fix: prevent unnecessary viewport update on VirtualList first render

The VirtualList connector was initializing lastRequestedRange to [0, 0],
causing an unnecessary viewport range update on first render. This update
would reload list items, destroying any focused elements and causing focus loss.

Changed initialization to null to properly detect the first request and avoid
spurious updates that interfere with focus management in master-detail views.

Fixes the issue where focusing the first item only worked on the second
attempt due to the list being unnecessarily reloaded on first render.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: Artur-

vaadin-virtual-list-flow-parent/vaadin-virtual-list-flow-integration-tests/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/virtuallist/tests/VirtualListFocusPage.java

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2025 Vaadin Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.flow.component.virtuallist.tests;
+
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.AttachEvent;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.Div;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.NativeButton;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.virtuallist.VirtualList;
+import com.vaadin.flow.data.renderer.ComponentRenderer;
+import com.vaadin.flow.router.Route;
+
+@Route("vaadin-virtual-list/virtual-list-focus")
+public class VirtualListFocusPage extends Div {
+
+    private VirtualList<String> list;
+    private Div statusDiv;
+    private boolean firstItemFocused = false;
+
+    public VirtualListFocusPage() {
+        // Create virtual list with items
+        list = new VirtualList<>();
+        list.setId("virtual-list");
+        list.setItems(
+                IntStream.range(0, 100).mapToObj(i -> "Item " + i).toList());
+
+        // Use component renderer with focusable elements
+        list.setRenderer(new ComponentRenderer<>(item -> {
+            NativeButton button = new NativeButton(item);
+            button.setId("item-" + item.replace(" ", "-"));
+            button.getElement().setAttribute("tabindex", "0");
+            return button;
+        }));
+
+        // Status div to report focus state
+        statusDiv = new Div();
+        statusDiv.setId("status");
+        statusDiv.setText("Not focused");
+
+        // Button to trigger focus on first item
+        NativeButton focusFirstButton = new NativeButton("Focus First Item",
+                e -> {
+                    focusFirstItem();
+                });
+        focusFirstButton.setId("focus-first-button");
+
+        // Button to reset the list (simulating navigation)
+        NativeButton resetButton = new NativeButton("Reset List", e -> {
+            resetList();
+        });
+        resetButton.setId("reset-button");
+
+        add(focusFirstButton, resetButton, statusDiv, list);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onAttach(AttachEvent attachEvent) {
+        super.onAttach(attachEvent);
+        // Try to focus first item when page loads
+        focusFirstItem();
+    }
+
+    private void focusFirstItem() {
+        // Execute focus after a small delay to ensure rendering is complete
+        getElement().executeJs("""
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              const list = document.getElementById('virtual-list');
+              const firstItem = list.querySelector('[id^="item-"]');
+              if (firstItem) {
+                firstItem.focus();
+                document.getElementById('status').textContent = 'First item focused: ' + document.activeElement.id;
+                return true;
+              } else {
+                document.getElementById('status').textContent = 'No item found to focus';
+                return false;
+              }
+            }, 100);
+            """);
+    }
+
+    private void resetList() {
+        // Simulate resetting the list (like navigating away and back)
+        list.setItems(
+                IntStream.range(0, 100).mapToObj(i -> "Item " + i).toList());
+        statusDiv.setText("List reset");
+
+        // Try to focus first item after reset
+        getElement().executeJs("""
+            setTimeout(() => { 
+              document.getElementById('focus-first-button').click(); 
+            }, 200);
+            """);
+    }
+}

vaadin-virtual-list-flow-parent/vaadin-virtual-list-flow-integration-tests/src/test/java/com/vaadin/flow/component/virtuallist/tests/VirtualListFocusIT.java

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2025 Vaadin Ltd.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+package com.vaadin.flow.component.virtuallist.tests;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.openqa.selenium.By;
+import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
+
+import com.vaadin.flow.testutil.TestPath;
+import com.vaadin.tests.AbstractComponentIT;
+
+@TestPath("vaadin-virtual-list/virtual-list-focus")
+public class VirtualListFocusIT extends AbstractComponentIT {
+
+    @Before
+    public void init() {
+        open();
+        waitForElementPresent(By.id("virtual-list"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void firstItemShouldBeFocusableOnInitialLoad() {
+        // Wait for the virtual list to render items
+        waitForElementPresent(By.id("item-Item-0"));
+
+        // Click the focus button to ensure focus is attempted
+        WebElement focusButton = findElement(By.id("focus-first-button"));
+        focusButton.click();
+
+        // Wait for status update
+        waitUntil(driver -> {
+            WebElement status = findElement(By.id("status"));
+            String text = status.getText();
+            return text.contains("First item focused")
+                    || text.contains("No item found");
+        });
+
+        // Check that first item was successfully focused
+        WebElement status = findElement(By.id("status"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                "First item should be focused on initial load. Status: "
+                        + status.getText(),
+                status.getText().contains("First item focused: item-Item-0"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void firstItemShouldBeFocusableAfterReset() {
+        // Wait for initial render
+        waitForElementPresent(By.id("item-Item-0"));
+
+        // Reset the list (simulates navigation)
+        WebElement resetButton = findElement(By.id("reset-button"));
+        resetButton.click();
+
+        // Wait for the focus attempt after reset
+        waitUntil(driver -> {
+            WebElement status = findElement(By.id("status"));
+            String text = status.getText();
+            return text.contains("First item focused")
+                    || text.contains("No item found");
+        }, 5);
+
+        // Verify first item is focused after reset
+        WebElement status = findElement(By.id("status"));
+        Assert.assertTrue(
+                "First item should be focused after reset. Status: "
+                        + status.getText(),
+                status.getText().contains("First item focused: item-Item-0"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void focusShouldNotBeLostDueToUnnecessaryRangeUpdate() {
+        // Wait for initial render
+        waitForElementPresent(By.id("item-Item-0"));
+
+        // Focus the first item
+        WebElement focusButton = findElement(By.id("focus-first-button"));
+        focusButton.click();
+
+        // Wait for focus to be set (includes the 100ms delay from focusFirstItem)
+        waitUntil(driver -> {
+            WebElement status = findElement(By.id("status"));
+            return status.getText().contains("First item focused");
+        });
+
+        // Wait a bit more to ensure focus has settled after the async operation
+        try {
+            Thread.sleep(200);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            // Ignore
+        }
+
+        // Execute JavaScript to verify the focused element hasn't changed
+        // This checks that no unexpected re-render occurred
+        Object result = executeScript("""
+            const activeId = document.activeElement.id;
+            return activeId === 'item-Item-0' ? 'still-focused' : 'focus-lost: ' + activeId;
+            """);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals("Focus should remain on first item",
+                "still-focused", result.toString());
+
+        // Verify the element still exists in DOM (wasn't replaced)
+        WebElement firstItem = findElement(By.id("item-Item-0"));
+        Assert.assertNotNull("First item should still exist in DOM", firstItem);
+
+        // Double-check by attempting to interact with it
+        Assert.assertTrue("First item should be displayed",
+                firstItem.isDisplayed());
+    }
+}

vaadin-virtual-list-flow-parent/vaadin-virtual-list-flow/src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/frontend/virtualListConnector.js

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ window.Vaadin.Flow.virtualListConnector = {
 
     const extraItemsBuffer = 20;
 
-    let lastRequestedRange = [0, 0];
+    let lastRequestedRange = null;
 
     list.$connector = {};
     list.$connector.placeholderItem = { __placeholder: true };
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ window.Vaadin.Flow.virtualListConnector = {
       let first = Math.max(0, firstNeededItem - extraItemsBuffer);
       let last = Math.min(lastNeededItem + extraItemsBuffer, list.items.length);
 
-      if (lastRequestedRange[0] != first || lastRequestedRange[1] != last) {
+      if (lastRequestedRange === null || lastRequestedRange[0] != first || lastRequestedRange[1] != last) {
         lastRequestedRange = [first, last];
         const count = 1 + last - first;
         list.$server.setViewportRange(first, count);