Direct forwardRef
Named, aliased, default-member, and namespace-member React calls normalize before evaluation.
0.7.14AUGUST 2026
INTRINSIC FORWARDREF
Keep the wrapper.
Ship the element.
Ordinary React-shaped input components can retain a direct forwardRef boundary while Kudzu separates ref from props and resolves the intrinsic target entirely at build time.
0 BWrapper runtime
1Direct ref boundary
101/101Framework tests
01Familiar boundary.
WHAT LANDED
Familiar boundary.
Intrinsic result.
Ref stays separate
The forwarded ref is removed from ordinary props and rest before the component runs.
One intrinsic root
The object ref is forwarded exactly once to the element that owns it.
No ref required
Calls without a ref remain ordinary static intrinsic output.
Zero wrapper runtime
React, forwardRef, and component wrappers stay out of browser assets.
Unsafe forms fail
Indirect, nested, repeated, callback, and component-root forwarding stop at the source.
UPGRADE
Keep ref boundaries declarative.
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npm install @kudzujs/core@^0.7.14