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fix(virtual-core): stop an iOS fling for a command issued during it - #1332

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On iOS 27, a scrollToIndex / scrollToOffset / scrollToEnd issued during a fling waited for the fling to end (#1307 step 3). A "jump to latest" button outside the list did nothing until the list stopped. Now the command stops the fling first, then writes.

 _startScroll (absolute, tail === 'fling', iOS 27)
   scrollState = { phase: 'queued' }
+  _stopMomentum
+    overflow-y: hidden !important        # held through two frames
+    rAF → rAF
+      restore the app's inline overflow-y (value + priority)
+        (the app set a new one meanwhile: keep it, leave the command to the tail)
+      if still queued, tail still the fling's, no bounce:
+        end tail, flush hold, write command
+      else: leave it to the tail (as before)
-  (write when the tail closes, ~150ms after the last fling frame)
  • A finger that comes down during the two frames keeps its gesture; the command waits for it to lift, as before.
  • A bounce falls back to the tail rules: write when the tail closes.
  • No flingCaught check after the stop: the stop itself ends the fling at speed, so one slow frame (≥40ms) would read as a catch and the tail would drop the command. A finger that catches the fling within the two frames without moving it is therefore not detected; the write lands under it.
  • A drag back or a second flick seen in scroll events still cancels the command. Whether a finger moving on a hidden element produces scroll events on a device during the two frames is not verified.
  • cleanup() restores a pending stop at once; a replacement element starts its own stop.
  • A scroll element without style keeps the old wait for the tail.

Evidence

Probe on an iPhone (iOS 27.0.1, element scroller): fling, then tap a button outside the scroller that writes scrollTop = max.

Variant Result
plain write overridden, fling continues
hidden + reflow + restore in one task (+ write now / next rAF / 150ms later) fling continues ~1.5s, write lost
hidden held through two rAFs, write lands, scroll events stop

A same-task toggle never reaches the UI-process scroller; the style must survive a rendering update.

  • Before: chat example (docs(examples): rebuild the React chat example as a ChatGPT-style app #1331), fling up, tap ↓ → nothing until the fling stops, then a jump.
    After: tap ↓ → the list stops and lands at the end at once (checked on the iPhone, first commit).
  • New tests in tests/ios-fling-wait.test.ts:
    scrollToEnd mid-fling → hidden; frame → still hidden, no write; frame → restored, write [4800]
    second command during the stop → overflow restored, later command written
    drag back during the stop → no write, restored, cancelled
    app sets overflow during the stop → app value kept, write at tail close
    cleanup during the stop → restored at once, no write
    finger down during the stop → gesture stays 'down', write after it lifts      (fails without the guard)
    bounce during the stop → write when the tail closes                            (fails without the guard)
    fling ended at speed over a slow frame → still written
    
    Core suite 415 pass, trace snapshots unchanged, tsc + eslint clean.

Merge Danger

Door: two-way

Blast Radius: iOS-27-only

Applies only to an absolute command issued during a fling on iOS WebKit with overflow-anchor support. For two frames the scroll element has overflow-y (or overflow-x for horizontal lists) hidden !important inline; the app's own inline value and priority come back after. CSS or scripts that react to inline style changes on the scroller can see the flip.

Not verified on a device: window scrollers (document.scrollingElement; older iOS ignored overflow: hidden on html for touch scrolling) and horizontal lists. The device probe and the chat example use a vertical element scroller.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed absolute scroll commands issued during an iOS 27+ fling: momentum pauses briefly so the command can take effect, and the existing overflow setting is restored afterward.
    • Commands are canceled if the user takes over scrolling before they’re applied. If a newer command arrives while one is waiting, the newer command takes precedence.
    • App changes to the overflow setting are preserved, and cleanup restores any temporary overflow change.

On iOS 27 a command issued during a fling waited for the tail to close,
so a "jump to latest" tap did nothing until the list stopped. Hide the
scroll element's overflow for two frames to stop the fling, restore the
app's inline value, then write the command. A same-task toggle does not
stop the fling (measured on an iPhone, 27.0.1).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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During qualifying iOS flings, absolute scroll commands use a two-frame overflow stop before the virtualizer writes the queued command. The virtualizer restores the prior inline overflow value and cancels the write when the fling conditions no longer permit it.

Changes: iOS fling scroll commands

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add the momentum stop operation
packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
The virtualizer hides overflow on the active axis for two animation frames, restores the prior inline value if the override remains unchanged, and clears pending stop state during cleanup.
Connect the stop to queued commands
packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts, packages/virtual-core/tests/ios-fling-wait.test.ts, .changeset/ios-fling-stop.md
Absolute commands during qualifying flings use the stop operation before writing. Tests cover timing, command replacement, user takeover, overflow changes, cleanup, touch interruption, bounce, and fling-tail behavior. The changeset documents the behavior.

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Change: Bug fix

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  participant Caller
  participant Virtualizer
  participant AnimationFrame
  participant Scroller
  Caller->>Virtualizer: Issue absolute scroll command during qualifying fling
  Virtualizer->>Scroller: Set active-axis overflow to hidden !important
  Virtualizer->>AnimationFrame: Wait for two frames
  AnimationFrame-->>Virtualizer: Complete frame callbacks
  Virtualizer->>Scroller: Restore inline overflow if the override is unchanged
  Virtualizer->>Virtualizer: Check queued command and fling conditions
  Virtualizer->>Scroller: Write queued command when conditions permit
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The change makes absolute scroll commands during an iOS fling stop the fling first. The reviewed code shows no remaining concrete merge-blocking issue, though behavior on real iOS 27 devices has not been independently verified.

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- Line 2192: Update the overflow restoration around style.setProperty so it
restores the captured value only if the property still has the temporary hidden
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- Around line 2182-2184: Update the momentum-stop flow around
`_momentumStopDone` to bind each pending stop and its frame callbacks to the
scroll element captured when the stop begins. In `_willUpdate()`, ensure a
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…er overflow

Restore the inline overflow only while it still holds our hidden
!important, so a value the app set during the two frames stays. cleanup
restores a pending stop at once and drops it, so a replacement element
starts its own stop and a stale frame callback does nothing.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…, bounce or catch

After the two frames, write only while the tail is still the fling's.
A finger that came down keeps its gesture (ending it would let
corrections write under a drag); a bounce or a fling stopped at speed
keeps the tail rules that applied before the stop.

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- Around line 2198-2204: Update the `_momentumStop` restore callback to report
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Comment thread packages/virtual-core/src/index.ts
Call `done` only when the restore finds our hidden !important still in
place; an app that replaced it may have let the fling run, so the tail
decides. Drop the `flingCaught` check after the stop: the stop itself
ends the fling at speed, so one slow frame read as a catch and the tail
then dropped the command.

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