Merge pull request #2024 from lightpanda-io/finalizers

Rework finalizers

src/browser/EventManager.zig

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event) Dispat
 
 pub fn dispatchOpts(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event, comptime opts: DispatchOpts) DispatchError!void {
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer event.deinit(false, self.page._session);
+    defer _ = event.releaseRef(self.page._session);
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
         log.debug(.event, "eventManager.dispatch", .{ .type = event._type_string.str(), .bubbles = event._bubbles });
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pub fn dispatchDirect(self: *EventManager, target: *EventTarget, event: *Event,
     defer window._current_event = prev_event;
 
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer event.deinit(false, page._session);
+    defer _ = event.releaseRef(page._session);
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
         log.debug(.event, "dispatchDirect", .{ .type = event._type_string, .context = opts.context });

src/browser/Factory.zig

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn eventInit(arena: Allocator, typ: String, value: anytype) !Event {
     const time_stamp = (raw_timestamp / 2) * 2;
 
     return .{
-        ._rc = 0,
+        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = unionInit(Event.Type, value),
         ._type_string = typ,
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ pub fn blob(_: *const Factory, arena: Allocator, child: anytype) !*@TypeOf(child
 
     const blob_ptr = chain.get(0);
     blob_ptr.* = .{
+        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = unionInit(Blob.Type, chain.get(1)),
         ._slice = "",
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ pub fn abstractRange(_: *const Factory, arena: Allocator, child: anytype, page:
     const doc = page.document.asNode();
     const abstract_range = chain.get(0);
     abstract_range.* = AbstractRange{
-        ._rc = 0,
+        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._page_id = page.id,
         ._type = unionInit(AbstractRange.Type, chain.get(1)),

src/browser/Page.zig

@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ pub fn handleClick(self: *Page, target: *Node) !void {
 pub fn triggerKeyboard(self: *Page, keyboard_event: *KeyboardEvent) !void {
     const event = keyboard_event.asEvent();
     const element = self.window._document._active_element orelse {
-        keyboard_event.deinit(false, self._session);
+        _ = event.releaseRef(self._session);
         return;
     };
 
@@ -3488,7 +3488,7 @@ pub fn submitForm(self: *Page, submitter_: ?*Element, form_: ?*Element.Html.Form
 
         // so submit_event is still valid when we check _prevent_default
         submit_event.acquireRef();
-        defer submit_event.deinit(false, self._session);
+        defer _ = submit_event.releaseRef(self._session);
 
         try self._event_manager.dispatch(form_element.asEventTarget(), submit_event);
         // If the submit event was prevented, don't submit the form

src/browser/Session.zig

@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ origins: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged(*js.Origin) = .empty,
 // ensuring object identity works across same-origin frames.
 identity: js.Identity = .{},
 
+// Shared finalizer callbacks across all Identities. Keyed by Zig instance ptr.
+// This ensures objects are only freed when ALL v8 wrappers are gone.
+finalizer_callbacks: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, *FinalizerCallback) = .empty,
+
+// Tracked global v8 objects that need to be released on cleanup.
+// Lives at Session level so objects can outlive individual Identities.
+globals: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
+
+// Temporary v8 globals that can be released early. Key is global.data_ptr.
+// Lives at Session level so objects holding Temps can outlive individual Identities.
+temps: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
+
 // Shared resources for all pages in this session.
 // These live for the duration of the page tree (root + frames).
 arena_pool: *ArenaPool,
@@ -224,6 +236,30 @@ pub fn releaseOrigin(self: *Session, origin: *js.Origin) void {
 /// Reset page_arena and factory for a clean slate.
 /// Called when root page is removed.
 fn resetPageResources(self: *Session) void {
+    // Force cleanup all remaining finalized objects
+    {
+        var it = self.finalizer_callbacks.valueIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |fc| {
+            fc.*.deinit(self);
+        }
+        self.finalizer_callbacks = .empty;
+    }
+
+    {
+        for (self.globals.items) |*global| {
+            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
+        }
+        self.globals = .empty;
+    }
+
+    {
+        var it = self.temps.valueIterator();
+        while (it.next()) |global| {
+            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
+        }
+        self.temps = .empty;
+    }
+
     self.identity.deinit();
     self.identity = .{};
 
@@ -457,35 +493,25 @@ pub fn nextPageId(self: *Session) u32 {
     return id;
 }
 
-// A type that has a finalizer can have its finalizer called one of two ways.
+// Every finalizable instance of Zig gets 1 FinalizerCallback registered in the
-// The first is from V8 via the WeakCallback we give to weakRef. But that isn't
+// session. This is to ensure that, if v8 doesn't finalize the value, we can
-// guaranteed to fire, so we track this in finalizer_callbacks and call them on
+// release on page reset.
-// page reset.
 pub const FinalizerCallback = struct {
     arena: Allocator,
     session: *Session,
-    ptr: *anyopaque,
+    resolved_ptr_id: usize,
-    global: v8.Global,
+    finalizer_ptr_id: usize,
+    _deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
+
+    // For every FinalizerCallback we'll have 1+ FinalizerCallback.Identity: one
+    // for every identity that gets the instance. In most cases, that'l be 1.
+    pub const Identity = struct {
         identity: *js.Identity,
-    zig_finalizer: *const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
+        fc: *Session.FinalizerCallback,
-
+    };
-    pub fn deinit(self: *FinalizerCallback) void {
-        self.zig_finalizer(self.ptr, self.session);
-        self.session.releaseArena(self.arena);
-    }
-
-    /// Release this item from the identity tracking maps (called after finalizer runs from V8)
-    pub fn releaseIdentity(self: *FinalizerCallback) void {
-        const session = self.session;
-        const id = @intFromPtr(self.ptr);
-
-        if (self.identity.identity_map.fetchRemove(id)) |kv| {
-            var global = kv.value;
-            v8.v8__Global__Reset(&global);
-        }
-
-        _ = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.remove(id);
 
+    fn deinit(self: *FinalizerCallback, session: *Session) void {
+        self._deinit(self.finalizer_ptr_id, session);
         session.releaseArena(self.arena);
     }
 };

src/browser/js/Context.zig

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 
 const js = @import("js.zig");
+const bridge = @import("bridge.zig");
 const Env = @import("Env.zig");
 const Origin = @import("Origin.zig");
 const Scheduler = @import("Scheduler.zig");
@@ -213,48 +214,11 @@ pub fn setOrigin(self: *Context, key: ?[]const u8) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn trackGlobal(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) !void {
-    return self.identity.globals.append(self.identity_arena, global);
+    return self.session.globals.append(self.session.page_arena, global);
 }
 
 pub fn trackTemp(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) !void {
-    return self.identity.temps.put(self.identity_arena, global.data_ptr, global);
+    return self.session.temps.put(self.session.page_arena, global.data_ptr, global);
-}
-
-pub fn weakRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
-    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
-    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
-        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
-            // should not be possible
-            std.debug.assert(false);
-        }
-        return;
-    };
-    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(&fc.global, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
-}
-
-pub fn safeWeakRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
-    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
-    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
-        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
-            // should not be possible
-            std.debug.assert(false);
-        }
-        return;
-    };
-    v8.v8__Global__ClearWeak(&fc.global);
-    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(&fc.global, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
-}
-
-pub fn strongRef(self: *Context, obj: anytype) void {
-    const resolved = js.Local.resolveValue(obj);
-    const fc = self.identity.finalizer_callbacks.get(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr)) orelse {
-        if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
-            // should not be possible
-            std.debug.assert(false);
-        }
-        return;
-    };
-    v8.v8__Global__ClearWeak(&fc.global);
 }
 
 pub const IdentityResult = struct {
@@ -270,35 +234,6 @@ pub fn addIdentity(self: *Context, ptr: usize) !IdentityResult {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn releaseTemp(self: *Context, global: v8.Global) void {
-    if (self.identity.temps.fetchRemove(global.data_ptr)) |kv| {
-        var g = kv.value;
-        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&g);
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn createFinalizerCallback(
-    self: *Context,
-    global: v8.Global,
-    ptr: *anyopaque,
-    zig_finalizer: *const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
-) !*Session.FinalizerCallback {
-    const session = self.session;
-    const arena = try session.getArena(.{ .debug = "FinalizerCallback" });
-    errdefer session.releaseArena(arena);
-    const fc = try arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback);
-    fc.* = .{
-        .arena = arena,
-        .session = session,
-        .ptr = ptr,
-        .global = global,
-        .zig_finalizer = zig_finalizer,
-        // Store identity pointer for cleanup when V8 GCs the object
-        .identity = self.identity,
-    };
-    return fc;
-}
-
 // Any operation on the context have to be made from a local.
 pub fn localScope(self: *Context, ls: *js.Local.Scope) void {
     const isolate = self.isolate;

src/browser/js/Function.zig

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Function, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Gl
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
 }
 
 pub fn tempWithThis(self: *const Function, value: anytype) !Temp {

src/browser/js/Identity.zig

@@ -38,38 +38,9 @@ const Identity = @This();
 // Maps Zig instance pointers to their v8::Global(Object) wrappers.
 identity_map: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
 
-// Tracked global v8 objects that need to be released on cleanup.
-globals: std.ArrayList(v8.Global) = .empty,
-
-// Temporary v8 globals that can be released early. Key is global.data_ptr.
-temps: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, v8.Global) = .empty,
-
-// Finalizer callbacks for weak references. Key is @intFromPtr of the Zig instance.
-finalizer_callbacks: std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(usize, *Session.FinalizerCallback) = .empty,
-
 pub fn deinit(self: *Identity) void {
-    {
-        var it = self.finalizer_callbacks.valueIterator();
-        while (it.next()) |finalizer| {
-            finalizer.*.deinit();
-        }
-    }
-
-    {
     var it = self.identity_map.valueIterator();
     while (it.next()) |global| {
         v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
     }
-    }
-
-    for (self.globals.items) |*global| {
-        v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
-    }
-
-    {
-        var it = self.temps.valueIterator();
-        while (it.next()) |global| {
-            v8.v8__Global__Reset(global);
-        }
-    }
 }

src/browser/js/Local.zig

@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 const string = @import("../../string.zig");
 
+const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
+
 const js = @import("js.zig");
 const bridge = @import("bridge.zig");
 const Caller = @import("Caller.zig");
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ pub fn mapZigInstanceToJs(self: *const Local, js_obj_handle: ?*const v8.Object,
         .pointer => |ptr| {
             const resolved = resolveValue(value);
 
-            const gop = try ctx.addIdentity(@intFromPtr(resolved.ptr));
+            const resolved_ptr_id = @intFromPtr(resolved.ptr);
+            const gop = try ctx.addIdentity(resolved_ptr_id);
             if (gop.found_existing) {
                 // we've seen this instance before, return the same object
                 return (js.Object.Global{ .handle = gop.value_ptr.* }).local(self);
@@ -262,31 +264,27 @@ pub fn mapZigInstanceToJs(self: *const Local, js_obj_handle: ?*const v8.Object,
             // dont' use js_obj.persist(), because we don't want to track this in
             // context.global_objects, we want to track it in context.identity_map.
             v8.v8__Global__New(isolate.handle, js_obj.handle, gop.value_ptr);
-            if (@hasDecl(JsApi.Meta, "finalizer")) {
+            if (resolved.finalizer) |finalizer| {
-                // It would be great if resolved knew the resolved type, but I
+                const finalizer_ptr_id = finalizer.ptr_id;
-                // can't figure out how to make that work, since it depends on
+                finalizer.acquireRef(finalizer_ptr_id);
-                // the [runtime] `value`.
-                // We need the resolved finalizer, which we have in resolved.
-                //
-                // The above if statement would be more clear as:
-                //    if (resolved.finalizer_from_v8) |finalizer| {
-                // But that's a runtime check.
-                // Instead, we check if the base has finalizer. The assumption
-                // here is that if a resolve type has a finalizer, then the base
-                // should have a finalizer too.
-                const fc = try ctx.createFinalizerCallback(gop.value_ptr.*, resolved.ptr, resolved.finalizer_from_zig.?);
-                {
-                    errdefer fc.deinit();
-                    try ctx.identity.finalizer_callbacks.put(ctx.identity_arena, @intFromPtr(resolved.ptr), fc);
-                }
 
-                conditionallyReference(value);
+                const session = ctx.session;
-                if (@hasDecl(JsApi.Meta, "weak")) {
+                const finalizer_gop = try session.finalizer_callbacks.getOrPut(session.page_arena, finalizer_ptr_id);
-                    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+                if (finalizer_gop.found_existing == false) {
-                        std.debug.assert(JsApi.Meta.weak == true);
+                    // This is the first context (and very likely only one) to
-                    }
+                    // see this Zig instance. We need to create the FinalizerCallback
-                    v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(gop.value_ptr, fc, resolved.finalizer_from_v8, v8.kParameter);
+                    // so that we can cleanup on page reset if v8 doesn't finalize.
+                    errdefer _ = session.finalizer_callbacks.remove(finalizer_ptr_id);
+                    finalizer_gop.value_ptr.* = try self.createFinalizerCallback(resolved_ptr_id, finalizer_ptr_id, finalizer.deinit);
                 }
+                const fc = finalizer_gop.value_ptr.*;
+                const identity_finalizer = try fc.arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback.Identity);
+                identity_finalizer.* = .{
+                    .fc = fc,
+                    .identity = ctx.identity,
+                };
+
+                v8.v8__Global__SetWeakFinalizer(gop.value_ptr, identity_finalizer, finalizer.release, v8.kParameter);
             }
             return js_obj;
         },
@@ -1121,12 +1119,19 @@ fn jsUnsignedIntToZig(comptime T: type, max: comptime_int, maybe: u32) !T {
 // This function recursively walks the _type union field (if there is one) to
 // get the most specific class_id possible.
 const Resolved = struct {
-    weak: bool,
     ptr: *anyopaque,
     class_id: u16,
     prototype_chain: []const @import("TaggedOpaque.zig").PrototypeChainEntry,
-    finalizer_from_v8: ?*const fn (handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void = null,
+    finalizer: ?Finalizer,
-    finalizer_from_zig: ?*const fn (ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void = null,
+
+    const Finalizer = struct {
+        // Resolved.ptr is the most specific value in a chain (e.g. IFrame, not EventTarget, Node,  ...)
+        // Finalizer.ptr_id is the most specific value in a chain that defines an acquireRef
+        ptr_id: usize,
+        deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
+        acquireRef: *const fn (ptr_id: usize) void,
+        release: *const fn (handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void,
+    };
 };
 pub fn resolveValue(value: anytype) Resolved {
     const T = bridge.Struct(@TypeOf(value));
@@ -1153,27 +1158,85 @@ pub fn resolveValue(value: anytype) Resolved {
     unreachable;
 }
 
-fn resolveT(comptime T: type, value: *anyopaque) Resolved {
+fn resolveT(comptime T: type, value: *T) Resolved {
     const Meta = T.JsApi.Meta;
     return .{
         .ptr = value,
         .class_id = Meta.class_id,
         .prototype_chain = &Meta.prototype_chain,
-        .weak = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "weak")) Meta.weak else false,
+        .finalizer = blk: {
-        .finalizer_from_v8 = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "finalizer")) Meta.finalizer.from_v8 else null,
+            const FT = (comptime findFinalizerType(T)) orelse break :blk null;
-        .finalizer_from_zig = if (@hasDecl(Meta, "finalizer")) Meta.finalizer.from_zig else null,
+            const getFinalizerPtr = comptime finalizerPtrGetter(T, FT);
+            const finalizer_ptr = getFinalizerPtr(value);
+
+            const Wrap = struct {
+                fn deinit(ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void {
+                    FT.deinit(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id), session);
+                }
+
+                fn acquireRef(ptr_id: usize) void {
+                    FT.acquireRef(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id));
+                }
+
+                fn release(handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void {
+                    const ptr = v8.v8__WeakCallbackInfo__GetParameter(handle.?).?;
+                    const identity_finalizer: *Session.FinalizerCallback.Identity = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
+
+                    const fc = identity_finalizer.fc;
+                    if (identity_finalizer.identity.identity_map.fetchRemove(fc.resolved_ptr_id)) |kv| {
+                        var global = kv.value;
+                        v8.v8__Global__Reset(&global);
+                    }
+
+                    FT.releaseRef(@ptrFromInt(fc.finalizer_ptr_id), fc.session);
+                }
+            };
+            break :blk .{
+                .ptr_id = @intFromPtr(finalizer_ptr),
+                .deinit = Wrap.deinit,
+                .acquireRef = Wrap.acquireRef,
+                .release = Wrap.release,
+            };
+        },
     };
 }
 
-fn conditionallyReference(value: anytype) void {
+// Start at the "resolved" type (the most specific) and work our way up the
-    const T = bridge.Struct(@TypeOf(value));
+// prototype chain looking for the type that defines acquireRef
-    if (@hasDecl(T, "acquireRef")) {
+fn findFinalizerType(comptime T: type) ?type {
-        value.acquireRef();
+    const S = bridge.Struct(T);
-        return;
+    if (@hasDecl(S, "acquireRef")) {
+        return S;
     }
-    if (@hasField(T, "_proto")) {
+    if (@hasField(S, "_proto")) {
-        conditionallyReference(value._proto);
+        const ProtoPtr = std.meta.fieldInfo(S, ._proto).type;
+        const ProtoChild = @typeInfo(ProtoPtr).pointer.child;
+        return findFinalizerType(ProtoChild);
     }
+    return null;
+}
+
+// Generate a function that follows the _proto pointer chain to get to the finalizer type
+fn finalizerPtrGetter(comptime T: type, comptime FT: type) *const fn (*T) *FT {
+    const S = bridge.Struct(T);
+    if (S == FT) {
+        return struct {
+            fn get(v: *T) *FT {
+                return v;
+            }
+        }.get;
+    }
+    if (@hasField(S, "_proto")) {
+        const ProtoPtr = std.meta.fieldInfo(S, ._proto).type;
+        const ProtoChild = @typeInfo(ProtoPtr).pointer.child;
+        const childGetter = comptime finalizerPtrGetter(ProtoChild, FT);
+        return struct {
+            fn get(v: *T) *FT {
+                return childGetter(v._proto);
+            }
+        }.get;
+    }
+    @compileError("Cannot find path from " ++ @typeName(T) ++ " to " ++ @typeName(FT));
 }
 
 pub fn stackTrace(self: *const Local) !?[]const u8 {
@@ -1381,6 +1444,34 @@ pub fn debugContextId(self: *const Local) i32 {
     return v8.v8__Context__DebugContextId(self.handle);
 }
 
+fn createFinalizerCallback(
+    self: *const Local,
+
+    // Key in identity map
+    // The most specific value (KeyboardEvent, not Event)
+    resolved_ptr_id: usize,
+
+    // The most specific value where finalizers are defined
+    // What actually gets acquired / released / deinit
+    finalizer_ptr_id: usize,
+    deinit: *const fn (ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void,
+) !*Session.FinalizerCallback {
+    const session = self.ctx.session;
+
+    const arena = try session.getArena(.{ .debug = "FinalizerCallback" });
+    errdefer session.releaseArena(arena);
+
+    const fc = try arena.create(Session.FinalizerCallback);
+    fc.* = .{
+        .arena = arena,
+        .session = session,
+        ._deinit = deinit,
+        .resolved_ptr_id = resolved_ptr_id,
+        .finalizer_ptr_id = finalizer_ptr_id,
+    };
+    return fc;
+}
+
 // Encapsulates a Local and a HandleScope. When we're going from V8->Zig
 // we easily get both a Local and a HandleScope via Caller.init.
 // But when we're going from Zig -> V8, things are more complicated.

src/browser/js/Promise.zig

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Promise, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Glo
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
 }
 
 pub const Temp = G(.temp);

src/browser/js/Value.zig

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ fn _persist(self: *const Value, comptime is_global: bool) !(if (is_global) Globa
         return .{ .handle = global, .temps = {} };
     }
     try ctx.trackTemp(global);
-    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.identity.temps };
+    return .{ .handle = global, .temps = &ctx.session.temps };
 }
 
 pub fn toZig(self: Value, comptime T: type) !T {

src/browser/js/bridge.zig

@@ -101,34 +101,19 @@ pub fn Builder(comptime T: type) type {
             }
             return entries;
         }
-
-        pub fn finalizer(comptime func: *const fn (self: *T, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void) Finalizer {
-            return .{
-                .from_zig = struct {
-                    fn wrap(ptr: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void {
-                        func(@ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr)), true, session);
-                    }
-                }.wrap,
-
-                .from_v8 = struct {
-                    fn wrap(handle: ?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void {
-                        const ptr = v8.v8__WeakCallbackInfo__GetParameter(handle.?).?;
-                        const fc: *Session.FinalizerCallback = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
-
-                        const value_ptr = fc.ptr;
-                        if (fc.identity.finalizer_callbacks.contains(@intFromPtr(value_ptr))) {
-                            func(@ptrCast(@alignCast(value_ptr)), false, fc.session);
-                            fc.releaseIdentity();
-                        } else {
-                            // A bit weird, but v8 _requires_ that we release it
-                            // If we don't. We'll 100% crash.
-                            v8.v8__Global__Reset(&fc.global);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }.wrap,
     };
+}
+
+fn releaseRef(comptime T: type, ptr_id: usize, session: *Session) void {
+    if (@hasDecl(T, "releaseRef")) {
+        T.releaseRef(@ptrFromInt(ptr_id), session);
+        return;
     }
-    };
+    if (@hasField(T, "_proto")) {
+        releaseRef(Struct(std.meta.fieldInfo(T, ._proto).type), ptr_id, session);
+        return;
+    }
+    @compileError(@typeName(T) ++ " marked with finalizer without an acquireRef in its prototype chain");
 }
 
 pub const Constructor = struct {
@@ -411,17 +396,6 @@ pub const Property = struct {
     }
 };
 
-const Finalizer = struct {
-    // The finalizer wrapper when called from Zig. This is only called on
-    // Origin.deinit
-    from_zig: *const fn (ctx: *anyopaque, session: *Session) void,
-
-    // The finalizer wrapper when called from V8. This may never be called
-    // (hence why we fallback to calling in Origin.deinit). If it is called,
-    // it is only ever called after we SetWeak on the Global.
-    from_v8: *const fn (?*const v8.WeakCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) void,
-};
-
 pub fn unknownWindowPropertyCallback(c_name: ?*const v8.Name, handle: ?*const v8.PropertyCallbackInfo) callconv(.c) u8 {
     const v8_isolate = v8.v8__PropertyCallbackInfo__GetIsolate(handle).?;
     var caller: Caller = undefined;

src/browser/webapi/AbstractRange.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
+
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ const AbstractRange = @This();
 
 pub const _prototype_root = true;
 
-_rc: u8,
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _type: Type,
 _page_id: u32,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -44,24 +46,18 @@ _start_container: *Node,
 _range_link: std.DoublyLinkedList.Node = .{},
 
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *AbstractRange) void {
-    self._rc += 1;
+    self._rc.acquire();
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *AbstractRange, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *AbstractRange, session: *Session) void {
-    _ = shutdown;
-    const rc = self._rc;
-    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
-        std.debug.assert(rc != 0);
-    }
-
-    if (rc == 1) {
     if (session.findPageById(self._page_id)) |page| {
         page._live_ranges.remove(&self._range_link);
     }
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
-        return;
+}
-    }
+
-    self._rc = rc - 1;
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *AbstractRange, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub const Type = union(enum) {
@@ -338,8 +334,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "AbstractRange";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(AbstractRange.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const startContainer = bridge.accessor(AbstractRange.getStartContainer, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Blob.zig

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const Writer = std.Io.Writer;
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
 
 const Mime = @import("../Mime.zig");
 
+const Writer = std.Io.Writer;
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 /// https://w3c.github.io/FileAPI/#blob-section
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const Blob = @This();
 pub const _prototype_root = true;
 
 _type: Type,
+_rc: lp.RC(u32),
 
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ pub fn initWithMimeValidation(
 
     const self = try arena.create(Blob);
     self.* = .{
+        ._rc = .{},
         ._arena = arena,
         ._type = .generic,
         ._slice = data,
@@ -128,11 +131,18 @@ pub fn initWithMimeValidation(
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Blob, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Blob, session: *Session) void {
-    _ = shutdown;
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *Blob, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *Blob) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 const largest_vector = @max(std.simd.suggestVectorLength(u8) orelse 1, 8);
 /// Array of possible vector sizes for the current arch in decrementing order.
 /// We may move this to some file for SIMD helpers in the future.
@@ -325,8 +335,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Blob";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Blob.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(Blob.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Document.zig

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _fonts: ?*FontFaceSet = null,
 _write_insertion_point: ?*Node = null,
 _script_created_parser: ?Parser.Streaming = null,
 _adopted_style_sheets: ?js.Object.Global = null,
-_selection: Selection = .init,
+_selection: Selection = .{ ._rc = .init(1) },
 
 // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dynamic-markup-insertion.html#throw-on-dynamic-markup-insertion-counter
 // Incremented during custom element reactions when parsing. When > 0,

src/browser/webapi/Event.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
+
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ _is_trusted: bool = false,
 // - 0: no reference, always a transient state going to either 1 or about to be deinit'd
 // - 1: either zig or v8 have a reference
 // - 2: both zig and v8 have a reference
-_rc: u8 = 0,
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 
 pub const EventPhase = enum(u8) {
     none = 0,
@@ -139,25 +141,16 @@ pub fn initEvent(
 }
 
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *Event) void {
-    self._rc += 1;
+    self._rc.acquire();
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Event, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+/// Force cleanup on Session shutdown.
-    if (shutdown) {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Event, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
-        return;
+}
-    }
 
-    const rc = self._rc;
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *Event, session: *Session) void {
-    if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
-        std.debug.assert(rc != 0);
-    }
-
-    if (rc == 1) {
-        session.releaseArena(self._arena);
-    } else {
-        self._rc = rc - 1;
-    }
 }
 
 pub fn as(self: *Event, comptime T: type) *T {
@@ -440,8 +433,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
 
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Event.deinit);
         pub const enumerable = false;
     };
 

src/browser/webapi/EventTarget.zig

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub fn dispatchEvent(self: *EventTarget, event: *Event, page: *Page) !bool {
     event._is_trusted = false;
 
     event.acquireRef();
-    defer event.deinit(false, page._session);
+    defer _ = event.releaseRef(page._session);
     try page._event_manager.dispatch(self, event);
     return !event._cancelable or !event._prevent_default;
 }

src/browser/webapi/File.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ const Blob = @import("Blob.zig");
 
 const File = @This();
 
-/// `File` inherits `Blob`.
 _proto: *Blob,
 
 // TODO: Implement File API.
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*File {
     return page._factory.blob(arena, File{ ._proto = undefined });
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *File, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub const JsApi = struct {
     pub const bridge = js.Bridge(File);
 
@@ -47,8 +43,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "File";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(File.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(File.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/FileReader.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
+
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 /// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileReader
 const FileReader = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*FileReader {
     });
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._on_abort) |func| func.release();
     if (self._on_error) |func| func.release();
     if (self._on_load) |func| func.release();
@@ -81,6 +84,14 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *FileReader, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *FileReader, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *FileReader) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 fn asEventTarget(self: *FileReader) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -309,8 +320,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FileReader";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FileReader.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FileReader.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/IntersectionObserver.zig

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
+
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const log = @import("../../log.zig");
 
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const IntersectionObserver = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _callback: js.Function.Temp,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(*Element) = .{},
@@ -108,15 +111,22 @@ pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Temp, options: ?ObserverInit, page: *Page) !*I
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserver, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserver, session: *Session) void {
     self._callback.release();
-    if ((comptime IS_DEBUG) and !shutdown) {
+    for (self._pending_entries.items) |entry| {
-        std.debug.assert(self._observing.items.len == 0);
+        entry.deinitIfUnused(session);
     }
-
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *IntersectionObserver, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *IntersectionObserver) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void {
     // Check if already observing this target
     for (self._observing.items) |elem| {
@@ -127,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void
 
     // Register with page if this is our first observation
     if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        page.js.strongRef(self);
+        self._rc._refs += 1;
         try page.registerIntersectionObserver(self);
     }
 
@@ -144,17 +154,19 @@ pub fn observe(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) !void
 }
 
 pub fn unobserve(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) void {
+    const original_length = self._observing.items.len;
     for (self._observing.items, 0..) |elem, i| {
         if (elem == target) {
             _ = self._observing.swapRemove(i);
             _ = self._previous_states.remove(target);
 
-            // Remove any pending entries for this target
+            // Remove any pending entries for this target.
+            // Entries will be cleaned up by V8 GC via the finalizer.
             var j: usize = 0;
             while (j < self._pending_entries.items.len) {
                 if (self._pending_entries.items[j]._target == target) {
                     const entry = self._pending_entries.swapRemove(j);
-                    entry.deinit(false, page._session);
+                    entry.deinitIfUnused(page._session);
                 } else {
                     j += 1;
                 }
@@ -163,21 +175,26 @@ pub fn unobserve(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page) voi
         }
     }
 
-    if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
+    if (original_length > 0 and self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
+        self._rc._refs -= 1;
     }
 }
 
 pub fn disconnect(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) void {
-    page.unregisterIntersectionObserver(self);
-    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    self._previous_states.clearRetainingCapacity();
-
     for (self._pending_entries.items) |entry| {
-        entry.deinit(false, page._session);
+        entry.deinitIfUnused(page._session);
     }
     self._pending_entries.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
+    self._previous_states.clearRetainingCapacity();
+
+    const observing_count = self._observing.items.len;
+    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
+
+    page.unregisterIntersectionObserver(self);
+
+    if (observing_count > 0) {
+        _ = self.releaseRef(page._session);
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn takeRecords(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) ![]*IntersectionObserverEntry {
@@ -268,7 +285,6 @@ fn checkIntersection(self: *IntersectionObserver, target: *Element, page: *Page)
             ._bounding_client_rect = try page._factory.create(data.bounding_client_rect),
             ._intersection_ratio = data.intersection_ratio,
         };
-
         try self._pending_entries.append(self._arena, entry);
     }
 
@@ -310,6 +326,7 @@ pub fn deliverEntries(self: *IntersectionObserver, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
+    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _arena: Allocator,
     _time: f64,
     _target: *Element,
@@ -319,10 +336,25 @@ pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
     _intersection_ratio: f64,
     _is_intersecting: bool,
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
+    fn deinitIfUnused(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
+        if (self._rc._refs == 0) {
+            // hasn't been handed to JS yet.
+            self.deinit(session);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn releaseRef(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry, session: *Session) void {
+        self._rc.release(self, session);
+    }
+
+    pub fn acquireRef(self: *IntersectionObserverEntry) void {
+        self._rc.acquire();
+    }
+
     pub fn getTarget(self: *const IntersectionObserverEntry) *Element {
         return self._target;
     }
@@ -358,8 +390,6 @@ pub const IntersectionObserverEntry = struct {
             pub const name = "IntersectionObserverEntry";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-            pub const weak = true;
-            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(IntersectionObserverEntry.deinit);
         };
 
         pub const target = bridge.accessor(IntersectionObserverEntry.getTarget, null, .{});
@@ -379,8 +409,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "IntersectionObserver";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(IntersectionObserver.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/MutationObserver.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const String = @import("../../string.zig").String;
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ pub fn registerTypes() []const type {
 
 const MutationObserver = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _callback: js.Function.Temp,
 _observing: std.ArrayList(Observing) = .{},
@@ -85,15 +87,20 @@ pub fn init(callback: js.Function.Temp, page: *Page) !*MutationObserver {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *MutationObserver, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+/// Force cleanup on Session shutdown.
+pub fn deinit(self: *MutationObserver, session: *Session) void {
     self._callback.release();
-    if ((comptime IS_DEBUG) and !shutdown) {
-        std.debug.assert(self._observing.items.len == 0);
-    }
-
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *MutationObserver, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *MutationObserver) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions, page: *Page) !void {
     const arena = self._arena;
 
@@ -158,7 +165,7 @@ pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions,
 
     // Register with page if this is our first observation
     if (self._observing.items.len == 0) {
-        page.js.strongRef(self);
+        self._rc._refs += 1;
         try page.registerMutationObserver(self);
     }
 
@@ -169,13 +176,17 @@ pub fn observe(self: *MutationObserver, target: *Node, options: ObserveOptions,
 }
 
 pub fn disconnect(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) void {
-    page.unregisterMutationObserver(self);
-    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
     for (self._pending_records.items) |record| {
-        record.deinit(false, page._session);
+        _ = record.releaseRef(page._session);
     }
     self._pending_records.clearRetainingCapacity();
-    page.js.safeWeakRef(self);
+    const observing_count = self._observing.items.len;
+    self._observing.clearRetainingCapacity();
+
+    if (observing_count > 0) {
+        _ = self.releaseRef(page._session);
+    }
+    page.unregisterMutationObserver(self);
 }
 
 pub fn takeRecords(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) ![]*MutationRecord {
@@ -348,6 +359,7 @@ pub fn deliverRecords(self: *MutationObserver, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub const MutationRecord = struct {
+    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _type: Type,
     _target: *Node,
     _arena: Allocator,
@@ -364,10 +376,18 @@ pub const MutationRecord = struct {
         characterData,
     };
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *MutationRecord, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *MutationRecord, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
+    pub fn releaseRef(self: *MutationRecord, session: *Session) void {
+        self._rc.release(self, session);
+    }
+
+    pub fn acquireRef(self: *MutationRecord) void {
+        self._rc.acquire();
+    }
+
     pub fn getType(self: *const MutationRecord) []const u8 {
         return switch (self._type) {
             .attributes => "attributes",
@@ -418,8 +438,6 @@ pub const MutationRecord = struct {
             pub const name = "MutationRecord";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-            pub const weak = true;
-            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MutationRecord.deinit);
         };
 
         pub const @"type" = bridge.accessor(MutationRecord.getType, null, .{});
@@ -441,8 +459,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MutationObserver";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MutationObserver.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MutationObserver.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Permissions.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../Session.zig");
@@ -50,14 +51,23 @@ pub fn query(_: *const Permissions, qd: QueryDescriptor, page: *Page) !js.Promis
 }
 
 const PermissionStatus = struct {
+    _rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
     _arena: Allocator,
     _name: []const u8,
     _state: []const u8,
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *PermissionStatus, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *PermissionStatus, session: *Session) void {
         session.releaseArena(self._arena);
     }
 
+    pub fn releaseRef(self: *PermissionStatus, session: *Session) void {
+        self._rc.release(self, session);
+    }
+
+    pub fn acquireRef(self: *PermissionStatus) void {
+        self._rc.acquire();
+    }
+
     fn getName(self: *const PermissionStatus) []const u8 {
         return self._name;
     }
@@ -72,8 +82,6 @@ const PermissionStatus = struct {
             pub const name = "PermissionStatus";
             pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
             pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-            pub const weak = true;
-            pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PermissionStatus.deinit);
         };
         pub const name = bridge.accessor(getName, null, .{});
         pub const state = bridge.accessor(getState, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/Range.zig

@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*Range {
     return page._factory.abstractRange(arena, Range{ ._proto = undefined }, page);
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Range, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asAbstractRange(self: *Range) *AbstractRange {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -697,8 +693,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Range";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Range.deinit);
     };
 
     // Constants for compareBoundaryPoints

src/browser/webapi/Selection.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const js = @import("../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../Page.zig");
@@ -32,18 +33,27 @@ const Selection = @This();
 
 pub const SelectionDirection = enum { backward, forward, none };
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _range: ?*Range = null,
 _direction: SelectionDirection = .none,
 
 pub const init: Selection = .{};
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Selection, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Selection, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._range) |r| {
-        r.deinit(shutdown, session);
+        r.asAbstractRange().releaseRef(session);
         self._range = null;
     }
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *Selection, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *Selection) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 fn dispatchSelectionChangeEvent(page: *Page) !void {
     const event = try Event.init("selectionchange", .{}, page);
     try page._event_manager.dispatch(page.document.asEventTarget(), event);
@@ -693,7 +703,7 @@ pub fn toString(self: *const Selection, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
 
 fn setRange(self: *Selection, new_range: ?*Range, page: *Page) void {
     if (self._range) |existing| {
-        existing.deinit(false, page._session);
+        _ = existing.asAbstractRange().releaseRef(page._session);
     }
     if (new_range) |nr| {
         nr.asAbstractRange().acquireRef();
@@ -708,7 +718,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Selection";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Selection.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const anchorNode = bridge.accessor(Selection.getAnchorNode, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/URL.zig

@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ pub fn createObjectURL(blob: *Blob, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
         .{ page.origin orelse "null", uuid_buf },
     );
     try page._blob_urls.put(page.arena, blob_url, blob);
-    // prevent GC from cleaning up the blob while it's in the registry
+    blob.acquireRef();
-    page.js.strongRef(blob);
     return blob_url;
 }
 
@@ -267,9 +266,8 @@ pub fn revokeObjectURL(url: []const u8, page: *Page) void {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Remove from registry and release strong ref (no-op if not found)
     if (page._blob_urls.fetchRemove(url)) |entry| {
-        page.js.weakRef(entry.value);
+        entry.value.releaseRef(page._session);
     }
 }
 

src/browser/webapi/animation/Animation.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const PlayState = enum {
     finished,
 };
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u32) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -62,10 +64,18 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*Animation {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Animation, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Animation, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *Animation, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *Animation) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn play(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !void {
     if (self._playState == .running) {
         return;
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn play(self: *Animation, page: *Page) !void {
     self._playState = .running;
 
     // Schedule the transition from .running => .finished in 10ms.
-    page.js.strongRef(self);
+    self.acquireRef();
     try page.js.scheduler.add(
         self,
         Animation.update,
@@ -201,7 +211,7 @@ fn update(ctx: *anyopaque) !?u32 {
     }
 
     // No future change scheduled, set the object weak for garbage collection.
-    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
+    self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
     return null;
 }
 
@@ -220,8 +230,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Animation";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Animation.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const play = bridge.function(Animation.play, .{});

src/browser/webapi/collections/NodeList.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
@@ -37,15 +38,9 @@ _data: union(enum) {
     radio_node_list: *RadioNodeList,
     name: NodeLive(.name),
 },
-_rc: usize = 0,
+_rc: lp.RC(u32) = .{},
-
-pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    const rc = self._rc;
-    if (rc > 1) {
-        self._rc = rc - 1;
-        return;
-    }
 
+pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, session: *Session) void {
     switch (self._data) {
         .selector_list => |list| list.deinit(session),
         .child_nodes => |cn| cn.deinit(session),
@@ -53,8 +48,12 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *NodeList, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *NodeList, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
 pub fn acquireRef(self: *NodeList) void {
-    self._rc += 1;
+    self._rc.acquire();
 }
 
 pub fn length(self: *NodeList, page: *Page) !u32 {
@@ -119,8 +118,12 @@ const Iterator = struct {
 
     const Entry = struct { u32, *Node };
 
-    pub fn deinit(self: *Iterator, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Iterator, session: *Session) void {
-        self.list.deinit(shutdown, session);
+        self.list.deinit(session);
+    }
+
+    pub fn releaseRef(self: *Iterator, session: *Session) void {
+        self.list.releaseRef(session);
     }
 
     pub fn acquireRef(self: *Iterator) void {
@@ -143,8 +146,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
         pub const enumerable = false;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(NodeList.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const length = bridge.accessor(NodeList.length, null, .{});

src/browser/webapi/collections/iterator.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -40,9 +41,15 @@ pub fn Entry(comptime Inner: type, comptime field: ?[]const u8) type {
             return page._factory.create(Self{ .inner = inner });
         }
 
-        pub fn deinit(self: *Self, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+        pub fn deinit(self: *Self, session: *Session) void {
-            if (@hasDecl(Inner, "deinit")) {
+            _ = self;
-                self.inner.deinit(shutdown, session);
+            _ = session;
+        }
+
+        pub fn releaseRef(self: *Self, session: *Session) void {
+            // Release the reference to the inner type that we acquired
+            if (@hasDecl(Inner, "releaseRef")) {
+                self.inner.releaseRef(session);
             }
         }
 
@@ -73,8 +80,6 @@ pub fn Entry(comptime Inner: type, comptime field: ?[]const u8) type {
             pub const Meta = struct {
                 pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
                 pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-                pub const weak = true;
-                pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Self.deinit);
             };
 
             pub const next = bridge.function(Self.next, .{ .null_as_undefined = true });

src/browser/webapi/css/FontFace.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const FontFace = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _arena: Allocator,
 _family: []const u8,
 
@@ -42,10 +44,18 @@ pub fn init(family: []const u8, source: []const u8, page: *Page) !*FontFace {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FontFace, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FontFace, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *FontFace, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *FontFace) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn getFamily(self: *const FontFace) []const u8 {
     return self._family;
 }
@@ -67,8 +77,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FontFace";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FontFace.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FontFace.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/css/FontFaceSet.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Session = @import("../../Session.zig");
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const FontFaceSet = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _proto: *EventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
 
@@ -41,10 +43,18 @@ pub fn init(page: *Page) !*FontFaceSet {
     });
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FontFaceSet, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *FontFaceSet, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *FontFaceSet, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *FontFaceSet) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn asEventTarget(self: *FontFaceSet) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -95,8 +105,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FontFaceSet";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FontFaceSet.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const size = bridge.property(0, .{ .template = false, .readonly = true });

src/browser/webapi/encoding/TextDecoder.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
 const TextDecoder = @This();
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _fatal: bool,
 _arena: Allocator,
 _ignore_bom: bool,
@@ -60,10 +62,18 @@ pub fn init(label_: ?[]const u8, opts_: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !*TextDecoder {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *TextDecoder, _: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *TextDecoder, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *TextDecoder, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *TextDecoder) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn getIgnoreBOM(self: *const TextDecoder) bool {
     return self._ignore_bom;
 }
@@ -109,8 +119,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "TextDecoder";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(TextDecoder.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(TextDecoder.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/CompositionEvent.zig

@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, page: *Page) !*CompositionEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *CompositionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *CompositionEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -72,8 +68,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "CompositionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(CompositionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(CompositionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/CustomEvent.zig

@@ -73,11 +73,19 @@ pub fn initCustomEvent(
     self._detail = detail_;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *CustomEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *CustomEvent, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._detail) |d| {
         d.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+    self._proto.deinit(session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *CustomEvent) void {
+    self._proto.acquireRef();
+}
+
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *CustomEvent, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *CustomEvent) *Event {
@@ -95,8 +103,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "CustomEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(CustomEvent.deinit);
         pub const enumerable = false;
     };
 

src/browser/webapi/event/ErrorEvent.zig

@@ -80,11 +80,19 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *ErrorEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *ErrorEvent, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._error) |e| {
         e.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+    self._proto.deinit(session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *ErrorEvent) void {
+    self._proto.acquireRef();
+}
+
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *ErrorEvent, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *ErrorEvent) *Event {

src/browser/webapi/event/FocusEvent.zig

@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FocusEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *FocusEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -89,8 +85,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FocusEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FocusEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FocusEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/FormDataEvent.zig

@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, maybe_options: ?Options, trust
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *FormDataEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *FormDataEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -85,8 +81,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "FormDataEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(FormDataEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(FormDataEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/InputEvent.zig

@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *InputEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *InputEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -110,8 +106,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "InputEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(InputEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(InputEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/KeyboardEvent.zig

@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *KeyboardEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *KeyboardEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -296,8 +292,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "KeyboardEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(KeyboardEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(KeyboardEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/MessageEvent.zig

@@ -73,11 +73,19 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, opts_: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *MessageEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *MessageEvent, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._data) |d| {
         d.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+    self._proto.deinit(session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *MessageEvent) void {
+    self._proto.acquireRef();
+}
+
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *MessageEvent, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *MessageEvent) *Event {
@@ -103,8 +111,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MessageEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MessageEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MessageEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/MouseEvent.zig

@@ -121,10 +121,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *MouseEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *MouseEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -203,8 +199,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "MouseEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(MouseEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(MouseEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.zig

@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -106,8 +102,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(NavigationCurrentEntryChangeEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PageTransitionEvent.zig

@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *PageTransitionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PageTransitionEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -85,8 +81,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PageTransitionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PageTransitionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PageTransitionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PointerEvent.zig

@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*PointerEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *PointerEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PointerEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -191,8 +187,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PointerEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PointerEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PointerEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PopStateEvent.zig

@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *PopStateEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PopStateEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -92,8 +88,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PopStateEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PopStateEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PopStateEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/ProgressEvent.zig

@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *ProgressEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *ProgressEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -96,8 +92,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "ProgressEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(ProgressEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(ProgressEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/PromiseRejectionEvent.zig

@@ -56,14 +56,22 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, opts_: ?Options, page: *Page) !*PromiseRejectionEve
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._reason) |r| {
         r.release();
     }
     if (self._promise) |p| {
         p.release();
     }
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
+    self._proto.deinit(session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent) void {
+    self._proto.acquireRef();
+}
+
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent, session: *Session) void {
+    self._proto._rc.release(self, session);
 }
 
 pub fn asEvent(self: *PromiseRejectionEvent) *Event {
@@ -85,8 +93,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "PromiseRejectionEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(PromiseRejectionEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(PromiseRejectionEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/SubmitEvent.zig

@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ fn initWithTrusted(arena: Allocator, typ: String, _opts: ?Options, trusted: bool
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *SubmitEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *SubmitEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto;
 }
@@ -86,8 +82,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "SubmitEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(SubmitEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(SubmitEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/TextEvent.zig

@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*TextEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *TextEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *TextEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -101,8 +97,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "TextEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(TextEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     // No constructor - TextEvent is created via document.createEvent('TextEvent')

src/browser/webapi/event/UIEvent.zig

@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*UIEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *UIEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn as(self: *UIEvent, comptime T: type) *T {
     return self.is(T).?;
 }
@@ -122,8 +118,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "UIEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(UIEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(UIEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/event/WheelEvent.zig

@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ pub fn init(typ: []const u8, _opts: ?Options, page: *Page) !*WheelEvent {
     return event;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *WheelEvent, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
-    self._proto.deinit(shutdown, session);
-}
-
 pub fn asEvent(self: *WheelEvent) *Event {
     return self._proto.asEvent();
 }
@@ -118,8 +114,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "WheelEvent";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(WheelEvent.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(WheelEvent.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/net/Fetch.zig

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn init(input: Input, options: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !js.Promise {
     }
 
     const response = try Response.init(null, .{ .status = 0 }, page);
-    errdefer response.deinit(true, page._session);
+    errdefer response.deinit(page._session);
 
     const fetch = try response._arena.create(Fetch);
     fetch.* = .{
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn httpDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
     return ls.toLocal(self._resolver).resolve("fetch done", js_val);
 }
 
-fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
+fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, _: anyerror) void {
     const self: *Fetch = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
 
     var response = self._response;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
     // clear this. (defer since `self is in the response's arena).
 
     defer if (self._owns_response) {
-        response.deinit(err == error.Abort, self._page._session);
+        response.deinit(self._page._session);
         self._owns_response = false;
     };
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
     if (self._owns_response) {
         var response = self._response;
         response._transfer = null;
-        response.deinit(true, self._page._session);
+        response.deinit(self._page._session);
         // Do not access `self` after this point: the Fetch struct was
         // allocated from response._arena which has been released.
     }

src/browser/webapi/net/Response.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const HttpClient = @import("../../HttpClient.zig");
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ pub const Type = enum {
     opaqueredirect,
 };
 
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _status: u16,
 _arena: Allocator,
 _headers: *Headers,
@@ -78,18 +80,22 @@ pub fn init(body_: ?[]const u8, opts_: ?InitOpts, page: *Page) !*Response {
     return self;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *Response, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *Response, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        if (shutdown) {
-            transfer.terminate();
-        } else {
         transfer.abort(error.Abort);
-        }
         self._transfer = null;
     }
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *Response, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *Response) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 pub fn getStatus(self: *const Response) u16 {
     return self._status;
 }
@@ -197,8 +203,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "Response";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(Response.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(Response.init, .{});

src/browser/webapi/net/XMLHttpRequest.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const lp = @import("lightpanda");
 const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const IS_DEBUG = @import("builtin").mode == .Debug;
 
 const XMLHttpRequest = @This();
+_rc: lp.RC(u8) = .{},
 _page: *Page,
 _proto: *XMLHttpRequestEventTarget,
 _arena: Allocator,
@@ -87,21 +89,18 @@ const ResponseType = enum {
 pub fn init(page: *Page) !*XMLHttpRequest {
     const arena = try page.getArena(.{ .debug = "XMLHttpRequest" });
     errdefer page.releaseArena(arena);
-    return page._factory.xhrEventTarget(arena, XMLHttpRequest{
+    const xhr = try page._factory.xhrEventTarget(arena, XMLHttpRequest{
         ._page = page,
         ._arena = arena,
         ._proto = undefined,
         ._request_headers = try Headers.init(null, page),
     });
+    return xhr;
 }
 
-pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
+pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, session: *Session) void {
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        if (shutdown) {
-            transfer.terminate();
-        } else {
         transfer.abort(error.Abort);
-        }
         self._transfer = null;
     }
 
@@ -137,6 +136,14 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *XMLHttpRequest, shutdown: bool, session: *Session) void {
     session.releaseArena(self._arena);
 }
 
+pub fn releaseRef(self: *XMLHttpRequest, session: *Session) void {
+    self._rc.release(self, session);
+}
+
+pub fn acquireRef(self: *XMLHttpRequest) void {
+    self._rc.acquire();
+}
+
 fn asEventTarget(self: *XMLHttpRequest) *EventTarget {
     return self._proto._proto;
 }
@@ -245,8 +252,6 @@ pub fn send(self: *XMLHttpRequest, body_: ?[]const u8) !void {
         .error_callback = httpErrorCallback,
         .shutdown_callback = httpShutdownCallback,
     });
-
-    page.js.strongRef(self);
 }
 
 fn handleBlobUrl(self: *XMLHttpRequest, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -388,6 +393,7 @@ fn httpStartCallback(transfer: *HttpClient.Transfer) !void {
         log.debug(.http, "request start", .{ .method = self._method, .url = self._url, .source = "xhr" });
     }
     self._transfer = transfer;
+    self.acquireRef();
 }
 
 fn httpHeaderCallback(transfer: *HttpClient.Transfer, header: net_http.Header) !void {
@@ -486,15 +492,17 @@ fn httpDoneCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) !void {
         .loaded = loaded,
     }, page);
 
-    page.js.weakRef(self);
+    self.releaseRef(page._session);
 }
 
 fn httpErrorCallback(ctx: *anyopaque, err: anyerror) void {
     const self: *XMLHttpRequest = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
     // http client will close it after an error, it isn't safe to keep around
-    self._transfer = null;
     self.handleError(err);
-    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
+    if (self._transfer != null) {
+        self._transfer = null;
+        self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
+    }
 }
 
 fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
@@ -505,10 +513,10 @@ fn httpShutdownCallback(ctx: *anyopaque) void {
 pub fn abort(self: *XMLHttpRequest) void {
     self.handleError(error.Abort);
     if (self._transfer) |transfer| {
-        transfer.abort(error.Abort);
         self._transfer = null;
+        transfer.abort(error.Abort);
+        self.releaseRef(self._page._session);
     }
-    self._page.js.weakRef(self);
 }
 
 fn handleError(self: *XMLHttpRequest, err: anyerror) void {
@@ -582,8 +590,6 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
         pub const name = "XMLHttpRequest";
         pub const prototype_chain = bridge.prototypeChain();
         pub var class_id: bridge.ClassId = undefined;
-        pub const weak = true;
-        pub const finalizer = bridge.finalizer(XMLHttpRequest.deinit);
     };
 
     pub const constructor = bridge.constructor(XMLHttpRequest.init, .{});

src/lightpanda.zig

@@ -209,6 +209,37 @@ noinline fn assertionFailure(comptime ctx: []const u8, args: anytype) noreturn {
     @import("crash_handler.zig").crash(ctx, args, @returnAddress());
 }
 
+// Reference counting helper
+pub fn RC(comptime T: type) type {
+    return struct {
+        _refs: T = 0,
+
+        pub fn init(refs: T) @This() {
+            return .{ ._refs = refs };
+        }
+
+        pub fn acquire(self: *@This()) void {
+            self._refs += 1;
+        }
+
+        pub fn release(self: *@This(), value: anytype, session: *Session) void {
+            if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {
+                std.debug.assert(self._refs > 0);
+            }
+
+            const refs = self._refs - 1;
+            self._refs = refs;
+            if (refs > 0) {
+                return;
+            }
+            value.deinit(session);
+            if (session.finalizer_callbacks.fetchRemove(@intFromPtr(value))) |kv| {
+                session.releaseArena(kv.value.arena);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 test {
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
 }