爱站程序员基地javascript 引擎
V8 is Google’s engine for compiling our JavaScript. Firefox has it’s own engine called SpiderMonkey, it’s quite similar to V8 but there are differences. We will be discussing the V8 engine in this article.
V8是Google用来编译JavaScript的引擎。 Firefox拥有自己的名为SpiderMonkey的引擎，它与V8十分相似，但也有所不同。 我们将在本文中讨论V8引擎。
A couple of facts about the V8 engine:
有关V8引擎的一些事实：
-
Written in C++ and used in Chrome and Node.js (and the newest release of Microsoft Edge)
用C ++编写，并用在Chrome和Node.js(以及Microsoft Edge的最新版本 )中
- Implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262
实现ECMA-262中指定的ECMAScript
JavaScript之旅 (The JavaScript Journey)
So what exactly happens when we send our JavaScript to be parsed by the V8 engine (this is after it is minified, uglified and whatever other crazy stuff you do to your JavaScript code)?
那么，当我们发送要由V8引擎解析JavaScript(在将其缩小，丑化以及您对JavaScript代码执行的其他疯狂操作之后)，到底发生了什么？
I’ve created the following diagram that shows all the steps, we will then discuss each step in detail:
我已经创建了显示所有步骤的下图，然后我们将详细讨论每个步骤：
In this article we’ll discuss how the JavaScript code gets parsed and how to get as much of your JavaScript to the Optimizing Compiler as possible. The Optimizing Compiler (aka Turbofan) takes our JavaScript code and converts it to high performance Machine Code, so the more code we can give it the faster our application will be. As a side note, the interpreter in Chrome is called Ignition.
在本文中，我们将讨论如何解析JavaScript代码以及如何将尽可能多JavaScript传递给Optimizing Compiler。 Optimizing Compiler(aka Turbofan )接收我们JavaScript代码并将其转换为高性能的机器代码，因此我们可以赋予它更多的代码，从而使我们的应用程序更快。 附带说明，Chrome中的解释器称为“ 点火器”。
解析JavaScript (Parsing JavaScript)
So the first treatment of our JavaScript code is to parse it. Let’s discuss exactly what parsing is.
因此，对我们JavaScript代码的第一种处理是对其进行解析。 让我们确切地讨论什么是解析。
There are two phases to parsing which are:
解析分为两个阶段：
-
Eager (full-parse) – this parses each line right away
急切(完全解析) -这会立即解析每行
-
Lazy (pre-parse)– do the bare minimum, parse what we need and leave the rest until later
懒惰(预解析) -进行最少的工作，解析我们需要的内容，然后将其余内容保留到以后
Which is better? It all depends.
哪个更好？ 一切都取决于。
Let’s look at some code.
让我们看一些代码。
// eager parse declarations right awayconst a = 1;const b = 2;// lazily parse this as we don\'t need it right awayfunction add(a, b) {return a + b;}// oh looks like we do need add so lets go back and parse itadd(a, b);
So here our variable declarations will be
eager parsed
but then our function is
lazily parsed
. This is great until we get to
add(a, b)
as we need our
add
function right away so it would have been quicker to
eager parse
add
right away.
因此，这里我们的变量声明将被
eager parsed
但是我们的函数将被
lazily parsed
。 这很好，直到我们立即
add(a, b)
因为我们需要立即
add
函数，这样它会更Swift地
eager parse
add
。
To
eager parse
the
add
function right away, we can do:
为了立即
eager parse
add
函数，我们可以执行以下操作：
// eager parse declarations right awayconst a = 1;const b = 2;// eager parse this toovar add = (function(a, b) {return a + b;})();// we can use this right away as we have eager parsed// alreadyadd(a, b);
This is how most modules you use are created.
这就是您使用的大多数模块的创建方式。
功能内联 (Function Inlining)
Chrome will sometimes essentially rewrite your JavaScript, one example of this is inlining a function that is being used.
Chrome有时实际上会重写您JavaScript，其中一个示例是内联正在使用的函数。
Let’s take the following code as an example:
让我们以以下代码为例：
const square = (x) => { return x * x }const callFunction100Times = (func) => {for(let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {// the func param will be called 100 timesfunc(2)}}callFunction100Times(square)
The above code will be optimized by the V8 engine as follows:
上面的代码将通过V8引擎进行优化，如下所示：
const square = (x) => { return x * x }const callFunction100Times = (func) => {for(let i = 100; i < 100; i++) {// the function is inlined so we don\'t have// to keep calling funcreturn x * x}}callFunction100Times(square)
As you can see from the above, V8 is essentially removing the step where we call
func
and instead inlining the body of
square
. This is very useful as it will improve the performance of our code.
从上面可以看到，V8本质上删除了我们称为
func
的步骤，而是内嵌了
square
的主体。 这非常有用，因为它将提高我们的代码的性能。
函数内联陷阱 (Function inlining gotcha)
There is a little gotcha with this approach, let’s take the following code example:
这种方法有点麻烦，让我们看下面的代码示例：
const square = (x) => { return x * x }const cube = (x) => { return x * x * x }const callFunction100Times = (func) => {for(let i = 100; i < 100; i++) {// the function is inlined so we don\'t have// to keep calling funcfunc(2)}}callFunction100Times(square)callFunction100Times(cube)
So this time after we have called the
square
function
100
times, we will then call the
cube
function
100
times. Before
cube
can be called, we must first de-optimize the
callFunction100Times
as we have inlined the
square
function body. In cases like this, the
square
function will seem like it’s faster than the
cube
function but what is happening is the de-optimization step makes the execution longer.
因此，这一次我们调用了
square
函数
100
次之后，我们将再次调用
cube
函数
100
次。 在调用
cube
之前，我们必须首先对
callFunction100Times
进行优化，因为我们已内嵌了
square
函数主体。 在这种情况下，
square
函数似乎比
cube
函数快，但是发生的是去优化步骤使执行时间更长。
对象 (Objects)
When it comes to objects, V8 under the hood has a type system to differentiate your objects:
当涉及对象时，V8引擎盖下的类型系统可以区分您的对象：
单态性 (Monomorphism)
The objects have the same keys with no differences.
对象具有相同的键，没有差异。
// mono exampleconst person = { name: \'John\' }const person2 = { name: \'Paul\' }
多态性 (Polymorphism)
The objects share a similar structure with some small differences.
这些对象共享相似的结构，但有一些小的差异。
// poly exampleconst person = { name: \'John\' }const person2 = { name: \'Paul\', age: 27 }
巨形 (Megamorphism)
The objects are entirely different and cannot be compared.
对象完全不同，无法比较。
// mega exampleconst person = { name: \'John\' }const building = { rooms: [\'cafe\', \'meeting room A\', \'meeting room B\'], doors: 27 }
So now we know the different objects in V8, let’s see how V8 optimizes our objects.
现在我们了解了V8中的不同对象，让我们看看V8如何优化我们的对象。
隐藏的课程 (Hidden classes)
Hidden classes are how V8 identifies our objects.
隐藏类是V8识别我们的对象的方式。
Let’s break this down into steps.
让我们将其分解为几个步骤。
We declare an object:
我们声明一个对象：
const obj = { name: \'John\'}
V8 will then declare a
classId
for this object.
然后，V8将为此对象声明一个
classId
。
const objClassId = [\'name\', 1]
Then our object is created as follows:
然后，我们的对象创建如下：
const obj = {...objClassId, \'John\'}
Then when we access the
name
property on our object like so:
然后，当我们像这样访问对象的
name
属性时：
obj.name
V8 does the following lookup:
V8执行以下查询：
obj[getProp(obj[0], name)]
This is process V8 goes through when creating our objects, now let’s see how we can optimize our objects and reuse
classIds
.
这是V8在创建对象时经历的过程，现在让我们看看如何优化对象
classIds
用
classIds
。
创建对象的技巧 (Tips for Creating Objects)
If you can, you should declare your properties in the constructor. This will ensure the object structure stays the same so V8 can then optimize your objects.
如果可以，则应在构造函数中声明属性 。 这样可以确保对象结构保持不变，因此V8可以优化您的对象。
class Point {constructor(x,y) {this.x = xthis.y = y}}const p1 = new Point(11, 22) // hidden classId createdconst p2 = new Point(33, 44)
You should keep the property order constant, take the following example:
您应该使属性顺序保持不变 ，以以下示例为例：
const obj = { a: 1 } // hidden class createdobj.b = 3const obj2 = { b: 3 } // another hidden class createdobj2.a = 1// this would be betterconst obj = { a: 1 } // hidden class createdobj.b = 3const obj2 = { a: 1 } // hidden class is reusedobj2.b = 3
常规优化技巧 (General Optimization Tips)
So now let’s get into some general tips that will help your JavaScript code be better optimized.
现在，让我们进入一些通用技巧，这些技巧将帮助您更好地优化JavaScript代码。
修复函数参数类型 (Fix function argument types)
When arguments are being passed to a function it’s important they are the same type. Turbofan will give up trying to optimize your JavaScript after 4 tries if the argument types are different.
将参数传递给函数时，重要的是它们必须是同一类型。 如果参数类型不同，Turbofan将在尝试4次后放弃尝试优化JavaScript。
Take the following example:
请看以下示例：
function add(x,y) {return x + y}add(1,2) // monomorphicadd(\'a\', \'b\') // polymorphicadd(true, false)add({},{})add([],[]) // megamorphic - at this stage, 4+ tries, no optimization will happen
Another tip is to make sure to declare classes in the global scope:
另一个技巧是确保在全局范围内声明类 ：
// don\'t do thisfunction createPoint(x, y) {class Point {constructor(x,y) {this.x = xthis.y = y}}// new point object created every timereturn new Point(x,y)}function length(point) {//...}
结论 (Conclusion)
So I hope you learned a few things about how V8 works under the hood and how to write better optimized JavaScript code.
因此，我希望您了解了V8的工作原理以及如何编写更好的优化JavaScript代码的一些知识。
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