[Blazor] Rendering performance - Implement SetParametersAsync manually still valid?

[hakenr]

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/performance/rendering?view=aspnetcore-9.0#implement-setparametersasync-manually

Is the suggestion to replace parameters.SetParameterProperties(this) from ComponentBase with a switch over parameter names still valid?

Given all the ComponentProperties.SetProperties() optimizations, including cached PropertyWriters with Action-based setter delegates, I'm wondering if this advice is outdated.

I ran some tests in Blazor WASM with 10,000 instances of a component in a loop, each having 10 parameters. Overriding SetParametersAsync with a switch-based implementation made no measurable difference.

@guardrex Could you please check with the PU whether it still makes sense to keep this section in the list of potential Blazor performance optimizations? I’m not saying there are no scenarios where this could help, but I think they’re rare enough that documenting this might just lead devs down an unproductive path.

The current text says:

In extreme cases, it can improve rendering performance by 20-25%, but you should only consider this approach in the extreme scenarios listed earlier in this section.

If there are still valid scenarios, maybe we should explain those more clearly than what's currently in that section:

In some extreme cases, you may wish to avoid the reflection and implement your own parameter-setting logic manually. This may be applicable when:

• A component renders extremely often, for example, when there are hundreds or thousands of copies of the component in the UI.
• A component accepts many parameters.
• You find that the overhead of receiving parameters has an observable impact on UI responsiveness.

My test component:
https://github.com/hakenr/BlazorPerformanceTuningDemos/blob/e2b1704ac95d9b887f6bd972ac4864c7352b9698/BlazorPerformanceTuningDemos/BlazorPerformanceTuningDemos.Client/ParametersCount/TableCell_ManyParameters_Optimized.razor

PS: This isn't my first attempt at creating a synthetic demo that shows a measurable benefit from this optimization. I've already tried several times in the past without success.

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/performance/rendering?view=aspnetcore-9.0

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@guardrex

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[hakenr]

I even considered that if there were a real performance benefit, it might be worth generating SetParametersAsync and parameter assignment via a source generator. But it doesn't look like there's anything to gain from that.

[guardrex]

Thanks @hakenr ... This bit also goes all the way back to when either Steve or Pranav sent this article over about five years ago. I'll ask Dan offline to triage it to one of the PU members.

UPDATE: Done! 👍 I sent Dan a message to see about getting this triaged. If he doesn't respond, no worries. They're all slamming away on .NET 10 priority work. In a week or two if we don't hear back or see an assignment to one of the PU engineers, I'll ping him again.

[danroth27]

Let's ask the experts: @SteveSandersonMS @javiercn Thoughts on removing the performance guidance to Implement SetParametersAsync manually given @hakenr's findings?

[danroth27]

I even considered that if there were a real performance benefit, it might be worth generating SetParametersAsync and parameter assignment via a source generator. But it doesn't look like there's anything to gain from that.

Interesting. We've had dotnet/aspnetcore#29550 on our backlog for a while. I believe originally folks did find that there was a performance gain to be had here. @MackinnonBuck I know you looked at this some previously - thoughts?

[SteveSandersonMS]

The guidance about Implement SetParametersAsync manually isn't specific to WebAssembly, so I don't know whether its claims still hold up in general. We'd need benchmarks on Blazor Server as well (and maybe wasm aot) to get the full picture.

It's good to bring this relatively-old guidance into question though. It's quite possible that runtime improvements have closed the gap between reflection and non-reflection parameter setting since that was written.