fix: default useAccount hook to fetch and watch automatically

.changeset/useaccount-default-options.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@solana/react-hooks": patch
+---
+
+Fix useAccount hook to default `fetch` and `watch` options to `true`, matching the behavior of useBalance. This ensures account data is fetched and watched automatically without requiring explicit options.

packages/react-hooks/src/hooks.account.test.tsx

@@ -42,22 +42,44 @@ describe('account hooks', () => {
 		expect(subscription?.abort).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
-	it('skips fetches when disabled and when no address is provided', async () => {
+	it('defaults to fetch and watch enabled', async () => {
 		const address = createAddress(2);
+		const { client, unmount } = renderHookWithClient(() => useAccount(address));
+
+		// Should fetch by default
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(client.actions.fetchAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(address, undefined);
+		});
+
+		// Should watch by default
+		expect(client.watchers.watchAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			{ address, commitment: undefined },
+			expect.any(Function),
+		);
+
+		const subscription = client.watchers.watchAccount.mock.results[0]?.value;
+		unmount();
+		expect(subscription?.abort).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	});
+
+	it('skips fetches when disabled and when no address is provided', async () => {
+		const address = createAddress(3);
 		const { client, result } = renderHookWithClient(() => useAccount(undefined, { commitment: 'confirmed' }));
 		expect(result.current).toBeUndefined();
 		expect(client.actions.fetchAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(client.watchers.watchAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-		const { client: clientWithSkip } = renderHookWithClient(() => useAccount(address, { fetch: false }));
+		const { client: clientWithSkip } = renderHookWithClient(() =>
+			useAccount(address, { fetch: false, watch: false }),
+		);
 		await waitFor(() => {
 			expect(clientWithSkip.actions.fetchAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 		expect(clientWithSkip.watchers.watchAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
 	it('tracks lamport balances and watcher state', async () => {
-		const address = createAddress(3);
+		const address = createAddress(4);
 		const entry = createAccountEntry({
 			address,
 			fetching: true,
@@ -102,7 +124,7 @@ describe('account hooks', () => {
 	});
 
 	it('respects skip options when monitoring balances', async () => {
-		const address = createAddress(4);
+		const address = createAddress(5);
 		const { client } = renderHookWithClient(() => useBalance(address, { fetch: false, watch: false }));
 
 		await waitFor(() => {

packages/react-hooks/src/hooks.ts

@@ -617,7 +617,16 @@ export function useSplToken(
  */
 export function useAccount(addressLike?: AddressLike, options: UseAccountOptions = {}): AccountCacheEntry | undefined {
 	const client = useSolanaClient();
-	const shouldSkip = options.skip ?? !addressLike;
+	const mergedOptions = useMemo(
+		() => ({
+			commitment: options.commitment,
+			fetch: options.fetch ?? true,
+			skip: options.skip,
+			watch: options.watch ?? true,
+		}),
+		[options.commitment, options.fetch, options.skip, options.watch],
+	);
+	const shouldSkip = mergedOptions.skip ?? !addressLike;
 	const { address, addressError } = useMemo(() => {
 		if (shouldSkip || !addressLike) {
 			return { address: undefined, addressError: undefined };
@@ -640,12 +649,12 @@ export function useAccount(addressLike?: AddressLike, options: UseAccountOptions
 	const account = useClientStore(selector);
 
 	useSuspenseFetcher({
-		enabled: options.fetch !== false && !shouldSkip && Boolean(address),
+		enabled: mergedOptions.fetch !== false && !shouldSkip && Boolean(address),
 		fetcher: () => {
 			if (!address) {
 				throw new Error('Provide an address before fetching account data.');
 			}
-			return client.actions.fetchAccount(address, options.commitment);
+			return client.actions.fetchAccount(address, mergedOptions.commitment);
 		},
 		key: accountKey ?? null,
 		ready: account !== undefined,
@@ -655,18 +664,18 @@ export function useAccount(addressLike?: AddressLike, options: UseAccountOptions
 		if (!address) {
 			return;
 		}
-		const commitment = options.commitment;
-		if (options.fetch !== false && account === undefined) {
+		const commitment = mergedOptions.commitment;
+		if (mergedOptions.fetch !== false && account === undefined) {
 			void client.actions.fetchAccount(address, commitment).catch(() => undefined);
 		}
-		if (options.watch) {
+		if (mergedOptions.watch) {
 			const subscription = client.watchers.watchAccount({ address, commitment }, () => undefined);
 			return () => {
 				subscription.abort();
 			};
 		}
 		return undefined;
-	}, [account, address, client, options.commitment, options.fetch, options.watch]);
+	}, [account, address, client, mergedOptions.commitment, mergedOptions.fetch, mergedOptions.watch]);
 
 	return account;
 }