From 955b701df2d4c44215844a07a6112462558c2a1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Khaled Waleed <foxilated@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:48:09 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: measure nested transitions before applying their
 starting styles (#18647)

Fixes #18421 (regression from #16035, which re-broke the #4784
scenario).

Since #16035 the dummy delay animation runs with `fill: 'forwards'`, so
an intro's `t = 0` styles (for `slide`, `height: 0`) apply the moment
the transition is created and stay applied until the real animation
starts a frame later. Transition functions of other elements in the same
batch run after that and measure a collapsed DOM. With nested intros
(the TreeView from the issue), intro effects run deepest-first, so every
ancestor's `slide` captures a height where its children are pinned at 0.
On the issue's REPL every `<ul>` animates `0px -> 36px` (the height of a
single row) and then jumps to its real size when the animation finishes,
which is the "children pop out" behavior from #4784.

The fix waits one microtask before applying the initial styles and
creating the dummy, the same way deferred transitions (`crossfade`)
already work in `animate()`. Everything in the batch measures the DOM
first; the microtask still runs before the next paint, so elements never
render unstyled and the #14732 behavior is preserved. Verified in a real
browser that a delayed intro (`delay: 300`) stays held at `height: 0`
for the whole delay, including the first painted frame.

Most of the diff is the existing dummy/onfinish block moving into
`queue_micro_task`; hiding whitespace shows the actual change.
---
 .changeset/moody-lamps-slide.md               |   5 +
 .../client/dom/elements/transitions.js        | 149 ++++++++++--------
 .../transition-nested-measure/Nested.svelte   |  14 ++
 .../transition-nested-measure/_config.js      |  36 +++++
 .../transition-nested-measure/main.svelte     |  11 ++
 5 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/moody-lamps-slide.md
 create mode 100644 packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/Nested.svelte
 create mode 100644 packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/_config.js
 create mode 100644 packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/main.svelte

diff --git a/.changeset/moody-lamps-slide.md b/.changeset/moody-lamps-slide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5832f12e42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-lamps-slide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+fix: measure nested transitions before applying their starting styles
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
index 7c4d385807..67b177841a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/dom/elements/transitions.js
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export function transition(flags, element, get_fn, get_params) {
  */
 function animate(element, options, counterpart, t2, on_begin, on_finish) {
 	var is_intro = t2 === 1;
+	var aborted = false;
 
 	if (is_function(options)) {
 		// In the case of a deferred transition (such as `crossfade`), `option` will be
@@ -344,7 +345,6 @@ function animate(element, options, counterpart, t2, on_begin, on_finish) {
 		// once the DOM has been updated...
 		/** @type {Animation} */
 		var a;
-		var aborted = false;
 
 		queue_micro_task(() => {
 			if (aborted) return;
@@ -381,99 +381,112 @@ function animate(element, options, counterpart, t2, on_begin, on_finish) {
 
 	const { delay = 0, css, tick, easing = linear } = options;
 
-	var keyframes = [];
+	/** @type {globalThis.Animation} */
+	var animation;
 
-	if (is_intro && counterpart === undefined) {
-		if (tick) {
-			tick(0, 1); // TODO put in nested effect, to avoid interleaved reads/writes?
-		}
+	var get_t = () => 1 - t2;
 
-		if (css) {
-			var styles = css_to_keyframe(css(0, 1));
-			keyframes.push(styles, styles);
-		}
-	}
+	// wait a microtask before applying the initial styles and creating the dummy animation,
+	// so that transitions created in the same batch (e.g. on nested elements) all measure
+	// the DOM first (#18421). this still happens before the next paint, so the element
+	// won't be rendered without styles applied (#14732)
+	queue_micro_task(() => {
+		if (aborted) return;
 
-	var get_t = () => 1 - t2;
+		var keyframes = [];
 
-	// create a dummy animation that lasts as long as the delay (but with whatever devtools
-	// multiplier is in effect). in the common case that it is `0`, we keep it anyway so that
-	// the CSS keyframes aren't created until the DOM is updated
-	//
-	// fill forwards to prevent the element from rendering without styles applied
-	// see https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/14732
-	var animation = element.animate(keyframes, { duration: delay, fill: 'forwards' });
+		if (is_intro && counterpart === undefined) {
+			if (tick) {
+				tick(0, 1); // TODO put in nested effect, to avoid interleaved reads/writes?
+			}
 
-	animation.onfinish = () => {
-		// remove dummy animation from the stack to prevent conflict with main animation
-		animation.cancel();
+			if (css) {
+				var styles = css_to_keyframe(css(0, 1));
+				keyframes.push(styles, styles);
+			}
+		}
 
-		on_begin();
+		// create a dummy animation that lasts as long as the delay (but with whatever devtools
+		// multiplier is in effect). in the common case that it is `0`, we keep it anyway so that
+		// the CSS keyframes aren't created until the DOM is updated
+		//
+		// fill forwards to prevent the element from rendering without styles applied
+		// see https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/14732
+		animation = element.animate(keyframes, { duration: delay, fill: 'forwards' });
 
-		// for bidirectional transitions, we start from the current position,
-		// rather than doing a full intro/outro
-		var t1 = counterpart?.t() ?? 1 - t2;
-		counterpart?.abort();
+		animation.onfinish = () => {
+			// remove dummy animation from the stack to prevent conflict with main animation
+			animation.cancel();
 
-		var delta = t2 - t1;
-		var duration = /** @type {number} */ (options.duration) * Math.abs(delta);
-		var keyframes = [];
+			on_begin();
 
-		if (duration > 0) {
-			/**
-			 * Whether or not the CSS includes `overflow: hidden`, in which case we need to
-			 * add it as an inline style to work around a Safari <18 bug
-			 * TODO 6.0 remove this, if possible
-			 */
-			var needs_overflow_hidden = false;
+			// for bidirectional transitions, we start from the current position,
+			// rather than doing a full intro/outro
+			var t1 = counterpart?.t() ?? 1 - t2;
+			counterpart?.abort();
 
-			if (css) {
-				var n = Math.ceil(duration / (1000 / 60)); // `n` must be an integer, or we risk missing the `t2` value
+			var delta = t2 - t1;
+			var duration = /** @type {number} */ (options.duration) * Math.abs(delta);
+			var keyframes = [];
+
+			if (duration > 0) {
+				/**
+				 * Whether or not the CSS includes `overflow: hidden`, in which case we need to
+				 * add it as an inline style to work around a Safari <18 bug
+				 * TODO 6.0 remove this, if possible
+				 */
+				var needs_overflow_hidden = false;
 
-				for (var i = 0; i <= n; i += 1) {
-					var t = t1 + delta * easing(i / n);
-					var styles = css_to_keyframe(css(t, 1 - t));
-					keyframes.push(styles);
+				if (css) {
+					var n = Math.ceil(duration / (1000 / 60)); // `n` must be an integer, or we risk missing the `t2` value
 
-					needs_overflow_hidden ||= styles.overflow === 'hidden';
+					for (var i = 0; i <= n; i += 1) {
+						var t = t1 + delta * easing(i / n);
+						var styles = css_to_keyframe(css(t, 1 - t));
+						keyframes.push(styles);
+
+						needs_overflow_hidden ||= styles.overflow === 'hidden';
+					}
 				}
-			}
 
-			if (needs_overflow_hidden) {
-				/** @type {HTMLElement} */ (element).style.overflow = 'hidden';
-			}
+				if (needs_overflow_hidden) {
+					/** @type {HTMLElement} */ (element).style.overflow = 'hidden';
+				}
 
-			get_t = () => {
-				var time = /** @type {number} */ (
-					/** @type {globalThis.Animation} */ (animation).currentTime
-				);
+				get_t = () => {
+					var time = /** @type {number} */ (
+						/** @type {globalThis.Animation} */ (animation).currentTime
+					);
 
-				return t1 + delta * easing(time / duration);
-			};
+					return t1 + delta * easing(time / duration);
+				};
 
-			if (tick) {
-				loop(() => {
-					if (animation.playState !== 'running') return false;
+				if (tick) {
+					loop(() => {
+						if (animation.playState !== 'running') return false;
 
-					var t = get_t();
-					tick(t, 1 - t);
+						var t = get_t();
+						tick(t, 1 - t);
 
-					return true;
-				});
+						return true;
+					});
+				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		animation = element.animate(keyframes, { duration, fill: 'forwards' });
+			animation = element.animate(keyframes, { duration, fill: 'forwards' });
 
-		animation.onfinish = () => {
-			get_t = () => t2;
-			tick?.(t2, 1 - t2);
-			on_finish();
+			animation.onfinish = () => {
+				get_t = () => t2;
+				tick?.(t2, 1 - t2);
+				on_finish();
+			};
 		};
-	};
+	});
 
 	return {
 		abort: () => {
+			aborted = true;
+
 			if (animation) {
 				animation.cancel();
 				// This prevents memory leaks in Chromium
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/Nested.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/Nested.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb325059f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/Nested.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<script>
+	import Nested from './Nested.svelte';
+	import { slide } from 'svelte/transition';
+
+	let { depth } = $props();
+</script>
+
+<div class="level-{depth}" in:slide|global={{ duration: 100 }}>
+	{#if depth > 0}
+		<Nested depth={depth - 1} />
+	{:else}
+		<div style="height: 100px">leaf</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e5cb02a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { test } from '../../assert';
+
+export default test({
+	async test({ assert, target }) {
+		const button = target.querySelector('button');
+		button?.click();
+
+		// wait for the transition's keyframes to be created
+		const animation = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			const start = performance.now();
+
+			function check() {
+				const outer = target.querySelector('.level-2');
+				const animation = outer
+					?.getAnimations()
+					.find((a) => a.effect?.getTiming().duration === 100);
+
+				if (animation) {
+					resolve(animation);
+				} else if (performance.now() - start > 2000) {
+					reject(new Error('timed out waiting for the transition to start'));
+				} else {
+					requestAnimationFrame(check);
+				}
+			}
+
+			check();
+		});
+
+		// the outermost `slide` must have measured the element with its
+		// descendants at their natural size, not collapsed to zero by their
+		// own starting styles (#18421)
+		const keyframes = animation.effect?.getKeyframes() ?? [];
+		assert.equal(keyframes[keyframes.length - 1].height, '100px');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a64a0cd2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-browser/samples/transition-nested-measure/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+	import Nested from './Nested.svelte';
+
+	let visible = $state(false);
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => (visible = !visible)}>toggle</button>
+
+{#if visible}
+	<Nested depth={2} />
+{/if}