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fix(virtual-core): stop scroll corrections from ping-ponging on a stale layout box - #1374
When a virtualized row is taller or shorter than estimateSize (wrapping cells, sticky group headers), the virtualizer compensates by writing scrollTop from the resize observer. That write is flushed in the same turn, so the next measurement reads the layout box the correction just invalidated and reports the size the row just left. The opposite delta is applied, the new size comes back, and the corrections alternate (correction 3 / correction -3 in the issue recording) until the main thread is stuck. Pausing script execution for a frame lets layout settle, which matches a stale box rather than a real size change. The pinned header jumps by that delta on every turn.
Keep the size that was just committed when a re-entrant notify, or a later observation in the same ResizeObserver broadcast, reports exactly the size the item just left. After that broadcast, read the settled border box on the next frame and apply it once. A direct resizeItem back to an earlier size, outside that echo, still applies immediately.
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pnpm exec vitest run in packages/virtual-core (478 passed, 1 skipped)
pnpm exec vitest run in packages/react-virtual (11 passed)
eslint and tsc --noEmit for packages/virtual-core
Re-entrant notify that flips the measured size does not loop
The next ResizeObserver delivery of the previous size does not reverse the correction
The following frame adopts a settled size exactly once
A later direct resize back to a previous size still applies
Improved scroll stability when dynamic or sticky items are remeasured during layout updates. Outdated size readings no longer cause repeated scroll adjustments, and settled measurements are applied after layout updates complete. Subsequent size changes continue to update correctly.
…le layout box
A dynamic or sticky row remeasured from the layout box a correction just
invalidated reports the size it left, which applies the opposite delta and
loops (TanStack#1252). Keep the first size through that echo and confirm the settled
box on the next frame.
Co-authored-by: Rahul Kashyap <[email protected]>
The virtualizer now defers measurements that match a prior item size during correction or ResizeObserver delivery. It later rereads the live size and applies a confirmed measurement. Regression tests cover stale observations and subsequent settled measurements.
Changes: Scroll correction
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Summary
Track correction and observer activity packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
The virtualizer tracks correction depth and ResizeObserver delivery while it processes measurement notifications and follow-up work.
Defer and confirm echoed measurements packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
During correction or observer delivery, a measurement that matches the prior size is deferred. A later live-size read can update the measurement. Cleanup invalidates pending confirmations.
Cover stale and settled measurements packages/virtual-core/tests/adjustment.test.ts, .changeset/sticky-scroll-correction.md
Regression tests cover synchronous notifications, stale measurements in one observer broadcast, deferred adoption of the settled size, and a direct resize to a prior size. The changeset records a patch for @tanstack/virtual-core.
TanStack/virtual#1348: Tracks ResizeObserver delivery to defer observation of newly mounted rows, related to this change’s observer-delivery tracking.
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Merge Risk: Low · up to 8ae09
The fix addresses stale-size feedback, but narrow cases can still cause jitter, incorrect layout, or failed custom measurements. Mergeability is low-risk with explicit owner acceptance of these remaining limitations.
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[#1252] Virtualizer suppresses previous-size echoes during correction and ResizeObserver callbacks. It then checks the settled size and applies later direct resizes. Regression tests cover both echo…
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[#1252] The virtual-core changes, regression tests, and patch changeset support the scroll-correction fix. The summary shows no unrelated changes.
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[#1252] Virtualizer suppresses previous-size echoes during correction and ResizeObserver callbacks. It then checks the settled size and applies later direct resizes. Regression tests cover both echo paths, settled measurement, and direct resize.
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After a stale 50-pixel observation, flush confirmation while the live box remains 53. Assert that the cached size stays 53 and both scroll offsets stay 403. The current tests would not detect confirmation restoring the stale size.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/tests/adjustment.test.ts around lines
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Update the confirmation test using flushSettle so the live size remains 53 after
a stale 50-pixel observation. Assert that v.itemSizeCache retains 53 and both
v.scrollOffset and el.scrollTop remain 403 after confirmation.
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Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts:
- Around line 2121-2125: Update the echo-confirmation flow around
indexFromElement and _readLiveItemSize to honor the smooth-scroll measurement
policy: defer confirmation when measuring this connected item is not permitted,
while retaining the pending confirmation so it can run once measurement is
allowed.
- Around line 2093-2099: Keep pending echo guards independent of later timer
batches in the echo confirmation flow around _echoConfirmKeys and _echoFrom.
Ensure each confirmation retains and processes its own keys, so a later item
change cannot clear an earlier item’s guard before that guard is confirmed;
preserve the existing behavior for batches with no echoed keys.
- Around line 2135-2136: Update the block validation before
this.options.measureElement so zero is treated as a valid live measurement, not
routed through the fallback with undefined. Preserve the existing handling of
non-numeric and otherwise invalid measurements.
- Around line 2138-2147: Update the measurement callback path around
this.options.measureElement to avoid passing a fabricated ResizeObserverEntry
that lacks contentRect. Pass a valid entry or undefined to custom callbacks, and
preserve a fresh element read by the default measurer.
- Around line 2197-2203: The echo guard can discard a synchronous manual size
update that matches the recorded echo value. Update the size-update flow around
`_echoFrom` and `_echoConfirmKeys` to distinguish manual updates from DOM
measurement echoes, suppressing only measurement echoes so manual changes still
update layout and scroll correction.
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Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/tests/adjustment.test.ts:
- Around line 663-670: Update the confirmation test using flushSettle so the
live size remains 53 after a stale 50-pixel observation. Assert that
v.itemSizeCache retains 53 and both v.scrollOffset and el.scrollTop remain 403
after confirmation.
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Keep pending echo guards separate from later timer batches.
If another item changes while an echo confirmation is pending, its timer can clear the first item’s guard. A delayed previous-size observation can then reverse the correction and cause visible jitter. Preserve each pending guard until its confirmation.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts around lines 2093 - 2099:
Keep pending echo guards independent of later timer batches in the echo
confirmation flow around _echoConfirmKeys and _echoFrom. Ensure each
confirmation retains and processes its own keys, so a later item change cannot
clear an earlier item’s guard before that guard is confirmed; preserve the
existing behavior for batches with no echoed keys.
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Respect the smooth-scroll measurement policy during echo confirmation.
If a distant smooth scroll starts before confirmation, a connected item outside the target buffer can still be measured. Its changed size can move the index target and cause another scroll write. Defer confirmation until measurement is permitted without losing the pending confirmation.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts around lines 2121 - 2125:
Update the echo-confirmation flow around indexFromElement and _readLiveItemSize
to honor the smooth-scroll measurement policy: defer confirmation when measuring
this connected item is not permitted, while retaining the pending confirmation
so it can run once measurement is allowed.
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Confirm zero-sized items as zero.
If an item returns from 53 to 0 while its echo guard is active, confirmation passes no entry to the default measureElement and reads the cached 53. The item can retain incorrect positions and total size until another measurement repairs it. Preserve zero as a valid live measurement.
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Update the block validation before this.options.measureElement so zero is
treated as a valid live measurement, not routed through the fallback with
undefined. Preserve the existing handling of non-numeric and otherwise invalid
measurements.
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Preserve the measurement callback’s entry contract.
When an echo is confirmed for an item with a positive offset size, a custom measureElement that reads entry.contentRect.height throws because the fabricated entry has no contentRect. Pass a valid entry or undefined to custom callbacks, while retaining a fresh read for the default measurer.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts around lines 2138 - 2147:
Update the measurement callback path around this.options.measureElement to avoid
passing a fabricated ResizeObserverEntry that lacks contentRect. Pass a valid
entry or undefined to custom callbacks, and preserve a fresh element read by the
default measurer.
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Preserve re-entrant manual size updates.
If onChange synchronously changes a manually sized item from 80 back to 50, the echo guard discards the update. Without a measured node, confirmation cannot restore it, so layout and scroll correction remain based on 80. Distinguish manual updates from DOM measurement echoes.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts around lines 2197 - 2203:
The echo guard can discard a synchronous manual size update that matches the
recorded echo value. Update the size-update flow around `_echoFrom` and
`_echoConfirmKeys` to distinguish manual updates from DOM measurement echoes,
suppressing only measurement echoes so manual changes still update layout and
scroll correction.
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Fixes the scroll-correction loop in #1252.
When a virtualized row is taller or shorter than
estimateSize(wrapping cells, sticky group headers), the virtualizer compensates by writingscrollTopfrom the resize observer. That write is flushed in the same turn, so the next measurement reads the layout box the correction just invalidated and reports the size the row just left. The opposite delta is applied, the new size comes back, and the corrections alternate (correction 3/correction -3in the issue recording) until the main thread is stuck. Pausing script execution for a frame lets layout settle, which matches a stale box rather than a real size change. The pinned header jumps by that delta on every turn.Keep the size that was just committed when a re-entrant notify, or a later observation in the same ResizeObserver broadcast, reports exactly the size the item just left. After that broadcast, read the settled border box on the next frame and apply it once. A direct
resizeItemback to an earlier size, outside that echo, still applies immediately.Test plan
pnpm exec vitest runinpackages/virtual-core(478 passed, 1 skipped)pnpm exec vitest runinpackages/react-virtual(11 passed)eslintandtsc --noEmitforpackages/virtual-coreFixes #1252
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