Fix the event handler memory leak

packages/core/Cargo.toml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
 tracing-fluent-assertions = "0.3.0"
 pretty_assertions = "1.3.0"
+sysinfo = "0.33.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies.web-sys]
 version = "0.3.56"

packages/core/tests/memory_leak.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#![allow(non_snake_case)]
+use dioxus::prelude::dioxus_core::NoOpMutations;
+use dioxus::prelude::*;
+use sysinfo::{ProcessRefreshKind, RefreshKind, System};
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/issues/3421
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_for_memory_leaks() {
+    fn app() -> Element {
+        let mut count = use_signal(|| 0);
+
+        use_hook(|| {
+            spawn(async move {
+                loop {
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_nanos(1)).await;
+                    let val = *count.peek_unchecked();
+                    if val == 70 {
+                        count.set(0);
+                    } else {
+                        count.set(val + 1);
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+        });
+
+        rsx! {
+            for el in 0..*count.read() {
+                div {
+                    key: "{el}",
+                    div {
+                        onclick: move |_| { println!("click"); },
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // create the vdom, the real_dom, and the binding layer between them
+    let mut vdom = VirtualDom::new(app);
+
+    vdom.rebuild(&mut NoOpMutations);
+
+    let pid = sysinfo::get_current_pid().expect("failed to get PID");
+
+    let refresh =
+        RefreshKind::nothing().with_processes(ProcessRefreshKind::nothing().with_memory());
+    let mut system = System::new_with_specifics(refresh);
+
+    let mut get_memory_usage = || {
+        system.refresh_specifics(refresh);
+        let this_process = system.process(pid).expect("failed to get process");
+        this_process.memory()
+    };
+
+    let initial_memory_usage = get_memory_usage();
+
+    // we need to run the vdom in a async runtime
+    for i in 0..=10000 {
+        // wait for the vdom to update
+        vdom.wait_for_work().await;
+
+        // get the mutations from the vdom
+        vdom.render_immediate(&mut NoOpMutations);
+
+        if i % 1000 == 0 {
+            let new_memory_usage = get_memory_usage();
+            println!("iteration: {} memory usage: {}", i, new_memory_usage);
+
+            // Memory usage might increase as arenas fill up, but it shouldn't double from the initial render
+            assert!(new_memory_usage < initial_memory_usage * 2);
+        }
+    }
+}

packages/html/src/events/mod.rs

@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@ macro_rules! impl_event {
             )?
             #[inline]
             pub fn $name<__Marker>(mut _f: impl ::dioxus_core::prelude::SuperInto<::dioxus_core::prelude::EventHandler<::dioxus_core::Event<$data>>, __Marker>) -> ::dioxus_core::Attribute {
-                let event_handler = _f.super_into();
+                // super into will make a closure that is owned by the current owner (either the child component or the parent component).
+                // We can't change that behavior in a minor version because it would cause issues with Components that accept event handlers.
+                // Instead we run super into with an owner that is moved into the listener closure so it will be dropped when the closure is dropped.
+                let owner = <::generational_box::UnsyncStorage as ::generational_box::AnyStorage>::owner();
+                let event_handler = ::dioxus_core::prelude::with_owner(owner.clone(), || _f.super_into());
                 ::dioxus_core::Attribute::new(
                     impl_event!(@name $name $($js_name)?),
                     ::dioxus_core::AttributeValue::listener(move |e: ::dioxus_core::Event<crate::PlatformEventData>| {
+                        // Force the owner to be moved into the event handler
+                        _ = &owner;
                         event_handler.call(e.map(|e| e.into()));
                     }),
                     None,