[Perf] Throttle partial message updates while streaming by PierrunoYT · Pull Request #2120 · Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code

PierrunoYT · 2026-10-20T21:00:53Z

Fixes #2062

Problem

Each streamed delta of a partial say/ask (text, reasoning, attempt_completion's result, ...) posted the entire message to the webview (messageUpdated). Providers that stream small chunks therefore caused dozens of full re-renders per second (331 deltas in 10.5 s in the report), and partial markdown (half a table, an open code fence) changed the layout on almost every update.

Change

Task now routes partial updates through postPartialMessageUpdate: the in-memory message is still updated on every delta, but the webview post happens at most once per 120 ms (leading edge, plus one trailing post so the latest text always arrives). The queued post is cancelled when the message is finalized (partial: false) and when the task is disposed; finalization still posts and persists as before.

Notes

The RooCodeEventName.Message "updated" event shares this path, so API/CLI consumers also see fewer partial updates; the final version is always emitted.
Not included: rendering only up to the last complete line in the webview (also suggested in the issue). This change is extension-side only.

Tests

New partial message update throttling tests (fake timers): a 50-delta burst coalesces into fewer than 10 posts and ends with the latest text; finalizing cancels the queued post and delivers the final text; updates far apart post immediately. src suite (11,031 tests) and check-types pass.

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📝 Summary

Summary by CodeRabbit

Performance
- Reduced the frequency of intermediate webview refreshes during streaming ask/say messages.
- Kept the latest partial message available for display after throttling.
Bug Fixes
- Prevented queued partial updates from appearing after a message is finalized or a task is closed, aborted, or abandoned.
- Improved handling of failed updates without causing unhandled errors.
- Posted updates individually when they are spaced apart.

Task limits partial ask and say webview updates to one post per 120 ms, retaining the latest update for a trailing post. It cancels pending updates when messages are finalized or the task is disposed. Tests cover coalescing, delivery timing, and cancellation.

Changes: Partial message updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Throttle partial message posts `src/core/task/Task.ts`, `src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`	Task throttles repeated partial ask and say updates. It posts immediately when the interval allows and otherwise schedules a trailing update with the latest message. Tests cover bursts of updates and delivery after sufficient elapsed time.
Cancel pending updates on finalization and disposal `src/core/task/Task.ts`, `src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`	Task cancels queued partial updates before publishing finalized ask or say messages and during disposal. Tests verify that finalization and disposal cancel queued updates.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Low · up to 2835d

The change is mergeable with owner awareness, but API consumers can miss an intermediate message update. Preserve updates across message changes and add a precise throttle-boundary test.

Pre-merge checks: 7 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Regression Evidence		The PR adds focused Task tests for say() bursts, trailing latest-text delivery, ask finalization, disposal, and spaced updates. It does not cover the new negative lifecycle guard at `Task.ts:1776`: a …	Add fake-timer Task tests that queue a partial update, call `requestAbort(false)` and `requestAbandon()` in separate cases, advance the timer, and assert that no trailing `messageUpdated` event is emitted.

Passed checks: 7 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: throttling partial message updates during streaming.
Description check		The description links issue `#2062`, explains the problem and implementation, identifies an intentional scope limit, and documents tests and reported results. It does not reproduce the full template che…
Linked Issues check		Issue `#2062` requests fewer updates while partial responses stream. `Task.ts` now routes existing partial `ask` and `say` messages through `postPartialMessageUpdate`, which coalesces updates into a 120…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changed files are `src/core/task/Task.ts` and its focused `Task.spec.ts` tests. The implementation reduces partial message posts and preserves final delivery. The tests validate that behavior. No …
Security Boundaries		No changed path meets the security failure conditions. In `src/core/task/Task.ts`, the PR only throttles existing partial `ask`/`say` calls before the unchanged `updateClineMessage` webview/event path…
Persistence Integrity		No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. Existing partial-message updates still only call `postPartialMessageUpdate` and `updateClineMessage`; they do not add or alter disk writes. In …
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup		No changed lifecycle leak or post-cancellation duplicate path is present. The new throttle owns one pending timeout and one message reference. The timeout clears both fields before it runs and posts o…

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Explanation

The description links issue #2062, explains the problem and implementation, identifies an intentional scope limit, and documents tests and reported results. It does not reproduce the full template checklist, but the required change and test information are complete.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #2062 requests fewer updates while partial responses stream. Task.ts now routes existing partial ask and say messages through postPartialMessageUpdate, which coalesces updates into a 120 ms window and sends a trailing latest update. Finalization cancels the queued partial update, then posts and saves the final message. Task disposal also cancels queued updates. Task.spec.ts covers burst coalescing, latest-text delivery, finalization, ask finalization, disposal, and spaced updates. The issue's last-complete-line suggestion is optional and is explicitly outside this change.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changed files are src/core/task/Task.ts and its focused Task.spec.ts tests. The implementation reduces partial message posts and preserves final delivery. The tests validate that behavior. No unrelated change is demonstrated.

Full details: Security Boundaries

Explanation

No changed path meets the security failure conditions. In src/core/task/Task.ts, the PR only throttles existing partial ask/say calls before the unchanged updateClineMessage webview/event path. Approval evaluation still runs through checkAutoApproval before partial ask updates, and finalization still uses the existing complete-message path. The new timer stores an internal ClineMessage, cancels on finalization and disposal, and does not execute input, add a data destination, or alter allowlist controls.

Full details: Persistence Integrity

Explanation

No changed persistence path meets the failure condition. Existing partial-message updates still only call postPartialMessageUpdate and updateClineMessage; they do not add or alter disk writes. In both changed finalization paths, cancelPendingPartialMessageUpdate() is followed by await this.saveClineMessages() before the final update post. The save implementation still awaits saveTaskMessages with a cloned message snapshot. The PR adds no unawaited persistence operation, non-atomic write, missing rollback, or missing persisted-default propagation.

Full details: Lifecycle Resource Cleanup

Explanation

No changed lifecycle leak or post-cancellation duplicate path is present. The new throttle owns one pending timeout and one message reference. The timeout clears both fields before it runs and posts only when the message remains partial and the task is neither aborted nor abandoned (Task.ts:1771-1778). Say/ask finalization cancels the timeout (2039, 2866), and disposal cancels it synchronously (3666-3669). Direct tool-ask finalization also changes partial to false before any queued callback can post (2965-2968), so the callback self-clears without work.

Full details: Regression Evidence

Explanation

The PR adds focused Task tests for say() bursts, trailing latest-text delivery, ask finalization, disposal, and spaced updates. It does not cover the new negative lifecycle guard at Task.ts:1776: a queued trailing update must be suppressed when abort or abandoned becomes true. The disposal test clears the timer before it runs, so it cannot detect a post after abort or abandon. No Playwright snapshot is required because the PR changes extension-side update cadence, not a webview component.

Resolution

Add fake-timer Task tests that queue a partial update, call requestAbort(false) and requestAbandon() in separate cases, advance the timer, and assert that no trailing messageUpdated event is emitted.

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Review comments at @src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts:
- Around line 4352-4357: Update createStreamingTask to snapshot ts, text, and
partial from each messageUpdated post at invocation time via the mock
implementation, and return those snapshots alongside the task. Replace
messageUpdates() reference-based reads in the affected tests with the captured
array, preserving the existing assertions against the immutable values.
- Around line 4384-4397: Add fake-timer regression tests in the Task test suite
for a queued partial ask() update followed by finalization and for a queued
partial update followed by task.dispose(). Advance timers after each transition
and assert that no late partial update is posted, while preserving the existing
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