The `BaseViewer.setDocument` method in particular is necessary for rendering to start when the viewer loads, hence you obviously want that to happen as soon as possible and without any unnecessary delays.
Unfortunately *some* API calls need to be done before that, note existing comments, however the `ViewHistory` initialization (and subsequent fetching of data) in particular can be moved slightly without any adverse effects.
As part of testing I've used logging with `performance.now()` inserted in various parts of this code, and there's *obviously* no discernible changes between `master` and this patch for e.g. rendering starting in the viewer.
*Note:* The vast majority of this patch is simple indentation changes, which were forced by Prettier (and done automatically with `gulp lint --fix`).
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