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Address review on #35288: - The AggregateError branch of print_errorlike_object recursed via agg_iter without touching formatter.depth, so a nested AggregateError chain still walked unbounded (SIGSEGV under debug at ~12k deep). Mirror the cause-chain gate around the recursive call in agg_iter. - The error-property block set formatter.max_depth = 1 as an absolute, assuming depth == 0 on entry. With depth now bumped per cause level, object/array properties on a cause error collapsed to [Object ...]. Make the override relative (max_depth = formatter.depth after the +=1) so it always means one level from here.
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In `@src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs`:
- Around line 6118-6132: Update the nested print branch around
print_error_instance_js to store its result instead of propagating immediately.
Always restore formatter.depth and remove err from formatter.map before
returning the stored result, preserving successful output and propagating any
nested-print error afterward.
In `@test/js/bun/util/inspect.test.js`:
- Line 870: Replace the prose comment above the regression test with the exact
tracked issue URL, using the existing issue reference for this regression and no
additional explanatory text.
- Around line 939-950: Strengthen the assertions in the Bun.inspect deep
AggregateError test by verifying that the captured output includes the expected
"[Error ...]" truncation marker. Keep the existing length-prefix and
successful-process checks, and assert this marker from the emitted stdout so the
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No new issues found after 029df54 / 6745811 — the earlier agg_iter stack_check, print_event gate, cause-property max_depth regression, and state-restore-before-? concerns are all addressed, and the JSX/Proxy sibling is deferred to #29709 as noted. Deferring to a human for the user-visible default change: console.log([[[[x]]]]) now truncates at level 3 (matching Node but diverging from prior Bun output), and the formatter.max_depth = formatter.depth relative-cap in the error-property block is subtle enough to warrant a maintainer glance.
What was reviewed:
- Traced the new depth gate at each of the five
self.depth += 1sites inConsoleObject.rsand both recursion sites inVirtualMachine.rs; confirmeddepth: Infinitystill reaches the leaf via the> max_depth(not>=) comparison andstack_checkcovers theu16::MAXsaturation case. - Checked the
errors_to_appendloop restoresprev_depthand removes fromformatter.mapon both the truncation and error-propagation paths. - Verified the flat
AggregateError([a, b])case: each sibling bumps then decrementsdepth, so[Error ...]doesn't fire at the default depth (covered by test).
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Overview
Adds depth > max_depth gates to print_array, print_map_like, print_set, print_map_iterator_like, and print_event in ConsoleObject.rs (via a new print_depth_exceeded_marker helper), and to the Error cause-chain loop and agg_iter AggregateError callback in VirtualMachine.rs. Also makes the error-property block's max_depth override relative to the current depth instead of absolute 1. Updates console-log.expected.txt for the now-truncated 4-level array and adds ~150 lines of tests.
Security risks
None. This is output-formatting only; no untrusted input reaches new allocation or syscall paths. The change strictly reduces work done per console.log call and eliminates a native-stack-overflow SIGSEGV path in agg_iter.
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. console.log / Bun.inspect output is user-visible and widely snapshot-tested downstream, and the native formatter has subtle state (depth, max_depth, quote_strings, visited map) threaded through mutually-recursive functions. This PR went through three review iterations that each surfaced a real defect (missing stack_check in agg_iter, ungated print_event sibling, max_depth = 1 collapsing cause-error properties), all now fixed with tests. That history — plus the default-output change to nested arrays — is why I'm deferring rather than approving.
Other factors
- All prior inline threads (mine and CodeRabbit's) are resolved; the one intentionally-unaddressed sibling (JSX/Proxy) is tracked in #29709 per robobun's reply.
- Test coverage is thorough: exact-output assertions at
depth: 0/2/Infinity, spawned-subprocess tests for the 1000-deep and 20000-deep cases, a regression test for the cause-property expansion, and the flat-AggregateError negative case. - The
console-log.expected.txtsnapshot change is the only pre-existing test affected; the PR description notes the... 900 more itemsbehavior remains covered by the dedicated "long arrays get cutoff" test.
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All prior review threads are addressed; scoping JSX/Proxy out to #29709 is reasonable given the conflict. No new issues found this pass. Deferring to a maintainer only because this changes default console.log output for nested containers — correct and Node-matching, but the marker format ([Array ...] vs Node's [Array]) and the console-log.expected.txt diff are worth a human sign-off.
What was reviewed:
- Depth-gate placement in
print_array/print_map_like/print_set/print_map_iterator_like/print_event— each mirrors the existingprint_objectcheck and uses the shared marker helper. agg_iternow has both the depth gate andstack_check; theerrors_to_appendloop restoresprev_depthand runsmap.removebefore propagating (6745811).- The
formatter.max_depth = formatter.depthrelative override — regression test confirms object/array props on a cause error still expand one level. - Tests: exact output at depth 0/2/∞, spawned 1000-deep and 20000-deep guards, flat-AggregateError unchanged.
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Overview
Adds the depth > max_depth truncation check — previously only in print_object — to the sibling container printers (print_array, print_map_like, print_set, print_map_iterator_like, print_event) via a shared print_depth_exceeded_marker helper in ConsoleObject.rs, and to the Error cause-chain and AggregateError.errors recursion in VirtualMachine.rs. Also adds a stack_check to agg_iter so {depth: Infinity} on a deep AggregateError chain bails cleanly instead of overflowing the native stack. ~60 lines of Rust across two files, ~150 lines of new tests, and one snapshot update.
Security risks
None introduced. The change strictly reduces work done per console.log call by capping recursion; it removes a mild DoS vector (megabytes of output / RangeError thrown out of console.log / native stack overflow on adversarial nesting). No new user input parsing, no allocation driven by untrusted sizes.
Level of scrutiny
Medium. This is native-formatter code with subtle mutable-state management (formatter.depth, formatter.max_depth, formatter.map) and a user-visible behavior change to default console.log output. It's not security-sensitive or on a hot request path, but the state save/restore ordering (particularly the prev_depth capture and map.remove before result? in the cause loop, and the relative max_depth = depth override) is the kind of thing that regresses quietly. Three review rounds found real issues each time (missing stack_check in agg_iter, un-gated print_event, cause-error property collapse); all are now fixed with dedicated tests.
Other factors
- Review history: I've already left three rounds of inline findings; every one was addressed with a follow-up commit and a test. The last open thread (JSX/Proxy siblings) was scoped out with a concrete pointer to open PR #29709 covering exactly that fix — duplicating it here would create merge conflicts, and those crashes pre-date this PR.
- Test coverage: Strong. Exact-string assertions at depth 0 and 2 for Map/Set/Array;
depth: Infinityround-trips; spawned subprocess tests for 1000-deep Map/Set/Array/Error/AggregateError/MessageEvent asserting bounded stdout and marker presence; 20000-deep AggregateError under{depth: Infinity}assertingtruncated=true; flat-AggregateError negative check; cause-error-property-expansion regression test. The gate evidence shows 8 tests fail on main and pass on the PR under both ASAN-debug and release. - Behavior change:
console.log([[[[...deep...]]]])now truncates at the default depth instead of printing every level. This matches Node and the existing behavior for plain objects, but it does change output users may be relying on (theconsole-log.expected.txtdiff shows this).Bun.inspect(x, {depth: Infinity})and--console-depthstill print everything. A maintainer should confirm the marker format ([Array ...]— matching Bun's existing[Object ...]— vs Node's bare[Array]) is the intended house style. - Why not approve: The diff is not small/mechanical, it changes default user-visible output, and the Rust state-management edits are non-obvious enough that they warranted three correction rounds. It looks correct now, but it's over the bar for auto-approval.
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Address review on #35288: - The AggregateError branch of print_errorlike_object recursed via agg_iter without touching formatter.depth, so a nested AggregateError chain still walked unbounded (SIGSEGV under debug at ~12k deep). Mirror the cause-chain gate around the recursive call in agg_iter. - The error-property block set formatter.max_depth = 1 as an absolute, assuming depth == 0 on entry. With depth now bumped per cause level, object/array properties on a cause error collapsed to [Object ...]. Make the override relative (max_depth = formatter.depth after the +=1) so it always means one level from here.
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I reviewed this PR and found no new issues — all earlier findings (AggregateError depth+stack_check, print_event, cause-chain state restore) are addressed and the JSX/Proxy siblings are reasonably scoped to #29709. Because it changes default console.log output for nested arrays and there's an open coordination decision with #39637 on cause-chain depth for uncaught errors, a maintainer look is still worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
- Depth gates in
print_array/print_map_like/print_set/print_map_iterator_like/print_eventand the sharedprint_depth_exceeded_markerhelper — same comparison and marker style as the existingprint_objectpath. agg_iterand theerrors_to_appendloop: depth bump/restore ordering,stack_checkunder{depth: Infinity}, and thatprev_depth/map.removerun beforeresult?propagates.- The
max_depth = 1→max_depth = formatter.depthchange for extra error properties — verified the drop guard restores it and the new "still expand one level" test pins the intended behavior.
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Overview
The PR adds depth > max_depth gates to five recursive print sites in ConsoleObject.rs (Array, Map, Set, Map/SetIterator, MessageEvent/ErrorEvent) via a new print_depth_exceeded_marker helper, and adds depth tracking + a stack_check to two error-recursion sites in VirtualMachine.rs (agg_iter for nested AggregateError, and the errors_to_append cause-chain loop). It also changes the extra-property dump's absolute max_depth = 1 to the relative max_depth = formatter.depth so that nested causes still expand their own properties one level. ~150 lines of new tests in inspect.test.js and one updated console-log.expected.txt fixture.
Security risks
None identified. This is output-formatting only; no untrusted-input parsing, no allocation sized by external data, no auth/crypto surface. The change strictly reduces work done per console.log call on adversarial inputs (deeply nested containers), which is a mild DoS-resistance improvement.
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. The formatter is not security-critical, but every uncaught error and every console.log goes through it, and this PR changes default output: console-log.expected.txt shows a 4-deep nested array now truncates at level 3 instead of printing 100+ elements. That's a user-visible behavior change (matching Node, per the PR description) that a maintainer should sign off on. The VirtualMachine.rs changes touch the error-printing path shared by Bun.inspect, console.log, and the uncaught-error handler.
Other factors
This PR has been through three rounds of my own inline review; every finding was addressed and each thread is resolved. The current bug-hunting pass found nothing. Tests are thorough (exact-output at depth 0/2, {depth: Infinity} round-trips, spawned-subprocess bounds on 1000-deep and 20000-deep chains, and a positive test that flat AggregateError is unchanged). CI's only reported failure was an unrelated no-orphans.test.ts macOS flake.
Two things keep this from an auto-approve: (1) the default-output change to nested arrays deserves a maintainer ack, and (2) robobun's note on the #39637 interaction ("whichever PR lands second needs to decide: keep the console depth for causes, or give the cause walk its own bound") is a design call that shouldn't be made by an automated approval.
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Re the #39637 interaction, for whoever resolves it. Measured today with a 50-deep cause chain:
So standalone, this PR matches Node for |
The native console formatter's depth > max_depth check only lived in print_object, so plain objects truncated at [Object ...] but Map, Set, Array, Map/SetIterator, and Error.cause recursion walked unbounded. A 1000-deep nested Map produced ~2 MB of output, a 100-deep cause chain ~20-80 KB, and ~3k cause / ~12k Map threw RangeError out of console.log after partial output. Add the same depth check at the top of print_array, print_map_like, print_set, and print_map_iterator_like (each already incremented self.depth but never checked it), emitting [Map ...], [Set ...], [Array ...] to match the existing [Object ...] style. In the cause-chain loop in print_error_instance_body, bump formatter.depth around the recursive call and emit [Error ...] when the cap is hit, matching Node's [cause]: [Error] behavior.
Address review on #35288: - The AggregateError branch of print_errorlike_object recursed via agg_iter without touching formatter.depth, so a nested AggregateError chain still walked unbounded (SIGSEGV under debug at ~12k deep). Mirror the cause-chain gate around the recursive call in agg_iter. - The error-property block set formatter.max_depth = 1 as an absolute, assuming depth == 0 on entry. With depth now bumped per cause level, object/array properties on a cause error collapsed to [Object ...]. Make the override relative (max_depth = formatter.depth after the +=1) so it always means one level from here.
- print_event (MessageEvent/ErrorEvent) was the last self.depth
increment site in the formatter without a depth > max_depth check;
a nested MessageEvent({data: prev}) chain produced ~3 MB at 1000
deep. Emit [MessageEvent ...] / [ErrorEvent ...] at the cap.
- agg_iter's depth gate cannot fire with {depth: Infinity} because
both depth and max_depth are u16 and saturating_add keeps depth at
65535 forever; a ~12k-deep AggregateError chain still SIGSEGV'd.
Add a stack_check.is_safe_to_recurse() alongside the depth check,
matching print_error_instance_js and print_as_prelude.
Address coderabbit review: store the nested print_error_instance_js result so formatter.depth and the visited-map entry are restored on the error path as well as the success path. Also strengthen the deep-AggregateError test to assert the [Error ...] marker appears.
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In `@src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs`:
- Around line 5524-5531: Handle write failures in the truncation-marker paths:
in src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs lines 5524-5531, update the write around the marker
formatting to set Formatter::failed when it fails; in src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs
lines 5216-5224, set formatter.failed for the “[Error ...]” marker write and use
the existing failure path to stop further aggregate formatting.
In `@test/js/bun/util/inspect.test.js`:
- Around line 1024-1149: Extend the depth-cap test coverage around the existing
formatter tests to include nested MapIterator and SetIterator cases, asserting
finite-depth output uses the appropriate truncation marker and depth: Infinity
reaches the leaf. Also add depth: Infinity leaf-expansion assertions for Set,
Array, and ErrorEvent, using the existing nested fixtures and preserving current
finite-depth checks.
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I reviewed this PR again after the latest commits and found no bugs — all four earlier findings (agg_iter stack_check, print_event gate, relative max_depth, cause-loop state restore) are in the diff and covered by the new tests. Because it changes user-visible console.log/Bun.inspect output in native code and the author has flagged an open interaction with #39637 that needs a maintainer call, a human look is still worthwhile.
What was reviewed:
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depth > max_depthgates inConsoleObject.rs(Array/Map/Set/MapIterator/Event) route through the sharedprint_depth_exceeded_marker;{depth: Infinity}still reaches the leaf. agg_iterand thecauseloop inVirtualMachine.rs: depth is saturating-bumped and restored on every path,agg_iteralso checksstack_check, and the cause loop restoresdepth/mapbefore?.formatter.max_depth = formatter.depthfor the error-property dump — verified against theinner.info/inner.tagsregression test.console-log.expected.txtchange is the only snapshot delta and matches Node's array truncation;... 900 more itemsremains covered by the earlier sparse-array case.
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Overview
The PR adds a depth > max_depth gate to five container printers in src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs (print_array, print_map_like, print_map_iterator_like, print_set, print_event) via a new shared print_depth_exceeded_marker helper, and adds depth tracking plus a stack_check guard to the Error cause loop and agg_iter in src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs. The error-property dump's absolute max_depth = 1 becomes relative (= formatter.depth). Nine new tests in test/js/bun/util/inspect.test.js cover Map/Set/Array/MessageEvent/ErrorEvent/cause-chain/AggregateError at bounded depth, at {depth: Infinity}, and via spawned subprocesses for the crash cases. console-log.expected.txt updates one array snapshot.
Security risks
None. The change is purely in the debug/inspect formatter and only reduces work done per call (truncates earlier). No new user-controlled input is parsed; no allocation is sized from untrusted data. The added stack_check in agg_iter closes a native stack overflow (SIGSEGV) reachable from Bun.inspect(deepAggregateError, {depth: Infinity}), which is a robustness improvement.
Level of scrutiny
Medium-high. This is native Rust in a path exercised by every console.log and Bun.inspect call, and it changes user-visible output (deeply nested arrays now truncate at the depth limit like objects already did — matching Node, but still an observable change). The PR has already been through three rounds of automated review on this thread; each finding was fixed and has a corresponding test. The remaining JSX/Proxy sibling was intentionally scoped out to #29709 to avoid a merge conflict.
Other factors
The author has explicitly documented an interaction with open PR #39637: combined, uncaught errors would print root+2 causes instead of Node's root+5, and #39637's three-cause test would fail. That is a coordination/design decision (which PR adjusts, and to what bound) that a maintainer should make — it is not a bug in this PR standalone. Given the user-visible output change and that open cross-PR decision, I'm deferring rather than auto-approving.
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1059-1059:⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 MinorStrengthen the
SetIteratordepth: Infinityassertion.
toContain("SetIterator {")verifies only the type header. It passes if the iterator prints no elements. Assert that the leaf value1is present, or assert the complete expanded output, as theMapIteratorassertion does.As per coding guidelines, tests must “assert the strongest meaningful invariant.”
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I reviewed this PR and the current revision looks correct — all earlier inline findings (AggregateError depth gate, stack_check, print_event, relative max_depth, state restore before ?) have been addressed with tests. Deferring to a human for the merge decision given the user-visible console output change (console-log.expected.txt) and the documented ordering interaction with #39637 that a maintainer should acknowledge.
What was reviewed:
- Depth gates in
print_array/print_map_like/print_map_iterator_like/print_set/print_eventmirror the existingprint_objectcheck and share oneprint_depth_exceeded_markerhelper. agg_iterand the cause loop bump/restoreformatter.depthsymmetrically; the cause loop restoresprev_depthandmap.removebefore propagating a nested error.formatter.max_depth = formatter.depthin the error property block is restored by the existingRestoreFmtdrop guard.- Test coverage: finite depth,
depth: 0,depth: Infinity, and the 20000-deep AggregateError stack-limit path in a subprocess.
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Overview
The PR adds depth > max_depth gates to five container printers in src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs (print_array, print_map_like, print_map_iterator_like, print_set, print_event) via a new shared print_depth_exceeded_marker helper, and adds depth tracking plus a stack_check guard to the Error cause loop and agg_iter in src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs. It changes the error property dump's max_depth override from absolute 1 to relative formatter.depth so object properties on cause errors still expand one level. ~60 lines of Rust across two core formatter files, ~160 lines of new tests, and an updated console-log.expected.txt snapshot.
Security risks
None identified. The change is confined to the diagnostic formatter for console.log / Bun.inspect. No auth, crypto, permissions, or untrusted-input parsing is touched. If anything, the change reduces DoS surface — deeply nested inputs that previously produced megabytes of output or SIGSEGV'd the process now truncate.
Level of scrutiny
Medium. This is core runtime formatter code that every console.log call reaches, and it changes user-visible output (nested arrays now truncate at the console depth instead of printing fully — see the console-log.expected.txt diff). The change is a bug fix aligning with Node's behavior and the existing [Object ...] convention, not a new feature. It went through three rounds of inline review (six findings from prior runs of this bot, three from CodeRabbit), each producing a fix commit and a test — that iteration history is a signal that a human should confirm the final shape.
Other factors
- All prior inline threads are resolved. The JSX/Proxy sibling was intentionally scoped out with reference to open PR #29709; the write-failure-handling comment was declined with a rationale matching the existing
print_object_depth_exceededconvention. - Cross-PR coordination: The author documented that combining this with #39637 as written would drop uncaught-throw cause printing from root+8 to root+2 and break #39637's three-cause test. The author's stated position is to land this as-is and let #39637 adjust. That's a reasonable plan but a maintainer should acknowledge it before merge.
- Test quality: 9 new cases in
inspect.test.jscover Map/Set/Array/MapIterator/SetIterator/MessageEvent/ErrorEvent/cause/AggregateError at depth 0, depth 2, anddepth: Infinity, plus two spawned-subprocess tests (1000-deep containers stay under 4 KB; 20000-deep AggregateError withdepth: Infinityemits[Error ...]instead of crashing). PR description states 8 of 9 fail on the released bun. - Behavioral change:
console.log([[[[...]]]])now truncates at the console depth. This is the intended fix and matches Node, but it does change existing output for nested arrays that were previously fully expanded.
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This depth cap closes a network-reachable crash, not only a console output-size problem. Measurements below. The remote doorA // server.mjs
const server = Bun.serve({ port: 3000, hostname: "127.0.0.1", development: false,
async fetch(req) {
const body = await req.json();
if (!body || !Array.isArray(body.items)) throw body; // or: return Promise.reject(body)
return Response.json({ n: body.items.length });
} });
console.log("listening on " + server.port);// client.mjs
const D = 30000;
const r = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:3000/api", { method: "POST", body: "[".repeat(D) + "]".repeat(D) })
.then(r => r.status, e => "request failed: " + e.code);
console.log(r); // "request failed: ECONNRESET": the server process took SIGSEGVThe client sends 60 KB. Measured, release builds, loopbackOne request to a fresh server, body depth 200000.
This PR alone closes the door. #34884 turns the SIGSEGV into a process exit: its stack guard fires at about 21400 levels, and the Entry shapes, depth 200000, bun 1.4.2 against this PR:
A test for the gateThe evidence block on this PR says no test proof. The two cases below fail on bun 1.4.2 and on main, and pass with the two-file src diff of this PR. They run in about 100 ms. They are on branch The first case writes the child's stderr to a file instead of a pipe. With no depth cap that one request writes 8 MB. test/js/bun/http/serve.test.tsdescribe("a handler that throws the parsed request body", () => {
// The default error path prints the thrown value with the native formatter.
// The client controls the shape of that value, so the formatter's depth cap
// is what keeps one request from taking the server process down.
const serverSource = `
const server = Bun.serve({
port: 0,
hostname: "127.0.0.1",
development: false,
async fetch(req) {
if (new URL(req.url).pathname === "/ping") return new Response("pong");
throw await req.json();
},
});
console.log(server.port);
`;
async function startServer(dir: string, stderr: number | "ignore") {
const proc = Bun.spawn({
cmd: [bunExe(), "server.js"],
env: bunEnv,
cwd: dir,
stdout: "pipe",
stderr,
});
const reader = proc.stdout.getReader();
const { value } = await reader.read();
reader.releaseLock();
return { proc, port: Number(new TextDecoder().decode(value!).trim()) };
}
function nestedArray(depth: number) {
return Buffer.alloc(depth, "[").toString() + Buffer.alloc(depth, "]").toString();
}
it("bounds what the default error printer writes", async () => {
using dir = tempDir("serve-throw-deep-array", { "server.js": serverSource });
// Not a pipe: with no depth cap this one request writes about 8 MB.
const errPath = join(String(dir), "stderr.log");
const errFd = openSync(errPath, "w");
const { proc, port } = await startServer(String(dir), errFd);
try {
const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api`, { method: "POST", body: nestedArray(2000) });
expect(res.status).toBe(500);
const ping = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/ping`);
expect(await ping.text()).toBe("pong");
expect(statSync(errPath).size).toBeLessThan(64 * 1024);
} finally {
proc.kill();
await proc.exited;
}
});
it("keeps serving when the body is too deep for the printer to walk", async () => {
using dir = tempDir("serve-throw-deeper-array", { "server.js": serverSource });
const { proc, port } = await startServer(String(dir), "ignore");
try {
const res = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/api`, { method: "POST", body: nestedArray(50_000) });
expect(res.status).toBe(500);
const ping = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/ping`);
expect(await ping.text()).toBe("pong");
expect(proc.signalCode).toBeNull();
} finally {
proc.kill();
await proc.exited;
}
});
});It needs RebaseThis PR is 714 commits behind main. Its two src hunks still apply: I am not opening a competing PR. This comment is the evidence. |
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Updated this PR to current main in a3f1459.
I measured this PR against four values that overflow the native stack in the error printer on main (table in #36602 (comment)). With the depth cap none of them crashes, on each door I ran: One finding: an let e = new Error("leaf");
for (let i = 0; i < 9; i++) e = new AggregateError([e], "agg" + i);
throw e; // stderr: "[Error ...]" and nothing else. With 8 levels it prints "error: leaf" and the stack.The message of the thrown error is lost. main prints an Build note: after this merge the branch includes #42851 (LLVM 23.1.1), so a local |
…s to the caller's depth; clamp the table start depth
- An empty Array, Map, or Set past max_depth prints as [], Map {}, or
Set {} again. The depth check ran before the empty check, so the
marker implied contents that do not exist. Node prints the empty form
too.
- The error property dump narrows max_depth to one level. An Error
reached through that dump (err.details = { inner }) then had its cause
and its AggregateError members cut to [Error ...] at any depth, even
depth: Infinity. The dump now keeps the caller's cap in
Formatter::outer_max_depth, and the cause and AggregateError walks read
it through error_chain_max_depth().
- Bun.inspect.table seeds the cell start depth from its depth option,
against a fixed max_depth of 5. A depth above 5 started every cell
past the cap, so Array, Map, and Set cells collapsed to a marker (plain
objects already did). TablePrinter::set_start_depth clamps the start
depth to max_depth, so such a depth prints cells like the default.
- Restore coverage of a long array wrapped at a nested indent, which the
console-log fixture no longer reaches.
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Beyond the inline finding, I also checked the new TablePrinter::set_start_depth path in src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs:678: Bun.inspect.table(rows, { depth: N }) still seeds the cell formatter's current nesting from N (larger N means shallower cells), but that inversion is pre-existing — the base branch assigned value_formatter.depth = format_options.max_depth directly — so the clamp only bounds it and does not introduce it.
Extended reasoning...
This run's confirmed finding is posted inline, so no approval. The one additional candidate examined was the depth option semantics for Bun.inspect.table after the switch to set_start_depth in src/runtime/api/BunObject.rs:593; the diff shows the base already wrote the parsed depth into value_formatter.depth, so the larger-N-shallower-cells behavior is not new to this PR, and the added .min(max_depth) clamp only prevents the marker from firing on the first cell for N above 5.
… depth cap
When the members are one level past the cap, agg_iter replaced each of
them with [Error ...] and print_errorlike_object returned, so the whole
AggregateError printed as bare markers with no name, message, or stack.
Bun.inspect(agg, { depth: 0 }) and console.log({ a: { b: agg } }) could
not tell which error it was, while a plain Error at the same spot prints
in full.
Print the AggregateError like any other error first in that case, then
the member markers. Node prints the same shape: the header and stack,
then [errors]: [Array]. The normal output (members only) and the
stack-limit path are unchanged.
…ill the server The default Bun.serve error path prints the thrown value with the native console formatter. The client controls the shape of that value, so the depth cap from #35288 is what bounds the work. That change landed with console tests only. These two cases cover the server: - a 2000-deep array body: the printed error stays under 64 KB - a 50000-deep array body: the server answers 500 and serves the next request Both fail with the src changes of #35288 reverted, and on bun 1.4.2.
…ill the server The default Bun.serve error path prints the thrown value with the native console formatter. The client controls the shape of that value, so the depth cap from #35288 is what bounds the work. That change landed with console tests only. These two cases cover the server: - a 2000-deep array body: the printed error stays under 64 KB - a 50000-deep array body: the server answers 500 and serves the next request Both fail with the src changes of #35288 reverted, and on bun 1.4.2.
Problem
console.logof a nestedMap,Set,Array,MessageEvent, Errorcausechain, orAggregateErrorprints every level. A 1000-deepMapprints 2 MB. Deeper chains throwRangeError: Maximum call stack size exceededout ofconsole.log. A nestedAggregateErrorchain overflows the native stack.print_object(src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs) comparesdepthtomax_depth. The other container printers never compare it. Thecauseloop andagg_iter(src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs) do not track depth.Fix
[Array ...],[Map ...],[Set ...],[MapIterator ...], or[MessageEvent ...]past the cap, like[Object ...], through oneprint_depth_exceeded_marker. An empty container still prints[],Map {}, orSet {}.causeloop andagg_iterbumpdepthand print[Error ...]past the cap.agg_iteralso checks the native stack guard (stack_check). The error property dump narrowsmax_depth, so it keeps the caller's cap inouter_max_depthfor these walks.Bun.inspect.tablepasses itsdepthoption as the cell start depth, against a fixedmax_depthof 5.TablePrinter::set_start_depthnow clamps it, so adepthabove 5 prints cells like the default.inspect.test.js(13 new cases, 12 fail on the released bun),bun-inspect-table.test.ts(2 new), and the related console suites.Background
Formatter(ConsoleObject.rs) is the native walker behindconsole.logandBun.inspect.max_depthcomes from--console-depth,Bun.inspect(x, {depth}), or the default of 2.print_error_instance_body(VirtualMachine.rs) prints an Error, notFormatter. It dumps the error's properties one level deep and walkscauseandAggregateError.errorsitself.{depth: Infinity}setsmax_depthtou16::MAX, anddepthsaturates there. A depth comparison alone cannot stop that walk.Notes
Sizes before and after, on this branch:
causechainMapSetArrayMessageEventRangeErroror SIGSEGVTables. A container nested inside a cell now prints as a marker, like a nested plain object already did:
{ x: [Object ...] },[ [Array ...] ],Map(1) { 1: [Map ...] }. Node'sconsole.tableprints the same shape ([ [Array] ],Map(1) { 1 => [Map] }). For adepthoption above 5, the released bun starts every cell past the cap: a plain object cell prints[Object ...]and the new gates would have done the same to Array, Map, and Set cells. The clamp makes such a depth print cells like the default, object cells included.{ depth: 0 }keeps its meaning (console-table.test.tsuses it to mirrorconsole.table). The option is not redefined as amax_depth: #34241 did that and was closed without a merge.AggregateError at the cap. When the members are one level past the cap, the AggregateError prints like any other error first (name, message, stack), then one
[Error ...]per member. Without that,Bun.inspect(agg, { depth: 0 })printed only the markers. Node prints the same shape: the header, then[errors]: [Array]. The normal output is unchanged: members only, as #39633 left it.Errors inside Error properties. With
err.details = { inner },err.list = [inner], or anAggregateErrorinside a property, the cause and the members of the nested error follow the caller's depth:depth: Infinityprints them all,depth: 2prints[Error ...]. Plain object properties keep the one-level cap.Cause depth per entry point, measured with a 50-deep chain.
console.log: Node prints root + 2 causes, this branch prints root + 2 causes. Uncaughtthrow: Node prints root + 5 causes, this branch prints root + 8 (the error handler'sFormatter::newdepth), released bun prints all 50. #39637 changes the error handler's formatter to the console depth. Combined with this PR as written, an uncaught error would print root + 2 causes, and #39637's three-cause test would fail. The cause loop reads the depth cap on purpose so{depth}and--console-depthcontrol it. Whichever PR lands second has to pick: the console depth for causes, or #39637 applying its depth only on the non-Error branch.test/js/web/console/console-log.expected.txtchanges for[[[[Array(1000).fill(4)]]]], which now stops at the fourth level like Node. The removed text (a long array wrapped at indent 10, then... 900 more items) is asserted again bylong arrays get cutoff at a nested indentinconsole-log.test.ts, throughBun.inspect(x, { depth: 5 }).stack_checkis the formatter's native stack guard. Container printers reach it inprint_as_prelude. The error walks do not, soagg_itercalls it directly.Suites run on the merged branch:
inspect.test.js,inspect-error.test.js,reportError.test.ts,console-log.test.ts,console-depth.test.ts,bun-inspect.test.ts,bun-inspect-table.test.ts,console-table.test.ts,build-error.test.ts(244 pass, 1 skip that is also skipped on main).JSX and Proxy have the same unbounded recursion. #29709 is open with that fix, so it is left out here.
Review history: the
AggregateErrorgate, itsstack_check, theprint_eventgate, the relativemax_depth, the state restore before?in the cause loop, the empty-container order,outer_max_depth, the table clamp, and the AggregateError header at the cap each came from review and each has a test.The branch merges main as of 2026-09-16. The only textual conflict was in
inspect.test.js, where both sides appended a describe block.no test proof · iteration 3 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/bun/util/inspect.test.js