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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/brisk-links-serve.md
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Keep the Link location cache out of server bundles: `buildLocation` only creates, reads and writes it when `isServer` is false. Render React Links on the server without the extra prop copies and the forwarded-ref hook. Link SSR rendering is 20-40% faster in the Link benchmarks and the React Start SSR request loop about 7% faster.

React `activeProps` and `inactiveProps` now follow one precedence rule on every link, including links whose destination is blocked for using a disallowed scheme: state props override element props, `ref` and event handlers, while `href`, `disabled` and `target` stay controlled by the router. Previously a blocked link ignored a `ref` or handler from its inactive props.

React `Link` and `useLinkProps` split router options from element props with one key set on the client and the server. Element props pass through as given: external links forward them verbatim, falsy values included, and `useLinkProps` now returns `children` for router-controlled links as it already did for external ones.
298 changes: 109 additions & 189 deletions packages/react-router/src/link.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -194,50 +194,26 @@ function useLinkPropsFor<
const innerRef = useForwardedRef(forwardedRef)

const {
// custom props
activeProps,
inactiveProps,
activeOptions,
to: toOption,
preload: userPreload,
preloadDelay: userPreloadDelay,
preloadIntentProximity: _preloadIntentProximity,
hashScrollIntoView,
replace,
startTransition,
resetScroll,
viewTransition,
// element props
children,
target,
ignoreBlocker,
disabled,
style,
className,
target,
onClick,
onBlur,
onFocus,
onMouseEnter,
onMouseLeave,
onTouchStart,
ignoreBlocker,
// prevent these from being returned
params: _params,
search: _search,
hash: _hash,
state: _state,
mask: _mask,
reloadDocument: _reloadDocument,
unsafeRelative: _unsafeRelative,
from: _from,
_fromLocation,
_asChild: _asChildOption,
type,
...propsSafeToSpread
} = options as typeof options & { _asChild?: unknown }
} = options
const to = toOption as string | undefined
if (host === undefined && type !== undefined) {
;(propsSafeToSpread as Record<string, unknown>).type = type
}

// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
const isHydrated = useHydrated()
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -392,28 +368,14 @@ function useLinkPropsFor<
}
}, [doPreload, preload])

const props = collectElementProps(options, host)
props.ref = innerRef
// External links get no router behavior: element props pass through as given.
if (externalLink) {
return {
...propsSafeToSpread,
ref: innerRef as React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'a'>['ref'],
href: externalLink,
...(children && { children }),
...(target && { target }),
...(disabled && host !== 'a' && { disabled }),
...(style && { style }),
...(className && { className }),
...(onClick && { onClick }),
...(onBlur && { onBlur }),
...(onFocus && { onFocus }),
...(onMouseEnter && { onMouseEnter }),
...(onMouseLeave && { onMouseLeave }),
...(onTouchStart && { onTouchStart }),
}
props.href = externalLink
return props
}

const [resolvedStateProps, resolvedClassName, resolvedStyle] =
resolveStateProps(isActive, activeProps, inactiveProps, className, style)

// The click handler
const handleClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
// Check actual element's target attribute as fallback
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -456,36 +418,30 @@ function useLinkPropsFor<
}
}

return {
...propsSafeToSpread,
ref: innerRef as React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'a'>['ref'],
onClick: composeHandlers(onClick, handleClick),
onBlur: composeHandlers(onBlur, handleLeave),
onFocus: composeHandlers(onFocus, enqueuePreload),
onMouseEnter: composeHandlers(onMouseEnter, enqueuePreload),
onMouseLeave: composeHandlers(onMouseLeave, handleLeave),
onTouchStart: composeHandlers(onTouchStart, handleTouchStart),
// State props override element props, `ref` and handlers, but never the
// routing attributes below.
...resolvedStateProps,
href,
...(host !== 'a' && { disabled: !!linkDisabled }),
target,
...(resolvedStyle && { style: resolvedStyle }),
...(resolvedClassName && { className: resolvedClassName }),
...(linkDisabled && STATIC_DISABLED_PROPS),
...(isActive && STATIC_ACTIVE_PROPS),
}
props.onClick = composeHandlers(onClick, handleClick)
props.onBlur = composeHandlers(onBlur, handleLeave)
props.onFocus = composeHandlers(onFocus, enqueuePreload)
props.onMouseEnter = composeHandlers(onMouseEnter, enqueuePreload)
props.onMouseLeave = composeHandlers(onMouseLeave, handleLeave)
props.onTouchStart = composeHandlers(onTouchStart, handleTouchStart)
return applyLinkState(props, options, isActive, href, linkDisabled, host)
}

const STATIC_EMPTY_OBJECT = {}
const STATIC_ACTIVE_OBJECT = { className: 'active' }
// Options consumed by the router and never forwarded to the element.
const LINK_OPTION_KEYS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
'activeProps',
'inactiveProps',
'activeOptions',
// Options the router consumes; they never reach the element. Every other
// option is an element prop and passes through.
const ROUTER_OPTION_KEYS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
'to',
'params',
'search',
'hash',
'state',
'mask',
'from',
'unsafeRelative',
'_fromLocation',
'reloadDocument',
'preload',
'preloadDelay',
'preloadIntentProximity',
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Apply preloadIntentProximity in the React intent-preload handler. LinkOptionsProps still supports this option, and ROUTER_OPTION_KEYS correctly filters it from the DOM. However, enqueuePreload never uses preloadIntentProximity, so a reachable <Link preload="intent" preloadIntentProximity={123}> can preload without its configured cursor-proximity threshold. Restore proximity-aware scheduling and cancellation.

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In `@packages/react-router/src/link.tsx` around lines 418 - 447, Update the React
intent-preload flow around enqueuePreload to read and apply
LinkOptionsProps.preloadIntentProximity, using it as the cursor-proximity
threshold for scheduling and cancellation. Preserve the existing default
behavior when the option is unset, and keep ROUTER_OPTION_KEYS filtering
unchanged.

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Expand All @@ -494,101 +450,100 @@ const LINK_OPTION_KEYS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
'startTransition',
'resetScroll',
'viewTransition',
'children',
'target',
'disabled',
'style',
'className',
'onClick',
'onBlur',
'onFocus',
'onMouseEnter',
'onMouseLeave',
'onTouchStart',
'ignoreBlocker',
'params',
'search',
'hash',
'state',
'mask',
'reloadDocument',
'unsafeRelative',
'from',
'_fromLocation',
'activeProps',
'inactiveProps',
'activeOptions',
'_asChild',
])
const STATIC_DISABLED_PROPS = { role: 'link', 'aria-disabled': true } as const
const STATIC_ACTIVE_PROPS = {
'data-status': 'active',
'aria-current': 'page',
} as const

// Only one state contributes props; merge its class and style with the base ones.
function resolveStateProps(

// Copies the element props. An object rest would test every key against the
// whole exclusion list; the key set is much cheaper. `Link` hosts never render
// `type`, and an anchor has no `disabled` attribute.
function collectElementProps(
options: object,
host: 'a' | React.ElementType | undefined,
): Record<string, unknown> {
const props: Record<string, unknown> = {}
for (const key in options) {
if (
ROUTER_OPTION_KEYS.has(key) ||
(key === 'type' && host !== undefined) ||
(key === 'disabled' && host === 'a')
) {
continue
}
props[key] = (options as Record<string, unknown>)[key]
}
return props
}

// Finishes a router-controlled link: the selected state props, then the
// routing attributes. This is the one place that defines precedence: state
// props override element props, `ref` and handlers; `href`, `disabled`,
// `target` and the merged class and style always win.
function applyLinkState(
props: Record<string, unknown>,
options: {
activeProps?: unknown
inactiveProps?: unknown
className?: string
style?: React.CSSProperties
target?: string
},
isActive: boolean | undefined,
activeProps: unknown,
inactiveProps: unknown,
className: string | undefined,
style: React.CSSProperties | undefined,
): [
stateProps: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement>,
className: string | undefined,
style: React.CSSProperties | undefined,
] {
href: string | undefined,
linkDisabled: boolean,
host: 'a' | React.ElementType | undefined,
): React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'a'> {
const { activeProps, inactiveProps, className, style, target } = options
const stateProps: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLAnchorElement> =
functionalUpdate((isActive ? activeProps : inactiveProps) as any, {}) ??
(isActive ? STATIC_ACTIVE_OBJECT : STATIC_EMPTY_OBJECT)
const stateClassName = stateProps.className
Object.assign(props, stateProps)
props.href = href
if (host !== 'a') {
props.disabled = linkDisabled
}
props.target = target
// Merge class and style with the state's. Assign only when one side gave a
// value, so links without them do not carry `undefined` keys.
const stateStyle = stateProps.style
return [
stateProps,
className
if (style !== undefined || stateStyle !== undefined) {
props.style =
style && stateStyle ? { ...style, ...stateStyle } : style || stateStyle
}
const stateClassName = stateProps.className
if (className !== undefined || stateClassName !== undefined) {
props.className = className
? stateClassName
? `${className} ${stateClassName}`
: className
: stateClassName,
style && stateStyle ? { ...style, ...stateStyle } : style || stateStyle,
]
: stateClassName
}
if (linkDisabled) {
props.role = 'link'
props['aria-disabled'] = true
}
if (isActive) {
props['data-status'] = 'active'
props['aria-current'] = 'page'
}
return props
}

// Server render of a Link: static props only. This reads the few options it
// needs directly and splits the element props with a key set. V8 checks every
// key of an object rest against the whole exclusion list, which made that
// split the most expensive part of rendering a Link on the server. Only
// server bundles keep this function and the key sets.
// Server render of a Link: static props only, no hooks. Only server bundles
// keep this function; the `isServer` check that calls it folds away on the client.
function getServerLinkProps(
router: AnyRouter,
options: any,
forwardedRef: React.ForwardedRef<Element> | undefined,
host: 'a' | React.ElementType | undefined,
): React.ComponentPropsWithRef<'a'> {
const {
to,
disabled,
activeProps,
inactiveProps,
activeOptions,
children,
target,
style,
className,
} = options as {
const { to, disabled, activeOptions } = options as {
to: string | undefined
disabled: boolean | undefined
activeProps: unknown
inactiveProps: unknown
activeOptions: ActiveOptions | undefined
children: ReactNode
target: string | undefined
style: React.CSSProperties | undefined
className: string | undefined
}
// `Link` additionally never renders a `type` attribute.
const props: Record<string, unknown> = {}
for (const key in options) {
if (!LINK_OPTION_KEYS.has(key) && (key !== 'type' || host === undefined)) {
props[key] = options[key]
}
}

const directExternalLink = resolveExternalLink(to, router.protocolAllowlist)
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directExternalLink ??
(hrefOption && getUrlScheme(hrefOption) ? hrefOption : undefined)

// Assignments below mirror the client's spread order, so props keep the
// same precedence and the rendered attribute order stays identical.
const props = collectElementProps(options, host)
props.ref = forwardedRef
if (externalLink) {
props.ref = forwardedRef
props.href = externalLink
if (children) {
props.children = children
}
if (target) {
props.target = target
}
if (disabled && host !== 'a') {
props.disabled = disabled
}
if (style) {
props.style = style
}
if (className) {
props.className = className
}
return props
}

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router.basepath,
false,
)
const [resolvedStateProps, resolvedClassName, resolvedStyle] =
resolveStateProps(isActive, activeProps, inactiveProps, className, style)

// State props override element props and `ref`, but never the routing
// attributes assigned below.
props.ref = forwardedRef
Object.assign(props, resolvedStateProps)
props.href = hrefOption
if (host !== 'a') {
props.disabled = !!linkDisabled
}
props.target = target
if (resolvedStyle) {
props.style = resolvedStyle
}
if (resolvedClassName) {
props.className = resolvedClassName
}
if (linkDisabled) {
props.role = 'link'
props['aria-disabled'] = true
}
if (isActive) {
props['data-status'] = 'active'
props['aria-current'] = 'page'
}
return props
return applyLinkState(
props,
options,
isActive,
hrefOption,
linkDisabled,
host,
)
}

const timeoutMap = new WeakMap<object, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>()
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