fix(reactivity): preserve readonly wrappers in array copy methods by datrixlab · Pull Request #15469 · vuejs/core

datrixlab · 2026-09-09T13:19:26Z

The bug

readonly(reactive(arr)) hands out writable element proxies through concat, toReversed, toSorted and toSpliced. Writes through them reach the raw objects.

const raw = [{ a: 1 }, { a: 2 }]
const state = readonly(reactive(raw))

state[0].a = 999          // [Vue warn] target is readonly.   raw[0].a === 1
state.concat()[0].a = 999 // no warning.                      raw[0].a === 999

The dev warning is the sharpest way to see it: every path that behaves correctly warns, and the four that do not are silent. So there is no signal at all — not a thrown error, not a warning — that a frozen object was just mutated.

Affected, all four via reactiveReadArray: concat (arrayInstrumentations.ts:50-51), toReversed (:210), toSorted (:215), toSpliced (:220). join (:143) goes through it too but only stringifies, so nothing observable changes there.

Not affected: indexing, filter, find, slice, map, entries, values and the iterator. Plain readonly(arr) is also unaffected — the array instrumentations are skipped for a readonly proxy that is not also reactive (baseHandlers.ts:89), so this is specific to readonly() applied to an already-reactive array, which is the ordinary "expose read-only state" shape.

Cause

export function reactiveReadArray<T>(array: T[]): T[] {
  const raw = toRaw(array)
  if (raw === array) return raw
  track(raw, TrackOpTypes.ITERATE, ARRAY_ITERATE_KEY)
  return isShallow(array) ? raw : raw.map(toReactive)   // <-- toReactive, not toWrapped
}

toReactive produces a reactive proxy and nothing else, so the readonly layer is gone. toWrapped — ten lines below in the same file — is exactly the helper for this, and it is what [Symbol.iterator], entries, filter, find, findLast, values and the shared apply/reduce helpers already use. reactiveReadArray was simply never moved over to it.

Fix

Use toWrapped when the array is readonly, and leave the reactive path exactly as it was:

  if (isShallow(array)) return raw
  return isReadonly(array)
    ? raw.map(item => toWrapped(array, item))
    : raw.map(toReactive)

The isReadonly branch is hoisted out of the map callback deliberately: on a plain reactive array the emitted code is still raw.map(toReactive), one call per element, so reactiveArray.bench.ts is unaffected.

Tests

Added to readonly.spec.ts — a test.each over seven access paths asserting each returns a readonly element, that the write does not reach the raw object, and that the readonly warning fires. Three of the seven (index, filter, slice) are guards: they pass with or without the fix, and are there so a future change cannot "fix" the four by breaking these.

Plus one case for concat's arguments, since concat calls reactiveReadArray on each array it is given: merging a readonly array and a reactive one must yield readonly elements from the first and reactive elements from the second.

vitest run packages/reactivity packages/runtime-core: 1539 passed, 4 skipped, 0 failed. Reverting only arrayInstrumentations.ts and keeping the tests fails 5 of them — the four broken methods plus the concat argument case — and the three guards still pass:

 × concat returns a readonly element
 × toReversed returns a readonly element
 × toSorted returns a readonly element
 × toSpliced returns a readonly element
 × concat wraps elements coming from a readonly argument
   Tests  5 failed | 42 passed (47)

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Bug Fixes
- Fixed readonly array access and methods so returned elements retain their readonly and reactive behavior.
- Prevented mutations through elements retrieved from readonly reactive arrays and ensured appropriate warnings are emitted.
- Preserved element identity while keeping readonly protections intact when source data changes.
- Improved concat behavior so readonly reactive elements remain protected, while writable reactive elements and other arguments retain their expected behavior.

…orted/toSpliced reactiveReadArray wrapped each element with toReactive, which produces a reactive proxy and nothing more. For a readonly(reactive(arr)) the readonly layer was therefore dropped, and the four methods that go through it handed back writable handles into state the caller had explicitly frozen. Writes through them reached the raw objects. toWrapped, ten lines below in the same file, is what the iterating methods already use for exactly this, and it keeps the readonly layer when the target has one. Use it when the array is readonly and leave the reactive path on its existing single toReactive per element. The dev warning is the clearest symptom: an index write on the same proxy warns "target is readonly", while a write through concat() landed silently.

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reactiveReadArray now preserves readonly and reactive wrappers for elements returned from readonly arrays. Regression tests cover indexed access, array methods, mutation warnings, reactive updates, identity, and concat behavior.

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Readonly reactive array elements

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Preserve readonly elements `packages/reactivity/src/arrayInstrumentations.ts`, `packages/reactivity/__tests__/readonly.spec.ts`	`reactiveReadArray` applies `toReadonly(toReactive(item))` for readonly-over-reactive arrays and `toReadonly(item)` for readonly-over-raw arrays. Tests verify identity, mutation blocking, reactive updates, and `concat` behavior across readonly and writable reactive elements.

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packages/reactivity/__tests__/readonly.spec.ts (1)
583-583: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert that each returned element remains reactive.

A readonly wrapper over the raw item would pass the current readonly and mutation assertions, but it would lose the inner reactive layer. Add expect(isReactive(item)).toBe(true) here.
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     expect(isReadonly(item)).toBe(true)
+    expect(isReactive(item)).toBe(true)
     item.a = 999
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In `@packages/reactivity/__tests__/readonly.spec.ts` at line 583, Update the test
assertion for each returned item near isReadonly(item) to also verify
isReactive(item) is true, preserving coverage that the readonly wrapper retains
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In `@packages/reactivity/__tests__/readonly.spec.ts`:
- Line 583: Update the test assertion for each returned item near
isReadonly(item) to also verify isReactive(item) is true, preserving coverage
that the readonly wrapper retains the inner reactive layer.

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perf(reactivity): hoist readonly array wrapping checks

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edison1105 added scope: reactivity 🔨 p3-minor-bug Priority 3: this fixes a bug, but is an edge case that only affects very specific usage. ready to merge The PR is ready to be merged. labels Sep 17, 2026

edison1105 changed the title ~~fix(reactivity): keep elements readonly through concat/toReversed/toSorted/toSpliced~~ fix(reactivity): preserve readonly wrappers in array copy methods Sep 17, 2026

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