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Description

Stacked on #2093 (base perf/object-lifecycle).

When a JS callback returns a value for a primitive Java return type (onTouch → boolean, getCount → int, …), the result went through the generic converter (JsArgToArrayConverter): a jobject[1] heap allocation, a JNI NewObject of the wrapper, a local-ref round trip, and then the generated binding unboxed it again.

For boolean/int/long/float/double returns, Java now passes a long[2]. When the value maps directly, the native side writes {bits, 1} into it and returns null, and Java boxes it with valueOf. Java→JS argument passing already avoids boxing the same way since #2092.

No behavior change. The fast path only takes the values the converter already boxed into exactly the declared wrapper type, which is all the generated binding's cast accepts. Every other value still goes through the converter unchanged: Number objects, proxies, cast markers, and anything at or beyond ±2^63, where the converter's double→int64 cast is undefined and gives different results on arm64 and x86_64 (so the spec leaves those out). That includes the cases that end in a ClassCastException or a defaulted null today.

To pin that, the first commit adds a spec that captures the current conversion as a matrix: 33 JS values × the 8 primitive return types, each recording the returned value or the exception class.

The matrix shows some existing behavior worth knowing about. This PR keeps all of it, and fixing it would be a separate, deliberate change:

• A double callback returning a whole number (e.g. 1) throws ClassCastException. The converter boxes it as a Long.
• A float callback returning a negative, NaN, infinite or very small value throws ClassCastException. The converter only produces Float within [FLT_MIN, FLT_MAX].
• byte, short and char returns only work through byte()/short()/char() cast markers.
• null, undefined and {} become the type's default value, and new Boolean(false) returns true.

Numbers

Callback benchmarks only, alternating pairs (5 launches each, median ns):

benchmark	base (pair 1)	this PR (pair 1)	base (pair 2)	this PR (pair 2)
callback.intReturn(int) -> int	452	336	474	358
callback.noArgs()	216	221	227	222
callback.twoInts(int,int)	287	291	286	324
callback.oneString(String)	360	372	385	402
callback.oneObject(Object)	310	308	316	336

intReturn is ~25% faster in both pairs. The void callbacks don't take the new path; their only change is an extra null JNI argument. They were flat in the first pair, and the second pair ran last as the host started getting busy. A third pair was discarded: another build loaded the host during it, so every row, base included, read 40–100% higher.

Does your pull request have unit tests?

Yes: testPrimitiveCallbackReturns.js, the conversion matrix above. It passes on the boxed path and on the new one. The full suite passes: 1484 specs, 0 failures.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved conversion of JavaScript callback results to Java primitive return types, including numeric values and booleans. Values that cannot be converted directly continue to use the existing conversion behavior.
  • Added coverage for primitive return types and edge cases, including non-finite numbers and values that cause a class-cast error.

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The runtime now extracts supported JavaScript callback results into a primitive-result buffer and decodes them in Java. The test app adds coverage for conversions across eight primitive return types.

Changes: Primitive callback return flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Native primitive extraction test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp, test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.h, test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/com_tns_Runtime.cpp	The native call accepts a primitive-result array. It writes extracted value bits and a success marker when conversion succeeds. Otherwise, it uses the existing boxed conversion path.
Java result-buffer handling test-app/runtime/src/main/java/com/tns/Runtime.java	Direct and scheduled calls pass a result buffer to JNI. The runtime decodes populated primitive results and retains the boxed result when the buffer is absent or unpopulated.
Primitive conversion test coverage test-app/app/src/main/java/com/tns/tests/PrimitiveReturnTest.java, test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/tests/testPrimitiveCallbackReturns.js, test-app/app/src/main/assets/app/mainpage.js	The test app checks expected conversions and ClassCastException outcomes for eight primitive return types. The main test entry point loads the new test.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Refactor

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RuntimeJava
  participant RuntimeJNI
  participant RuntimeCpp
  RuntimeJava->>RuntimeJNI: Call JavaScript method with primitiveResult
  RuntimeJNI->>RuntimeCpp: Forward primitiveResult
  RuntimeCpp->>RuntimeJava: Return null and write bits, or return boxed value
  RuntimeJava->>RuntimeJava: Decode populated bits or keep boxed value

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Possibly related PRs

• NativeScript/android#2092: This PR updates the same native and JNI call signatures that this change extends with a primitive-result parameter.
• NativeScript/android#2093: This PR is identified as a stack prerequisite and also changes com_tns_Runtime.cpp and Runtime.java.

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Merge Risk: Low · previous review a494c

The float return path retains a fallback for these values, but its conversion behavior has not been independently confirmed. Validate the conversion test before merging.

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test-app/runtime/src/main/cpp/Runtime.cpp: 1

561-568: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Float fast path drops negative non-whole values and subnormals.

The check FLT_MIN <= d rejects every negative d. It also rejects positive values below FLT_MIN, such as 1e-40. Those values go to the boxed path. The spec pins this behavior: -1.5 and -2.5 give ClassCastException for f. The boxed result is therefore still correct.

This is not a defect, but the condition is easy to misread as a magnitude check. Add a short comment that the rejection of negative values is intentional, so a later "fix" does not change the pinned behavior.

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