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Tracking issue: #1386

Summary

Speed follow-through on epic #1375: removes the two artificial latency sources on the agent file-write path.

Changes

  1. DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS: 1000 → 0 (packages/types/src/global-settings.ts)

Every write (write_to_file, edit_file, edit, search_replace, apply_patch, apply_diff, and the DiffViewProvider save paths) waited a full second after saving, before reporting diagnostics. With the default now 0 the write path adds no artificial pacing.

  • The setting itself is unchanged and still round-trips through storage/UI; users who rely on auto-formatters that settle asynchronously (e.g. goimports for Go) can raise writeDelayMs back up. The constant's doc comment now documents that tradeoff.
  • All consumers already read state?.writeDelayMs ?? DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS, so the one-line default change is sufficient.
  1. Removed delay(300) before scrollToFirstDiff() (src/core/tools/WriteToFileTool.ts)

The other five write tools already call scrollToFirstDiff() without a preceding delay, and DiffViewProvider.scrollToFirstDiff() already re-reveals the first diff on a deferred 100 ms timer specifically to beat the diff editor's late layout pass — the 300 ms pause was redundant. The now-unused delay import was removed (DiffViewProvider still imports the package).

Tests

  • ClineProvider.spec.ts asserted the old default literally (toBe(1000)); it now asserts DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS.
  • pnpm --dir src exec vitest run core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts core/tools/__tests__/WriteToFileTool.spec.ts → 151 + 19 passing.
  • ESLint clean on all touched files; no suppression count changes.

Tradeoff note

For languages where a post-save auto-formatter takes time to settle (Go/goimports is the documented case), the diagnostic window captured after a write is now 0 ms by default. That is the intended speed/safety tradeoff per #1375; the setting remains available for users who need the old behavior.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Performance
    • File writes and diagnostics now appear faster by default.
    • Diff views no longer pause before navigating to the first change.
  • Configuration
    • The default write delay is now 0 milliseconds.
    • A custom delay remains available for formatters that need additional settling time before diagnostics are collected.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • File updates now proceed without an unnecessary default pause, making changes appear more quickly.
    • Post-save diagnostics are captured immediately by default.
    • Users relying on asynchronously settling formatters can configure a write delay when needed.
  • Consistency

    • Write-delay settings now use one shared default across the extension and interface.
    • Saved custom delay values continue to be preserved.

Update (CodeRabbit-sync from trial #1413): head 654801346 — webview createInitialExtensionState now uses the shared DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS (instead of a hard-coded 1000 placeholder) + focused pre-hydration test (trial addenda 178e6f4 + 4fc14c4). Review context: trial PR #1413.

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Two latency sources on the agent file-write path were removed or defaulted off:
- DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS is now 0 instead of 1000, so writes no longer wait a full second for post-save diagnostics by default. The setting itself is unchanged: users who rely on auto-formatters that settle asynchronously (e.g. goimports for Go) can raise writeDelayMs back up; the comment on the constant documents that tradeoff.
- WriteToFileTool no longer waits delay(300) before scrollToFirstDiff(). The other five write tools (EditFile, Edit, SearchReplace, ApplyPatch, ApplyDiff) already call scrollToFirstDiff() directly, and DiffViewProvider already re-reveals the first diff on a deferred 100ms timer to beat the diff editor's late layout pass, so the 300ms pause was redundant pacing. The delay() import is removed (DiffViewProvider still uses the package).
Tests: ClineProvider spec now asserts the default via DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS instead of a hardcoded 1000. WriteToFileTool and ClineProvider suites pass (19 + 151).
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The PR sets the default write delay to zero, removes a fixed 300 ms pause from WriteToFileTool, aligns webview initialization with the shared default, and adds coverage for persisted, fallback, initial, and merge-state values.

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Default write delay contract
packages/types/src/global-settings.ts, src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts, src/integrations/editor/__tests__/DiffViewProvider.spec.ts
DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS is now 0. The documentation describes optional delays for asynchronous formatters. Tests cover persisted values, fallback behavior, and the shared diagnostic delay.
Webview initial state alignment
webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx, webview-ui/src/context/__tests__/ExtensionStateContext.spec.tsx
The webview imports and uses DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS for initial state. Tests cover initialization and updated merge fixtures.
Write tool pause removal
src/core/tools/WriteToFileTool.ts
The fixed 300 ms delay and its package import were removed before scrollToFirstDiff().

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The change removes artificial write-path delays by default and preserves the configurable delay for formatter-dependent workflows; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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In `@src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts`:
- Around line 1412-1419: Add coverage for writeDelayMs in
getStateToPostToWebview(), asserting DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS when globalState has
no persisted value and the persisted value when one exists. Reuse the existing
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Comment threadsrc/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.spec.ts
Per CodeRabbit review on this PR: the spec covered the writeDelayMs default and pass-through via getState(), plus the save handler, but not the value returned by getStateToPostToWebview(). Add both cases (persisted value passes through; unset value falls back to DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS) so a regression that drops the field from the posted state is caught.
CI (platform-unit-test) caught a hardcoded expectation of delay(1000) in the saveChanges no-arguments test: with the new default the no-parameter saveChanges() passes DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS (0) through to delay(). Assert the constant instead of the old literal so the test tracks the shared default.
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createInitialExtensionState carried a hard-coded writeDelayMs: 1000 placeholder that disagreed with the extension's own DEFAULT_WRITE_DELAY_MS fallback; it now imports and uses the shared constant. Export the initializer and add a focused pre-hydration test asserting the default, so a regression that drops it can no longer hide behind merge fixtures that supply the key manually (CodeRabbit finding on trial Zoo-Code-Org#1413).
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