feat: do not automatically refresh content when browser tab is inactive (#2122)

Author: astandrik

src/utils/hooks/useAutoRefreshInterval.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
 import {AUTO_REFRESH_INTERVAL} from '../constants';
 
 import {useSetting} from './useSetting';
 
-export function useAutoRefreshInterval() {
-    return useSetting(AUTO_REFRESH_INTERVAL, 0);
+export function useAutoRefreshInterval(): [number, (value: number) => void] {
+    const [settingValue, setSettingValue] = useSetting(AUTO_REFRESH_INTERVAL, 0);
+    const [effectiveInterval, setEffectiveInterval] = React.useState(
+        document.visibilityState === 'visible' ? settingValue : 0,
+    );
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        // Update the effective interval when the setting changes
+        setEffectiveInterval(document.visibilityState === 'visible' ? settingValue : 0);
+
+        // Handle visibility change events
+        const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
+            setEffectiveInterval(document.visibilityState === 'visible' ? settingValue : 0);
+        };
+
+        document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange);
+
+        return () => {
+            document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', handleVisibilityChange);
+        };
+    }, [settingValue]);
+
+    return [effectiveInterval, setSettingValue];
 }