[Due for payment 2025-07-14] Improve front end performance of displaying a report from Chat Switcher

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Background

Navigating to a report from the Chat Switcher is slower than expected. There is a noticeable lag (~500ms) between the time the user clicks on a report and the OpenReport action is triggered.

Problem

It is cause because of the call onRouterClose() inside SearchRouter, which is executed immediately upon report click. This function closes a modal that’s mounted at the top level in AuthScreen, leading to re-renders and delays before the report is actually opened.

Solution

1. Deferring onRouterClose() Execution
   • Instead of calling onRouterClose() immediately, we delay its execution until after we start navigating to new report. This reduces contention in UI updates and avoids blocking navigation.
2. Refactoring SearchRouterContextWe can wrap the function in useCallback to avoid unnecesary rerenders when day are called. They are called when onRouterClose function is invoked.

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• Upwork Job URL: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021933531487223741644
• Upwork Job ID: 1933531487223741644
• Last Price Increase: 2025-06-13

Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @adelekennedy

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Job added to Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~021933531487223741644

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Triggered auto assignment to Contributor-plus team member for initial proposal review - @Ollyws (External)

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Triggered auto assignment to @adelekennedy (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.