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For WebKit/WebKit too: see Route in Notes.

Problem

• The process aborts when the debugger is paused in a derived constructor before super() returns, and the client asks for the properties of an arrow function of that constructor. A client does that when the user expands the function in its variables view. Bun 1.4.3: panic(main thread): abort() called.
• JSInjectedScriptHost::getInternalProperties (JSInjectedScriptHost.cpp:583) reads this from the scope of the arrow function, for the internal property boundThis. Before super() returns the slot holds the empty value, and constructInternalProperty stores it with putDirect.

Fix

• The empty value becomes undefined.
• That is what the other readers for the debugger do: DebuggerScope::getOwnPropertySlot (DebuggerScope.cpp:86-93) and DebuggerCallFrame::thisValue.
• Verified with an inspector client (Notes): the request answers with boundThis on a debug build of Bun with this change, and aborts without it. No test is in this PR: the jsc shell has no injected script host.

Background

• An arrow function has no this of its own. JSC keeps this of the enclosing function in a scope slot, and the inspector shows it as the internal property boundThis.
• this of a derived constructor has no value before super() returns. The slot holds the empty value, which is not a value that a property can have.
• Considered a check in constructInternalProperty: boundThis is the only internal property that reads a scope.

Downsides

• None found. Checked: the change is one branch in a request that only a debugger client sends.

Notes

Route.

• The function is upstream's code, and WebKit/WebKit main (3f5092b) has the same lines at JSInjectedScriptHost.cpp:580-582. The patch has no fork guard.
• @sosukesuzuki: I cannot file the bugs.webkit.org entry or the WebKit/WebKit PR.
• Found in the review of [JSC] Arrow functions and eval code of a derived constructor read this at each use when other code of the constructor can call super() #1018. It is independent of [JSC] Hold the value and the key of a super property store in a RefPtr across ensureThis() #1016, [JSC] Predict the empty value for an unprofiled load of this of a derived constructor from its scope #1017 and [JSC] Arrow functions and eval code of a derived constructor read this at each use when other code of the constructor can call super() #1018.
• A test belongs in test/cli/inspect/inspect.test.ts of oven-sh/bun, in the PR that moves WEBKIT_VERSION to a commit with this change.

Reproduction. entry.js:

class Base {}
class Derived extends Base {
  constructor() {
    var reader = () => this;
    debugger; // `this` has no value here
    super();
  }
}
new Derived();

repro.ts, an inspector client that pauses at the debugger statement and asks for the properties of reader:

import { spawn } from "bun";

const child = spawn({ cmd: [process.execPath, "--inspect-wait=ws://127.0.0.1:0/", "entry.js"], stderr: "pipe" });
let text = "";
let url: string | undefined;
for await (const chunk of child.stderr) {
  text += new TextDecoder().decode(chunk);
  if ((url = text.match(/ws:\/\/\S+/)?.[0])) break;
}

const socket = new WebSocket(url!);
await new Promise(resolve => (socket.onopen = resolve));
let id = 0;
const replies = new Map<number, (message: any) => void>();
const paused = Promise.withResolvers<any>();
socket.onmessage = event => {
  const message = JSON.parse(String(event.data));
  if (message.method === "Debugger.paused") paused.resolve(message.params);
  replies.get(message.id)?.(message);
};
const send = (method: string, params = {}) =>
  new Promise<any>(resolve => {
    replies.set(++id, resolve);
    socket.send(JSON.stringify({ id, method, params }));
  });

await send("Inspector.enable");
await send("Runtime.enable");
await send("Debugger.enable");
await send("Debugger.setBreakpointsActive", { active: true });
await send("Debugger.setPauseOnDebuggerStatements", { enabled: true });
send("Inspector.initialized");

const { callFrames } = await paused.promise;
let reader: any;
for (const scope of callFrames[0].scopeChain) {
  const { result } = await send("Runtime.getDisplayableProperties", { objectId: scope.object.objectId });
  reader ??= result?.properties?.find((property: any) => property.name === "reader");
}
console.log("asking for the properties of `reader`");
const reply = send("Runtime.getDisplayableProperties", { objectId: reader.value.objectId });
const outcome = await Promise.race([reply, child.exited]);
if (typeof outcome === "number") console.log("the program exited with", outcome, child.signalCode ?? "");
else console.log("internal properties:", JSON.stringify(outcome.result?.internalProperties?.map((p: any) => p.name)));
child.kill();
process.exit(0);

Build	Output of bun repro.ts
Bun 1.4.3, Linux x64	the program exited with 134 SIGABRT
debug build of Bun main (2596ac5d39) with this change	internal properties: ["boundThis"]

With super(); in front of debugger;, both print internal properties: ["boundThis"].

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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs; because it touches inspector code that is intended for upstreaming and has no automated test, a human look would still be worthwhile.

What was reviewed:

• Confirmed the premise: JSLexicalEnvironment::getOwnPropertySlot goes through symbolTableGet with no TDZ check, so jsScope->get() at line 583 does return the raw empty slot value for this before super() returns.
• Checked the cited patterns: DebuggerScope::getOwnPropertySlot (DebuggerScope.cpp:88-93) and DebuggerCallFrame::thisValue (DebuggerCallFrame.cpp:201-202) both map the empty value to undefined the same way, so the fix follows existing code.
• The other scope read feeding putDirect in this file (private class members at line 406) reads a class scope populated at class evaluation, not a constructor's lexical scope, so it is not affected by the same state.
• No build or test was run in this review; the PR's manual inspector-client verification was not reproduced.

Extended reasoning...

The change adds three lines to JSInjectedScriptHost::getInternalProperties in Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector/JSInjectedScriptHost.cpp, converting an empty JSValue read from an arrow function's scope into undefined before it is stored as the "boundThis" internal property, which previously aborted via putDirect. It touches no security-sensitive surface; the code path is only reachable from a debugger client request. The fix is minimal and mirrors established patterns in DebuggerScope and DebuggerCallFrame, and I verified that the empty value can indeed reach this point. Defer rather than approve because Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector is covered by a CODEOWNERS entry, no regression test accompanies the change (the jsc shell has no injected script host), and the author intends it for upstream WebKit.

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Walkthrough

getInternalProperties now reports JavaScript undefined for an arrow function’s boundThis property when its scope lookup returns no value.

Changes

Arrow Function Bound This

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Normalize missing bound this Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector/JSInjectedScriptHost.cpp	When the scope lookup for an arrow function’s this returns no value, getInternalProperties reports undefined as boundThis.

Suggested reviewers: burg, patrickangle

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 4becd

The inspector reports undefined for an uninitialized captured this. No merge-blocking defect was established.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description follows the WebKit-style structure in its own way. It has a clear Problem, Fix, Background, and Downsides section, and it gives reproduction steps, verification results, and a link to …	Rewrite the description to follow the repository template. Add a bug title line and a Bugzilla link (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=#####), or state the bug reference once it exists. Add the 'Reviewed by' line, which may be left as…

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: arrow functions' boundThis is shown as undefined in the inspector while the derived constructor's this has no value. The raw summary confirms the change converts the e…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title names the main change: arrow functions' boundThis is shown as undefined in the inspector while the derived constructor's this has no value. The raw summary confirms the change converts the empty scope value to undefined in JSInjectedScriptHost::getInternalProperties. The title is specific and matches the changeset. It is long (126 characters, 21 words), which is a minor concern against the short-title guideline, but it does not affect relevance.

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The description follows the WebKit-style structure in its own way. It has a clear Problem, Fix, Background, and Downsides section, and it gives reproduction steps, verification results, and a link to the affected file and lines. It does not follow the repository template. It lacks the Bugzilla bug link and the bug title line. It also lacks the 'Reviewed by' line, the ChangeLog-style file list with function names, and the commit-message format the template asks for. The author states that the Bugzilla entry cannot be filed by them, so the missing bug link is a known gap. Overall the description is mostly complete on substance, but it does not meet the template's required fields.

Resolution

Rewrite the description to follow the repository template. Add a bug title line and a Bugzilla link (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=#####), or state the bug reference once it exists. Add the 'Reviewed by' line, which may be left as NOBODY (OOPS!) until review. Keep the explanation of the fix. Add the file-level change list in the template format, for example '* Source/JavaScriptCore/inspector/JSInjectedScriptHost.cpp:' with the affected function name. Move the reproduction and notes material out of the commit-message body if the description is to be used as the commit message.

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