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This can be considered a continuation of #6534.

I saw 2 simplification opportunities in that PR:

  • previousOptions isn't needed because the signal will be considered the same with Object.is
  • The effect to initialize the lazy object isn't needed. The tableOptionsUpdate effect will initialize the object so the inner effect is redundant. The timing of when it is initialized is the same since those 2 effects were run together. The object will always be initialized after effect runs. Considering all of that, returning an object holding the initialized state and the raw value isn't needed. Calling untracked(object) every time could be slower but it isn't in a hot path.
  • [Added due to coderabbit comment]: Removed apply trap for the proxy since that will never be reached, and shouldn't be necessary for the input signal workaround.

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  • New Features
    • Simplified lazy initialization for Angular table instances.
    • Table instances are available immediately, while setup is deferred until needed.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved updates when table options or data change.
    • Added reliable cleanup when components are destroyed, including before initialization.
    • Improved compatibility across supported Angular versions.
  • Tests
    • Expanded coverage for deferred initialization, proxy behavior, row updates, required inputs, and destruction cleanup.

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injectLazyInit now provides direct lazy proxies with compatibility-aware cleanup. injectTable uses the proxy for table access and option updates. Tests cover deferred initialization, destruction handling, proxy behavior, and rendered row updates.

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Lazy table initialization

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Direct lazy proxy implementation
packages/angular-table/src/injectLazyInit.ts, packages/angular-table/src/lazySignalInitializer.ts, packages/angular-table/tests/lazy-init.test.ts
injectLazyInit now manages lazy initialization and cleanup across Angular versions. The previous lazyInit implementation was removed. Tests cover deferred access, destruction handling, single initialization, and required inputs.
Injected table integration
packages/angular-table/src/injectTable.ts, packages/angular-table/tests/injectTable.test.ts
injectTable returns and updates the lazy proxy directly. Table unmount cleanup is registered through the lazy initializer. Tests verify proxy behavior, destruction before the first effect, and rendered row counts.
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.changeset/lazy-tables-initialize.md
A patch changeset documents simplified lazy initialization for injected table instances.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e290a

The refactor changes lazy table proxy behavior: callable initializer values would be returned as non-callable proxies, and reflective property descriptors may be inaccurate. These bounded correctness risks should have explicit owner follow-up, but the change remains mergeable.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant AngularComponent
  participant injectTable
  participant injectLazyInit
  participant TableInstance
  participant DestroyRef
  AngularComponent->>injectTable: request table instance
  injectTable->>injectLazyInit: create lazy table proxy
  AngularComponent->>injectLazyInit: access table property
  injectLazyInit->>TableInstance: initialize table once
  injectLazyInit->>DestroyRef: register cleanup
  injectTable->>TableInstance: update options through proxy
  DestroyRef->>injectLazyInit: destroy injection context
  injectLazyInit->>TableInstance: invoke unmount cleanup
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Possibly related PRs

  • TanStack/table#6534: Both PRs modify injectTable, lazySignalInitializer, and related lazy-initialization tests.
  • TanStack/table#6562: Both PRs modify injectTable and its lazy initialization behavior.

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I am not sure if removing the ‘initialized’ boolean is fine. I mean, everything should work as is but I’ve introduced it to avoid a forced table initialization by accessing the property during the component destruction.

I guess something like this happen

  • create component A
  • register onDestroy callback
  • running table init
  • destroy component A before table init (here onDestroy callback could be invoked)

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True. I got a NG0950: Input is required but no value is available yet error by not waiting for stability or not calling detectChanges researching that case 😵

I changed it such that the lazy function registers a cleanup callback only when the object has been initialized.

This will get the same error when the table is read earlier that expected (like table.options in the instance construction), but at least it will not get the issue when the component is half-initialized, the table hasn't been read yet and the component gets destroyed.

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- Line 28: Restrict the generic constraint in injectLazyInit so callable
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type signature no longer permits function-valued results.
- Around line 38-43: Update getOwnPropertyDescriptor() to retrieve and return
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@benjavicente So I've thinked about it and I'm a bit doubtful about the destroy behavior.

My latest suggestion added destroyRef.destroyed check to prevent the destroy callback to be created if the view has already been destroyed. This is because if u do something like this will produce the NG0911: View has already been destroyed error.

destroyRef.onDestroy(() => {
  setTimeout(() => {
    lazy.something
  })
})

In my opinion that's not an impossible use case since someone may run an http call or something else async during destroy, and access to the table (while not already constructed)

My doubt is that we prevent the callback registration, but still the table has been created. I've pushed a new commit in your branch with those edits:

  • destroyRef callback is now created eagerly, and checks the object is valued before calling the cleanup
  • i'm using now a unique symbol value to detect the object is not initialized yet, so actually if your lazyInit returns undefined/null this still works (I know thats not a real use-case but actually that helper is like "abstract implementation")
  • if the view has already been destroyed, and you try to access a non-initialized object, you'll now get an error

I’m not totally convinced, so I’d like to hear what you think

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I think the timing issues of input signals, destroy ref and effects is really annoying 😅

It looks ok, not as simple as I expected but seems to cover all of the annoying edge cases. The only change I see that we should also take is changing destroyRef.destroyed to instead have a separate variable to track destroyment status, since older versions of Angular this library supports do not seem to have that field. I will take a look into running tests and examples with the lowest version, Angular 19.

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@benjavicente As I remember .destroyed has been introduced in Angular 20. Angular 19 is not LTS anymore, so probably I wouldn't bother..I see no reason not to update honestly since 19->20 has not relevant breaking changes

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