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Fix for #1258

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed an issue where scrolling could stop short of the intended position when content or bottom spacing expanded.
    • Improved scroll adjustment while streaming content grows, keeping the view pinned to the bottom as expected.
    • Ensured scrolling remains accurate when reaching the scroll limit.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for maintaining the visible bottom message when additional content and bottom spacing are present.

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📝 Walkthrough

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The virtualizer records the scroll limit before programmatic writes and retries incomplete writes after the container grows. The chat e2e app accepts paddingEnd, and a regression test covers bottom anchoring during message growth.

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Scroll-limit retry correction

Layer / File(s) Summary
Scroll-write limit tracking and retry
packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
The virtualizer records the maximum scroll offset before each write. The scroll observer and update path retry the intended offset when the container grows after an incomplete write.
Chat padding regression coverage
packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/chat/main.tsx, packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/test/chat.spec.ts, .changeset/fix-scrolling-issue-1258.md
The chat app reads paddingEnd from the URL. The e2e test verifies that the last message remains visible after growth with paddingEnd=80. The changeset declares a patch release.

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The scroll-retry change can still fail to retain a newer scroll request on iOS, and invalid padding query values in the chat example can produce invalid layout behavior. These issues should be resolved or explicitly accepted before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ChatE2E
  participant Virtualizer
  participant ScrollContainer
  participant ScrollObserver
  ChatE2E->>Virtualizer: configure paddingEnd=80
  Virtualizer->>ScrollContainer: write intended scroll offset
  Virtualizer->>Virtualizer: record maximum scroll offset
  ScrollContainer-->>ScrollObserver: report landed offset
  ScrollObserver->>ScrollContainer: detect grown maximum offset
  ScrollObserver->>Virtualizer: retry intended offset
  ChatE2E->>ScrollContainer: grow last message
  ChatE2E-->>ChatE2E: verify final message remains visible
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@GianlucaGuarini GianlucaGuarini changed the title fix(paddingEnd): Fix #1258 fix(virtual-core): Fix #1258 Aug 25, 2026

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In `@packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts`:
- Around line 2882-2890: Update the test fixture’s three scrollHeight
assignments to include paddingEnd, matching the sizer height produced by
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Comment on lines +2882 to +2890
paddingEnd = 0,
}: {
messages: Array<{ id: string }>
offset: number
viewportSize?: number
itemSize?: number
followOnAppend?: boolean | 'auto' | 'smooth' | 'instant'
threshold?: number
paddingEnd?: number

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- relevant virtualizer definitions ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- adapter sizer usage ---'
rg -n -A12 -B8 'getTotalSize|paddingEnd' packages --glob '!**/tests/**' --glob '!**/dist/**' | head -n 240
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rg -n -F 'getTotalSize()' packages --glob '*.tsx' --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.vue' --glob '*.svelte' --glob '*.html' --glob '!**/tests/**' --glob '!**/e2e/**' | head -n 160

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printf '%s\n' '--- paddingEnd tests and end-position expectations ---'
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Align the fixture with the sizer height. The adapters set the sizer height from getTotalSize(), which includes paddingEnd. Include paddingEnd in all three scrollHeight assignments, set the initial pinned offset to 130, and set the post-growth height to 400.

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In `@packages/virtual-core/tests/index.test.ts` around lines 2882 - 2890, Update
the test fixture’s three scrollHeight assignments to include paddingEnd,
matching the sizer height produced by getTotalSize(). In the same fixture,
change the initial pinned offset to 130 and the post-growth height to 400.

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Hi there, I am not sure the coderabbit review is legit, do you think any additional code changes are needed for this patch?

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Hey :) I am also eager to use this feature. It's a bit of a blocker for a feature we're working on. Is there any chance you can take a look at this one piecyk? (Picked your name from other reviews you've provided)

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Thanks for digging into this. I reproduced #1258 in a real browser (Chromium, react-virtual e2e chat app with paddingEnd: 80) and the bug is real, but this change doesn't fix it: with and without the PR the viewport ends up exactly 80px (= paddingEnd) above the bottom after the last item grows.

The issue's diagnosis doesn't hold in the DOM. Both the React sizer and directDomUpdates size the container to getTotalSize(), which already includes paddingEnd. So at the true bottom getVirtualDistanceFromEnd() is already 0 on main and wasAtEnd is already true. The guard isn't what's failing.

What actually happens (from an instrumented timeline):

  1. resizeItem runs while the grown item overflows the not-yet-rerendered sizer. The browser's scrollHeight grows only to the item's end, not item end + paddingEnd.
  2. applyScrollAdjustment writes the correct scrollTop, the browser clamps it, exactly paddingEnd short. The eager scrollOffset (#1209) holds the right value.
  3. The read-back scroll event reports the clamped value. The scroll callback only reconciles self-writes within 1.5px, so it treats the clamped read-back as a real scroll and overwrites the eager offset. Nothing re-applies the lost distance.

Without paddingEnd the overflowing item happens to extend scrollHeight to exactly the right spot, which is why it only shows up with padding.

Concerns with the change itself:

  • Subtracting paddingEnd redefines "end" for wasAtEnd and the empty-list scrollToEnd, while scrollToIndex(last, 'end') and isAtEnd() still use the DOM max. That introduces a new inconsistency in the opposite direction: a user reading up to paddingEnd px above the bottom would now be dragged along by streaming growth.
  • The new test passes only because the mock's scrollHeight excludes paddingEnd (250 vs getTotalSize() 330), a DOM state that can't occur when the sizer is getTotalSize().
  • This touches published code, so it needs a changeset and shouldn't be marked "no release".

A fix that does work in the browser: in the scroll callback, record the scroll max at write time, and when a self-write reads back short and landed on that old max and the element can now reach the intended offset, re-issue the write. With that, the paddingEnd repro passes and the full react-virtual e2e suite stays green. A regression test for this should be a Playwright test in the e2e chat app with paddingEnd set (or a unit mock that keeps scrollHeight === getTotalSize()).

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@piecyk thank you for your feedback. I have rebased committing a better patch.
I didn't write the code myself (it was patched by an LLM) but I was able to check the patch against the react/chat demo, and the patch seems to work fine now

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In `@packages/react-virtual/e2e/app/chat/main.tsx`:
- Around line 28-30: Validate the parsed paddingEnd value before passing it to
useVirtualizer, falling back to 0 whenever Number() produces a non-finite value.
Preserve valid numeric query values and ensure getTotalSize() always receives a
finite paddingEnd.

In `@packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts`:
- Around line 906-908: Update the else branch in _flushIosDeferredIfReady so it
does not clear _maxScrollOffsetAtWrite when _scrollToOffset replaces the
deferred state with a newer retry; clear tracking only if the flush preserved
the previous state. Add an iOS deferred-adjustment test covering a flush that
triggers _scrollToOffset, updates _intendedScrollOffset, and then retries
successfully after the container grows.
- Around line 895-899: Preserve the raw browser-reported offset and
deferred-write state in the retry logic around _scrollToOffset and
_flushIosDeferredIfReady: evaluate the retry condition against the
pre-reconciliation offset, and avoid clearing the new write state when a
deferred flush invokes _scrollToOffset. Add regression coverage for fractional
landing offsets and deferred flushes.

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