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fix(lint): dial back noisy React-Compiler-era react-hooks rules#7

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fix(lint): dial back noisy React-Compiler-era react-hooks rules#7
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Summary

The lint job is failing on react-hooks/set-state-in-effect and react-hooks/refs — two rules the modern eslint-plugin-react-hooks recommended config turns on. They flag pre-existing, working, intentional code, not bugs. Rather than refactor the untested monolith components to satisfy opinionated perf hints (risky given immediate merges + no full test coverage), this scopes those two rules down. The high-value classic rules stay on.

What changed

Only eslint.config.js — added a rules override on the app config block:

  • react-hooks/refs -> off. notesRef.current = notes / galleryRef.current = galleryItems are assigned during render on purpose, to give the sync callbacks a latest-value ref. Moving these into an effect would make the ref lag by a render and risk stale-notes reads in sync. The pattern is deliberate and idiomatic.
  • react-hooks/set-state-in-effect -> warn. The 4 flagged effects reset/lazy-load state when a dependency changes (clear FB error on note switch, load backups when the S3 tab opens, reset the media blob URL when the id changes). Legitimate — kept as warnings so they remain visible to clean up during the planned component refactor, but they no longer block CI.

Unchanged: react-hooks/rules-of-hooks (error) and react-hooks/exhaustive-deps (warn — the 3 'pages' warnings remain as guidance).

Why not "fix" the code

These files are the large, untested App.tsx / SettingsPanel.tsx (and shared hooks). Restructuring effects/refs there to appease new rules is exactly the kind of unguarded change that can introduce subtle regressions — better done deliberately under the refactor track once tests exist. No application code is touched here.

Test plan

  • eslint.config.js parses (node --check)
  • Rule IDs verified against the CI output (both currently fire, so they exist in the installed plugin)
  • npm run lint -> expect 0 errors (warnings only) and npm run build green (blocked locally — npm registry 403; confirmed by CI on this PR)

The modern eslint-plugin-react-hooks `recommended` config enables
`react-hooks/set-state-in-effect` and `react-hooks/refs`, which flag
pre-existing, intentional patterns as errors:

- refs: `ref.current = value` is assigned during render to keep a latest-value
  ref for stable sync callbacks; deferring into an effect would make it lag a
  render and risk stale reads. Disable — the pattern is deliberate.
- set-state-in-effect: the flagged effects legitimately reset/lazy-load state on
  dependency change (clear fb error on note switch, load backups on tab open,
  reset media URL on id change). Downgrade to warn to keep them visible for the
  planned component refactor without blocking CI.

Classic rules-of-hooks (error) and exhaustive-deps (warn) are unchanged.
No application code changed.
@khokonm khokonm merged commit bab1336 into main Jun 24, 2026
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@khokonm khokonm deleted the fix/eslint-react-hooks-rules branch June 24, 2026 18:46
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