tslib >=2.5.1 regression - increases bundle size caused by noop `Object.create;` statements
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Description
deps in our repo:
- typescript 4.7
- webpack 5.83.1
- tslib 2.4.1
while bumping from tslib 2.4.1 to 2.5.3 our CI blocked PRs because more than 3kb Size increase in our bundled code.
I did some amount of investigation and it looks like there is increased occurrence of Object.create; statements emitted within the bundle that don't do anything . This looks like cause of __assign helper from tslib.
if we bump only to 2.5.0 the regression does not occur.
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Research direction
Start with the attached tslib-regression.zip and reproduce the bundle using TypeScript 4.7, webpack 5.83.1, and tslib 2.4.1, 2.5.0, and 2.5.3. Compare emitted bundles around the __assign helper and the repeated Object.create; statements; done means explaining the regression and verifying that the bundle-size increase is removed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, webpack
- Domain
- build-system, performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100