From da4948741e337c78302c35621bbdb52afd95191b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ruinivist <179396038+ruinivist@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2026 07:54:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] perf: strictly memoize Excalidraw callbacks to prevent
 unnecessary re-renders

---
 .jules/bolt.md                         |  4 ++++
 src/client/App.tsx                     |  8 +++++---
 src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .jules/bolt.md

diff --git a/.jules/bolt.md b/.jules/bolt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cb965d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jules/bolt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## 2023-10-27 - Excalidraw Component Re-render Performance Penalty
+
+**Learning:** Due to the exceptionally high rendering cost of the `@excalidraw/excalidraw` canvas, inline functions passed as props (like `onChange` and `onExcalidrawAPI`) cause severe performance degradation by defeating `React.memo` and triggering full canvas re-renders when parent state changes.
+**Action:** Always strictly memoize all callbacks passed to the Excalidraw component using `useCallback` to preserve prop stability and prevent unnecessary, expensive re-renders.
diff --git a/src/client/App.tsx b/src/client/App.tsx
index 33ddb41..5fd06e8 100644
--- a/src/client/App.tsx
+++ b/src/client/App.tsx
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ function PrivateApp() {
     [],
   );
 
+  const handleExcalidrawAPI = useCallback((api: ExcalidrawImperativeAPI) => {
+    excalidrawApiRef.current = api;
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <div className="app-shell" ref={appShellRef}>
       {toastMessage && (
@@ -332,9 +336,7 @@ function PrivateApp() {
           onSceneChange={handleSceneChange}
           onSelectionStateChange={handleCodeBlockSelectionChange}
           onEditorActivity={scheduleThemeTokenSync}
-          onExcalidrawAPI={(api) => {
-            excalidrawApiRef.current = api;
-          }}
+          onExcalidrawAPI={handleExcalidrawAPI}
           renderEmbeddable={renderCodeBlockEmbeddable}
         />
         <CodeBlockSidebar
diff --git a/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx b/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
index 59b070b..91bfae0 100644
--- a/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/EditorCanvas.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { memo } from "react";
+import { memo, useCallback } from "react";
 import { Excalidraw } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw";
 import type {
   AppState,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type {
   ExcalidrawInitialDataState,
   ExcalidrawProps,
 } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/types";
+import type { OrderedExcalidrawElement } from "@excalidraw/excalidraw/element/types";
 import "../../../node_modules/@excalidraw/excalidraw/dist/prod/index.css";
 import { type ScenePayload } from "../../core/shared";
 import {
@@ -56,6 +57,19 @@ export const EditorCanvas = memo(function EditorCanvas({
   onExcalidrawAPI,
   renderEmbeddable,
 }: EditorCanvasProps) {
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (
+      elements: readonly OrderedExcalidrawElement[],
+      appState: AppState,
+      files: BinaryFiles,
+    ) => {
+      onEditorActivity();
+      onSceneChange(sceneFromEditor(elements, appState, files));
+      onSelectionStateChange(getCodeBlockSelectionState(elements, appState));
+    },
+    [onEditorActivity, onSceneChange, onSelectionStateChange],
+  );
+
   if (loading || !scene) {
     return <div className="editor-loading">{error ?? "Loading..."}</div>;
   }
@@ -67,13 +81,7 @@ export const EditorCanvas = memo(function EditorCanvas({
         initialData={sceneToInitialData(scene)}
         excalidrawAPI={onExcalidrawAPI}
         renderEmbeddable={renderEmbeddable}
-        onChange={(elements, appState, files) => {
-          onEditorActivity();
-          onSceneChange(sceneFromEditor(elements, appState, files));
-          onSelectionStateChange(
-            getCodeBlockSelectionState(elements, appState),
-          );
-        }}
+        onChange={handleChange}
       />
     </div>
   );