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Summary

This continues the terser issue audit: one bug fix, plus small size wins from terser issues that were measured against main.

Fix: with improvements on, an /*#__INLINE__*/ function flattened into two callers rewired its shared body to the first caller's parameter. The second caller's argument then became 0:

// in
function p(o,k,v){if(o[k])o[k]=1;else o[k]=v}
function a(o,x){return /*#__INLINE__*/p(o,"a",x)}
function b(o,x){return /*#__INLINE__*/p(o,"b",x)}
var o={};a(o,1);b(o,2);console.log(JSON.stringify(o))
// before: …a(o,1),b(0,2)…  → logs {"a":1}
// after:  same output as terser → logs {"a":1,"b":2}

Size (improvements only):

terser issue before after
terser#1217 destructured names let{a:o,b:l,c,…}=n let{a,b,c,…}=s
terser#976 imports and exports import{r as m,i as o}…;export{n as f} import{r,i}…;export{f}
terser#1444 unused class run only for its extends class n extends EventTarget{static#n=…} EventTarget;
terser#1467 derived constructor forwarding arguments class extends B{constructor(){super(...arguments)}} class extends B{}
terser#954 private fields nothing reads class{#p=0;#q;m(){…this.#p}} class{#p=0;m(){…this.#p}}
terser#886 copy of an array literal [1,2].slice() [1,2]
terser#786 spread calls across a conditional a?b(...a):b(...c) b(...a||c)
terser#1017 exact fractions .6666666666666666 2/3

Gzip decided what stayed. Two rewrites made real bundles bigger after gzip, so they are not in this PR:

  • terser#1344 -10 as ~9
  • terser#1206 a&&(b||c()) as a&&!b&&c()

Fractions were also limited to full-precision literals with a denominator under 100, because shorter decimals such as .4203125 gzip worse as 269/640.

On the 12 swc benchmark bundles:

  • At the default ecma: 5, the output is byte-identical to main.
  • At ecma: 2020, the total is 366 B smaller raw and 133 B smaller gzipped. The largest gains are victory −67 B, echarts −46 B, antd −18 B and d3 −16 B gzipped; three (+8 B) and typescript (+6 B) are slightly worse gzipped.

21 corpus sources are no longer bigger than oxc's output and leave OXC_SMALLER.

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

feat

Did you add tests for your changes?

Yes.

  • test/unitCases/syntax-printer.unittest.js:
    • a KEPT_CASES entry for the fix; it fails on main
    • IMPROVED_CASES entries for each rewrite
    • module tests for import and export names
    • an ecma: 5 case that keeps keys apart
  • Updated snapshots, test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js and test/specCases/minify-corpora.spectest.js.

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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  • New Features
    • Scope analysis can optionally report identifier spellings and potential byte savings for import/export aliases and, at a higher setting, object-property keys.
  • Improvements
    • Minification can remove eligible forwarding constructors, unused private fields with effect-free initializers, and effect-free class members while preserving necessary evaluation, including superclass evaluation.
    • Name mangling can reuse nearby spellings when doing so saves bytes.
    • Minification can use shorter exact fractional representations, simplify certain conditional calls, and replace zero-argument array copies with array literals.

…ll, drop dead class parts and write exact fractions in the minifier

Keep a destructured, imported or exported name's own spelling where it
saves the `:` or ` as ` clause; drop an unused class run only for what
it extends, a derived constructor only forwarding to `super` and private
fields nothing reads; fold `[...].slice()`, merge spread calls across a
conditional; print `2/3` for `.6666666666666666`.
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The change extends minifier scope analysis to collect eligible adjacent spellings. It adds class, call, and number optimizations, and uses spelling savings to guide name mangling. Tests and benchmark comparison lists also change.

Changes: Minifier updates

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Collect adjacent spellings
lib/javascript/ScopeAnalyzer.js
Both scope-analysis paths can collect eligible property-key and import/export spellings. The analysis result includes identifiers, spellings, and savings.
Update class and call optimizations
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/unitCases/syntax-printer.unittest.js, test/helpers/oxcSmaller.js, test/specCases/minify-corpora.spectest.js, test/unitCases/syntax-printer-estree.unittest.js
Class handling distinguishes effects limited to heritage. Improvements update constructor and private-field removal, conditional spread-call merging, array-literal .slice() replacement, and inline parameter injection. Regression tests and comparison lists change.
Shorten exact number literals
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/unitCases/syntax-printer.unittest.js
When improvements are enabled, eligible number literals can print as a shorter exact quotient. Regression cases cover the output.
Use adjacent spellings during mangling
lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js, test/unitCases/syntax-printer.unittest.js
Mangling can select an eligible adjacent spelling when calculated byte savings are positive and name constraints allow it. Tests cover module names and destructured bindings.

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  • webpack/webpack#22428: It introduces the scope-analysis contract that this change extends with spelling collection and then consumes during mangling.

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 		if (
+			compressor.option("unsafe") &&
 			name === "slice" &&
 			optimized.arguments.length === 0 &&
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) {
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}
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Preserve class-definition validation when dropping heritage-only classes.

For an unused class such as class C extends makeBase() { static x = C; }, runsOnlyHeritage ignores the self-reference in the static field and the drop path can emit only makeBase(). If makeBase() returns a non-constructor, the original class definition throws a TypeError; the minimized output does not. Keep class evaluation, including superclass validation, on this path.

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Check strict binding positions, not only object-like syntax.

The current matchers do not cover ordinary parameters, local declarations, or aliased imports. Parse the generated code as a module so invalid strict bindings fail the test.

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 					const { code } = await minify(input, {
 						module: true,
 						compress: false,
 						mangle: true
 					});
+					expect(() =>
+						acorn.parse(code, {
+							ecmaVersion: "latest",
+							sourceType: "module"
+						})
+					).not.toThrow();
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Adding one throws when `super()` returns an object already holding it,
which test262's privatefieldadd-typeerror reads.
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🟡 Minor · Guard equivalent preceding spreads before merging. · syntax-printer.js:20141-20167

lib/javascript/syntax-printer.js:20141-20167
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard equivalent preceding spreads before merging.

When an equivalent spread precedes the differing spread, the merge moves that spread before the conditional test. An iterator can mutate the test, so the merged call can select the wrong branch.

For example, flag ? sink(...shared, ...a) : sink(...shared, ...b) can become sink(...shared, ...(flag ? a : b)). If shared[Symbol.iterator]() sets flag = false, the original selects a, but the merged call selects b.

Guard the spread argument’s own effects and observable iteration before continue.

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 			if (A.isExpansionNode(first[i]) && A.isExpansionNode(second[i])) {
-				if (A.isEquivalent(first[i], second[i])) continue;
+				if (A.isEquivalent(first[i], second[i])) {
+					if (
+						index === -1 &&
+						(A.hasSideEffects(first[i].argument, compressor) ||
+							runsIterator(first[i], compressor))
+					) {
+						return;
+					}
+					continue;
+				}
 				if (index !== -1) return;
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… one they differ in

Its iteration ran after the conditional's test, and in the merged call runs
before it, where an iterator may change what the test reads.
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…on a patched array (#22862)

* fix(minify): keep globals a `globalThis` write replaces, and `slice` on a patched array

`globalThis.Number = { POSITIVE_INFINITY: 7 }` before `Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY`
no longer folds the read to `1/0`, and a patched `Array.prototype.slice` keeps
`[1, 2].slice()` a call (CodeRabbit on #22852 and #22679).

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* fix(minify): treat globals rebound through the global object as rebound everywhere

Check `globalThis` writes in every built-in fold, follow `globalThis.Array.prototype`
and `globalThis.Math` writes, and treat an unknown key as rebinding any global.

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* fix(minify): count loop, destructuring and call writes through the global object

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* fix(minify): count prototype writes through optional chains

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* fix(minify): count a prototype patched through a constructor or global object handed to a call

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* fix(minify): probe global-object writes once scope is known

Tell a local named `self` or `global` from the global object, count only
`Object` and `Reflect` writers handed the global object, and stop
treating a constructor handed to a call as a patched prototype, which kept
`.map(String)` and `isGlobal(globalThis)` bundles from folding.

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