feat!: Consolidate Metadata Transformation Options into descriptorFields

Author: timofei-iatsenko

README.md

@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ https://swc.rs/docs/configuration/swcrc
             //   "i18n": ["@lingui/core", "i18n"],
             //   "trans": ["@lingui/react", "Trans"]
             // }
-            // Lingui strips non-essential fields in production builds for performance.
-            // Docs https://lingui.dev/guides/optimizing-bundle-size
-            // You can override the default behavior with:
-            // "stripNonEssentialFields": false/true
+            //
+            // Optional. Controls which descriptor fields are preserved in output.
+            // "descriptorFields": "auto" (default) | "all" | "id-only" | "message"
 
             // Compatibility option allows to use v6.* SWC Plugin release channel with @lingui/cli@5.*
             // Controls the BASE64 alphabet used for generating message IDs.
@@ -70,6 +69,17 @@ https://swc.rs/docs/configuration/swcrc
 }
 ```
 
+### `descriptorFields`
+
+Controls which fields are preserved in the transformed message descriptors. Accepts one of:
+
+- **`"auto"`** (default) — In production (`NODE_ENV=production`), behaves like `"id-only"`. Otherwise, behaves like `"all"`.
+- **`"all"`** — Keeps `id`, `message`, `context`, and `comment`. Use this for extraction (replaces the old `extract: true` from the Babel plugin).
+- **`"id-only"`** — Keeps only the `id`. Most optimized for production bundles.
+- **`"message"`** — Keeps `id`, `message`, and `context` (but not `comment`). Useful when you need message content at runtime.
+
+Check [this article](https://lingui.dev/guides/optimizing-bundle-size) for more info about this configuration.
+
 Or Next JS Usage:
 
 `next.config.js`

src/js_macro_folder.rs

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ where
             .into(),
         )];
 
-        if !self.ctx.options.strip_non_essential_fields {
+        if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_message() {
             props.push(create_key_value_prop("message", parsed.message));
         }
 
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ where
         if let Expr::Object(obj) = *expr {
             let id_prop = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "id");
 
-            let context_val = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "context")
-                .and_then(|prop| get_expr_as_string(&prop.value));
+            let context_prop = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "context");
+            let context_val = context_prop.and_then(|prop| get_expr_as_string(&prop.value));
+
+            let comment_prop = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "comment");
 
             let message_prop = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "message");
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ where
                     ))
                 }
 
-                if !self.ctx.options.strip_non_essential_fields {
+                if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_message() {
                     new_props.push(create_key_value_prop("message", parsed.message));
                 }
 
@@ -143,16 +145,17 @@ where
                 }
             }
 
-            if !self.ctx.options.strip_non_essential_fields {
-                if let Some(context) = context_val {
-                    new_props.push(create_key_value_prop("context", context.into()));
+            if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_context() {
+                if let Some(context_str) = &context_val {
+                    new_props.push(create_key_value_prop("context", context_str.clone().into()));
                 }
+            }
 
-                let comment = get_object_prop(&obj.props, "comment")
-                    .and_then(|prop| get_expr_as_string(&prop.value));
-
-                if let Some(comment) = comment {
-                    new_props.push(create_key_value_prop("comment", comment.into()));
+            if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_comment() {
+                if let Some(prop) = comment_prop {
+                    if let Some(value) = get_expr_as_string(&prop.value) {
+                        new_props.push(create_key_value_prop("comment", value.into()));
+                    }
                 }
             }
 

src/lib.rs

@@ -152,17 +152,24 @@ where
             message_descriptor_props.push(create_key_value_prop("components", exp));
         }
 
-        if !self.ctx.options.strip_non_essential_fields {
-            let comment_attr = get_jsx_attr(&el.opening, "comment")
-                .and_then(|attr| attr.value.as_ref())
-                .and_then(get_jsx_attr_value_as_string);
+        if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_comment() {
+            let comment_attr =
+                get_jsx_attr(&el.opening, "comment").and_then(|attr| attr.value.as_ref());
 
-            if let Some(comment) = comment_attr {
-                message_descriptor_props.push(create_key_value_prop("comment", comment.into()));
+            if let Some(comment_attr) = comment_attr {
+                let comment_attr_val = get_jsx_attr_value_as_string(comment_attr).unwrap();
+
+                message_descriptor_props.push(create_key_value_prop(
+                    "comment", comment.into(),
+                ));
             }
+        }
 
+        if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_message() {
             message_descriptor_props.push(create_key_value_prop("message", parsed.message));
+        }
 
+        if self.ctx.options.descriptor_fields.should_keep_context() {
             if let Some(context_attr) = context_attr {
                 let context_attr_val = get_jsx_attr_value_as_string(context_attr).unwrap();
 
@@ -177,6 +184,8 @@ where
             }
         }
 
+
+
         let message_descriptor = Expr::Object(ObjectLit {
             span: message_dscrptr_span,
             props: message_descriptor_props,
@@ -515,7 +524,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-pub use self::options::{LinguiOptions, RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized};
+pub use self::options::{DescriptorFields, LinguiOptions, RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized};
 
 #[plugin_transform]
 pub fn process_transform(program: Program, metadata: TransformPluginProgramMetadata) -> Program {

src/options.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,34 @@
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+pub enum DescriptorFields {
+    Auto,
+    All,
+    IdOnly,
+    Message,
+}
+
+impl DescriptorFields {
+    pub fn should_keep_message(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DescriptorFields::All | DescriptorFields::Message)
+    }
+
+    pub fn should_keep_context(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DescriptorFields::All | DescriptorFields::Message)
+    }
+
+    pub fn should_keep_comment(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DescriptorFields::All)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct LinguiJsOptions {
     runtime_modules: Option<RuntimeModulesConfigMap>,
     #[serde(default)]
-    strip_non_essential_fields: Option<bool>,
+    descriptor_fields: Option<DescriptorFields>,
     #[serde(default)]
     use_lingui_v5_id_generation: Option<bool>,
 }
@@ -30,10 +53,19 @@ pub struct RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized {
 
 impl LinguiJsOptions {
     pub fn into_options(self, env_name: &str) -> LinguiOptions {
+        let descriptor_fields = match self.descriptor_fields.unwrap_or(DescriptorFields::Auto) {
+            DescriptorFields::Auto => {
+                if matches!(env_name, "production") {
+                    DescriptorFields::IdOnly
+                } else {
+                    DescriptorFields::All
+                }
+            }
+            other => other,
+        };
+
         LinguiOptions {
-            strip_non_essential_fields: self
-                .strip_non_essential_fields
-                .unwrap_or(matches!(env_name, "production")),
+            descriptor_fields,
             use_lingui_v5_id_generation: self.use_lingui_v5_id_generation.unwrap_or(false),
             runtime_modules: RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized {
                 i18n: (
@@ -79,15 +111,15 @@ impl LinguiJsOptions {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct LinguiOptions {
-    pub strip_non_essential_fields: bool,
+    pub descriptor_fields: DescriptorFields,
     pub runtime_modules: RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized,
     pub use_lingui_v5_id_generation: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for LinguiOptions {
     fn default() -> LinguiOptions {
         LinguiOptions {
-            strip_non_essential_fields: false,
+            descriptor_fields: DescriptorFields::All,
             use_lingui_v5_id_generation: false,
             runtime_modules: RuntimeModulesConfigMapNormalized {
                 i18n: ("@lingui/core".into(), "i18n".into()),
@@ -132,7 +164,7 @@ mod lib_tests {
                         Some("myUseLingui".into())
                     )),
                 }),
-                strip_non_essential_fields: None,
+                descriptor_fields: None,
                 use_lingui_v5_id_generation: None,
             }
         )
@@ -157,58 +189,106 @@ mod lib_tests {
                     trans: None,
                     use_lingui: None,
                 }),
-                strip_non_essential_fields: None,
+                descriptor_fields: None,
                 use_lingui_v5_id_generation: None,
             }
         )
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_strip_non_essential_fields_config() {
+    fn test_descriptor_fields_config() {
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
+            r#"{
+                "descriptorFields": "id-only",
+                "runtimeModules": {}
+               }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let options = config.into_options("development");
+        assert!(matches!(
+            options.descriptor_fields,
+            DescriptorFields::IdOnly
+        ));
+
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
+            r#"{
+                "descriptorFields": "all",
+                "runtimeModules": {}
+               }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let options = config.into_options("production");
+        assert!(matches!(options.descriptor_fields, DescriptorFields::All));
+
+        let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
+            r#"{
+                "descriptorFields": "message",
+                "runtimeModules": {}
+               }"#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let options = config.into_options("production");
+        assert!(matches!(
+            options.descriptor_fields,
+            DescriptorFields::Message
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_descriptor_fields_auto_default() {
         let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
             r#"{
-                "stripNonEssentialFields": true,
                 "runtimeModules": {}
                }"#,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
         let options = config.into_options("development");
-        assert!(options.strip_non_essential_fields);
+        assert!(matches!(options.descriptor_fields, DescriptorFields::All));
 
         let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
             r#"{
-                "stripNonEssentialFields": false,
                 "runtimeModules": {}
                }"#,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
         let options = config.into_options("production");
-        assert!(!options.strip_non_essential_fields);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            options.descriptor_fields,
+            DescriptorFields::IdOnly
+        ));
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_strip_non_essential_fields_default() {
+    fn test_descriptor_fields_explicit_auto() {
         let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
             r#"{
+                "descriptorFields": "auto",
                 "runtimeModules": {}
                }"#,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
         let options = config.into_options("development");
-        assert!(!options.strip_non_essential_fields);
+        assert!(matches!(options.descriptor_fields, DescriptorFields::All));
 
         let config = serde_json::from_str::<LinguiJsOptions>(
             r#"{
+                "descriptorFields": "auto",
                 "runtimeModules": {}
                }"#,
         )
         .unwrap();
 
         let options = config.into_options("production");
-        assert!(options.strip_non_essential_fields);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            options.descriptor_fields,
+            DescriptorFields::IdOnly
+        ));
     }
 
     #[test]

…e.rs/should_kept_only_essential_props.js …essage.rs/id_only_should_keep_only_id.jstests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_define_message.rs/should_kept_only_essential_props.js renamed to tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_define_message.rs/id_only_should_keep_only_id.js tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_define_message.rs/should_kept_only_essential_props.js renamed to tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_define_message.rs/id_only_should_keep_only_id.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const message1 = /*i18n*/ {
+    id: "xDAtGP",
+    message: "Message"
+};
+const message2 = /*i18n*/ {
+    id: "msgId",
+    message: "Hello {name}",
+    values: {
+        name: name
+    },
+    context: "My Context"
+};

tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_define_message.rs/message_should_keep_message_and_context.js

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { i18n as $_i18n } from "@lingui/core";
+const msg1 = $_i18n._(/*i18n*/ {
+    id: "xDAtGP",
+    message: "Message"
+});
+const msg2 = $_i18n._(/*i18n*/ {
+    id: "msgId",
+    message: "Hello {name}",
+    values: {
+        name: name
+    },
+    context: "My Context"
+});

…s/js_should_kept_only_essential_props.js …s_t.rs/js_id_only_should_keep_only_id.jstests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_t.rs/js_should_kept_only_essential_props.js renamed to tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_t.rs/js_id_only_should_keep_only_id.js tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_t.rs/js_should_kept_only_essential_props.js renamed to tests/__swc_snapshots__/tests/js_t.rs/js_id_only_should_keep_only_id.js

@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ const exp2 = <Trans_ {.../*i18n*/ {
     id: "6J8UtY",
     comment: "Translators Comment",
     message: "Refresh inbox",
-    context: "Message Context"
+    context: "Message Context",
+    comment: "Translators Comment"
 }} i18n="i18n" component={(p)=><div>{p.translation}</div>} render={(v)=>v}/>;