refactor: watch APIs default to trigger pre-flush

BREAKING CHANGE: watch APIs now default to use `flush: 'pre'` instead of
`flush: 'post'`.

  - This change affects `watch`, `watchEffect`, the `watch` component
    option, and `this.$watch`.

  - As pointed out by @skirtles-code in
    [this comment](https://github.com/vuejs/vue-next/issues/1706#issuecomment-666258948),
    Vue 2's watch behavior is pre-flush, and the ecosystem has many uses
    of watch that assumes the pre-flush behavior. Defaulting to post-flush
    can result in unnecessary re-renders without the users being aware of
    it.

  - With this change, watchers need to specify `{ flush: 'post' }` via
    options to trigger callback after Vue render updates. Note that
    specifying `{ flush: 'post' }` will also defer `watchEffect`'s
    initial run to wait for the component's initial render.

packages/runtime-core/__tests__/apiWatch.spec.ts

@@ -280,38 +280,7 @@ describe('api: watch', () => {
     expect(cleanup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
-  it('flush timing: post (default)', async () => {
-    const count = ref(0)
-    let callCount = 0
-    let result
-    const assertion = jest.fn(count => {
-      callCount++
-      // on mount, the watcher callback should be called before DOM render
-      // on update, should be called after the count is updated
-      const expectedDOM = callCount === 1 ? `` : `${count}`
-      result = serializeInner(root) === expectedDOM
-    })
-
-    const Comp = {
-      setup() {
-        watchEffect(() => {
-          assertion(count.value)
-        })
-        return () => count.value
-      }
-    }
-    const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
-    render(h(Comp), root)
-    expect(assertion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(result).toBe(true)
-
-    count.value++
-    await nextTick()
-    expect(assertion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
-    expect(result).toBe(true)
-  })
-
-  it('flush timing: pre', async () => {
+  it('flush timing: pre (default)', async () => {
     const count = ref(0)
     const count2 = ref(0)
 
@@ -332,14 +301,9 @@ describe('api: watch', () => {
 
     const Comp = {
       setup() {
-        watchEffect(
-          () => {
-            assertion(count.value, count2.value)
-          },
-          {
-            flush: 'pre'
-          }
-        )
+        watchEffect(() => {
+          assertion(count.value, count2.value)
+        })
         return () => count.value
       }
     }
@@ -358,6 +322,35 @@ describe('api: watch', () => {
     expect(result2).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  it('flush timing: post', async () => {
+    const count = ref(0)
+    let result
+    const assertion = jest.fn(count => {
+      result = serializeInner(root) === `${count}`
+    })
+
+    const Comp = {
+      setup() {
+        watchEffect(
+          () => {
+            assertion(count.value)
+          },
+          { flush: 'post' }
+        )
+        return () => count.value
+      }
+    }
+    const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
+    render(h(Comp), root)
+    expect(assertion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(result).toBe(true)
+
+    count.value++
+    await nextTick()
+    expect(assertion).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(result).toBe(true)
+  })
+
   it('flush timing: sync', async () => {
     const count = ref(0)
     const count2 = ref(0)
@@ -410,7 +403,7 @@ describe('api: watch', () => {
     const cb = jest.fn()
     const Comp = {
       setup() {
-        watch(toggle, cb)
+        watch(toggle, cb, { flush: 'post' })
       },
       render() {}
     }

packages/runtime-core/__tests__/components/Suspense.spec.ts

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
     expect(onResolve).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
-  test('buffer mounted/updated hooks & watch callbacks', async () => {
+  test('buffer mounted/updated hooks & post flush watch callbacks', async () => {
     const deps: Promise<any>[] = []
     const calls: string[] = []
     const toggle = ref(true)
@@ -165,14 +165,21 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
         // extra tick needed for Node 12+
         deps.push(p.then(() => Promise.resolve()))
 
-        watchEffect(() => {
-          calls.push('immediate effect')
-        })
+        watchEffect(
+          () => {
+            calls.push('watch effect')
+          },
+          { flush: 'post' }
+        )
 
         const count = ref(0)
-        watch(count, () => {
-          calls.push('watch callback')
-        })
+        watch(
+          count,
+          () => {
+            calls.push('watch callback')
+          },
+          { flush: 'post' }
+        )
         count.value++ // trigger the watcher now
 
         onMounted(() => {
@@ -201,12 +208,12 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
     const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
     render(h(Comp), root)
     expect(serializeInner(root)).toBe(`<div>fallback</div>`)
-    expect(calls).toEqual([`immediate effect`])
+    expect(calls).toEqual([])
 
     await Promise.all(deps)
     await nextTick()
     expect(serializeInner(root)).toBe(`<div>async</div>`)
-    expect(calls).toEqual([`immediate effect`, `watch callback`, `mounted`])
+    expect(calls).toEqual([`watch effect`, `watch callback`, `mounted`])
 
     // effects inside an already resolved suspense should happen at normal timing
     toggle.value = false
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
     await nextTick()
     expect(serializeInner(root)).toBe(`<!---->`)
     expect(calls).toEqual([
-      `immediate effect`,
+      `watch effect`,
       `watch callback`,
       `mounted`,
       'unmounted'
@@ -319,14 +326,21 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
         const p = new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1))
         deps.push(p)
 
-        watchEffect(() => {
-          calls.push('immediate effect')
-        })
+        watchEffect(
+          () => {
+            calls.push('watch effect')
+          },
+          { flush: 'post' }
+        )
 
         const count = ref(0)
-        watch(count, () => {
-          calls.push('watch callback')
-        })
+        watch(
+          count,
+          () => {
+            calls.push('watch callback')
+          },
+          { flush: 'post' }
+        )
         count.value++ // trigger the watcher now
 
         onMounted(() => {
@@ -355,7 +369,7 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
     const root = nodeOps.createElement('div')
     render(h(Comp), root)
     expect(serializeInner(root)).toBe(`<div>fallback</div>`)
-    expect(calls).toEqual(['immediate effect'])
+    expect(calls).toEqual([])
 
     // remove the async dep before it's resolved
     toggle.value = false
@@ -366,8 +380,8 @@ describe('Suspense', () => {
     await Promise.all(deps)
     await nextTick()
     expect(serializeInner(root)).toBe(`<!---->`)
-    // should discard effects (except for immediate ones)
-    expect(calls).toEqual(['immediate effect', 'unmounted'])
+    // should discard effects (except for unmount)
+    expect(calls).toEqual(['unmounted'])
   })
 
   test('unmount suspense after resolve', async () => {