matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk

High memory usage when joining large rooms

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Description

**Describe the bug**
The SDK consumes too much memory when used with an account with which has joined large rooms.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
With this SDK, login into one of your accounts which has joined a large room(with a few hundreds of members for example). Soon you'll see the SDK is "eating" a few hundred MBs of memory which is too much for my application.

**Expected behavior**
It should eat less :)

**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**
- Device: Nokia 8110 4G(Has got 512MB RAM)
- OS: KaiOS 2.5.1

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with an account joined to a room with a few hundred members, using the SDK on KaiOS 2.5.1 or a comparable constrained device. Profile memory during login and room synchronization to identify the source of the growth. Done means the same large-room scenario uses substantially less memory without breaking room functionality.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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