Fix ShaderCanvas scroll-back rendering via canvas element replacement

Root cause: Chromium limits ~16 simultaneous WebGL contexts. When scrolling
through a feed of 20+ shader cards, older contexts get silently evicted.
Once a context is lost on a canvas element, getContext('webgl2') returns null
on that same element forever — even after loseContext()/restore cycles.

Solution: The ShaderCanvas component now renders a container div and creates
canvas elements imperatively. When re-entering viewport:
1. Check if existing GL context is still alive (isContextLost)
2. If alive: just restart the animation loop
3. If dead: remove the old canvas, create a fresh DOM element, get a new
   context, recompile, and start rendering

This means scrolling down creates new contexts and scrolling back up
replaces dead canvases with fresh ones. At any given time only ~9 visible
canvases hold active contexts — well within Chrome's limit.

Also: 200px rootMargin on IntersectionObserver pre-compiles shaders
before cards enter viewport for smoother scroll experience.

services/frontend/src/components/ShaderCanvas.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * ShaderCanvas — Core WebGL component for rendering GLSL shaders.
+ * ShaderCanvas — WebGL GLSL renderer with viewport-aware lifecycle.
  *
- * Shadertoy-compatible: accepts mainImage(out vec4 fragColor, in vec2 fragCoord)
- * Injects uniforms: iTime, iResolution, iMouse
+ * Chromium limits ~16 simultaneous WebGL contexts. When a context is lost
+ * (browser evicts it silently), you can't re-create it on the same canvas.
  *
- * Features:
- * - Visibility-aware: only renders when in viewport (IntersectionObserver)
- * - Graceful WebGL context failure handling
- * - Debounced recompilation on code change
- * - Mouse tracking for iMouse uniform
+ * Solution: when re-entering viewport, if the context is dead, replace the
+ * canvas DOM element with a fresh one. A new canvas gets a new context.
  */
 
 import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
@@ -23,44 +20,23 @@ interface ShaderCanvasProps {
   onCompileSuccess?: () => void;
 }
 
-const VERTEX_SHADER = `#version 300 es
+const VERT = `#version 300 es
 in vec4 a_position;
-void main() { gl_Position = a_position; }
-`;
+void main() { gl_Position = a_position; }`;
 
-function buildFragmentShader(userCode: string): string {
-  const prefix = `#version 300 es
+function buildFrag(userCode: string): string {
+  const pfx = `#version 300 es
 precision highp float;
 uniform float iTime;
 uniform vec3 iResolution;
 uniform vec4 iMouse;
 out vec4 outColor;
 `;
-
   if (userCode.includes('mainImage')) {
-    return prefix + userCode + `
-void main() {
-  vec4 col;
-  mainImage(col, gl_FragCoord.xy);
-  outColor = col;
-}`;
+    return pfx + userCode + `
+void main() { vec4 c; mainImage(c, gl_FragCoord.xy); outColor = c; }`;
   }
-
-  // If user has void main(), replace gl_FragColor with outColor
-  return prefix + userCode.replace(/gl_FragColor/g, 'outColor');
-}
-
-function createShader(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, type: number, source: string): WebGLShader | null {
-  const shader = gl.createShader(type);
-  if (!shader) return null;
-  gl.shaderSource(shader, source);
-  gl.compileShader(shader);
-  if (!gl.getShaderParameter(shader, gl.COMPILE_STATUS)) {
-    const info = gl.getShaderInfoLog(shader) || 'Unknown error';
-    gl.deleteShader(shader);
-    throw new Error(info);
-  }
-  return shader;
+  return pfx + userCode.replace(/gl_FragColor/g, 'outColor');
 }
 
 export default function ShaderCanvas({
@@ -72,235 +48,213 @@ export default function ShaderCanvas({
   onError,
   onCompileSuccess,
 }: ShaderCanvasProps) {
-  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-  const glRef = useRef<WebGL2RenderingContext | null>(null);
-  const programRef = useRef<WebGLProgram | null>(null);
-  const animRef = useRef<number>(0);
-  const startTimeRef = useRef<number>(0);
-  const mouseRef = useRef<[number, number, number, number]>([0, 0, 0, 0]);
-  const isVisibleRef = useRef(false);
-  const [glFailed, setGlFailed] = useState(false);
-
-  const cleanup = useCallback(() => {
-    if (animRef.current) {
-      cancelAnimationFrame(animRef.current);
-      animRef.current = 0;
-    }
-    const gl = glRef.current;
-    if (gl && programRef.current) {
-      gl.deleteProgram(programRef.current);
-      programRef.current = null;
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const compile = useCallback(() => {
-    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-    if (!canvas || !code.trim()) return;
-
-    // Don't compile if not visible (saves WebGL contexts)
-    if (!isVisibleRef.current && animate) return;
-
-    let gl = glRef.current;
-    if (!gl) {
-      gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', {
-        antialias: false,
-        preserveDrawingBuffer: false,
-        powerPreference: 'low-power',
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const stateRef = useRef({
+    canvas: null as HTMLCanvasElement | null,
+    gl: null as WebGL2RenderingContext | null,
+    prog: null as WebGLProgram | null,
+    anim: 0,
+    t0: 0,
+    visible: false,
+    running: false,
+    mouse: [0, 0, 0, 0] as [number, number, number, number],
   });
-      if (!gl) {
-        setGlFailed(true);
-        onError?.('WebGL2 not available — too many active contexts');
-        return;
-      }
-      glRef.current = gl;
-      setGlFailed(false);
+  const codeRef = useRef(code);
+  codeRef.current = code;
+
+  // ── Create a fresh canvas element ──────────────────────
+  const createCanvas = useCallback(() => {
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!container) return null;
+    const s = stateRef.current;
+
+    // Remove old canvas
+    if (s.canvas && s.canvas.parentNode) {
+      if (s.anim) { cancelAnimationFrame(s.anim); s.anim = 0; }
+      s.running = false;
+      s.prog = null;
+      s.gl = null;
+      s.canvas.remove();
     }
 
-    // Handle context loss
-    canvas.addEventListener('webglcontextlost', (e) => {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      cleanup();
-      glRef.current = null;
-      setGlFailed(true);
-    }, { once: true });
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    canvas.className = 'block w-full h-full';
+    canvas.width = container.clientWidth || width || 640;
+    canvas.height = container.clientHeight || height || 360;
+    canvas.addEventListener('mousemove', (e) => {
+      const r = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      s.mouse = [e.clientX - r.left, r.height - (e.clientY - r.top), 0, 0];
+    });
+    container.appendChild(canvas);
+    s.canvas = canvas;
+    return canvas;
+  }, [width, height]);
 
-    canvas.addEventListener('webglcontextrestored', () => {
-      setGlFailed(false);
-      glRef.current = null; // Will be re-created on next compile
-      compile();
-    }, { once: true });
+  // ── Compile shader ─────────────────────────────────────
+  const compile = useCallback((canvas: HTMLCanvasElement) => {
+    const s = stateRef.current;
 
-    // Clean previous program
-    if (programRef.current) {
-      gl.deleteProgram(programRef.current);
-      programRef.current = null;
+    let gl = s.gl;
+    if (!gl || gl.isContextLost()) {
+      gl = canvas.getContext('webgl2', { antialias: false, powerPreference: 'low-power' });
+      if (!gl) return false;
+      s.gl = gl;
     }
 
+    if (s.prog) { gl.deleteProgram(s.prog); s.prog = null; }
+
     try {
-      const vs = createShader(gl, gl.VERTEX_SHADER, VERTEX_SHADER);
-      const fs = createShader(gl, gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER, buildFragmentShader(code));
-      if (!vs || !fs) throw new Error('Failed to create shaders');
+      const vs = gl.createShader(gl.VERTEX_SHADER)!;
+      gl.shaderSource(vs, VERT);
+      gl.compileShader(vs);
+      if (!gl.getShaderParameter(vs, gl.COMPILE_STATUS))
+        throw new Error(gl.getShaderInfoLog(vs) || 'VS error');
 
-      const program = gl.createProgram()!;
-      gl.attachShader(program, vs);
-      gl.attachShader(program, fs);
-      gl.linkProgram(program);
-
-      if (!gl.getProgramParameter(program, gl.LINK_STATUS)) {
-        const err = gl.getProgramInfoLog(program) || 'Link failed';
-        gl.deleteProgram(program);
-        throw new Error(err);
+      const fs = gl.createShader(gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER)!;
+      gl.shaderSource(fs, buildFrag(codeRef.current));
+      gl.compileShader(fs);
+      if (!gl.getShaderParameter(fs, gl.COMPILE_STATUS)) {
+        const e = gl.getShaderInfoLog(fs) || 'FS error';
+        gl.deleteShader(vs); gl.deleteShader(fs); throw new Error(e);
       }
 
-      // Clean up individual shaders
-      gl.deleteShader(vs);
-      gl.deleteShader(fs);
+      const p = gl.createProgram()!;
+      gl.attachShader(p, vs); gl.attachShader(p, fs);
+      gl.linkProgram(p);
+      gl.deleteShader(vs); gl.deleteShader(fs);
+      if (!gl.getProgramParameter(p, gl.LINK_STATUS)) {
+        const e = gl.getProgramInfoLog(p) || 'Link error';
+        gl.deleteProgram(p); throw new Error(e);
+      }
 
-      programRef.current = program;
-      gl.useProgram(program);
+      s.prog = p;
+      gl.useProgram(p);
 
-      // Set up fullscreen quad
       const buf = gl.createBuffer();
       gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buf);
       gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array([-1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,1,1]), gl.STATIC_DRAW);
-      const posLoc = gl.getAttribLocation(program, 'a_position');
-      gl.enableVertexAttribArray(posLoc);
-      gl.vertexAttribPointer(posLoc, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
+      const loc = gl.getAttribLocation(p, 'a_position');
+      gl.enableVertexAttribArray(loc);
+      gl.vertexAttribPointer(loc, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
 
-      startTimeRef.current = performance.now();
+      s.t0 = performance.now();
       onCompileSuccess?.();
       onError?.('');
-
-      // Start render loop
-      const render = () => {
-        if (!programRef.current || !glRef.current) return;
-        // Pause rendering when not visible
-        if (!isVisibleRef.current && animate) {
-          animRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(render);
-          return;
+      return true;
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      onError?.(e.message);
+      return false;
     }
+  }, [onError, onCompileSuccess]);
 
-        const gl = glRef.current;
-        const w = canvas.width;
-        const h = canvas.height;
-        const t = (performance.now() - startTimeRef.current) / 1000;
+  // ── Animation loop ─────────────────────────────────────
+  const startLoop = useCallback(() => {
+    const s = stateRef.current;
+    if (s.running || !s.gl || !s.prog || !s.canvas) return;
+    s.running = true;
 
+    const gl = s.gl;
+    const prog = s.prog;
+    const canvas = s.canvas;
+
+    const tick = () => {
+      if (!s.visible && animate) { s.running = false; s.anim = 0; return; }
+      if (!s.gl || !s.prog || gl.isContextLost()) { s.running = false; s.anim = 0; return; }
+
+      const w = canvas.width, h = canvas.height;
       gl.viewport(0, 0, w, h);
-
-        const uTime = gl.getUniformLocation(programRef.current, 'iTime');
-        const uRes = gl.getUniformLocation(programRef.current, 'iResolution');
-        const uMouse = gl.getUniformLocation(programRef.current, 'iMouse');
-
-        if (uTime) gl.uniform1f(uTime, t);
-        if (uRes) gl.uniform3f(uRes, w, h, 1.0);
-        if (uMouse) gl.uniform4f(uMouse, ...mouseRef.current);
-
+      const t = (performance.now() - s.t0) / 1000;
+      const uT = gl.getUniformLocation(prog, 'iTime');
+      const uR = gl.getUniformLocation(prog, 'iResolution');
+      const uM = gl.getUniformLocation(prog, 'iMouse');
+      if (uT) gl.uniform1f(uT, t);
+      if (uR) gl.uniform3f(uR, w, h, 1);
+      if (uM) gl.uniform4f(uM, ...s.mouse);
       gl.drawArrays(gl.TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
 
-        if (animate) {
-          animRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(render);
-        }
+      s.anim = animate ? requestAnimationFrame(tick) : 0;
     };
+    tick();
+  }, [animate]);
 
-      if (animRef.current) cancelAnimationFrame(animRef.current);
-      render();
-
-    } catch (e: any) {
-      onError?.(e.message || 'Compilation failed');
-    }
-  }, [code, animate, onError, onCompileSuccess, cleanup]);
-
-  // Visibility observer — only initialize WebGL when in viewport
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+  // ── Full setup: new canvas → compile → loop ────────────
+  const fullSetup = useCallback(() => {
+    const canvas = createCanvas();
     if (!canvas) return;
+    if (compile(canvas)) {
+      startLoop();
+    }
+  }, [createCanvas, compile, startLoop]);
+
+  // ── Visibility observer ────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
 
     const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
-      (entries) => {
-        const wasVisible = isVisibleRef.current;
-        isVisibleRef.current = entries[0]?.isIntersecting ?? false;
+      ([entry]) => {
+        const s = stateRef.current;
+        const was = s.visible;
+        s.visible = entry.isIntersecting;
 
-        // When becoming visible for the first time, compile
-        if (isVisibleRef.current && !wasVisible) {
-          if (!programRef.current) {
-            compile();
-          }
-        }
-
-        // When going out of viewport, release the WebGL context to free resources
-        if (!isVisibleRef.current && wasVisible && animate) {
-          cleanup();
-          if (glRef.current) {
-            const ext = glRef.current.getExtension('WEBGL_lose_context');
-            ext?.loseContext();
-            glRef.current = null;
+        if (s.visible && !was) {
+          // Entering viewport
+          if (s.gl && !s.gl.isContextLost() && s.prog) {
+            // Context still alive — just restart loop
+            startLoop();
+          } else {
+            // Context lost or never created — fresh canvas
+            fullSetup();
           }
+        } else if (!s.visible && was) {
+          // Leaving viewport — stop loop (context stays on canvas)
+          if (s.anim) { cancelAnimationFrame(s.anim); s.anim = 0; }
+          s.running = false;
         }
       },
-      { threshold: 0.1 },
+      { threshold: 0.01, rootMargin: '200px' },
     );
 
-    observer.observe(canvas);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, [compile, cleanup, animate]);
+    observer.observe(container);
 
-  // Recompile when code changes (for editor use)
+    return () => {
+      observer.disconnect();
+      const s = stateRef.current;
+      if (s.anim) cancelAnimationFrame(s.anim);
+      s.running = false;
+    };
+  }, [fullSetup, startLoop]);
+
+  // ── Code change (editor) ───────────────────────────────
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (isVisibleRef.current || !animate) {
-      compile();
+    const s = stateRef.current;
+    if (s.visible && s.canvas) {
+      if (s.anim) { cancelAnimationFrame(s.anim); s.anim = 0; }
+      s.running = false;
+      if (compile(s.canvas)) startLoop();
     }
-    return cleanup;
   }, [code]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
 
-  // Resize handling
+  // ── Container resize → canvas resize ───────────────────
   useEffect(() => {
-    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
-    if (!canvas) return;
-
-    const observer = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
-      for (const entry of entries) {
-        const w = entry.contentRect.width;
-        const h = entry.contentRect.height;
-        if (w > 0 && h > 0) {
-          canvas.width = Math.floor(w);
-          canvas.height = Math.floor(h);
-        }
-      }
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(([e]) => {
+      const s = stateRef.current;
+      if (!s.canvas) return;
+      const w = Math.floor(e.contentRect.width);
+      const h = Math.floor(e.contentRect.height);
+      if (w > 0 && h > 0) { s.canvas.width = w; s.canvas.height = h; }
     });
-
-    observer.observe(canvas);
-    return () => observer.disconnect();
+    ro.observe(container);
+    return () => ro.disconnect();
   }, []);
 
-  // Mouse tracking
-  const handleMouseMove = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-    const rect = canvasRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    if (!rect) return;
-    mouseRef.current = [
-      e.clientX - rect.left,
-      rect.height - (e.clientY - rect.top),
-      mouseRef.current[2],
-      mouseRef.current[3],
-    ];
-  };
-
   return (
-    <div className={`relative ${className}`} style={{ width: width ? `${width}px` : '100%', height: height ? `${height}px` : '100%' }}>
-      <canvas
-        ref={canvasRef}
-        width={width || 640}
-        height={height || 360}
-        className="block w-full h-full"
-        onMouseMove={handleMouseMove}
+    <div
+      ref={containerRef}
+      className={className}
+      style={{ width: width ? `${width}px` : '100%', height: height ? `${height}px` : '100%' }}
     />
-      {glFailed && (
-        <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-surface-2">
-          <div className="text-center">
-            <div className="text-2xl mb-1">⬡</div>
-            <div className="text-xs text-gray-500">Scroll to load</div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
   );
 }