[thelogicmatrix]

Opening or refreshing a folder with tens of thousands of siblings can freeze the Files panel because each sorted tree insertion shifts existing siblings.

Estimate whether applying a batch would cost more than rebuilding the tree. Rebuild large batches while preserving expanded folders, the selected file and active search. Small batches retain incremental updates.

Updated against main at 26e769d6c4, preserving upstream expansion persistence and the panel find command. The added regression tests use separate project paths so saved expansion state cannot affect the upstream remount test.

Latest verification on Windows: 8 path-reconciliation tests and 8 Chromium browser tests pass, including large additions/removals, selection, search and remount. Web typecheck, scoped lint, formatting and whitespace checks pass. No new native-desktop or mobile verification, and no full-suite claim.

Earlier before/after recordings and real-provider reproduction remain in the verification comment. Those measurements belong to the earlier head, not this refresh.

Refreshed with GPT-6.1 Sol at high effort using Codex in T3 Code. The original implementation used Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at e66bc40

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Large Files-panel updates now rebuild the tree rather than applying costly incremental operations, retaining expanded folders and refreshing active search. The change is limited to transient UI state, with no file-data or product-default changes.

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Walkthrough

File-tree reconciliation now selects a full path reset for qualifying large updates. The panel preserves expanded paths, reapplies active search, and skips incremental updates. Tests cover removal handling, rebuild thresholds, and browser state after large listings.

Changes: File-tree update handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Path reconciliation and rebuild threshold apps/web/src/components/files/fileTreePathReconciliation.ts, apps/web/src/components/files/fileTreePathReconciliation.test.ts	The rebuild predicate returns false for batches of at most 300 operations. For larger batches, it compares estimated sibling work with 300 times the larger path-list length. Removed descendants are identified by path components. Tests cover recursive removal, prefix-sharing paths, and rebuild thresholds.
Panel rebuild behavior apps/web/src/components/files/FileBrowserPanel.tsx	When the predicate selects a rebuild, the panel closes active search, resets tree paths while preserving expanded paths, reapplies search, and skips incremental updates.
Large-listing state preservation tests apps/web/src/components/files/FileBrowserPanel.browser.test.tsx	Browser tests cover adding large directory and file listings, retaining selection and expansion after file additions, and retaining search results and query. The fixture has an explicit type, and a helper restores temporary listings.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 1ef3a

Opening very large folders in the Files panel should no longer freeze it, and expansion, selection, and search state are preserved. No merge-blocking risk was found in the supplied changes.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: opening a very large folder no longer freezes the Files panel. The changeset adds a cost estimate in shouldRebuildFileTree and rebuilds the tree for large batches, whi…
Description check		The description follows the template. It states the problem (large sibling counts freeze the Files panel when each sorted insertion shifts siblings), and it explains the change (estimate batch cost, r…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title names the main change: opening a very large folder no longer freezes the Files panel. The changeset adds a cost estimate in shouldRebuildFileTree and rebuilds the tree for large batches, which addresses that freeze. The title is short, uses the conventional commit form, and is specific to the bug.

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Explanation

The description follows the template. It states the problem (large sibling counts freeze the Files panel when each sorted insertion shifts siblings), and it explains the change (estimate batch cost, rebuild large batches while preserving expansion, selection and search). The Verification section lists focused tests and checks with observed results, and it states what was not verified. The Scope section is missing. It does not link an issue that shows the bug, and it does not explain why the fix needs no issue. It also does not say whether this PR was requested by a maintainer. The description also omits the model and harness line in the required form, though it names GPT-6.1 Sol and Codex and so partly meets that requirement. The verification comment link and the Verification text contain evidence, but the Verification section does not include before/after results for the UI change in the PR body itself.

Resolution

Add a Scope section. Link the issue that shows the freeze, or explain why the fix needs no issue. State whether a maintainer requested the PR. Consider adding a short before/after summary or a link to the before/after recordings for the UI behavior. Keep the model and harness line at the end of the description.

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Follow-up Comments

Reset directory in a setup() helper before every test.

144-144: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Reset directory in a setup() helper before every test.

directory.entries is shared mock state. The new tests mutate it and restore it only during disposal. The file has no setup() helper, and the existing tests do not call one. Add the helper and call it as the first statement in each test.

Suggested fix

+function setup() {
+  directory.entries = entries;
+}
+
 const pathSearch = {
...
   it("copies with the pointer and returns to the row after keyboard dismissal", async () => {
+    setup();
     await using _screen = await render(
...
   it("dragging a file row carries a composer mention without opening it, and dragend releases it", async () => {
+    setup();
     const onOpenFile = vi.fn();
...
   it("applies a very large folder listing quickly and keeps the expanded folder open", async () => {
+    setup();
     const renderPanel = () => (
...
   it("keeps the selected file through a very large listing without reopening it", async () => {
+    setup();
     const onOpenFile = vi.fn();
...
   it("keeps an open search accurate when a very large folder listing arrives", async () => {
+    setup();
     const renderPanel = () => (

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Review comment at
@apps/web/src/components/files/FileBrowserPanel.browser.test.tsx at line 144:
Add a setup helper in the FileBrowserPanel tests that resets the shared
directory.entries mock state to its baseline, and call it as the first statement
in every test that may observe or mutate that state.

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Follow-up Comments

Cover trailing-slash directory paths in the threshold tests.

27-53: Trivial · Performance & Scalability · Quick win

Cover trailing-slash directory paths in the threshold tests.

Add directory-shaped cases to the existing large-folder addition and removal tests. These cases exercise the parentOf input used by the real listing, and they can catch a regression that routes tens of thousands of sibling directory updates through model.batch while the browser content assertions still pass.

Suggested fix

 const folder = (name: string, count: number) =>
   Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => `${name}/entry-${index}`);
+const directory = (name: string, count: number) =>
+  Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => `${name}/entry-${index}/`);
 
@@
   it("rebuilds when many paths land in a folder that dominates the tree", () => {
     const existing = folder("big", 50_000);
     expect(decide(existing, [...existing, ...addTo("big", 301)])).toBe(true);
+    const existingDirectories = directory("big", 50_000);
+    expect(
+      decide(existingDirectories, [...existingDirectories, ...addDirectories("big", 301)]),
+    ).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it("rebuilds when many paths leave a folder that dominates the tree", () => {
     const existing = folder("big", 50_000);
     expect(decide(existing, existing.slice(301))).toBe(true);
+    const existingDirectories = directory("big", 50_000);
+    expect(decide(existingDirectories, existingDirectories.slice(301))).toBe(true);
   });
@@
 function addTo(name: string, count: number) {
   return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => `${name}/added-${index}`);
 }
+
+function addDirectories(name: string, count: number) {
+  return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => `${name}/added-${index}/`);
+}

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Review comment at
@apps/web/src/components/files/fileTreePathReconciliation.test.ts around lines
27 - 53:
Add trailing-slash directory cases to the large-folder addition and removal
tests for shouldRebuildFileTree. Add helpers alongside folder and addTo to
generate directory-shaped paths, then assert that adding and removing more than
the threshold of sibling directories triggers a rebuild, preserving the existing
file-path cases.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified head 88e3a29793986c90eb8d3cc14e6734291e0192d8 on this linux boat vm. no code changes needed.

installed and ran github/main (cefb544af3) in a separate worktree first, then the exact pr head, one background dev server at a time with isolated state. drove the real web client with repo playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome. created the project and threads through the app. real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns created the files and 40,000 empty child directories, then added and removed directories for refresh checks. no mocks or seeded data.

expanding src with the same 40,000 directories reproduced the stall on main. measured from the click request through a visible generated row and successful composer typing:

main cefb544af3: rows visible 10,735 ms; composer filled 11,088 ms
pr   88e3a29793: rows visible  3,796 ms; composer filled  3,958 ms

these are individual real-client measurements, including server listing and rendering, not a benchmark of the tree store. the video clock starts at recording start, slightly before the click request. large folders still take several seconds here.

before, main (animated recording):

after, exact pr head (animated recording):

also exercised live search while a real provider turn added 2,000 directories and a matching file, then removed the original 40,000 directories. the new match appeared, the search text persisted, the existing file stayed selected and open, and clearing search restored the expanded folder. opened the neighboring file and checked its actual contents. restarted on the final test-only commit and rechecked expansion, search, selection, refresh and file opening.

vp run check:changed passed through blacksmith: format, lint, both knip passes, affected typechecks, both nearby test files and react compiler checks. uploaded recordings were played and seeked in chrome.

Not verified

native electron shell, windows and macos, ios/android, remote relay/tunnel connections, other providers, and the original 332,068-entry scale. this vm pass covers the actual linux web client and local codex provider path. native mobile has a separate file browser; this pr changes the web tree.

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Evidence

Seed 40,000 directories under src, expand src, and immediately type in the composer. Then select existing.txt, search, add 2,000 matching files externally, refresh, remove the original directories, and refresh again. Chromium, 1280×800, light theme, fresh synthetic state on each commit.

Before	After
154c5014a7	1ef3a5cea9
Before recording — expand at 00:19	After recording — expand at 00:25

Opening's heartbeat gap fell from 3006 ms to 547 ms. Base's final removal refresh froze the visible clock and prevented clearing search within 30 seconds. Head completed, retaining expansion and selection:

Scenario and seed source · Sanitized runner transcript

The headline opening freeze is resolved. Head still recorded a 1748 ms task during the subsequent broad-search/refresh sequence; this does not establish that every operation is stall-free. These verdicts come from the reviewed captures, not a completed scenarios:prove verdict.

Not shown:

• The final base state after directory removal could not be inspected because the UI remained blocked and clearing search timed out after 30 seconds.
• Head recorded a 1748 ms long task during the later search/refresh sequence. Its precise operation and cause were not isolated; passesOnHead applies to the headline opening freeze.