fix: always use microtasks for nextTick

src/core/util/next-tick.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* @flow */
-/* globals MessageChannel */
+/* globals MutationObserver */
 
 import { noop } from 'shared/util'
 import { handleError } from './error'
-import { isIOS, isNative } from './env'
+import { isIE, isIOS, isNative } from './env'
 
 const callbacks = []
 let pending = false
@@ -17,76 +17,67 @@ function flushCallbacks () {
   }
 }
 
-// Here we have async deferring wrappers using both microtasks and (macro) tasks.
-// In < 2.4 we used microtasks everywhere, but there are some scenarios where
-// microtasks have too high a priority and fire in between supposedly
-// sequential events (e.g. #4521, #6690) or even between bubbling of the same
-// event (#6566). However, using (macro) tasks everywhere also has subtle problems
-// when state is changed right before repaint (e.g. #6813, out-in transitions).
-// Here we use microtask by default, but expose a way to force (macro) task when
-// needed (e.g. in event handlers attached by v-on).
-let microTimerFunc
-let macroTimerFunc
-let useMacroTask = false
+// Here we have async deferring wrappers using microtasks.
+// In 2.5 we used (macro) tasks (in combination with microtasks).
+// However, it has subtle problems when state is changed right before repaint
+// (e.g. #6813, out-in transitions).
+// Also, using (macro) tasks in event handler would cause some weird behaviors
+// that cannot be circumvented (e.g. #7109, #7153, #7546, #7834, #8109).
+// So we now use microtasks everywhere, again.
+// A major drawback of this tradeoff is that there are some scenarios
+// where microtasks have too high a priority and fire in between supposedly
+// sequential events (e.g. #4521, #6690, which have workarounds)
+// or even between bubbling of the same event (#6566).
+let timerFunc
 
-// Determine (macro) task defer implementation.
-// Technically setImmediate should be the ideal choice, but it's only available
-// in IE. The only polyfill that consistently queues the callback after all DOM
-// events triggered in the same loop is by using MessageChannel.
-/* istanbul ignore if */
-if (typeof setImmediate !== 'undefined' && isNative(setImmediate)) {
-  macroTimerFunc = () => {
-    setImmediate(flushCallbacks)
-  }
-} else if (typeof MessageChannel !== 'undefined' && (
-  isNative(MessageChannel) ||
-  // PhantomJS
-  MessageChannel.toString() === '[object MessageChannelConstructor]'
-)) {
-  const channel = new MessageChannel()
-  const port = channel.port2
-  channel.port1.onmessage = flushCallbacks
-  macroTimerFunc = () => {
-    port.postMessage(1)
-  }
-} else {
-  /* istanbul ignore next */
-  macroTimerFunc = () => {
-    setTimeout(flushCallbacks, 0)
-  }
-}
-
-// Determine microtask defer implementation.
+// The nextTick behavior leverages the microtask queue, which can be accessed
+// via either native Promise.then or MutationObserver.
+// MutationObserver has wider support, however it is seriously bugged in
+// UIWebView in iOS >= 9.3.3 when triggered in touch event handlers. It
+// completely stops working after triggering a few times... so, if native
+// Promise is available, we will use it:
 /* istanbul ignore next, $flow-disable-line */
 if (typeof Promise !== 'undefined' && isNative(Promise)) {
   const p = Promise.resolve()
-  microTimerFunc = () => {
+  timerFunc = () => {
     p.then(flushCallbacks)
-    // in problematic UIWebViews, Promise.then doesn't completely break, but
+    // In problematic UIWebViews, Promise.then doesn't completely break, but
     // it can get stuck in a weird state where callbacks are pushed into the
     // microtask queue but the queue isn't being flushed, until the browser
     // needs to do some other work, e.g. handle a timer. Therefore we can
     // "force" the microtask queue to be flushed by adding an empty timer.
     if (isIOS) setTimeout(noop)
   }
-} else {
-  // fallback to macro
-  microTimerFunc = macroTimerFunc
-}
-
-/**
- * Wrap a function so that if any code inside triggers state change,
- * the changes are queued using a (macro) task instead of a microtask.
- */
-export function withMacroTask (fn: Function): Function {
-  return fn._withTask || (fn._withTask = function () {
-    useMacroTask = true
-    try {
-      return fn.apply(null, arguments)
-    } finally {
-      useMacroTask = false    
-    }
+} else if (!isIE && typeof MutationObserver !== 'undefined' && (
+  isNative(MutationObserver) ||
+  // PhantomJS and iOS 7.x
+  MutationObserver.toString() === '[object MutationObserverConstructor]'
+)) {
+  // Use MutationObserver where native Promise is not available,
+  // e.g. PhantomJS, iOS7, Android 4.4
+  // (#6466 MutationObserver is unreliable in IE11)
+  let counter = 1
+  const observer = new MutationObserver(flushCallbacks)
+  const textNode = document.createTextNode(String(counter))
+  observer.observe(textNode, {
+    characterData: true
   })
+  timerFunc = () => {
+    counter = (counter + 1) % 2
+    textNode.data = String(counter)
+  }
+} else if (typeof setImmediate !== 'undefined' && isNative(setImmediate)) {
+  // Fallback to setImmediate.
+  // Techinically it leverages the (macro) task queue,
+  // but it is still a better choice than setTimeout.
+  timerFunc = () => {
+    setImmediate(flushCallbacks)
+  }
+} else {
+  // Fallback to setTimeout.
+  timerFunc = () => {
+    setTimeout(flushCallbacks, 0)
+  }
 }
 
 export function nextTick (cb?: Function, ctx?: Object) {
@@ -104,11 +95,7 @@ export function nextTick (cb?: Function, ctx?: Object) {
   })
   if (!pending) {
     pending = true
-    if (useMacroTask) {
-      macroTimerFunc()
-    } else {
-      microTimerFunc()
-    }
+    timerFunc()
   }
   // $flow-disable-line
   if (!cb && typeof Promise !== 'undefined') {

src/platforms/web/runtime/modules/dom-props.js

@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ function updateDOMProps (oldVnode: VNodeWithData, vnode: VNodeWithData) {
       }
     }
 
+    // #4521: if a click event triggers update before the change event is
+    // dispatched on a checkbox/radio input, the input's checked state will
+    // be reset and fail to trigger another update.
+    // The root cause here is that browsers may fire microtasks in between click/change.
+    // In Chrome / Firefox, click event fires before change, thus having this problem.
+    // In Safari / Edge, the order is opposite.
+    // Note: in Edge, if you click too fast, only the click event would fire twice.
+    if (key === 'checked' && !isNotInFocusAndDirty(elm, cur)) {
+      continue
+    }
+
     if (key === 'value') {
       // store value as _value as well since
       // non-string values will be stringified

src/platforms/web/runtime/modules/events.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { isDef, isUndef } from 'shared/util'
 import { updateListeners } from 'core/vdom/helpers/index'
-import { withMacroTask, isIE, supportsPassive } from 'core/util/index'
+import { isIE, supportsPassive } from 'core/util/index'
 import { RANGE_TOKEN, CHECKBOX_RADIO_TOKEN } from 'web/compiler/directives/model'
 
 // normalize v-model event tokens that can only be determined at runtime.
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ function add (
   capture: boolean,
   passive: boolean
 ) {
-  handler = withMacroTask(handler)
   target.addEventListener(
     event,
     handler,

test/e2e/specs/async-edge-cases.js

@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ module.exports = {
       .assert.containsText('#case-1', '3')
       .assert.checked('#case-1 input', false)
 
-      // #6566
-      .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is True')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 0')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 0')
+      // // #6566
+      // .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is True')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 0')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 0')
 
-      .click('#case-2 button')
-      .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is False')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 1')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 0')
+      // .click('#case-2 button')
+      // .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is False')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 1')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 0')
 
-      .click('#case-2 button')
-      .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is True')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 1')
-      .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 1')
+      // .click('#case-2 button')
+      // .assert.containsText('#case-2 button', 'Expand is True')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-a', 'countA: 1')
+      // .assert.containsText('.count-b', 'countB: 1')
 
       .end()
   }