release(crates): oxc v0.97.0

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🚀 Features

• 8951953 parser: Improve diagnostic messages for merge conflicts (feat(parser): improve diagnostic messages for merge conflicts #15443) (camc314)
• 73f9e29 parser: Show allowed modifiers in invalid modifier error messages (feat(parser): show allowed modifiers in invalid modifier error messages #15442) (sapphi-red)
• 5616ad5 parser,semantic: Add TS1274 error (feat(parser,semantic): add TS1274 error #15441) (sapphi-red)
• 0fa484d parser: Improve error messages for missing closing parentheses (feat(parser): improve error messages for missing closing parentheses #15446) (sapphi-red)
• 4decc1d parser: Improve error message for missing block closing tokens (feat(parser): improve error message for missing block closing tokens #15445) (sapphi-red)
• e1704a4 parser: Improve error message for missing closing tokens that may be followed by a rest element (feat(parser): improve error message for missing closing tokens that may be followed by a rest element #15444) (sapphi-red)
• b7e3849 parser: Add more help messages to diagnostics (feat(parser): add more help messages to diagnostics #15440) (sapphi-red)
• b401708 allocator: Add Box::as_non_null method (feat(allocator): add Box::as_non_null method #15321) (overlookmotel)
• 8d69661 allocator: Add Address::from_ref method (feat(allocator): add Address::from_ref method #15318) (overlookmotel)
• 977a6a0 ast: Implement GetAddress for ModuleDeclarationKind and PropertyKeyKind (feat(ast): implement GetAddress for ModuleDeclarationKind and PropertyKeyKind #15313) (overlookmotel)
• d4f6545 parser: Improve error message for missing closing tokens (feat(parser): improve error message for missing closing tokens #15269) (sapphi-red)
• 2ef8f01 parser: Improve error message for missing conditional alternative (feat(parser): improve error message for missing conditional alternative #15268) (sapphi-red)
• 5f203c6 parser: Improve trailing comma error messages (feat(parser): improve trailing comma error messages #15267) (sapphi-red)
• e62d14a parser: Improve error message for using declarations with export (feat(parser): improve error message for using declarations with export #15266) (sapphi-red)
• 2c15353 transformer: Warn top level await usage if not supported (feat(transformer): warn top level await usage if not supported #14276) (Copilot)
• 682dca2 parser: Add more helps to parser errors (feat(parser): add more helps to parser errors #15186) (sapphi-red)
• 9d568eb transformer_plugins: Support import.meta injection in inject_global_variables (feat(transformer_plugins): support import.meta injection in inject_global_variables #15125) (Copilot)
• aee6310 transformer: Add warning for arbitrary module namespace identifier names (feat(transformer): add warning for arbitrary module namespace identifier names #15035) (Copilot)
• 1c31cb1 napi/minify: Expose treeshake options (feat(napi/minify): expose treeshake options #15109) (copilot-swe-agent)

🐛 Bug Fixes

• 732205e parser: Reject using / await using in a switch case / default clause (fix(parser): reject using / await using in a switch case / default clause #15225) (sapphi-red)
• 40231a6 linter/plugins, napi/parser: Add parent field to FormalParameterRest and TSParameterProperty in TS type defs (fix(linter/plugins, napi/parser): add parent field to FormalParameterRest and TSParameterProperty in TS type defs #15337) (overlookmotel)
• 55b533c allocator: Avoid dereferencing Box when obtaining its Address (fix(allocator): avoid dereferencing Box when obtaining its Address #15322) (overlookmotel)
• 020aa4f codegen: Print space before BindingRestElement in ObjectPattern (fix(codegen): print space before BindingRestElement in ObjectPattern #15315) (overlookmotel)
• 7f079ab ast/estree: Fix raw transfer deserializer for AssignmentTargetPropertyIdentifier (fix(ast/estree): fix raw transfer deserializer for AssignmentTargetPropertyIdentifier #15304) (overlookmotel)
• d92451e ast/estree: Correct raw transfer deserializer for FormalParameter (fix(ast/estree): correct raw transfer deserializer for FormalParameter #15302) (overlookmotel)
• 7a5c011 transformer: Convert enum numbers to strings in template literals (fix(transformer): convert enum numbers to strings in template literals #15183) (Copilot)
• 4a54107 semantic: Allow arguments in the class field keys (fix(semantic): allow arguments in the class field keys #15227) (sapphi-red)
• 8b14ec9 minifier: Handle { __proto__: null } instanceof Object correctly (fix(minifier): handle { __proto__: null } instanceof Object correctly #15217) (sapphi-red)
• 4668004 parser: Reject using / await using in single statement contexts (fix(parser): reject using / await using in single statement contexts #15224) (sapphi-red)
• 0398d40 parser: Reject trailing commas after rest elements in object patterns (fix(parser): reject trailing commas after rest elements in object patterns #15223) (sapphi-red)
• c28807b parser: Reject async await => {} in scripts (fix(parser): reject async await => {} in scripts #15222) (sapphi-red)
• 837ef21 parser: Reject yield and await in object destructing shorthand property parameters (fix(parser): reject yield and await in object destructing shorthand property parameters #15221) (sapphi-red)
• 2d6d3a8 parser: Reject for (let.something of ...) (fix(parser): reject for (let.something of ...) #15220) (sapphi-red)
• 97ab60d parser: Reject invalid assignment operator in assignment targets (fix(parser): reject invalid assignment operator in assignment targets #15219) (sapphi-red)
• 75c9164 ast: Treat TSEmptyBodyFunctionExpression as expression in Function::is_expression (fix(ast): treat TSEmptyBodyFunctionExpression as expression in Function::is_expression #14945) (Liang Mi)
• 2c23e15 isolated-declarations: Incorrectly dropping namespace even if it is being referenced (fix(isolated-declarations): incorrectly dropping namespace even if it is being referenced #15123) (Copilot)

⚡ Performance

• f1efc63 lexer: Skip single space in read_next_token (perf(lexer): skip single space in read_next_token #15513) (overlookmotel)
• b310c28 lexer: Inline handle_byte into read_next_token (perf(lexer): inline handle_byte into read_next_token #15520) (overlookmotel)
• 2f0518d lexer: Hint to compiler that EOF only happens once (perf(lexer): hint to compiler that EOF only happens once #15512) (overlookmotel)
• b6f3424 allocator: Add #[inline(always)] to trivial RawVec methods (perf(allocator): add #[inline(always)] to trivial RawVec methods #15470) (overlookmotel)
• b5d6360 allocator: #[inline(always)] all Address methods (perf(allocator): #[inline(always)] all Address methods #15324) (overlookmotel)
• 5f08c69 lexer: Remove branches from unicode handling (perf(lexer): remove branches from unicode handling #15328) (overlookmotel)
• ab4b12b codegen: Reduce branches printing ObjectPattern (perf(codegen): reduce branches printing ObjectPattern #15316) (overlookmotel)
• bfd17fd allocator/address: Add #[repr(transparent)] to Address (perf(allocator/address): add #[repr(transparent)] to Address #15312) (overlookmotel)
• c82fab0 ast/estree: Remove pointless assignments from raw transfer deserializers (perf(ast/estree): remove pointless assignments from raw transfer deserializers #15305) (overlookmotel)

📚 Documentation

• 3dc24b5 linter,minifier: Always refer as "ES Modules" instead of "ES6 Modules" (docs(linter,minifier): always refer as "ES Modules" instead of "ES6 Modules" #15409) (sapphi-red)
• 4b904b1 transformer: Clarify jsx.pure option would affect JSX elements (docs(transformer): clarify jsx.pure option would affect JSX elements #15376) (sapphi-red)
• ed0e023 allocator/address: Improve docs for Address::from_ptr (docs(allocator/address): improve docs for Address::from_ptr #15311) (overlookmotel)

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Monitor Oxc

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[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR bumps the version of oxc and related packages from 0.96.0 to 0.97.0, including updates to changelogs documenting new features, bug fixes, performance improvements, and documentation changes.

• Version updates from 0.96.0 to 0.97.0 across all packages
• Changelog entries added for version 0.97.0 with date 2025-11-11
• Version checks in NAPI binding files updated to match new version

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
npm/runtime/package.json	Version bump to 0.97.0
npm/oxc-types/package.json	Version bump to 0.97.0
npm/oxc-types/CHANGELOG.md	Changelog entry for 0.97.0
napi/transform/package.json	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/transform/index.js	Updated version checks in native binding loader to 0.97.0
napi/transform/Cargo.toml	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/transform/CHANGELOG.md	Changelog entry for 0.97.0
napi/parser/src-js/bindings.js	Updated version checks in native binding loader to 0.97.0
napi/parser/package.json	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/parser/Cargo.toml	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/parser/CHANGELOG.md	Changelog entry for 0.97.0
napi/minify/package.json	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/minify/index.js	Updated version checks in native binding loader to 0.97.0
napi/minify/Cargo.toml	Version bump to 0.97.0
napi/minify/CHANGELOG.md	Changelog entry for 0.97.0
crates/*/Cargo.toml	Version bump to 0.97.0 for all oxc crates
crates/*/CHANGELOG.md	Changelog entries for 0.97.0 where applicable
Cargo.toml	Updated workspace dependencies to 0.97.0
Cargo.lock	Updated lockfile with new version dependencies

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CodSpeed Performance Report

Merging #15582 will not alter performance

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Summary

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