Implement JSString to reduce bridging overhead

IntegrationTests/TestSuites/Sources/PrimaryTests/UnitTestUtils.swift

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func expectNumber(_ value: JSValue, file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #li
 
 func expectString(_ value: JSValue, file: StaticString = #file, line: UInt = #line, column: UInt = #column) throws -> String {
     switch value {
-    case let .string(string): return string
+    case let .string(string): return String(string)
     default:
         throw MessageError("Type of \(value) should be \"string\"", file: file, line: line, column: column)
     }

IntegrationTests/TestSuites/Sources/PrimaryTests/main.swift

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import JavaScriptKit
 
+
 try test("Literal Conversion") {
     let global = JSObject.global
     let inputs: [JSValue] = [
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ try test("Literal Conversion") {
         .undefined,
     ]
     for (index, input) in inputs.enumerated() {
-        let prop = "prop_\(index)"
+        let prop = JSString("prop_\(index)")
         setJSValue(this: global, name: prop, value: input)
         let got = getJSValue(this: global, name: prop)
         switch (got, input) {

Runtime/src/index.ts

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class SwiftRuntimeHeap {
 export class SwiftRuntime {
     private instance: WebAssembly.Instance | null;
     private heap: SwiftRuntimeHeap
-    private version: number = 610
+    private version: number = 611
 
     constructor() {
         this.instance = null;
@@ -163,9 +163,8 @@ export class SwiftRuntime {
         const textDecoder = new TextDecoder('utf-8');
         const textEncoder = new TextEncoder(); // Only support utf-8
 
-        const readString = (ptr: pointer, len: number) => {
-            const uint8Memory = new Uint8Array(memory().buffer);
-            return textDecoder.decode(uint8Memory.subarray(ptr, ptr + len));
+        const readString = (ref: ref) => {
+            return this.heap.referenceHeap(ref);
         }
 
         const writeString = (ptr: pointer, bytes: Uint8Array) => {
@@ -217,7 +216,7 @@ export class SwiftRuntime {
                     return payload3;
                 }
                 case JavaScriptValueKind.String: {
-                    return readString(payload1, payload2)
+                    return readString(payload1);
                 }
                 case JavaScriptValueKind.Object: {
                     return this.heap.referenceHeap(payload1)
@@ -261,10 +260,9 @@ export class SwiftRuntime {
                     break;
                 }
                 case "string": {
-                    const bytes = textEncoder.encode(value);
                     writeUint32(kind_ptr, JavaScriptValueKind.String);
-                    writeUint32(payload1_ptr, this.heap.retain(bytes));
-                    writeUint32(payload2_ptr, bytes.length);
+                    writeUint32(payload1_ptr, this.heap.retain(value));
+                    writeUint32(payload2_ptr, 0);
                     break;
                 }
                 case "undefined": {
@@ -308,20 +306,20 @@ export class SwiftRuntime {
 
         return {
             swjs_set_prop: (
-                ref: ref, name: pointer, length: number,
+                ref: ref, name: ref,
                 kind: JavaScriptValueKind,
                 payload1: number, payload2: number, payload3: number
             ) => {
                 const obj = this.heap.referenceHeap(ref);
-                Reflect.set(obj, readString(name, length), decodeValue(kind, payload1, payload2, payload3))
+                Reflect.set(obj, readString(name), decodeValue(kind, payload1, payload2, payload3))
             },
             swjs_get_prop: (
-                ref: ref, name: pointer, length: number,
+                ref: ref, name: ref,
                 kind_ptr: pointer,
                 payload1_ptr: pointer, payload2_ptr: pointer, payload3_ptr: number
             ) => {
                 const obj = this.heap.referenceHeap(ref);
-                const result = Reflect.get(obj, readString(name, length));
+                const result = Reflect.get(obj, readString(name));
                 writeValue(result, kind_ptr, payload1_ptr, payload2_ptr, payload3_ptr);
             },
             swjs_set_subscript: (
@@ -341,6 +339,18 @@ export class SwiftRuntime {
                 const result = Reflect.get(obj, index);
                 writeValue(result, kind_ptr, payload1_ptr, payload2_ptr, payload3_ptr);
             },
+            swjs_encode_string: (ref: ref, bytes_ptr_result: pointer) => {
+                const bytes = textEncoder.encode(this.heap.referenceHeap(ref));
+                const bytes_ptr = this.heap.retain(bytes);
+                writeUint32(bytes_ptr_result, bytes_ptr);
+                return bytes.length;
+            },
+            swjs_decode_string: (bytes_ptr: pointer, length: number) => {
+                const uint8Memory = new Uint8Array(memory().buffer);
+                const bytes = uint8Memory.subarray(bytes_ptr, bytes_ptr + length);
+                const string = textDecoder.decode(bytes);
+                return this.heap.retain(string);
+            },
             swjs_load_string: (ref: ref, buffer: pointer) => {
                 const bytes = this.heap.referenceHeap(ref);
                 writeString(buffer, bytes);

Sources/JavaScriptKit/Compatibility.swift

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 /// this and `SwiftRuntime.version` in `./Runtime/src/index.ts`.
 @_cdecl("swjs_library_version")
 func _library_version() -> Double {
-    return 610
+    return 611
 }

Sources/JavaScriptKit/FundamentalObjects/JSObject.swift

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ public class JSObject: Equatable {
     /// - Parameter name: The name of this object's member to access.
     /// - Returns: The value of the `name` member of this object.
     public subscript(_ name: String) -> JSValue {
+        get { getJSValue(this: self, name: JSString(name)) }
+        set { setJSValue(this: self, name: JSString(name), value: newValue) }
+    }
+
+    /// Access the `name` member dynamically through JavaScript and Swift runtime bridge library.
+    /// - Parameter name: The name of this object's member to access.
+    /// - Returns: The value of the `name` member of this object.
+    public subscript(_ name: JSString) -> JSValue {
         get { getJSValue(this: self, name: name) }
         set { setJSValue(this: self, name: name, value: newValue) }
     }

Sources/JavaScriptKit/FundamentalObjects/JSString.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import _CJavaScriptKit
+
+/// `JSString` represents a string in JavaScript and supports bridging string between JavaScript and Swift.
+///
+/// Conversion between `Swift.String` and `JSString` can be:
+///
+/// ```swift
+/// // Convert `Swift.String` to `JSString`
+/// let jsString: JSString = ...
+/// let swiftString: String = String(jsString)
+///
+/// // Convert `JSString` to `Swift.String`
+/// let swiftString: String = ...
+/// let jsString: JSString = JSString(swiftString)
+/// ```
+///
+public struct JSString: LosslessStringConvertible, Equatable {
+    /// The internal representation of JS compatible string
+    /// The initializers of this type must initialize `jsRef` or `buffer`.
+    /// And the uninitialized one will be lazily initialized
+    class Guts {
+        var shouldDealocateRef: Bool = false
+        lazy var jsRef: JavaScriptObjectRef = {
+            self.shouldDealocateRef = true
+            return buffer.withUTF8 { bufferPtr in
+                return _decode_string(bufferPtr.baseAddress!, Int32(bufferPtr.count))
+            }
+        }()
+
+        lazy var buffer: String = {
+            var bytesRef: JavaScriptObjectRef = 0
+            let bytesLength = Int(_encode_string(jsRef, &bytesRef))
+            // +1 for null terminator
+            let buffer = malloc(Int(bytesLength + 1))!.assumingMemoryBound(to: UInt8.self)
+            defer {
+                free(buffer)
+                _release(bytesRef)
+            }
+            _load_string(bytesRef, buffer)
+            buffer[bytesLength] = 0
+            return String(decodingCString: UnsafePointer(buffer), as: UTF8.self)
+        }()
+
+        init(from stringValue: String) {
+            self.buffer = stringValue
+        }
+
+        init(from jsRef: JavaScriptObjectRef) {
+            self.jsRef = jsRef
+            self.shouldDealocateRef = true
+        }
+
+        deinit {
+            guard shouldDealocateRef else { return }
+            _release(jsRef)
+        }
+    }
+
+    let guts: Guts
+
+    internal init(jsRef: JavaScriptObjectRef) {
+        self.guts = Guts(from: jsRef)
+    }
+
+    /// Instantiate a new `JSString` with given Swift.String.
+    public init(_ stringValue: String) {
+        self.guts = Guts(from: stringValue)
+    }
+
+    /// A Swift representation of this `JSString`.
+    /// Note that this accessor may copy the JS string value into Swift side memory.
+    public var description: String { guts.buffer }
+
+    /// Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two strings are equal values.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - lhs: A string to compare.
+    ///   - rhs: Another string to compare.
+    public static func == (lhs: JSString, rhs: JSString) -> Bool {
+        return lhs.guts.buffer == rhs.guts.buffer
+    }
+}
+
+extension JSString: ExpressibleByStringLiteral {
+    public init(stringLiteral value: String) {
+        self.init(value)
+    }
+}
+
+
+// MARK: - Internal Helpers
+extension JSString {
+
+    func asInternalJSRef() -> JavaScriptObjectRef {
+        guts.jsRef
+    }
+
+    func withRawJSValue<T>(_ body: (RawJSValue) -> T) -> T {
+        let rawValue = RawJSValue(
+            kind: .string, payload1: guts.jsRef, payload2: 0, payload3: 0
+        )
+        return body(rawValue)
+    }
+}

Sources/JavaScriptKit/JSValue.swift

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import _CJavaScriptKit
 /// `JSValue` represents a value in JavaScript.
 public enum JSValue: Equatable {
     case boolean(Bool)
-    case string(String)
+    case string(JSString)
     case number(Double)
     case object(JSObject)
     case null
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@ public enum JSValue: Equatable {
 
     /// Returns the `String` value of this JS value if the type is string.
     /// If not, returns `nil`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this accessor may copy the JS string value into Swift side memory.
+    ///
+    /// To avoid the copying, please consider the `jsString` instead.
     public var string: String? {
+        jsString.map(String.init)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the `JSString` value of this JS value if the type is string.
+    /// If not, returns `nil`.
+    ///
+    public var jsString: JSString? {
         switch self {
         case let .string(string): return string
         default: return nil
@@ -76,6 +87,10 @@ extension JSValue {
 
 extension JSValue {
 
+    public static func string(_ value: String) -> JSValue {
+        .string(JSString(value))
+    }
+
     /// Deprecated: Please create `JSClosure` directly and manage its lifetime manually.
     ///
     /// Migrate this usage
@@ -108,7 +123,7 @@ extension JSValue {
 
 extension JSValue: ExpressibleByStringLiteral {
     public init(stringLiteral value: String) {
-        self = .string(value)
+        self = .string(JSString(value))
     }
 }
 
@@ -130,17 +145,17 @@ extension JSValue: ExpressibleByNilLiteral {
     }
 }
 
-public func getJSValue(this: JSObject, name: String) -> JSValue {
+public func getJSValue(this: JSObject, name: JSString) -> JSValue {
     var rawValue = RawJSValue()
-    _get_prop(this.id, name, Int32(name.count),
+    _get_prop(this.id, name.asInternalJSRef(),
               &rawValue.kind,
               &rawValue.payload1, &rawValue.payload2, &rawValue.payload3)
     return rawValue.jsValue()
 }
 
-public func setJSValue(this: JSObject, name: String, value: JSValue) {
+public func setJSValue(this: JSObject, name: JSString, value: JSValue) {
     value.withRawJSValue { rawValue in
-        _set_prop(this.id, name, Int32(name.count), rawValue.kind, rawValue.payload1, rawValue.payload2, rawValue.payload3)
+        _set_prop(this.id, name.asInternalJSRef(), rawValue.kind, rawValue.payload1, rawValue.payload2, rawValue.payload3)
     }
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +198,7 @@ extension JSValue: CustomStringConvertible {
         case let .boolean(boolean):
             return boolean.description
         case .string(let string):
-            return string
+            return string.description
         case .number(let number):
             return number.description
         case .object(let object), .function(let object as JSObject):

Sources/JavaScriptKit/JSValueConstructible.swift

@@ -91,3 +91,9 @@ extension UInt64: JSValueConstructible {
         value.number.map(Self.init)
     }
 }
+
+extension JSString: JSValueConstructible {
+    public static func construct(from value: JSValue) -> JSString? {
+        value.jsString
+    }
+}

Sources/JavaScriptKit/JSValueConvertible.swift

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extension Double: JSValueConvertible {
 }
 
 extension String: JSValueConvertible {
-    public func jsValue() -> JSValue { .string(self) }
+    public func jsValue() -> JSValue { .string(JSString(self)) }
 }
 
 extension UInt8: JSValueConvertible {
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ extension Int64: JSValueConvertible {
     public func jsValue() -> JSValue { .number(Double(self)) }
 }
 
+extension JSString: JSValueConvertible {
+    public func jsValue() -> JSValue { .string(self) }
+}
+
 extension JSObject: JSValueCodable {
     // `JSObject.jsValue` is defined in JSObject.swift to be able to overridden
     // from `JSFunction`
@@ -181,13 +185,7 @@ extension RawJSValue: JSValueConvertible {
         case .number:
             return .number(payload3)
         case .string:
-            // +1 for null terminator
-            let buffer = malloc(Int(payload2 + 1))!.assumingMemoryBound(to: UInt8.self)
-            defer { free(buffer) }
-            _load_string(JavaScriptObjectRef(payload1), buffer)
-            buffer[Int(payload2)] = 0
-            let string = String(decodingCString: UnsafePointer(buffer), as: UTF8.self)
-            return .string(string)
+            return .string(JSString(jsRef: payload1))
         case .object:
             return .object(JSObject(id: UInt32(payload1)))
         case .null:
@@ -218,13 +216,8 @@ extension JSValue {
             payload1 = 0
             payload2 = 0
             payload3 = numberValue
-        case var .string(stringValue):
-            kind = .string
-            return stringValue.withUTF8 { bufferPtr in
-                let ptrValue = UInt32(UInt(bitPattern: bufferPtr.baseAddress!))
-                let rawValue = RawJSValue(kind: kind, payload1: JavaScriptPayload1(ptrValue), payload2: JavaScriptPayload2(bufferPtr.count), payload3: 0)
-                return body(rawValue)
-            }
+        case let .string(string):
+            return string.withRawJSValue(body)
         case let .object(ref):
             kind = .object
             payload1 = JavaScriptPayload1(ref.id)