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feat(javascript): honor pure_funcs, drop_console, global_defs and top_retain when minifying - #23042
The one-pass minifier accepted terser's compress options but ignored most of them. This PR implements the ones that name calls, globals and names. Library code can't be edited, so pure_funcs and drop_console are the main ways to strip calls from it.
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pure_funcs: ["foo", "a.b.c"]
ignored
calls whose callee is written that way are pure, so an unused one drops
drop_console: true / ["log"]
ignored
a global console.* call drops with its arguments, as terser does
global_defs: { DEBUG: false }
ignored
a global that's never assigned reads as its primitive value, so if (DEBUG) folds
The minifier now matches or beats swc and oxc on 20 more corpus cases, which are retired from swcSmaller.js and oxcSmaller.js.
One case moves to swcSmaller.js: terser's drop-unused/drop_toplevel_all_retain. We now keep the names top_retain asks for, while swc's recorded output ignores the option. What still makes ours bigger is an existing gap, an assignment to an unread variable.
Not covered here:
global_defs values that are objects, and terser's "@name" code form.
A pure_funcs call with a side-effecting argument (foo(f())) is kept whole, as /*#__PURE__*/ calls already are; terser keeps just f().
What kind of change does this PR introduce?
feat
Did you add tests for your changes?
Yes. test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.js covers every option:
each top_retain form (list, comma string, pattern, function);
drop_console with a list, a computed or non-global console, and a declared console;
global_defs on an assigned or shadowed name.
The printer snapshots change only by the debugger; they no longer print. The minify corpora pass: 279 tests, run without test262.
Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No. One default changes: debugger statements now drop under compress as terser drops them, and drop_debugger: false keeps them.
If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?
n/a
Use of AI
Claude Code audited which options the minifier ignored by comparing it with terser, wrote the change and tests, and ran the minify corpora. A maintainer directed the work and reviews it.
Minification now honors additional compression options, including pure_funcs, drop_console, drop_debugger, global_defs, top_retain, and keep_infinity.
These options can remove configured console calls and debugger statements, treat selected calls as pure, substitute primitive values for eligible global references, retain selected top-level names, and preserve Infinity.
unused controls removal of unused declarations and related inlining; inline controls function movement and inlining behavior.
Escape hatches count the raw types they stand for too: any, object and Function. Inferred any counts the identifiers whose type TypeScript infers as any though no JSDoc names it, and the new or generic calls whose type arguments it fills with any, such as const map = new Map().
This pull request adds or removes no escape-hatch type or inferred any.
120 file(s) in lib/, hot/ and declarations/ still use an escape hatch, infer `any` or have untyped lines
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Walkthrough
The JavaScript minifier now applies additional compression options, including drop_console, drop_debugger, pure_funcs, global_defs, top_retain, unused, and inline. Scope analysis and ECMAScript option handling also change. Unit tests and benchmark corpus classifications are updated.
Changes: JavaScript compression options
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Summary
Option contracts and function movement lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, lib/javascript/ScopeAnalyzer.js, lib/javascript/jsMinify.js
The minifier passes a function-movement setting into scope analysis. inline: false or 0 disables function movement. The compressor retains options.ecma inheritance when compress.ecma is undefined and no longer sets compress.arrows to false for options.ecma === 5.
Apply options during compression analysis lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js
The printer initializes the compression settings and applies unused-binding, inlining, top-level retention, pure-function, console-drop, debugger-drop, and global-definition rules during analysis.
Printing substitutes matching global definitions, handles dropped console and debugger statements, and preserves Infinity when keep_infinity is enabled. Unit tests use default compression settings in the updated cases and cover the options. Benchmark corpus classifications and a minor webpack changeset are updated.
Possibly related PRs
webpack/webpack#22928: Introduces the tree-based one-pass compressor and printer extended by this PR.
webpack/webpack#22987: Adds function inlining and constant folding. This PR changes the inline and unused checks used by those behaviors.
webpack/webpack#23040: Adds removal of unread declarations and classes. This PR applies unused and top_retain during unused-name analysis.
Suggested reviewers:aryanraj45
Change: Feature
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to b73a2
The PR now adds the Terser-style minify options with valid output in the expression positions that previously broke. The one known gap is that bound console methods such as console.log.bind(console) are still kept under drop_console. That is a narrow follow-up and does not block merging.
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Review comments at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:
- Line 15025: Update the replacement-printing logic around printValue and
takesUnary so a negative replacement used as a member expression’s object is
parenthesized, preserving the intended call on the negative value rather than
negating the method-call result.
- Around line 10071-10074: Extend the removal logic that uses
callsDroppedConsole beyond statements scanned in Field.body so matching console
calls in child statement positions, such as unbraced branches, are removed when
drop_console is enabled; preserve the existing handling for body-list
statements.
- Around line 8181-8185: Update globalDefOf to look up eligible
member-expression chains as well as identifiers, so nested global_defs keys such
as env.DEBUG match the corresponding expression while preserving existing
identifier lookup behavior.
- Around line 8000-8001: Update collapseDeclarator to check retainsTop before
collapsing a top-level declarator, using the existing retention logic associated
with definition and dropsToplevel. Preserve retained bindings so they are not
marked for removal or printed without their names.
- Around line 15024-15025: Update the shorthand-property printing path around
readsAsValue and printValue to expand a shorthand property into a key/value
property when its value has a global definition. Preserve shorthand output when
no global definition exists, and ensure defined replacements such as false are
printed instead of leaving the global reference unchanged.
- Line 16327: Update the dropsToplevel calculation so a configured top_retain
enables top-level dropping when compress.toplevel is unset, while preserving
compress.module behavior and allowing explicit compress.toplevel: false to take
precedence.
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Follow-up Comments
Drop console method calls made through .apply and .call.
8238-8238: Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Drop console method calls made through .apply and .call.
callsDroppedConsole accepts only a callee whose object is the console identifier. For console.log.apply(console, args) and console.log.call(console, value), the callee's object is the member expression console.log, so the check returns false and the call stays in the output when drop_console is enabled. Terser removes these method-of-method calls under drop_console (its CHANGELOG lists this for v5.38.0, #1585).
Treat a .apply or .call callee as its inner console.<method> callee:
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Update callsDroppedConsole to recognize non-computed .apply and .call callees,
inspect their inner console method member expression, and apply the existing
drop_console checks to it; add a nearby helper if needed to identify these
callees while preserving current behavior for other calls.
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…_retain when minifying
The one pass now reads terser's compress options that name calls,
globals and names, which it accepted and ignored:
- `pure_funcs` marks the calls whose callee is written as named pure;
- `drop_console` drops a global `console` method's call with its
arguments, every method or the ones listed;
- `global_defs` replaces a global nothing sets with its primitive value,
so `if (DEBUG)` folds;
- `drop_debugger` drops `debugger` statements unless turned off;
- `top_retain` keeps the top-level names it lists, matches or answers;
- `keep_infinity` prints `Infinity` as written.
The swc and oxc cases the output now matches are retired.
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Major · 🎯 Functional Correctness · syntax-printer.js:13532
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:13532 Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Parenthesize the dropped-console void 0 in member, **, and new contexts.
The printCall branch for a dropped console call prints a bare void 0. The printer does not add parentheses around it, so some parent expressions produce invalid JavaScript. For example, console.log() ** 2 with drop_console: true can print void 0**2, which is a syntax error. The same applies to console.log().foo (void 0.foo) and new (console.log()) (new void 0).
The example console.log.call(console) + 1 → void 0+1 is valid. void binds tighter than +, so the output evaluates to NaN, the same as the input. Use a case that the printer actually breaks instead.
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Update the dropped-console branch in printCall so its void 0 expression is
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Summary
The one-pass minifier accepted terser's
compressoptions but ignored most of them. This PR implements the ones that name calls, globals and names. Library code can't be edited, sopure_funcsanddrop_consoleare the main ways to strip calls from it.pure_funcs: ["foo", "a.b.c"]drop_console: true/["log"]console.*call drops with its arguments, as terser doesglobal_defs: { DEBUG: false }if (DEBUG)foldsdrop_debuggerdebuggeralways keptfalsekeeps ittop_retainkeep_infinity1/0)Infinityprints as writtenThe minifier now matches or beats swc and oxc on 20 more corpus cases, which are retired from
swcSmaller.jsandoxcSmaller.js.One case moves to
swcSmaller.js: terser'sdrop-unused/drop_toplevel_all_retain. We now keep the namestop_retainasks for, while swc's recorded output ignores the option. What still makes ours bigger is an existing gap, an assignment to an unread variable.Not covered here:
global_defsvalues that are objects, and terser's"@name"code form.pure_funcscall with a side-effecting argument (foo(f())) is kept whole, as/*#__PURE__*/calls already are; terser keeps justf().What kind of change does this PR introduce?
feat
Did you add tests for your changes?
Yes.
test/unitCases/javascript/printer.unittest.jscovers every option:top_retainform (list, comma string, pattern, function);drop_consolewith a list, a computed or non-globalconsole, and a declaredconsole;global_defson an assigned or shadowed name.The printer snapshots change only by the
debugger;they no longer print. The minify corpora pass: 279 tests, run without test262.Does this PR introduce a breaking change?
No. One default changes:
debuggerstatements now drop undercompressas terser drops them, anddrop_debugger: falsekeeps them.If relevant, what needs to be documented once your changes are merged or what have you already documented?
n/a
Use of AI
Claude Code audited which options the minifier ignored by comparing it with terser, wrote the change and tests, and ran the minify corpora. A maintainer directed the work and reviews it.
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Summary by CodeRabbit
pure_funcs,drop_console,drop_debugger,global_defs,top_retain, andkeep_infinity.Infinity.unusedcontrols removal of unused declarations and related inlining;inlinecontrols function movement and inlining behavior.