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    Optimize perceived loading time by varying /api/search page size · 9c96e1fe
    Robert Knight authored
    When fetching annotations from the backend there is a trade-off between
    the time taken to generate a page (less if the page size is smaller) and
    the time taken to fetch all pages (less if the page size is larger).
    
    To optimize the perceived loading time we can pick a smaller page size
    for the first page, enabling the first screenful of annotations/threads
    to appear quickly, and then use a larger page size for the remaining
    pages.
    
     - Change the `pageSize` option for `SearchClient` from a fixed number
       to a callback that returns the page size for a given page index
    
     - Set the default value for the `pageSize` option to use a small page
       size (50) for the first page and a larger size (200) for remaining
       pages
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