jpuri / jpuri/react-range-slider

document on mouse move event not removed when unmount the component

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JavaScript
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Description

If you use the slider in a page and then go to another page you will find mouse move action trying to setState for unmounted component
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the slider issue in a page, then inspect where the component registers its document-level mouse-move handler and where unmount cleanup is handled. Navigate away while using the slider; done means the handler no longer tries to update state after unmounting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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