What does the name field in a slice represent?

0-2 years experience

1. 1You're adding a new API slice in your app and accidentally use the same name as an existing one — what happens when you try to fetch data, and how do you fix it?
2. 2How would you find which slice is causing a state collision if you see duplicate keys in the Redux DevTools?
3. 3If you forget to set the name field on a createApi call, what error or behavior would you expect?

2-5 years experience

1. 1A teammate added a new API slice with a generic name like 'data' and now our cache is misbehaving — how do you track down and resolve this?
2. 2We're seeing stale data in one feature after refactoring — could the name field be involved, and how would you verify that?
3. 3Your team is merging two micro-frontends, and both use RTK Query with overlapping slice names — what’s your plan to avoid state corruption?

5-8 years experience

1. 1You're designing a shared library of RTK Query hooks for multiple teams — how do you enforce unique slice names across teams without central coordination?
2. 2How would you architect a system where slice names are dynamically generated from config, and what edge cases could break caching or hydration on SSR?
3. 3An old API slice has a poorly named key like 'userApi' that’s now used in 20+ components — how do you safely rename it without breaking existing clients?

8+ years experience

1. 1Our monorepo has 50+ RTK Query slices across 12 teams — how do you design a naming convention and enforcement mechanism that scales without slowing down development?
2. 2We’re migrating from a legacy state management system to RTK Query, and old slice names conflict with new ones — what’s your strategy for a zero-downtime migration?
3. 3How would you design a tool or lint rule to prevent slice name collisions at build time, and what tradeoffs would you consider between strictness and developer velocity?