fix(core): avoid observer loop errors when resize renders change rows by minwookshin · Pull Request #1348 · TanStack/virtual

minwookshin · 2026-10-29T04:35:20Z

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Rows mounted by a synchronous resize render are still measured immediately, but their ResizeObserver registration waits until the next animation frame. Detached rows are unobserved after the synchronous renders finish, before the browser gathers another delivery round. Pending registrations are cancelled when rows are removed/replaced or the observer disconnects.

The regression fixture covers both growing and shrinking the rendered range and checks that the visible row stays anchored. Both paths emitted a ResizeObserver loop error before the fix; five new core regressions also failed before it.

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Package unit suites: 536 passed, 1 existing skip; builds, type checks, ESLint, and strict package checks passed.
Full React browser suite: 44 passed in Chromium. Both new resize cases also passed in WebKit, checking window errors as well as uncaught exceptions.

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Bug Fixes
- Improved virtualized list behavior when rows resize during synchronous updates. Newly rendered rows are measured promptly, while resize observation is safely deferred; rows removed before observation are skipped.
- Reduced resize-observer loop errors and preserved the visible scroll position when rows grow or shrink, keeping the anchored row in place as the rendered range changes.
- Improved handling of rows that are removed, replaced, or disconnected before deferred resize observation occurs.

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The virtualizer queues observations requested during synchronous ResizeObserver delivery until the next animation frame. It removes queued observations for unobserved or disconnected elements. Unit and browser tests cover this behavior and row resizing.

Changes: ResizeObserver delivery handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Observer delivery and lifecycle validation `packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts`, `packages/virtual-core/tests/measurement.test.ts`, `.changeset/quiet-row-observers.md`	The observer tracks synchronous delivery and defers new observations until the next animation frame. Unit tests cover immediate measurement, detached rows, and skipping deferred observations for removed or disconnected rows.
Browser resize scenarios `packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/resize-delivery/*`, `packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/test/resize-delivery.spec.ts`, `packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/vite.config.ts`	A new browser test page and Playwright tests exercise row growth and shrinkage. The tests check rendered row counts, scroll anchoring, and ResizeObserver or page errors.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ResizeObserver
  participant Virtualizer
  participant React
  participant AnimationFrame
  ResizeObserver->>Virtualizer: deliver resize entries
  Virtualizer->>React: notify synchronously
  React->>Virtualizer: measure newly mounted rows
  Virtualizer->>AnimationFrame: schedule deferred observation
  AnimationFrame->>Virtualizer: flush queued observations
  Virtualizer->>ResizeObserver: observe connected rows

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The resize tests now detect anchor-position jumps rather than only checking visibility. No actionable merge-blocking issue remains in the supplied evidence.

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Title check		The title "fix(core): avoid observer loop errors when resize renders change rows" matches the main change. The virtual-core ResizeObserver now defers registration of rows mounted during synchronous re…
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Linked Issues check		The changes satisfy the coding requirements in `#1345`. `Virtualizer` defers observations requested during synchronous ResizeObserver delivery, unobserves detached rows, and cancels pending observations…
Out of Scope Changes check		The implementation, core tests, React regression fixture, browser test, Vite entry, and changeset support the `#1345` fix or its release. No unrelated change is identified in the pull request summary.
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The title "fix(core): avoid observer loop errors when resize renders change rows" matches the main change. The virtual-core ResizeObserver now defers registration of rows mounted during synchronous resize renders to the next animation frame, and unobserves detached rows, which prevents ResizeObserver loop errors when row ranges change. The title is specific and concise, and it uses the conventional commit prefix. It is 69 characters, within a reasonable length for a title.

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The changes satisfy the coding requirements in #1345. Virtualizer defers observations requested during synchronous ResizeObserver delivery, unobserves detached rows, and cancels pending observations for removed, replaced, or disconnected elements. The core tests cover these cases. The React browser test covers growing and shrinking ranges, anchor retention, and ResizeObserver loop errors.

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minwookshin · 2026-10-29T04:37:23Z

The full local PR checks pass across all 69 affected projects, including the new Chromium/WebKit regressions. Could a maintainer approve the pending Actions runs?

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packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/test/resize-delivery.spec.ts: 1

78-86: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Compare the anchor row's offset from the viewport top before and after the resize.

The containment check at lines 79-85 accepts any position where the anchor row still spans the viewport top. A shifted anchor row can therefore pass while the visible content jumps by nearly one row height. The default resize predicate never shifts the spanning anchor row's own offset, so an exact comparison is valid for this path.

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     const anchor = await scroll.evaluate((element) => {
       const top = element.getBoundingClientRect().top
       const row = [...element.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.row')].find(
         (item) => {
           const rect = item.getBoundingClientRect()
           return rect.top <= top && rect.bottom > top
         },
       )!
-      return row.dataset.index!
+      return {
+        index: row.dataset.index!,
+        offset: row.getBoundingClientRect().top - top,
+      }
     })
...
-    const anchorBox = await page
-      .locator(`.row[data-index="${anchor}"]`)
-      .boundingBox()
+    const anchorBox = await page
+      .locator(`.row[data-index="${anchor.index}"]`)
+      .boundingBox()
     const scrollBox = await scroll.boundingBox()
     expect(anchorBox).not.toBeNull()
+    expect(
+      Math.abs(anchorBox!.y - scrollBox!.y - anchor.offset),
+    ).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1)
     expect(anchorBox!.y).toBeLessThanOrEqual(scrollBox!.y + 1)
     expect(anchorBox!.y + anchorBox!.height).toBeGreaterThan(scrollBox!.y)

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Review comment at @packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/test/resize-delivery.spec.ts
around lines 78 - 86:
Update the anchor tracking in the resize test to record both the spanning row’s
index and its offset from the scroll viewport top before resizing. Use the index
to locate the same row afterward and assert its offset remains within one pixel
of the recorded value; retain the existing visibility checks.

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- Around line 78-86: Update the anchor tracking in the resize test to record
both the spanning row’s index and its offset from the scroll viewport top before
resizing. Use the index to locate the same row afterward and assert its offset
remains within one pixel of the recorded value; retain the existing visibility
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minwookshin · 2026-10-29T04:45:18Z

Strengthened the anchor check to compare its viewport offset before and after resizing, within 1px. Both grow/shrink cases pass in Chromium and WebKit.

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