Cursor performance

Memory Leak After Cursor Refactored Cleanup Code

Your application has developed a memory leak after Cursor refactored cleanup code. Memory usage increases over time and never decreases, eventually causing crashes or slowdowns.

Event listeners or subscriptions are not being properly cleaned up.

Error Messages You Might See

Out of memory Heap size exceeded Memory usage increasing Process killed
Out of memoryHeap size exceededMemory usage increasingProcess killed

Common Causes

  1. useEffect cleanup function removed or broken
  2. Event listener added but never removed (addEventListener without removeEventListener)
  3. Subscription created but not unsubscribed (Observable)
  4. Timers (setInterval/setTimeout) not cleared
  5. References held to DOM nodes preventing garbage collection

How to Fix It

useEffect cleanup returns function: useEffect(() => { return () => cleanup; }, []). Remove listeners: window.removeEventListener('scroll', handler). Clear timers: clearInterval(id). Unsubscribe: subscription.unsubscribe(). Use Chrome DevTools Memory tab to detect leaks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I detect memory leaks?

Chrome DevTools Memory tab. Take heap snapshots. Compare before/after action. Look for growing detached DOM nodes.

What's a WeakMap?

Map that holds weak references. Allows garbage collection if key is no longer referenced elsewhere. Useful for metadata on objects.

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