Multiple API Calls on Initial Load with Lazy Loading and Virtual Scrolling in PrimeNG 16.3

[AnkitaMali]

Describe the bug

While using the lazy loading and virtual scrolling features of PrimeNG's p-table, I am encountering an issue where multiple API calls are triggered during the initial load without user interaction (i.e., without any scrolling). I expected a single API call to fetch the first set of data, but the API is being called multiple times initially, which seems unnecessary.

The behaviour is observed when using the new p-scroller class introduced in PrimeNG 16.3, which seems to handle virtual scrolling differently compared to other versions.

Environment

Environment:

PrimeNG Version: 16.3.1
Angular Version: 16.2.0

Reproducer

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Angular version

16.2.0

PrimeNG version

16.3.1

Build / Runtime

Angular CLI App

Language

TypeScript

Node version (for AoT issues node --version)

18.17.0

Browser(s)

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Steps to reproduce the behavior

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Expected behavior

API should only be called once during the initial load to fetch the first set of data.
As the user scrolls, the onLazyLoad event should trigger additional API calls to fetch other set of data.