perf: virtualize FormDropdownMenu to reduce DOM nodes and image requests (#8476)

## Summary

Virtualize the FormDropdownMenu to only render visible items, fixing
slow dropdown performance on cloud.

## Changes

- Integrate `VirtualGrid` into `FormDropdownMenu` for virtualized
rendering
- Add computed properties for grid configuration per layout mode
(grid/list/list-small)
- Extend `VirtualGrid` slot to provide original item index for O(1)
lookups
- Change container from `max-h-[640px]` to fixed `h-[640px]` for proper
virtualization

## Review Focus

- VirtualGrid integration within the popover context
- Layout mode switching with `:key="layoutMode"` to force re-render
- Grid style computed properties match original Tailwind classes

┆Issue is synchronized with this [Notion
page](https://www.notion.so/PR-8476-perf-virtualize-FormDropdownMenu-to-reduce-DOM-nodes-and-image-requests-2f86d73d365081b3a79dd5e0b84df944)
by [Unito](https://www.unito.io)


<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
-->
## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
* Dropdowns now render with a virtualized grid/list (stable indexes,
responsive sizing) and show an empty-state icon when no items exist.

* **Bug Fixes**
* Reduced layout shift and rendering glitches with improved
spacer/scroll calculations and more reliable media measurement.

* **Style**
* Simplified media rendering (standard img/video), unified item visuals
and hover/background behavior.

* **Tests**
* Added unit and end-to-end tests for virtualization, indexing, layouts,
dynamic updates, and empty states.

* **Breaking Changes**
* Dropdown item/selection shapes and related component props/events were
updated (adapter changes may be required).
<!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->

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src/components/common/VirtualGrid.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { Ref } from 'vue'
+import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import VirtualGrid from './VirtualGrid.vue'
+
+type TestItem = { key: string; name: string }
+
+let mockedWidth: Ref<number>
+let mockedHeight: Ref<number>
+let mockedScrollY: Ref<number>
+
+vi.mock('@vueuse/core', async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<Record<string, unknown>>('@vueuse/core')
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    useElementSize: () => ({ width: mockedWidth, height: mockedHeight }),
+    useScroll: () => ({ y: mockedScrollY })
+  }
+})
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  mockedWidth = ref(400)
+  mockedHeight = ref(200)
+  mockedScrollY = ref(0)
+})
+
+function createItems(count: number): TestItem[] {
+  return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+    key: `item-${i}`,
+    name: `Item ${i}`
+  }))
+}
+
+describe('VirtualGrid', () => {
+  const defaultGridStyle = {
+    display: 'grid',
+    gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(4, 1fr)',
+    gap: '1rem'
+  }
+
+  it('renders items within the visible range', async () => {
+    const items = createItems(100)
+    mockedWidth.value = 400
+    mockedHeight.value = 200
+    mockedScrollY.value = 0
+
+    const wrapper = mount(VirtualGrid<TestItem>, {
+      props: {
+        items,
+        gridStyle: defaultGridStyle,
+        defaultItemHeight: 100,
+        defaultItemWidth: 100,
+        maxColumns: 4,
+        bufferRows: 1
+      },
+      slots: {
+        item: `<template #item="{ item }">
+          <div class="test-item">{{ item.name }}</div>
+        </template>`
+      },
+      attachTo: document.body
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const renderedItems = wrapper.findAll('.test-item')
+    expect(renderedItems.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(renderedItems.length).toBeLessThan(items.length)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('provides correct index in slot props', async () => {
+    const items = createItems(20)
+    const receivedIndices: number[] = []
+    mockedWidth.value = 400
+    mockedHeight.value = 200
+    mockedScrollY.value = 0
+
+    const wrapper = mount(VirtualGrid<TestItem>, {
+      props: {
+        items,
+        gridStyle: defaultGridStyle,
+        defaultItemHeight: 50,
+        defaultItemWidth: 100,
+        maxColumns: 1,
+        bufferRows: 0
+      },
+      slots: {
+        item: ({ index }: { index: number }) => {
+          receivedIndices.push(index)
+          return null
+        }
+      },
+      attachTo: document.body
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(receivedIndices.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(receivedIndices[0]).toBe(0)
+    for (let i = 1; i < receivedIndices.length; i++) {
+      expect(receivedIndices[i]).toBe(receivedIndices[i - 1] + 1)
+    }
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('respects maxColumns prop', async () => {
+    const items = createItems(10)
+    mockedWidth.value = 400
+    mockedHeight.value = 200
+    mockedScrollY.value = 0
+
+    const wrapper = mount(VirtualGrid<TestItem>, {
+      props: {
+        items,
+        gridStyle: defaultGridStyle,
+        maxColumns: 2
+      },
+      attachTo: document.body
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const gridElement = wrapper.find('[style*="display: grid"]')
+    expect(gridElement.exists()).toBe(true)
+
+    const gridEl = gridElement.element as HTMLElement
+    expect(gridEl.style.gridTemplateColumns).toBe('repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr))')
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('renders empty when no items provided', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(VirtualGrid<TestItem>, {
+      props: {
+        items: [],
+        gridStyle: defaultGridStyle
+      },
+      slots: {
+        item: `<template #item="{ item }">
+          <div class="test-item">{{ item.name }}</div>
+        </template>`
+      }
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const renderedItems = wrapper.findAll('.test-item')
+    expect(renderedItems.length).toBe(0)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+
+  it('forces cols to maxColumns when maxColumns is finite', async () => {
+    mockedWidth.value = 100
+    mockedHeight.value = 200
+    mockedScrollY.value = 0
+
+    const items = createItems(20)
+    const wrapper = mount(VirtualGrid<TestItem>, {
+      props: {
+        items,
+        gridStyle: defaultGridStyle,
+        defaultItemHeight: 50,
+        defaultItemWidth: 200,
+        maxColumns: 4,
+        bufferRows: 0
+      },
+      slots: {
+        item: `<template #item="{ item }">
+          <div class="test-item">{{ item.name }}</div>
+        </template>`
+      },
+      attachTo: document.body
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const renderedItems = wrapper.findAll('.test-item')
+    expect(renderedItems.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(renderedItems.length % 4).toBe(0)
+
+    wrapper.unmount()
+  })
+})

src/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 <template>
   <div
     ref="container"
-    class="h-full overflow-y-auto scrollbar-thin scrollbar-track-transparent scrollbar-thumb-(--dialog-surface)"
+    class="h-full overflow-y-auto [overflow-anchor:none] [scrollbar-gutter:stable] scrollbar-thin scrollbar-track-transparent scrollbar-thumb-(--dialog-surface)"
   >
     <div :style="topSpacerStyle" />
     <div :style="mergedGridStyle">
       <div
-        v-for="item in renderedItems"
+        v-for="(item, i) in renderedItems"
         :key="item.key"
-        class="transition-[width] duration-150 ease-out"
         data-virtual-grid-item
       >
-        <slot name="item" :item="item" />
+        <slot name="item" :item :index="state.start + i" />
       </div>
     </div>
     <div :style="bottomSpacerStyle" />
@@ -66,9 +65,10 @@ const { y: scrollY } = useScroll(container, {
   eventListenerOptions: { passive: true }
 })
 
-const cols = computed(() =>
+const cols = computed(() => {
-  Math.min(Math.floor(width.value / itemWidth.value) || 1, maxColumns)
+  if (maxColumns !== Infinity) return maxColumns
-)
+  return Math.floor(width.value / itemWidth.value) || 1
+})
 
 const mergedGridStyle = computed<CSSProperties>(() => {
   if (maxColumns === Infinity) return gridStyle
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ const renderedItems = computed(() =>
   isValidGrid.value ? items.slice(state.value.start, state.value.end) : []
 )
 
-function rowsToHeight(rows: number): string {
+function rowsToHeight(itemsCount: number): string {
-  return `${(rows / cols.value) * itemHeight.value}px`
+  const rows = Math.ceil(itemsCount / cols.value)
+  return `${rows * itemHeight.value}px`
 }
 const topSpacerStyle = computed<CSSProperties>(() => ({
   height: rowsToHeight(state.value.start)
@@ -118,11 +119,10 @@ whenever(
   }
 )
 
-const updateItemSize = () => {
+function updateItemSize(): void {
   if (container.value) {
     const firstItem = container.value.querySelector('[data-virtual-grid-item]')
 
-    // Don't update item size if the first item is not rendered yet
     if (!firstItem?.clientHeight || !firstItem?.clientWidth) return
 
     if (itemHeight.value !== firstItem.clientHeight) {

src/locales/en/main.json

@@ -2459,7 +2459,8 @@
       "placeholderVideo": "Select video...",
       "placeholderMesh": "Select mesh...",
       "placeholderModel": "Select model...",
-      "placeholderUnknown": "Select media..."
+      "placeholderUnknown": "Select media...",
+      "maxSelectionReached": "Maximum selection limit reached"
     },
     "valueControl": {
       "header": {

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdown.vue

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function handleSelection(item: FormDropdownItem, index: number) {
       sel.clear()
       sel.add(item.id)
     } else {
-      toastStore.addAlert(`Maximum selection limit reached`)
+      toastStore.addAlert(t('widgets.uploadSelect.maxSelectionReached'))
       return
     }
   }

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownInput.vue

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const theButtonStyle = computed(() =>
   <div
     :class="
       cn(WidgetInputBaseClass, 'flex text-base leading-none', {
-        'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed !outline-zinc-300/10': disabled
+        'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed outline-zinc-300/10': disabled
       })
     "
   >

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { nextTick } from 'vue'
+
+import FormDropdownMenu from './FormDropdownMenu.vue'
+import type { FormDropdownItem, LayoutMode } from './types'
+
+function createItem(id: string, name: string): FormDropdownItem {
+  return {
+    id,
+    preview_url: '',
+    name,
+    label: name
+  }
+}
+
+describe('FormDropdownMenu', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    items: [createItem('1', 'Item 1'), createItem('2', 'Item 2')],
+    isSelected: () => false,
+    filterOptions: [],
+    sortOptions: []
+  }
+
+  it('renders empty state when no items', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(FormDropdownMenu, {
+      props: {
+        ...defaultProps,
+        items: []
+      },
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          FormDropdownMenuFilter: true,
+          FormDropdownMenuActions: true,
+          VirtualGrid: true
+        },
+        mocks: {
+          $t: (key: string) => key
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const emptyIcon = wrapper.find('.icon-\\[lucide--circle-off\\]')
+    expect(emptyIcon.exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('renders VirtualGrid when items exist', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(FormDropdownMenu, {
+      props: defaultProps,
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          FormDropdownMenuFilter: true,
+          FormDropdownMenuActions: true,
+          VirtualGrid: true
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const virtualGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'VirtualGrid' })
+    expect(virtualGrid.exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('transforms items to include key property for VirtualGrid', async () => {
+    const items = [createItem('1', 'Item 1'), createItem('2', 'Item 2')]
+    const wrapper = mount(FormDropdownMenu, {
+      props: {
+        ...defaultProps,
+        items
+      },
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          FormDropdownMenuFilter: true,
+          FormDropdownMenuActions: true,
+          VirtualGrid: true
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const virtualGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'VirtualGrid' })
+    const virtualItems = virtualGrid.props('items')
+
+    expect(virtualItems).toHaveLength(2)
+    expect(virtualItems[0]).toHaveProperty('key', '1')
+    expect(virtualItems[1]).toHaveProperty('key', '2')
+  })
+
+  it('uses single column layout for list modes', async () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(FormDropdownMenu, {
+      props: {
+        ...defaultProps,
+        layoutMode: 'list' as LayoutMode
+      },
+      global: {
+        stubs: {
+          FormDropdownMenuFilter: true,
+          FormDropdownMenuActions: true,
+          VirtualGrid: true
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const virtualGrid = wrapper.findComponent({ name: 'VirtualGrid' })
+    expect(virtualGrid.props('maxColumns')).toBe(1)
+  })
+})

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenu.vue

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
+import type { CSSProperties, MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 
-import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
+import VirtualGrid from '@/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue'
 
 import type {
   FilterOption,
@@ -30,7 +31,18 @@ interface Props {
   baseModelOptions?: FilterOption[]
 }
 
-defineProps<Props>()
+const {
+  items,
+  isSelected,
+  filterOptions,
+  sortOptions,
+  searcher,
+  updateKey,
+  showOwnershipFilter,
+  ownershipOptions,
+  showBaseModelFilter,
+  baseModelOptions
+} = defineProps<Props>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   (e: 'item-click', item: FormDropdownItem, index: number): void
 }>()
@@ -41,11 +53,48 @@ const sortSelected = defineModel<string>('sortSelected')
 const searchQuery = defineModel<string>('searchQuery')
 const ownershipSelected = defineModel<OwnershipOption>('ownershipSelected')
 const baseModelSelected = defineModel<Set<string>>('baseModelSelected')
+
+type LayoutConfig = {
+  maxColumns: number
+  itemHeight: number
+  itemWidth: number
+  gap: string
+}
+
+const LAYOUT_CONFIGS: Record<LayoutMode, LayoutConfig> = {
+  grid: { maxColumns: 4, itemHeight: 120, itemWidth: 89, gap: '1rem 0.5rem' },
+  list: { maxColumns: 1, itemHeight: 64, itemWidth: 380, gap: '0.5rem' },
+  'list-small': {
+    maxColumns: 1,
+    itemHeight: 40,
+    itemWidth: 380,
+    gap: '0.25rem'
+  }
+}
+
+const layoutConfig = computed<LayoutConfig>(
+  () => LAYOUT_CONFIGS[layoutMode.value ?? 'grid']
+)
+
+const gridStyle = computed<CSSProperties>(() => ({
+  display: 'grid',
+  gap: layoutConfig.value.gap,
+  padding: '1rem',
+  width: '100%'
+}))
+
+type VirtualDropdownItem = FormDropdownItem & { key: string }
+const virtualItems = computed<VirtualDropdownItem[]>(() =>
+  items.map((item) => ({
+    ...item,
+    key: String(item.id)
+  }))
+)
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div
-    class="flex max-h-[640px] w-103 flex-col rounded-lg bg-component-node-background pt-4 outline outline-offset-[-1px] outline-node-component-border"
+    class="flex h-[640px] w-103 flex-col rounded-lg bg-component-node-background pt-4 outline outline-offset-[-1px] outline-node-component-border"
   >
     <FormDropdownMenuFilter
       v-if="filterOptions.length > 0"
@@ -66,34 +115,30 @@ const baseModelSelected = defineModel<Set<string>>('baseModelSelected')
       :show-base-model-filter
       :base-model-options
     />
-    <div class="relative flex h-full mt-2 overflow-y-scroll">
+    <div
-      <div
+      v-if="items.length === 0"
-        :class="
+      class="flex h-50 items-center justify-center"
-          cn(
+    >
-            'h-full max-h-full grid gap-x-2 gap-y-4 overflow-y-auto px-4 pt-4 pb-4 w-full',
+      <i
-            {
+        :title="$t('g.noItems')"
-              'grid-cols-4': layoutMode === 'grid',
+        :aria-label="$t('g.noItems')"
-              'grid-cols-1 gap-y-2': layoutMode === 'list',
+        class="icon-[lucide--circle-off] size-30 text-muted-foreground/20"
-              'grid-cols-1 gap-y-1': layoutMode === 'list-small'
+      />
-            }
+    </div>
-          )
+    <VirtualGrid
-        "
+      v-else
-      >
+      :key="layoutMode"
-        <div class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-3 top-0 z-10 h-5" />
+      :items="virtualItems"
-        <div
+      :grid-style
-          v-if="items.length === 0"
+      :max-columns="layoutConfig.maxColumns"
-          class="h-50 col-span-full flex items-center justify-center"
+      :default-item-height="layoutConfig.itemHeight"
-        >
+      :default-item-width="layoutConfig.itemWidth"
-          <i
+      :buffer-rows="2"
-            :title="$t('g.noItems')"
+      class="mt-2 min-h-0 flex-1"
-            :aria-label="$t('g.noItems')"
+    >
-            class="icon-[lucide--circle-off] size-30 text-zinc-500/20"
+      <template #item="{ item, index }">
-          />
-        </div>
         <FormDropdownMenuItem
-          v-for="(item, index) in items"
+          :index
-          :key="item.id"
-          :index="index"
           :selected="isSelected(item, index)"
           :preview-url="item.preview_url ?? ''"
           :name="item.name"
@@ -101,7 +146,7 @@ const baseModelSelected = defineModel<Set<string>>('baseModelSelected')
           :layout="layoutMode"
           @click="emit('item-click', item, index)"
         />
-      </div>
+      </template>
-    </div>
+    </VirtualGrid>
   </div>
 </template>

src/renderer/extensions/vueNodes/widgets/components/form/dropdown/FormDropdownMenuItem.vue

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, inject, ref } from 'vue'
 
-import LazyImage from '@/components/common/LazyImage.vue'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
 import { AssetKindKey } from './types'
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ function handleVideoLoad(event: Event) {
     :class="
       cn(
         'flex gap-1 select-none group/item cursor-pointer bg-component-node-widget-background',
-        'transition-all duration-150',
+        'transition-[transform,box-shadow,background-color] duration-150',
         {
           'flex-col text-center': layout === 'grid',
           'flex-row text-left max-h-16 rounded-lg hover:scale-102 active:scale-98':
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ function handleVideoLoad(event: Event) {
         cn(
           'relative',
           'w-full aspect-square overflow-hidden outline-1 outline-offset-[-1px] outline-interface-stroke',
-          'transition-all duration-150',
+          'transition-[transform,box-shadow] duration-150',
           {
             'min-w-16 max-w-16 rounded-l-lg': layout === 'list',
             'rounded-sm group-hover/item:scale-108 group-active/item:scale-95':
@@ -108,11 +107,12 @@ function handleVideoLoad(event: Event) {
         muted
         @loadeddata="handleVideoLoad"
       />
-      <LazyImage
+      <img
         v-else-if="previewUrl"
         :src="previewUrl"
         :alt="name"
-        image-class="size-full object-cover"
+        draggable="false"
+        class="size-full object-cover"
         @load="handleImageLoad"
       />
       <div