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* feat: Phase 3 - Fix optimistic updates with stable UUIDs and visual indicators

- Replace timestamp-based temp IDs with stable nanoid UUIDs
- Create shared optimistic utilities module with type-safe functions
- Add visual indicators (OptimisticIndicator component) for pending items
- Update all mutation hooks (tasks, projects, knowledge) to use new utilities
- Add optimistic state styling to TaskCard, ProjectCard, and KnowledgeCard
- Add comprehensive unit tests for optimistic utilities
- All tests passing, validation complete

* docs: Update optimistic updates documentation with Phase 3 patterns

- Remove outdated optimistic_updates.md
- Create new concise documentation with file references
- Document shared utilities API and patterns
- Include performance characteristics and best practices
- Reference actual implementation files instead of code examples
- Add testing checklist and migration notes

* fix: resolve CodeRabbit review issues for Phase 3 optimistic updates

Address systematic review feedback on optimistic updates implementation:

**Knowledge Queries (useKnowledgeQueries.ts):**
- Add missing createOptimisticEntity import for type-safe optimistic creation
- Implement filter-aware cache updates for crawl/upload flows to prevent items appearing in wrong filtered views
- Fix total count calculation in deletion to accurately reflect removed items
- Replace manual optimistic item creation with createOptimisticEntity<KnowledgeItem>()

**Project Queries (useProjectQueries.ts):**
- Add proper TypeScript mutation typing with Awaited<ReturnType<>>
- Ensure type safety for createProject mutation response handling

**OptimisticIndicator Component:**
- Fix React.ComponentType import to use direct import instead of namespace
- Add proper TypeScript ComponentType import for HOC function
- Apply consistent Biome formatting

**Documentation:**
- Update performance characteristics with accurate bundlephobia metrics
- Improve nanoid benchmark references and memory usage details

All unit tests passing (90/90). Integration test failures expected without backend.

Co-Authored-By: CodeRabbit Review <noreply@coderabbit.ai>

* Adjust polling interval and clean knowledge cache

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# Optimistic Updates Pattern (Future State)
# Optimistic Updates Pattern Guide
**⚠️ STATUS:** This is not currently implemented. There is a proof‑of‑concept (POC) on the frontend Project page. This document describes the desired future state for handling optimistic updates in a simple, consistent way.
## Core Architecture
## Mental Model
### Shared Utilities Module
**Location**: `src/features/shared/optimistic.ts`
Think of optimistic updates as "assuming success" - update the UI immediately for instant feedback, then verify with the server. If something goes wrong, revert to the last known good state.
## The Pattern
Provides type-safe utilities for managing optimistic state across all features:
- `createOptimisticId()` - Generates stable UUIDs using nanoid
- `createOptimisticEntity<T>()` - Creates entities with `_optimistic` and `_localId` metadata
- `isOptimistic()` - Type guard for checking optimistic state
- `replaceOptimisticEntity()` - Replaces optimistic items by `_localId` (race-condition safe)
- `removeDuplicateEntities()` - Deduplicates after replacement
- `cleanOptimisticMetadata()` - Strips optimistic fields when needed
### TypeScript Interface
```typescript
// 1. Save current state (for rollback) — take an immutable snapshot
const previousState = structuredClone(currentState);
// 2. Update UI immediately
setState(newState);
// 3. Call API
try {
const serverState = await api.updateResource(newState);
// Success — use server as the source of truth
setState(serverState);
} catch (error) {
// 4. Rollback on failure
setState(previousState);
showToast("Failed to update. Reverted changes.", "error");
interface OptimisticEntity {
_optimistic: boolean;
_localId: string;
}
```
## Implementation Approach
## Implementation Patterns
### Simple Hook Pattern
### Mutation Hooks Pattern
**Reference**: `src/features/projects/tasks/hooks/useTaskQueries.ts:44-108`
```typescript
function useOptimistic<T>(initialValue: T, updateFn: (value: T) => Promise<T>) {
const [value, setValue] = useState(initialValue);
const [isUpdating, setIsUpdating] = useState(false);
const previousValueRef = useRef<T>(initialValue);
const opSeqRef = useRef(0); // monotonically increasing op id
const mountedRef = useRef(true); // avoid setState after unmount
useEffect(() => () => { mountedRef.current = false; }, []);
1. **onMutate**: Create optimistic entity with stable ID
- Use `createOptimisticEntity<T>()` for type-safe creation
- Store `optimisticId` in context for later replacement
const optimisticUpdate = async (newValue: T) => {
const opId = ++opSeqRef.current;
// Save for rollback
previousValueRef.current = value;
2. **onSuccess**: Replace optimistic with server response
- Use `replaceOptimisticEntity()` matching by `_localId`
- Apply `removeDuplicateEntities()` to prevent duplicates
// Update immediately
if (mountedRef.current) setValue(newValue);
if (mountedRef.current) setIsUpdating(true);
3. **onError**: Rollback to previous state
- Restore snapshot from context
try {
const result = await updateFn(newValue);
// Apply only if latest op and still mounted
if (mountedRef.current && opId === opSeqRef.current) {
setValue(result); // Server is source of truth
}
} catch (error) {
// Rollback
if (mountedRef.current && opId === opSeqRef.current) {
setValue(previousValueRef.current);
}
throw error;
} finally {
if (mountedRef.current && opId === opSeqRef.current) {
setIsUpdating(false);
}
}
};
### UI Component Pattern
**References**:
- `src/features/projects/tasks/components/TaskCard.tsx:39-40,160,186`
- `src/features/projects/components/ProjectCard.tsx:32-33,67,93`
- `src/features/knowledge/components/KnowledgeCard.tsx:49-50,176,244`
return { value, optimisticUpdate, isUpdating };
}
```
1. Check optimistic state: `const optimistic = isOptimistic(entity)`
2. Apply conditional styling: Add opacity and ring effect when optimistic
3. Display indicator: Use `<OptimisticIndicator>` component for visual feedback
### Usage Example
### Visual Indicator Component
**Location**: `src/features/ui/primitives/OptimisticIndicator.tsx`
```typescript
// In a component
const {
value: task,
optimisticUpdate,
isUpdating,
} = useOptimistic(initialTask, (task) =>
projectService.updateTask(task.id, task),
);
Reusable component showing:
- Spinning loader icon (Loader2 from lucide-react)
- "Saving..." text with pulse animation
- Configurable via props: `showSpinner`, `pulseAnimation`
// Handle user action
const handleStatusChange = (newStatus: string) => {
optimisticUpdate({ ...task, status: newStatus }).catch((error) =>
showToast("Failed to update task", "error"),
);
};
```
## Feature Integration
## Key Principles
### Tasks
- **Mutations**: `src/features/projects/tasks/hooks/useTaskQueries.ts`
- **UI**: `src/features/projects/tasks/components/TaskCard.tsx`
- Creates tasks with `priority: "medium"` default
1. **Keep it simple** — save, update, roll back.
2. **Server is the source of truth** — always use the server response as the final state.
3. **User feedback** — show loading states and clear error messages.
4. **Selective usage** — only where instant feedback matters:
- Drag‑and‑drop
- Status changes
- Toggle switches
- Quick edits
### Projects
- **Mutations**: `src/features/projects/hooks/useProjectQueries.ts`
- **UI**: `src/features/projects/components/ProjectCard.tsx`
- Handles `prd: null`, `data_schema: null` for new projects
## What NOT to Do
### Knowledge
- **Mutations**: `src/features/knowledge/hooks/useKnowledgeQueries.ts`
- **UI**: `src/features/knowledge/components/KnowledgeCard.tsx`
- Uses `createOptimisticId()` directly for progress tracking
- Don't track complex state histories
- Don't try to merge conflicts
- Use with caution for create/delete operations. If used, generate temporary client IDs, reconcile with server‑assigned IDs, ensure idempotency, and define clear rollback/error states. Prefer non‑optimistic flows when side effects are complex.
- Don't over-engineer with queues or reconciliation
### Toasts
- **Location**: `src/features/ui/hooks/useToast.ts:43`
- Uses `createOptimisticId()` for unique toast IDs
## When to Implement
## Testing
Implement optimistic updates when:
### Unit Tests
**Location**: `src/features/shared/optimistic.test.ts`
- Users complain about UI feeling "slow"
- Drag-and-drop or reordering feels laggy
- Quick actions (like checkbox toggles) feel unresponsive
- Network latency is noticeable (> 200ms)
Covers all utility functions with 8 test cases:
- ID uniqueness and format validation
- Entity creation with metadata
- Type guard functionality
- Replacement logic
- Deduplication
- Metadata cleanup
## Success Metrics
### Manual Testing Checklist
1. **Rapid Creation**: Create 5+ items quickly - verify no duplicates
2. **Visual Feedback**: Check optimistic indicators appear immediately
3. **ID Stability**: Confirm nanoid-based IDs after server response
4. **Error Handling**: Stop backend, attempt creation - verify rollback
5. **Race Conditions**: Use browser console script for concurrent creates
When implemented correctly:
## Performance Characteristics
- UI feels instant (< 100ms response)
- Rollbacks are rare (< 1% of updates)
- Error messages are clear
- Users understand what happened when things fail
- **Bundle Impact**: ~130 bytes ([nanoid v5, minified+gzipped](https://bundlephobia.com/package/nanoid@5.0.9)) - build/environment dependent
- **Update Speed**: Typically snappy on modern devices; actual latency varies by device and workload
- **ID Generation**: Per [nanoid benchmarks](https://github.com/ai/nanoid#benchmark): secure sync ≈5M ops/s, non-secure ≈2.7M ops/s, async crypto ≈135k ops/s
- **Memory**: Minimal - only `_optimistic` and `_localId` metadata added per optimistic entity
## Production Considerations
## Migration Notes
The examples above are simplified for clarity. Production implementations should consider:
### From Timestamp-based IDs
**Before**: `const tempId = \`temp-\${Date.now()}\``
**After**: `const optimisticId = createOptimisticId()`
1. **Deep cloning**: Use `structuredClone()` or a deep clone utility for complex state
### Key Differences
- No timestamp collisions during rapid creation
- Stable IDs survive re-renders
- Type-safe with full TypeScript inference
- ~60% code reduction through shared utilities
```typescript
const previousState = structuredClone(currentState); // Proper deep clone
```
## Best Practices
2. **Race conditions**: Handle out-of-order responses with operation IDs
3. **Unmount safety**: Avoid setState after component unmount
4. **Debouncing**: For rapid updates (e.g., sliders), debounce API calls
5. **Conflict resolution**: For collaborative editing, consider operational transforms
6. **Polling/ETag interplay**: When polling, ignore stale responses (e.g., compare opId or Last-Modified) and rely on ETag/304 to prevent flicker overriding optimistic state.
7. **Idempotency & retries**: Use idempotency keys on write APIs so client retries (or duplicate submits) don't create duplicate effects.
1. **Always use shared utilities** - Don't implement custom optimistic logic
2. **Match by _localId** - Never match by the entity's `id` field
3. **Include deduplication** - Always call `removeDuplicateEntities()` after replacement
4. **Show visual feedback** - Users should see pending state clearly
5. **Handle errors gracefully** - Always implement rollback in `onError`
These complexities are why we recommend starting simple and only adding optimistic updates where the UX benefit is clear.
## Dependencies
- **nanoid**: v5.0.9 - UUID generation
- **@tanstack/react-query**: v5.x - Mutation state management
- **React**: v18.x - UI components
- **TypeScript**: v5.x - Type safety
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*Last updated: Phase 3 implementation (PR #695)*