jarv.is/components/hits/Hits.tsx

import useSWR from "swr";
import { fetcher } from "../../lib/fetcher";
import Loading from "../loading/Loading";

export default function Counter({ slug }) {
  // start fetching repos from API immediately
  const { data, error } = useSWR(`/api/hits/?slug=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, fetcher, {
    // avoid double (or more) counting views
    revalidateOnFocus: false,
  });

  // show spinning loading indicator if data isn't fetched yet
  if (!data) {
    return <Loading boxes={3} width={20} />;
  }

  // fail secretly
  if (error) {
    return;
  }

  // we have data!
  return (
    <span title={`${data.hits.toLocaleString("en-US")} ${data.hits === 1 ? "view" : "views"}`}>
      {data.hits.toLocaleString("en-US")}
    </span>
  );
}