refactor(grid-list): avoid recreating tile coordinator for every change detection

src/lib/grid-list/grid-list.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ export class MatGridList implements OnInit, AfterContentChecked {
   /** Number of columns being rendered. */
   private _cols: number;
 
+  /** Used for determiningthe position of each tile in the grid. */
+  private _tileCoordinator: TileCoordinator;
+
   /**
    * Row height value passed in by user. This can be one of three types:
    * - Number value (ex: "100px"):  sets a fixed row height to that value
@@ -135,8 +138,14 @@ export class MatGridList implements OnInit, AfterContentChecked {
 
   /** Computes and applies the size and position for all children grid tiles. */
   private _layoutTiles(): void {
-    const tracker = new TileCoordinator(this.cols, this._tiles);
+    if (!this._tileCoordinator) {
+      this._tileCoordinator = new TileCoordinator(this._tiles);
+    }
+
+    const tracker = this._tileCoordinator;
     const direction = this._dir ? this._dir.value : 'ltr';
+
+    this._tileCoordinator.update(this.cols);
     this._tileStyler.init(this.gutterSize, tracker, this.cols, direction);
 
     this._tiles.forEach((tile, index) => {

src/lib/grid-list/tile-coordinator.ts

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class TileCoordinator {
    * Ex: A list with 1 row that contains a tile with rowspan 2 will have a total rowspan of 2.
    */
   get rowspan() {
-    let lastRowMax = Math.max(...this.tracker);
+    const lastRowMax = Math.max(...this.tracker);
     // if any of the tiles has a rowspan that pushes it beyond the total row count,
     // add the difference to the rowcount
     return lastRowMax > 1 ? this.rowCount + lastRowMax - 1 : this.rowCount;
@@ -53,17 +53,25 @@ export class TileCoordinator {
   /** The computed (row, col) position of each tile (the output). */
   positions: TilePosition[];
 
-  constructor(numColumns: number, tiles: QueryList<MatGridTile>) {
+  constructor(private _tiles: QueryList<MatGridTile>) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Updates the tile positions.
+   * @param numColumns Amount of columns in the grid.
+   */
+  update(numColumns: number) {
+    this.columnIndex = 0;
+    this.rowIndex = 0;
+
     this.tracker = new Array(numColumns);
     this.tracker.fill(0, 0, this.tracker.length);
-
-    this.positions = tiles.map(tile => this._trackTile(tile));
+    this.positions = this._tiles.map(tile => this._trackTile(tile));
   }
 
   /** Calculates the row and col position of a tile. */
   private _trackTile(tile: MatGridTile): TilePosition {
     // Find a gap large enough for this tile.
-    let gapStartIndex = this._findMatchingGap(tile.colspan);
+    const gapStartIndex = this._findMatchingGap(tile.colspan);
 
     // Place tile in the resulting gap.
     this._markTilePosition(gapStartIndex, tile);