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perf(javascript): compress in the node printer's one pass, behind a switch - #22928
The JS minifier spends most of its time in terser's compressor. This adds a one-pass minify, like the HTML and CSS minifiers: the SoA tree is parsed, mangled and compressed while the node printer prints it. It sits behind the internal modules.onePass switch, which is off, so the default output is unchanged (byte-identical on 4,200 corpus files).
In the one pass:
Unused code: drops what nothing reads, transitively.
Constants: inlines and folds constants.
Moves: reads aliases as what they name, and moves a function used once to its call.
collapse_vars: folds a statement into the next statement's first read.
Smaller rewrites: terser's local ones (==null, typeof x<"u", !0, let, …).
It prints twice by default; compress.passes asks for more. A TODO notes deprecating passes once one print matches.
Before = default path, after = one pass (compress: {}), 6 libraries:
Wall
CPU
Peak memory
Gzip
before
3,485 ms
5,495 ms
813 MB
455,114
after
941 ms
1,477 ms
514 MB
456,847 (+0.38%)
Gzip is still 0.38% behind (smaller on three and acorn, behind on prettier), so the switch stays off for now.
What kind of change does this PR introduce?
perf
Did you add tests for your changes?
Yes, test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js (one-pass cases for each rewrite and its guards). All 672 terser expect_stdout cases print the same output from the one pass as from their input.
Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No, the switch is off by default.
If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?
n/a
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Added an optional minification mode that combines compression and output generation when compatible settings are enabled; other configurations continue to use the existing mode.
Minification can simplify eligible aliases and single-use functions, fold constants, remove unused declarations and expressions, combine declarations, and print some const declarations as let.
When applicable, minification can repeat the generated output to honor configured compression passes.
Tests
Added coverage for one-pass minification across compression, mangling, formatting, comments, declarations, literals, and modules.
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The change adds an opt-in path that compresses and prints parsed JavaScript syntax trees together. Scope analysis identifies eligible aliases and function moves. The printer applies compression transformations, and unit tests check output and printer walks.
Changes: One-pass syntax-tree minification
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Binding and reference analysis lib/javascript/ScopeAnalyzer.js
The analyzer records writes and reference kinds. When enabled, it identifies eligible aliases and function moves and returns their analysis results.
One-pass selection and mangling lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js
The driver selects the one-pass path under its option constraints. Tree mangling supplies names and analysis results to the printer. Eligible results can be printed repeatedly to honor compression passes.
Compression analysis and printer setup lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js
The node printer receives names and compression options. It tracks removable declarations and foldable values, and filters comment flags for compressed output.
Compressed output and validation lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js
The printer emits eligible declaration, expression, alias, and function transformations. Tests check expected one-pass output and printer-walk counts.
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Priority: Normal
Change: Refactor
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 8f6bd
When one-pass minification is enabled, some programs can lose an observable side effect before an error. Fix the collapse guard before merging unless that behavior is explicitly accepted.
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Review comments at @lib/javascript/ScopeAnalyzer.js:
- Around line 4631-4637: Update the alias-chain preprocessing in `ScopeAnalyzer`
to detect every target whose redirect path enters a cycle, collect all such
targets before modifying the map, then remove them before the redirect loop.
Preserve acyclic aliases and ensure no member of a cycle remains eligible for
substitution.
Review comments at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:
- Around line 62485-62494: Update the dropsNow logic around the unused-binding
check so an init containing a node in collapsed is not treated as safely
droppable by isPureValue or aliasesRead; retain its effect so the collapsed
value is still printed when the declarator is removed.
- Around line 62565-62576: Update the Identifier case in evaluateConstant to
return undefined when mangledNames is null before indexing it. Preserve the
existing constant-value lookup when mangledNames is available.
- Around line 63454-63461: Update unwrappedStatement to reject a
VariableDeclaration when any declarator is both dropped and marked with
keepsEffect === 1. Preserve the braces in that case so the declaration’s
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- Line 63155: Update the collapse decision around firstRead(next, definition) so
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Summary
The JS minifier spends most of its time in terser's compressor. This adds a one-pass minify, like the HTML and CSS minifiers: the SoA tree is parsed, mangled and compressed while the node printer prints it. It sits behind the internal
modules.onePassswitch, which is off, so the default output is unchanged (byte-identical on 4,200 corpus files).In the one pass:
collapse_vars: folds a statement into the next statement's first read.==null,typeof x<"u",!0,let, …).It prints twice by default;
compress.passesasks for more. A TODO notes deprecatingpassesonce one print matches.Before = default path, after = one pass (
compress: {}), 6 libraries:Gzip is still 0.38% behind (smaller on three and acorn, behind on prettier), so the switch stays off for now.
What kind of change does this PR introduce?
perf
Did you add tests for your changes?
Yes,
test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js(one-pass cases for each rewrite and its guards). All 672 terserexpect_stdoutcases print the same output from the one pass as from their input.Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No, the switch is off by default.
If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?
n/a
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Written with Claude Code: implementation, tests and measurements, reviewed by the author.
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constdeclarations aslet.