perf(core): optimize reflection map and slice bindings

[repyh]

This patch addresses optimization debt within the core bridge reflection utilities.

• bindMap: Replaced the allocating v.MapKeys() call with v.MapRange() to iterate without slice allocation overhead. Additionally, bypassed generic fmt.Sprint() reflection paths for int and uint map keys using specialized strconv formatting to further minimize allocations.
• bindSlice: Introduced a significant fast-path optimization for []byte arrays. Instead of wrapping each byte into an interface{} slice (which is O(N) allocation), it grabs the underlying byte slice using v.Bytes() (if addressable), makes a defensive copy to prevent shared memory JS mutations, and directly converts the memory block into a JS Uint8Array.
• ToUint8Array: Added a safe instantiation utility for Uint8Array in arraybuffer.go that gracefully falls back to a raw ArrayBuffer if the global environment is stripped of standard TypedArray constructors.

Tests pass and microbenchmarks show up to a 400x speedup for byte slice conversions.

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Release Notes

• New Features

  • Added support for converting byte data to JavaScript typed array views for improved interoperability.

• Performance

  • Optimized map iteration and key handling for better performance in data bridge operations.
  • Enhanced byte slice conversion to minimize overhead during Go-to-JavaScript data transfers.

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• bridge/core/arraybuffer.go
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR adds a new ToUint8Array helper to convert Go byte slices into JavaScript Uint8Array typed arrays, then optimizes the reflection bridge by using this helper in slice binding and improving map iteration and key formatting with type-specific conversion logic.

Changes

JS Reflection Bridge Performance Optimizations

Layer / File(s)	Summary
ArrayBuffer Helper bridge/core/arraybuffer.go	New exported ToUint8Array function converts Go []byte to JavaScript Uint8Array view, falling back to plain ArrayBuffer if constructor is unavailable.
Slice Binding Optimization bridge/core/reflection.go	Adds strconv import. bindSlice implements fast-path for []byte using ToUint8Array directly, with generic pre-allocation fallback for other slice types.
Map Binding Optimization bridge/core/reflection.go	bindMap switches from MapKeys() to MapRange() for efficient iteration. Key stringification uses type-specific formatting via strconv.FormatInt/FormatUint for numeric kinds, with string and fmt.Sprint fallback. Map values extracted from iterator instead of index lookup.

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Poem

🐰 A bridge so fine, now swift and lean,
Bytes flow like streams where none have been,
Uint8 arrays dance with grace,
Maps and slices set the pace!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'perf(core): optimize reflection map and slice bindings' directly and accurately summarizes the main changes: performance optimizations to the reflection utilities for map and slice bindings in the core bridge.
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