ref.watch(myProvider) is only disposing the provider when myProvider changed but not re-building it again

[nateshmbhat]

Describe the bug
ref.watch(myProvider) is only disposing the provider when myProvider changed but not re-building it again

Initially when the app launches : i read this profileStatsInfoProvider by doing :
ref.read(profileStatsInfoProvider) in my App widget inside the initState method. Though this is a FutureProvider it gets evaluated and I see logs which says reevaluating.

After a second, myProvider gets updated which causes the profileStatsInfoProvider also to get disposed right away. But what i'm expecting is that since its a FutureProvider and not an AutoDisposeFutureProvider , it should also get re-evaluated right away.

When i open a screen in the app which depends on this provider, then it reevaluates fresh.

To Reproduce

final profileStatsInfoProvider =  FutureProvider<ProfileStatsResponseModel>((ref) async {
  print('reevaluating');
  ref.watch(myProvider);
  return api.getProfileInfo(userId: 'id');
});

Expected behavior :
when myProvider gets updated which causes the profileStatsInfoProvider also to get disposed, Expected behavior is that it profileStatsInfoProvider should get re-evaluated right away.

[rrousselGit]

Same thing with your invalidateSelf issue:

The provider needs to be listened for the refresh to happen.
You only mentioned that you used ref.read to use that provider. As such, your provider is likely never listened, so will not refresh.

[nateshmbhat]

thanks. closing this issue as my question is discussed in more detail in previous issue : #3773