downshift-js/downshift

Add react-virtual support

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#1654 opened on Jul 14, 2025

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Description

Hi,

Could you add https://tanstack.com/virtual support, at least optionally?

By being maintained by the lib itself, it would help with potential upgrades / breaking changes, while providing the benefits of it.

Possibly allowing it to be enabled by a prop.

And this virtual library seems to be the better one around, currently.

Thanks.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
react
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Reactdownshift APIoptional dependenciesvirtual scrolling concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Explore the downshift component source code to understand how props are defined and how external modules are conditionally loaded. Review the tanstack/react virtual documentation for API details. Consider implementing a prop like 'virtual' that, when enabled, uses the virtual library for rendering the list.