The mobile appearance provider pushed theme preferences into the native runtime (Appearance.setColorScheme, Uniwind text-scale variables) from a useLayoutEffect. It also kept the Material You palettes in component state, fed by an AppState listener effect. Two refs tracked "what was applied" and "what was picked" alongside renders.
installAppearanceRuntime(). It is installed with the other app services in App.tsx's appServiceDisposers, so a hot reload disposes it before installing it again.AppState change/focus listeners and only publishes when the palettes really change. installAppearanceRuntime() holds it mounted, so a hot reload releases the old listeners too.selectedThemeIdsRef copy is gone.setThemeMode applies the runtime before it writes the preference, so the subscription sees nothing new and does not apply a second time.selectedThemeIdsRef ref and the syncThemeRuntime wrapper are gone. The applied runtime state moves from a ref to module scope, because native appearance and the Uniwind variables are process-global.SplashScreenCoordinator effect, unchanged. We kept it because it reacts to the provider's ready state after commit, and an effect is the honest model for that.apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/AppearancePreferencesProvider.tsx: 2 -> 0apps/mobile/src/App.tsx: 1 -> 1vp run check:changed passes after rebasing on main: format, lint, knip 1/2 and 2/2, typecheck (7 packages), test (16 files).Model: Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Code harness.
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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This refactor moves theme synchronization into an app-lifetime service and changes when native appearance and global text variables are applied. The added atom/lifecycle coordination has broader startup and preference-update implications than a mechanical refactor.
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The mobile appearance provider now uses shared atoms for palette and runtime state. The app registers an installer for runtime synchronization and cleanup. Theme selection reads current stored preferences, and theme-mode and font-size setters update runtime state and preferences.
Changes: Mobile appearance runtime
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Appearance runtime and palette synchronization apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/AppearancePreferencesProvider.tsx, apps/mobile/src/App.tsx | Shared atoms provide palette and runtime state. The app registers an installer that subscribes to runtime state and applies native appearance and Uniwind updates. The palette atom refreshes on app activation or focus when system colors are available. |
Preference updates from current state apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/AppearancePreferencesProvider.tsx | Theme selection reads current stored preferences. Theme-mode and font-size changes update shared runtime state and save preferences. |
Priority: External image Low
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes
Change: Refactor
| 1 | sequenceDiagram |
| 2 | participant App |
| 3 | participant installAppearanceRuntime |
| 4 | participant RuntimeAtoms |
| 5 | participant NativeAppearance |
| 6 | participant Uniwind |
| 7 | App->>installAppearanceRuntime: register installer |
| 8 | installAppearanceRuntime->>RuntimeAtoms: subscribe and mount palette atom |
| 9 | RuntimeAtoms-->>installAppearanceRuntime: provide runtime state updates |
| 10 | installAppearanceRuntime->>NativeAppearance: apply appearance |
| 11 | installAppearanceRuntime->>Uniwind: apply text-variable updates |
Possibly related issues
Suggested labels: 📱 Native Change
Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks
da17aAppearance synchronization has no established blocking defect. The possible extra context re-renders remain worth checking, but their occurrence has not been confirmed.
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| Title check | Passed | The title is specific and accurate. It names the change (theme preferences reach the native runtime without a layout effect) and matches the objectives: the provider's useLayoutEffect sync is replaced… |
| Linked Issues check | Passed | Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. |
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Explanation
The title is specific and accurate. It names the change (theme preferences reach the native runtime without a layout effect) and matches the objectives: the provider's useLayoutEffect sync is replaced by an app-lifetime subscription driven by preference atoms. It uses a conventional commit prefix and is one sentence. It omits the palette and ref cleanup, which is acceptable.
Explanation
The description follows the template's main sections. Problem, Change, and Verification are filled in with specific content. The Scope and approval section is missing. The template requires a linked triaged issue or maintainer-approved discussion, or an explanation for a small focused fix. The description states 'No bug fix is claimed,' which makes the exemption path unclear. Verification is partial: it lists checks that passed and manual checks still pending, and it states the simulator was not used. The template also asks for the model and harness, which the author provided.
Resolution
Add a 'Scope and approval' section. Link the triaged issue or the maintainer-approved discussion, with the approval comment. If no prior issue exists, explain why this refactor qualifies under the small-change or established-capability exemption. The refactor touches the provider and App.tsx, and it changes lifecycle behavior, so it likely needs approval. Also add the before/after evidence the template asks for only if UI behavior is shown. Otherwise state that no UI screenshots apply, and keep the list of pending manual checks.
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apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/AppearancePreferencesProvider.tsx: 1
201-204: External image Trivial · Performance & Scalability · Quick winMemoize
themeVariablesByAppearanceto keep the context value stable.This line calls
resolveThemeVariablesByAppearanceon every render, and the function returns a new object each time.getMobileThemeRuntimeVariablesalso spreads into a new object on Android and on iOS with the default light palette. As a result,themeVariablesByAppearanceandthemeVariablesget new identities on every render.Both values are dependencies of the
useMemothat buildsvalue, andthemeVariablesis passed toScopedVariables. TheuseMemotherefore never returns a cachedvalue. Every consumer ofAppearancePreferencesContextre-renders whenever the provider renders. The change removed the previous memoization, so this is a regression.Wrap the call in
useMemokeyed on its two inputs.themeIdsis already memoized, andsystemColorPalettesonly changes when the atom publishes a changed palette.♻️ Proposed fix
1 - const themeVariablesByAppearance = resolveThemeVariablesByAppearance( 2 - themeIds, 3 - systemColorPalettes, 4 - ); 5 + const themeVariablesByAppearance = useMemo( 6 + () => resolveThemeVariablesByAppearance(themeIds, systemColorPalettes), 7 + [themeIds, systemColorPalettes], 8 + ); 🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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