* Remove distinction between long, short transitions
We're removing the `timeoutMs` option, so there's no longer any
distinction between "short" and "long" transitions. They're all treated
the same.
This commit doesn't remove `timeoutMs` yet, only combines the internal
priority levels.
* Disable `timeoutMs` argument
tl;dr
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- We're removing the `timeoutMs` argument from `useTransition`.
- Transitions will either immediately switch to a skeleton/placeholder
view (when loading new content) or wait indefinitely until the data
resolves (when refreshing stale content).
- This commit disables the `timeoutMS` so that the API has the desired
semantics. It doesn't yet update the types or migrate all the test
callers. I'll do those steps in follow-up PRs.
Motivation
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Currently, transitions initiated by `startTransition` / `useTransition`
accept a `timeoutMs` option. You can use this to control the maximum
amount of time that a transition is allowed to delay before we give up
and show a placeholder.
What we've discovered is that, in practice, every transition falls into
one of two categories: a **load** or a **refresh**:
- **Loading a new screen**: show the next screen as soon as possible,
even if the data hasn't finished loading. Use a skeleton/placeholder
UI to show progress.
- **Refreshing a screen that's already visible**: keep showing the
current screen indefinitely, for as long as it takes to load the fresh
data, even if the current data is stale. Use a pending state (and
maybe a busy indicator) to show progress.
In other words, transitions should either *delay indefinitely* (for a
refresh) or they should show a placeholder *instantly* (for a load).
There's not much use for transitions that are delayed for a
small-but-noticeable amount of time.
So, the plan is to remove the `timeoutMs` option. Instead, we'll assign
an effective timeout of `0` for loads, and `Infinity` for refreshes.
The mechanism for distinguishing a load from a refresh already exists in
the current model. If a component suspends, and the nearest Suspense
boundary hasn't already mounted, we treat that as a load, because
there's nothing on the screen. However, if the nearest boundary is
mounted, we treat that as a refresh, since it's already showing content.
If you need to fix a transition to be treated as a load instead of a
refresh, or vice versa, the solution will involve rearranging the
location of your Suspense boundaries. It may also involve adding a key.
We're still working on proper documentation for these patterns. In the
meantime, please reach out to us if you run into problems that you're
unsure how to fix.
We will remove `timeoutMs` from `useDeferredValue`, too, and apply the
same load versus refresh semantics to the update that spawns the
deferred value.
Note that there are other types of delays that are not related to
transitions; for example, we will still throttle the appearance of
nested placeholders (we refer to this as the placeholder "train model"),
and we may still apply a Just Noticeable Difference heuristic (JND) in
some cases. These aren't going anywhere. (Well, the JND heuristic might
but for different reasons than those discussed above.)
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