[native] Replace `componentDidUpdate` with `useEffect`s in `ConnectedChatThreadList`
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Authored by atul on Sep 13 2023, 10:56 AM.

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tomek
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rCOMM069f7d738f1d: [native] Replace `componentDidUpdate` with `useEffect`s in…

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Replace componentDidUpdate with three useEffects that should fire in the same conditions.

This diff is just one step in the process of converting ChatThreadList into a functional component. When this work is done, we will be able to avoid a lot of re-rendering and hopefully improve performance quite a bit.

Depends on D9189

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ChatThreadList + search experience continue to work as expected.

Specifically, scrollToTop behavior was working as expected.

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atul created this revision.Sep 13 2023, 10:56 AM

atul published this revision for review.Sep 13 2023, 11:07 AM

atul added 1 blocking reviewer(s): ashoat.

atul added inline comments.

native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
520–528 ↗	(On Diff #31080)	This should be equivalent to the following: On mount: The initial value of `searchCancelButtonOpen` is 0, so the `searchCancelButtonOpen.setValue(0)` in the `else` case should be a noop. This effect will also fire on subsequent changes to `isActiveOrActivating`. My understanding is that `searchCancelButtonOpen` is referentially equal throughout, so it shouldn't cause the `useEffect` to fire.
530–535 ↗	(On Diff #31080)	This should be equivalent to the following: On mount: The initial value of `scrollPos.current` is 0 so the condition should evaluate to `false` and nothing should happen. This effect will also fire on subsequent changes to `searchText` which is equivalent to previous behavior.
536–544 ↗	(On Diff #31080)	This should be equivalent to the following: On mount: The initial value of `searchStatus` is `"inactive"` so the condition should evaluate to `false` and nothing should happen. This effect will fire when `searchStatus` changes. Specifically, when it changes and the new value is `"activating"`. The previous logic checked that the previous `searchStatus` was `"inactive"`, but I think this is fine as it's only possible for `searchStatus` to change to `"activating"` "from" `"inactive"`. It's NOT possible to go from `"active"` to `"activating"`.

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atul mentioned this in D9189: [native] Lift `component[DidMount/WillUnmount]` lifecycle methods to `useEffect` in `ConnectedChatThreadList`.Sep 13 2023, 11:11 AM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B22608: Diff 31080.Sep 13 2023, 11:14 AM

atul added a child revision: D9191: [native] Remove `ChatThreadList` class component.Sep 13 2023, 11:46 AM

ashoat accepted this revision.Sep 13 2023, 1:42 PM

ashoat added inline comments.

native/chat/chat-thread-list.react.js
536–544 ↗	(On Diff #31080)	Seems a bit brittle, but okay. Only request is to extract `searchStatus === 'activating'` outside the effect so we can skip running the effect when eg. `searchStatus` changes from `active` to `inactive`. Not a big deal but slight perf improvement