Autodesk / Autodesk/react-base-table
Rowrenderer spanning rows 'flickering' when scrolling
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- TypeScript
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Description
I'm trying to use the rowRenderer to span rows. I'm experiencing an error where the overlapping spanning rows 'flicker' on/off when scrolling. [Here is the playground](https://autodesk.github.io/react-base-table/playground#ATDGHsDsGcBdgCYENZOAXmAbQFAhAN574gDWApgJ4BcwAjADTEkBEEANgK4C2kAtAAYWtFgCVwAd2ADgfYAGFw7aSyYkQbJT351hwMZOmyFS+qub5NXXnwBMeg1JlzFy3WvVXtfAMwPxTsauZh6sHN4ALP6GziZuLBYAvqHAROrAFDTAtika4TZCIgH0QaZCufr5OtFSdKXxFV429kWGdS6m7hZ5WjZ+rbX1Id2VvfxRAyUd8UkpaeqZtD6NVYI12UPlI03Vk7ZDXek7duv708NHq-36xWdxF56rEzeGd8G6sxbzJIvAEStjNaTHybcyXQG6YEHMGPQEtF5SEHnQ6w6z8a6OYBI+4osKA56Y7HvBIkZJfEa-ACsALRQIRf1BNO8kPpEWhTOa6zZyJheNpGOK3JxvMsTy50M+JG++F+ADYOfxCvTKYztqsWZiVTyFSdJlrhTqBYZ9cSdQTiibOiT8GSpRSqLQAOw6pWY2LBLbg2ka4ruq06+Fu9lqwFGwLakO080xCWkub2rIADhd6z9yk9qOZqeDXu8gd9OczfWzEdzNmj4eFkvw0rIDuAAE4U5M0yodT6Y6Wi-x852DZHvGGjF2+ZES1W4+T0r86AJm-TWxnRzYO5XTQPOS3C8v0eP12XxnurdXCAnaHRGBvFUf0yKet6bw8d7qF9vRaHH7j31HP9aQLaazPegcivOkg3OJdvyzLcRygzdX1g+9B1-M1fxPVIgLoZZQNdAsILvUYHxg-sDxfcCSO7XwUNAithwnG142nes6H+HDH0gpCV2o0jezXf1QKHVsv04w9iOJdDawyZjqTYsSygI45Vzo-dKN45T+NIwS3xEvhaKEv9gAA08mKyOh5VkhD7g4wjoMslTnzU-TDW4yi9NjG1iAAXQAbhwYgIBgeAqmgDBsCndRkFQABpetjms344oIgAnchoAASwALyQAAjdhyFoWAks4cgKlgNLYDykRXG0NsRgkNKEFgAALc9KQECSRkipAYqyRSCIS9VktSzKcsq4BCuK0ryrGlhqt4J98HqxqWvoNqOvSLqepEVZ7AqAa4SG9Ksty-LxqKkqRjKirTtmsZsgIpbmta9rJztDaUG62Krn6r6PwqFKjtG06Jou9IrpmubICxB6Gqe1aXoY8KSE236fz21Gx3+4bjrGkGpuuqq7qiCpHpWug1tJLzfJwAK4GAJLJAAZQAByQSAAElIAQcgAA9QvammoDphmJBZtmAEEkqS0KsGpHJlhySkfP8sZoCwEWxY5rnec8gA6DXWahzAAAoCHpyQABEPoYc2JE57m+cSABKDAAD4MJAWmlHIXX2HAABzY2Rft3mnZGEALDy+AkFAUB+YsAAzcBpeNqPsDS7WeZtnnPOAcAE9tzXJaS3XyEgQq0tS42nadyS0oL42Y7j9AW9tkOedr8PgCb0Ke4AamAHmu69vLfYD42WGDzPqFUNvM7D9JPaF72x8DyemcN4usAzh3PJnm2DYlqXt8zzyF8XlLYE4JKocPyAt53nWRkSYARhHn2-cDpvz5IHvMH7weSQLB4ESNTWm8ARaiDLtzFK0sTZmxFlbVAB9JDtxtqAcg7B2DQHQarQyLt0Du3mOAwuhtQrBXVhvNm7c9Z31NrbJBSAUF20zvg4g9dgBByoVDd2dAXbShIRgrB5DMHYMoaLQ2NCLAkLgJQPKoVJK6yUUI9gutmYM2ZtAXWsi8oVGyjHUg-sGacC5q4ZOM9maSBgblYqBEmrkDSv7JqsBaB32AAAKmAG1Ywl50hIHYI4yAjNMEJ1oAAcgTnlHmfA4BICSrAMJFQMrt3PCkRI0jRFqzvjQ0KUCY6wF1qAP2kByAAFE8rcDLrAY2KibZmx0eQNh-5iCX2vlDFR0AcDpJwLzSx8TEDkATkgTg7B4DVzdpw4gAAeAAKkDROaUebkAQNI1W6ACDBXScjD66yupbPwJA6B5BYHrMOdrWB+yQDgAAG7HOgKANmARFAmNgOs2w+yAD0rscBhyAA).
Do you know why this behaviour occurs? I'm sure there is something I'm not thinking of.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked playground and reproduce the flicker while scrolling rows that overlap through rowRenderer. Then trace the table's virtualized rendering path and rowRenderer handling to identify why spanning rows appear and disappear; done means the overlapping rows remain stable during scrolling in the playground, with the cause documented or covered by an appropriate regression check.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- frontend, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100