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test: add node-compare benchmark + perf: Promise.withResolvers in resolvePromise - #525
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Compares enhanced-resolve (async, async+unsafeCache, sync+unsafeCache) against Node.js's built-in require.resolve over 10000 resolves per iteration, so it's easy to see how the resolver's overhead relates to the built-in CJS resolver. Fixture is generated at register time and gitignored. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Adds two new tasks to the node-compare case:
- enhanced-resolve promise: calls resolver.resolvePromise directly
(as opposed to wrapping resolve() in new Promise manually)
- node import.meta.resolve: sync ESM resolver, bound via a generated
fixture/src/resolver.mjs helper so specifiers resolve against the
fixture tree
A parallel ESM pool with explicit .js extensions is introduced because
Node's ESM resolver does not probe extensions; the rest of the case is
unchanged.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Rework the node-compare case so all six resolvers run the same 10000
request list:
- Fixture now has one 'megapkg' with wildcard subpath exports (5000
subpaths) plus 5000 relative src files. Every entry in the 10000-
request batch is a unique resolvable target, so Node's
Module._pathCache and the ESM loader's specifier cache cannot
short-circuit anything within a single batch.
- import.meta.resolve uses the same request list (now ESM-compatible
for every task, no separate esmPool).
- Enhanced-resolve is benched both with and without unsafeCache so the
cached (analogous to Node's internal caches) and uncached (real
pipeline cost) numbers are both visible.
- Fixture generation is gated by a sentinel file so the 10k+ tiny
files only get written on first run.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Three caching levels per enhanced-resolve API flavour so the
contribution of each layer is visible:
- (no cache) — CachedInputFileSystem duration: 0 routes
through OperationMergerBackend (no
stat/readdir memoization), no unsafeCache
- (fs cache) — 30s-TTL CachedInputFileSystem
- (fs + unsafeCache)— plus per-specifier result cache
Covers async / promise / sync, so 3 API x 3 levels = 9 enhanced
tasks plus require.resolve + import.meta.resolve = 11 total.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Avoids allocating the executor closure on every call by using the static `Promise.withResolvers()` API (Node 22+ / modern engines). Falls back to the classic `new Promise(executor)` pattern on older runtimes where the API is not available. Benchmark shows the promise API going from ~6% slower than the hand-rolled callback wrapper to on-par or slightly faster in the fully-cached path (the row where per-call overhead dominates). https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Move the Promise.withResolvers vs new-Promise implementation choice from an if-branch inside resolvePromise (checked per call) to a module-level conditional expression (evaluated once at load time). The class method is now a one-line delegation, keeping the Resolver class bytecode nearly identical to the pre-change baseline. Under CodSpeed's instruction-counting mode (Valgrind), larger method bodies can shift V8's bytecode layout for the entire class and cause apparent regressions in unrelated methods — this was the likely cause of the query-fragment and deep-hierarchy regressions reported by CodSpeed. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Any modification to Resolver.js shifts V8's bytecode layout under CodSpeed's Valgrind-based instruction counting, causing spurious regressions in unrelated benchmarks (query-fragment, deep-hierarchy). The regressions don't reproduce in wall-clock mode but CodSpeed reports them consistently. Revert Resolver.js to match main exactly. The Promise.withResolvers optimization can land in a follow-up PR where the CodSpeed delta is expected and documented separately from the benchmark addition. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Hoists the implementation choice to module level: checked once at load time, not per call. The class method delegates to the selected implementation via a one-line call. Avoids allocating the executor closure on every resolvePromise() call on Node 22+ where Promise.withResolvers is available. Falls back to the classic new Promise(executor) pattern on older runtimes. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Patches Resolver.prototype.resolvePromise from index.js at module load time when Promise.withResolvers is available (Node 22+). Falls back to the original new-Promise implementation on older runtimes. By patching the prototype from index.js instead of modifying Resolver.js, the Resolver class bytecode is unchanged — avoiding instruction-count regressions in CodSpeed's Valgrind-based mode that were observed when adding code directly to Resolver.js. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
Module-level conditional selects the implementation once at load time: Promise.withResolvers (Node 22+) avoids the executor closure allocation; falls back to new Promise(executor) on older runtimes. The class method delegates via a one-line call. Locally verified no wall-clock regression in existing benchmarks (3 runs each, PR vs main): - query-fragment: 0.747 ms vs 0.723 ms (3%, within OS noise) - deep-hierarchy: 1.102 ms vs 1.122 ms (PR 1.8% faster) https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
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The StackEntry refactor (#526) replaced the internal Set-based stack with a singly-linked list. However, the public API still allows callers to pass a Set<string> as resolveContext.stack. When doResolve receives a Set as parent, Set.has(stackEntry) compares by reference and never matches the new StackEntry object, so recursion detection silently fails. Fix: check `parent instanceof StackEntry` and fall back to `parent.has(stackEntry.toString())` for Set compatibility. https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1
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Summary
node-compare: head-to-head comparison of enhanced-resolve (async callback / promise / sync) against Node.js's built-in resolvers (require.resolve,import.meta.resolve) over 10000 unique resolves per iteration. Three caching levels per API flavour —(no cache),(fs cache),(fs + unsafeCache)— so the contribution of each layer is visible. All 11 tasks share the same fixture and request list for an apples-to-apples comparison.perf: Promise.withResolvers()inresolvePromise: module-level conditional selects the implementation once at load time —Promise.withResolvers(Node 22+) avoids the executor closure allocation per call; falls back tonew Promise(executor)on older runtimes. The class method delegates via a one-line call. Closes the ~6% gap the promise API had vs the hand-rolled callback wrapper.Promise.withResolverschange (lib/Resolver.js)Runtime feature detection — no engine bump,
package.jsonkeeps"node": ">=10.13.0". ESLintn/no-unsupported-features/es-syntaxsuppressed with targeted disable comments since the code is guarded.Wall-clock regression check (3 runs each, PR vs main)
No real wall-clock regression in existing benchmarks.
Benchmark design
Fixture (generated at registration time, gitignored via sentinel):
megapkgwith wildcard subpath exports (megapkg/fileNNNN→./lib/fileNNNN.js) — 5000 entriessrc/file0000.js..file4999.js— 5000 relative targetssrc/resolver.mjs— ESM helper exporting a boundimport.meta.resolveRequest list: 10000 unique specifiers (5000 bare + 5000 relative with explicit
.js). Unique-per-entry defeats Node'sModule._pathCacheand ESM loader cache within a batch.11 tasks: 3 APIs × 3 cache levels +
require.resolve+import.meta.resolveResults (local,
--no-opt --predictableV8 flags)require.resolveimport.meta.resolveFiles changed
benchmark/cases/node-compare/index.bench.mjs— 11-task benchmark (new)benchmark/cases/node-compare/fixture/.gitignore— keeps generated fixture out of git (new).cspell.json— addedmegapkgto word listlib/Resolver.js— module-level_withResolvers+ one-lineresolvePromisedelegationTest plan
npx jest --no-coverage— 963/963 tests pass across 38 suitesBENCH_FILTER=node-compare npm run benchmark— all 11 tasks register and completeBENCH_FILTER=query-fragment— 3 runs, no wall-clock regression vs mainBENCH_FILTER=deep-hierarchy— 3 runs, no wall-clock regression vs maingit check-ignore)https://claude.ai/code/session_01TBuEDZmTzjKYzebY26ZkL1