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💡 What: Optimized the BackToTop component by throttling the scroll event listener using requestAnimationFrame and adding { passive: true }.
🎯 Why: The scroll event fires frequently on the main thread. Throttling reduces the frequency of checks, and passive listeners allow the browser to optimize scrolling behavior, especially on mobile devices.
📊 Impact: Reduced main thread overhead during scrolling.
🔬 Measurement: Added __tests__/components/elements/BackToTop.test.tsx which verifies the component logic remains correct (appears after 100px, scrolls to top on click). Validated with npm test.


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- Replaces synchronous scroll handler with requestAnimationFrame throttle.
- Adds `passive: true` to scroll event listener for improved scrolling performance.
- Adds unit tests for `BackToTop` component covering visibility logic and scroll-to-top behavior.
- Updates package-lock.json to align with package.json dependencies.

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Summary of Changes

Hello @anyulled, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request significantly enhances the user experience by optimizing the BackToTop component's scroll handling. By intelligently throttling scroll events and leveraging passive listeners, the application can now respond more smoothly to user interactions, particularly in scroll-heavy scenarios, without burdening the main thread. This leads to a more fluid and responsive interface, especially on devices where performance is critical.

Highlights

  • Performance Optimization: The scroll event listener in the BackToTop component has been optimized by implementing throttling using requestAnimationFrame.
  • Passive Event Listener: The scroll event listener now uses { passive: true } to improve scrolling performance, especially on mobile devices.
  • Reduced Main Thread Overhead: These changes collectively reduce the frequency of scroll event checks, leading to lower main thread overhead during scrolling.
  • New Test File: A new test file (BackToTop.test.tsx) has been added to ensure the component's logic remains correct after the optimizations.
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  • tests/components/elements/BackToTop.test.tsx
    • Added new test cases for the BackToTop component, covering initial rendering, visibility based on scroll position, and click behavior.
  • components/elements/BackToTop.tsx
    • Implemented requestAnimationFrame for throttling the scroll event listener to optimize performance.
    • Added { passive: true } option to the scroll event listener for improved scrolling fluidity.
    • Modified the handleClick function to gracefully handle scenarios where the target element for scrolling is not found.
  • package-lock.json
    • Updated dependency tree, removing several unused or indirectly referenced packages such as @types/eslint, @webassemblyjs related packages, ajv-formats, ajv-keywords, chrome-trace-event, enhanced-resolve, es-module-lexer, events, glob-to-regexp, jquery, loader-runner, schema-utils, tapable, terser-webpack-plugin, watchpack, and webpack.
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  • The author provided a detailed description outlining the 'What', 'Why', and 'Impact' of the changes.
  • The author confirmed the addition of a new test file and validation through npm test.
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This pull request introduces a great performance optimization to the BackToTop component by throttling the scroll listener using requestAnimationFrame and adding a passive event listener. The addition of tests is also a valuable improvement. I have a few suggestions regarding type safety and test practices to further enhance the code quality.

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if (targetElement) {
window.scrollTo({
top: (targetElement as HTMLElement).offsetTop,
behavior: "smooth",
});
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Using a type assertion with as HTMLElement works, but it's not the safest approach as it bypasses some type checking. A safer alternative is to use an instanceof check to ensure targetElement is indeed an HTMLElement before accessing its offsetTop property. This makes the code more robust.

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if (targetElement) {
window.scrollTo({
top: (targetElement as HTMLElement).offsetTop,
behavior: "smooth",
});
if (targetElement instanceof HTMLElement) {
window.scrollTo({
top: targetElement.offsetTop,
behavior: "smooth",
});

expect(container.querySelector(".paginacontainer")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
});

it("should scroll to top when clicked", () => {
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This test suite is very thorough! To make it even more robust, consider adding a test case for the scenario where an invalid target selector is provided. This would ensure the fallback behavior (scrolling to the top) is explicitly tested.


it("should scroll to top when clicked", () => {
// Mock the target element
document.body.innerHTML = '<div id="top"></div>';
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Modifying document.body.innerHTML directly can lead to side effects between tests. For better test isolation, consider cleaning up the DOM after this test. A good way to do this is by adding an afterEach hook within your describe block to reset document.body.innerHTML.

…Frame

- Replaces synchronous scroll handler with requestAnimationFrame throttle.
- Adds `passive: true` to scroll event listener for improved scrolling performance.
- Adds unit tests for `BackToTop` component covering visibility logic and scroll-to-top behavior.

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
- Downgrades `eslint` from `^10.0.0` to `^9.17.0` in `package.json` to resolve incompatibility with `eslint-plugin-react` (via `eslint-config-next`) which was causing `TypeError: contextOrFilename.getFilename is not a function` in CI lint checks.
- Updates `package-lock.json` to reflect the dependency change.
- Includes previous optimization for `BackToTop` component (throttled scroll listener).

Co-authored-by: anyulled <100741+anyulled@users.noreply.github.com>
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Closing as duplicate of #118.

@anyulled anyulled closed this May 25, 2026
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