perf(web): huge-thread switch no longer blanks the chat pane - #11169
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChatView resolves remembered timelines by thread and environment, preserves displayed content during thread switches, and disables active-thread actions for paint-only timelines. MessagesTimeline scopes rendering state to the displayed thread. Tests cover fallback precedence and isolation. ChangesThread timeline switching
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ChatView->>MessagesTimeline: Disable paint-only actions when threads differ
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In `@apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts`:
- Line 307: Update the held-timeline selection logic around held.threadKey and
input.activeThreadKey so a held timeline is allowed when its thread is active
again, including the A → B → A loading sequence with empty timelineEntries.
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- Around line 278-294: Update the held timeline flow around
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- Line 8394: Update the loading branch around displayedTimeline and
MessagesTimeline so held entries retain the complete timeline context they were
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- Around line 352-354: Gate the rememberedForActive fallback in the timeline
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Switching between large threads remounted an empty MessagesTimeline and returned null, so the chat pane went blank (white in light mode) for the whole snapshot wait. Hold the last ready timeline until the next thread has messages, and paint a themed surface on first open instead of null. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
ChatView remounts when the thread route changes, so a component ref could not keep the previous messages. Remember the last ready timeline at module scope and keep it painted while the next thread still has no messages. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
Changing MessagesTimeline's key on the A→B handoff remounted LegendList and blanked the pane again during 'Syncing messages…'. Leave the list mounted and replace its data so the previous thread stays painted. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
Dropping MessagesTimeline's key avoided a remount flash but left the list on the held thread, so HUGE B's end marker never appeared. Key the list by the displayed thread again; the module-level hold still covers the snapshot wait. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
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Remounting MessagesTimeline on every cmd+1/2/3 switch blanked LegendList for a frame, even when the destination was already cached. Remember the last painted timeline per thread and swap list data in place so spam jumps do not flash white. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
A foreign held list was still wired to the destination thread's diffs, citations, and revert handlers. Scope last-ready hold to the same environment and disable those actions until the displayed thread matches the route. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
A resolved empty thread was still painted from the last snapshot. Only use that cache while the destination is loading. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
Relative links were still opening against the destination thread while the previous list stayed on screen. Store cwd with the snapshot and use it for that paint-only interval. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
Handoff blob: URLs are revoked on thread switch, so caching those entries left broken image previews on the next jump back. Skip remember until previews are durable. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
The spawn CTA on a paint-only list was still wired to the destination thread. Drop the panel model and handler until the displayed thread matches the route. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
A concurrent render can be abandoned after mutating the module cache, so a later loading switch could show a list that never painted. Write the snapshot from a layout effect instead. Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge <juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com>
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## What's Changed * fix(pr): update labels and reviewers without redundant reloads by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11117 * fix(chat): fold question answers into tool activity by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11014 * fix(usage): flag unpriced model activity instead of showing $0.00 by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11021 * fix(server): let Claude launch args override the derived permission mode by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11026 * fix(editors): accept root paths and Windows servers in Zed remote links by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11044 * fix(web): center pull request unavailable states by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11110 * fix(web): remove sidebar pull request link icon by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11179 * fix(ui): color linked pr counts by aggregate status by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11180 * fix(preview): render website favicons for browser tool activity by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11032 * fix(web): simplify pull request summary sections by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#10612 * fix(web): preserve drafts when compacting context by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11103 * fix(server): queue messages during context compaction by @maria-rcks in pingdotgg/t3code#11107 * perf(web): format minimap previews only when opened by @juliusmarminge in pingdotgg/t3code#11181 * perf(web): reuse completed Markdown prefixes while streaming by @juliusmarminge in pingdotgg/t3code#11193 * perf(web): resume syntax highlighting from completed lines by @juliusmarminge in pingdotgg/t3code#11196 * perf(web): preserve completed code-line DOM while streaming by @juliusmarminge in pingdotgg/t3code#11198 * perf(web): huge-thread switch no longer blanks the chat pane by @juliusmarminge in pingdotgg/t3code#11169 **Full Changelog**: pingdotgg/t3code@v0.0.41-nightly.20260911.1520...v0.0.41-nightly.20260911.1533 Upstream release: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/releases/tag/v0.0.41-nightly.20260911.1533
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Switching between large conversations briefly cleared the chat pane. This keeps the timeline mounted, remembers the latest painted content for up to 16 threads, and refreshes the list and scroll position when its displayed thread changes. Remembered content from another thread is paint-only until the requested thread is ready.
Rebased all 12 original commits onto #11198, the fourth layer of the performance stack. Two compatibility commits correct optional callback props and complete test fixtures for current types.
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Six counterbalanced rounds per build, identical isolated data and browser. Streaming values are median synchronous update milliseconds; navigation is the median time to the correct visible final message.
This PR reduces cached switch latency 29.3% versus its parent and removes the observed blank pane. All 144 measured switches reached the correct destination. Separate rapid navigation checks in light and dark themes also passed with no sampled blank frames.
Across the fixed 960-update streaming mix, the four-PR stack takes 32.0% less synchronous update time than main; adding this PR makes that 33.2% less. Its incremental streaming difference varies across rounds and is not a reliable additional streaming win. These are local web measurements, not provider throughput or cold/remote/mobile timings.
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Recordings were captured separately from timing and preserve screenshot timestamps.
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Original implementation: cursor-grok-4.6-high-fast / Cursor. Rebase, compatibility fixes and measurements: GPT-6 / Codex with agent-browser.