Add setTimeout fallback to yieldToMain for hidden/backgrounded tabs#3
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[WIP] Update requestAnimationFrame optimization for UI rendering
Add setTimeout fallback to yieldToMain for hidden/backgrounded tabs
Jan 23, 2026
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yieldToMain()utility relied solely onrequestAnimationFrame, which browsers heavily throttle when tabs are hidden. This could stall streaming parse operations if users background the tab during analysis.Changes
yieldToMain()setTimeout(resolve, 0)when document is hidden or rAF unavailableThis ensures streaming operations progress regardless of tab visibility while maintaining optimal rendering behavior for active tabs.
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