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perf(javascript): one side-effects helper and more compression in the one-pass minifier - #22949
Follow-up to #22928, closing part of the gzip gap between the one-pass minifier (behind the modules.onePass switch, still off) and the default path. The changes:
One purity helper. The one pass's purity check moves to lib/javascript/side-effects.js. It follows terser's has_side_effects plus webpack's corrections: known globals, conversions, member reads that may throw, #__PURE__, classes and the temporal dead zone.
conditionals and if_return. An if of expressions prints as t?a:b, and if(t)return x;return y prints as return t?x:y. An else after a body that always leaves prints after the if.
dead_code and side_effects. Dead ifs, statements that run nothing, and the unpicked side of a known ?:, &&, || or ?? are dropped, as are a switch's tail break and an empty last default.
collapse_vars. A value now folds past what reads the same after it runs: global callees (for locals), await, literals, this, unwritten names and stable member targets. Declarators fold into the next declarator.
An if without else stays an if: printing it as t&&e measured larger once gzipped on every fixture.
Gzip of the one pass against the default path (compress: {}), 6 libraries:
All 672 terser expect_stdout cases print the same output from the one pass as from their input. CPU and peak memory showed no difference beyond local run-to-run noise.
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).
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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Move the one pass's purity check into lib/javascript/side-effects.js,
following terser's has_side_effects plus webpack's corrections: known
globals and their members, conversions, member reads that may throw,
pure annotations, classes and reads in the temporal dead zone.
Fold an assignment into a call whose callee is a `let`, `const` or class
an earlier statement of the same function declares.
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The one pass now prints an `if` of expressions as `t?a:b` and
`if(t)return x;return y` as `return t?x:y`. It drops an `if` whose test
is known false, a statement that runs nothing, and the side a known
test or left operand of `?:`, `&&`, `||` and `??` does not pick.
An `if` without `else` stays: printing it as `t&&e` measured larger
once gzipped on every fixture.
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A value now folds past what reads the same after it runs: a global
callee or constructor, for a local the value does not assign, `await`,
and a literal, `this` or a name nothing writes before the read, in
arguments, elements, property values, a binary's left side or a
computed member's object. Each declarator folds into the next value
after it, past declarators without one.
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No asset changed size.
No runtime gained or lost a runtime module.
Built test/configCases with the defaults a user gets: 2312 test(s), 9423 asset(s), 103 emitted nothing.
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The change adds shared JavaScript side-effect analysis, adapts ESTree nodes for parser purity checks, and uses effect and evaluation-order information in one-pass compression. The printer adds conditional, return, and switch rewrites. Unit cases cover the updated output.
Adds shared rules for property access, conversions, spreads, classes, calls, and global reads. Native-name selection in the printer uses shared helpers.
Adds EstreeView and routes parser purity checks through shared analysis, including pure-annotation checks and nested-query handling.
Printer effect and value analysis lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js
Tracks effects, reads, primitive kinds, declarations, and evaluation order. Uses those checks to remove eligible expressions, move values, and fold expressions.
Conditional and switch printing lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js, .changeset/068-one-pass-minify-folding.md
Adds conditional and paired-return printing, selected else lifting, and eligible switch simplifications. Updates one-pass compression cases and the patch changeset.
Possibly related PRs
webpack/webpack#22928: Adds the tree-based one-pass compression path extended by this change.
webpack/webpack#22903: Changes JavaScript printer correctness and effect-sensitive minification.
webpack/webpack#22923: Adds effect-preserving conditional and tail-return rewrites related to the printer changes here.
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Change: Feature
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- Around line 386-389: Update the bigint branch in binaryConverts so division,
remainder, and exponentiation are treated as potentially throwing unless the
right operand is a known safe bigint literal: nonzero for division and
remainder, and nonnegative for exponentiation. Preserve the existing behavior
for other operators and mixed operand kinds.
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- Around line 63402-63407: Update the declarator-collapse guard to also return
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- Line 563: Update the `pureConversions` checks around `binaryConverts` and
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…cts rules
The shared rules found more expressions pure than `isPure` did, which
grew bundles: a pure binary expression with an import cost a kept
`#__PURE__` comment, and one bailed module concatenation. `isPure` now
leaves conversions, member reads and derived classes with a constructor
to the evaluator as before, so `1n / 0n` stays impure too.
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…s in the one pass
In the one pass, `!!x` read for its truth prints as `x`, `c?true:false`
as `!!c` and `x==true` as `x==1`; a chain of `if (a) return x;` before
a `return` prints as one `return a?x:…`; `Infinity` and the `Number`
infinities print as `1/0` and `-1/0`; a name only ever written goes
with its writes; and a loop body holding one `if` without `else` loses
its braces, which `liftsElse` kept for want of an `else`.
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Merging this PR will degrade performance by 29.91%
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⚠️117 benchmarks are dominated by system calls
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Summary
Follow-up to #22928, closing part of the gzip gap between the one-pass minifier (behind the
modules.onePassswitch, still off) and the default path. The changes:lib/javascript/side-effects.js. It follows terser'shas_side_effectsplus webpack's corrections: known globals, conversions, member reads that may throw,#__PURE__, classes and the temporal dead zone.conditionalsandif_return. Anifof expressions prints ast?a:b, andif(t)return x;return yprints asreturn t?x:y. Anelseafter a body that always leaves prints after theif.dead_codeandside_effects. Deadifs, statements that run nothing, and the unpicked side of a known?:,&&,||or??are dropped, as are aswitch's tailbreakand an empty lastdefault.collapse_vars. A value now folds past what reads the same after it runs: global callees (for locals),await, literals,this, unwritten names and stable member targets. Declarators fold into the next declarator.An
ifwithoutelsestays anif: printing it ast&&emeasured larger once gzipped on every fixture.Gzip of the one pass against the default path (
compress: {}), 6 libraries:All 672 terser
expect_stdoutcases print the same output from the one pass as from their input. CPU and peak memory showed no difference beyond local run-to-run noise.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).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.
Generated by Claude Code
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