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Update on "compiler: Allow global mutation in jsx props"
Fixes https://x.com/raibima/status/1794395807216738792

The issue is that if you pass a global-modifying function as prop to JSX, we currently report that it's invalid to modify a global during rendering. The problem is that we don't really know when/if the child component will actually call that function prop. It would be against the rules to call the function during render, but it's totally fine to call it during an event handler or from a useEffect.

Since we don't know at the call-site how the child will use the function, we should allow such calls. In the future we could improve this in a few ways:
* For all functions that modify globals, codegen an assertion or warning into the function that fires if it's called "during render". We'd have to precisely define what "during render" is, but this would at least help developers catch this dynamically.
* Use the type system to distinguish "event/effect" and "render" functions to help developers avoid accidentally mutating globals during render.

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josephsavona committed May 25, 2024
commit a15a43e7dfc092d00e8486ff3135cfcc0e82bbb0
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## Input

```javascript
function Component() {
const Foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
return <Foo />;
}

```


## Error

```
1 | function Component() {
2 | const Foo = () => {
> 3 | someGlobal = true;
| ^^^^^^^^^^ InvalidReact: Unexpected reassignment of a variable which was defined outside of the component. Components and hooks should be pure and side-effect free, but variable reassignment is a form of side-effect. If this variable is used in rendering, use useState instead. (https://react.dev/reference/rules/components-and-hooks-must-be-pure#side-effects-must-run-outside-of-render) (3:3)
4 | };
5 | return <Foo />;
6 | }
```


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function Component() {
const Foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
return <Foo />;
}
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## Input

```javascript
function Component() {
const foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
// Children are generally access/called during render, so
// modifying a global in a children function is almost
// certainly a mistake.
return <Foo>{foo}</Foo>;
}

```


## Error

```
1 | function Component() {
2 | const foo = () => {
> 3 | someGlobal = true;
| ^^^^^^^^^^ InvalidReact: Unexpected reassignment of a variable which was defined outside of the component. Components and hooks should be pure and side-effect free, but variable reassignment is a form of side-effect. If this variable is used in rendering, use useState instead. (https://react.dev/reference/rules/components-and-hooks-must-be-pure#side-effects-must-run-outside-of-render) (3:3)
4 | };
5 | // Children are generally access/called during render, so
6 | // modifying a global in a children function is almost
```


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function Component() {
const foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
// Children are generally access/called during render, so
// modifying a global in a children function is almost
// certainly a mistake.
return <Foo>{foo}</Foo>;
}
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## Input

```javascript
function Component() {
const foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
return <div {...foo} />;
}

```


## Error

```
1 | function Component() {
2 | const foo = () => {
> 3 | someGlobal = true;
| ^^^^^^^^^^ InvalidReact: Unexpected reassignment of a variable which was defined outside of the component. Components and hooks should be pure and side-effect free, but variable reassignment is a form of side-effect. If this variable is used in rendering, use useState instead. (https://react.dev/reference/rules/components-and-hooks-must-be-pure#side-effects-must-run-outside-of-render) (3:3)
4 | };
5 | return <div {...foo} />;
6 | }
```


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function Component() {
const foo = () => {
someGlobal = true;
};
return <div {...foo} />;
}