feat(javascript): fold assignments, inline conditional callees, flatten name-passing calls and fold literal built-ins in the minifier - #22584

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:27577-27603
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Stop assignment collapsing at an uninitialized let declaration.

The new assignsLet hook allows getLhs to accept a same-function assignment to let. The scan then crosses let x; because its variable-definition barrier requires node.init, and sideEffectsExternal reports no effect for an uninitialized declaration. For function f(){ x = 1; let x; return x; }, this can move the assignment after the declaration and change the original ReferenceError into a successful return.

Suggested fix

 			(isVarDefNode(node) &&
-				node.init &&
+				(node.init || isSymbolLetNode(node.id)) &&
 				(hasLeftValue(state, node.id.name) ||
 					(state.sideEffects && mayModify(state, node.id)))) ||

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 27577 - 27603:
Update the isVarDefNode barrier in the assignment scan so an uninitialized let
declaration is not crossed; preserve the existing checks for initialized
declarations and other variable definitions, preventing assignments from moving
past the let binding.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:29467-29473
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude direct-eval and pinned functions from flattening.

The new inlinesIntoCallee branch makes an out-of-scope function in a conditional callee eligible for flattenFunction. The flattening gate excludes arguments, but not ast.usesEval(lambda) or ast.isPinned(lambda).

For example, when flag is true:

var f = function(a) { return (eval("var x = 1"), a); };
var g = function(a) { return a; };
function run(flag, a) {
	var x = 0;
	(flag ? f : g)(a);
	return x;
}

Before flattening, eval("var x = 1") declares x in f, so run returns 0. After flattening, the direct eval can execute in run and change its x to 1. The same-named a alias is accepted by aliasesParameter, which does not reject a lambda that uses direct eval.

Suggested fix

 					simpleArgs &&
 					!ast.usesArguments(lambda) &&
+					!ast.usesEval(lambda) &&
+					!ast.isPinned(lambda) &&
 					!isClassNode(compressor.parent()) &&

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 29467 - 29473:
Update the flattenFunction eligibility checks to reject lambdas that use direct
eval or are pinned, alongside the existing arguments check; keep these functions
from being flattened through the new inlinesIntoCallee path.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:18795-18824
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject reassigned RegExp bindings before rewriting.

The new regExpAsLiteral helper accepts an undeclared RegExp reference without checking assignments. For:

RegExp = function () {
	throw Error("x");
};
RegExp("a");

the helper can replace the call with /a/. This removes the reassigned function call and its error. Reject the rewrite when assignment analysis is unavailable or when the RegExp definition has assignments.

Suggested fix

 			/[\\\n\r\u2028\u2029]/.test(args[0].value) ||
 			!isUndeclaredRef(callee) ||
+			!compressor.option("reduce_vars") ||
+			callee.definition.assignments !== 0 ||
 			globalMayBeRebound(compressor)

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 18795 - 18824:
Update the RegExp call rewrite guard in regExpAsLiteral to reject rewriting when
reduce_vars analysis is disabled or the RegExp definition has assignments;
preserve the existing checks for undeclared references and rebound globals.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:18837-18884
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard the Object.keys/values/entries rewrite against reassigned methods.

The helper checks that the Object binding is undeclared, but it does not check that Object.keys, Object.values, or Object.entries still refer to the native methods. If application code reassigns a selected method, the optimizer can replace its call with a literal array and remove its result or thrown error.

Suggested fix

 			!A.isObjectNode(args[0]) ||
 			!compressor.option("evaluate") ||
 			!isUndeclaredRef(callee.object) ||
+			!isUndeclaredRef(callee.property) ||
 			globalMayBeRebound(compressor)

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 18837 - 18884:
Update the Object method rewrite guard to verify the selected callee property is
an undeclared reference before folding Object.keys, Object.values, or
Object.entries calls. Add the check alongside the existing
isUndeclaredRef(callee.object) guard, preserving the other eligibility
conditions.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:18754-18772
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard powAsOperator against writes to Math.pow.

globalMayBeRebound protects the global Math binding from with and direct eval, but it does not protect the Math.pow property. When improvements.enabled is active and evaluate is disabled, Math.pow = () => 42; Math.pow(Symbol(), 1) can be rewritten to Symbol() ** 1. The original function returns 42; the replacement throws a TypeError.

Add a property-mutation check in powAsOperator. Return the original call when the Math.pow property may have been reassigned. The check must inspect the pow property, not only the Math binding.

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 18754 - 18772:
Update powAsOperator to check whether the Math.pow property may have been
reassigned, and return undefined when it may have been mutated so the original
call is preserved. Check the pow property itself; globalMayBeRebound only
protects the Math binding.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:20279-20291
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard unary-plus removal against BigInt operands.

When unsafe_math is enabled, shortenBinary can remove both unary-plus operators from (+2n) * (+3n). The original expression throws because unary + does not accept BigInt; the rewritten expression evaluates to 6n. Restrict this branch to operands that cannot be BigInt, or preserve the unary-plus operators for BigInt operands.

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 20279 - 20291:
Update the unary-plus removal in shortenBinary to preserve unary-plus operators
when their operands may be BigInt, including under unsafe_math; only remove them
when both original and rewritten expressions retain the same BigInt behavior.

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:18754-18772
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard known BigInt operands before rewriting Math.pow.

When ast.isBigInt reports either operand as BigInt, keep the original Math.pow call. Otherwise, unsafe_math can change a throwing call such as Math.pow(2n, 3n) into successful 2n ** 3n.

Suggested fix

 			numbers === 2 ||
+			ast.isBigInt(args[0], compressor) ||
+			ast.isBigInt(args[1], compressor) ||
 			(numbers === 0 && !compressor.option("unsafe_math")) ||

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Review comment at @lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js around lines 18754 - 18772:
Update the Math.pow rewrite guard to use ast.isBigInt on each operand and return
undefined when either is known to be a BigInt. This preserves the original
call’s throwing behavior for BigInt operands while leaving the existing rewrite
conditions unchanged.