feat: listview async delegate creation and destruction

modules/sidebar/NotifGroupList.qml

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ LazyListView {
     implicitHeight: contentHeight
 
     spacing: Math.round(Appearance.spacing.small / 2)
+    asynchronous: true
 
     removeDuration: Appearance.anim.durations.normal
 

plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 #include <qpropertyanimation.h>
 #include <qtimer.h>
 
+namespace {
+
+constexpr int ASYNC_BATCH_CREATE = 2;
+constexpr int ASYNC_BATCH_DESTROY = 4;
+
+} // namespace
+
 namespace caelestia::components {
 
 // --- LazyListViewAttached ---
@@ -195,6 +202,17 @@ void LazyListView::setEstimatedHeight(qreal height) {
     polish();
 }
 
+bool LazyListView::asynchronous() const {
+    return m_asynchronous;
+}
+
+void LazyListView::setAsynchronous(bool async) {
+    if (m_asynchronous == async)
+        return;
+    m_asynchronous = async;
+    emit asynchronousChanged();
+}
+
 qreal LazyListView::effectiveEstimatedHeight() const {
     if (m_estimatedHeight >= 0)
         return m_estimatedHeight;
@@ -531,41 +549,68 @@ void LazyListView::syncDelegates() {
             visibleIndices.insert(i);
     }
 
-    // Destroy delegates outside visible range (if not animating)
+    // Collect delegates to destroy (outside visible range and not animating)
     QList<int> toRemove;
     for (auto it = m_delegates.begin(); it != m_delegates.end(); ++it) {
-        if (!visibleIndices.contains(it.key()) && !it->animation) {
+        if (!visibleIndices.contains(it.key()) && !it->animation)
             toRemove.append(it.key());
-        }
-    }
-    for (int idx : toRemove) {
-        auto entry = m_delegates.take(idx);
-        destroyDelegate(entry);
     }
 
-    // Create delegates for newly visible indices
+    // Batch destroy
+    const int destroyBudget = m_asynchronous ? ASYNC_BATCH_DESTROY : static_cast<int>(toRemove.size());
+    QVector<DelegateEntry> removedEntries;
+    removedEntries.reserve(std::min(destroyBudget, static_cast<int>(toRemove.size())));
+    int destroyed = 0;
+    for (int idx : toRemove) {
+        if (destroyed >= destroyBudget)
+            break;
+        removedEntries.append(m_delegates.take(idx));
+        ++destroyed;
+    }
+    for (auto& entry : removedEntries)
+        destroyDelegate(entry);
+
+    // Collect indices to create
+    QList<int> toCreate;
     if (first >= 0) {
         for (int i = first; i <= last; ++i) {
-            if (m_delegates.contains(i))
+            if (!m_delegates.contains(i))
-                continue;
+                toCreate.append(i);
-
-            auto entry = createDelegate(i);
-            if (entry.item) {
-                // Measure height (prefer attached preferredHeight, fall back to implicitHeight)
-                const qreal h = delegateHeight(entry.item);
-                if (!m_layout[i].heightKnown || !qFuzzyCompare(m_layout[i].height, h)) {
-                    if (m_layout[i].heightKnown)
-                        untrackHeight(m_layout[i].height);
-                    m_layout[i].height = h;
-                    m_layout[i].heightKnown = true;
-                    trackHeight(h);
-                }
-                // Position immediately so it doesn't flash at y=0
-                entry.item->setY(m_layout[i].targetY - m_contentY);
-                m_delegates.insert(i, std::move(entry));
-            }
         }
     }
+
+    // Batch create
+    const int createBudget = m_asynchronous ? ASYNC_BATCH_CREATE : static_cast<int>(toCreate.size());
+    int created = 0;
+    bool layoutChanged = false;
+    for (int i : toCreate) {
+        if (created >= createBudget)
+            break;
+
+        auto entry = createDelegate(i);
+        if (entry.item) {
+            const qreal h = delegateHeight(entry.item);
+            if (!m_layout[i].heightKnown || !qFuzzyCompare(m_layout[i].height, h)) {
+                if (m_layout[i].heightKnown)
+                    untrackHeight(m_layout[i].height);
+                m_layout[i].height = h;
+                m_layout[i].heightKnown = true;
+                trackHeight(h);
+                layoutChanged = true;
+            }
+            entry.item->setY(m_layout[i].targetY - m_contentY);
+            m_delegates.insert(i, std::move(entry));
+            ++created;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (layoutChanged)
+        relayout();
+
+    // If async and there's remaining work, schedule another pass
+    if (m_asynchronous &&
+        (destroyed < static_cast<int>(toRemove.size()) || created < static_cast<int>(toCreate.size())))
+        polish();
 }
 
 LazyListView::DelegateEntry LazyListView::createDelegate(int modelIndex) {

plugin/src/Caelestia/Components/lazylistview.hpp

@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class LazyListView : public QQuickItem {
     // Sizing
     Q_PROPERTY(qreal estimatedHeight READ estimatedHeight WRITE setEstimatedHeight NOTIFY estimatedHeightChanged)
 
+    // Async
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool asynchronous READ asynchronous WRITE setAsynchronous NOTIFY asynchronousChanged)
+
     // Add Animation
     Q_PROPERTY(int addDuration READ addDuration WRITE setAddDuration NOTIFY addDurationChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(QEasingCurve addCurve READ addCurve WRITE setAddCurve NOTIFY addCurveChanged)
@@ -130,6 +133,10 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] qreal estimatedHeight() const;
     void setEstimatedHeight(qreal height);
 
+    // Async
+    [[nodiscard]] bool asynchronous() const;
+    void setAsynchronous(bool async);
+
     // Add Animation
     [[nodiscard]] int addDuration() const;
     void setAddDuration(int duration);
@@ -178,6 +185,7 @@ signals:
     void useCustomViewportChanged();
     void cacheBufferChanged();
     void estimatedHeightChanged();
+    void asynchronousChanged();
     void addDurationChanged();
     void addCurveChanged();
     void addFromOpacityChanged();
@@ -261,6 +269,7 @@ private:
     qreal m_estimatedHeight = -1;
     qreal m_knownHeightSum = 0;
     int m_knownHeightCount = 0;
+    bool m_asynchronous = false;
 
     int m_addDuration = 300;
     QEasingCurve m_addCurve;