LinkingInfo

Returns true if we are linking for development, false otherwise.

developmentMode is always equal to !productionMode.

This ends up being constant-folded to a constant at link-time. So constant-folding, inlining, and other local optimizations can be leveraged with this "constant" to write code that should only be executed in production mode or development mode.

A typical usage of this method is:

if (developmentMode) {
  performExpensiveSanityChecks()
}

At link-time, developmentMode will either be a constant true, in which case the above snippet folds into

performExpensiveSanityChecks()

or a constant false, in which case it is dead-code-eliminated away, yielding maximum performance in production.

Version (edition) of the ECMAScript Language Specification that is assumed to be supported by the runtime.

This is an integer that represents the *edition* of the ECMAScript Language Specification. For example, ECMAScript 2015 is represented with the value 6.

As an exception, ECMAScript 5.1 is represented with the value 5.

This value can be used to:

• avoid feature tests and dead-code-eliminate polyfills (see below), or
• conditionally offer library features that depend on underlying ECMAScript support.

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This ends up being constant-folded to a constant at link-time. So constant-folding, inlining, and other local optimizations can be leveraged with this "constant" to write polyfills that can be dead-code-eliminated.

A typical usage of this method is:

if (esVersion >= ESVersion.ES2018 || featureTest())
  useES2018Feature()
else
  usePolyfill()

At link-time, esVersion will either be a constant less than ESVersion.ES2018, in which case the above snippet folds into

if (featureTest())
  useES2018Feature()
else
  usePolyfill()

or a constant greater or equal to ESVersion.ES2018, in which case it folds into

useES2018Feature()

Returns true if we are linking for production, false otherwise.

productionMode is always equal to !developmentMode.

This ends up being constant-folded to a constant at link-time. So constant-folding, inlining, and other local optimizations can be leveraged with this "constant" to write code that should only be executed in production mode or development mode.

A typical usage of this method is:

val warningsLogger =
  if (productionMode) new NullLogger
  else new ConsoleLogger

At link-time, productionMode will either be a constant true, in which case the above snippet folds into

val warningsLogger = new NullLogger

or a constant false, in which case it folds into

val warningsLogger = new ConsoleLogger.

Whether Scala.js language features use ECMAScript 2015 (edition 6) semantics or not.

When true, the following semantics apply:

• JavaScript classes are true class'es, therefore a) they can extend native JavaScript class'es and b) they inherit static members from their parent class.
• Lambdas for js.Functions that are not also js.ThisFunctions are JavaScript arrow functions (=>). Lambdas for js.ThisFunctions are function functions.
• Throwable classes are proper JavaScript error classes, recognized as such by debuggers.
• In Script (NoModule) mode, top-level exports are defined as lets.

When false, the following semantics apply:

• All classes defined in Scala.js are functions instead of class'es. Non-native JS classes cannot extend native JS class'es and they do not inherit static members from their parent class.
• All lambdas for js.Functions are functions.
• Throwable classes have JavaScript's Error.prototype in their prototype chain, but they are not considered proper error classes.
• In Script (NoModule) mode, top-level exports are defined as vars.

Prefer reading this value instead of esVersion to determine which semantics apply.

For example, it can be used in tests whose results depend on which semantics are used.

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This ends up being constant-folded to a constant at link-time. So constant-folding, inlining, and other local optimizations can be leveraged with this "constant" to write alternatives that can be dead-code-eliminated.

A typical usage of this method is:

if (useECMAScript2015Semantics)
  implementationWithES2015Semantics()
else
  implementationWithoutES2015Semantics()

At link-time, useECMAScript2015Semantics will either be a constant true, in which case the above snippet folds into

implementationWithES2015Semantics()

or a constant false, in which case it folds into

implementationWithoutES2015Semantics()

Returns true if we are assuming that the target platform supports ECMAScript 6, false otherwise.

This is true if and only if esVersion >= ESVersion.ES2015.

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This ends up being constant-folded to a constant at link-time. So constant-folding, inlining, and other local optimizations can be leveraged with this "constant" to write polyfills that can be dead-code-eliminated.

A typical usage of this method is:

if (assumingES6 || featureTest())
  useES6Feature()
else
  usePolyfill()

At link-time, assumingES6 will either be a constant false, in which case the above snippet folds into

if (featureTest())
  useES6Feature()
else
  usePolyfill()

or a constant true, in which case it folds into

useES6Feature()