nextcloud-libraries / nextcloud-libraries/nextcloud-dialogs
Use virtual scrolling for filepicker
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Originally reported by @MohammadTaher99 in https://github.com/nextcloud/server/issues/53969
If there are many files in a folder we need virtual scrolling to improve performance.
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Research direction
Start by locating the filepicker implementation in this TypeScript library and review the original Nextcloud server issue for context. Profile the filepicker with a folder containing many files, then define completion as virtual scrolling being used and large folders performing better without changing expected file selection behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- frontend, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100