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ConnorYohandJames Brunton 50c0f2bcb5 Fix Calendly scheduler: blank on first open + slow load (#7075)
## What was wrong

Opening the procurement **Schedule a call** modal had two problems:

1. **Blank the first time, works the second time.** The first open
showed nothing; closing and reopening eventually loaded Calendly.
2. **Slow to load** even when it did work.

## Why

1. Our script loader treated a script as "ready" the moment its
`<script>` tag was added to the page — not when it had actually finished
downloading. On the first open, two loads overlap (React re-runs the
effect in dev), and the second one returned "ready" too early, before
Calendly's code existed, so nothing rendered. Reopening worked because
by then the script had finished.
2. Nothing was loaded until you clicked, so the first open waited on a
cold download of Calendly's script and then its booking page.

## The fix

- Make the script loader wait for the script to **actually finish
loading**, and have overlapping loads share the same wait. This fixes
the blank-first-open (and helps every other lazy-loaded script too).
- **Warm up Calendly early**: open the connection and start fetching its
script as soon as the "Schedule a call" button appears, so the modal
opens quickly instead of downloading everything on click.
- If Calendly still can't load (e.g. blocked by an extension), show the
existing "open in a new tab" link instead of an empty modal.

## Testing

Added a unit test proving the loader only reports "ready" after the
script truly loads. Type-check, lint, and formatting all pass.

Note: I couldn't click through the live modal here (needs a linked
procurement deal running locally) — happy to do a manual open/close/open
pass before merge if you'd like.

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Co-authored-by: James Brunton <jbrunton96@gmail.com>
2026-07-22 09:23:15 +00:00
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