Fix extension fetch cancellation bug with AbortController pattern#114
Fix extension fetch cancellation bug with AbortController pattern#114
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SITES-40258: Extensions were not being cancelled when component unmounts or dependencies change, causing race conditions, memory leaks, and "state update on unmounted component" warnings. Changes: - Add optional AbortSignal parameter to ExtensionsProvider type - Implement cleanup function in Extensible component with AbortController - Update all provider implementations to forward signal - Add isMounted flag to prevent state updates after unmount Files Modified: - packages/uix-host/src/host.ts - Updated type definition - packages/uix-host-react/src/components/Extensible.tsx - Main fix - packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/*.ts - Signal forwarding - packages/uix-host-react/src/components/ExtensibleWrapper/ExtensionManagerProvider.ts Backward Compatible: - Signal parameter is optional - All existing code works without modification - All 22 tests pass Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR addresses extension-loading race conditions in uix-host-react by introducing an AbortController/AbortSignal cancellation path through the ExtensionsProvider API so in-flight extension fetches can be aborted on unmount or dependency changes.
Changes:
- Extend
ExtensionsProviderto accept an optionalsignal?: AbortSignal. - Wire an
AbortController+ cleanup intoExtensibleto cancel extension loads and avoid post-unmount state updates/logging. - Forward
AbortSignalthrough core provider utilities (composition/mute/registry/extension-manager).
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| packages/uix-host/src/host.ts | Updates ExtensionsProvider type signature to accept optional AbortSignal. |
| packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/mute.ts | Forwards AbortSignal through the muted provider wrapper. |
| packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/composition.ts | Propagates AbortSignal when combining providers. |
| packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/extension-registry.ts | Adds signal support to registry fetch/provider functions. |
| packages/uix-host-react/src/components/ExtensibleWrapper/ExtensionManagerProvider.ts | Adds signal support to Extension Manager fetch/provider flow. |
| packages/uix-host-react/src/components/Extensible.tsx | Implements AbortController cleanup + mount-guards around state updates. |
| packages/uix-host-react/src/components/tests/Extensible.cancellation-bug.test.tsx | Adds tests intended to cover cancellation scenarios. |
| CHANGELOG.md | Adds a changelog entry describing the cancellation work and API change. |
| .claude/skills/reproduce-async-bug.md | Adds internal guidance doc for reproducing async cancellation bugs. |
| .claude/skills/add-abort-controller.md | Adds internal guidance doc for adding AbortController patterns. |
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packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/extension-registry.ts:151
extensionRegistryExtensionsProviderhas areturn Promise.resolve({});after thereturn fetchExtensionsFromRegistry(...).then(...)block, which is unreachable dead code. It should be removed to avoid confusion and to satisfy linters/TS unreachable-code checks.
return fetchExtensionsFromRegistry(config, signal).then((out) =>
out.reduce((a, e: ExtensionDefinition) => {
if (e.status !== "PUBLISHED") {
return a;
}
return {
...a,
// todo: make safer way to extract href
[e.name]: e.endpoints[erEndpoint].view[0].href,
};
}, {})
);
return Promise.resolve({});
}
packages/uix-host/src/extensions-provider/mute.ts:30
catch (error)treatserroras if it always has a.messageproperty. If the thrown value is not anError(common withfetch/DOMException or user code throwing strings/objects), this will throw a secondary error while handling the original failure. Consider normalizing first (e.g.,const err = error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error))) and logerr.message(and/or the original value) safely.
return async (signal?: AbortSignal) => {
try {
return await provider(signal);
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Extension provider has failed: ${error.message}`, {
error,
});
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| // For this test, we're documenting the bug rather than asserting it fails | ||
| // After the fix, this test should pass reliably | ||
| expect(providerCallCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1); |
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This test doesn’t assert the fixed behavior (cancellation + no stale state updates); expect(providerCallCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1) will pass regardless of whether cancellation works. Consider rewriting to use a provider that observes the passed AbortSignal (e.g., registers an abort listener / rejects with AbortError) and then assert that abort happens on dependency changes and that only the latest result is applied.
| // For this test, we're documenting the bug rather than asserting it fails | |
| // After the fix, this test should pass reliably | |
| expect(providerCallCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1); | |
| // After the fix, we expect a single successful provider call with no errors, | |
| // even when the child component triggers rapid re-renders. | |
| expect(providerCallCount).toBe(1); | |
| expect(consoleErrors).toHaveLength(0); |
| // After fix: First fetch should be aborted when callback changes | ||
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| expect(providerCallCount).toBe(2); // Called twice due to dependency change | ||
| expect(lastCallAborted).toBe(false); // BUG: No abortion mechanism exists | ||
| }, 10000); |
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This test is currently asserting the buggy outcome (lastCallAborted stays false). With the new AbortController plumbing, the expected behavior should be that the first in-flight operation is aborted/ignored when extensionsListCallback changes. Consider updating the mocked provider to accept (signal?: AbortSignal) and set lastCallAborted = true when signal aborts, then assert lastCallAborted === true (and that stale results don’t update state).
| // BUG: Fetch completes even after unmount (not aborted) | ||
| // BUG: May cause state updates on unmounted component | ||
| // After fix: Fetch should be aborted when component unmounts | ||
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| expect(fetchCompleted).toBe(true); // BUG: Fetch continues after unmount |
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This test is still validating the pre-fix behavior by asserting fetchCompleted becomes true after unmount. To cover the fix, the provider mock should support the new signal?: AbortSignal parameter and stop work / reject when signal.aborted (or on abort event), then assert that unmount triggers abortion and that the async operation does not complete.
| it("BUG: Extensions fail to load when child component triggers rapid re-renders", async () => { | ||
| let providerCallCount = 0; | ||
| const providerCalls: number[] = []; | ||
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| // Simulate a slow extension fetch (like a real network request) | ||
| const slowExtensionsProvider: ExtensionsProvider = jest.fn(async () => { |
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These tests rely on real setTimeout delays (200–600ms) plus 10s Jest timeouts and extensive console.log, which can slow down and flake in CI. Consider switching to jest.useFakeTimers() (or a controllable deferred promise) and removing debug logging so the suite remains fast and deterministic while still asserting abort behavior.
| - ✅ 100% backward compatible | ||
| - ✅ `signal` parameter is optional | ||
| - ✅ Existing providers work without modification | ||
| - ✅ All existing tests pass (22/22) | ||
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The changelog includes build-state assertions that will quickly become stale (e.g., “All existing tests pass (22/22)”) and decorative checkmarks. Changelogs typically record user-visible changes and avoid embedding transient CI/test counts. Suggest removing these lines or moving verification details to the PR description/release notes instead.
| - ✅ 100% backward compatible | |
| - ✅ `signal` parameter is optional | |
| - ✅ Existing providers work without modification | |
| - ✅ All existing tests pass (22/22) | |
| - 100% backward compatible | |
| - `signal` parameter is optional | |
| - Existing providers work without modification |
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| ## [1.1.6] - 2024-XX-XX | ||
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| _(Previous releases documented here)_ |
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## [1.1.6] - 2024-XX-XX uses a placeholder date, which can break tooling that parses release dates and is ambiguous for readers. Either omit the release section until it’s published or replace with an actual ISO date when releasing.
| ## [1.1.6] - 2024-XX-XX | |
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SITES-40258: Extensions were not being cancelled when component unmounts or dependencies change, causing race conditions, memory leaks, and "state update on unmounted component" warnings.
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