Optional Chaining Operator (Stage 1) #5813

jridgewell · 2017-06-02T08:04:37Z

Example: https://babeljs.io/repl/build/master#?babili=false&browsers=&build=&builtIns=false&code_lz=IYfgdARg3AUDqTAYzAE1vcFnnXBA2gOQREC6shEFmYAFAJRRA&debug=false&circleciRepo=&evaluate=false&lineWrap=false&presets=stage-0&prettier=false&targets=&version=7.0.0-beta.2

Q	A
Patch: Bug Fix?	No
Major: Breaking Change?	No
Minor: New Feature?	Yes
Deprecations?
Spec Compliancy?
Tests Added/Pass?	Yes
Fixed Tickets	Closes #5786
License	MIT
Doc PR
Dependency Changes

This is another implementation of Null Propagation Operators, competing with #5786. This one takes a different, top-down approach to the transform that avoids the WeakSet state. It also implements optional CallExpressions and NewExpressions.

This has a few todos:

Split transform into two plugins
1. Syntax enabler (the manipulateOptions stuff)
2. The transform
There's a "fixer" for the WIP parser.
- Optional CallExpressions don't have a callee
- Optional NewExpressions have a callee that's a CallExpression. That callee's callee and arguments should be the NewExpressions callee and arguments
Update babel-generator printer

hzoo

readme update with example and link to proposal
does babel-types need changing?
do we want some simple exec tests? (could be basis for test262 as well)

jridgewell · 2017-06-04T05:28:23Z

@hzoo: done. Please advise whether I have all the necessary LHS parents we need to guard.

xtuc · 2017-06-05T11:19:48Z

Nice job @jridgewell!

In the spec, they are talking about a "special Reference" called nil. Could we explicitly use it in the plugin's code? Like in my plugin here.

I'm ok with closing my PR.

Link to parser PR babel/babylon#545.

jridgewell · 2017-06-05T17:58:25Z

Done.

Sorry about the duplicate PRs. I usually open one against the original PR (like the parser one), but this implementation was significantly different.

ljharb · 2017-06-05T21:38:59Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/README.md

+const baz = obj?.foo?.bar?.baz(); // 42
+
+const safe = obj?.qux?.baz(); // undefined
+const safe2 = obj?.foo.bar.qux?.(); // undefined


can we add an example like obj?.foo.bar.bazz() that throws?

ljharb · 2017-06-05T21:40:36Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/README.md

+
+const baz = new obj?.foo?.bar?.baz(); // baz instance
+
+const safe = new obj?.qux?.baz(); // undefined


I don't think this should return undefined (obv that depends on the proposal itself).

I think that if you want the new not to throw when it gets a non-function, either the new or the () must have the conditional operator attached to it.

In other words, new obj?.qux?.baz() should be identical to const foo = obj?.qux?.baz; new foo().

Moving to tc39/proposal-optional-chaining#2.

Jessidhia · 2017-06-06T02:11:57Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/src/index.js

+        optionals.push(node);
+      }
+
+      objectPath = objectPath.get("object");


for (let objectPath = path.get(key); objectPath.isMemberExpression(); objectPath = objectPath.get("object"))

Jessidhia · 2017-06-06T02:12:41Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/src/index.js

+      objectPath = objectPath.get("object");
+    }
+
+    for (let i = optionals.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {


for (const [i, node] of optionals.entries())

or

optionals.forEach((node, i) => {})

Can't, I have to reverse iterate.

Oh, right. .reverse() could do the trick, but the i would have to be subtracted from the length 🤔

Jessidhia · 2017-06-06T02:14:54Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/src/index.js

+      if (atCall && t.isMemberExpression(chain)) {
+        if (loose) {
+          // To avoid a Function#call, we can instead re-grab the property from the context object.
+          // `a.?b.?()` translates roughly to `_a.b != null && _a.b()`


That would invoke a getter twice though...

Yup, that's why it's loose. 😉

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/test/fixtures/execute/new.js

Jessidhia · 2017-06-06T02:21:47Z

packages/babel-types/src/definitions/core.js

@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ defineType("LogicalExpression", {
 });

 defineType("MemberExpression", {
-  builder: ["object", "property", "computed"],
+  builder: ["object", "property", "computed", "optional"],


Does this need to be added to NewExpression / CallExpression as well?

Damn, missed that.

hzoo · 2017-06-06T15:57:58Z

update babylon https://github.com/babel/babylon/releases/tag/v7.0.0-beta.13
I would add some printer tests for babel-generator too

This way, it quickly returns from the conditions. The first nil will now exit, instead of checking every nil. This also allows conditionalChaining inside a container to still operate the container.

gisenberg

Looks good to me, thanks so much for the contribution! I'll work towards updating the TC39 proposal to cover some of the comments in this PR.

Mouvedia · 2017-06-21T19:22:18Z

Does this mean that it has been added to the preset-stage-1?

jridgewell · 2017-06-27T05:28:10Z

It's in there now.

xtuc · 2017-06-27T14:25:05Z

packages/babel-plugin-transform-optional-chaining/package.json

+    "babel-plugin-syntax-optional-chaining": "7.0.0-alpha.13"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "babel-plugin"


We can more keyword here:

optional chaining

null propagator

elvis

@xtuc It's not the Elvis operator.

Cyclops-Elvis operator

xtuc

Nice work guys 👍

hzoo · 2017-06-27T15:16:52Z

Great job @jridgewell and @xtuc, thanks for the review @gisenberg!!

pronebird · 2017-06-30T15:22:46Z

This is awesome! Can this be released on NPM please? I was not able to install syntax-optional-chaining plugin :/

mastilver · 2017-06-30T15:39:48Z

@pronebird see #5905

hzoo · 2017-07-12T13:49:37Z

You want transform not syntax - https://github.com/babel/babel/releases/tag/v7.0.0-alpha.15, it's part of stage-1 too

https://babeljs.io/7/

chenjigeng · 2018-10-11T07:34:17Z

This is awesome! Can this support destructuring?
ex:
const { foo?: { bar } } = obj;

Mouvedia · 2018-10-11T12:14:46Z

@chenjigeng tc39/proposal-optional-chaining#19

jridgewell added es-proposal area: experimental PR: New Feature 🚀 A type of pull request used for our changelog categories labels Jun 2, 2017

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Optional Chaining: Stage 1 plugin babel/babylon#545

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Optional Chaining: Stage 1 babel/babylon#328

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feat: optional chaing

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feat: cleanup

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refactor: improved transformation logic

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fix: use undefined instead of null

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feat: optional chaining with function call

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refactor: change undefined to void 0

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fix: typo

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refactor: use WeakSet to keep track of transformed nodes

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Implement Null Propagation Operator

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Use a better nested syntax

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This way, it quickly returns from the conditions. The first nil will now exit, instead of checking every nil. This also allows conditionalChaining inside a container to still operate the container.

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Option to use lodash' _.get() instead of __guard functions decaffeinate/decaffeinate#1103

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Suggestion: "safe navigation operator", i.e. x?.y microsoft/TypeScript#16

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Include "idx" plugin babel/babel-standalone#89

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Update babel-types docs [skip ci] #5941

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		const baz = new obj?.foo?.bar?.baz(); // baz instance

		const safe = new obj?.qux?.baz(); // undefined

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