rolldown 1.0.0-rc.7 on Node.js NPM

[1.0.0-rc.7] - 2026-03-05

⚡ Smarter Code Generation Defaults

DCE-only minification and smart constant inlining are now enabled by default
Produces cleaner, smaller output bundles without requiring explicit configuration

💡 LLM-Friendly Bundle Analyzer Reports

New markdown output format for the bundle analyzer plugin with bundle summaries, module graphs, dependency chains, and optimization suggestions
Optimization suggestions now also recommend using the entriesAware option when common chunks contain modules only reachable from specific entries

enable minify: 'dce-only' by default (#8465) by @IWANABETHATGUY
settings inlineConst: { mode: 'smart', pass: 1} by default (#8444) by @IWANABETHATGUY

binding: add original getter to BindingMagicString (#8533) by @IWANABETHATGUY
native-magic-string: add offset property support (#8531) by @IWANABETHATGUY
add output.strict option to control "use strict" directive emission (#8489) by @Copilot
watch: expose watcher.compareContentsForPolling (#8526) by @hyf0
watch: use new watcher to support watch mode (#8475) by @hyf0
rust/watch: handle bulk-change (#8466) by @hyf0
add LLM-friendly markdown output format to bundle analyzer plugin (#8242) by @IWANABETHATGUY

expose plugins on NormalizedInputOptions for buildStart hook (#8521) by @Copilot
only uppercase facade symbols in JSX preserve mode (#8519) by @IWANABETHATGUY
binding: export BindingResult in generated dts header (#8537) by @minsoo-web
pre-resolve paths option to avoid invoke_sync deadlock (#8518) by @IWANABETHATGUY
remove debug-only jsx_preset and UntranspiledSyntaxError (#8511) by @IWANABETHATGUY
apply topLevelVar to exported const/let declarations (#8507) by @IWANABETHATGUY
rolldown_plugin_vite_web_worker_post: avoid replacing new.target (#8488) by @sapphi-red
update copyright year to 2026 (#8486) by @maciekzygmunt

rust: use Oxc's SymbolFlags::ConstVariable instead of custom IsConst flag (#8543) by @Dunqing
rust: remove FacadeScoping, use Scoping::create_symbol for facade symbols (#8540) by @Dunqing
rust/watch: remove hacky reset_closed_for_watch_mode (#8530) by @hyf0
binding: return &str instead of String in filename() getter (#8534) by @IWANABETHATGUY
rust: remove old watch mode implementation (#8525) by @hyf0
rust/watch: simply watch logic in the binding layer (#8516) by @hyf0
rust/watch: tweak struct/function names (#8464) by @hyf0

string_wizard: reduce allocations and add ASCII fast paths (#8541) by @IWANABETHATGUY
use IndexBitSet to replace IndexVec<XXXIdx, bool> for module/stmt inclusion tracking (#8503) by @IWANABETHATGUY
plugin: use IndexBitSet to optimize skipped plugins checking (#8497) by @ShroXd
rust/tla: skip compute_tla if there is no module use TLA (#8487) by @ShroXd

vscode: formatOnSave for markdown files using oxc formatter (#8536) by @minsoo-web
deps: update test262 submodule for tests (#8528) by @sapphi-red
remove retry workaround from output paths test fixtures (#8520) by @Copilot
docs: add Shuyuan Wang (h-a-n-a) and remove from acknowledgements (#8509) by @Copilot
consolidate top_level_var test cases using configVariants (#8508) by @IWANABETHATGUY
add s390x and ppc64le linux gnu targets (#8493) by @Brooooooklyn

fix(rolldown): increase tokio blocking threads size for watch mode (#8517) by @hyf0