perf(compression): add vite-plugin-compression for gzip and Brotli support (#6279)

Signed-off-by: Balázs Szücs <[email protected]>

frontend/editor/src/core/components/viewer/LocalEmbedPDF.tsx

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import { RedactionAPIBridge } from "@app/components/viewer/RedactionAPIBridge";
 import { DocumentPermissionsAPIBridge } from "@app/components/viewer/DocumentPermissionsAPIBridge";
 import { DocumentReadyWrapper } from "@app/components/viewer/DocumentReadyWrapper";
 import { ActiveDocumentProvider } from "@app/components/viewer/ActiveDocumentContext";
-import { absoluteWithBasePath } from "@app/constants/app";
+import { pdfiumWasmUrl } from "@app/services/wasmPrecompiler";
 import { FormFieldOverlay } from "@app/tools/formFill/FormFieldOverlay";
 import { ButtonAppearanceOverlay } from "@app/tools/formFill/ButtonAppearanceOverlay";
 import SignatureFieldOverlay from "@app/components/viewer/SignatureFieldOverlay";
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export function LocalEmbedPDF({
 
   // Initialize the engine with the React hook - use local WASM for offline support
   const { engine, isLoading, error } = usePdfiumEngine({
-    wasmUrl: absoluteWithBasePath("/pdfium/pdfium.wasm"),
+    wasmUrl: pdfiumWasmUrl,
   });
 
   // Early return if no file or URL provided

frontend/editor/src/core/services/pdfiumService.ts

@@ -12,9 +12,34 @@
  * `getSignatures`, `saveAsCopy`, …) wrap the `PdfEngine` interface so callers
  * never have to deal with raw pointers or Tasks.
  */
-import { init, type WrappedPdfiumModule } from "@embedpdf/pdfium";
+import {
+  init,
+  type WrappedPdfiumModule,
+  type PdfiumModule,
+} from "@embedpdf/pdfium";
+import {
+  pdfiumWasmModulePromise,
+  startEagerWasmCompilation,
+  pdfiumWasmUrl,
+} from "@app/services/wasmPrecompiler";
 import type { FormField, WidgetCoordinates } from "@app/tools/formFill/types";
 
+interface ExtendedPdfiumRuntime {
+  HEAPU8: Uint8Array;
+  HEAPF32: Float32Array;
+}
+
+interface PdfiumModuleOverrides extends Partial<PdfiumModule> {
+  locateFile?: (url: string, scriptDirectory?: string) => string;
+  instantiateWasm?: (
+    imports: WebAssembly.Imports,
+    successCallback: (
+      instance: WebAssembly.Instance,
+      module: WebAssembly.Module,
+    ) => void,
+  ) => void;
+}
+
 // PDF form field type constants (matching PDFium C API FPDF_FORMFIELD_* values)
 const FPDF_FORMFIELD_UNKNOWN = 0;
 const FPDF_FORMFIELD_PUSHBUTTON = 1;
@@ -46,8 +71,7 @@ let _module: WrappedPdfiumModule | null = null;
  * Resolve the absolute WASM URL using the same pattern as LocalEmbedPDF.
  */
 function wasmUrl(): string {
-  const base = (import.meta as any).env?.BASE_URL ?? "/";
-  return `${base}pdfium/pdfium.wasm`.replace(/\/\//g, "/");
+  return pdfiumWasmUrl;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -59,9 +83,47 @@ function wasmUrl(): string {
 export async function getPdfiumModule(): Promise<WrappedPdfiumModule> {
   if (_module) return _module;
   if (!_initPromise) {
-    _initPromise = init({
+    // Ensure eager compilation has started if PDF service is requested before idle timeout
+    startEagerWasmCompilation();
+
+    const overrides: PdfiumModuleOverrides = {
       locateFile: () => wasmUrl(),
-    } as any).then((m) => {
+    };
+
+    // Eagerly reuse pre-compiled WASM module from app boot if available
+    overrides.instantiateWasm = (
+      imports: WebAssembly.Imports,
+      successCallback: (
+        instance: WebAssembly.Instance,
+        module: WebAssembly.Module,
+      ) => void,
+    ) => {
+      pdfiumWasmModulePromise
+        .then((wasmModule) => {
+          if (wasmModule) {
+            return WebAssembly.instantiate(wasmModule, imports).then(
+              (instance) => {
+                successCallback(instance, wasmModule);
+              },
+            );
+          } else {
+            throw new Error("No pre-compiled WASM module found");
+          }
+        })
+        .catch((err: unknown) => {
+          console.warn(
+            "Eager WebAssembly instantiation failed, falling back to streaming compilation:",
+            err,
+          );
+          WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch(wasmUrl()), imports).then(
+            (result) => {
+              successCallback(result.instance, result.module);
+            },
+          );
+        });
+    };
+
+    _initPromise = init(overrides as Partial<PdfiumModule>).then((m) => {
       // Call PDFiumExt_Init to ensure extensions (form fill etc.) are set up
       try {
         m.PDFiumExt_Init();
@@ -110,9 +172,9 @@ export function readAnnotRectAdjusted(
   annotPtr: number,
   rectBuf: number,
 ): boolean {
-  const ext = (m as any).EPDFAnnot_GetRect;
+  const ext = m.EPDFAnnot_GetRect;
   if (typeof ext === "function") {
-    return ext.call(m, annotPtr, rectBuf);
+    return ext(annotPtr, rectBuf);
   }
   return m.FPDFAnnot_GetRect(annotPtr, rectBuf);
 }
@@ -186,15 +248,13 @@ export function readEffectivePageBox(
   let result: PageBox | null = null;
   try {
     // CropBox is the effective visible area
-    if (
-      (m as any).FPDFPage_GetCropBox(pagePtr, buf, buf + 4, buf + 8, buf + 12)
-    ) {
+    if (m.FPDFPage_GetCropBox(pagePtr, buf, buf + 4, buf + 8, buf + 12)) {
       result = read();
     }
     // Fall back to MediaBox
     if (
       !result &&
-      (m as any).FPDFPage_GetMediaBox(pagePtr, buf, buf + 4, buf + 8, buf + 12)
+      m.FPDFPage_GetMediaBox(pagePtr, buf, buf + 4, buf + 8, buf + 12)
     ) {
       result = read();
     }
@@ -226,7 +286,7 @@ function copyToWasmHeap(
   bytes: Uint8Array,
   ptr: number,
 ): void {
-  new Uint8Array((m.pdfium.wasmExports as any).memory.buffer).set(bytes, ptr);
+  (m.pdfium as typeof m.pdfium & ExtendedPdfiumRuntime).HEAPU8.set(bytes, ptr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1338,9 +1398,13 @@ async function renderWidgetAppearance(
   formEnvPtr: number,
   dpr: number,
 ): Promise<ImageData | null> {
-  const pdfiumWasm = m.pdfium as any;
   const matrixPtr = m.pdfium.wasmExports.malloc(6 * 4);
-  const matrixView = new Float32Array(pdfiumWasm.HEAPF32.buffer, matrixPtr, 6);
+  const pdfiumRuntime = m.pdfium as typeof m.pdfium & ExtendedPdfiumRuntime;
+  const matrixView = new Float32Array(
+    pdfiumRuntime.HEAPF32.buffer,
+    matrixPtr,
+    6,
+  );
   const sx = wDev / pdfW;
   const sy = hDev / pdfH;
   matrixView.set([sx, 0, 0, -sy, -sx * annotLeft, sy * annotTop]);
@@ -1364,7 +1428,7 @@ async function renderWidgetAppearance(
   let imageData: ImageData | null = null;
   if (ok) {
     const rgba = new Uint8ClampedArray(
-      pdfiumWasm.HEAPU8.buffer.slice(heapPtr, heapPtr + bytes),
+      pdfiumRuntime.HEAPU8.subarray(heapPtr, heapPtr + bytes),
     );
     let hasVisible = false;
     for (let i = 3; i < rgba.length; i += 4) {
@@ -1417,7 +1481,7 @@ async function renderWidgetAppearance(
     m.FPDFBitmap_Destroy(bmp2);
 
     const rgba2 = new Uint8ClampedArray(
-      pdfiumWasm.HEAPU8.buffer.slice(heap2, heap2 + bytes),
+      pdfiumRuntime.HEAPU8.subarray(heap2, heap2 + bytes),
     );
     let hasVisible2 = false;
     for (let i = 3; i < rgba2.length; i += 4) {
@@ -1560,8 +1624,6 @@ export async function renderSignatureFieldAppearances(
           const hDev = Math.max(1, Math.round(pdfH * dpr));
           const stride = wDev * 4;
           const bytes = stride * hDev;
-          const pdfiumWasm = m.pdfium as any;
-
           const heapPtr = m.pdfium.wasmExports.malloc(bytes);
           const bitmapPtr = m.FPDFBitmap_CreateEx(
             wDev,
@@ -1577,8 +1639,10 @@ export async function renderSignatureFieldAppearances(
           const sx = wDev / pdfW;
           const sy = hDev / pdfH;
           const matrixPtr = m.pdfium.wasmExports.malloc(6 * 4);
+          const pdfiumRuntime = m.pdfium as typeof m.pdfium &
+            ExtendedPdfiumRuntime;
           const matrixView = new Float32Array(
-            pdfiumWasm.HEAPF32.buffer,
+            pdfiumRuntime.HEAPF32.buffer,
             matrixPtr,
             6,
           );
@@ -1603,7 +1667,7 @@ export async function renderSignatureFieldAppearances(
 
           if (ok) {
             const rgba = new Uint8ClampedArray(
-              pdfiumWasm.HEAPU8.buffer.slice(heapPtr, heapPtr + bytes),
+              pdfiumRuntime.HEAPU8.subarray(heapPtr, heapPtr + bytes),
             );
             let hasVisible = false;
             for (let i = 3; i < rgba.length; i += 4) {
@@ -1663,7 +1727,7 @@ export async function renderSignatureFieldAppearances(
             m.FPDFBitmap_Destroy(bmp2);
 
             const rgba2 = new Uint8ClampedArray(
-              pdfiumWasm.HEAPU8.buffer.slice(heap2, heap2 + bytes),
+              pdfiumRuntime.HEAPU8.subarray(heap2, heap2 + bytes),
             );
             let hasVisible2 = false;
             for (let i = 3; i < rgba2.length; i += 4) {

frontend/editor/src/core/services/wasmPrecompiler.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { BASE_PATH } from "@app/constants/app";
+import pdfiumWasmAssetUrl from "@embedpdf/pdfium/pdfium.wasm?url";
+
+const getWasmUrl = (): string => {
+  if (
+    pdfiumWasmAssetUrl.startsWith("http://") ||
+    pdfiumWasmAssetUrl.startsWith("https://") ||
+    pdfiumWasmAssetUrl.startsWith("//")
+  ) {
+    return pdfiumWasmAssetUrl;
+  }
+
+  const origin = typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.origin : "";
+  if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
+    return `${origin}${BASE_PATH}/pdfium/pdfium.wasm`;
+  }
+  const cleanAssetUrl = pdfiumWasmAssetUrl
+    .replace(/^\.\//, "")
+    .replace(/^\//, "");
+  return `${origin}${BASE_PATH}/${cleanAssetUrl}`;
+};
+
+export const pdfiumWasmUrl = getWasmUrl();
+
+let resolvePromise: (module: WebAssembly.Module | null) => void;
+let compilationStarted = false;
+
+export const pdfiumWasmModulePromise = new Promise<WebAssembly.Module | null>(
+  (resolve) => {
+    resolvePromise = resolve;
+  },
+);
+
+export function startEagerWasmCompilation(): void {
+  if (compilationStarted) return;
+  compilationStarted = true;
+
+  if (
+    typeof WebAssembly === "object" &&
+    typeof WebAssembly.compileStreaming === "function"
+  ) {
+    WebAssembly.compileStreaming(fetch(pdfiumWasmUrl))
+      .then(resolvePromise)
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.warn(
+          "Eager WASM compilation failed or not supported in this environment:",
+          err,
+        );
+        resolvePromise(null);
+      });
+  } else {
+    resolvePromise(null);
+  }
+}

frontend/editor/src/index.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ import posthog from "posthog-js";
 import { PostHogProvider } from "@posthog/react";
 import { BASE_PATH } from "@app/constants/app";
 
+import { startEagerWasmCompilation } from "@app/services/wasmPrecompiler";
+
+if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+  const scheduleCompilation = () => {
+    if (typeof requestIdleCallback === "function") {
+      requestIdleCallback(() => startEagerWasmCompilation(), { timeout: 2000 });
+    } else {
+      setTimeout(startEagerWasmCompilation, 1000);
+    }
+  };
+
+  if (document.readyState === "complete") {
+    scheduleCompilation();
+  } else {
+    window.addEventListener("load", scheduleCompilation);
+  }
+}
+
 posthog.init(import.meta.env.VITE_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_KEY, {
   api_host: import.meta.env.VITE_PUBLIC_POSTHOG_HOST,
   defaults: "2025-05-24",