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Explanation of Change

useTransactionInlineEdit subscribes to 12+ Onyx keys per row. On iOS narrow-layout transaction rows (TransactionItemRowNarrow), none of those subscriptions are consumed — the narrow layout has no inline-edit cells — so every row was paying a pure subscription overhead cost, which manifested as blank cells during fast-scroll on large reports.

Two surfaces are fixed:

  1. MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem — split into a router component, a WithInlineEdit wrapper (wide path only, calls the hook), and a shared Body component that renders the Pressable scaffold. Narrow path skips the hook entirely; a local useRef(false) replaces wasEditingOnMouseDownRef so the press-handler shape stays identical.

  2. Search/SearchList/ListItem/TransactionListItem — the parent (index.tsx) no longer calls useTransactionInlineEdit. TransactionListItemWide now calls the hook internally and owns its own press/mousedown/hoverIn handlers + shouldDisableHoverStyle state. TransactionListItemNarrow gets a simplified press handler with no editing-dismissal logic (unnecessary since narrow has no inline-edit cells). The TransactionListItemInlineEditProps type is removed; currentSearchHash is passed as a prop to wide so it can forward it to the hook.

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  1. Go to Spends -> Reports
  2. Open Report with multiple expenses that are not yet approved
  3. Verify you are able to do an inline edit of the transactions

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  1. Go to Spends -> Reports
  2. Open the same report as on web
  3. Verify you are not able to do an inline edit of the transactions
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✅ Changes either increased or maintained existing code coverage, great job!

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Assigning to @aimane-chnaif as this is a follow up to another PR they are reviewing

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@TMisiukiewicz TMisiukiewicz changed the title Skip useTransactionInlineEdit on narrow transaction rows to reduce iOS scroll jank Skip useTransactionInlineEdit on narrow transaction rows to reduce scroll jank May 27, 2026
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if (isNarrowLayout) {
return <MoneyRequestReportTransactionItemBody {...props} />;
}

return <MoneyRequestReportTransactionItemWithInlineEdit {...props} />;
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This switching causes unmount/remount on web browser resizing.
So it causes issues like losing the highlight animation state from useAnimatedHighlightStyle.
Rare in practice but worth flagging — the original kept a single component instance across layouts.

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Code Review

Overall this is a well-structured performance optimization. Moving useTransactionInlineEdit out of the narrow path eliminates 12+ unnecessary Onyx subscriptions per row during fast-scroll — solid win. A few observations:

1. Unmount/remount on resize (flagged by aimane-chnaif)

The router in MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem (line 249–253) conditionally renders either MoneyRequestReportTransactionItemBody or MoneyRequestReportTransactionItemWithInlineEdit. When isNarrowLayout toggles (e.g. browser resize), React unmounts one tree and mounts the other, which resets useAnimatedHighlightStyle state. This is a real concern — the original single-component approach preserved component identity across layout changes.

Suggestion: Consider wrapping the hook call in an early-return guard inside the body rather than splitting into two component trees. Something like conditionally skipping the hook's effects (if the hook supports a disabled/skip option) would avoid the unmount. Alternatively, if the unmount is acceptable given it only occurs on resize (rare on mobile, infrequent on web), document that trade-off explicitly.

2. Redundant responsive-layout hooks

The router (line 244–245) calls useResponsiveLayout() and useResponsiveLayoutOnWideRHP(), and then the Body component (line 111–112) calls them again. This is harmless (they're lightweight context reads), but you could pass isNarrowLayout as a prop to avoid the double subscription.

3. fallbackEditingOnMouseDownRef is safe but adds cognitive overhead

The fallback ref (line 121–122) keeps the press handler shape identical, which is clean. However, the Body component still calls useEditingCellState() (line 108) on narrow — that subscription is no longer useful on narrow since there are no editable cells. Consider guarding it behind inlineEdit to fully eliminate narrow-path overhead.

4. TransactionListItemWide — looks correct

The hook, state, and handlers moved from index.tsx into TransactionListItemWide.tsx are functionally equivalent. The useEffect + queueMicrotask pattern for shouldDisableHoverStyle is preserved identically. No hook-rules violations since the wide component is only rendered when isLargeScreenWidth is true.

5. Type cleanup is clean

Removing TransactionListItemInlineEditProps and introducing TransactionListItemSharedProps simplifies the type surface nicely. The new currentSearchHash prop on TransactionListItemWideProps is the only addition — minimal and clear.


Summary: The core optimization is correct and the data flow is sound. The main point to resolve is the unmount/remount concern from the existing review comment — either accept the trade-off with documentation, or restructure to avoid the conditional component switch.

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No regressions found. Here's a summary of what was verified:

Layout check consistency — The isNarrowLayout gate in the outer MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem (shouldUseNarrowLayout || (isMediumScreenWidth && !shouldScrollHorizontally)) matches the shouldUseNarrowLayout prop passed to TransactionItemRow. TransactionItemRow does not compute layout independently — it branches on the prop — so the hook-skip decision and the render decision are guaranteed to agree.

Undefined edit props on narrow — All edit props (canEditDate, onEditDate, etc.) are optional in TransactionItemRowProps and EditableProps. EditableCell renders a plain <View> when canEdit is falsy. TransactionItemRowNarrow uses a Pick type that excludes all edit props entirely — it never references them.

Hook arguments after the movecurrentSearchHash is correctly threaded from index.tsxTransactionListItemWide as a prop. The useTransactionInlineEdit call in Wide passes all three args (transactionID, hash, linkedReportAction) identically to how the old parent did.

MoneyRequestReportTransactionItem omitting hash/linkedReportAction — Both are optional in useTransactionInlineEdit. When hash is undefined the hook skips search snapshot updates (not needed outside Search). When linkedReportAction is undefined it falls back to getIOUActionForTransactionID. This is the designed fallback path.

useEditingCellState moved to Wide only — It's a pure context consumer (useContext(EditingCellStateContext)) with no special requirements. It was never used by the narrow variant, so confining it to Wide is correct.

Event handler type changePressableWithFeedback.onPress provides GestureResponderEvent | KeyboardEvent, which satisfies the ModifiedMouseEvent structural type that onSelectRow expects. Compatible at runtime.

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@mountiny mountiny merged commit 86565b9 into Expensify:main May 27, 2026
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