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πŸ”— Linked issue

Resolves #7185

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Vue probes internal flags (__v_isReadonly, __v_isRef, __v_isShallow, __v_skip, ...) on the object returned by useComponentProps. The get trap short-circuited only __v_isReactive and __v_raw. Every other flag fell through to propIsDefined(), which runs the camelCase/kebabCase regex conversions, and then to the theme and app.config lookups, before returning the raw value anyway. That cost shows up in SSR CPU profiles, as described in the issue.

The trap now returns the raw value for any __v_-prefixed key right after the existing string check. Such a key can never be a component prop, so the result is unchanged; it just skips the lookups.

Test: added a case to test/composables/useComponentProps.spec.ts that mounts a component using useComponentProps, spies on String.prototype.replace around isReadonly(props) / isRef(props), and expects no calls.

  • before: fails in both the vue and nuxt projects (expected 4 to be +0)
  • after: pnpm run test test/composables/useComponentProps.spec.ts β†’ 10 passed

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  • I have updated the documentation accordingly. (no user-facing change)

eslint on the changed files and pnpm run typecheck pass.

Vue probes internal flags (__v_isReadonly, __v_isRef, __v_skip, ...) on
the props proxy. Only __v_isReactive and __v_raw were short-circuited, so
every other probe ran the camelCase/kebabCase conversions in
propIsDefined plus the theme and app.config lookups. Return the raw value
for any __v_ key, which can never be a prop.

Resolves #7185
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Client output of the apps in test/bundle, compared to the base branch.

Fixture JS (gzip) CSS (gzip)
nuxt 117.5 kB (+0.4 kB, +0.3%) 27.5 kB (+40 B, +0.1%)
nuxt-detection 117.5 kB (+0.4 kB, +0.3%) 10.5 kB (-16 B, -0.2%)
nuxt-full 839.9 kB (+1.0 kB, +0.1%) 27.6 kB (+40 B, +0.1%)
vue 96.1 kB (+0.6 kB, +0.6%) 25.6 kB
vue-detection 96.1 kB (+0.6 kB, +0.6%) 8.8 kB
Raw sizes
Fixture JS CSS
nuxt 335.3 kB (+0.8 kB, +0.3%) 200.7 kB (-2.8 kB, -1.4%)
nuxt-detection 335.3 kB (+0.8 kB, +0.3%) 60.7 kB (-0.7 kB, -1.1%)
nuxt-full 2648.7 kB (+0.9 kB, +0.0%) 201.0 kB (-2.8 kB, -1.4%)
vue 284.0 kB (+1.3 kB, +0.5%) 201.6 kB
vue-detection 284.0 kB (+1.3 kB, +0.5%) 57.9 kB

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useComponentProps now returns raw values for string keys that begin with __v_ before theme or app-config lookups. Other prop resolution remains unchanged. A mounted test checks that Vue readonly and ref probes do not call String.prototype.replace.

Priority: βž– Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: πŸ”΅ Low Β· up to 42554

Components declaring a __v_* prop cannot read its supplied value through this proxy. The issue is limited to unusual prop names and can be avoided by renaming, so the PR is low risk to merge.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main performance change: skipping prop resolution for Vue internal flags in useComponentProps.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the Vue internal flag behavior, the performance optimization, the test coverage, and the reported validation results.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue [#7185] requires Vue internal __v_* reads to bypass prop resolution and keep the existing undefined result. The get trap returns undefined for string keys beginning with __v_, after th…
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test/composables/useComponentProps.spec.ts (1)

82-106: πŸš€ Performance & Scalability | πŸ”΅ Trivial | ⚑ Quick win

Assert the lookup sources directly.

isReadonly(props) and isRef(props) only probe __v_isReadonly and __v_isRef. The replace spy detects the later prop-name conversion, but it does not detect defaults.value or appConfig.ui?.[name] reads. A regression could perform those lookups and return before propIsDefined, leaving this assertion at zero while restoring the SSR overhead.

Suggested fix
-import { defineComponent, h, isReadonly, isRef } from 'vue'
+import { computed, defineComponent, h, isReadonly, isRef, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
...
-import { useComponentProps } from '../../src/runtime/composables/useComponentProps'
+import { provideThemeContext, useComponentProps } from '../../src/runtime/composables/useComponentProps'
...
     let calls = -1
+    let themeReads = -1
+    let appConfigReads = -1
 
     const Probe = defineComponent({
       props: { color: String },
       setup(rawProps) {
+        provideThemeContext({
+          defaults: computed(() => {
+            themeReads++
+            return {}
+          })
+        })
+        const appConfig = useAppConfig() as { ui?: Record<string, any> }
+        const originalUi = appConfig.ui
+        appConfig.ui = new Proxy(originalUi ?? {}, {
+          get(target, key, receiver) {
+            if (key === 'button') appConfigReads++
+            return Reflect.get(target, key, receiver)
+          }
+        })
+        onUnmounted(() => {
+          appConfig.ui = originalUi
+        })
         const props = useComponentProps('button', rawProps)
...
     await mountSuspended(Probe)
     expect(calls).toBe(0)
+    expect(themeReads).toBe(0)
+    expect(appConfigReads).toBe(0)
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Review comment at @test/composables/useComponentProps.spec.ts around lines 82 -
106:
Update the β€œreads `__v_*` flags without resolving theme defaults” test to detect
the lookup sources directly: instrument the provided theme defaults and
`appConfig.ui.button` access, then assert neither is read during the Vue
internal flag probes. Restore any modified app configuration on unmount, and
retain the existing prop-name conversion assertion.

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Review comments at @test/composables/useComponentProps.spec.ts:
- Around line 82-106: Update the β€œreads `__v_*` flags without resolving theme
defaults” test to detect the lookup sources directly: instrument the provided
theme defaults and `appConfig.ui.button` access, then assert neither is read
during the Vue internal flag probes. Restore any modified app configuration on
unmount, and retain the existing prop-name conversion assertion.

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Merging this PR will improve performance by 16.75%

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⚑ 2 improved benchmarks
βœ… 29 untouched benchmarks

Performance Changes

Benchmark BASE HEAD Efficiency
⚑ UButton (link) 30.7 ms 25 ms +22.87%
⚑ toolbar of 25 241.6 ms 217.7 ms +10.93%

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Thanks for looking into this! I think the trap returns undefined for those keys today, not raw, so this makes isReadonly(props) and isShallow(props) return true. Maybe we could return undefined right after the __v_raw check instead? 😊

if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop.startsWith('__v_')) return undefined

@benjamincanac benjamincanac changed the title perf(useComponentProps): skip Vue internal flag reads in the props proxy perf(useComponentProps): skip prop resolution for Vue internal flags Oct 12, 2026
Returning the raw value made isReadonly(props) and isShallow(props)
true, while the lookups this skips return undefined for those keys.
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Good catch, thanks! The trap falls through to return undefined for those keys, and returning raw made isReadonly(props) and isShallow(props) true. I've applied your suggestion in 4255405: the __v_* check now comes right after __v_raw and returns undefined. The test now also asserts that isReadonly, isShallow and isRef are all false. Against the previous version it fails with [true, true, false].

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- Line 78: Update the `__v_` fast path so it returns `undefined` only when the
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Thanks! 😊

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Why performance improved

An UButton mount reads Vue's internal flags on the useComponentProps proxy many times. Before this PR, every one of those reads went through the full prop resolution path. The PR now returns undefined for these flags right away.

Where the flag reads come from

Button.vue calls pickLinkProps(props) β†’ reactivePick β†’ toRef(props, key) for each link key. Vue's toRef / ObjectRefImpl then calls isRef, toRaw and isShallow on the source object. Those calls read __v_isRef, __v_raw and __v_isShallow on the proxy.

I counted proxy reads locally during one UButton mount, using temporary instrumentation that I did not commit:

Key Reads per mount Before this PR
__v_isRef 47 full resolution path
__v_isShallow 38 full resolution path
__v_raw 76 already short-circuited

On v4, each of those 85 reads ran propIsDefined(), which does two regex replace calls (camelCase + kebabCase). It also did the theme lookup, the app.config lookup and the vm.type.props lookup, and still returned undefined. That is about 38% of all reads on the proxy during a mount.

What the flame graphs show

  • toolbar of 25 (25 buttons, so about 2,100 of these reads):
    • The proxy get trap called from toRef costs 23.1 ms on v4, under a toRef subtree of 34.6 ms. Its callees are RegExp: -(\w) and RegExp: [A-Z].
    • On the PR head, the toRef subtree is 1.2 ms.
    • Overall the benchmark goes from 241.6 ms to 217.7 ms (+10.9%).
  • UButton (link):
    • The pickLinkProps subtree goes from 3.0 ms to 1.4 ms.
    • The other proxy reads made during render get cheaper in the same way.
    • Overall the benchmark goes from 30.7 ms to 25.0 ms (+22.9%).

The reads cost this much because CodSpeed measures one call of each benchmark body. That code is still cold, so a proxy trap that runs two regex replaces with callbacks is expensive compared with the plain flag check.

How much to trust the numbers

  • The base and head ran on different CPUs (AMD EPYC β†’ Intel Xeon), which is the "different runtime environments" warning in the report. A CPU change can move simulation results somewhat on its own.
  • The gain is consistent across runs. UButton (link) measured 30.5–30.7 ms on the last three v4 runs, and 25.6 ms and 25.0 ms on both commits of this PR.
  • Most of the toolbar gain is in the profile. Nearly all of the toolbar of 25 gain shows up as removed work in the toRef / proxy get subtree.
  • One part I can't fully explain: UButton (no link) makes the same number of flag reads, yet it didn't improve (18.4 β†’ 19.4 ms, under the threshold). The work saved there is probably smaller than the noise from the CPU change, but the data doesn't confirm that.

I did not change anything in this PR.

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  • Warming up the performance wizard...
  • Compare CodSpeed runs and flame graphs β€” Compared the PR head with v4 and earlier v4 runs
  • Count __v_* reads on the props proxy for each benchmark β€” Each UButton mount makes 85 __v_isRef/__v_isShallow reads on the proxy (local temporary instrumentation, not committed)
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