public/scripts/app.js

@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function() {
     logger.debug('App: Creating framework instance...');
     const app = window.app;
     
-    // Wait for components to be ready (loader ensures constructors exist)
-    try {
-        if (typeof window.waitForComponentsReady === 'function') {
-            await window.waitForComponentsReady();
-        }
-    } catch (e) {
-        logger.warn('App: Components loader timeout; proceeding anyway');
-    }
+    // Components are loaded via script tags in order; no blocking wait required
     
     // Create view models
     logger.debug('App: Creating view models...');

public/scripts/components/ClusterViewComponent.js

@@ -49,18 +49,17 @@ class ClusterViewComponent extends Component {
         
         // Only load data if we haven't already or if the view model is empty
         const members = this.viewModel.get('members');
-        const shouldLoadData = !this.dataLoaded || !members || members.length === 0;
+        const shouldLoadData = true; // always perform initial refresh quickly
         
         if (shouldLoadData) {
             logger.debug('ClusterViewComponent: Starting initial data load...');
             // Initial data load - ensure it happens after mounting
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                this.viewModel.updateClusterMembers().then(() => {
-                    this.dataLoaded = true;
-                }).catch(error => {
-                    logger.error('ClusterViewComponent: Failed to load initial data:', error);
-                });
-            }, 100);
+            // Trigger immediately to reduce perceived startup latency
+            this.viewModel.updateClusterMembers().then(() => {
+                this.dataLoaded = true;
+            }).catch(error => {
+                logger.error('ClusterViewComponent: Failed to load initial data:', error);
+            });
         } else {
             logger.debug('ClusterViewComponent: Data already loaded, skipping initial load');
         }

public/scripts/framework.js

@@ -635,8 +635,8 @@ class App {
     registerRoute(name, componentClass, containerId, viewModel = null) {
         this.routes.set(name, { componentClass, containerId, viewModel });
         
-        // Pre-initialize component in cache for better performance
-        this.preInitializeComponent(name, componentClass, containerId, viewModel);
+        // Defer instantiation until navigation to reduce startup work
+        // this.preInitializeComponent(name, componentClass, containerId, viewModel);
     }
 
     // Pre-initialize component in cache
@@ -771,7 +771,15 @@ class App {
     async showView(routeName, component) {
         const container = component.container;
         
-        // Ensure component is mounted (but not necessarily active)
+        // Ensure component is mounted (but not necessarily active); lazy-create now if needed
+        if (!component) {
+            const route = this.routes.get(routeName);
+            const container = document.getElementById(route.containerId);
+            component = new route.componentClass(container, route.viewModel, this.eventBus);
+            component.routeName = routeName;
+            component.isCached = true;
+            this.componentCache.set(routeName, component);
+        }
         if (!component.isMounted) {
             logger.debug(`App: Mounting component for '${routeName}'`);
             component.mount();