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fix(virtual-core): keep the lane of a row measured at its estimate - #1377

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Refs #1379. Draft until that issue settles whether the current behavior is intended.

With laneAssignmentMode: 'measured', a row whose first measurement exactly equals its estimate never gets its lane cached. A lane is cached only for a row with a recorded measurement, and resizeItem records one only when the size changes, so a row growing above it later can move it to another lane. The docs say that after the initial measurement, lanes are cached and remain stable.

The figure in #1379 shows the behavior before and after this change.

With lanes > 1, a row measured at its estimate now has its lane cached right away, from the current measurements, except under useCachedMeasurements, where the size is not a real measurement.

Added tests for every row at its estimate and for a row measured in the same batch as a changed row, which both fail without the fix, for no lane being cached with a single lane or useCachedMeasurements, and for a measurement arriving right after enabled turns off.

The reference in lane-equivalence.test.ts keeps the old behavior. Its estimates are now fractional, so a measurement never equals one. The scroll-trace snapshot is unchanged.

Known limits: when ResizeObserver entries arrive out of order, such as while scrolling up, a row measured earlier in the batch can have its lane cached before a row above it reports a change. The lane stays stable afterwards, so only the placement is less optimal. Reading the current lane can also rebuild once in the middle of a batch that has an earlier change, only on a row's first measurement: about 48 ms in the worst case I measured, with 100,000 rows and 40 entries in the batch.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • In measured lane assignment mode, rows measured at exactly their estimated size now keep their assigned lane when other rows change size, preventing unnecessary movement.
    • Measurements matching estimates continue to avoid creating lane assignments in single-lane layouts or when measurement caching is enabled.

In measured mode a lane is cached only for a row with a recorded measurement,
and resizeItem recorded one only when the size changed. A row whose first
measurement equals its estimate stayed uncached, so a row growing above it
could move it to another lane.
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resizeItem now records a lane for an estimate-sized item under specific multi-lane conditions. Tests cover lane stability, cases that leave the lane-assignment cache empty, and resizing while disabled.

Changes: Measured lane assignment

Layer / File(s) Summary
Record and validate measured lane assignments
packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts, packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts, packages/virtual-core/tests/lane-equivalence.test.ts, .changeset/measured-lane-at-estimate.md
When the size delta is zero, resizeItem records the current lane if multiple lanes are active, cached measurements are disabled, and the item has no existing lane assignment. Tests cover lane stability, cache conditions, and disabled virtualizers. The changeset describes the fix.

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Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: 2wheeh, piecyk

Merge Risk: Low · up to 0e554

The fix improves lane stability, but replacement rows and restored lists can still inherit or lose cached lanes, and large measurement batches can cause scroll jank. These are bounded risks suitable for explicit owner awareness and follow-up.

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Read the row's lane from getMeasurements() instead of recording the size and
tracking the pending rebuild, so the branch has one effect. A row whose lane is
already cached, a single lane and useCachedMeasurements stay out of it.
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Actionable comments posted: 3

Nitpick comments: 2

packages/virtual-core/tests/lane-equivalence.test.ts: 1

288-289: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Low value

Add mixed-measurement coverage across lane counts.

The randomized comparison never measures a row at its fractional estimate. The new mixed-workload tests cover only two lanes with uniform estimates. Add a reference comparison for equal-to-estimate and changed-size measurements across lane counts and gaps, using a reference that models the new caching behavior.

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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/tests/lane-equivalence.test.ts around
lines 288 - 289:
The randomized comparison in the lane-equivalence test never exercises
measurements equal to estimates, while the mixed-workload coverage only checks
two lanes with uniform estimates. Extend the reference comparison around
estimateSize to cover both equal-to-estimate and changed-size measurements
across multiple lane counts and gaps, and model the updated caching behavior in
the reference.
packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts: 1

232-235: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Low value

Test lane stability through a ResizeObserver batch.

This test calls resizeItem() directly, so it does not exercise _resizeBatch. Add a test that delivers the changed row and estimate-sized rows in one observer callback, then resizes the earlier row and checks lane stability. A batch-specific regression could otherwise pass this test.

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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts around lines 232 -
235:
Update the lane-stability test to exercise the ResizeObserver batch path instead
of calling resizeItem directly for the changed and estimate-sized rows. Deliver
those row measurements together through one observer callback, then resize the
earlier row and verify lane stability; retain the existing assertion and use the
test’s established observer setup.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts:
- Line 2177: Reduce repeated layout rebuilds in the measured-lane assignment
path around `getMeasurements()` so a ResizeObserver batch does not rescan the
full layout for each changed and estimate-sized entry. Reuse or batch the
necessary measurement work while preserving the existing lane assignment order.
- Around line 2177-2178: Update the snapshot capture and restoration flow around
getMeasurements and laneAssignments so rows measured at their estimate are
included in takeSnapshot and their saved lanes are restored along with their
sizes. Preserve the existing behavior for other measurements.
- Around line 2171-2178: Update the lane-assignment caching around
getMeasurements and laneAssignments to associate each assignment with the row
key, and reuse it only while that key still identifies the row at the index.
When a row is replaced, discard its predecessor’s assignment so the replacement
can be placed using the shortest-lane logic; preserve the existing measurement
and cache conditions.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts:
- Around line 232-235: Update the lane-stability test to exercise the
ResizeObserver batch path instead of calling resizeItem directly for the changed
and estimate-sized rows. Deliver those row measurements together through one
observer callback, then resize the earlier row and verify lane stability; retain
the existing assertion and use the test’s established observer setup.

Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/tests/lane-equivalence.test.ts:
- Around line 288-289: The randomized comparison in the lane-equivalence test
never exercises measurements equal to estimates, while the mixed-workload
coverage only checks two lanes with uniform estimates. Extend the reference
comparison around estimateSize to cover both equal-to-estimate and changed-size
measurements across multiple lane counts and gaps, and model the updated caching
behavior in the reference.

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