useInfiniteHits is not returning hits in specific scenario

[iFiz]

🐛 Current behavior

Hi! I ran into a weird issue while using the useInfiniteHits hook. When useInfiniteHits is used together with useDynamicWidgets and there are no filters present on the page, no hits will be returned. useInstantSearch will still return hits. This only happens when solely rendering on the client side, it works fine if the content is rendered on the server side beforehand.

We've since found a workaround for this issue by moving useDynamicWidgets to a component that's only rendered whenever filters are present on this page, circumventing the issue. However, I am still wondering if this is intended behavior and if this is a bug or an implementation issue.

Thanks in advance!

🔍 Steps to reproduce

1. Rely on client-side rendering only
2. Retrieve hits from the useInfiniteHits hook
3. Use useDynamicWidgets
4. Have no filters on the page

Live reproduction

https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/flamboyant-rosalind-9h48gq?file=%2Fsrc%2FCustomHits.tsx

💭 Expected behavior

I expected hits to be returned from useInfiniteHits as normal, instead no hits are returned.

Package version

react-instantsearch: 7.6.0, instantsearch.js: 4.65.0

Operating system

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Browser

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