Avoid looking up settings during timeline rendering (#8313)

* Avoid showHiddenEventsInTimeline lookups

* Avoid MSC3531 feature lookups

* Test that showHiddenEventsInTimeline doesn't get looked up while
rendering

* Fix code review nits

Co-authored-by: Travis Ralston <[email protected]>

Author: robintown

src/Unread.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function eventTriggersUnreadCount(ev: MatrixEvent): boolean {
     }
 
     if (ev.isRedacted()) return false;
-    return haveRendererForEvent(ev);
+    return haveRendererForEvent(ev, false /* hidden messages should never trigger unread counts anyways */);
 }
 
 export function doesRoomHaveUnreadMessages(room: Room): boolean {

src/components/structures/MessagePanel.tsx

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     // displayed event in the current render cycle.
     private readReceiptsByUserId: Record<string, IReadReceiptForUser> = {};
 
-    private readonly showHiddenEventsInTimeline: boolean;
+    private readonly _showHiddenEvents: boolean;
     private readonly threadsEnabled: boolean;
     private isMounted = false;
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         // Cache these settings on mount since Settings is expensive to query,
         // and we check this in a hot code path. This is also cached in our
         // RoomContext, however we still need a fallback for roomless MessagePanels.
-        this.showHiddenEventsInTimeline = SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline");
+        this._showHiddenEvents = SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline");
         this.threadsEnabled = SettingsStore.getValue("feature_thread");
 
         this.showTypingNotificationsWatcherRef =
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     };
 
     public get showHiddenEvents(): boolean {
-        return this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline ?? this.showHiddenEventsInTimeline;
+        return this.context?.showHiddenEvents ?? this._showHiddenEvents;
     }
 
     // TODO: Implement granular (per-room) hide options
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             const willWantDateSeparator = this.wantsDateSeparator(mxEv, nextEv.getDate() || new Date());
             lastInSection = willWantDateSeparator ||
                 mxEv.getSender() !== nextEv.getSender() ||
-                getEventDisplayInfo(nextEv).isInfoMessage ||
+                getEventDisplayInfo(nextEv, this.showHiddenEvents).isInfoMessage ||
                 !shouldFormContinuation(
                     mxEv, nextEv, this.showHiddenEvents, this.threadsEnabled, this.context.timelineRenderingType,
                 );

src/components/structures/RoomView.tsx

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export interface IRoomState {
     showTwelveHourTimestamps: boolean;
     readMarkerInViewThresholdMs: number;
     readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: number;
-    showHiddenEventsInTimeline: boolean;
+    showHiddenEvents: boolean;
     showReadReceipts: boolean;
     showRedactions: boolean;
     showJoinLeaves: boolean;
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
             showTwelveHourTimestamps: SettingsStore.getValue("showTwelveHourTimestamps"),
             readMarkerInViewThresholdMs: SettingsStore.getValue("readMarkerInViewThresholdMs"),
             readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: SettingsStore.getValue("readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs"),
-            showHiddenEventsInTimeline: SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline"),
+            showHiddenEvents: SettingsStore.getValue("showHiddenEventsInTimeline"),
             showReadReceipts: true,
             showRedactions: true,
             showJoinLeaves: true,
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                 this.setState({ readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: value as number }),
             ),
             SettingsStore.watchSetting("showHiddenEventsInTimeline", null, (...[,,, value]) =>
-                this.setState({ showHiddenEventsInTimeline: value as boolean }),
+                this.setState({ showHiddenEvents: value as boolean }),
             ),
         ];
     }
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ export class RoomView extends React.Component<IRoomProps, IRoomState> {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (!haveRendererForEvent(mxEv, this.state.showHiddenEventsInTimeline)) {
+            if (!haveRendererForEvent(mxEv, this.state.showHiddenEvents)) {
                 // XXX: can this ever happen? It will make the result count
                 // not match the displayed count.
                 continue;

src/components/structures/ThreadPanel.tsx

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ const ThreadPanel: React.FC<IProps> = ({
         <RoomContext.Provider value={{
             ...roomContext,
             timelineRenderingType: TimelineRenderingType.ThreadsList,
-            showHiddenEventsInTimeline: true,
+            showHiddenEvents: true,
             narrow,
         }}>
             <BaseCard

src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.tsx

@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class TimelinePanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
             const shouldIgnore = !!ev.status || // local echo
                 (ignoreOwn && ev.getSender() === myUserId); // own message
-            const isWithoutTile = !haveRendererForEvent(ev, this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline) ||
+            const isWithoutTile = !haveRendererForEvent(ev, this.context?.showHiddenEvents) ||
                 shouldHideEvent(ev, this.context);
 
             if (isWithoutTile || !node) {

src/components/views/messages/TextualEvent.tsx

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class TextualEvent extends React.Component<IProps> {
     static contextType = RoomContext;
 
     public render() {
-        const text = TextForEvent.textForEvent(this.props.mxEvent, true, this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline);
+        const text = TextForEvent.textForEvent(this.props.mxEvent, true, this.context?.showHiddenEvents);
         if (!text) return null;
         return <div className="mx_TextualEvent">{ text }</div>;
     }

src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.tsx

@@ -1214,21 +1214,24 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             msgOption = readAvatars;
         }
 
-        const replyChain =
-            (haveRendererForEvent(this.props.mxEvent) && shouldDisplayReply(this.props.mxEvent))
-                ? <ReplyChain
-                    parentEv={this.props.mxEvent}
-                    onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged}
-                    ref={this.replyChain}
-                    forExport={this.props.forExport}
-                    permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                    layout={this.props.layout}
-                    alwaysShowTimestamps={this.props.alwaysShowTimestamps || this.state.hover}
-                    isQuoteExpanded={isQuoteExpanded}
-                    setQuoteExpanded={this.setQuoteExpanded}
-                    getRelationsForEvent={this.props.getRelationsForEvent}
-                />
-                : null;
+        let replyChain;
+        if (
+            haveRendererForEvent(this.props.mxEvent, this.context.showHiddenEvents) &&
+            shouldDisplayReply(this.props.mxEvent)
+        ) {
+            replyChain = <ReplyChain
+                parentEv={this.props.mxEvent}
+                onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged}
+                ref={this.replyChain}
+                forExport={this.props.forExport}
+                permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
+                layout={this.props.layout}
+                alwaysShowTimestamps={this.props.alwaysShowTimestamps || this.state.hover}
+                isQuoteExpanded={isQuoteExpanded}
+                setQuoteExpanded={this.setQuoteExpanded}
+                getRelationsForEvent={this.props.getRelationsForEvent}
+            />;
+        }
 
         const isOwnEvent = this.props.mxEvent?.sender?.userId === MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
 
@@ -1267,7 +1270,7 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             highlightLink: this.props.highlightLink,
                             onHeightChanged: this.props.onHeightChanged,
                             permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-                        }) }
+                        }, this.context.showHiddenEvents) }
                     </div>,
                 ]);
             }
@@ -1309,7 +1312,7 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             highlightLink: this.props.highlightLink,
                             onHeightChanged: this.props.onHeightChanged,
                             permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-                        }) }
+                        }, this.context.showHiddenEvents) }
                         { actionBar }
                         <a href={permalink} onClick={this.onPermalinkClicked}>
                             { timestamp }
@@ -1395,7 +1398,7 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                             highlightLink: this.props.highlightLink,
                             onHeightChanged: this.props.onHeightChanged,
                             permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-                        }) }
+                        }, this.context.showHiddenEvents) }
                     </div>,
                     <a
                         className="mx_EventTile_senderDetailsLink"
@@ -1448,7 +1451,7 @@ export class UnwrappedEventTile extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                                 highlightLink: this.props.highlightLink,
                                 onHeightChanged: this.props.onHeightChanged,
                                 permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-                            }) }
+                            }, this.context.showHiddenEvents) }
                             { keyRequestInfo }
                             { actionBar }
                             { this.props.layout === Layout.IRC && <>

src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx

@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
         const msgType = mxEvent.getContent().msgtype;
         const evType = mxEvent.getType() as EventType;
 
-        const { hasRenderer, isInfoMessage, isSeeingThroughMessageHiddenForModeration } = getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent);
+        const {
+            hasRenderer, isInfoMessage, isSeeingThroughMessageHiddenForModeration,
+        } = getEventDisplayInfo(mxEvent, false /* Replies are never hidden, so this should be fine */);
         // This shouldn't happen: the caller should check we support this type
         // before trying to instantiate us
         if (!hasRenderer) {
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                         highlightLink: this.props.highlightLink,
                         onHeightChanged: this.props.onHeightChanged,
                         permalinkCreator: this.props.permalinkCreator,
-                    }) }
+                    }, false /* showHiddenEvents shouldn't be relevant */) }
                 </a>
             </div>
         );

src/components/views/rooms/SearchResultTile.tsx

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTile extends React.Component<IProps> {
                 highlights = this.props.searchHighlights;
             }
 
-            if (haveRendererForEvent(mxEv, this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline)) {
+            if (haveRendererForEvent(mxEv, this.context?.showHiddenEvents)) {
                 // do we need a date separator since the last event?
                 const prevEv = timeline[j - 1];
                 // is this a continuation of the previous message?
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTile extends React.Component<IProps> {
                     shouldFormContinuation(
                         prevEv,
                         mxEv,
-                        this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline,
+                        this.context?.showHiddenEvents,
                         threadsEnabled,
                         TimelineRenderingType.Search,
                     );
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default class SearchResultTile extends React.Component<IProps> {
                         !shouldFormContinuation(
                             mxEv,
                             nextEv,
-                            this.context?.showHiddenEventsInTimeline,
+                            this.context?.showHiddenEvents,
                             threadsEnabled,
                             TimelineRenderingType.Search,
                         )

src/contexts/RoomContext.ts

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const RoomContext = createContext<IRoomState>({
     showTwelveHourTimestamps: false,
     readMarkerInViewThresholdMs: 3000,
     readMarkerOutOfViewThresholdMs: 30000,
-    showHiddenEventsInTimeline: false,
+    showHiddenEvents: false,
     showReadReceipts: true,
     showRedactions: true,
     showJoinLeaves: true,