better-svelte-virtual-list

Proper opinionated implementation of a virtual scrolling list for equal-height items in Svelte.

Demo (copied and pasted App.svelte and VirtualList.svelte): https://svelte.dev/repl/cbf7977674654d048c4a0fa8fcc1024b?version=3.38.3

This is not a general purpose virtual list that you npm install but rather a starting point for your own project. I believe every project has different requirements and there is no point in creating a virtual list component that tries to cater for every single use case. It leads to bloated code and bugs.

It was extracted from a code base of mine (insert project link once it has a website) and powers an interactive grid that easily renders a million rows in an instant.

vokoscreen-2021-07-21_09-49-58.mp4

(this video was recorded with a dev build and with open dev tools, so it could even be smoother)

By proper I mean:

• it uses requestAnimationFrame instead of scroll event
• it uses native scrolling, the actual moving / scrolling of items is done by the browser
• it intelligently re-uses items by not using keyed each
• it is fully reactive and 99% declarative, I despise imperative code

Have fun.

I'll leave adding a buffer functionality (rendering items above and below the fold) to the reader. I didn't need it (Electron only).