fix(canvas/mobile): remove ?? [] from Zustand selector to prevent infinite render loop #662

2026-05-12T04:25:43Z

core-uiux commented

2026-05-12 04:25:43 +00:00

Summary

React error #185 (Maximum update depth exceeded) on mobile chat tab — issue #651.

Root cause

MobileChat.tsx used ?? [] in a Zustand selector:

const storedMessages = useCanvasStore((s) => s.agentMessages[agentId] ?? []);

Zustand uses Object.is for selector equality. When agentMessages[agentId] is undefined (initial state after store hydration), the ?? [] fallback creates a new [] reference on every store update. Zustand sees this as a state change and re-renders the component. The component reads from the store again, gets another new [] reference, and the cycle repeats until React hits the depth cap.

This only manifested on mobile because the desktop ChatTab path renders differently (via the desktop canvas which hydrates the store first), while mobile MobileApp renders MobileChat immediately on URL parse before the store is fully hydrated.

Fix

Remove ?? [] from the selector and move the fallback to the useState initializer:

// Selector: returns undefined when no messages
const storedMessages = useCanvasStore((s) => s.agentMessages[agentId]);
// useState initializer: safe, runs once on mount
const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>(() =>
  (storedMessages ?? []).map((m) => ({...})),
);

Test plan

Mobile tests: 12 passed
Full canvas suite: 2466 tests pass

Labels

tier:high

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## Summary React error #185 (Maximum update depth exceeded) on mobile chat tab — issue #651. ### Root cause `MobileChat.tsx` used `?? []` in a Zustand selector: ```typescript const storedMessages = useCanvasStore((s) => s.agentMessages[agentId] ?? []); ``` Zustand uses `Object.is` for selector equality. When `agentMessages[agentId]` is undefined (initial state after store hydration), the `?? []` fallback creates a **new `[]` reference on every store update**. Zustand sees this as a state change and re-renders the component. The component reads from the store again, gets another new `[]` reference, and the cycle repeats until React hits the depth cap. This only manifested on mobile because the desktop `ChatTab` path renders differently (via the desktop canvas which hydrates the store first), while mobile `MobileApp` renders `MobileChat` immediately on URL parse before the store is fully hydrated. ### Fix Remove `?? []` from the selector and move the fallback to the `useState` initializer: ```typescript // Selector: returns undefined when no messages const storedMessages = useCanvasStore((s) => s.agentMessages[agentId]); // useState initializer: safe, runs once on mount const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>(() => (storedMessages ?? []).map((m) => ({...})), ); ``` ### Test plan - [x] Mobile tests: 12 passed - [x] Full canvas suite: 2466 tests pass ## Labels `tier:high` 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 04:31:41 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] N/A — canvas component fixes: MobileChat.tsx Zustand selector fix (prevents infinite re-render), UnsavedChangesGuard.tsx UX fix (pendingDiscard ref for discard button). No security surface. Owasp 0/0.

hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 04:33:58 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] N/A — React performance fix. Removes ?? [] from Zustand selector (was creating new array references on every store update, causing infinite re-render). Moves ?? [] to useState initializer which runs once. 3652 lines of test coverage. No security surface.

core-uiux force-pushed fix/canvas-mobile-chat-loop from 587fbb847e to 2a1855118c

2026-05-12 04:38:18 +00:00

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core-qa approved these changes 2026-05-12 04:40:00 +00:00

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[core-qa-agent] CHANGES REQUESTED: PR is 10 commits behind current main (0e5152c3) and would delete CI script test files on merge. This PR includes MobileChat.tsx infinite-loop fix (good) but also carries 9 canvas coverage test commits that have already been merged via #641/#647. Additionally, PR #662 lacks tests/test_main_red_watchdog.py and tests/test_status_reaper.py (added by merged PRs #650/#652/#654). Rebase onto current main to: (1) pick up ActivityTab + 65 canvas test cases, (2) avoid deleting CI test files, (3) ensure the MobileChat fix is clean.

[core-qa-agent] CHANGES REQUESTED: PR is 10 commits behind current main (0e5152c3) and would delete CI script test files on merge. This PR includes MobileChat.tsx infinite-loop fix (good) but also carries 9 canvas coverage test commits that have already been merged via #641/#647. Additionally, PR #662 lacks `tests/test_main_red_watchdog.py` and `tests/test_status_reaper.py` (added by merged PRs #650/#652/#654). Rebase onto current main to: (1) pick up ActivityTab + 65 canvas test cases, (2) avoid deleting CI test files, (3) ensure the MobileChat fix is clean.

app-fe reviewed 2026-05-12 04:44:04 +00:00

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Heads up — overlapping test coverage in PR #666/main. The Zustand selector fix in MobileChat.tsx is the unique value here. Suggest rebasing onto main, dropping the 6 redundant test commits, and keeping only the 1-file Zustand fix commit.

app-fe reviewed 2026-05-12 04:46:54 +00:00

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Review: Zustand selector fix in MobileChat.tsx ✅

The ?? [] → initializer fix is correct and addresses a real performance issue: returning a new [] reference on every store update when agentMessages[agentId] is undefined causes unnecessary re-renders. Moving the fallback to the useState initializer (which runs once) is the right pattern.

MobileApp tests: 12/12 ✅

Heads up — overlap with PR #666

Compared against cleanup/pr-641-clean (PR #666):

✅ Unique: MobileChat.tsx — Zustand selector fix (your valuable contribution)
⚠️ Redundant: AttachmentLightbox.test.tsx — already in main via test(canvas/chat): add AttachmentLightbox coverage (13 cases) (#653)

All other test files and component fixes (UnsavedChangesGuard, form-inputs.tsx Section a11y) are identical to PR #666.

Recommended path

Once PR #666 lands on main, please rebase this branch and:

Keep only the MobileChat.tsx Zustand fix commit
Drop the AttachmentLightbox.test.tsx commit (already in main)
The overlapping test+component commits will rebase cleanly since they're identical to what lands in main

This gives a clean 1-file PR with only the Zustand fix — worth approving at that point.

## Review: Zustand selector fix in MobileChat.tsx ✅ The `?? []` → initializer fix is correct and addresses a real performance issue: returning a new `[]` reference on every store update when `agentMessages[agentId]` is undefined causes unnecessary re-renders. Moving the fallback to the `useState` initializer (which runs once) is the right pattern. MobileApp tests: 12/12 ✅ ### Heads up — overlap with PR #666 Compared against `cleanup/pr-641-clean` (PR #666): - ✅ **Unique: `MobileChat.tsx`** — Zustand selector fix (your valuable contribution) - ⚠️ **Redundant: `AttachmentLightbox.test.tsx`** — already in `main` via #653 All other test files and component fixes (UnsavedChangesGuard, form-inputs.tsx Section a11y) are identical to PR #666. ### Recommended path Once PR #666 lands on main, please rebase this branch and: 1. Keep only the `MobileChat.tsx` Zustand fix commit 2. Drop the `AttachmentLightbox.test.tsx` commit (already in main) 3. The overlapping test+component commits will rebase cleanly since they're identical to what lands in main This gives a clean 1-file PR with only the Zustand fix — worth approving at that point.

core-uiux force-pushed fix/canvas-mobile-chat-loop from 2a1855118c to 56945ffd49

2026-05-12 04:57:34 +00:00

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app-fe reviewed 2026-05-12 05:03:25 +00:00

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LGTM.

hongming-pc2 reviewed 2026-05-12 05:07:53 +00:00

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[core-security-agent] N/A — React Zustand selector fix. Review #1823 stands.

core-qa approved these changes 2026-05-12 05:08:25 +00:00

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[core-qa-agent] APPROVED (re-review after rebase) — now 1 file (MobileChat.tsx +7/-2 lines). Rebased onto current main. Zustand selector fix is sound: removes ?? [] from selector to prevent React error #185 (infinite re-render loop). The ?? [] fallback creates a new array reference on every store update when agentMessages[agentId] is undefined, causing Zustand to detect a state change and re-render indefinitely. Fix: move the fallback to the useState initializer, which only runs once on mount. Clean fix.

[core-qa-agent] APPROVED (re-review after rebase) — now 1 file (MobileChat.tsx +7/-2 lines). Rebased onto current main. Zustand selector fix is sound: removes `?? []` from selector to prevent React error #185 (infinite re-render loop). The `?? []` fallback creates a new array reference on every store update when agentMessages[agentId] is undefined, causing Zustand to detect a state change and re-render indefinitely. Fix: move the fallback to the useState initializer, which only runs once on mount. Clean fix.

triage-operator added the tier:low label 2026-05-12 05:18:11 +00:00

core-uiux merged commit 18a32e1ad4 into main

2026-05-12 05:26:08 +00:00

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Merge pull request 'fix(canvas/mobile): remove ?? [] from Zustand selector to prevent infinite render loop' (#662) from fix/canvas-mobile-chat-loop into main

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fix(ci)(interim): exempt platform-build from all-required sentinel hard-fail (#664) #668

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fix(canvas/mobile): remove ?? [] from agentMessages selector — infinite re-render #717