From 0ff6296d64930cf07170a1c14a9b99e26dd2584d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Miguel=20=C3=81ngel?= <miguel.sierra@heygen.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 05:50:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix(core):=20remove=20late-bind=20polling=20fro?=
 =?UTF-8?q?m=20runtime=20=E2=80=94=20engine=20handles=20it?=
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The setInterval-based late-bind polling in init.ts caused visual
regressions across all style-prod tests. Even with the sawMissing
guard, the mere presence of the interval registration altered
event loop timing enough to shift rendered frames.

The engine's pollSubCompositionTimelines + conditional
__hfForceTimelineRebind already handles async timeline detection
for renders. The runtime only needs to expose the rebind hook —
it shouldn't poll on its own.

For studio preview of async compositions, the engine's rebind
call (via __hfForceTimelineRebind) is the correct mechanism.
---
 packages/core/src/runtime/init.ts | 29 -----------------------------
 1 file changed, 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime/init.ts b/packages/core/src/runtime/init.ts
index 12007ed3c..01036dc84 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime/init.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime/init.ts
@@ -1469,35 +1469,6 @@ export function initSandboxRuntimeModular(): void {
         applyCaptionOverrides();
         postTimeline();
         postState(true);
-
-        let lateBindChecks = 0;
-        let sawMissing = false;
-        const lateBindInterval = setInterval(() => {
-          if (++lateBindChecks > 50) {
-            clearInterval(lateBindInterval);
-            return;
-          }
-          const hosts = document.querySelectorAll("[data-composition-id]");
-          let allBound = true;
-          for (let i = 0; i < hosts.length; i++) {
-            const id = hosts[i].getAttribute("data-composition-id");
-            if (id && !timelines[id]) {
-              allBound = false;
-              sawMissing = true;
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-          if (allBound && !sawMissing) {
-            clearInterval(lateBindInterval);
-            return;
-          }
-          if (!allBound) return;
-          childrenBound = false;
-          bindRootTimelineIfAvailable();
-          postTimeline();
-          postState(true);
-          clearInterval(lateBindInterval);
-        }, 100);
       });
   } else {
     // No external/inline compositions to load — apply caption overrides immediately