1 files changed, 38 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
index ec5be8664b2..4f01345ee3b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/awards_handler.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const categoryLabelMap = {
   flags: 'Flags',
 };
 
+const IS_VISIBLE = 'is-visible';
+const IS_RENDERED = 'is-rendered';
+
 class AwardsHandler {
   constructor(emoji) {
     this.emoji = emoji;
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ class AwardsHandler {
       if (!$target.closest('.emoji-menu').length) {
         if ($('.emoji-menu').is(':visible')) {
           $('.js-add-award.is-active').removeClass('is-active');
-          $('.emoji-menu').removeClass('is-visible');
+          this.hideMenuElement($('.emoji-menu'));
         }
       }
     });
@@ -88,12 +91,12 @@ class AwardsHandler {
     if ($menu.length) {
       if ($menu.is('.is-visible')) {
         $addBtn.removeClass('is-active');
-        $menu.removeClass('is-visible');
+        this.hideMenuElement($menu);
         $('.js-emoji-menu-search').blur();
       } else {
         $addBtn.addClass('is-active');
         this.positionMenu($menu, $addBtn);
-        $menu.addClass('is-visible');
+        this.showMenuElement($menu);
         $('.js-emoji-menu-search').focus();
       }
     } else {
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ class AwardsHandler {
         $addBtn.removeClass('is-loading');
         this.positionMenu($createdMenu, $addBtn);
         return setTimeout(() => {
-          $createdMenu.addClass('is-visible');
+          this.showMenuElement($createdMenu);
           $('.js-emoji-menu-search').focus();
         }, 200);
       });
@@ -241,7 +244,8 @@ class AwardsHandler {
     if (isInIssuePage() && !isMainAwardsBlock) {
       const id = votesBlock.attr('id').replace('note_', '');
 
-      $('.emoji-menu').removeClass('is-visible');
+      this.hideMenuElement($('.emoji-menu'));
+
       $('.js-add-award.is-active').removeClass('is-active');
       const toggleAwardEvent = new CustomEvent('toggleAward', {
         detail: {
@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ class AwardsHandler {
       return typeof callback === 'function' ? callback() : undefined;
     });
 
-    $('.emoji-menu').removeClass('is-visible');
+    this.hideMenuElement($('.emoji-menu'));
+
     return $('.js-add-award.is-active').removeClass('is-active');
   }
 
@@ -529,6 +534,33 @@ class AwardsHandler {
     return $matchingElements.closest('li').clone();
   }
 
+  /* showMenuElement and hideMenuElement are performance optimizations. We use
+   * opacity to show/hide the emoji menu, because we can animate it. But opacity
+   * leaves hidden elements in the render tree, which is unacceptable given the number
+   * of emoji elements in the emoji menu (5k+). To get the best of both worlds, we separately
+   * apply IS_RENDERED to add/remove the menu from the render tree and IS_VISIBLE to animate
+   * the menu being opened and closed. */
+
+  showMenuElement($emojiMenu) {
+    $emojiMenu.addClass(IS_RENDERED);
+
+    // enqueues animation as a microtask, so it begins ASAP once IS_RENDERED added
+    return Promise.resolve()
+      .then(() => $emojiMenu.addClass(IS_VISIBLE));
+  }
+
+  hideMenuElement($emojiMenu) {
+    $emojiMenu.on(transitionEndEventString, (e) => {
+      if (e.currentTarget === e.target) {
+        $emojiMenu
+          .removeClass(IS_RENDERED)
+          .off(transitionEndEventString);
+      }
+    });
+
+    $emojiMenu.removeClass(IS_VISIBLE);
+  }
+
   destroy() {
     this.eventListeners.forEach((entry) => {
       entry.element.off.call(entry.element, ...entry.args);