Move blob info request to startup JS
What does this MR do and why?
Moves the GraphQL request for blob info to startup JS as part of #366531 (closed)
This will ensure some of the LCP performance that we'll lose when highlighting the entire file is offset by the LCP improvement we get from changes in this MR.
MR breakdown
| Description | MR |
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Move the blob_info GraphQL request to StatupJS |
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| Create a WebWorker to handle the task of Highlighting | !98340 (merged) |
| Highlight all source code with the WebWorker | follow-up |
Screenshots or screen recordings
| before | after |
|---|---|
| large GraphQL request is made towards the end of the timeline | large GraphQL request is made towards the beginning of the timeline |
| *slight improvement in LCP | |
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How to set up and validate locally
- Open a text file from the repository files viewer
- Run a performance audit
- Notice the GraphQL request is made towardss the beginning of the timeline
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Related to #366531 (closed)
Edited by Jacques Erasmus