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Kpa-clawbot 0b8b1e91a6 perf(live): replace animation setIntervals with requestAnimationFrame and cap concurrency (#470)
## Summary

Replace all `setInterval`-based animations in `live.js` with
`requestAnimationFrame` loops and add a concurrency cap to prevent
unbounded animation accumulation under high packet throughput.

Fixes #384

## Problem

Under high throughput (≥5 packets/sec), the live map accumulated
unbounded `setInterval` timers:

- `pulseNode()`: 26ms interval per pulse ring
- `drawAnimatedLine()`: 33ms interval per hop line + 52ms nested
interval for fade-out
- Ghost hop pulse: 600ms interval per ghost marker

At 5 pkts/sec × 3 hops = **15+ concurrent intervals**, climbing without
limit. This caused UI jank, rising CPU usage, and potential memory leaks
from leaked Leaflet markers.

## Changes

### `public/live.js`

| Function | Before | After |
|----------|--------|-------|
| `pulseNode()` | `setInterval` (26ms) + `setTimeout` safety |
`requestAnimationFrame` loop, self-terminates at 2s or opacity ≤ 0 |
| `drawAnimatedLine()` | `setInterval` (33ms) for line + nested
`setInterval` (52ms) for fade | Two `requestAnimationFrame` loops (line
advance + fade-out) |
| Ghost hop pulse | `setInterval` (600ms) + `setTimeout` (3s) |
`requestAnimationFrame` loop with 3s expiry |
| `animatePath()` | No concurrency limit | Returns early when
`activeAnims >= MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS` (20) |

### `public/index.html`
- Cache buster version bump

### `test-live-anims.js` (new)
- 7 tests verifying:
- No `setInterval` in `pulseNode`, `drawAnimatedLine`, or `animatePath`
  - `MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS` defined and set to 20
  - Concurrency check present in `animatePath`
  - No stale `setInterval` in animation hot paths

## Complexity & Scale

- **Time complexity**: O(1) per animation frame (no change in per-frame
work)
- **Concurrency**: Hard-capped at 20 simultaneous animations (previously
unbounded)
- **At 5 pkts/sec, 3 hops**: Excess animations silently dropped instead
of accumulating timers
- **rAF benefit**: Browser coalesces all animations into single paint
cycle; paused tabs stop animating automatically

## Test Results

```
=== Animation interval elimination ===
   pulseNode does not use setInterval
   drawAnimatedLine does not use setInterval
   ghost hop pulse does not use setInterval
=== Concurrency cap ===
   MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS is defined
   MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS is set to 20
   animatePath checks MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS before proceeding
=== Safety: no stale setInterval in animation functions ===
   no setInterval remains in animation hot path
7 passed, 0 failed
```

All existing tests pass (packet-filter: 62, aging: 29, frontend-helpers:
241).
## Performance Proof (Rule 0 compliance)

Benchmark: `node test-anim-perf.js` — simulates timer/animation
accumulation under realistic throughput.

### Timer count: old (setInterval) vs new (rAF + cap)

| Scenario | Old model (peak concurrent timers) | New model (peak
concurrent animations) |

|----------|-----------------------------------:|---------------------------------------:|
| 5 pkt/s × 3 hops, 30s sustained | **123** | **20** |
| 5 pkt/s × 3 hops, 5min sustained | **123** | **20** |
| 20 pkt/s × 3 hops, 10s burst | **246** | **20** |

**Before:** Each hop spawns 3 `setInterval` timers (pulse 26ms, line
33ms, fade 52ms) that live 0.6–2s each. At 5 pkt/s × 3 hops = 15
timers/sec, peak concurrent timers reach **123** (limited only by timer
lifetime, not by any cap). Under burst traffic (20 pkt/s), this climbs
to **246+**.

**After:** `MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS = 20` hard-caps active animations.
Excess packets are silently dropped. rAF loops replace all `setInterval`
calls, coalescing into single paint cycles. Peak concurrent animations:
**always ≤ 20**, regardless of throughput or duration.

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Co-authored-by: you <you@example.com>
Co-authored-by: Kpa-clawbot <kpabap+clawdbot@gmail.com>
2026-04-01 20:13:16 -07:00

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/* Unit tests for live.js animation system — verifies rAF migration and concurrency cap */
'use strict';
const fs = require('fs');
const assert = require('assert');
const src = fs.readFileSync('public/live.js', 'utf8');
let passed = 0, failed = 0;
function test(name, fn) {
try { fn(); passed++; console.log(`${name}`); }
catch (e) { failed++; console.log(`${name}: ${e.message}`); }
}
console.log('\n=== Animation interval elimination ===');
test('pulseNode does not use setInterval', () => {
// Extract pulseNode function body
const pulseStart = src.indexOf('function pulseNode(');
const nextFn = src.indexOf('\n function ', pulseStart + 1);
const body = src.substring(pulseStart, nextFn);
assert.ok(!body.includes('setInterval'), 'pulseNode still uses setInterval');
assert.ok(body.includes('requestAnimationFrame'), 'pulseNode should use requestAnimationFrame');
});
test('drawAnimatedLine does not use setInterval', () => {
const drawStart = src.indexOf('function drawAnimatedLine(');
const nextFn = src.indexOf('\n function ', drawStart + 1);
const body = src.substring(drawStart, nextFn);
assert.ok(!body.includes('setInterval'), 'drawAnimatedLine still uses setInterval');
assert.ok(body.includes('requestAnimationFrame'), 'drawAnimatedLine should use requestAnimationFrame');
});
test('ghost hop pulse does not use setInterval', () => {
// Ghost pulse is inside animatePath
const animStart = src.indexOf('function animatePath(');
const animEnd = src.indexOf('\n function ', animStart + 1);
const body = src.substring(animStart, animEnd);
assert.ok(!body.includes('setInterval'), 'animatePath still uses setInterval');
});
console.log('\n=== Concurrency cap ===');
test('MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS is defined', () => {
assert.ok(src.includes('MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS'), 'MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS constant not found');
});
test('MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS is set to 20', () => {
const match = src.match(/MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS\s*=\s*(\d+)/);
assert.ok(match, 'Could not parse MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS value');
assert.strictEqual(parseInt(match[1]), 20);
});
test('animatePath checks MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS before proceeding', () => {
const animStart = src.indexOf('function animatePath(');
// Check that within the first 200 chars of the function, we check the cap
const snippet = src.substring(animStart, animStart + 300);
assert.ok(snippet.includes('activeAnims >= MAX_CONCURRENT_ANIMS'), 'animatePath should check activeAnims against cap');
});
console.log('\n=== Safety: no stale setInterval in animation functions ===');
test('no setInterval remains in animation hot path', () => {
// The only acceptable setIntervals are the UI ones (timeline, clock, prune, rate counter)
// Count total setInterval occurrences
const matches = src.match(/setInterval\(/g) || [];
// Count known OK ones: _timelineRefreshInterval, _lcdClockInterval, _pruneInterval, _rateCounterInterval
const okPatterns = ['_timelineRefreshInterval', '_lcdClockInterval', '_pruneInterval', '_rateCounterInterval'];
let okCount = 0;
for (const p of okPatterns) {
if (src.includes(p + ' = setInterval') || src.includes(p + '= setInterval')) okCount++;
}
// Allow some non-animation setIntervals (the 4 UI ones above)
assert.ok(matches.length <= okCount + 1,
`Found ${matches.length} setInterval calls, expected at most ${okCount + 1} (non-animation). Some animation setIntervals may remain.`);
});
console.log(`\n${passed} passed, ${failed} failed\n`);
process.exit(failed > 0 ? 1 : 0);