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What does this PR do?

bunx <tarball-url> fails with unrecognised dependency format: @https://... because a remote tarball provides no package or bin name before installation. This PR installs URL specifiers under a deterministic internal alias and then uses package-owned bin discovery to select and link the executable from the installed package's package.json.

Fixes #3675

Stacked on #37150. The last two commits are new here; the first five belong to that PR, whose bin-resolution machinery this builds on. It rebases onto main once #37150 lands.

  • bunx: support anonymous URL packages (currently 9244332)
  • bunx: log the binary selected after install (currently 256f152) — the four post-install execution paths ran without a scoped_log!, so a BUN_DEBUG_bunx trace ended at the install and never showed which executable was chosen.

How did you verify your code works?

  • test/cli/install/bunx.test.ts covers bun x and bunx cold installs, warm cache reuse, and --no-install errors against a hermetic opaque-URL fixture (no package name derivable from the URL).
  • bun bd test test/cli/install/bunx.test.ts: 50 pass, 1 skip, 0 fail.
  • New tests fail with USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1.
  • A tarball URL carrying a query string (?x=y, the shape from Bun isolated linker misresolves packages installed from tarball URLs with query strings #36987) resolves and runs: the alias hashes the whole URL, so the query never becomes a path component and keeps its own cache entry.

kjanat added 6 commits August 7, 2026 17:38
Give concurrent bunx tests independent registry handlers, request counters,
and package directories so one case cannot consume another case's fixture
state. Dispose temporary install/cache directories after the suite instead
of leaving debug binaries behind.

Also make the user-agent assertion independent of inherited npm config and
the debug-only version suffix.
When multiple packages expose the same bin, the shared node_modules/.bin
winner may not belong to the package selected by bunx. Resolve requested
and default bins from the named package's package.json for local and bunx
cache installs, then use the installer's validated cross-platform linker.

Keep explicit package selection from falling through to unrelated bins.
Preserve native-binlink redirects only when the installed target matches
the declaring optional dependency's name, version, and platform, and share
the installer's fallback policy through Linker.

Cover explicit and implicit bunx forms, warm and cold caches, hoisted and
isolated linkers, unsafe or missing bins, and native redirect fallback.
- validate package name before building node_modules paths; make
  alias_is_safe_install_target pub for the bunx-side guard
- return PathTooLong instead of panicking when a formatted path exactly
  fills its buffer; same for three pre-existing expect("unreachable") sites
- skip a native-binlink candidate on path overflow instead of aborting
  the whole search
- capture abs_dest_buf pointer before writes, matching link()
- tests: drain piped stdout, parameterize bin name, assert bin output and
  exit codes, chmodSync over shell chmod
- rebuild my-special-pkg/actual-package/runner-pkg fixture tarballs:
  oven-sh#21517 shipped them with a literal '#\!' shebang (shell history-escaping
  artifact) plus macOS ._ AppleDouble entries, so executing their bin
  always failed with ENOEXEC; its assertions never checked the run, so
  the three package-selection tests passed while exercising nothing
- resolve_installed_native_binlink_target derived the real node_modules
  dir with a single dirname; for a scoped package that lands on the
  @scope directory, so the realpath candidate never matched and the
  isolated linker fell back to the main package bin. Strip one more
  component for scoped names. Covered by new scoped fixtures
  (`@binlink-scope/test-native-binlink`) and a per-linker bunx test
  that fails on the isolated linker without the fix.
- a probe failure (unreadable node_modules, malformed package.json,
  failed symlink) aborted bunx before the install fallback could repair
  it; probes now degrade to PackageNotFound with a debug log
- log 'refusing untrusted cached binary' in the post-install lookups,
  matching every other trust check in exec()
- cold-cache test: assert exactly one bunx cache entry instead of
  taking the first match
- the isolated installer's retry-without-native-binlink kept the first
  attempt's err; link_bin_or_create_shim treats a pre-set err as its own
  failure and unlinks the retry's symlink, so the retry was a no-op
  whenever err (not skipped_due_to_missing_bin) triggered it. Reset both
  fields in both retry blocks, matching bin.rs link_package_bin. The
  hoisted installer rebuilds its Linker per iteration and was unaffected.
- dummy registry: extract the duplicated version-map construction into
  buildVersions, note that 'latest' falls back to insertion order
- scoped-fixture generator: clean up temp dirs in a finally block
Remote tarball URLs do not provide a package or bin name before
installation. Install them under a deterministic internal alias, then
use package-owned bin discovery to select and link the executable from
package.json.

Cover `bun x` and `bunx` cold installs, warm cache reuse, and
`--no-install` errors with a hermetic opaque URL fixture.

Fixes oven-sh#3675
The post-install execution paths ran without a scoped log, so a
BUN_DEBUG_bunx trace ended at the install and never showed which
executable was chosen. Only the rejecting branches logged.

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Conflicts with #39403 (claude/install-mega), 8 hunks:

  • bin.rs (2): their seen.remove() before the early return, my return false
  • PackageInstaller.rs: they rewrote the guard in alias_is_safe_install_target, I only widened it to pub
  • postinstall_optimizer.rs: their added libc check, my extracted is_native_binlink_replacement
  • bunx_command.rs: their directories.bin validation from bunx: resolve directories.bin relative to the package #39096 and my wanted-bin fast path in the same block
  • dummy.registry.ts (2): their manifestVersionInfo() inside the version loop I replaced with buildVersions()
  • bun-install-native-binlink.test.ts: their added case, my dropped as const

Use pooled path buffers and adapt bin linking to the current
checked path helpers and install errors.
Keep anonymous URL packages based on
the main-compatible bin collision fix.
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The change adds installed-package bin resolution to bunx, supports anonymous URL aliases, refactors native-binlink retries, improves dependency-array parsing, and expands integration tests and fixtures.

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Native binlink and bunx execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Native binlink linking and retry flow
src/install/PackageInstaller.rs, src/install/bin.rs, src/install/isolated_install/Installer.rs, src/install/postinstall_optimizer.rs, src/install/npm.rs
Bin linking now reports success, resolves installed native-binlink targets, centralizes retry checks, and accepts both parser array representations.
Installed package-bin resolution
src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs
bunx resolves requested bin names and targets, links installed package bins, supports anonymous URL aliases, and updates cache, stale-check, and error handling.
Native binlink integration coverage
test/cli/install/bun-install-native-binlink.test.ts, test/cli/install/registry/packages/*
Tests cover scoped packages, platform matching, version mismatches, npm aliases, both linkers, and bunx fallback behavior.
bunx behavior tests and registry harness
test/cli/install/bunx.test.ts, test/cli/install/dummy.registry.ts
Tests use context-based registries and temporary directories, with coverage for URL installs, package selection, bin collisions, cache reuse, scoped packages, and aliases.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Priority: ➖ Normal

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 89502

Remote tarball URLs containing credentials can expose those credentials in bunx output. Redact diagnostic formatting before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding support for anonymous URL packages in bunx.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes both required sections. It explains the change and provides detailed verification steps, test results, and coverage.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #3675 requires bun x to install and execute a package from a direct web URL, including a custom registry URL. The PR adds deterministic aliases for anonymous URL packages, installs and reuses …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The installer, bin-linker, post-install, and bunx changes support URL package installation and reliable executable selection. The native-binlink changes and test fixtures cover the package-bin linki…

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In `@src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs`:
- Around line 1753-1760: Deduplicate the post-install link-and-run logic in the
surrounding bunx command flow by extracting a helper that accepts the resolved
PackageBinLookup, performs the trusted-cached-binary check, logging, destination
buffer update, and Run::run_binary invocation. Update both call sites to use the
helper, while preserving their distinct bin_name arguments and PackageNotFound
handling policies.

In `@test/cli/install/bunx.test.ts`:
- Line 82: Update packageInvocationCommand so its binName parameter is optional,
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Comment thread src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs Resolved
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Distinguish missing executable targets from rejected bin links so
pre-install probes can reach the repair install. Keep no-bin packages,
unsafe targets, and post-install failures terminal.

Cover local and cached missing executables across bun x, bunx, and
explicit package selection, plus no-bin packages that must not install.
Use one package-bin lookup and execution block while preserving the
explicit package selection and missing-package fallback policies.
Preserve URL-specific error names and logging in
the shared post-install execution path.

Allow implicit package test invocations to omit the binary name, and
require it for explicit package invocations.

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🟠 Major · Redact anonymous tarball URLs before diagnostic output. · src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs:1087-1089

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Sensitive Data Exposure

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Redact anonymous tarball URLs before diagnostic output.

For an anonymous remote tarball, opts.package_name is the original CLI argument, so package_name_for_error keeps the full URL. install_param also contains the URL as bunx-url-<hash>@<url>. The scoped log and installation or binary-resolution errors print these values without redaction. URL credentials and signed query tokens can enter CI or captured logs.

Keep the raw value for installation. Use a sanitized diagnostic value or deterministic alias for all logs and errors. Redact userinfo and sensitive query parameters.

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In `@src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs` around lines 1087 - 1089, Sanitize anonymous
remote tarball URLs before assigning the diagnostic value in the package-name
error handling around package_name_for_error, while preserving the raw
opts.package_name and install_param values for installation. Ensure scoped logs
and installation or binary-resolution errors use the sanitized diagnostic value,
removing URL userinfo and sensitive query parameters or replacing the URL with a
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In `@src/runtime/cli/bunx_command.rs`:
- Around line 1087-1089: Sanitize anonymous remote tarball URLs before assigning
the diagnostic value in the package-name error handling around
package_name_for_error, while preserving the raw opts.package_name and
install_param values for installation. Ensure scoped logs and installation or
binary-resolution errors use the sanitized diagnostic value, removing URL
userinfo and sensitive query parameters or replacing the URL with a
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🟠 Major · Use describe.each() for this parameterized test. · test/cli/install/bunx.test.ts:347-347

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Use describe.each() for this parameterized test.

it.concurrent.each() violates the required parameterized-test structure. Wrap the cases in describe.each() and define an it() case inside the callback.

As per coding guidelines, “Use describe.each() for parameterized tests.”

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