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Summary

This PR adds comprehensive performance logging to identify bottlenecks in popup load time and fixes excessive re-renders in the Router component.

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Performance Logging

  • ✅ Add startup time logging in index.tsx
  • ✅ Log imports and initialization completion
  • ✅ Log React render start time
  • ✅ Log when App component mounts
  • ✅ Log when FullApp component mounts
  • ✅ Log when user is unlocked
  • ✅ Log when Unlocked component is shown
  • ✅ Log when first paint completes
  • ✅ Store global __APP_START_TIME__ for consistent measurements across components

Performance Optimizations

  • ✅ Fix excessive re-renders in Router component (was rendering 10+ times)
  • ✅ Move "Showing Unlocked component" log to useEffect with useRef guard
  • ✅ Prevents duplicate logging on each re-render

Performance Metrics

Current measurements show:

[PERF] Popup script start: <timestamp>ms
[PERF] Imports and initialization complete: 224ms
[PERF] Starting React render: 224ms
[PERF] FullApp component mounted: 640ms
[PERF] Showing Unlocked component: 508ms (now logged only once)
[PERF] User unlocked, ready to show app: 640ms
[PERF] App component mounted: 640ms
[PERF] First paint complete: 682ms

Identified Bottlenecks:

  1. JavaScript bundle load: 224ms (33% of total)
  2. Multiple re-renders: Fixed - was causing 10+ renders between 508ms-640ms
  3. Total time to first paint: ~682ms

Files Changed

  • packages/app-extension/src/index.tsx - Add startup and initialization logging
  • packages/app-extension/src/app/App.tsx - Add component mount and first paint logging
  • packages/app-extension/src/app/Router.tsx - Fix re-renders, add useRef guard for logging

Impact

This enables developers to:

  • 🔍 Identify exact bottlenecks during popup load
  • 📊 Measure impact of optimizations
  • 📈 Track performance regressions
  • 🎯 Target specific areas for improvement

Next Steps for Optimization

To reach target of <300ms:

  1. Bundle size analysis with webpack-bundle-analyzer
  2. Code splitting for vendor bundles (React, Recoil, Tamagui)
  3. Reduce Recoil atom cascade re-renders
  4. Implement service worker caching
  5. Tree shaking optimization

Test Plan

  • Tested popup performance logging in Chrome
  • Verified logs appear in correct order
  • Confirmed re-render fix reduces duplicate logs
  • Build succeeds without errors

This PR adds comprehensive performance logging to identify bottlenecks
in popup load time and fixes excessive re-renders in the Router component.

## Changes

### Performance Logging
- Add startup time logging in index.tsx
- Log imports and initialization completion
- Log React render start time
- Log when App component mounts
- Log when FullApp component mounts
- Log when user is unlocked
- Log when Unlocked component is shown
- Log when first paint completes
- Store global __APP_START_TIME__ for consistent measurements

### Performance Optimizations
- Fix excessive re-renders in Router component (was rendering 10+ times)
- Move "Showing Unlocked component" log to useEffect with useRef guard
- Prevents duplicate logging on each re-render

## Performance Metrics

Current measurements show:
- JavaScript bundle load: 224ms
- Total time to first paint: ~682ms
- Multiple re-renders identified and fixed

## Impact

This enables developers to:
- Identify exact bottlenecks during popup load
- Measure impact of optimizations
- Track performance regressions

Next steps for optimization:
- Bundle size analysis with webpack-bundle-analyzer
- Code splitting for vendor bundles
- Reduce Recoil atom cascade re-renders
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jacklevin74 merged commit 7899fa9 into master Nov 18, 2025
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