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Fixes #8979
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Both preview paths leave the editor-tab title blocked on full initialization, preserving part of the delay reported in the linked issue.
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What changed in this PR
Accelerates issue-link opening by showing lightweight issue previews while full data loads.
Changes:
- Adds a lightweight issue-preview GraphQL query and model.
- Opens issue panels before full resolution and progressively replaces previews.
- Expands race, failure, rendering, and cache tests.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
webviews/editorWebview/test/app.test.tsx |
Tests issue-preview rendering and text fallback. |
webviews/editorWebview/overview.tsx |
Supports issue and PR previews. |
webviews/editorWebview/app.tsx |
Generalizes preview state. |
webviews/components/sidebar.tsx |
Hides reviewer placeholders for issues. |
webviews/components/header.tsx |
Renders issue-specific preview headers. |
webviews/components/comment.tsx |
Safely renders plain-text preview bodies. |
webviews/common/context.tsx |
Generalizes preview message handling. |
src/test/github/pullRequestOverview.test.ts |
Adds shared preview-loading tests. |
src/test/github/githubRepository.test.ts |
Tests lightweight issue queries. |
src/test/github/externalUriOpener.test.ts |
Tests immediate issue-panel creation. |
src/github/views.ts |
Defines issue and overview preview types. |
src/github/queriesShared.gql |
Adds the issue-preview query. |
src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts |
Reuses shared preview loading. |
src/github/issueOverview.ts |
Implements progressive issue loading. |
src/github/githubRepository.ts |
Fetches read-only issue previews. |
src/github/externalUriOpener.ts |
Opens issue panels before model resolution. |
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Alex Ross (alexr00)
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October 8, 2026 15:38
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Ulugbek Abdullaev (ulugbekna)
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Oct 8, 2026
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Fixes #8979