What happens when useEffect contains a async method with multiple setState?

Author: Nikoms

src/Todo/TodoList.js

@@ -18,18 +18,35 @@ const fetchTodosFromApi = async () => {
 const TodoList = () => {
   const [todos, setTodoList] = useState([]);
   useEffect(function callApi() {
+    //1. Imagine that we are calling an api to get todos 
     fetchTodosFromApi().then(list => setTodoList(list));
   }, []);
 
+  //2. And we have a state for 2 counter
   const [ongoingCount, setOngoingCount] = useState(0);
   const [doneCount, setDoneCount] = useState(0);
 
+  // 3. But what if the setter are in a async method ?
   useEffect(function refreshCounters() {
-    setDoneCount(todos.filter(t => t.done).length);
-    setOngoingCount(todos.filter(t => !t.done).length);
+    (async () => {
+      new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(() => {
+        setDoneCount(todos.filter(t => t.done).length);
+        setOngoingCount(todos.filter(t => !t.done).length);
+        resolve();
+      }, 1));
+    })();
   }, [todos]);
 
+  //4. See how many render ?
   console.log('render with', {total: todos.length, ongoingCount, doneCount});
+  // When I set one of the todos as "done", it re-renders 3 times
+  // render with { total: 5, ongoingCount: 5, doneCount: 0 } ==> when setTodoList is called
+  // render with { total: 5, ongoingCount: 5, doneCount: 1 } ==> when setDoneCount is called
+  // render with { total: 5, ongoingCount: 4, doneCount: 1 } ==> when setOngoingCount is called
+
+  //2 conclusions: 
+  // - We still have too many render!
+  // - Once you are outside the "useEffect" thread, you have as many render as "setter"
 
   const addEmptyTodo = () => setTodoList([createTodo('Relax! Edition will come...', false), ...todos]);
   const markAsDone = (index) => setTodoList([...todos.slice(0, index), {