fix: prevent blank chat viewport when switching sessions (#1553)

When switching to a session with long context (especially in Electron
desktop when changing servers), the chat viewport could render blank
until the user scrolled. Two interacting issues caused this:

1. historyVirtualRows memo never recomputed after the first render
   because historyVirtualizer (from useVirtualizer's useState) is a
   stable reference. Frozen range meant items rendered at the top
   while paddingBottom filled the visible viewport after scrolling.

2. pendingInitialRestoreRef replay ran in useEffect (after paint),
   showing a frame at scrollTop:0 with the stale virtualizer range.

Fixed by: adding a virtualVersion counter driven by useVirtualizer's
onChange to bust the memo; switching the replay to useLayoutEffect
so scroll position is set before the browser paints.
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Tom
2026-06-12 20:31:32 +03:00
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parent 85d4e2d319
commit db3558f906
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@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ export const useChatAutoFollow = ({
}, [sessionIsWorking, startFollowLoop]);
// Replay a deferred restoreSnapshot once ChatViewport mounts.
React.useEffect(() => {
// useLayoutEffect ensures scroll position is set before the browser paints,
// preventing a visible flash of content at the wrong scroll position.
React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
if (!containerEl) return;
if (pendingInitialRestoreRef.current && pendingInitialRestoreRef.current === currentSessionId) {
void restoreSnapshot();