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…t-in Its parameter stands for what it is handed, so `patch(Array)` writing `C.prototype` or `patch(globalThis)` writing `g.Number` counts, while a helper that only reads, as `isGlobal(globalThis)`, still folds. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ViD41i2KdwwGxrDk7yrjeD
…rs`, and `[-0]` as `[0]` Where nothing writes the parameter or the `arguments` object, as swc does; closes swc's `12209` and `arguments-canonical-index` gaps. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ViD41i2KdwwGxrDk7yrjeD
…ngth` and `Array(-0)` Trim arguments past a known function's or constructor's parameters, and write `0` for one an unused parameter takes, where terser leaves them; fold `Object.keys` without `reduce_vars` once the probe finds no write of `Object`, `Math` calls of another's result, and a known function's `length` under `unsafe`. Closes eleven of swc's gaps and two of oxc's. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ViD41i2KdwwGxrDk7yrjeD
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- Around line 25818-25826: Update the Array(-0) normalization condition around
isUndeclaredRef to also require readsUnassignedGlobal(self.callee, compressor)
before replacing the argument, preserving -0 when Array may be rebound.
- Around line 25673-25678: Update the parameter alias handling around
`parameterAliases` and `A.walkNode` so a second call that supplies a different
alias is treated as an unknown handoff rather than skipped; alternatively,
analyze each call separately. Ensure a later call passing `globalThis` prevents
unsound folding after `Object` is replaced.
- Around line 25417-25420: Update the GLOBAL_OBJECT_NAMES reference
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…s `eval` An `eval` may write any binding unseen, as swc's `issue_11684_nested_eval_preserves_constructor_arguments` does. Retire the twelve terser cases the trimmed arguments closed. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01ViD41i2KdwwGxrDk7yrjeD
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🟡 Minor · Track stable aliases to known local functions, but keep unknown… · syntax-printer.js:25613
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winTrack stable aliases to known local functions, but keep unknown callees unresolved.
The broad fix is unsafe. The test at
test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js:9120-9128expects["1", "2"].map(Number)not to block foldingNumber("3").A narrower gap remains for
const alias = patch; alias(Array).calledFunctiondoes not resolve an alias initialized from another function name, so the handoff loop skipspatch.patchedPrototypesthen remains unset, andarrayPrototypePatched()allows a later[1].join()fold after the local patch.Resolve unchanged aliases to known local functions before applying the existing parameter-alias analysis. Do not call
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Summary
Closes gaps where swc's minifier writes less than ours (
test/helpers/swcSmaller.js), plus a follow-up fix to #22862. Before/after, from swc's fixtures under their own options:11645/control-known-arity-drop:f(1,2)→f(1)12218/leading-argument:(function(unused,used){…})({large:value},...values)→(0,...values)11684/class-expression:new class extends Base{constructor(value){…}}(1,2,3)→(1)12213/numeric-order:Object.keys({b:1,2:2,a:3,1:4,b:5})→["1","2","b","a"](evaluateonly)12224:defaultFirst.length… →0,1,1,2,2,2(unsafe)arguments-canonical-index:arguments[-0]→zeroWhat changed:
0. This now also happens withoutreduce_vars, before a spread, and fornew. It only applies when the function or class is declared once and never reassigned.arguments[i]: read as its parameter withoutreduce_varswhen nothing writes the parameter or theargumentsobject.x[-0]is writtenx[0].reduce_vars:Object.keys({…})now folds with onlyevaluateon, because the program scan records every write to a global (Object = …, destructuring,delete). A plain__proto__:key adds no own key.Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(2))→2;Array(-0)→[]; a known function's.lengthfolds underunsafe(Object.definePropertycould change it).ArrayorglobalThis, its parameter is now scanned like the object passed in. Sopatch(Array)writingC.prototype.slicekeeps[1,2].slice(), whileisGlobal(globalThis)and.map(String)still fold.Eleven swc entries and two oxc entries are retired. Two outputs that are shorter but gzip slightly worse are listed in
IMPROVED_YET_BIGGERwith the reason.What kind of change does this PR introduce?
feat
Did you add tests for your changes?
Yes.
test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.jschecks each fold and runs the cases that must not change (effectful or spread arguments,argumentsreads or writes, reassigned functions andObject, defaults, derived classes) before and after minifying. The corpus tables intest/helpers/swcSmaller.jsandoxcSmaller.jsretire the closed entries.Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No
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Mathcalls, eligibleObject.keysresults, function.lengthvalues, and computed-0property keys.Array(-0)is normalized toArray(0).__proto__properties are handled more accurately.argumentsaccesses can be replaced with corresponding function parameters.