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fix(virtual-core): render Solid lists after template insertion - #1360
Solid lists inside <Suspense>, or using a signal set in ref outside Suspense, can stay empty after insertion. Core first adopts the scroll element in a template document without a window, so the built-in observers do not attach. After insertion it sees the same element and skips reattaching them.
_willUpdate now reattaches observers when the element's window changes too. Custom observers still receive windowless elements; window scroll elements and elements that stay in a document with a window are unchanged.
The regression test uses the built-in observers and fails without the fix on the row count: 0 instead of 13 after insertion. Solid checks cover both Suspense and signal refs, including custom observers inside a later-opening <Show>.
Core and Solid test:lib, test:eslint, test:types, build and test:build pass; pnpm run test:pr passes except e2e browser launch, and the React, Angular and Marko e2e suites pass with Chromium 1228 instead of the pinned 1194.
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Bug Fixes
Virtualized lists now render correctly when added to the document after being created, including within suspended views or when using a signal ref. Observers reconnect when the scroll element’s owning window changes.
Solid clones nodes from a <template>, and a suspended <Suspense> keeps them
in the template's document until it resolves. _willUpdate adopted such an
element with targetWindow null, so no observers were attached and the
viewport stayed 0; the call after insertion saw the same element and
returned early, leaving the list empty. Treat an element whose document has
no window like a missing one, so it is adopted once it is inserted.
The new dom-observers test fails without the change.
Keep handing windowless elements to custom observers, and re-adopt the same element when its document gains a window. This preserves late signal refs with custom observers while fixing Solid Suspense and synchronous signal refs with the built-in observers.
Use built-in observers in the template insertion regression test so the base fails on the missing rows rather than on an observer call count.
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Review comments at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts:
- Around line 1084-1087: Update the scroll-element change handling around the
targetWindow comparison so a change in defaultView tears down and reinitializes
only the window-dependent observers. Preserve scrollState and its pending frame
for this window-only change; keep the full cleanup and state-reset behavior for
changes that require it.
Walkthrough
The virtualizer now reattaches observers when an unchanged scroll element gains an owning window. A regression test verifies that items render after the element is inserted into the document.
Changes: Scroll-window observer reattachment
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Summary
Detect window changes and reattach observers packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts, packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts, .changeset/quiet-rows-wait.md
_willUpdate now reruns cleanup and observer setup when an element’s owning window changes. The test checks that the virtualizer returns no items before insertion and 13 items after insertion. The changeset records a patch release.
TanStack/virtual#1357: Both changes address observer updates after DOM lifecycle changes. That PR handles Lit reconnection; this PR handles a scroll element gaining a window.
TanStack/virtual#1350: Both changes address Solid lifecycle timing around delayed DOM availability. That PR invokes virtualizer lifecycle methods from onSettled; this PR updates core observer reattachment.
Suggested reviewers:piecyk
Merge Risk: Low · up to 1cba1
The observer fix has a narrow side effect: moving a scroll element between documents during an active scroll command can stop it short of its target. Address this or explicitly accept the limitation before merging. Solid integration coverage would also improve confidence in deferred insertion.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary change: fixing Solid list rendering after template insertion.
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The description includes the required Changes, Checklist, and Release Impact sections. It explains the issue, motivation, implementation, regression coverage, and test results. The test checklist rema…
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Directly linked issue #1011 requires that a Solid virtualized list render rows after resolves. The reviewed diff changes Virtualizer._willUpdate in packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts. The o…
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The reviewed diff contains three changed files. (1) packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts adds the window-change condition to _willUpdate. This directly implements the #1011 fix. (2) packages/virtual-cor…
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Directly linked issue #1011 requires that a Solid virtualized list render rows after <Suspense> resolves. The reviewed diff changes Virtualizer._willUpdate in packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts. The old check reattached observers only when the scroll element object changed. The new condition also reattaches when the scroll element has an ownerDocument whose defaultView differs from this.targetWindow. This covers the case the code comment names: Solid creates the element in a template document with no window, then inserts the same element into a document with a window. Built-in observers attach on the second call. Windowless elements still reach custom observers, and window scroll elements are unchanged because they have no ownerDocument. The added test in packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts reproduces the sequence with the built-in observers. It expects 0 items before insertion and 13 items after insertion. The PR description reports that this test fails without the fix (0 rows instead of 13). The Solid-level tests named in the PR description (Suspense and signal refs) are not in the reviewed file set, so they are not counted as evidence here. The core test and code path still establish the described mechanism. Issue #874 is not linked and is not assessed. Scope limits: the issue has no non-coding requirements.
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The reviewed diff contains three changed files. (1) packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts adds the window-change condition to _willUpdate. This directly implements the #1011 fix. (2) packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts adds one regression test for the template-insertion case. This is test coverage for the same fix. (3) .changeset/quiet-rows-wait.md adds a patch changeset for @tanstack/virtual-core. This is release metadata for a published code change. No unrelated refactoring, API changes, or unrelated file edits appear in the diff. The changes relate to the linked issue objective.
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Follow-up Comments
Reattach Solid observers after a windowless scroll element is inserted.
1082-1087: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Reattach Solid observers after a windowless scroll element is inserted.
When createVirtualizer runs outside a <Suspense> boundary and the scroll element sits inside it, _willUpdate can run while the element has no window. The onMount call has already run by then, and insertion does not trigger another update. The new reattach branch never runs, so the list stays empty. Trigger a _willUpdate after insertion, or attach the observers from the insertion path.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts around lines 1082 - 1087:
Ensure the Solid integration reruns `_willUpdate` or reattaches its observers
when a windowless scroll element is inserted after `onMount`, so the virtual
list initializes without another unrelated update. Locate the reattachment
condition using `this.scrollElement` and `this.targetWindow`; preserve its
existing behavior for scroll elements that already have a window.
Add Solid adapter coverage for a scroll element that is set after mount.
Add Solid adapter coverage for a scroll element that is set after mount.
The new core test calls _willUpdate() by hand after appendChild, so it does not run the Solid adapter. In packages/solid-virtual/src/index.tsx, the adapter calls _willUpdate() in onMount, in the createComputed body, and in onChange. A scroll element that becomes available later through a signal ref reaches the virtualizer only through these calls. The existing Solid test uses getScrollElement: () => null and asserts only sizes. No Solid test checks rendered rows for a deferred scroll element, Suspense, or a signal ref, so a regression in these calls can go unnoticed by the Solid suite.
Add a test in packages/solid-virtual/tests/index.test.ts. Make getScrollElement read a signal, set that signal to an element after the virtualizer is created, and assert the rendered item count.
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Review comment at @packages/virtual-core/tests/dom-observers.test.ts around
lines 277 - 280:
Add a Solid adapter test alongside the existing cases in the test suite, using a
signal-backed getScrollElement that initially returns no element and is updated
to an element after virtualizer creation. Assert the rendered item count after
the signal update to verify deferred scroll-element handling through the Solid
adapter.
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Changes
resolves #1011 (also reported in #874)
Solid lists inside
<Suspense>, or using a signal set inrefoutside Suspense, can stay empty after insertion. Core first adopts the scroll element in a template document without a window, so the built-in observers do not attach. After insertion it sees the same element and skips reattaching them._willUpdatenow reattaches observers when the element's window changes too. Custom observers still receive windowless elements; window scroll elements and elements that stay in a document with a window are unchanged.The regression test uses the built-in observers and fails without the fix on the row count: 0 instead of 13 after insertion. Solid checks cover both Suspense and signal refs, including custom observers inside a later-opening
<Show>.Core and Solid
test:lib,test:eslint,test:types,buildandtest:buildpass;pnpm run test:prpasses except e2e browser launch, and the React, Angular and Marko e2e suites pass with Chromium 1228 instead of the pinned 1194.Checklist
pnpm run test:pr.Release Impact
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