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Repeated reads of scoped CSS variables on web apply and remove the same variables on a shared measurement element, triggering unnecessary style recalculations. This keeps the element in the current scope and updates only changed variables, removing those absent from the next scope.

Fixes #688.

Reproduction: https://github.com/eserdeiro/uniwind-web-demo

Changes

  • Update scoped variables incrementally, including cleanup when returning to an unscoped context.
  • Escape class names once per style lookup instead of once per CSS rule.
  • Clean up temporary data-* attributes in finally so failed reads cannot leave them behind.
  • Only synchronize --* custom properties, preserving the measurement element’s own styles and excluding internal context metadata.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Web theme variables now stay synchronized when values change or are removed, and retrieved values reflect the active scope.
    • Styles are recognized more reliably for class names containing special characters.
  • Performance
    • Reduced repeated style-rule matching and unnecessary theme-variable updates. Cached style matches refresh when styles are initialized or media rules toggle.
  • Documentation
    • Clarified how style matching and scoped theme-variable updates behave.

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Walkthrough

Web style resolution now caches candidate CSS rules by class string. Scoped custom properties are checked on each read, and stale properties are removed. Style reads apply scoped variables before setting the measurement element’s class and delete dataset keys in finally.

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Web style resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Class rule lookup cache
packages/uniwind/src/core/web/cssListener.ts, packages/uniwind/src/core/web/getWebStyles.ts, CONTEXT.md
Candidate CSS rules are cached by class string, with oldest-entry eviction at 500 entries. Initialization and rule toggles clear the cache. Style lookup iterates the cached candidates directly.
Scoped variables and style reads
packages/uniwind/src/core/web/getWebStyles.ts, CONTEXT.md
Scoped custom properties are checked on each call, stale properties are removed, and unchanged inline values are not rewritten. getWebStyles applies variables before setting the class and deletes dataset keys in finally. getWebVariable reads and parses the computed value directly.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: brentlok

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 286a2

The changed style reads update scoped values and remove stale ones; no material regression introduced by this PR was established, so it is ready to merge subject to normal checks.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 286a2

The change remains within browser style resolution. Existing selector checks are preserved, and subsequent reads reconcile the shared element with the current scope. No introduced security vulnerability was established. Some exceptional browser lifecycle behavior remains unvalidated.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The supported exposure is the existing same-document style-resolution path reached through public hooks and component props. The cache changes candidate selection cost, not the authority available to those callers. External configurations exposing internal source paths were not assessed.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Caller-provided class names are escaped when selecting candidates from active rules. Cached candidates must still match the current probe selector before their computed properties are extracted. These checks existed in the base behavior and remain in the changed path; they are style-resolution checks, not authorization controls.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Temporary dataset assignments occur inside try and are cleaned in finally if assignment, extraction, or conversion fails. Scoped reconciliation is not transactional and retained properties are not rolled back after a failed read; a subsequent successful applicable read restores its requested scope by reconciliation. No security-sensitive consumer of a partially updated probe was established.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: avoiding unnecessary mutations when applying scoped variables on web.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #688 requires scoped reads to retain the shared measurement element’s current custom properties, write only changed values, and remove stale values when the scope changes or becomes unscoped. `g…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within issue #688 and the current PR intent. The class-rule cache in cssListener.ts reduces repeated lookup work in the same style-read path. Custom-property synchronization and dat…
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RetriggerConfidence Score: 5/5

[Medium risk] Refactors style computation caching and variable application.

The PR appears safe to merge; no new blocking issue was found.

What we checked:

  • New styles reach class subscribers: The scan adds the new sheet’s rules before it notifies variable listeners, and class subscribers listen for those notifications.

Summary

Web style reads now keep scoped CSS variables on the shared measurement probe and update only values that changed. They also reuse cached candidate CSS rules and clear temporary data attributes after each lookup.

  • Scoped-variable updates remove stale values when the next read uses a different or unscoped context.
  • Candidate-rule caching avoids rescanning every active rule for repeated class strings.
  • Temporary data-* attributes are removed even when a style lookup exits with an error.

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🟡 Minor · Refresh CSSListener when React Native Web inserts a rule. · cssListener.ts:53-72

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Refresh CSSListener when React Native Web inserts a rule.

React Native Web 0.21.2 calls sheet.insert from StyleSheet.create, including after the stylesheet was created. Uniwind routes that call through createOrderedCSSStyleSheet, but CSSListener does not observe CSSOM changes.

If a class lookup populated classNameRules before a later StyleSheet.create call, the new matching rule is absent from the cached candidates. It is also absent from activeRules because initialize() skips the already processed sheet. A later getWebStyles call therefore can omit the new declaration and return stale styles.

Make the createOrderedCSSStyleSheet.insert boundary synchronously notify CSSListener to reprocess the affected stylesheet. The refresh must update activeRules and clear classNameRules; clearing only the cache is insufficient.

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In `@packages/uniwind/src/core/web/cssListener.ts` around lines 53 - 72, Update
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Ensure reprocessing adds the new rules to activeRules and clears classNameRules
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