Optimizations

Compiler optimization

Our compiler is in Alpha stage, so any PR or fix are welcome. Compiler improves performance for basic requests which were performed by benchmarks. But you can optimize your requests by doing some basic things. Let's go, there will be few tweaks to read.

Compiler will try to use new Function to execute, but if fails, to improve performance. If in your route you use some global functions or instances, eval will be used, so SECURITY isn't guaranteed

req.headers, req.params only can be optimized

Will be optimized

• req.headers.foo

• req.headers["foo"]

• const { foo } = req.headers

Example,

app.get((req, res) => {
    const { origin } = req.headers; // This line will be optimized by compiler
});

Will not be optimized

• { foo } = headers

• ({ headers }, res) => {...}

Example,

app.get(({ headers }, res) => {
    // or const { headers } = req;
    const { origin } = headers; // But this line will not be optimized
});

Precompile / Ahead-of-Time compile

Use precompile option to cache the route with entire response. Any await and waits are fired once as later they will be replaced with compiled content

Caveats of this kind of response:

• Does not support dynamic values

• Does not support dynamic input like any property of HttpRequest

• Does not support complex methods such as send, json

• Does not support any other types other than primitives (String, Number, Boolean only)

• Any await fires once while compiling

Async example

import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises';

app.get({ precompile: true }, async (req, res) => {
    await setTimeout(5000);
    
    return res.end('string result here');
});

Cache example

app.get({ precompile: true }, (req, res) => {
    return res.end('success')
});

Improve error stack trace logs

Try to call node --enable-source-maps server.js