Kong / Kong/insomnia

Scrolling and expanding folders in sidebar is slow

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Description

### Expected Behavior

Scrolling in the sidebar should be smooth and expanding folders should be instant.

### Actual Behavior

Scrolling in the sidebar is laggy and expanding a folder takes more than a second regardless of how many requests it contains.

### Reproduction Steps

_No response_

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.

### Which sync method do you use?

- [ ] Git sync.
- [ ] Insomnia Cloud sync.
- [ ] Local only

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Insomnia Version

11.2.0

### What operating system are you using?

Windows

### Operating System Version

Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

### Installation method

Download

### Last Known Working Insomnia version

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the laggy sidebar scrolling and delayed folder expansion in Insomnia 11.2.0 on Windows, using a workspace with requests in folders. Profile the sidebar while scrolling and expanding folders, then verify that scrolling is smooth and expansion is effectively immediate without regressing normal sidebar behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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