fix adjacent bug around wrong value getting return upon mutation

packages/svelte/src/compiler/phases/3-transform/client/utils.js

@@ -391,19 +391,20 @@ export function serialize_set_binding(node, context, fallback, prefix, options)
 					),
 					b.call('$.untrack', b.id('$' + left_name))
 				);
-			} else if (!state.analysis.runes || (binding.mutated && binding.kind === 'bindable_prop')) {
+			} else if (
+				!state.analysis.runes ||
+				// this condition can go away once legacy mode is gone; only necessary for interop with legacy parent bindings
+				(binding.mutated && binding.kind === 'bindable_prop')
+			) {
 				if (binding.kind === 'bindable_prop') {
 					return b.call(
 						left,
-						b.sequence([
-							b.assignment(
-								node.operator,
-								/** @type {import('estree').Pattern} */ (visit(node.left)),
-								value
-							),
-							b.call(left)
-						]),
-						b.true
+						b.assignment(
+							node.operator,
+							/** @type {import('estree').Pattern} */ (visit(node.left)),
+							value
+						),
+						b.call(left)
 					);
 				} else {
 					return b.call(

packages/svelte/src/internal/client/reactivity/props.js

@@ -268,16 +268,18 @@ export function prop(props, key, flags, fallback) {
 	// `bind:foo` which means we can just call `$$props.foo = value` directly
 	if (setter) {
 		var legacy_parent = props.$$legacy;
-		return function (/** @type {V} */ value, /** @type {boolean} */ mutation) {
+		return function (/** @type {any} */ assigned_value, /** @type {V} */ new_value) {
 			if (arguments.length > 0) {
 				// We don't want to notify if the value was mutated and the parent is in runes mode.
 				// In that case the state proxy (if it exists) should take care of the notification.
 				// If the parent is not in runes mode, we need to notify on mutation, too, that the prop
 				// has changed because the parent will not be able to detect the change otherwise.
+				let mutation = arguments.length === 2;
 				if (!runes || !mutation || legacy_parent) {
-					/** @type {Function} */ (setter)(value);
+					// upon reassignment only the first argument is used
+					/** @type {Function} */ (setter)(!mutation ? assigned_value : new_value);
 				}
-				return value;
+				return assigned_value;
 			} else {
 				return getter();
 			}
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ export function prop(props, key, flags, fallback) {
 
 	if (!immutable) current_value.equals = safe_equals;
 
-	return function (/** @type {V} */ value) {
+	return function (/** @type {any} */ reassigned_value, /** @type {V} */ new_value) {
 		var current = get(current_value);
 
 		// legacy nonsense — need to ensure the source is invalidated when necessary
@@ -325,13 +327,15 @@ export function prop(props, key, flags, fallback) {
 		}
 
 		if (arguments.length > 0) {
+			// upon reassignment only the first argument is used
+			const value = arguments.length === 1 ? reassigned_value : new_value;
 			if (!current_value.equals(value)) {
 				from_child = true;
 				set(inner_current_value, value);
 				get(current_value); // force a synchronisation immediately
 			}
 
-			return value;
+			return reassigned_value;
 		}
 
 		return current;

packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/mutation-correct-return-value/_config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { test } from '../../test';
+
+export default test({
+	mode: ['client'],
+	test({ assert, logs }) {
+		assert.deepEqual(logs, [true]);
+	}
+});

packages/svelte/tests/runtime-legacy/samples/mutation-correct-return-value/main.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<script>
+	export let a = {};
+	console.log((a.b = true));
+</script>