`, `false`, or `null`) no longer trigger infinite refetches.
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/normalizr/package.json b/packages/normalizr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-client/normalizr",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Normalizes and denormalizes JSON according to schema for Redux and Flux applications",
   "homepage": "https://dataclient.io/docs/concepts/normalization",
   "keywords": [

diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # @data-client/react
 
+## 0.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#3960](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/pull/3960) [`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190) - Endpoints that resolve to falsy values (`''`, `0`, `false`, or `null`) no longer trigger infinite refetches.
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/core@0.18.1
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-client/react",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Async State Management without the Management. REST, GraphQL, SSE, Websockets, Fetch",
   "homepage": "https://dataclient.io",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/rest/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/rest/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @data-client/rest
 
+## 0.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [`adb82f1`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/adb82f15c1959ecfc09565a519d2672a2d63178c) - RestEndpoint.remove.name is 'partialUpdate' since it uses 'PATCH'
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/rest/package.json b/packages/rest/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-client/rest",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Quickly define typed REST resources and endpoints",
   "homepage": "https://dataclient.io/rest",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/packages/vue/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/vue/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # @data-client/vue
 
+## 0.18.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#3960](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/pull/3960) [`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190) - Endpoints that resolve to falsy values (`''`, `0`, `false`, or `null`) no longer trigger infinite refetches.
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`dfa657e`](https://github.com/reactive/data-client/commit/dfa657eb419641845bc7c39abe52189905773190)]:
+  - @data-client/core@0.18.1
+
 ## 0.18.0
 
 ### Minor Changes

diff --git a/packages/vue/package.json b/packages/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@data-client/vue",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Async State Management without the Management. REST, GraphQL, SSE, Websockets, Fetch",
   "homepage": "https://dataclient.io",
   "repository": {

diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
@@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@data-client/react@npm:0.18.0, @data-client/react@workspace:*, @data-client/react@workspace:packages/react":
+"@data-client/react@npm:0.18.1, @data-client/react@workspace:*, @data-client/react@workspace:packages/react":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@data-client/react@workspace:packages/react"
   dependencies:
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@data-client/rest@npm:0.18.0, @data-client/rest@workspace:*, @data-client/rest@workspace:packages/rest":
+"@data-client/rest@npm:0.18.1, @data-client/rest@workspace:*, @data-client/rest@workspace:packages/rest":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@data-client/rest@workspace:packages/rest"
   dependencies:
@@ -11001,8 +11001,8 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/core": "npm:7.29.0"
     "@babel/runtime-corejs3": "npm:7.29.2"
     "@data-client/img": "npm:0.18.0"
-    "@data-client/react": "npm:0.18.0"
-    "@data-client/rest": "npm:0.18.0"
+    "@data-client/react": "npm:0.18.1"
+    "@data-client/rest": "npm:0.18.1"
     "@linaria/core": "npm:*"
     "@linaria/react": "npm:*"
     "@linaria/shaker": "npm:*"