UI Debugging Interview Question:
You are tasked with investigating an issue in a React-based search box component. The problem is that the search results sometimes display stale or outdated data inconsistently.
Background:
- The search component fetches data asynchronously based on user input.
- There is a race condition or a stale reference issue causing previous search results to overwrite newer ones in some scenarios.
- The issue likely relates to how closures or asynchronous updates are handled in the component.
Objective:
- Debug and explain why the component is showing old data intermittently.
- Describe how race conditions can occur in React components when dealing with asynchronous data fetching.
- Implement a closure-based solution or use cancellation tokens / request tracking to ensure only the latest response updates the UI.