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[Fix] Sidebar stuck on spinner while a large task history loads - #2114
On startup the extension scans every task's history_item.json (TaskHistoryStore.initialize() → reconcile({ forceRefresh: true })). getStateToPostToWebview awaited that scan unconditionally, and webviewDidLaunch always posted the full state, so with a large history the webview never received its first state message and stayed on the loading spinner until the scan finished.
Fix
getStateToPostToWebview only awaits taskHistoryStore.initialized when task history is included in the result.
webviewDidLaunch: if the store is still loading, post state without task history immediately (the webview already supports this via postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory), then post the full state once the scan completes. If it is already loaded, behavior is unchanged.
TaskHistoryStore exposes a synchronous isInitialized getter.
Not covered
This makes the UI render independently of the scan; it does not make the scan itself faster (it still reads one small file per task, sequentially) or change what the report calls an unresponsive extension host. I could not reproduce the multi-minute stall locally. The task list appears once the scan completes.
Tests
webviewMessageHandler.spec.ts: launch with a loaded store posts full state once; launch with a slow store renders first, then posts full state after it finishes.
ClineProvider.spec.ts: state without history builds while the store never finishes loading.
TaskHistoryStore.spec.ts: isInitialized.
Full src suite (11,006 tests) and check-types pass.
Improved webview launch responsiveness by displaying available state immediately, without waiting for task history to load.
Full task history is added automatically once initialization completes.
State requests that exclude task history now return promptly, even while history is still loading.
State updates now include task history when it is ready, including after settings changes.
Initialization status is tracked so state updates occur at the appropriate time.
TaskHistoryStore now exposes whether initialization has completed. Webview state generation can omit task history while initialization is pending. On launch, the webview receives state without history first, then receives full state after initialization.
TaskHistoryStore exposes isInitialized and sets it when initialize() completes. The test checks the flag and the initialized promise.
Post webview state while history initializes src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts, src/core/webview/webviewMessageHandler.ts, src/core/webview/__tests__/*
State generation waits for task history only when requested. On launch, the handler posts state without history if initialization is pending, then posts full state after initialization. Settings updates select state based on initialization status. Tests cover these paths.
sequenceDiagram
participant Webview
participant webviewMessageHandler
participant TaskHistoryStore
participant ClineProvider
Webview->>webviewMessageHandler: webviewDidLaunch
webviewMessageHandler->>TaskHistoryStore: Check isInitialized
alt Task history is initialized
webviewMessageHandler->>ClineProvider: Post full state
else Task history is not initialized
webviewMessageHandler->>ClineProvider: postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory
TaskHistoryStore-->>webviewMessageHandler: initialized resolves
webviewMessageHandler->>ClineProvider: Post full state
end
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Possibly related issues
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2179 — Both changes involve the task-history initialization barrier. This PR does not add the warning or retry behavior described by that issue.
Possibly related PRs
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2136 — This PR changes TaskHistoryStore initialization and ClineProvider state publication, which are also changed here.
Merge Risk: Low · up to 223d3
Settings updates no longer wait for task-history loading. Strengthen the loaded-settings test to check the posted history contents; the remaining risk is bounded to regression coverage.
Pre-merge checks: 6 · 2
Failed checks: 2 warnings
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Regression Evidence
Focused success and slow-loading tests exist, but two changed error branches remain untested. In webviewMessageHandler.ts:605-607, the deferred postStateToWebview() failure is caught and logged; t…
Add a launch test that makes the deferred postStateToWebview() reject after initialized resolves, then assert provider.log receives Task history state update error and no unhandled rejection occurs. Add a TaskHistoryStore test tha…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
The changed webviewDidLaunch path creates an untracked continuation at webviewMessageHandler.ts:605-607. When task history is still loading, each launch attaches `.then(() => provider.postStateToW…
Track the pending history-completion continuation with the webview/provider generation. Before posting, verify that the generation is current and the provider/view is not disposed. Cancel or invalidate the continuation from sidebar cleanup …
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Title check
The title clearly identifies the main user-visible fix: preventing the sidebar spinner while large task history loads.
Description check
The description includes the linked issue, problem, implementation, scope limits, and test coverage. It omits the template checklist and several optional sections, but the core information is complete…
Linked Issues check
Issue #2095 reports that the sidebar shows only a spinner at startup. The cause is that the webview never receives its first state while TaskHistoryStore reconciliation runs. The reviewed head address…
Out of Scope Changes check
All changes support the readiness behavior for the task history store: - TaskHistoryStore.ts: adds the _isInitialized flag and the isInitialized getter. - ClineProvider.ts: skips the initialized wait …
Security Boundaries
PASS. The changed paths only add initialization tracking and choose between existing state-posting methods. postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory omits taskHistory and uses the existing `postMessag…
Persistence Integrity
No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. The diff adds only in-memory initialization tracking in TaskHistoryStore; it does not change task-file writes. updateSettings still awaits …
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The description includes the linked issue, problem, implementation, scope limits, and test coverage. It omits the template checklist and several optional sections, but the core information is complete.
Full details: Linked Issues check
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Issue #2095 reports that the sidebar shows only a spinner at startup. The cause is that the webview never receives its first state while TaskHistoryStore reconciliation runs. The reviewed head addresses this symptom:
ClineProvider.getStateToPostToWebview awaits taskHistoryStore.initialized only when includeTaskHistory is true. State without history builds while the store loads.
webviewMessageHandler webviewDidLaunch posts state without history when taskHistoryStore.isInitialized is false. It then posts full state after initialized resolves. If the store is loaded, it posts full state immediately.
TaskHistoryStore sets _isInitialized in the finally block of initialize(), before resolveInitialized(). The flag is set on both success and error paths.
Tests cover the loaded launch, the slow-store launch, state built while the store never finishes, and isInitialized.
The issue also proposes making reconcile() asynchronous, throttling or lazy loading, and phased initialization. The PR does not implement these. The PR objectives state that these are outside the described fix. The issue's spinner symptom is the stated requirement for this PR, so these suggestions are not required for a PASS.
Full details: Out of Scope Changes check
Explanation
All changes support the readiness behavior for the task history store:
TaskHistoryStore.ts: adds the _isInitialized flag and the isInitialized getter.
ClineProvider.ts: skips the initialized wait when task history is excluded.
webviewMessageHandler.ts, webviewDidLaunch: state sequencing for a loading store.
webviewMessageHandler.ts, updateSettings: posts state without history while the store loads. This applies the same readiness rule to the settings response, so the settings response does not wait on the scan. This change is related to the same stall.
Test files cover these paths.
No unrelated product behavior or unrelated files were identified in the diff.
Residual note: the full-state post after a settings update during loading depends on the follow-up registered by webviewDidLaunch. The webview sends webviewDidLaunch first, so this follow-up normally exists. This is not a defect in the reviewed code.
Full details: Security Boundaries
Explanation
PASS. The changed paths only add initialization tracking and choose between existing state-posting methods. postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory omits taskHistory and uses the existing postMessageToWebview boundary. No changed code executes webview input, exposes a new secret or PII destination, or changes command approval and allowlist enforcement. The delayed full-state post uses the same existing state path after TaskHistoryStore.initialized resolves.
Full details: Persistence Integrity
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No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. The diff adds only in-memory initialization tracking in TaskHistoryStore; it does not change task-file writes. updateSettings still awaits each contextProxy.setValue persistence call before posting state. The new unawaited continuation only posts webview state after initialization and catches posting errors. The remaining changes only control whether task history is read and included in a webview message, so they do not lose or corrupt persisted state.
Full details: Regression Evidence
Explanation
Focused success and slow-loading tests exist, but two changed error branches remain untested. In webviewMessageHandler.ts:605-607, the deferred postStateToWebview() failure is caught and logged; the launch tests only cover resolution at webviewMessageHandler.spec.ts:3074-3095. In TaskHistoryStore.ts:147-150, initialization errors still set isInitialized and resolve initialized; TaskHistoryStore.spec.ts:56-81 covers only successful initialization. No Playwright snapshot is required because no webview component code changed.
Resolution
Add a launch test that makes the deferred postStateToWebview() reject after initialized resolves, then assert provider.log receives Task history state update error and no unhandled rejection occurs. Add a TaskHistoryStore test that forces an initialization-stage failure, asserts initialize() rejects, isInitialized becomes true, and initialized resolves.
Full details: Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
Explanation
The changed webviewDidLaunch path creates an untracked continuation at webviewMessageHandler.ts:605-607. When task history is still loading, each launch attaches .then(() => provider.postStateToWebview()) to the shared initialization promise. Sidebar disposal only calls clearWebviewResources() (ClineProvider.ts:1123-1133), which does not cancel that continuation or mark the provider disposed. If the sidebar closes and reopens before initialization completes, the old continuation can perform full state work and post to the replacement view. Repeated launches also create duplicate full-state posts. The current PR diff contains no cancellation, generation check, or coalescing for this work.
Resolution
Track the pending history-completion continuation with the webview/provider generation. Before posting, verify that the generation is current and the provider/view is not disposed. Cancel or invalidate the continuation from sidebar cleanup and provider disposal. Coalesce repeated launches so only one deferred full-state update exists.
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@src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/TaskHistoryStore.spec.ts:
- Around line 59-62: Update the initialization test around
TaskHistoryStore.initialize to use a deferred gate that pauses the
reconciliation scan, assert store.isInitialized remains false while
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Review comments at @src/core/webview/__tests__/webviewMessageHandler.spec.ts:
- Around line 3071-3077: The webview launch test around webviewMessageHandler
currently checks only call counts; add a provider-backed test that captures the
payloads from postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory and postStateToWebview,
verifies the first omits task history, the later includes the expected history,
and asserts the posts occur in that order.
Review comments at @src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts:
- Around line 2721-2722: Update the follow-up settings state post in the
updateSettings flow to use postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory while
taskHistoryStore is uninitialized, and postStateToWebview once it is
initialized; preserve the existing scheduled full post after initialization.
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Assert isInitialized while initialization is pending.
Hold the reconciliation scan with a deferred gate, assert store.isInitialized is still false, then release the gate and assert that it becomes true. The current test samples only before calling initialize() and after it returns, so it does not prove the in-flight state. This is required by the test guidance and is more than a nitpick.
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around lines 59 - 62:
Update the initialization test around TaskHistoryStore.initialize to use a
deferred gate that pauses the reconciliation scan, assert store.isInitialized
remains false while initialization is pending, then release the gate and verify
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Assert the staged state payloads.
The launch tests use vi.fn() methods, so they verify only call counts. They do not verify that the first post omits task history, that the later post contains the expected history, or that the posts occur in that order. Add a provider-backed launch test that captures both posted states and asserts these properties. Existing provider tests cover the helper methods separately, but no existing test covers this launch sequence.
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around lines 3071 - 3077:
The webview launch test around webviewMessageHandler currently checks only call
counts; add a provider-backed test that captures the payloads from
postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory and postStateToWebview, verifies the first
omits task history, the later includes the expected history, and asserts the
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Keep follow-up settings state posts responsive.
The initial render is not regressed. However, updateSettings posts its state only after applying the setting, and that post waits for task-history initialization. The settings response can therefore remain pending for the full scan.
Use the history-free post while the store is uninitialized. Keep the scheduled full post after initialization.
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Review comment at @src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts around lines 2721 - 2722:
Update the follow-up settings state post in the updateSettings flow to use
postStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory while taskHistoryStore is uninitialized,
and postStateToWebview once it is initialized; preserve the existing scheduled
full post after initialization.
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getStateToPostToWebview awaited the task history scan even when the caller
omitted task history, and webviewDidLaunch always posted the full state, so
a large history left the sidebar on a spinner. Await the scan only when
history is included; on launch, render without history first and post the
full state once the scan completes.
FixesZoo-Code-Org#2095
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- Line 992: Update the loaded `updateSettings` case in the task-history test to
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Fixes #2095
Problem
On startup the extension scans every task's
history_item.json(TaskHistoryStore.initialize()→reconcile({ forceRefresh: true })).getStateToPostToWebviewawaited that scan unconditionally, andwebviewDidLaunchalways posted the full state, so with a large history the webview never received its firststatemessage and stayed on the loading spinner until the scan finished.Fix
getStateToPostToWebviewonly awaitstaskHistoryStore.initializedwhen task history is included in the result.webviewDidLaunch: if the store is still loading, post state without task history immediately (the webview already supports this viapostStateToWebviewWithoutTaskHistory), then post the full state once the scan completes. If it is already loaded, behavior is unchanged.TaskHistoryStoreexposes a synchronousisInitializedgetter.Not covered
This makes the UI render independently of the scan; it does not make the scan itself faster (it still reads one small file per task, sequentially) or change what the report calls an unresponsive extension host. I could not reproduce the multi-minute stall locally. The task list appears once the scan completes.
Tests
webviewMessageHandler.spec.ts: launch with a loaded store posts full state once; launch with a slow store renders first, then posts full state after it finishes.ClineProvider.spec.ts: state without history builds while the store never finishes loading.TaskHistoryStore.spec.ts:isInitialized.srcsuite (11,006 tests) andcheck-typespass.🤖 Generated with Claude Code