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LCP suparts
// https://web.dev/optimize-lcp/
const LCP_SUB_PARTS = [
'Time to first byte',
'Resource load delay',
'Resource load time',
'Element render delay',
];
new PerformanceObserver((list) => {
const lcpEntry = list.getEntries().at(-1);
const navEntry = performance.getEntriesByType('navigation')[0];
const lcpResEntry = performance
.getEntriesByType('resource')
.filter((e) => e.name === lcpEntry.url)[0];
// Ignore LCP entries that aren't images to reduce DevTools noise.
// Comment this line out if you want to include text entries.
if (!lcpEntry.url) return;
// Compute the start and end times of each LCP sub-part.
// WARNING! If your LCP resource is loaded cross-origin, make sure to add
// the `Timing-Allow-Origin` (TAO) header to get the most accurate results.
const ttfb = navEntry.responseStart;
const lcpRequestStart = Math.max(
ttfb,
// Prefer `requestStart` (if TOA is set), otherwise use `startTime`.
lcpResEntry ? lcpResEntry.requestStart || lcpResEntry.startTime : 0
);
const lcpResponseEnd = Math.max(
lcpRequestStart,
lcpResEntry ? lcpResEntry.responseEnd : 0
);
const lcpRenderTime = Math.max(
lcpResponseEnd,
// Prefer `renderTime` (if TOA is set), otherwise use `loadTime`.
lcpEntry ? lcpEntry.renderTime || lcpEntry.loadTime : 0
);
// Clear previous measures before making new ones.
// Note: due to a bug this does not work in Chrome DevTools.
LCP_SUB_PARTS.forEach((part) => performance.clearMeasures(part));
// Create measures for each LCP sub-part for easier
// visualization in the Chrome DevTools Performance panel.
const lcpSubPartMeasures = [
performance.measure(LCP_SUB_PARTS[0], {
start: 0,
end: ttfb,
}),
performance.measure(LCP_SUB_PARTS[1], {
start: ttfb,
end: lcpRequestStart,
}),
performance.measure(LCP_SUB_PARTS[2], {
start: lcpRequestStart,
end: lcpResponseEnd,
}),
performance.measure(LCP_SUB_PARTS[3], {
start: lcpResponseEnd,
end: lcpRenderTime,
}),
];
// Log helpful debug information to the console.
console.log('LCP value: ', lcpRenderTime);
console.log('LCP element: ', lcpEntry.element, lcpEntry.url);
console.table(
lcpSubPartMeasures.map((measure) => ({
'LCP sub-part': measure.name,
'Time (ms)': measure.duration,
'% of LCP': `${
Math.round((1000 * measure.duration) / lcpRenderTime) / 10
}%`,
}))
);
}).observe({type: 'largest-contentful-paint', buffered: true});
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