The issue involves a straightforward variable mismatch in a lifecycle method.
The issue identifies a memory leak caused by incorrectly clearing `this.interval` instead of `this.timeout` in the `componentWillUnmount` method. The fix requires changing one line of code to correctly clear the timeout. There are no apparent blockers or additional complexities.
In fixtures/attribute-behavior/src/App.js, the componentWillUnmount method has a bug where it checks for this.timeout but clears this.interval (which doesn't exist). This causes a memory leak where timeouts are never properly cleaned up on component unmount.
Location: fixtures/attribute-behavior/src/App.js:605
Current (Buggy) Code: componentWillUnmount() { if (this.timeout) { clearTimeout(this.interval); // ❌ Error: this.interval is undefined } }
Proposed Fix: componentWillUnmount() { if (this.timeout) { clearTimeout(this.timeout); // ✅ Correct: matches the variable being tracked } }
When the component unmounts, the code checks for this.timeout but calls clearTimeout(this.interval). Since this.interval is undefined, the actual timer remains active, potentially causing "cannot update state on an unmounted component" warnings.
The componentWillUnmount lifecycle should correctly call clearTimeout(this.timeout) to ensure the specific timer initiated by the component is destroyed immediately upon unmounting.
--- fixtures/attribute-behavior/src/App.js +++ fixtures/attribute-behavior/src/App.js @@ -603,5 +603,5 @@ componentWillUnmount() { if (this.timeout) {
clearTimeout(this.interval);
clearTimeout(this.timeout);
}
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