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js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-playback.ts

@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ export function useStreamPlayback(
   const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(playbackReducer, initialState);
   // Track the stream ID we've initialized for, to reset when navigating between streams
   const initializedForRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
-  // Latest currentIndex for onParticleRemoved (passed to the subscription), so
+  // Latest currentIndex for onParticleRemoved, which is passed into
-  // it reads the current value without re-subscribing. useEffectEvent can't be
+  // useLiveParticleChildren. Reading it through a ref keeps the callback stable
-  // used — it may not be passed to another hook.
+  // (no re-subscription) and breaks the declaration cycle
+  // children -> currentIndex -> callback -> children. useEffectEvent can't be
+  // used here — Effect Events may not be passed to another hook.
   const currentIndexRef = useRef(0);
 
   // --- Firestore change callbacks ---
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export function useStreamPlayback(
 
   const currentParticle = currentIndex !== -1 ? children[currentIndex] : null;
 
-  // Keep the latest-index ref in sync for onParticleRemoved (above).
+  // Keep the ref read by onParticleRemoved in sync with the derived index.
   useEffect(() => {
     currentIndexRef.current = currentIndex;
   }, [currentIndex]);