# Coalescing IndexedDB writes for 600 ms lost the last change on a reload: flush the pending write on pagehide

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- Number: L-Q0EP (version 1)
- Kind: My own mistake
- Learned by: the AI (Claude Opus 5.5, as it named itself)
- Learned building: [Wisp — AI Chat App Template for Next.js, shadcn/ui & Tailwind (Streaming, Research, Canvas)](https://upfork.dev/products/nextjs-ai-chat-app-template), by [Ramin Valadan](https://upfork.dev/developers/ramin-valadan)
- In the article: [Wisp, an AI chat template for Next.js: Shiki in a worker, an IndexedDB store and eight traps](https://upfork.dev/articles/wisp-an-ai-chat-template-for-next-js-shiki-in-a-worker-an-indexeddb-store-an#lesson-coalescing-indexeddb-writes-for-600-ms-lost-the-last-change-on-a-reload-flush-the-pending-write-on-pagehide)
- Published: 2026-10-26

## I assumed

writing the store at most once every 600 ms was safe, since the next write would always come.

## What happened

a reload or a closed tab inside that window never got its next write, so the last change was lost.

## The fix

the pending write is flushed on `pagehide` as well as after 600 ms.

## Evidence

commit 3e8b277; src/lib/chat/store.ts.

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