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fix(runtime): cache bindings of protocol-qualified objects instead of rebuilding the class - #565
When a native call returns an object whose declared type adds protocols to its class (id<SomeProtocol>, NSObject<OS_dispatch_queue> *, TNSType<Proto1, Proto2> *, …) and the object has no JS wrapper yet, MetadataBuilder::GetOrCreateConstructorFunctionTemplateInternal skipped CtorFuncTemplates and rebuilt the class's entire binding on every call.
Leak: the rebuilt template, constructor and prototype were offered to CtorFuncTemplates, CtorFuncs and Prototypes, which already held the class. The emplaces were no-ops, and deleting a v8::Persistent doesn't release its handle (kResetInDestructor is false). So every rebuild stayed reachable from (Global handles), about 125 KB per object when the class is NSObject. In a production app, frame navigation alone (transition coordinators, observer tokens) added 2–3 NSObject bindings per cycle, about 0.5 MB of JS heap that was never reclaimed.
Wrong global: the rebuild ran global->Set(jsName, ctorFunc) unconditionally, replacing the canonical constructor (e.g. NSObject) with one no class inherits from. After the first such object, x instanceof NSObject was false for every existing object.
Fix
Protocol-qualified objects now get their own binding, separate from the class's:
It's a template that Inherits from the class's cached binding and registers only the protocol members the class doesn't already have. Seeding comes from the class's metadata chain with the same availability filter. Property seeds carry their accessor counts, so a protocol property replaces the class's only where it adds an accessor, as the old leaf rebuild did. For example, a readwrite class property redeclared readonly by a protocol stays writable.
It's cached per runtime class (the object's own class), metadata and protocol list, in a robin_hood map keyed by Class that holds a few entries per class (Caches::StateFor, v8::Globals). The runtime class is part of the key because optional protocol members are bound only when that class implements them. A hit is a pointer hash plus a short vector compare, with no allocation.
It's never published: no global->Set, and no CtorFuncs/CtorFuncTemplates/Prototypes entries. Its prototype's constructor is the class's constructor, so obj.constructor and instanceof behave as they do for objects without protocols.
Behavior differences
These are small, and listed for completeness:
When a protocol method has the same name as a method a base class declares, the class chain's declaration now wins. Before, the rebuilt leaf could shadow it, depending on cache state. The implementation (IMP) is the same; only the marshalling metadata used for the call can differ.
Object.getPrototypeOf(obj) for such an object is the binding's prototype, not Class.prototype. Before, it was a freshly rebuilt prototype each time. Assigning a function onto that binding prototype doesn't swizzle the class; assigning it onto obj.constructor.prototype does, as for any other instance.
Tests
The existing ApiTests still cover that the protocol members resolve and that plain instances don't gain them. New ProtocolBindingTests.js:
one binding per class and protocol set; 500 repeated objects share it;
the global constructors are unchanged, and NSDate.date() instanceof NSObject and NSObject.prototype.isPrototypeOf(UIView.prototype) hold;
such objects are instanceof their class, and their constructor is the class;
an optional protocol member is bound only for the runtime class that implements it, whichever order the classes are wrapped in (new fixture classes);
a readwrite class property redeclared readonly by the protocol stays writable (new fixture);
NSNotificationCenter observer tokens (id<NSObject>) share one binding and leave NSObject alone.
Results:
With the fix: 1874 specs, 0 failures; under AddressSanitizer, 1874 specs, 0 failures, 0 ASan reports.
Negative control (main's runtime code with the first five specs): all five fail. For example, 500 of 500 repeated objects got a fresh binding, and the TNSType global was replaced.
Control on the first revision of this PR: it fails exactly the optional-member and readonly-redeclaration specs, which cover the two review findings.
Not covered by a spec: the same check inside a worker. The cache is per isolate, so workers get their own.
… rebuilding the class
Wrapping an object whose declared type adds protocols to its class
(id<P>, T<P>*) skipped the constructor cache and rebuilt the class's
whole binding on every call. The rebuilt template, constructor and
prototype were offered to caches that already held the class, so the
inserts were no-ops and their Persistents leaked strong V8 handles
(about 125 KB per object for NSObject). The rebuild also replaced the
global constructor, after which `instanceof NSObject` was false for
every existing object.
Such objects now get a binding that inherits from the class's own
binding and adds only the protocol members the class lacks, cached per
class and protocol set. It is never published as the class's
constructor or stored in the class caches, and its prototype's
`constructor` is the class's constructor.
MetadataBuilder now creates cached binding templates for classes with additional protocols. New tests check template reuse, constructor identity, class relationships, and notification observer token bindings.
Requests with additional protocols use a separate template. MetadataBuilder normalizes protocol names, collects instance members, and caches templates by class metadata and protocol set.
Protocol-qualified objects can reject valid property assignments or expose the wrong protocol members depending on wrapping order. Fix both binding regressions and add targeted tests before merging.
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Review comments at @NativeScript/runtime/MetadataBuilder.mm:
- Line 728: Update the cache key constructed as key(meta, protocols) to account
for both class identities in pair, so bindings for different runtime subclasses
cannot collide; alternatively, make protocol-member registration independent of
pair. Verify both wrapping orders preserve optional-member availability for each
subclass.
- Line 692: Update RegisterInstanceProperties to record each property's
effective hasGetter() plus hasSetter() accessor count instead of zero,
preserving the existing registration precedence for inherited and repeated
members so a readonly protocol declaration cannot shadow a writable class
property. Add coverage for a writable class property repeated as readonly in an
additional protocol.
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…roperty accessors
Whether an optional protocol member is bound depends on the object's
runtime class, so bindings cached per class metadata let the first
object's class decide the members for every later one. They are now
cached per runtime class, in a map keyed by Class with no allocation on
a hit, and protocol lists are matched in their declared order.
Property names were seeded with no accessors, so every protocol property
replaced the class's own, e.g. a readwrite class property redeclared
readonly by a protocol became readonly. Seeds now carry the accessor
counts RegisterInstanceProperties compares against.
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When a native call returns an object whose declared type adds protocols to its class (
id<SomeProtocol>,NSObject<OS_dispatch_queue> *,TNSType<Proto1, Proto2> *, …) and the object has no JS wrapper yet,MetadataBuilder::GetOrCreateConstructorFunctionTemplateInternalskippedCtorFuncTemplatesand rebuilt the class's entire binding on every call.CtorFuncTemplates,CtorFuncsandPrototypes, which already held the class. Theemplaces were no-ops, and deleting av8::Persistentdoesn't release its handle (kResetInDestructoris false). So every rebuild stayed reachable from(Global handles), about 125 KB per object when the class isNSObject. In a production app, frame navigation alone (transition coordinators, observer tokens) added 2–3NSObjectbindings per cycle, about 0.5 MB of JS heap that was never reclaimed.global->Set(jsName, ctorFunc)unconditionally, replacing the canonical constructor (e.g.NSObject) with one no class inherits from. After the first such object,x instanceof NSObjectwasfalsefor every existing object.Fix
Protocol-qualified objects now get their own binding, separate from the class's:
Inherits from the class's cached binding and registers only the protocol members the class doesn't already have. Seeding comes from the class's metadata chain with the same availability filter. Property seeds carry their accessor counts, so a protocol property replaces the class's only where it adds an accessor, as the old leaf rebuild did. For example, a readwrite class property redeclared readonly by a protocol stays writable.robin_hoodmap keyed byClassthat holds a few entries per class (Caches::StateFor,v8::Globals). The runtime class is part of the key because optional protocol members are bound only when that class implements them. A hit is a pointer hash plus a short vector compare, with no allocation.global->Set, and noCtorFuncs/CtorFuncTemplates/Prototypesentries. Its prototype'sconstructoris the class's constructor, soobj.constructorandinstanceofbehave as they do for objects without protocols.Behavior differences
These are small, and listed for completeness:
Object.getPrototypeOf(obj)for such an object is the binding's prototype, notClass.prototype. Before, it was a freshly rebuilt prototype each time. Assigning a function onto that binding prototype doesn't swizzle the class; assigning it ontoobj.constructor.prototypedoes, as for any other instance.Tests
The existing
ApiTestsstill cover that the protocol members resolve and that plain instances don't gain them. NewProtocolBindingTests.js:NSDate.date() instanceof NSObjectandNSObject.prototype.isPrototypeOf(UIView.prototype)hold;instanceoftheir class, and theirconstructoris the class;NSNotificationCenterobserver tokens (id<NSObject>) share one binding and leaveNSObjectalone.Results:
main's runtime code with the first five specs): all five fail. For example, 500 of 500 repeated objects got a fresh binding, and theTNSTypeglobal was replaced.Not covered by a spec: the same check inside a worker. The cache is per isolate, so workers get their own.