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diff() and diffElementNodes() wrapped every non-array render result in a fresh [result] array before calling diffChildren(). Exactly-one-child is by far the most common children diff, so that was a throwaway allocation per component and per element on nearly every update. diffChildren now takes the bare value and constructNewChildrenArray reads it directly.

Single text children was the prevailing thing according to #2618

diff() and diffElementNodes() wrapped every non-array render result in a
fresh [result] array before calling diffChildren(). The #2618 statistics
put exactly-one-child at 84% of all children diffs, so that is one
throwaway allocation per component and per element on nearly every
update. diffChildren now accepts the bare value and
constructNewChildrenArray reads it directly.

Core -6 B gz / -5 B br. Local paired bench (playwright, interleaved):
text-update -3..-6% warm, hydrate1k -3.5% cold, create/replace within noise.
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📊 Tachometer Benchmark Results

Summary

duration

  • create10k: unsure 🔍 -2% - +1% (-15.91ms - +4.33ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • filter-list: unsure 🔍 -0% - +0% (-0.03ms - +0.02ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • hydrate1k: unsure 🔍 -1% - +4% (-0.23ms - +1.64ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • many-updates: slower ❌ 12% - 20% (2.01ms - 3.21ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • replace1k: faster ✔ 2% - 7% (1.94ms - 5.45ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • text-update: unsure 🔍 -5% - +5% (-0.08ms - +0.09ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • todo: unsure 🔍 -4% - +1% (-1.23ms - +0.26ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • update10th1k: unsure 🔍 -3% - +5% (-0.96ms - +1.52ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main

usedJSHeapSize

  • create10k: unsure 🔍 -0% - -0% (-0.00ms - -0.00ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • filter-list: unsure 🔍 -0% - -0% (-0.00ms - -0.00ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • hydrate1k: unsure 🔍 -3% - +4% (-0.17ms - +0.22ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • many-updates: unsure 🔍 -0% - +0% (-0.01ms - +0.00ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • replace1k: unsure 🔍 -0% - -0% (-0.00ms - -0.00ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • text-update: unsure 🔍 -4% - +3% (-0.04ms - +0.03ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • todo: unsure 🔍 -0% - -0% (-0.00ms - -0.00ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main
  • update10th1k: unsure 🔍 -0% - +1% (-0.00ms - +0.02ms)
    preact-local vs preact-main

Results

create10k

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local818.68ms - 826.55ms-unsure 🔍
-2% - +1%
-15.91ms - +4.33ms
preact-main819.08ms - 837.73msunsure 🔍
-1% - +2%
-4.33ms - +15.91ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local19.07ms - 19.07ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - -0%
-0.00ms - -0.00ms
preact-main19.07ms - 19.08msunsure 🔍
+0% - +0%
+0.00ms - +0.00ms
-
filter-list

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local16.55ms - 16.58ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - +0%
-0.03ms - +0.02ms
preact-main16.55ms - 16.59msunsure 🔍
-0% - +0%
-0.02ms - +0.03ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local1.55ms - 1.55ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - -0%
-0.00ms - -0.00ms
preact-main1.55ms - 1.55msunsure 🔍
+0% - +0%
+0.00ms - +0.00ms
-
hydrate1k

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local42.99ms - 44.63ms-unsure 🔍
-1% - +4%
-0.23ms - +1.64ms
preact-main42.65ms - 43.55msunsure 🔍
-4% - +0%
-1.64ms - +0.23ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local5.07ms - 5.34ms-unsure 🔍
-3% - +4%
-0.17ms - +0.22ms
preact-main5.03ms - 5.33msunsure 🔍
-4% - +3%
-0.22ms - +0.17ms
-
many-updates

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local18.48ms - 19.65ms-slower ❌
12% - 20%
2.01ms - 3.21ms
preact-main16.30ms - 16.61msfaster ✔
11% - 16%
2.01ms - 3.21ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local3.74ms - 3.75ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - +0%
-0.01ms - +0.00ms
preact-main3.75ms - 3.75msunsure 🔍
-0% - +0%
-0.00ms - +0.01ms
-
replace1k
  • Browser: chrome-headless
  • Sample size: 100
  • Built by: CI #5917
  • Commit: 07609a9

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local75.01ms - 77.81ms-faster ✔
2% - 7%
1.94ms - 5.45ms
preact-main79.04ms - 81.17msslower ❌
2% - 7%
1.94ms - 5.45ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local3.01ms - 3.01ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - -0%
-0.00ms - -0.00ms
preact-main3.01ms - 3.01msunsure 🔍
+0% - +0%
+0.00ms - +0.00ms
-

run-warmup-0

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local25.41ms - 26.15ms-faster ✔
3% - 7%
0.93ms - 2.00ms
preact-main26.86ms - 27.63msslower ❌
4% - 8%
0.93ms - 2.00ms
-

run-warmup-1

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local33.42ms - 35.08ms-slower ❌
4% - 11%
1.44ms - 3.58ms
preact-main31.07ms - 32.41msfaster ✔
4% - 10%
1.44ms - 3.58ms
-

run-warmup-2

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local30.97ms - 32.70ms-unsure 🔍
-1% - +7%
-0.27ms - +2.03ms
preact-main30.20ms - 31.72msunsure 🔍
-6% - +1%
-2.03ms - +0.27ms
-

run-warmup-3

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local26.71ms - 27.71ms-faster ✔
1% - 6%
0.23ms - 1.68ms
preact-main27.64ms - 28.68msslower ❌
1% - 6%
0.23ms - 1.68ms
-

run-warmup-4

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local19.32ms - 19.73ms-faster ✔
0% - 2%
0.01ms - 0.48ms
preact-main19.65ms - 19.89msslower ❌
0% - 2%
0.01ms - 0.48ms
-

run-final

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local22.63ms - 23.69ms-faster ✔
9% - 13%
2.36ms - 3.54ms
preact-main25.84ms - 26.37msslower ❌
10% - 16%
2.36ms - 3.54ms
-
text-update
  • Browser: chrome-headless
  • Sample size: 140
  • Built by: CI #5917
  • Commit: 07609a9

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local1.73ms - 1.85ms-unsure 🔍
-5% - +5%
-0.08ms - +0.09ms
preact-main1.73ms - 1.84msunsure 🔍
-5% - +5%
-0.09ms - +0.08ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local1.01ms - 1.05ms-unsure 🔍
-4% - +3%
-0.04ms - +0.03ms
preact-main1.01ms - 1.06msunsure 🔍
-3% - +4%
-0.03ms - +0.04ms
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todo

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local31.76ms - 32.40ms-unsure 🔍
-4% - +1%
-1.23ms - +0.26ms
preact-main31.89ms - 33.24msunsure 🔍
-1% - +4%
-0.26ms - +1.23ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local1.27ms - 1.27ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - -0%
-0.00ms - -0.00ms
preact-main1.27ms - 1.27msunsure 🔍
+0% - +0%
+0.00ms - +0.00ms
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update10th1k

duration

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local30.97ms - 33.09ms-unsure 🔍
-3% - +5%
-0.96ms - +1.52ms
preact-main31.11ms - 32.39msunsure 🔍
-5% - +3%
-1.52ms - +0.96ms
-

usedJSHeapSize

VersionAvg timevs preact-localvs preact-main
preact-local2.97ms - 2.98ms-unsure 🔍
-0% - +1%
-0.00ms - +0.02ms
preact-main2.96ms - 2.97msunsure 🔍
-1% - +0%
-0.02ms - +0.00ms
-

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Size Change: -6 B (-0.04%)

Total Size: 15.9 kB

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dist/preact.mjs 4.88 kB -6 B (-0.12%)
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compat/dist/compat.mjs 3.92 kB
debug/dist/debug.mjs 3.88 kB
devtools/dist/devtools.mjs 273 B
hooks/dist/hooks.mjs 1.58 kB
jsx-runtime/dist/jsxRuntime.mjs 868 B
test-utils/dist/testUtils.mjs 473 B

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coverage: 99.856%. remained the same — JoviDeCroock/single-child-no-wrapper-array into main

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