feat: allow let props = $props(), optimize prop read access

.changeset/six-gorillas-obey.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte': patch
+---
+
+feat: allow `let props = $props()` and optimize prop read access

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/index.js

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { hash } from './utils.js';
 import { warn_unused } from './css/css-warn.js';
 import { extract_svelte_ignore } from '../../utils/extract_svelte_ignore.js';
 import { ignore_map, ignore_stack, pop_ignore, push_ignore } from '../../state.js';
+import { equal } from '../../utils/assert.js';
 
 /**
  * @param {import('#compiler').Script | null} script
@@ -969,34 +970,42 @@ const runes_scope_tweaker = {
 		if (rune === '$props') {
 			state.analysis.needs_props = true;
 
-			for (const property of /** @type {import('estree').ObjectPattern} */ (node.id).properties) {
-				if (property.type !== 'Property') continue;
-
-				const name =
-					property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern'
-						? /** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.value.left).name
-						: /** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.value).name;
-				const alias =
-					property.key.type === 'Identifier'
-						? property.key.name
-						: String(/** @type {import('estree').Literal} */ (property.key).value);
-				let initial = property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.right : null;
-
-				const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(name));
-				binding.prop_alias = alias;
-
-				// rewire initial from $props() to the actual initial value, stripping $bindable() if necessary
-				if (
-					initial?.type === 'CallExpression' &&
-					initial.callee.type === 'Identifier' &&
-					initial.callee.name === '$bindable'
-				) {
-					binding.initial = /** @type {import('estree').Expression | null} */ (
-						initial.arguments[0] ?? null
-					);
-					binding.kind = 'bindable_prop';
-				} else {
-					binding.initial = initial;
+			if (node.id.type === 'Identifier') {
+				const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(node.id.name));
+				binding.initial = null; // else would be $props()
+				binding.kind = 'rest_prop';
+			} else {
+				equal(node.id.type, 'ObjectPattern');
+
+				for (const property of node.id.properties) {
+					if (property.type !== 'Property') continue;
+
+					const name =
+						property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern'
+							? /** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.value.left).name
+							: /** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.value).name;
+					const alias =
+						property.key.type === 'Identifier'
+							? property.key.name
+							: String(/** @type {import('estree').Literal} */ (property.key).value);
+					let initial = property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.right : null;
+
+					const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(name));
+					binding.prop_alias = alias;
+
+					// rewire initial from $props() to the actual initial value, stripping $bindable() if necessary
+					if (
+						initial?.type === 'CallExpression' &&
+						initial.callee.type === 'Identifier' &&
+						initial.callee.name === '$bindable'
+					) {
+						binding.initial = /** @type {import('estree').Expression | null} */ (
+							initial.arguments[0] ?? null
+						);
+						binding.kind = 'bindable_prop';
+					} else {
+						binding.initial = initial;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/2-analyze/validation.js

@@ -1240,25 +1240,27 @@ export const validation_runes = merge(validation, a11y_validators, {
 				e.rune_invalid_arguments(node, rune);
 			}
 
-			if (node.id.type !== 'ObjectPattern') {
+			if (node.id.type !== 'ObjectPattern' && node.id.type !== 'Identifier') {
 				e.props_invalid_identifier(node);
 			}
 
 			if (state.scope !== state.analysis.instance.scope) {
 				e.props_invalid_placement(node);
 			}
 
-			for (const property of node.id.properties) {
-				if (property.type === 'Property') {
-					if (property.computed) {
-						e.props_invalid_pattern(property);
-					}
+			if (node.id.type === 'ObjectPattern') {
+				for (const property of node.id.properties) {
+					if (property.type === 'Property') {
+						if (property.computed) {
+							e.props_invalid_pattern(property);
+						}
 
-					const value =
-						property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.left : property.value;
+						const value =
+							property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.left : property.value;
 
-					if (value.type !== 'Identifier') {
-						e.props_invalid_pattern(property);
+						if (value.type !== 'Identifier') {
+							e.props_invalid_pattern(property);
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/global.js

@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@ export const global_visitors = {
 			if (node.name === '$$props') {
 				return b.id('$$sanitized_props');
 			}
+
+			// Optimize prop access: If it's a member read access, we can use the $$props object directly
+			const binding = state.scope.get(node.name);
+			if (
+				state.analysis.runes && // can't do this in legacy mode because the proxy does more than just read/write
+				binding !== null &&
+				node !== binding.node &&
+				binding.kind === 'rest_prop'
+			) {
+				const parent = path.at(-1);
+				const grand_parent = path.at(-2);
+				if (
+					parent?.type === 'MemberExpression' &&
+					!parent.computed &&
+					grand_parent?.type !== 'AssignmentExpression' &&
+					grand_parent?.type !== 'UpdateExpression'
+				) {
+					return b.id('$$props');
+				}
+			}
+
 			return serialize_get_binding(node, state);
 		}
 	},

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/visitors/javascript-runes.js

@@ -238,53 +238,65 @@ export const javascript_visitors_runes = {
 			}
 
 			if (rune === '$props') {
-				assert.equal(declarator.id.type, 'ObjectPattern');
-
 				/** @type {string[]} */
 				const seen = ['$$slots', '$$events', '$$legacy'];
 
 				if (state.analysis.custom_element) {
 					seen.push('$$host');
 				}
 
-				for (const property of declarator.id.properties) {
-					if (property.type === 'Property') {
-						const key = /** @type {import('estree').Identifier | import('estree').Literal} */ (
-							property.key
-						);
-						const name = key.type === 'Identifier' ? key.name : /** @type {string} */ (key.value);
-
-						seen.push(name);
-
-						let id =
-							property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.left : property.value;
-						assert.equal(id.type, 'Identifier');
-						const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(id.name));
-						let initial =
-							binding.initial &&
-							/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (visit(binding.initial));
-						// We're adding proxy here on demand and not within the prop runtime function so that
-						// people not using proxied state anywhere in their code don't have to pay the additional bundle size cost
-						if (initial && binding.mutated && should_proxy_or_freeze(initial, state.scope)) {
-							initial = b.call('$.proxy', initial);
-						}
+				if (declarator.id.type === 'Identifier') {
+					/** @type {import('estree').Expression[]} */
+					const args = [b.id('$$props'), b.array(seen.map((name) => b.literal(name)))];
 
-						if (is_prop_source(binding, state)) {
-							declarations.push(b.declarator(id, get_prop_source(binding, state, name, initial)));
-						}
-					} else {
-						// RestElement
-						/** @type {import('estree').Expression[]} */
-						const args = [b.id('$$props'), b.array(seen.map((name) => b.literal(name)))];
-
-						if (state.options.dev) {
-							// include rest name, so we can provide informative error messages
-							args.push(
-								b.literal(/** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.argument).name)
+					if (state.options.dev) {
+						// include rest name, so we can provide informative error messages
+						args.push(b.literal(declarator.id.name));
+					}
+
+					declarations.push(b.declarator(declarator.id, b.call('$.rest_props', ...args)));
+				} else {
+					assert.equal(declarator.id.type, 'ObjectPattern');
+
+					for (const property of declarator.id.properties) {
+						if (property.type === 'Property') {
+							const key = /** @type {import('estree').Identifier | import('estree').Literal} */ (
+								property.key
 							);
+							const name = key.type === 'Identifier' ? key.name : /** @type {string} */ (key.value);
+
+							seen.push(name);
+
+							let id =
+								property.value.type === 'AssignmentPattern' ? property.value.left : property.value;
+							assert.equal(id.type, 'Identifier');
+							const binding = /** @type {import('#compiler').Binding} */ (state.scope.get(id.name));
+							let initial =
+								binding.initial &&
+								/** @type {import('estree').Expression} */ (visit(binding.initial));
+							// We're adding proxy here on demand and not within the prop runtime function so that
+							// people not using proxied state anywhere in their code don't have to pay the additional bundle size cost
+							if (initial && binding.mutated && should_proxy_or_freeze(initial, state.scope)) {
+								initial = b.call('$.proxy', initial);
+							}
+
+							if (is_prop_source(binding, state)) {
+								declarations.push(b.declarator(id, get_prop_source(binding, state, name, initial)));
+							}
+						} else {
+							// RestElement
+							/** @type {import('estree').Expression[]} */
+							const args = [b.id('$$props'), b.array(seen.map((name) => b.literal(name)))];
+
+							if (state.options.dev) {
+								// include rest name, so we can provide informative error messages
+								args.push(
+									b.literal(/** @type {import('estree').Identifier} */ (property.argument).name)
+								);
+							}
+
+							declarations.push(b.declarator(property.argument, b.call('$.rest_props', ...args)));
 						}
-
-						declarations.push(b.declarator(property.argument, b.call('$.rest_props', ...args)));
 					}
 				}
 

packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ const rest_props_handler = {
  * @param {string} [name]
  * @returns {Record<string, unknown>}
  */
+/*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
 export function rest_props(props, exclude, name) {
 	return new Proxy(
 		DEV ? { props, exclude, name, other: {}, to_proxy: [] } : { props, exclude },

packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/props-identifier/_expected/client/index.svelte.js

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import "svelte/internal/disclose-version";
+import * as $ from "svelte/internal/client";
+
+export default function Props_identifier($$anchor, $$props) {
+	$.push($$props, true);
+
+	let props = $.rest_props($$props, ["$$slots", "$$events", "$$legacy"]);
+
+	$$props.a;
+	props[a];
+	$$props.a.b;
+	$$props.a.b = true;
+	props.a = true;
+	props[a] = true;
+	props;
+	$.pop();
+}

packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/props-identifier/_expected/server/index.svelte.js

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import * as $ from "svelte/internal/server";
+
+export default function Props_identifier($$payload, $$props) {
+	$.push();
+
+	let props = $$props;
+
+	props.a;
+	props[a];
+	props.a.b;
+	props.a.b = true;
+	props.a = true;
+	props[a] = true;
+	props;
+	$.pop();
+}

packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/props-identifier/index.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<script>
+	let props = $props();
+	props.a;
+	props[a];
+	props.a.b;
+	props.a.b = true;
+	props.a = true;
+	props[a] = true;
+	props;
+</script>

sites/svelte-5-preview/src/routes/docs/content/01-api/02-runes.md

@@ -548,6 +548,12 @@ To get all properties, use rest syntax:
 let { a, b, c, ...everythingElse } = $props();
 ```
 
+You can also use an identifier:
+
+```js
+let props = $props();
+```
+
 If you're using TypeScript, you can declare the prop types:
 
 ```ts