Common Issues

As people have started using <InfiniteTable /> we've noticed a few issues keep popping up.

While we're trying to refine our API to be easier to use and understand, developers using the component still need to be aware of some design decisions and conventions used in the component.

Issue: Performance degradation because props are new on every render#

Passing new props on every render to the <InfiniteTable /> component or to the <DataSource /> component can be a performance bottleneck:

<DataSource
  // dont do this
  groupBy={[{ field: 'country' }]}
/>

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Instead pass the same reference when things do change - stored in state or any other place:

const [groupBy, setGroupBy] = useState([{ field: 'country' }]);

<DataSource groupBy={groupBy} onGroupByChange={setGroupBy} />;

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When in dev mode, you can set localStorage.debug = "*" in your localstorage to see potential issues logged to the console.

For example, you might see:

InfiniteTable:rerender Triggered by new values for the following props +1s columns

Issue: State inside custom components rendered in cells is lost while scrolling#

When using custom rendering or custom components for columns, make sure all your rendering logic is controlled and that it doesn't have any local or transient state.

This is important because InfiniteTable makes heavy use of virtualization, in both column cells and column headers, so custom components can and will be unmounted and re-mounted multiple times, during the virtualization process (triggered by user scrolling, sorting, filtering and a few other interactions).