fix(web): avoid repeated scoped variable mutations

[eserdeiro]

Repeated reads of scoped CSS variables on web apply and remove the same variables on a shared measurement element, triggering unnecessary style recalculations. This keeps the element in the current scope and updates only changed variables, removing those absent from the next scope.

Fixes #688.

Reproduction: https://github.com/eserdeiro/uniwind-web-demo

Changes

• Update scoped variables incrementally, including cleanup when returning to an unscoped context.
• Escape class names once per style lookup instead of once per CSS rule.
• Clean up temporary data-* attributes in finally so failed reads cannot leave them behind.
• Only synchronize --* custom properties, preserving the measurement element’s own styles and excluding internal context metadata.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Web theme variables stay synchronized when values change or are removed, and retrieved values reflect the active scope.
  • Styles are recognized more reliably for class names containing special characters.
• Performance
  • Reduced repeated style-rule matching and unnecessary theme-variable updates. Cached style matches are refreshed when styles are initialized or rules toggle.
• Documentation
  • Clarified how style matching and scoped theme-variable updates behave.

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Web style resolution now caches candidate CSS rules by class string. Scoped custom properties are checked on each read, and stale properties are removed. Style reads apply scoped variables before setting the measurement element’s class and delete dataset keys in finally.

Changes

Web style resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Class rule lookup cache packages/uniwind/src/core/web/cssListener.ts, packages/uniwind/src/core/web/getWebStyles.ts, CONTEXT.md	Candidate CSS rules are cached by class string, with oldest-entry eviction at 500 entries. Initialization and rule toggles clear the cache. Style lookup iterates the cached candidates directly.
Scoped variables and style reads packages/uniwind/src/core/web/getWebStyles.ts, CONTEXT.md	Scoped custom properties are checked on each call, stale properties are removed, and unchanged inline values are not rewritten. getWebStyles applies variables before setting the class and deletes dataset keys in finally. getWebVariable reads and parses the computed value directly.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8b324

Styles created dynamically after an initial lookup can remain stale until the stylesheet listener is refreshed.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing repeated scoped variable mutations on the web.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The implementation satisfies issue #688. applyScopedVariables keeps the shared dummyParent state, removes stale --* properties, ignores non-custom-property keys, and writes only changed values. …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within issue #688 and the PR objective. CSSListener.getRulesForClassName caches escaped class-rule candidates for the same style lookup path. getWebStyles cleans temporary datas…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…

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Confidence Score: 5/5

[Medium risk] Refactors style computation and variable scoping logic.

The PR appears safe to merge; no outstanding blocking issue was identified.

Summary

The PR keeps the web measurement element synchronized with scoped CSS variables while avoiding redundant property writes. It also caches candidate CSS rules by class name and moves temporary data-attribute cleanup into finally.

• The latest change removes an object-identity shortcut so mutations to the same variables object are detected.

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🟡 Minor · Refresh CSSListener when React Native Web inserts a rule. · cssListener.ts:53-72

packages/uniwind/src/core/web/cssListener.ts:53-72
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Refresh CSSListener when React Native Web inserts a rule.

React Native Web 0.21.2 calls sheet.insert from StyleSheet.create, including after the stylesheet was created. Uniwind routes that call through createOrderedCSSStyleSheet, but CSSListener does not observe CSSOM changes.

If a class lookup populated classNameRules before a later StyleSheet.create call, the new matching rule is absent from the cached candidates. It is also absent from activeRules because initialize() skips the already processed sheet. A later getWebStyles call therefore can omit the new declaration and return stale styles.

Make the createOrderedCSSStyleSheet.insert boundary synchronously notify CSSListener to reprocess the affected stylesheet. The refresh must update activeRules and clear classNameRules; clearing only the cache is insufficient.

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In `@packages/uniwind/src/core/web/cssListener.ts` around lines 53 - 72, Update
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