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Roadmap: JamKazam Media Features Modernization

Milestones

  • v1.0 Media Players (Phases 1-4) - SHIPPED 2026-01-14
  • v1.1 Music Session Chat (Phases 5-10) - SHIPPED 2026-01-27
  • v1.2 Session Attachments (Phases 11-14) - SHIPPED 2026-02-07
  • v1.3 Session Settings Tests (Phases 15-17) - SHIPPED 2026-02-08
  • v1.4 Memory Leak Prevention (Phases 18-22) - SHIPPED 2026-02-10
  • v1.5 Fix Session Recording (Phases 23-25) - SHIPPED 2026-02-25
  • v1.6 Media Features Polish (Phases 26-27) - SHIPPED 2026-03-03
  • v1.7 Performance Optimization (Phases 28-30) - SHIPPED 2026-03-06

Overview

v1.7 eliminates page freezes caused by excessive React re-renders. The primary culprits are VU meter updates (50-70/sec), unoptimized context providers, missing component memoization, and redundant state updates. Each phase targets a specific optimization category with measurable impact.

Phases

  • Phase 28: VU Meter Optimization - External store + RAF batching for high-frequency VU updates ✓
  • Phase 29: Context Optimization - Memoize and split MixersContext to isolate update frequency ✓
  • Phase 30: Component Memoization - Apply React.memo to prevent cascade re-renders ✓
  • Phase 31: Selector Optimization - REVERTED (caused VU/slider performance regression)
  • Phase 32: State Update Optimization - REVERTED (caused VU/slider performance regression)

Phase Details

Phase 28: VU Meter Optimization

Goal: VU meter updates no longer trigger React reconciliation Depends on: v1.6 complete Requirements: VU-01, VU-02, VU-03 Success Criteria (what must be TRUE):

  1. VU data flows through external store, not Redux
  2. VU components use refs for direct DOM updates
  3. React DevTools Profiler shows 0 re-renders from VU updates
  4. Session screen remains responsive during 10+ minute session Plans: 2 plans

Plans:

  • 28-01-PLAN.md — Create external VU store infrastructure (vuStore + useVuStore hook) ✓
  • 28-02-PLAN.md — Wire components to use external store with direct DOM updates ✓

Phase 29: Context Optimization

Goal: Context changes only re-render components that use the changed data Depends on: Phase 28 (VU separated from context) Requirements: CTX-01, CTX-02, CTX-03 Success Criteria (what must be TRUE):

  1. MixersContext.Provider value is memoized
  2. VuContext separated from MixerConfigContext
  3. Volume slider change doesn't re-render VU meters
  4. VU update doesn't re-render volume sliders Plans: 1 plan

Plans:

  • 29-01-PLAN.md — Memoize context providers (MixersContext, VuContext, GlobalContext) and wrap consumers with React.memo ✓

Phase 30: Component Memoization

Goal: Child components don't re-render when parent re-renders with same props Depends on: Phase 29 (context optimized) Requirements: MEMO-01, MEMO-02, MEMO-03, MEMO-04 Success Criteria (what must be TRUE):

  1. JKSessionAudioInputs wrapped with React.memo
  2. JKSessionRemoteTracks wrapped with React.memo
  3. Track components only re-render when their specific track data changes
  4. React DevTools shows stable render counts for memoized components Plans: 1 plan

Plans:

  • 30-01-PLAN.md — Wrap JKSessionAudioInputs and JKSessionRemoteTracks with React.memo ✓

Phase 31: Selector Optimization — REVERTED

Status: Reverted on 2026-03-06 Reason: Composed selectors with shallowEqual caused VU meters to animate slowly and volume sliders to become unresponsive. The overhead of selector composition and object comparison blocked the main thread during high-frequency updates.

Phase 32: State Update Optimization — REVERTED

Status: Reverted on 2026-03-06 Reason: Changes to JKSessionScreen.js and useSessionModel.js caused the same VU/slider performance regression. The combination of debounce changes and state colocation interfered with real-time UI responsiveness.

Progress

Execution Order: Phase 28 first (highest impact), then 29-30 (depend on 28), then 31-32 (independent)

Phase Milestone Plans Complete Status Completed
28. VU Meter Optimization v1.7 2/2 ✓ Complete 2026-03-05
29. Context Optimization v1.7 1/1 ✓ Complete 2026-03-05
30. Component Memoization v1.7 1/1 ✓ Complete 2026-03-05
31. Selector Optimization v1.7 - ✗ Reverted 2026-03-06
32. State Update Optimization v1.7 - ✗ Reverted 2026-03-06

v1.7 roadmap created 2026-03-03