runtime: JSON.parse<T[]> routes through the shared tape gate — typed roundtrip beats node (526→132ms) - #9312
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bench_json_typed_roundtrip: 526ms -> 132ms against node's 240ms on an idle Mac mini -- perry now BEATS node (was 2.0x). Checksums identical. The schema-directed typed parse (PerryTS#179 Step 1b) was written against the pre-tape DirectParser. Step 2 then made the tape-based lazy parse the GENERIC default for exactly the payloads the specialization targets -- and nobody went back. The inversion this produced: the "fast path" parsed 4x slower than the generic parser it claims to specialize (589ms vs 144ms on the benchmark's blob), and its eagerly materialized output re-stringified 8x slower than the tape's lazy values (580ms vs 72ms), because lazy tape values serialize almost directly from the tape. The benchmark built to showcase the typed path was measuring its abandonment. Both entries now share one `tape_route_eligible` predicate -- the same drift-prevention shape as sharing an index parser between a matcher and its lowering -- and the typed entry delegates to the generic one whenever the tape qualifies, licensed by its own documented contract ("no user-visible difference from `JSON.parse(blob) as T[]`"). The shape-hinted DirectParser keeps the window the tape declines: sub-1KB, above-16MB, non-array roots. Behavior unification riding along: PERRY_JSON_TAPE=0/1 previously had no effect on the typed entry; both entries now honor it consistently. One trap this nearly shipped with, recorded because the mechanism is generic: inserting the shared predicate anchored on the `fn` line placed it BETWEEN `#[no_mangle]` and `js_json_parse`, silently re-attaching the attribute -- the helper exported unmangled and the generic entry lost its C symbol. It compiled clean and linked clean for typed-parse programs (the delegation is an internal Rust call); only UNTYPED callers failed, at link. Caught because the verify matrix kept the untyped control fixtures next to the typed ones. The predicate now sits above the attribute block, and the archive was nm-verified for both symbols. The route agreement is pinned by a test running typed and untyped parses over both blob-size windows under all three tape modes and a moving collector, asserting byte-identical re-stringify output -- which doubles as node parity, since a byte-identical roundtrip of stringify output pins field order, number formatting, and escaping through every route. perry-runtime lib 2894/0 (single-threaded); route-agreement test 6/6 mode combos; pre-existing JSON integration tests (ffi_string_json_parse, json_parse_strict, json_stringify_handle_band) all green. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Pcq6j6y57TdKSR2Zx2D187
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughTyped JSON array parsing now uses the shared tape eligibility predicate. Eligible payloads delegate to generic JSON parsing, while other payloads retain the direct shape-hinted parser. Integration coverage checks output parity across payload sizes, tape modes, and moving garbage collection. ChangesTyped JSON tape routing
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Eligible typed JSON arrays now use the lazy tape parser, but that path may retain a stale source pointer if moving garbage collection runs before the input is rooted, potentially causing process crashes or memory-safety failures when parsing untrusted input. Merge should wait for the rooting fix; the changelog benchmark figures also need reconciliation. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant TypedJSONParse
participant TapeEligibility
participant GenericJSONParse
participant DirectParser
TypedJSONParse->>TapeEligibility: evaluate payload
alt tape eligible
TapeEligibility-->>TypedJSONParse: true
TypedJSONParse->>GenericJSONParse: delegate JSON text
else tape not eligible
TapeEligibility-->>TypedJSONParse: false
TypedJSONParse->>DirectParser: parse with array shape hint
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In `@changelog.d/typed-json-parse-tape-route.md`:
- Around line 2-3: Update the benchmark figures in the changelog entry so they
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Reconcile the published benchmark figures.
This fragment reports 565 ms → 161 ms and Node at 298 ms. The PR objectives report 526 ms → 132 ms and Node at 240 ms. Publish figures from one benchmark run, or remove the exact figures. The current release note contains conflicting performance claims.
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In `@changelog.d/typed-json-parse-tape-route.md` around lines 2 - 3, Update the
benchmark figures in the changelog entry so they match the PR’s published
benchmark run consistently, or remove the exact timing and checksum claims
altogether. Ensure the entry does not retain conflicting performance numbers.
bench_json_typed_roundtrip, the last 2×-class benchmark loser, now beats node: 526 ms → 132 ms against node's 240 (idle Mac mini, min of 7, flat spreads, identical checksums).The stale fork
JSON.parse<T[]>(#179 Step 1b, schema-directed) was written against the pre-tapeDirectParser. Step 2 then made the tape-based lazy parse the generic default for exactly the payloads the specialization targets — and nobody went back. Decomposed on the benchmark's blob:DirectParserThe "fast path" was 4× slower going in and produced objects 8× slower coming out. The benchmark built to showcase the typed path was measuring its abandonment.
The fix
One shared
tape_route_eligiblepredicate for both entries — the same drift-prevention shape as a matcher and its lowering sharing one index parser — with the typed entry delegating to the generic whenever the tape qualifies. Delegation is licensed by the typed entry's own documented contract: "no user-visible difference fromJSON.parse(blob) as T[]". The shape hint keeps the window the tape declines (sub-1 KB, >16 MB, non-array roots).PERRY_JSON_TAPE=0/1now consistently governs both entries (previously it silently didn't apply to the typed one).A trap this nearly shipped with
Inserting the shared predicate anchored on the
fnline placed it between#[no_mangle]andjs_json_parse— the attribute silently re-attached to the new helper, which exported unmangled while the generic entry lost its C symbol. It compiled clean, and linked clean for every typed-parse program (the delegation is an internal Rust call). Only untyped callers failed, at link. It was caught because the verify matrix kept the untyped control fixtures next to the typed ones. The predicate now sits above the attribute block and the archive isnm-verified for both symbols; the commit message records the mechanism since it generalizes to any attributed item.Tests
typed_json_parse_tape_route.rs: typed and untyped parses over both blob-size windows × all threePERRY_JSON_TAPEmodes × moving collector — asserting byte-identical re-stringify output, which doubles as node parity (a byte-identical roundtrip of stringify output pins field order, number formatting, and escaping through every route).ffi_string_json_parse,json_parse_strict,json_stringify_handle_band.perry-runtimelib 2894/0 (single-threaded).https://claude.ai/code/session_01Pcq6j6y57TdKSR2Zx2D187
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