2.8.0-beta.1

Flow Reference Wallet Extension v2.8.0 Release Notes

🚀 Major Performance Improvements

Enhanced Loading Speed

• ** Enhance Registration Process**: Significantly reduced the address loading time for account creation
• Faster Extension Launch: Significantly reduced initial loading time through optimized data caching
• Quicker Account Switching: Improved performance when switching between accounts and profiles
• Faster Network Changes: Optimized network switching with better state management
• Improved NFT Loading: Enhanced NFT data retrieval and caching mechanism

Advanced Caching System

• Smart Session Storage: Implemented sophisticated caching with automatic expiration handling
• Background Data Refresh: Added intelligent background refreshing of expired data
• Optimized State Management: Reduced unnecessary re-renders and network requests
• Memory Optimization: Better memory usage through structured cache management

🔧 Technical Improvements

Data Management

• Enhanced Data Storage Model: Completely revamped how data is stored and accessed
• Race Condition Prevention: Improved handling of concurrent data updates
• Type-Safe Data Access: Enhanced type safety throughout the application
• Efficient Data Validation: Added smart validation of cached data with TTL support

Architecture Updates

• Background Processing: Moved heavy operations to background processes
• API Consolidation: Unified token list and balance API implementations
• Better Error Handling: Enhanced error management across the application
• Improved State Synchronization: Better coordination between UI and background processes

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed race conditions in data hooks
• Resolved network value handling issues
• Corrected NFT loading problems
• Fixed account switching issues
• Addressed token-related bugs
• Resolved EVM account display problems
• Fixed gas limit calculation issues

💡 Other Improvements

• Enhanced user info retrieval system
• Improved token balance fetching
• Better handling of EVM and Flow accounts
• Updated Flow balance retrieval for all accounts
• Enhanced error handling in data caching
• Improved session management

📝 Developer Notes

This release represents a significant architectural improvement in how the extension handles data storage and retrieval. The new caching system and background processing improvements should provide a noticeably better user experience, particularly in areas that previously experienced performance issues.

🔍 Technical Details

• Implemented TTL-based caching with default 30-second expiry
• Added proxy-based change detection for automatic updates
• Introduced LRU caching for specific operations
• Enhanced background refresh listener system
• Improved type safety across the codebase

Full Changelog: 2.7.8...2.8.0