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Summary

Four small gaps closed from test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js:

  • A private method, getter or setter nothing in its class reads is dropped — a derived class keeps its instance ones (which throw when super() returns an object already holding them), and a direct eval in the class keeps all of them.
  • An empty function called in place drops the call itself once its parameters run only a default or a spread's iteration, not just when the call has no arguments at all.
  • A needless optional link (?.) on a sequence's tail is dropped when that last value is never null or undefined — 42?.toString() already read the same as 42..toString(); the same now holds for (f(), {}).b.
  • A destructured __proto__ key ({ ["__proto__"]: x } = o) reads the property as a computed key does; only an object literal's __proto__: v sets a prototype instead.

Before/after (default minimizer options):

// before -> after
class C{#a(){}#used(){}m(){return this.#used()}}  -> class C{#used(){}m(){return this.#used()}}
(()=>{})(...a)                                      -> [...a]
(g(),{}).b (right is never nullish)?.b              -> (g(),{}).b
var {["__proto__"]:x} = o                           -> var {__proto__:x} = o

Retires 6 entries from test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js.

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

feat

Did you add tests for your changes?

Yes — test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js (one case per gap, checked against its snapshot) and a new test/configCases/optimization/minify-peephole-modern/ integration case driving a real build, gated on private-method/optional-chaining support (Node 14.6+).

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

No.

If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?

n/a

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I Directed Claude Code to find the oxc gaps, write the fix and tests, and verify against terser/oxc output and the minify-corpora suite (both on this branch and a clean main checkout, confirming no regression). I reviewed every change myself.

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  • Improvements
    • JavaScript optimization now removes more unused private class members while retaining members that are used or needed for correct behavior.
    • Minification better handles optional chaining after sequences, computed "__proto__" keys in destructuring, and calls to empty functions.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling preserves observable effects, including argument evaluation, parameter defaults, and iterator behavior, during optimization.

A derived class keeps its instance ones, which throw when super()
returns an object already holding them; a direct eval in the class
keeps all of them.
Its parameters still run a default or a spread's iteration; one left
over no longer blocks dropping the call itself.
42?.toString() reads the same as 42..toString(); the same now holds
for a sequence whose last value is never null or undefined.
In a pattern it reads the property, as a computed `["__proto__"]` does;
only an object literal's `__proto__: v` sets a prototype instead.
Gated on private methods and optional chaining, which Node 14.6 is
the first to parse when the harness executes the bundle.
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The JavaScript syntax printer changes private-member elimination, empty-call purity analysis, sequence nullish analysis, and computed "__proto__" key handling. New config and unit tests cover these changes and check that argument evaluation and iteration effects are preserved.

Changes: JavaScript peephole optimizations

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Private-member elimination
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/configCases/optimization/minify-peephole-modern/*, test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js
Private-member cleanup now considers methods, getters, and setters. It retains referenced members, members that may be read by direct eval, nonstatic private members in derived classes, and private fields with side-effecting initializers. The new fixture checks used and unused private members.
Empty-call purity and effect preservation
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/configCases/optimization/minify-peephole-modern/index.js, test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js, test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js
Calls to eligible empty synchronous, nongenerator functions or arrows are classified as pure. Regression tests check spread iteration, argument effects, and parameter defaults. The OXC comparison list removes entries for alternate syntax, unused expressions, and dead-code elimination.
Sequence nullish analysis and __proto__ keys
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/configCases/optimization/minify-peephole-modern/index.js, test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js
Nullish analysis uses the final expression of a sequence. Destructuring optimization converts computed string "__proto__" keys to noncomputed keys under the configured conditions. Fixtures cover optional chaining and computed keys.

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