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perf(db): reuse one Intl.Collator per locale compare options - #2438
With stringSort: 'locale' (the default), ascComparator called a.localeCompare(b, locale, localeOptions) for every comparison. Some engines build a new collator on each of those calls; Hermes for Android builds a Java object each time (meta/hermes#867). Index inserts and ordered queries on string fields compare strings many times, so most of their time went into building collators.
ascComparator now keeps the Intl.Collator that each compare-options object first builds, in a WeakMap keyed by that object, and calls collator.compare(a, b). The order is the same, because ECMA-402 defines localeCompare(that, locales, options) as a comparison by a new Intl.Collator(locales, options).
Sorting 30,000 random strings (about 489,000 comparisons) on Hermes, Android emulator, three runs each:
comparison
per comparison
a.localeCompare(b, undefined, undefined) (before)
11.0–12.3 µs
one cached Intl.Collator (after)
1.16–1.21 µs
Both gave the same sorted order.
🔬 Oracle Coverage
Owner: the comparison oracle, packages/db/tests/comparison-oracle.property.test.ts. The comparison was stateless before; the cache adds state across comparisons, so the oracle gets a history law for it: comparison.locale-option-history. The requirement audit and mutant table are in docs/contributing/oracle-reviews/perf-locale-collator.md.
Law: under locale string collation, every comparison orders two strings as a new Intl.Collator(locale, localeOptions) of its own option set does, whatever option sets earlier comparisons used, and whether the options object is shared or a fresh copy. Authority: CompareOptions / StringCollationConfig, and ECMA-402's definition of localeCompare(that, locales, options).
Reach: histories of 1–12 comparisons over seven option sets and eight strings chosen so that sets sharing a locale disagree on some pair. Two declared states, "an earlier option set orders the pair differently" and "… with the same locale …". The constructed history puts numeric en-US after plain en-US on item2/item10; every built history carries its required states and the check fails when one is missing (a calibration shows it). Generated reach: 77 and 64 of 100 (fixed seed), 73 and 59 of 100 (random).
RED: none, by design: this is a performance change under an unchanged law, so the parent passes (11 of 11). The inArray constant-list review (perf-in-constant-set.md) has the same shape. Tell me if you want a different gate for this.
GREEN: 11 of 11 for the property; 216 for the whole file. pnpm --filter @tanstack/db test: 55,962 passed; the one failure, tests/error-docs-commands.test.ts, came from running Node 22.13.1 (.tool-versions) and passes under Node 24.8.0 (.nvmrc). Also test:dist, check:mangle, lint:changed, lint:run-budgets, prettier and eslint.
Mutant: one collator kept for every option set, and one kept per locale that ignores localeOptions: both fail 7 units; shrunk to one step, item2 vs item10 under numeric en-US after plain en-US.
Limits: the law calls ascComparator directly; Collection and query paths keep their existing owners.
Questions for maintainers
Options changed after use. The old code read a changed locale or localeOptions on the next comparison; the cache keeps the collator it built. An index built under the old options keeps its stored order, so such a change already left indexes inconsistent. Is "compare options are fixed once used" the contract you want? If not, I'll key the cache on the option content.
Runtimes without Intl.Collator. Some engine builds have localeCompare but no Intl (Node built without Intl, for example). The default comparison now needs Intl.Collator. Should it keep a localeCompare path there, or is Intl a supported requirement?
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I have tested this code locally with pnpm test.
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Performance
Locale string comparisons now reuse a collator for improved performance, while preserving ordering.
Documentation
Added guidance on locale comparison coverage and a review of the performance change.
Tests
Added coverage for locale options and option-object histories.
Locale string comparisons now reuse an Intl.Collator cached for each compare-options object. The change adds an oracle property for locale-option histories, registers the property, and documents its coverage and the performance change.
The new oracle property checks results across locale-option histories and calibrates faulty cache strategies. The registry and documentation describe the property, its coverage, and recorded test and benchmark results.
Change: Refactor · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Suggested reviewers:kevin-dp, kyleamathews
Merge Risk: Low · up to f3734
Locale string comparisons now reuse one collator per options object, which speeds up sorting on engines such as Hermes. The risk is limited: in a runtime without Intl, default string comparison would now throw instead of returning an order. Confirm that such runtimes are unsupported, or keep a fallback, before or shortly after merging.
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The title states the main change: ascComparator now reuses one Intl.Collator per locale compare-options object instead of calling localeCompare for every comparison. The conventional-commit prefix 'pe…
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The description follows the template's sections: Changes, Oracle Coverage, Checklist, and Release Impact. The Changes section explains the motivation (Hermes for Android collator construction cost, li…
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[#2439] The issue asks that default locale comparisons reuse one collator per compare-options object instead of calling localeCompare on each comparison, while keeping sort order. At head, packages/db…
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The whole-PR diff (merge base 21c52a0 to head f373487) touches the changeset, docs/contributing/oracle-coverage.md, the perf-locale-collator review record, packages/db/src/utils/comparison.ts, the c…
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The title states the main change: ascComparator now reuses one Intl.Collator per locale compare-options object instead of calling localeCompare for every comparison. The conventional-commit prefix 'perf(db)' matches the performance intent and the package. It is concise, specific, and a teammate scanning history would understand the primary change.
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[#2439] The issue asks that default locale comparisons reuse one collator per compare-options object instead of calling localeCompare on each comparison, while keeping sort order. At head, packages/db/src/utils/comparison.ts adds a WeakMap keyed by the compare-options object. localeCollator(opts) creates new Intl.Collator(opts.locale, opts.localeOptions) once per object, and ascComparator returns localeCollator(opts).compare(a, b) for the locale branch. This matches the requested behavior. The issue's ordering requirement rests on ECMA-402's definition of localeCompare as a comparison by a new Intl.Collator with the same locales and options, so the order is preserved. The issue has no separate coding requirement for tests, and the added property test and docs are supporting material. Performance numbers are author-reported and were not re-measured. Open maintainer questions (mutation of options after first use; runtimes without Intl) are design questions, not unmet issue requirements.
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localeCompare(b, locale, options) builds a new collator on every call,
which is slow on Hermes for Android (a Java collator per comparison).
Keep the collator each compare-options object first builds. The order
is unchanged: ECMA-402 defines localeCompare as a comparison by a new
Intl.Collator(locales, options).
The comparison oracle gets a generated history law over mixed option
sets, which rejects a collator kept for every option set and one kept
per locale.
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- Line 33: The default string comparison path using Intl.Collator in the
comparison function may fail in runtimes without Intl. Resolve the runtime
contract by either documenting Intl as a requirement or preserving a
localeCompare fallback when Intl is unavailable; record the chosen decision in
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Confirm that supported runtimes provide Intl, or keep a fallback.
The default locale string comparison now calls new Intl.Collator(...) at packages/db/src/utils/comparison.ts:33. The previous code called a.localeCompare(b, opts.locale, opts.localeOptions) and did not reference Intl. In a runtime that provides localeCompare but not Intl, the new path can throw a ReferenceError instead of returning an order.
The package does not declare an engines field, and the inspected docs do not state an Intl requirement. The review record lists this as an open maintainer decision (docs/contributing/oracle-reviews/perf-locale-collator.md:66-69). Either:
State that Intl is a runtime requirement for the default string comparison, or
Keep a localeCompare fallback when Intl is unavailable.
Record the chosen contract in the review record.
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The default string comparison path using Intl.Collator in the comparison function may fail in runtimes without Intl. Resolve the runtime contract by either documenting Intl as a requirement or preserving a localeCompare fallback when Intl is unavailable; record the chosen decision in the existing performance locale-collator review record.
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🎯 Changes
Fixes #2439.
With
stringSort: 'locale'(the default),ascComparatorcalleda.localeCompare(b, locale, localeOptions)for every comparison. Some engines build a new collator on each of those calls; Hermes for Android builds a Java object each time (meta/hermes#867). Index inserts and ordered queries on string fields compare strings many times, so most of their time went into building collators.ascComparatornow keeps theIntl.Collatorthat each compare-options object first builds, in aWeakMapkeyed by that object, and callscollator.compare(a, b). The order is the same, because ECMA-402 defineslocaleCompare(that, locales, options)as a comparison by a newIntl.Collator(locales, options).Sorting 30,000 random strings (about 489,000 comparisons) on Hermes, Android emulator, three runs each:
a.localeCompare(b, undefined, undefined)(before)Intl.Collator(after)Both gave the same sorted order.
🔬 Oracle Coverage
Owner: the comparison oracle,
packages/db/tests/comparison-oracle.property.test.ts. The comparison was stateless before; the cache adds state across comparisons, so the oracle gets a history law for it:comparison.locale-option-history. The requirement audit and mutant table are indocs/contributing/oracle-reviews/perf-locale-collator.md.Intl.Collator(locale, localeOptions)of its own option set does, whatever option sets earlier comparisons used, and whether the options object is shared or a fresh copy. Authority:CompareOptions/StringCollationConfig, and ECMA-402's definition oflocaleCompare(that, locales, options).en-USafter plainen-USonitem2/item10; every built history carries its required states and the check fails when one is missing (a calibration shows it). Generated reach: 77 and 64 of 100 (fixed seed), 73 and 59 of 100 (random).inArrayconstant-list review (perf-in-constant-set.md) has the same shape. Tell me if you want a different gate for this.pnpm --filter @tanstack/db test: 55,962 passed; the one failure,tests/error-docs-commands.test.ts, came from running Node 22.13.1 (.tool-versions) and passes under Node 24.8.0 (.nvmrc). Alsotest:dist,check:mangle,lint:changed,lint:run-budgets, prettier and eslint.localeOptions: both fail 7 units; shrunk to one step,item2vsitem10under numericen-USafter plainen-US.ascComparatordirectly; Collection and query paths keep their existing owners.Questions for maintainers
localeorlocaleOptionson the next comparison; the cache keeps the collator it built. An index built under the old options keeps its stored order, so such a change already left indexes inconsistent. Is "compare options are fixed once used" the contract you want? If not, I'll key the cache on the option content.Intl.Collator. Some engine builds havelocaleComparebut noIntl(Node built without Intl, for example). The default comparison now needsIntl.Collator. Should it keep alocaleComparepath there, or isIntla supported requirement?✅ Checklist
pnpm test.🚀 Release Impact
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