bit more golfing

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

@@ -1037,15 +1037,17 @@ function create_block(parent, name, nodes, context) {
 		const template = state.template[0];
 
 		if (state.template.length === 1 && (template === ' ' || template === '<!>')) {
-			const callee = b.id(template === ' ' ? '$.space' : '$.comment');
+			if (template === ' ') {
-
+				body.push(b.var(node_id, b.call('$.space', b.id('$$anchor'))), ...state.init);
+				close = b.stmt(b.call('$.close', b.id('$$anchor'), node_id));
+			} else {
 				body.push(
-				b.var(id, b.call(callee, b.id('$$anchor'))),
+					b.var(id, b.call('$.comment', b.id('$$anchor'))),
 					b.var(node_id, b.call('$.child_frag', id)),
 					...state.init
 				);
-
 				close = b.stmt(b.call('$.close_frag', b.id('$$anchor'), id));
+			}
 		} else {
 			const callee = namespace === 'svg' ? '$.svg_template' : '$.template';
 

packages/svelte/src/internal/client/render.js

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export function open_frag(anchor, use_clone_node, template_element_fn) {
 	return open_template(true, use_clone_node, anchor, template_element_fn);
 }
 
-const space_template = template(' ', true);
+const space_template = template(' ', false);
 const comment_template = template('<!>', true);
 
 /**
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ const comment_template = template('<!>', true);
  */
 /*#__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__*/
 export function space(anchor) {
-	return open_frag(anchor, true, space_template);
+	return open(anchor, true, space_template);
 }
 
 /**

packages/svelte/tests/snapshot/samples/function-prop-no-getter/_expected/client/index.svelte.js

@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ export default function Function_prop_no_getter($$anchor, $$props) {
 		onmouseup,
 		children: ($$anchor, $$slotProps) => {
 			/* Init */
-			var fragment_1 = $.space($$anchor);
+			var node_1 = $.space($$anchor);
-			var node_1 = $.child_frag(fragment_1);
 
 			/* Update */
 			$.text_effect(node_1, () => `clicks: ${$.stringify($.get(count))}`);
-			$.close_frag($$anchor, fragment_1);
+			$.close($$anchor, node_1);
 		}
 	});