Log Order Changes Number of Data Points Logged

[Advay17]

Describe the bug
Logs such as Hoot Logs have a higher update rate compared to regular logs because of the higher status signal refresh rate that is commonly used. However, if these logs are loaded in after logs generated with tools such as AdvantageKit which run on the slower robot thread, data is removed to instead sync exactly with these logs.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run the AdvantageKit CTRE template(or a substitute that also uses CTRE and has logging) on a physical robot
2. Move one of the CTRE mechanisms on the robot
3. Extract both the hoot and WPILog from the robot
4. In AdvantageScope, load the hoot log first and plot the position CTRE mechanism that moved. Change the graph mode to points.
5. Add the WPILog and plot the position of the mechanism that moved from the robot code. Change the graph mode to points. These points will be spread out more than the hoot position points.
6. Create a new AdvantageScope application instance
7. Repeat Step 5
8. Repeat Step 4. The hoot points will be roughly spaced out the same as the AdvantageKit points.

Expected behavior
The spacing of points for both orders should be the same if this is unexpected behavior. If this is expected behavior, there should be a warning message that some data is not being displaced.

Screenshots
The left side is when hoot logs are loaded before WPILogs, the right side is when WPILogs are loaded before hoot logs.

Version (required):
Version: 26.0.0
Distribution: WPILib
Platform: win32-x64
Build Date: 1/8/2026, 05:38:46 UTC
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node: 22.21.1