perf(codegen): elide wasted template-literal concat-chain parts (−18.6%) - #10576
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A template literal opening on a substitution (`${x}...`, no literal text
before the first `${`) unconditionally seeded its desugared concat chain
with a literal `Expr::String("")`: every interior quasi already skipped
itself when empty, but the leading one never got the same guard, so it
survived to `js_string_concat_chain` as an always-empty classification
slot, and a single-substitution template missed the chain fold's 3-part
minimum entirely.
Separately, a `number`-typed parameter's substitution kept its redundant
`StringCoerce` wrapper unless codegen had a dataflow *proof* it was
numeric; a plain, unspecialized function parameter only ever has the
declared annotation. `js_string_concat_chain`'s own classify loop already
tag-dispatches every part and falls back to the exact `js_jsvalue_to_string`
/ `js_string_materialize_to_heap` calls `js_string_coerce` itself forwards
to for every non-numeric shape, so trusting the declared type here (the
same trust `is_declared_string_expr` already extends to strings) cannot
change the output, only which code path produces it.
Measured on `${s}:${n}` (s a short string, n a non-integer double),
differencing two probes to cancel fixed per-process cost: 1173 -> 955
instructions per evaluation (-18.6%), loop16/loop80 control ~0 in both
arms. An integer-interpolation variant isolates the leading-quasi fix
alone at -5.4%, confirming the larger win comes from the StringCoerce
elision.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughTemplate literal lowering now omits empty leading quasis. String concatenation code generation can omit redundant coercion for direct locals declared as ChangesTemplate literal part elision
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes Change: Refactor Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to A narrow template-literal edge case can change side-effect order and output. The localized fix should be applied before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_string_concat.rs`:
- Around line 810-812: Update the is_plain_number condition in
lower_string_concat_chain to require both runtime numeric analysis and
expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction; remove the
is_declared_number_expr alternative so declaration-only number locals retain
StringCoerce and preserve substitution conversion order.
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| let is_plain_number = (crate::type_analysis::is_numeric_expr(ctx, inner) | ||
| && crate::expr::expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction(ctx, inner)) | ||
| || crate::type_analysis::is_declared_number_expr(ctx, inner); |
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Keep StringCoerce for declaration-only number locals.
lower_string_concat_chain lowers every substitution before calling js_string_concat_chain. If a declared number local contains an object, the runtime helper performs js_jsvalue_to_string only after the later substitution has run. This can change observable conversion order and output.
Restrict this elision to values proven numeric by runtime or dataflow analysis. The current tests cover lying values and conversion separately, but not this ordering case.
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let is_plain_number = (crate::type_analysis::is_numeric_expr(ctx, inner)
- && crate::expr::expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction(ctx, inner))
- || crate::type_analysis::is_declared_number_expr(ctx, inner);
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| let is_plain_number = (crate::type_analysis::is_numeric_expr(ctx, inner) | |
| && crate::expr::expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction(ctx, inner)) | |
| || crate::type_analysis::is_declared_number_expr(ctx, inner); | |
| let is_plain_number = (crate::type_analysis::is_numeric_expr(ctx, inner) | |
| && crate::expr::expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction(ctx, inner)); |
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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_string_concat.rs` around lines 810 - 812,
Update the is_plain_number condition in lower_string_concat_chain to require
both runtime numeric analysis and
expr_produces_non_pointer_bits_by_construction; remove the
is_declared_number_expr alternative so declaration-only number locals retain
StringCoerce and preserve substitution conversion order.
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`${s}:${n}`costs 1,172 instructions per evaluation; node does it in 102. That was the largest absolute per-operation cost I have measured anywhere in the engine, and templates appear 26 times per 1k lines of real TypeScript.1,172 → 954, −18.6%. Two elisions, no new mechanism — both inside
chain_part_without_redundant_coerce's existing framework.What was removed
A template opening on a substitution seeded its chain with an empty string.
`${x}`and`${x}:${y}`unconditionally began their desugared concat chain with a literalExpr::String(""). Every interior quasi already skipped itself when empty; the leading one never got the same guard, so it survived tojs_string_concat_chainas an always-empty classification slot — and a single-substitution template missed the chain fold's 3-part minimum entirely. Now`${x}`lowers straight toStringCoerce(x)with no chain at all, and`${x}:${y}`folds to 3 parts instead of 4.A
number-typed parameter kept a redundantStringCoercewrapper. The existing elision required a dataflow proof (stable_local_type_proof), which is deliberately empty for an ordinary unspecialized function body — so the code's own comment claiming it covered this shape was wrong, and the overwhelmingly common template substitution never hit it.is_declared_number_exprwidens it to the declared annotation, mirroring whatis_declared_string_expralready does forstringone call site up the stack.Why trusting a declared type is sound here
Perry does not validate declared types at runtime, so a lying
n: numberannotation is a real case, not a hypothetical. It is safe because the elision only changes which code path produces the answer, never the answer:js_string_concat_chain's classify loop tag-dispatches every part itself, and each ofjs_string_coerce's non-plain-number arms either returns a literal that the classify loop's fallback also returns (undefined/null/true/false) or forwards to the exactjs_jsvalue_to_string/js_string_materialize_to_heapthat fallback calls. Only a genuine number additionally gets the allocation-freeformat_number_intopath instead of a throwaway heap string — which is where most of the win comes from.That is verified, not just argued. 21 adversarial value shapes through three template forms — strings,
true/false,null,undefined,NaN,±Infinity,1e21,5e-7,-0, arrays, BigInt, atoString-only object, avalueOf-only object, and one with both (the case the original comment said needed a dataflow proof) — produce byte-identical output on the before and after binaries.Measurement
Per-evaluation cost comes from differencing two probes that differ only in interpolation count, within each binary, so fixed per-process cost and code layout cancel before the arms are compared. Control
(loop80-loop16)/64reads −0.35 (base) / −0.29 (after), ands + "x"is unchanged at 173.6 / 173.3 as a second control.An integer-interpolation variant isolates the two fixes: the leading-quasi elision alone is −5.4%; the rest of the win comes specifically from no longer materialising an intermediate heap string for the number.
Validation
test_gap_template_literal_leading_part.ts(new): leading and multi-part substitutions, empty-string operands, SSO-sized results, surrogate pairs split across parts, integer vs fractional, lyingas anyannotations reaching the now-unwrapped position, and side-effect-once ordering. Byte-identical to node 26.5.1 on both the before and after binaries.PERRY_GC_FROMSPACE_SCAN_ABORT=1: 9,802 and 10,042 copying minors,dangling=0,missing_rewrites=0, output matching node, quarantine armed.cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib,RUST_TEST_THREADS=1: 4,002 passed, 0 failed.RUSTFLAGS=-D warnings cargo check -p perry-runtime --all-targetsclean; fmt, file-size cap, test registration, and the local-binding-type audit all pass (the new predicate carries its required allowlist entry).Deliberately not done
The identical leading-quasi bug exists in
lower/template.rs'slower_tpl_to_concat(reactive-Text UI desugaring). It is a different call site, off the measured path, and not covered by the required test gates, so it is left alone rather than changed unverified.Unrelated bug this surfaced
Interpolating a
Symbolshould throwTypeError: Cannot convert a Symbol value to a string; Perry stringifies it toSymbol(x). Present identically on the before and after binaries, so pre-existing onmainand not from this change — worth its own issue.Summary by CodeRabbit
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