fix(frontend): defer discovery tab initialization until opened

frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/GuestDrawer.discovery.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@solidjs/testing-library';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { GuestDrawer } from './GuestDrawer';
+
+vi.mock('../Discovery/DiscoveryTab', () => ({
+  DiscoveryTab: () => <div data-testid="discovery-tab">Discovery content</div>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./DiskList', () => ({
+  DiskList: () => <div data-testid="disk-list" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../shared/HistoryChart', () => ({
+  HistoryChart: () => <div data-testid="history-chart" />,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/license', () => ({
+  hasFeature: () => true,
+}));
+
+describe('GuestDrawer discovery activation', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it('does not mount DiscoveryTab until the discovery tab is opened', async () => {
+    render(() => (
+      <GuestDrawer
+        guest={
+          {
+            id: 'pve1:node1:100',
+            instance: 'pve1',
+            node: 'node1',
+            vmid: 100,
+            name: 'vm100',
+            type: 'qemu',
+            status: 'running',
+            cpus: 2,
+            uptime: 3600,
+            memory: {
+              total: 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+              used: 2 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+              free: 6 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+              usage: 25,
+            },
+            disks: [],
+            networkInterfaces: [],
+            ipAddresses: [],
+            osName: 'Ubuntu',
+            osVersion: '24.04',
+            agentVersion: '1.0',
+          } as any
+        }
+        metricsKey="vm:pve1:node1:100"
+        onClose={() => undefined}
+      />
+    ));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('discovery-tab')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Discovery' }));
+
+    expect(await screen.findByTestId('discovery-tab')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});

frontend-modern/src/components/Dashboard/GuestDrawer.tsx

@@ -107,12 +107,16 @@ export const GuestDrawer: Component<GuestDrawerProps> = (props) => {
   };
 
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = createSignal<'overview' | 'discovery'>('overview');
+  const [discoveryActivated, setDiscoveryActivated] = createSignal(false);
 
   // All tabs are always rendered (hidden via CSS) to avoid any DOM
   // mount/unmount during tab switches. Mounting new components inside
   // a <For>-rendered table row causes SolidJS to recreate the row,
   // which detaches the element and resets the scroll container.
   const switchTab = (tab: 'overview' | 'discovery') => {
+    if (tab === 'discovery') {
+      setDiscoveryActivated(true);
+    }
     setActiveTab(tab);
   };
 
@@ -558,33 +562,34 @@ export const GuestDrawer: Component<GuestDrawerProps> = (props) => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Always rendered, hidden via CSS. Wrapped in a local Suspense
-                     so DiscoveryTab's createResource loading state doesn't bubble
-                     up to the app-level Suspense and replace the entire page. */}
+      {/* Defer discovery initialization until the tab is first opened, then keep it
+                 mounted so subsequent tab switches don't churn the row. */}
       <div
         class={activeTab() === 'discovery' ? '' : 'hidden'}
         style={{ 'overflow-anchor': 'none' }}
       >
-        <Suspense
-          fallback={
-            <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
-              <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
-              <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                Loading discovery...
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          }
-        >
-          <DiscoveryTab
-            resourceType={discoveryResourceType()}
-            hostId={props.guest.node}
-            resourceId={String(props.guest.vmid)}
-            hostname={props.guest.name}
-            guestId={guestId()}
-            customUrl={props.customUrl}
-            onCustomUrlChange={(url) => props.onCustomUrlChange?.(guestId(), url)}
-          />
-        </Suspense>
+        <Show when={discoveryActivated()}>
+          <Suspense
+            fallback={
+              <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+                <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
+                <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                  Loading discovery...
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            }
+          >
+            <DiscoveryTab
+              resourceType={discoveryResourceType()}
+              hostId={props.guest.node}
+              resourceId={String(props.guest.vmid)}
+              hostname={props.guest.name}
+              guestId={guestId()}
+              customUrl={props.customUrl}
+              onCustomUrlChange={(url) => props.onCustomUrlChange?.(guestId(), url)}
+            />
+          </Suspense>
+        </Show>
       </div>
     </div>
   );

frontend-modern/src/components/Hosts/HostDrawer.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface HostDrawerProps {
 
 export const HostDrawer: Component<HostDrawerProps> = (props) => {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = createSignal<'overview' | 'discovery'>('overview');
+  const [discoveryActivated, setDiscoveryActivated] = createSignal(false);
   const [historyRange, setHistoryRange] = useDrawerHistoryRange(`host:${props.host.id}`);
   const [editingUrl, setEditingUrl] = createSignal(false);
   const [urlInput, setUrlInput] = createSignal('');
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ export const HostDrawer: Component<HostDrawerProps> = (props) => {
   const metricsResource = { type: 'host' as ResourceType, id: props.host.id };
 
   const switchTab = (tab: 'overview' | 'discovery') => {
+    if (tab === 'discovery') {
+      setDiscoveryActivated(true);
+    }
     setActiveTab(tab);
   };
 
@@ -529,27 +533,29 @@ export const HostDrawer: Component<HostDrawerProps> = (props) => {
         class={activeTab() === 'discovery' ? '' : 'hidden'}
         style={{ 'overflow-anchor': 'none' }}
       >
-        <Suspense
-          fallback={
-            <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
-              <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
-              <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                Loading discovery...
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          }
-        >
-          <DiscoveryTab
-            resourceType="host"
-            hostId={props.host.id}
-            resourceId={props.host.id} /* For hosts, typically same as hostId */
-            hostname={props.host.hostname}
-            guestId={props.host.id}
-            customUrl={props.customUrl}
-            onCustomUrlChange={(url) => props.onCustomUrlChange?.(props.host.id, url)}
-            commandsEnabled={props.host.commandsEnabled}
-          />
-        </Suspense>
+        <Show when={discoveryActivated()}>
+          <Suspense
+            fallback={
+              <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+                <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
+                <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                  Loading discovery...
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            }
+          >
+            <DiscoveryTab
+              resourceType="host"
+              hostId={props.host.id}
+              resourceId={props.host.id} /* For hosts, typically same as hostId */
+              hostname={props.host.hostname}
+              guestId={props.host.id}
+              customUrl={props.customUrl}
+              onCustomUrlChange={(url) => props.onCustomUrlChange?.(props.host.id, url)}
+              commandsEnabled={props.host.commandsEnabled}
+            />
+          </Suspense>
+        </Show>
       </div>
     </div>
   );

frontend-modern/src/components/shared/NodeDrawer.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface NodeDrawerProps {
 
 export const NodeDrawer: Component<NodeDrawerProps> = (props) => {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = createSignal<'overview' | 'discovery'>('overview');
+  const [discoveryActivated, setDiscoveryActivated] = createSignal(false);
   const [historyRange, setHistoryRange] = useDrawerHistoryRange(
     `node:${props.node.id || props.node.name}`,
   );
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ export const NodeDrawer: Component<NodeDrawerProps> = (props) => {
   };
 
   const switchTab = (tab: 'overview' | 'discovery') => {
+    if (tab === 'discovery') {
+      setDiscoveryActivated(true);
+    }
     setActiveTab(tab);
   };
 
@@ -327,26 +331,28 @@ export const NodeDrawer: Component<NodeDrawerProps> = (props) => {
         class={activeTab() === 'discovery' ? '' : 'hidden'}
         style={{ 'overflow-anchor': 'none' }}
       >
-        <Suspense
-          fallback={
-            <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
-              <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
-              <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                Loading discovery...
-              </span>
-            </div>
-          }
-        >
-          <DiscoveryTab
-            resourceType="host" /* Assuming 'host' type works for PVE nodes discovery, or if backend treats them same */
-            hostId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
-            resourceId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
-            hostname={props.node.name}
-            guestId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
-            customUrl={fetchedCustomUrl()}
-            onCustomUrlChange={handleCustomUrlChange}
-          />
-        </Suspense>
+        <Show when={discoveryActivated()}>
+          <Suspense
+            fallback={
+              <div class="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+                <div class="animate-spin h-6 w-6 border-2 border-blue-500 border-t-transparent rounded-full" />
+                <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                  Loading discovery...
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            }
+          >
+            <DiscoveryTab
+              resourceType="host" /* Assuming 'host' type works for PVE nodes discovery, or if backend treats them same */
+              hostId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
+              resourceId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
+              hostname={props.node.name}
+              guestId={props.node.id || props.node.name}
+              customUrl={fetchedCustomUrl()}
+              onCustomUrlChange={handleCustomUrlChange}
+            />
+          </Suspense>
+        </Show>
       </div>
     </div>
   );