perf: speed up async min/max on .NET 11

src/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Core/Operators/ParityHelpers.cs

@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@ public IObservableAsync<T> GetMin(params IObservableAsync<T>[] sources)
             var allSources = new IObservableAsync<T>[sources.Length + 1];
             allSources[0] = source;
             sources.CopyTo(allSources, 1);
+#if NET11_0_OR_GREATER
+            // The coordinator supplies its reusable array without copying it.
+            return new SyncLatestEnumerableSignal<T, T>(allSources, static values => ((ReadOnlySpan<T>)(T[])values).Min());
+#else
             return new SyncLatestEnumerableSignal<T, T>(allSources, static values =>
             {
                 var min = values[0];
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@ public IObservableAsync<T> GetMin(params IObservableAsync<T>[] sources)
 
                 return min;
             });
+#endif
         }
 
         /// <summary>Returns the maximum of the latest values from the supplied source sequences.</summary>
@@ -380,6 +385,10 @@ public IObservableAsync<T> GetMax(params IObservableAsync<T>[] sources)
             var allSources = new IObservableAsync<T>[sources.Length + 1];
             allSources[0] = source;
             sources.CopyTo(allSources, 1);
+#if NET11_0_OR_GREATER
+            // The coordinator supplies its reusable array without copying it.
+            return new SyncLatestEnumerableSignal<T, T>(allSources, static values => ((ReadOnlySpan<T>)(T[])values).Max());
+#else
             return new SyncLatestEnumerableSignal<T, T>(allSources, static values =>
             {
                 var max = values[0];
@@ -393,6 +402,7 @@ public IObservableAsync<T> GetMax(params IObservableAsync<T>[] sources)
 
                 return max;
             });
+#endif
         }
     }
 

src/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Core/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Core.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>$(LibraryTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
     <!-- Keep the default namespace so split-out engine types share the Async root. -->
     <RootNamespace>ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async</RootNamespace>
     <PackageDescription>Type-agnostic core of ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async, shared by the lean and Reactive leaves.</PackageDescription>

src/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Reactive/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Reactive.csproj

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>$(LibraryTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
     <PackageDescription>ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async recompiled against System.Reactive's Unit and IScheduler for seamless interop with System.Reactive consumers.</PackageDescription>
   </PropertyGroup>
 

src/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.csproj

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(LibraryTargetFrameworks)</TargetFrameworks>
-    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">

src/benchmarks/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Benchmarks/MinMaxReductionBenchmarks.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019-2026 ReactiveUI Association Incorporated. All rights reserved.
+// ReactiveUI Association Incorporated licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+
+namespace ReactiveUI.Primitives.Benchmarks;
+
+/// <summary>Compares the latest-value reduction used by asynchronous minimum operators.</summary>
+[MemoryDiagnoser]
+[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerDisplay("MinMaxReductionBenchmarks: Sources = {SourceCount}")]
+public class MinMaxReductionBenchmarks
+{
+    /// <summary>A stride coprime to every source count produces a repeatable permutation.</summary>
+    private const int ValueStride = 17;
+
+    /// <summary>Offsets the permutation so its first value need not be the minimum.</summary>
+    private const int ValueOffset = 42;
+
+    /// <summary>The coordinator exposes its reusable array through this interface.</summary>
+    [SuppressMessage(
+        "Performance",
+        "CA1859:Use concrete types when possible for improved performance",
+        Justification = "The baseline must measure the coordinator's IReadOnlyList<int> dispatch; an array field would change the measured code.")]
+    private IReadOnlyList<int> _values = [];
+
+    /// <summary>Gets or sets the number of latest values in the snapshot.</summary>
+    [Params(3, 8, 32, 128, 1024)]
+    public int SourceCount { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Creates one snapshot outside the measured operations.</summary>
+    [GlobalSetup]
+    public void Setup()
+    {
+        var values = new int[SourceCount];
+        for (var i = 0; i < values.Length; i++)
+        {
+            values[i] = ((i * ValueStride) + ValueOffset) % values.Length;
+        }
+
+        _values = values;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Reduces the snapshot through the existing scalar comparison loop.</summary>
+    /// <returns>The minimum value.</returns>
+    [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+    public int ScalarMinimum()
+    {
+        var minimum = _values[0];
+        for (var i = 1; i < _values.Count; i++)
+        {
+            if (Comparer<int>.Default.Compare(_values[i], minimum) < 0)
+            {
+                minimum = _values[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return minimum;
+    }
+
+#if NET11_0_OR_GREATER
+    /// <summary>Reduces the same snapshot with the .NET 11 span implementation.</summary>
+    /// <returns>The minimum value.</returns>
+    [Benchmark]
+    public int SpanMinimum() => ((ReadOnlySpan<int>)(int[])_values).Min();
+#endif
+}

src/tests/ReactiveUI.Primitives.Async.Tests/SignalAsyncExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,102 @@ public sealed class SignalAsyncExtensionsTests
     /// <summary>The second distinct value in an ordered sequence.</summary>
     private const int SecondValue = 2;
 
+    /// <summary>Minimum and maximum reductions include values beyond vector boundaries.</summary>
+    /// <param name="sourceCount">The number of latest values to reduce.</param>
+    /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
+    [Test]
+    [Arguments(3)]
+    [Arguments(8)]
+    [Arguments(17)]
+    [Arguments(65)]
+    public async Task GetMinMax_IntegerInputs_FindExtremesAcrossVectorBoundaries(int sourceCount)
+    {
+        var sources = new IObservableAsync<int>[sourceCount - 1];
+        for (var i = 0; i < sources.Length; i++)
+        {
+            sources[i] = SignalAsync.Return(i);
+        }
+
+        sources[^1] = SignalAsync.Return(int.MaxValue);
+        var first = SignalAsync.Return(int.MinValue);
+
+        await Assert.That(await first.GetMin(sources).FirstAsync()).IsEqualTo(int.MinValue);
+        await Assert.That(await first.GetMax(sources).FirstAsync()).IsEqualTo(int.MaxValue);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Each update reduces the current values after all sources have emitted.</summary>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancels the test's signal notifications.</param>
+    /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetMinMax_Updates_UseCurrentValues(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        const int InitialMinimum = 3;
+        const int MiddleValue = 6;
+        const int InitialMaximum = 9;
+        const int UpdatedMaximum = 12;
+        await using var first = Signal.Create<int>();
+        await using var second = Signal.Create<int>();
+        await using var third = Signal.Create<int>();
+        List<int> minima = [];
+        List<int> maxima = [];
+        await using var minimum = await first.Values.GetMin(second.Values, third.Values).SubscribeAsync(minima.Add, cancellationToken);
+        await using var maximum = await first.Values.GetMax(second.Values, third.Values).SubscribeAsync(maxima.Add, cancellationToken);
+
+        await first.OnNextAsync(InitialMinimum, cancellationToken);
+        await second.OnNextAsync(MiddleValue, cancellationToken);
+        await Assert.That(minima).IsEmpty();
+        await Assert.That(maxima).IsEmpty();
+
+        await third.OnNextAsync(InitialMaximum, cancellationToken);
+        await first.OnNextAsync(UpdatedMaximum, cancellationToken);
+        await third.OnNextAsync(1, cancellationToken);
+
+        await Assert.That(minima).IsCollectionEqualTo([InitialMinimum, MiddleValue, 1]);
+        await Assert.That(maxima).IsCollectionEqualTo([InitialMaximum, UpdatedMaximum, UpdatedMaximum]);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Floating-point reductions retain the default comparer's NaN ordering.</summary>
+    /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetMinMax_FloatingPointInputs_PreserveNaNOrdering()
+    {
+        var source = SignalAsync.Return(double.NaN);
+        IObservableAsync<double>[] others = [SignalAsync.Return((double)SecondValue), SignalAsync.Return(1D)];
+
+        await Assert.That(double.IsNaN(await source.GetMin(others).FirstAsync())).IsTrue();
+        await Assert.That(await source.GetMax(others).FirstAsync()).IsEqualTo((double)SecondValue);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Equal floating-point values retain the first value's zero sign.</summary>
+    /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetMinMax_EqualZeroValues_PreserveFirstSign()
+    {
+        const double NegativeZero = -0D;
+        var source = SignalAsync.Return(NegativeZero);
+        var second = SignalAsync.Return(0D);
+
+        var minimum = await source.GetMin(second).FirstAsync();
+        var maximum = await source.GetMax(second).FirstAsync();
+
+        await Assert.That(BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits(minimum)).IsEqualTo(long.MinValue);
+        await Assert.That(BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits(maximum)).IsEqualTo(long.MinValue);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Non-numeric values continue to use their default comparison contract.</summary>
+    /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
+    [Test]
+    public async Task GetMinMax_DateInputs_UseDefaultComparer()
+    {
+        var earliest = DateTime.UnixEpoch;
+        var latest = earliest.AddDays(1);
+        var source = SignalAsync.Return(latest);
+        var second = SignalAsync.Return(earliest);
+
+        await Assert.That(await source.GetMin(second).FirstAsync()).IsEqualTo(earliest);
+        await Assert.That(await source.GetMax(second).FirstAsync()).IsEqualTo(latest);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Chaining an enumerable preserves source order.</summary>
     /// <returns>The test operation.</returns>
     [Test]