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ie-shell: cache parsed page — don't re-parse HTML/CSS/layout on every redraw #87

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@thomasnemer

Goal

Currently render_page() runs the full pipeline (parse → style → layout → display list) on every RedrawRequested. This is extremely wasteful.

Current state

  • Every frame: re-tokenizes HTML, re-builds DOM, re-resolves styles, re-layouts, re-builds display list
  • On a complex page this takes 10-100ms per frame
  • Window resize, overlay toggle, any redraw triggers full re-parse

Implementation needed

  • Cache ParseResult + styles + layout tree on the active Tab
  • Only re-parse when page source changes (navigation)
  • Only re-layout on resize (viewport changed)
  • Only re-build display list on layout change
  • Overlay rendering doesn't need page re-parse

Impact

Major performance improvement. Currently browsing feels sluggish.

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