fix(cjs-wrap): stop HIR from dropping built-in require bindings in wrapped modules - #8343
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The CJS-to-ESM wrap hoists require("process") and other Node.js built-in
requires as static ESM imports. The codegen does not initialize native-module
import bindings inside CJS-wrapped modules, so the hoisted binding is undefined
at runtime — causing ReferenceError when the module tries to use it.
Three changes in wrap.rs:
1. Don't adopt aliases for built-in specs. Keeping the alias un-adopted means
the declaration (e.g. let node_process = require("process")) stays in the
IIFE body and goes through the synthetic require function.
2. Don't blank built-in alias declarations in the hoisted-classes path. Same
rationale: the declaration must survive so the synthetic require handles it.
3. Use createRequire for built-in modules in the synthetic require function.
Both the per-spec cases and a runtime fallback check __perry_cjs_require_is_builtin
and resolve via __perry_cjs_create_require(path)(specifier), which calls
js_create_native_module_namespace under the hood.
Also fixes circular-dependency detection to use globalThis.process?.emitWarning?.()
instead of process.emitWarning(), which crashes when process is not a global.
Verified: a standalone CJS file with require("process"), require("os"), and
require("path") now compiles and runs correctly, printing platform/os/path values.
…apped modules PerryTS#8341 made the CJS wrap route built-in requires (require("process")) through the synthetic require's createRequire arm instead of the hoisted static import binding, and skipped alias adoption/blanking for built-ins. But sdxgen still threw "ReferenceError: node_process is not defined" on every invocation because the HIR intercepted the require BEFORE the wrap's runtime path could run. Root cause: the HIR's destructuring var/let/const pass (register_native_fetch_and_streams / register_destructured_stream_ctors) rewrites `let node_process = require("process")` into a native-module namespace binding (register_require_namespace_binding then remove_local_binding), mirroring `import * as node_process from "process"`. This runs BEFORE call lowering, so the lookup_local("require") guard in try_require_literal never fires. The codegen does not initialize native-module import bindings inside CJS-wrapped modules, so node_process resolves to nothing at runtime -- the ReferenceError. Fix (three parts): 1. HIR: gate the destructuring native-require fast paths on require being the bare global (not shadowed by the wrap's synthetic function require), via a new require_is_shadowed_by_local helper that mirrors try_require_literal's guard. When shadowed, the require("<builtin>") call flows through to the synthetic require, which resolves builtins via createRequire. 2. wrap: stop emitting `import _req_N from '<builtin>'` for built-in specs -- the binding is never initialized and is now unreferenced. 3. wrap: the per-spec require case for builtins never references the (now nonexistent) import local -- always go through the createRequire-backed required_value, including the try-site branch (skip the typeof {local} === 'boolean' sentinel guard, which does not apply to builtins). Verified: minimal CJS witnesses (const p = require("process"); console.log(p.platform), the rolldown __toESM shape, and the destructured const { platform } = require("process")) compile, link, and print darwin. sdxgen --help exits 0.
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The change reroutes built-in requires through runtime loading and removes static imports, but named re-exports can still reference those removed bindings and cause generated modules to fail; the added tests also contain Windows-specific path expectations, and dynamic built-in loading omits supported modules. The PR is not merge-ready until these bounded correctness and portability issues are fixed or explicitly accepted. Possibly related PRs
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs`:
- Around line 359-365: Update direct_named_reexports and its built-in handling
so built-in modules never emit exports referencing the removed _req_N bindings.
Preserve runtime-backed named re-exports by excluding built-ins from direct
named re-exports and retaining an appropriate _cjs-backed export, or by creating
a valid module-scope runtime binding for each built-in.
- Around line 966-972: Update __perry_cjs_require_is_builtin to reuse the same
supported built-in module list as perry_hir::is_node_builtin_module, including
entries such as tls and all currently omitted built-ins. Add a regression test
covering dynamic require with a variable specifier for a supported built-in and
verify it loads successfully instead of falling through to module resolution.
In `@crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs`:
- Around line 90-95: Update both expected-output assertions in
crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs at lines 90-95 and 164-169 to
construct the joined path using std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR instead of assuming
“a/b”, while preserving the existing platform and function output checks.
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| // #8342: don't emit a static `import _req_N from 'process'` for Node.js | ||
| // built-in specs. The codegen does not initialize native-module import | ||
| // bindings inside CJS-wrapped modules, so the binding would be dropped | ||
| // by the HIR / left undefined at runtime. Builtins resolve through the | ||
| // synthetic require's `createRequire` arm instead (see `require_cases`), | ||
| // which never references the import local. | ||
| .filter(|(spec, _)| !builtin_requires.contains(spec)) |
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Keep built-in named re-exports runtime-backed.
Line 365 removes the _req_N binding for built-ins. Later, direct_named_reexports can still emit export { _req_N as name }; for exports.name = require("process") and object-literal require re-exports. The generated module then references an undeclared ESM binding.
Exclude built-ins from direct named re-exports and retain an _cjs-backed export, or create a real module-scope runtime binding for the built-in.
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs` around lines 359 - 365,
Update direct_named_reexports and its built-in handling so built-in modules
never emit exports referencing the removed _req_N bindings. Preserve
runtime-backed named re-exports by excluding built-ins from direct named
re-exports and retaining an appropriate _cjs-backed export, or by creating a
valid module-scope runtime binding for each built-in.
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| // #sdxgen: Node.js built-in modules that were NOT hoisted as static | ||
| // imports (see the builtin_requires filter above). Resolve them via | ||
| // createRequire at runtime, which calls js_create_native_module_namespace | ||
| // under the hood — the same path Node.js uses for require("process"). | ||
| if (__perry_cjs_require_is_builtin(specifier)) {{ | ||
| return __perry_cjs_create_require({module_path_literal})(specifier); | ||
| }} |
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m = re.search(r'const NODE_BUILTIN_MODULES:.*?=\s*&\[(.*?)\];', constants, re.S)
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Align the dynamic built-in predicate with supported built-ins.
__perry_cjs_require_is_builtin omits 16 entries from perry_hir::is_node_builtin_module, including tls. A dynamic call such as const specifier = "tls"; require(specifier) can therefore fall through to module resolution and raise MODULE_NOT_FOUND.
Use one shared built-in list and add a regression test for dynamic built-in loading.
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs` around lines 966 - 972,
Update __perry_cjs_require_is_builtin to reuse the same supported built-in
module list as perry_hir::is_node_builtin_module, including entries such as tls
and all currently omitted built-ins. Add a regression test covering dynamic
require with a variable specifier for a supported built-in and verify it loads
successfully instead of falling through to module resolution.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Use the platform path separator in both expected outputs.
path.join("a", "b") returns a\\b on Windows. Both tests expect a/b, so they fail on Windows before they can validate built-in require behavior.
crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs#L90-L95: build the expected joined path withstd::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs#L164-L169: build the expected joined path withstd::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.
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In `@crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs` around lines 90 - 95, Update
both expected-output assertions in
crates/perry/tests/cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs at lines 90-95 and 164-169 to
construct the joined path using std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR instead of assuming
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Summary
Follow-up to #8341. sdxgen's
ReferenceError: node_process is not definedis eliminated. The HIR was dropping the built-in require binding before the wrap's runtimecreateRequirepath could run.Root cause (mechanism (a))
#8341 made the CJS wrap route built-in requires (
require("process")) through the synthetic require'screateRequirearm instead of the hoisted static import binding, and skipped alias adoption/blanking for built-ins. That logic is correct, but the binding was being dropped before the wrap's runtime path could use it.The HIR's destructuring
var/let/constpass (register_native_fetch_and_streams/register_destructured_stream_ctors) rewriteslet node_process = require("process")into a native-module namespace binding (register_require_namespace_binding→remove_local_binding), mirroringimport * as node_process from "process". This pass runs before call lowering, so thelookup_local("require")guard intry_require_literal(which would otherwise bail because the wrap's syntheticfunction requireshadows the global) never fires. The codegen does not initialize native-module import bindings inside CJS-wrapped modules, sonode_processresolved to nothing at runtime — theReferenceError.So the mechanism is (a): the HIR drops the built-in require binding via the destructuring native-require fast path, which is out of sync with the wrap fix — it matches the bare
requireident even when shadowed by the wrap's syntheticfunction require, unliketry_require_literalwhich checkslookup_local("require"). This is NOT (b) (the synthetic require'screateRequirefallback is reached and works) and NOT (c) (no separate blanking path — #8341's blanking skip is effective).Fix (three parts)
HIR (
var_decl_sources.rs/native_fetch.rs): gate the destructuring native-require fast paths onrequirebeing the bare global (not shadowed by the wrap's syntheticfunction require), via a newrequire_is_shadowed_by_localhelper that mirrorstry_require_literal's guard. When shadowed, therequire("<builtin>")call flows through to the synthetic require, which resolves builtins viacreateRequire.wrap (
wrap.rs): stop emittingimport _req_N from '<builtin>'for built-in specs — the binding is never initialized in a CJS-wrapped module and is now unreferenced.wrap (
wrap.rs): the per-spec require case for builtins never references the (now nonexistent) import local — always go through thecreateRequire-backedrequired_value, including the try-site branch (thetypeof {local} === 'boolean'sentinel guard does not apply to builtins).Verification
ReferenceError: node_process is not definedis gone — confirmed by running the compiled sdxgen.darwin:const p = require("process"); console.log(p.platform)(and os/path)__toESMshape (let node_process = require("process"); node_process = __toESM(node_process, 1), with the realObject.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(mod))helper)const { platform } = require("process")cjs_wrap_builtin_require_not_hoisted_as_static_import) and end-to-end (cjs_wrap_builtin_require.rs— 3 tests, all green).cargo testfor touched crates green, measured:perry-hirlib 315 passed;perrycjs_wrap unit 112 passed;createrequire_builtin_modulesintegration 5 passed (no regression in thecreateRequirepath).Separate newly-revealed blocker (not this PR's scope)
With the
ReferenceErrorfixed, sdxgen now reveals a separate downstream runtime error:TypeError: Object prototype may only be an Object or null: -2atexternal-pack.js(from__toESM'sObject.create(Object.getPrototypeOf(mod)), whereObject.getPrototypeOfreturns-2for some reified CJS chunk exports object). This is a different Perry runtime bug (Object prototype reification /getPrototypeOfreturning a tagged sentinel for a specific reified object), not the CJS-wrap/HIR-drop mechanism this PR fixes. It was masked by theReferenceErrorand needs its own follow-up. The assigned blocker (ReferenceError: node_process is not defined) is resolved.