You want the function to "delay" execution in the server and somehow be called again later in the browser without writing the getCorona() code in the client components at all?

I want that function to get called on client side, not on server side, It will just be called by the sdk user on server side file ( not marked "use client")

It appears like server side function, but actually It's main functionality includes client side code.

Later I'm hoping to move the code slowly to server side and remove client dependencies from the function.


basically the function getCorona() has client side code, but users should be able to actually call it insider server side file without actually marking the file "use client" or adding getCorona() inside useEffect().

Okay but this getCorona function, if its being called in the server, you want nothing to happen right?

Does this getCorona function has any client-APIs? does it have any client-side react API?

yeah getCorona Function we don't want to do anything there,
Actually currently I'm returning null if we don't find window object.

yes, it has some client side stuff like accessing and adding data on window obejct and also other stuff using browser-mixpanel also.

but its not using react client api like useState or useEffect inside it right?

no, not any states or useEffect yeah.

i wonder- what happens if you just check for window object or document object directly?

have u tried it?

exactly this is what I added at the top of the function.

and then used this function inside page.tsx

does it.. work?

but it only work on server side, it doesn't execute again on client side

what I wanted was to get it executed on client side somehow. 😦

it should work on the client side.. where did you put "getCorona" in the client side?

no, I put getCorona on the server side file.

The thing is I want it to execute two times server side and also on client side,

Like the user for getCorona should be able to use it in server component but it shoudl automatically execute on client side.

You can't do that

yeah that's what I'm thinking if there is any hacky way to do this around.

its not sustainable to have a function that both runs in the server and in the client

if you put it in server-side, then it will execute in server side -> once

if you put it in client-side, then it will execute in either:
1. both server and client
2. only in the client

hacky way sure, but your goal is to move it to server-side function.

Its a little too over-engineered just to enable it just for "migration"-sake

yeh ikr. Just was hoping if there a way to make this work.

I can think of a way to do that but im not sure if you need it HAHAHA

and it would lead to hydration errors

yeh just for migration sake it is, kinda having the end user not change the code and have it working.

yep yep. Been galighting myself and gpt for a day or so now.
Better to not dig in deeper.

Thanks for the help though.