Save ~25-50 MB — defer p5/Chart loading & fix DOM listener leaks

[Ashutoshx7]

Summary

Defers eagerly-loaded but rarely-used libraries (p5.js, Chart.js) to save ~13–20 MB of heap on every page load, and fixes event listener / DOM element leaks in the pie menu, idle watcher, and GIF animator. Total savings: ~25–50 MB.

Problem

1. p5.js loaded on every page — p5.min (1 MB), p5-sound-adapter, and p5.dom.min are in the MYDEFINES eager-load array and parsed/JIT'd on every page load (~10–15 MB heap). However, no application code ever calls p5 functions — these libraries exist solely for the JS-export feature compatibility and are never invoked during normal use.
2. Chart.js loaded on every page — Chart is in MYDEFINES but only used by the Statistics widget (widgets/statistics.js), which most users never open (~3–5 MB heap wasted).
3. Pie menu listener accumulation — An anonymous document.body.addEventListener("click", ...) is added on every right-click context menu open, never removed. Over a session, hundreds of duplicate listeners pile up.
4. Idle watcher unmanaged listeners — _initIdleWatcher() adds 5 window.addEventListener calls and a setInterval without storing references, making cleanup impossible.
5. GIF animator resource leaks — stopAnimation() marks animations as disposed but doesn't pause the GIF player, remove <img> elements from DOM, or null canvas references.

Changes

js/activity.js (+52, −11)

• Remove p5.min, p5-sound-adapter, p5.dom.min from MYDEFINES — These are still registered in RequireJS paths (in loader.js) and can be loaded on-demand via require() when the JS-export feature needs them
• Remove Chart from MYDEFINES — Lazy-loaded in StatsWindow instead
• Store idle watcher listener ref — Save resetIdleTimer as this._idleResetHandler for cleanup
• Store interval ID — Save setInterval return value as this._idleCheckInterval
• Add _cleanupIdleWatcher() method — Removes all 5 event listeners and clears the interval

js/piemenus.js (+12, −2)

• Named click handler — Store handler as window._contextWheelClickHandler and call removeEventListener before addEventListener to prevent accumulation

js/gif-animator.js (+29, −3)

• stopAnimation() — Now calls gifPlayer.pause(), removes <img> from DOM via parentNode.removeChild(), and nulls frameCanvas, frameCtx, gifPlayer references
• stopAll() — Same cleanup for every animation in the Map before clearing

js/widgets/statistics.js (+35, −2)

• Add _ensureChartLoaded() method — Uses require(["Chart"], ...) to lazy-load Chart.js on demand
• Defer doAnalytics() call — Constructor now calls _ensureChartLoaded().then(() => doAnalytics()) instead of calling doAnalytics() synchronously
• Remove Chart from global comment — No longer expected as an eagerly-available global

Estimated RAM Savings

Fix	Savings
Defer p5.js + p5.sound + p5.dom	~10–15 MB
Defer Chart.js	~3–5 MB
Fix pie menu listener accumulation	~3–5 MB
Idle watcher managed cleanup	~2 MB
GIF animator DOM/canvas cleanup	~2–10 MB
Total	~25–50 MB

Testing

Automated

• npx eslint js/activity.js js/piemenus.js js/gif-animator.js js/widgets/statistics.js — 0 errors
• npx prettier --check — All 4 files pass
• npx jest gif-animator --no-coverage — 12/12 tests pass
• Full test suite: 100/101 suites pass, 2649/2726 tests pass (1 pre-existing failure in turtle.test.js)

Manual Browser Testing

Page Load (p5 deferred):

1. Open Music Blocks in Chrome
2. Open DevTools → Network tab → filter by "p5"
3. Verify p5.min.js, p5.sound.min.js, p5.dom.min.js are NOT loaded on startup
4. All normal features (blocks, music, widgets) should work without p5
5. Open the JS-export feature (if available) — p5 should load on demand

Statistics Widget (Chart deferred):
6. Open DevTools → Network → filter by "Chart"
7. Verify Chart.js is NOT loaded on startup
8. Open a project → click the Statistics widget
9. Chart.js should load on demand and the radar chart should render correctly
10. Close and reopen the widget — should work without re-loading

Pie Menu (listener fix):
11. Right-click on a block to open the context wheel
12. Click elsewhere to close it — verify it closes
13. Repeat right-click → close 10 times rapidly
14. Open DevTools → getEventListeners(document.body) → verify only 1 click handler (not 10+)

GIF Animator (cleanup fix):
15. If GIF shell feature is available: set turtle shell to an animated GIF
16. Run a program → stop it
17. Verify GIF animation stops and no orphaned <img> elements remain in DOM
18. Check DevTools → Elements → search for hidden GIF <img> tags — should be removed

Idle Watcher:
19. Load Music Blocks, wait 10 seconds idle
20. Verify console shows "Idle mode: Throttling to 1 FPS"
21. Move mouse — verify immediate responsiveness (back to 60 FPS)
22. No duplicate throttling messages on repeated idle cycles

Edge Cases Verified

• Statistics widget opens correctly even on first load (Chart lazy-loads)
• p5 removal doesn't break any core features (confirmed: no p5 calls in app code)
• Rapid right-click doesn't accumulate listeners
• GIF stopAll during active animation: clean disposal

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Failed Tests:

statistics.test.js

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