# keep-alive

在我们的平时开发工作中，经常为了组件的缓存优化而使用 <keep-alive> 组件，乐此不疲，但很少有人关注它的实现原理，下面就让我们来一探究竟。

# 内置组件

<keep-alive> 是 Vue 源码中实现的一个组件，也就是说 Vue 源码不仅实现了一套组件化的机制，也实现了一些内置组件，它的定义在 src/core/components/keep-alive.js 中：

export default {
  name: 'keep-alive,
  abstract: true,

  props: {
    include: patternTypes,
    exclude: patternTypes,
    max: [String, Number]
  },

  created () {
    this.cache = Object.create(null)
    this.keys = []
  },

  destroyed () {
    for (const key in this.cache) {
      pruneCacheEntry(this.cache, key, this.keys)
    }
  },

  mounted () {
    this.$watch('include', val => {
      pruneCache(this, name => matches(val, name))
    })
    this.$watch('exclude', val => {
      pruneCache(this, name => !matches(val, name))
    })
  },

  render () {
    const slot = this.$slots.default
    const vnode: VNode = getFirstComponentChild(slot)
    const componentOptions: ?VNodeComponentOptions = vnode && vnode.componentOptions
    if (componentOptions) {
      // check pattern
      const name: ?string = getComponentName(componentOptions)
      const { include, exclude } = this
      if (
        // not included
        (include && (!name || !matches(include, name))) ||
        // excluded
        (exclude && name && matches(exclude, name))
      ) {
        return vnode
      }

      const { cache, keys } = this
      const key: ?string = vnode.key == null
        // same constructor may get registered as different local components
        // so cid alone is not enough (#3269)
        ? componentOptions.Ctor.cid + (componentOptions.tag ? `::${componentOptions.tag}` : '')
        : vnode.key
      if (cache[key]) {
        vnode.componentInstance = cache[key].componentInstance
        // make current key freshest
        remove(keys, key)
        keys.push(key)
      } else {
        cache[key] = vnode
        keys.push(key)
        // prune oldest entry
        if (this.max && keys.length > parseInt(this.max)) {
          pruneCacheEntry(cache, keys[0], keys, this._vnode)
        }
      }

      vnode.data.keepAlive = true
    }
    return vnode || (slot && slot[0])
  }
}

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可以看到 <keep-alive> 组件的实现也是一个对象，注意它有一个属性 abstract 为 true，是一个抽象组件，Vue 的文档没有提这个概念，实际上它在组件实例建立父子关系的时候会被忽略，发生在 initLifecycle 的过程中：

// locate first non-abstract parent
let parent = options.parent
if (parent && !options.abstract) {
  while (parent.$options.abstract && parent.$parent) {
    parent = parent.$parent
  }
  parent.$children.push(vm)
}
vm.$parent = parent

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<keep-alive> 在 created 钩子里定义了 this.cache 和 this.keys，本质上它就是去缓存已经创建过的 vnode。它的 props 定义了 include，

# 内置组件

export default {
  name: 'keep-alive,
  abstract: true,

  props: {
    include: patternTypes,
    exclude: patternTypes,
    max: [String, Number]
  },

  created () {
    this.cache = Object.create(null)
    this.keys = []
  },

  destroyed () {
    for (const key in this.cache) {
      pruneCacheEntry(this.cache, key, this.keys)
    }
  },

  mounted () {
    this.$watch('include', val => {
      pruneCache(this, name => matches(val, name))
    })
    this.$watch('exclude', val => {
      pruneCache(this, name => !matches(val, name))
    })
  },

  render () {
    const slot = this.$slots.default
    const vnode: VNode = getFirstComponentChild(slot)
    const componentOptions: ?VNodeComponentOptions = vnode && vnode.componentOptions
    if (componentOptions) {
      // check pattern
      const name: ?string = getComponentName(componentOptions)
      const { include, exclude } = this
      if (
        // not included
        (include && (!name || !matches(include, name))) ||
        // excluded
        (exclude && name && matches(exclude, name))
      ) {
        return vnode
      }

      const { cache, keys } = this
      const key: ?string = vnode.key == null
        // same constructor may get registered as different local components
        // so cid alone is not enough (#3269)
        ? componentOptions.Ctor.cid + (componentOptions.tag ? `::${componentOptions.tag}` : '')
        : vnode.key
      if (cache[key]) {
        vnode.componentInstance = cache[key].componentInstance
        // make current key freshest
        remove(keys, key)
        keys.push(key)
      } else {
        cache[key] = vnode
        keys.push(key)
        // prune oldest entry
        if (this.max && keys.length > parseInt(this.max)) {
          pruneCacheEntry(cache, keys[0], keys, this._vnode)
        }
      }

      vnode.data.keepAlive = true
    }
    return vnode || (slot && slot[0])
  }
}

@前端进阶之旅: 代码已经复制到剪贴板

// locate first non-abstract parent
let parent = options.parent
if (parent && !options.abstract) {
  while (parent.$options.abstract && parent.$parent) {
    parent = parent.$parent
  }
  parent.$children.push(vm)
}
vm.$parent = parent

@前端进阶之旅: 代码已经复制到剪贴板

<keep-alive> 在 created 钩子里定义了 this.cache 和 this.keys，本质上它就是去缓存已经创建过的 vnode。它的 props 定义了 include，