In day-to-day development, web font loading optimization strategies are being used more and more often. This article systematically explains their usage, principles, and optimization strategies.

Quick Start

Usage in real projects is a bit more complex:

const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
  for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
    if (entry.entryType === 'largest-contentful-paint') {
      reportMetric('LCP', entry.startTime)
    }
    if (entry.entryType === 'first-input') {
      reportMetric('FID', entry.processingStart - entry.startTime)
    }
  }
})
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['largest-contentful-paint', 'first-input'] })

This approach improves both the testability and extensibility of the code.

Internal Principles

Here is a complete example:

const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
  for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
    if (entry.entryType === 'largest-contentful-paint') {
      reportMetric('LCP', entry.startTime)
    }
    if (entry.entryType === 'first-input') {
      reportMetric('FID', entry.processingStart - entry.startTime)
    }
  }
})
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['largest-contentful-paint', 'first-input'] })

Pay attention to edge-case handling — this is critical in production.

Business Practice

The key is to understand the core logic:

const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
  for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
    if (entry.entryType === 'largest-contentful-paint') {
      reportMetric('LCP', entry.startTime)
    }
    if (entry.entryType === 'first-input') {
      reportMetric('FID', entry.processingStart - entry.startTime)
    }
  }
})
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['largest-contentful-paint', 'first-input'] })

Performance optimization needs to fit the specific scenario; not every case calls for over-optimization.

Performance Comparison

We can improve things in the following ways:

const observer = new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
  for (const entry of list.getEntries()) {
    if (entry.entryType === 'largest-contentful-paint') {
      reportMetric('LCP', entry.startTime)
    }
    if (entry.entryType === 'first-input') {
      reportMetric('FID', entry.processingStart - entry.startTime)
    }
  }
})
observer.observe({ entryTypes: ['largest-contentful-paint', 'first-input'] })

This approach has been running stably in production for over half a year and has been proven in practice.

Summary

• Keep an eye on the community; technical solutions need continuous iteration
• Don't adopt new technology just for its own sake
• The code examples are for reference only and should be adapted to your business scenario
• Web font loading optimization is not a silver bullet; choose based on project scale and tech stack
• Understanding the underlying principles matters more than memorizing APIs