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fix(angular-virtual): RuntimeError: NG0600: Writing to signals is not allowed in a computed or an effect by default #1109

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'@tanstack/angular-virtual': patch
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Fixes writing to signal error in angular effect
90 changes: 61 additions & 29 deletions packages/angular-virtual/src/index.ts
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
effect,
inject,
signal,
untracked,
} from '@angular/core'
import {
Virtualizer,
Expand All @@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import {
observeWindowRect,
windowScroll,
} from '@tanstack/virtual-core'
import { proxyVirtualizer } from './proxy'
import type { ElementRef, Signal } from '@angular/core'
import type { PartialKeys, VirtualizerOptions } from '@tanstack/virtual-core'
import type { AngularVirtualizer } from './types'
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>(
options: Signal<VirtualizerOptions<TScrollElement, TItemElement>>,
): AngularVirtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement> {
let virtualizer: Virtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement>
function lazyInit() {
virtualizer ??= new Virtualizer(options())
return virtualizer
const instance = new Virtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement>(options())
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You can't just call options() directly, since if that signal depends on Input signals, it will break with NG0952/NG0950. I wrote about it here for the Store adapter.


const virtualItems = signal(instance.getVirtualItems(), {
equal: () => false,
})
const totalSize = signal(instance.getTotalSize())
const isScrolling = signal(instance.isScrolling)
const range = signal(instance.range, { equal: () => false })
const scrollDirection = signal(instance.scrollDirection)
const scrollElement = signal(instance.scrollElement)
const scrollOffset = signal(instance.scrollOffset)
const scrollRect = signal(instance.scrollRect)

const handler = {
get(
target: Virtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement>,
prop: keyof Virtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement>,
) {
switch (prop) {
case 'getVirtualItems':
return virtualItems
case 'getTotalSize':
return totalSize
case 'isScrolling':
return isScrolling
case 'options':
return options
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options property on the returned AngularVirtualizer proxy is currently mapped to the input options signal rather than instance.options (the fully-normalized options object that Virtualizer actually uses). This changes runtime semantics and also diverges from AngularVirtualizer['options'] (which is typed as Signal<Virtualizer['options']>). Consider exposing a dedicated options signal that is updated from instance.options (e.g. in onChange and/or after setOptions) instead of returning the adapter’s options input signal here.

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case 'range':
return range
case 'scrollDirection':
return scrollDirection
case 'scrollElement':
return scrollElement
case 'scrollOffset':
return scrollOffset
case 'scrollRect':
return scrollRect
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Previously, the adapter wrapped several argument-taking Virtualizer methods (e.g. getOffsetForIndex, getVirtualItemForOffset, indexFromElement) so their results became reactive to virtualizer updates when used from signal-driven templates/computeds. With the new proxy, these methods fall through to Reflect.get and no longer read any Angular signal, so their return values won’t automatically update when the virtualizer state changes. If this reactivity was intentional (it was explicitly implemented in the removed proxy.ts), consider reintroducing a reactive wrapper for these methods or documenting the behavior change as it can break existing consumers.

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return scrollRect
return scrollRect
case 'getOffsetForIndex':
case 'getVirtualItemForOffset':
case 'indexFromElement':
// Wrap argument-taking query methods so they read a signal and stay reactive
return (...args: unknown[]) => {
// Access a signal that updates on virtualizer changes to register dependency
virtualItems()
// Delegate to the underlying Virtualizer method
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
return (target as any)[prop](...args)
}

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default:
return Reflect.get(target, prop)
}
},
}

const virtualizerSignal = signal(virtualizer!, { equal: () => false })
const virtualizer = new Proxy(
instance,
handler,
) as unknown as AngularVirtualizer<TScrollElement, TItemElement>

// two-way sync options
effect(
() => {
const _options = options()
lazyInit()
virtualizerSignal.set(virtualizer)
virtualizer.setOptions({
instance.setOptions({
..._options,
onChange: (instance, sync) => {
// update virtualizerSignal so that dependent computeds recompute.
virtualizerSignal.set(instance)
virtualItems.set(instance.getVirtualItems())
totalSize.set(instance.getTotalSize())
isScrolling.set(instance.isScrolling)
range.set(instance.range)
scrollDirection.set(instance.scrollDirection)
scrollElement.set(instance.scrollElement)
scrollOffset.set(instance.scrollOffset)
scrollRect.set(instance.scrollRect)
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I think you can keep the signal proxy pattern BUT if it works by lazy initializing the signal with a computed and by declaring what is a function vs a signal.

The Angular upgrade has a similar pattern here and here.

_options.onChange?.(instance, sync)
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})
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The adapter signals (virtualItems, totalSize, range, etc.) are only updated inside the onChange callback. However, Virtualizer.setOptions() does not itself trigger notify(), and _willUpdate() only notifies when the scroll element changes (or via subsequent scroll/resize observers). This means option-only changes (e.g. count changes from a signal, which is a documented use case) can leave these signals stale until an unrelated scroll/resize happens. To keep the Angular signals consistent, update them once after applying options (or otherwise force a notify) within this effect run.

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})
})
// Ensure adapter signals stay in sync even when only options change
virtualItems.set(instance.getVirtualItems())
totalSize.set(instance.getTotalSize())
isScrolling.set(instance.isScrolling)
range.set(instance.range)
scrollDirection.set(instance.scrollDirection)
scrollElement.set(instance.scrollElement)
scrollOffset.set(instance.scrollOffset)
scrollRect.set(instance.scrollRect)

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// update virtualizerSignal so that dependent computeds recompute.
virtualizerSignal.set(virtualizer)
instance._willUpdate()
},
{ allowSignalWrites: true },
)

const scrollElement = computed(() => options().getScrollElement())
// let the virtualizer know when the scroll element is changed
effect(
() => {
const el = scrollElement()
if (el) {
untracked(virtualizerSignal)._willUpdate()
}
let cleanup: (() => void) | undefined
afterNextRender({
read: () => {
cleanup = instance._didMount()
},
{ allowSignalWrites: true },
)

let cleanup: () => void | undefined
afterNextRender({ read: () => (virtualizer ?? lazyInit())._didMount() })
})

inject(DestroyRef).onDestroy(() => cleanup?.())

return proxyVirtualizer(virtualizerSignal, lazyInit)
return virtualizer
}

export function injectVirtualizer<
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