fix(compile): treat require(<builtin>) as a stdlib requirement (#8547) - #8548
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ctx.native_module_imports, which drives needs_stdlib and therefore the
link mode, was populated only by the ESM import walk. A CommonJS
require("http") never landed in it, so the link came out runtime-only,
perry-stdlib's dispatch init never ran, JS_NATIVE_HTTP_DISPATCH stayed
null, and the createServer arm returned undefined. Not http-specific:
any stdlib-backed builtin reached via require behaved the same.
The lowered HIR cannot answer this — the CJS shim resolves the name
through a generated runtime switch containing every builtin — so the
requirement is recovered from the literal call sites via the existing
cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiers. Programs that reference no
stdlib-backed builtin keep linking runtime-only.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe compiler now detects literal CommonJS ChangesCommonJS stdlib linking
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The compiler change may enable stdlib linking for unrelated similarly named or member-method calls, causing incorrect runtime behavior or unnecessary binary growth. This should be fixed before merge; the changelog also needs a small formatting correction. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant cjs_wrap
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cjs_wrap->>collect_modules: provide extract_require_specifiers
collect_modules->>CompileContext: scan literal require specifiers
collect_modules->>CompileContext: set needs_stdlib and add native_module_imports
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In `@changelog.d/8548-require-stdlib-link.md`:
- Around line 5-8: Update the fenced code block in the changelog entry to
specify the text language identifier, preserving its comparison content
unchanged.
In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/collect_modules.rs`:
- Around line 400-406: Harden cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiers so it
recognizes only standalone global require calls, rejecting identifier-prefixed
forms such as myrequire and member calls such as loader.require. Preserve valid
CommonJS require detection, then add regression tests covering both
false-positive forms and verify they do not set needs_stdlib or populate
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| import * as http from 'node:http'; → Linking (with stdlib)... typeof createServer() === "object" | ||
| const http = require('http'); → Linking (runtime-only)... typeof createServer() === undefined | ||
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Add a language identifier to the fenced block.
At Line [5], the opening fence has no language. markdownlint-cli2 reports MD040 for this block. Add text, because the block contains a comparison rather than executable JavaScript.
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In `@changelog.d/8548-require-stdlib-link.md` around lines 5 - 8, Update the
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| for spec in super::cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiers(&source) { | ||
| if !perry_hir::requires_stdlib(&spec) { | ||
| continue; | ||
| } | ||
| ctx.needs_stdlib = true; | ||
| let normalized = spec.strip_prefix("node:").unwrap_or(&spec).to_string(); | ||
| ctx.native_module_imports.insert(normalized); |
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Restrict the link scan to global require calls.
At Line [400], extract_require_specifiers accepts the require suffix in myrequire("http") and member calls such as loader.require("http"). Its matching logic has no identifier-boundary or member-access check. These false positives set ctx.needs_stdlib and add http to ctx.native_module_imports, so code without a CommonJS stdlib require is no longer runtime-only. Harden extract_require_specifiers before using it for link decisions, and add regression tests for both forms.
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/collect_modules.rs` around lines 400 - 406,
Harden cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiers so it recognizes only standalone
global require calls, rejecting identifier-prefixed forms such as myrequire and
member calls such as loader.require. Preserve valid CommonJS require detection,
then add regression tests covering both false-positive forms and verify they do
not set needs_stdlib or populate native_module_imports.
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…t" (#8551) This reverts #8548. It fixed #8547 (issue_4903 0/2 -> 2/2) but broke issue_5247_property_read_source_location with a runtime-only link failure: undefined references to perry_wasm_host_* out of libperry_runtime.a. Attribution: 5247 passed on 1c23265 and fails on b00e261 in both sweep runs of that SHA. It does not reproduce locally, which points at feature unification -- pulling perry-stdlib onto more compile paths changes what target/debug/libperry_runtime.a contains, and the archive then carries webassembly.rs code whose externs only perry-wasm-host satisfies, which a runtime-only link line omits. Restores the known red (4903) rather than a new link-level one; a link regression can bite real builds, not just tests. Reopens #8547. Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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…8556) * fix(compile): treat require(<builtin>) as a stdlib requirement, and isolate the wasm-host test runtime Re-lands #8548 together with the test-isolation bug that defeated it. require("http") never reached ctx.native_module_imports, so needs_stdlib stayed false, the link came out runtime-only, perry-stdlib's dispatch init never ran, and stdlib-backed builtins returned undefined. The lowered HIR cannot answer this (the CJS shim switches over every builtin name at runtime), so the requirement is recovered from literal call sites via cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiers. #8548 alone broke issue_5247 with undefined perry_wasm_host_* refs. Cause: issue_5234_wasm_esm_import builds perry-runtime with perry-runtime/wasm-host into the SHARED target/debug, replacing libperry_runtime.a with one containing webassembly.rs, whose externs only libperry_wasm_host.a satisfies -- and that is linked only for programs referencing WebAssembly.*. It now builds into a dedicated target/perry-wasm-host-test, mirroring build_wasm_host_runtime in optimized_libs/no_auto.rs. Verified in one cargo test invocation: 4903 2/2, 5247 3/3, 5234 1/1. * chore: drop the version bump and key the fragment to #8553 --------- Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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require('http')linked runtime-only, so every stdlib-backed builtin reached that way returnedundefined(#8547).Same program, two import forms, opposite outcomes:
Cause.
ctx.native_module_imports— which drivesneeds_stdliband therefore the link mode — was populated only by the ESM import walk incollect_modules.rs. A CommonJSrequire("http")never landed in it, so the link came out runtime-only,perry-stdlib'scommon/dispatch/init.rsnever ran,JS_NATIVE_HTTP_DISPATCHstayed null, and the("http", "createServer")arm innative_module_dispatch/dispatch_d_i.rstook its documented null branch and returnedundefined. Nothing about this was http-specific: any stdlib-backed builtin reached throughrequirebehaved the same way.Why the obvious fix does not work. Recovering the requirement from the lowered HIR — the way
uses_dgramdoes — fails, and it is worth writing down so nobody retries it. Forrequire('http')the module name never becomes amodule:marker; the CJS shim emits a runtime dispatcher that switches over builtin names as string literals, and that switch contains a case for every builtin regardless of what the program uses. A static scan of the HIR would match the table rather than the call and link the stdlib into every CJS program.The fix therefore reads the literal call sites, which is exactly what
cjs_wrap::extract_require_specifiersalready extracts for CJS wrapping: anyrequire("<literal>")whose specifier satisfiesperry_hir::requires_stdlibnow feedsneeds_stdlib/native_module_importsalongside the import walk.Scope, verified by measurement — the change can only add stdlib linking for a program that genuinely references a stdlib-backed builtin:
console.log(...)onlyrequire("path")(runtime-only module)require("http")Dynamic
require(someVar)remains statically undetectable and is unchanged; the generated dispatcher can reach any builtin, so whether that case should force stdlib linking is a separate product decision, noted on #8547.crates/perry/tests/issue_4903_listen_callback_deferred.rsgoes 0/2 → 2/2, which clears the last sweep-tiercargo-testfailure onmain.Closes #8547.
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require()calls for supported standard-library modules now correctly include the required standard-library functionality.node:-prefixed module names are handled consistently.require()calls remain unchanged.Documentation
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