React-native-gifted-chat: gifted chat cant render large number of messages (There are blanks)

Created on 20 Feb 2019 · 3Comments · Source: FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat

Issue Description

When there are a lot of messages, Gifted chat renders blanks.

Steps to Reproduce / Code Snippets

Just create an array of message of large size 1k-10k and start scrolling you will start noticing blanks, many unrendered messages, That won't even render in the future.

Expected Results

Should always be able to see chat messages.

Additional Information

Nodejs version: 10.15
React version: 16.6.3
React Native version: 0.57.8
react-native-gifted-chat version: 0.7.2
Platform(s) (iOS, Android, or both?): Tested only android atm.

I believe the problem is just with how FlatList/SectionList works. Seems better solutions are to have a custom recycling list, Will this be a feature in this project? I'm searching everywhere for a good implementation for chat.

wontfix

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xcxooxl

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Most helpful comment

Same issue here.
This is really important.
There is a package under name of react-native-largelist
if it would be better thatn flatlist will be better to add it instead of flatlist

muhammadwfa on 4 Mar 2019

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All 3 comments

Same issue here.
This is really important.
There is a package under name of react-native-largelist
if it would be better thatn flatlist will be better to add it instead of flatlist

muhammadwfa on 4 Mar 2019

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