Direct length access on arrays

boa_engine/src/builtins/array/mod.rs

@@ -236,6 +236,29 @@ impl BuiltInConstructor for Array {
 }
 
 impl Array {
+    /// Optimized helper function, that sets the length of the array.
+    fn set_length(o: &JsObject, len: u64, context: &mut Context<'_>) -> JsResult<()> {
+        {
+            let mut borrowed_object = o.borrow_mut();
+            if borrowed_object.is_array()
+                && len < (2u64.pow(32) - 1)
+                && borrowed_object.properties().shape.to_addr_usize()
+                    == context
+                        .intrinsics()
+                        .templates()
+                        .array()
+                        .shape()
+                        .to_addr_usize()
+            {
+                // NOTE: The "length" property is the first element.
+                borrowed_object.properties_mut().storage[0] = JsValue::new(len);
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+
+        o.set(utf16!("length"), len, true, context).map(|_| ())
+    }
+
     /// Utility for constructing `Array` objects.
     ///
     /// More information:
@@ -655,7 +678,7 @@ impl Array {
         }
 
         // 8. Perform ? Set(A, "length", lenNumber, true).
-        a.set(utf16!("length"), len, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&a, len as u64, context)?;
 
         // 9. Return A.
         Ok(a.into())
@@ -779,7 +802,7 @@ impl Array {
             }
         }
         // 6. Perform ? Set(A, "length", 𝔽(n), true).
-        arr.set(utf16!("length"), n, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&arr, n, context)?;
 
         // 7. Return A.
         Ok(JsValue::new(arr))
@@ -824,7 +847,8 @@ impl Array {
             len += 1;
         }
         // 6. Perform ? Set(O, "length", 𝔽(len), true).
-        o.set(utf16!("length"), len, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&o, len, context)?;
+
         // 7. Return 𝔽(len).
         Ok(len.into())
     }
@@ -851,7 +875,8 @@ impl Array {
         // 3. If len = 0, then
         if len == 0 {
             // a. Perform ? Set(O, "length", +0𝔽, true).
-            o.set(utf16!("length"), 0, true, context)?;
+            Self::set_length(&o, 0, context)?;
+
             // b. Return undefined.
             Ok(JsValue::undefined())
         // 4. Else,
@@ -866,7 +891,7 @@ impl Array {
             // e. Perform ? DeletePropertyOrThrow(O, index).
             o.delete_property_or_throw(index, context)?;
             // f. Perform ? Set(O, "length", newLen, true).
-            o.set(utf16!("length"), new_len, true, context)?;
+            Self::set_length(&o, new_len, context)?;
             // g. Return element.
             Ok(element)
         }
@@ -1107,7 +1132,8 @@ impl Array {
         // 3. If len = 0, then
         if len == 0 {
             // a. Perform ? Set(O, "length", +0𝔽, true).
-            o.set(utf16!("length"), 0, true, context)?;
+            Self::set_length(&o, 0, context)?;
+
             // b. Return undefined.
             return Ok(JsValue::undefined());
         }
@@ -1139,7 +1165,7 @@ impl Array {
         // 7. Perform ? DeletePropertyOrThrow(O, ! ToString(𝔽(len - 1))).
         o.delete_property_or_throw(len - 1, context)?;
         // 8. Perform ? Set(O, "length", 𝔽(len - 1), true).
-        o.set(utf16!("length"), len - 1, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&o, len - 1, context)?;
         // 9. Return first.
         Ok(first)
     }
@@ -1209,7 +1235,8 @@ impl Array {
             }
         }
         // 5. Perform ? Set(O, "length", 𝔽(len + argCount), true).
-        o.set(utf16!("length"), len + arg_count, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&o, len + arg_count, context)?;
+
         // 6. Return 𝔽(len + argCount).
         Ok((len + arg_count).into())
     }
@@ -2088,7 +2115,7 @@ impl Array {
         }
 
         // 15. Perform ? Set(A, "length", 𝔽(n), true).
-        a.set(utf16!("length"), n, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&a, n, context)?;
 
         // 16. Return A.
         Ok(a.into())
@@ -2243,7 +2270,7 @@ impl Array {
         }
 
         // 14. Perform ? Set(A, "length", 𝔽(actualDeleteCount), true).
-        arr.set(utf16!("length"), actual_delete_count, true, context)?;
+        Self::set_length(&arr, actual_delete_count, context)?;
 
         // 15. Let itemCount be the number of elements in items.
         let item_count = items.len() as u64;
@@ -2328,12 +2355,7 @@ impl Array {
         }
 
         // 20. Perform ? Set(O, "length", 𝔽(len - actualDeleteCount + itemCount), true).
-        o.set(
-            utf16!("length"),
-            len - actual_delete_count + item_count,
-            true,
-            context,
-        )?;
+        Self::set_length(&o, len - actual_delete_count + item_count, context)?;
 
         // 21. Return A.
         Ok(JsValue::from(arr))

boa_engine/src/context/mod.rs

@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@ impl<'icu, 'hooks, 'queue> ContextBuilder<'icu, 'hooks, 'queue> {
         let realm = Realm::create(host_hooks, &root_shape);
         let vm = Vm::new(realm.environment().clone());
 
+        let root_shape = SharedShape::root();
+
         let mut context = Context {
             realm,
             interner: self.interner.unwrap_or_default(),

boa_engine/src/object/operations.rs

@@ -476,6 +476,20 @@ impl JsObject {
     /// [spec]: https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-lengthofarraylike
     pub(crate) fn length_of_array_like(&self, context: &mut Context<'_>) -> JsResult<u64> {
         // 1. Assert: Type(obj) is Object.
+
+        // NOTE: This is an optimization, most of the cases that `LengthOfArrayLike` will be called
+        //       is for arrays. The "length" property of an array is stored in the first index.
+        {
+            let borrowed_object = self.borrow();
+            if borrowed_object.is_array() {
+                // NOTE: using `to_u32` instead of `to_length` is an optimization,
+                //       since arrays are limmited to [0, 2^32 - 1] range.
+                return borrowed_object.properties().storage[0]
+                    .to_u32(context)
+                    .map(u64::from);
+            }
+        }
+
         // 2. Return ℝ(? ToLength(? Get(obj, "length"))).
         self.get(utf16!("length"), context)?.to_length(context)
     }

boa_engine/src/object/shape/shared_shape/template.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ impl ObjectTemplate {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Returns the inner shape of the [`ObjectTemplate`].
+    pub(crate) const fn shape(&self) -> &SharedShape {
+        &self.shape
+    }
+
     /// Add a data property to the [`ObjectTemplate`].
     ///
     /// This assumes that the property with the given key was not previously set
@@ -58,7 +63,6 @@ impl ObjectTemplate {
             property_key: key,
             attributes,
         });
-
         self
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +101,6 @@ impl ObjectTemplate {
             property_key: key,
             attributes,
         });
-
         self
     }