v3.1.1

What's Changed

• Backport var declaration and reference resolving performance improvements by @lahma in #1841
• Backport improve System.Text.Json numeric type conversion under interop by @lahma in #1844

Full Changelog: v3.1.0...v3.1.1

v3.1.0

What's Changed

• Prevent users from passing arbitrary parser options to Jint by @adams85 in #1831
• Rename EsprimaExtensions to AstExtensions by @adams85 in #1832
• Bump version to 3.1 by @lahma in #1833

Full Changelog: v3.0.2...v3.1.0

v3.0.2

What's Changed

• Try to initialize interop object members with upper and lower first char by @lahma in #1795
• Remove Newtonsoft package by @MikeAlhayek in #1799
• Improve STJ operability tests by @sebastienros in #1802
• Add test code to validate boolean vlue in the if condition. by @hyzx86 in #1803
• Obsolete and cleanup some ObjectInstance access patterns by @lahma in #1809
• Create separate ObjectWrapper.Create factory method by @lahma in #1810
• Add partial support for yield via experimental flag by @lahma in #1815
• Use global usings and aliases for Esprima namespaces and types by @lahma in #1824
• Add more Acornima friendly type aliases by @lahma in #1825
• Support interop against System.Text.Json types on NET8+ by @lahma in #1826
• Add support for wrapped lists to push and pop items by @ejsmith in #1822
• Adding ArrayLikeWrapper to support more interop array operations by @ejsmith in #1828
• Make task to promise wrapping an opt-in experimental feature by @lahma in #1830
• UnwrapIfPromise Call RunAvailableContinuations by @scgm0 in #1813

New Contributors

• @MikeAlhayek made their first contribution in #1799

Full Changelog: v3.0.1...v3.0.2

v3.0.1

What's Changed

• Update README and version prefix by @lahma in #1752
• Fix module builder loader interaction by @tomatosalat0 in #1753
• Use version suffix for MyGet publish by @lahma in #1754
• Compile Regex instances in ScriptPreparation by @lahma in #1757
• Fix Aot use enum by @scgm0 in #1760
• Don't compile Regex instances containing negative lookahead by @lahma in #1761
• Sync WIP generator structures to main by @lahma in #1762
• Update GH actions/checkout to v4 by @lahma in #1763
• Improve AOT usage scenarios with metadata by @lahma in #1764
• Move interop tests to the public interface test project by @BhaaLseN in #1767
• Change GH Actions for PR to run on macos-14 instead of macos-latest by @lahma in #1769
• Json \u escape sequence was not case insensitive by @tomatosalat0 in #1770
• Reset Jint.Benchmark project build properties by @lahma in #1774
• Upgrade to Test262Harness 1.0.0 by @lahma in #1779
• Ensure deterministic build for releases by @lahma in #1780
• feat: implicit convert DataView and ArrayBuffer to byte array by @viceice in #1786
• Add tasks to defaultobjectconverter by @tom-b-iodigital in #1787
• Improve TypeDescriptor analysis logic by @lahma in #1788
• Ensure modules have always source specified by @kkohno in #1791
• Improve interop performance against CLR list types by @lahma in #1792

New Contributors

• @scgm0 made their first contribution in #1760
• @BhaaLseN made their first contribution in #1767
• @tom-b-iodigital made their first contribution in #1787
• @kkohno made their first contribution in #1791

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.0.1

v3.0.0

So v3 is finally here after some seven years of sweat and tears. A big thank you to everyone who helped by contributing new features, fixed and reported problems (you can see the huge list of contributors and their valuable work at the bottom of these release notes).

Jint is now arguably the most feature complete and standards compliant JavaScript engine running purely on top of .NET runtime. All the features listed as supported pass the ECMAScript standard suite for the feature flags. That's almost 60 000 passing tests on top of Jint's own test cases.

💡 If you are benefiting from Jint or otherwise would like to show your gratitude, don't forget to sponsor the project, even a one-time donation makes a difference.

We hope you'll like the new release 🚀

Features

ECMAScript

During v3 development a a huge set of both modern ECMAScript syntax and library features were completed, to name a few:

• arrow functions
• let and const support
• class support
• rest, spread and destructuring
• template strings
• modules
• async/await
• nullish coalescing and optional chaining (a ?? b and a?.b?.c)
• library features like ArrayBuffer, BigInt, DataView, Map, Promise, Proxy, Reflect, Set

Unfortunately generator support and some corner cases for async/await support which will require some internal engine logic refactoring didn't make the cut and will be part of some later release.

You can always refer to the main README to see the state of supported features.

Interop

A lot of interop scenarios were improved and for example extensions methods can now accessed via JavaScript code. Plenty of bugs were fixed and interop performance was improved.

Performance

Performance was a big concern when re-writing the Jint internals. Jint is being heavily used in databases like RavenDB and EventStore where execution performance is crucial. We lowered memory traffic considerably and optimized the runtime in many ways. Generally one can say that Jint v3 is at least twice as fast if not multiple times faster than previous v2 on different workloads. There's also benchmark results comparing Jint to other alternatives available.

Here's results from two well-known test suites comparing v2 and v3.

BenchmarkDotNet v0.13.12, Windows 11 (10.0.23615.1000)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 1 CPU, 32 logical and 16 physical cores
.NET SDK 8.0.100
  [Host]     : .NET 8.0.0 (8.0.23.53103), X64 RyuJIT AVX2
  DefaultJob : .NET 8.0.0 (8.0.23.53103), X64 RyuJIT AVX2

Dromaeo

Engine	FileName	Mean	Error	Allocated
v2	dromaeo-3d-cube	65.91 ms	0.455 ms	129.78 MB
v3		22.514 ms (-66%)	0.1484 ms	6284.46 KB (-95%)
v2	dromaeo-core-eval	14.11 ms	0.228 ms	49.55 MB
v3		4.186 ms (-70%)	0.0160 ms	311.57 KB (-99%)
v2	dromaeo-object-array	684.73 ms	1.320 ms	1698.01 MB
v3		44.332 ms (-94%)	0.2200 ms	100363.04 KB (-94%)
v2	droma(...)egexp [21]	1,593.67 ms	18.104 ms	1825.65 MB
v3		154.681 ms (-90%)	1.3777 ms	163817.22 KB (-91%)
v2	droma(...)tring [21]	1,427.76 ms	15.110 ms	17368.44 MB
v3		415.977 ms (-71%)	19.4907 ms	1321449.47 KB (-93%)
v2	droma(...)ase64 [21]	201.81 ms	1.183 ms	988.21 MB
v3		49.754 ms (-75%)	0.2706 ms	6045.42 KB (-99%)

SunSpider

Engine	FileName	Mean	Error	Allocated
v2	3d-cube	450.6 ms	1.97 ms	792.97 MB
v3		172.67 ms (-62%)	0.600 ms	45144.06 KB (-94%)
v2	3d-morph	492.0 ms	5.71 ms	678.52 MB
v3		150.45 ms (-69%)	0.424 ms	46255.62 KB (-93%)
v2	3d-raytrace	419.9 ms	2.95 ms	713.45 MB
v3		149.09 ms (-64%)	0.368 ms	86384.38 KB (-88%)
v2	access-binary-trees	168.1 ms	0.86 ms	310.48 MB
v3		80.74 ms (-52%)	0.074 ms	62246.13 KB (-80%)
v2	access-fannkuch	1,466.3 ms	12.18 ms	2981.09 MB
v3		373.35 ms (-75%)	0.494 ms	97.83 KB (-100%)
v2	access-nbody	380.5 ms	1.08 ms	595.76 MB
v3		167.46 ms (-56%)	0.466 ms	53285.7 KB (-91%)
v2	access-nsieve	537.9 ms	10.60 ms	995.61 MB
v3		134.59 ms (-75%)	0.171 ms	17140.71 KB (-98%)
v2	bitop(...)-byte [24]	288.3 ms	1.63 ms	523.8 MB
v3		134.42 ms (-53%)	0.511 ms	61947.89 KB (-88%)
v2	bitops-bits-in-byte	446.3 ms	3.46 ms	780.24 MB
v3		207.84 ms (-53%)	0.719 ms	40543.92 KB (-95%)
v2	bitops-bitwise-and	282.8 ms	2.62 ms	347.92 MB
v3		105.52 ms (-63%)	1.131 ms	55938.53 KB (-84%)
v2	bitops-nsieve-bits	594.0 ms	8.18 ms	1004.71 MB
v3		193.02 ms (-68%)	1.755 ms	53915 KB (-95%)
v2	contr(...)rsive [21]	233.6 ms	1.50 ms	526.25 MB
v3		98.93 ms (-58%)	0.613 ms	92772.26 KB (-83%)
v2	crypto-aes	455.7 ms	6.86 ms	968.64 MB
v3		121.08 ms (-73%)	1.201 ms	10756.26 KB (-99%)
v2	crypto-md5	236.3 ms	0.94 ms	427.65 MB
v3		95.99 ms (-59%)	0.531 ms	82152.38 KB (-81%)
v2	crypto-sha1	234.2 ms	0.84 ms	436.18 MB
v3		92.25 ms (-61%)	0.892 ms	68857.23 KB (-85%)
v2	date-format-tofte	300.9 ms	3.97 ms	560.51 MB
v3		95.31 ms (-68%)	1.891 ms	50129.5 KB (-91%)
v2	date-format-xparb	209.1 ms	0.77 ms	176.21 MB
v3		54.85 ms (-74%)	0.163 ms	26391.45 KB (-85%)
v2	math-cordic	652.8 ms	10.72 ms	1129.32 MB
v3		308.55 ms (-53%)	0.822 ms	86856.08 KB (-92%)
v2	math-partial-sums	208.6 ms	1.53 ms	247.64 MB
v3		103.45 ms (-50%)	0.154 ms	49364.48 KB (-81%)
v2	math-spectral-norm	288.0 ms	2.25 ms	501.69 MB
v3		115.15 ms (-60%)	0.205 ms	56614.34 KB (-89%)
v2	regexp-dna	103.3 ms	1.58 ms	20.14 MB
v3		117.40 ms (+14%)	0.548 ms	17610.08 KB (-15%)
v2	string-base64	278.1 ms	3.48 ms	1332.74 MB
v3		74.22 ms (-73%)	0.105 ms	8672.83 KB (-99%)
v2	string-fasta	387.8 ms	2.55 ms	755.15 MB
v3		159.71 ms (-59%)	0.459 ms	104781.26 KB (-86%)
v2	string-tagcloud	366.7 ms	25.90 ms	1035.44 MB
v3		70.38 ms (-81%)	0.245 ms	41768.32 KB (-96%)
v2	string-unpack-code	138.2 ms	1.67 ms	242.91 MB
v3		71.54 ms (-48%)	0.291 ms	73552.28 KB (-70%)
v2	strin(...)input [21]	1,113.3 ms	17.34 ms	6419.52 MB
v3		59.09 ms (-95%)	0.129 ms	20684.41 KB (-100%)

What's Changed

The full pull request list for v3.

• Better error from scripts. by @ayende in #408
• Allow host to handle unknown references by @ayende in #410
• Implement TypeReference.HasInstance by @tylerjwatson in #422
• Fix build on clean environment by @dkornaus in #425
• Targeting netstandard 2.0 also by @sebastienros in #427
• Fix class name typo by @jokin in #428
• Fixing Date.getHours by @sebastienros in #432
• Supporting big hex literal by @sebastienros in #435
• padStart and padEnd #429 by @WestDiscGolf in #434
• Convert Jint.Benchmark to use BenchmarkDotNet by @lahma in #445
• Message may not be a string by @yinyue200 in #444
• Missing support for String.prototype.startsWith by @WestDiscGolf in #441
• Adding Symbol object by @sebastienros in #446
• add more benchmarks by @lahma in #447
• Cache common int to string conversions by @lahma in #449
• Use struct for DiyFp by @lahma in #450
• Optimize EvaluateMemberExpression when targeting static member by @lahma in #453
• Cache common JsValue allocations by @lahma in #456
• Make ObjectInstance MruPropertyCache2 dictionary lazy by @lahma in #454
• Reduce memory allocations by @lahma in #452
• Optimize array access and add ability to hint array size by @lahma in #455
• Reduce string operations memory allocations by @lahma in #457
• Optimize DeclarativeEnvironmentRecord by @lahma in #458
• Fix issues with parsing knockout-3.4.0.js and lodash.min.js by @lahma in #460
• Introduce IPropertyDescriptor and specialized descriptors by @lahma in #461
• Fix string.split and array.join performance by @lahma in #462
• Introduce JsString, JsBoolean etc and support efficient string concatenation by @lahma in #463
• ...

v3.0.0-rc-1

What's Changed

• Restructure and internalize by @lahma in #1738
• Engine execute module resolving by @tomatosalat0 in #1740
• Implement Set Methods for JavaScript by @lahma in #1741
• Fix generic method return type handling under interop by @lahma in #1743
• Add ValueTask and ValueTask to Promise conversion by @wazzamatazz in #1744
• Move Js* types to be directly under Jint.Native namespace by @lahma in #1745

New Contributors

• @wazzamatazz made their first contribution in #1744

Full Changelog: v3.0.0-beta-2060...v3.0.0-rc-1

v3.0.0-beta-2060

What's Changed

• Remove some unnecessary JsString allocations by @lahma in #1728
• Add custom strategy for array read access by @lahma in #1729
• Add fast case for single statement in a block by @lahma in #1730
• Refactoring for custom module loader support by @tomatosalat0 in #1731
• Make JsArguments public by @lahma in #1734
• Internalize Environment services and use Key as name by @lahma in #1735
• Use FNV hash for Key by @lahma in #1736
• Replace some string usage with Key when suitable by @lahma in #1737

Full Changelog: v3.0.0-beta-2059...v3.0.0-beta-2060

v3.0.0-beta-2059

This release aims to unify and clarify public APIs and hiding services that shouldn't be needed for normal usage. Services can always be exposed again if it seems necessary. If you find some API missing that you need, please create a PR with suggested API change and a test case against Jint.Tests.PublicInterface which will ensure that the API won't be broken that easily.

• Rename FunctionInstance -> Function
• Rename BindFunctionInstance -> BindFunction
• Rename ClrFunctionInstance -> ClrFunction
• Rename GetterFunctionInstance -> GetterFunction and made internal
• Rename IPrimitiveInstance -> IJsPrimitive
• Rename ScriptFunctionInstance -> ScriptFunction
• Rename SetterFunctionInstance -> SetterFunction and made internal
• Rename Engine.ClrTypeConverter to Engine.TypeConverter
• Rename Engine.DebugHandler to Engine.Debugger
• Move Engine.ResetCallStack to Engine.Advanced
• Move constraint related methods to Engine.Constraints
• Move module related methods to Engine.Modules and shorten method names
• Move Engine.RegisterPromise to Engine.Advanced
• Make ObjectInstance.IsLooselyEqual() protected
• Hide JsonInstance
• Hide ObjectInstance.CanPut()
• Hide ObjectInstance.DefinePropertyOrThrow()
• Hide ObjectInstance.DeletePropertyOrThrow()
• Hide ObjectInstance.IsArray() and add JsValueExtensions.IsArray()
• Hide ObjectInstance.SetPrototypeOf() and allow set via ObjectInstance.Prototype property set
• Hide ObjectInstance.IsArrayLike
• Hide ObjectInstance.Length and only expose JsArray.Length and JsTypedArray.Length properties
• Remove ObjectInstance.Invoke
• Remove Engine.Realm, expose Engine.Intrinsics and Engine.Global directly

What's Changed

• Debug StepInto stops at beginning of arrow function by @tomatosalat0 in #1715
• Remove Record suffix from types by @lahma in #1716
• Move CreateDeclarativeEnvironment and FindConstraint to Engine.Advanced by @lahma in #1717
• Remove some Instance suffixes by @lahma in #1718
• Hide, rename and move some methods by @lahma in #1719
• Cleanup ObjectInstance public API by @lahma in #1720
• Rename FunctionInstance to Function by @lahma in #1721
• Remove Engine.Realm, expose Engine.Intrinsics and Engine.Global directly by @lahma in #1722
• Hide GlobalObject public methods by @lahma in #1723

Full Changelog: v3.0.0-beta-2058...v3.0.0-beta-2059

v3.0.0-beta-2058

What's Changed

• Further optimize Dtoa and string building by @lahma in #1698
• Ensure proper ValueStringBuilder dispose when needed by @lahma in #1699
• Add GetUtcNow to ITimeSystem by @ejsmith in #1701
• Groundwork for generators by @lahma in #1705
• Upgrade Esprima to version 3.0.3 by @lahma in #1706
• Implement resizable ArrayBuffer by @lahma in #1707
• Adding cultural check to the "ToUpperCase" string prototype. by @LuisMerinoP in #1693
• Implement SharedArrayBuffer by @lahma in #1708
• Implement ArrayBuffer.transfer by @lahma in #1709
• Implement import attributes by @lahma in #1710
• Implement JSON modules by @lahma in #1711
• Add Engine.Advanced.StackTrace to get current stack trace string by @lahma in #1712
• Make JsValue implement IConvertible by @lahma in #1713
• Unify recursion constraints between invoke and call by @lahma in #1714

New Contributors

• @ejsmith made their first contribution in #1701

Full Changelog: v3.0.0-beta-2057...v3.0.0-beta-2058

v3.0.0-beta-2057

What's Changed

• Fix test script resolution to work with NET 8 artifacts output by @lahma in #1690
• Add NET 8 support by @lahma in #1686
• Use arguments in Number.toLocaleString by @LuisMerinoP in #1619
• Update benchmark results for NET 8 by @lahma in #1691
• Update test suite and implement Set.union by @lahma in #1692
• Upgrade to NUnit 4 by @lahma in #1694
• Return old recursion limit capabilities by @lahma in #1695
• Optimize String.fromCodePoint by @lahma in #1696
• Replace StringBuilderPool with ValueStringBuilder by @lahma in #1697

New Contributors

• @LuisMerinoP made their first contribution in #1619

Full Changelog: v3.0.0-beta-2056...v3.0.0-beta-2057