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Problem

  • console: apply depth cap to Map/Set/Array entries and Error cause chains #35288 (e85f06b) fixed a crash that one HTTP request can cause. A Bun.serve handler with no error hook throws the parsed body: throw await req.json(). A 60 KB body of nested arrays ends the server process: SIGSEGV, or at 40 KB RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded. and exit 1.
  • That change landed with console tests only. No test on main connects the depth cap to a server that stays alive.

Fix

  • Test only: two cases in test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts. Each spawns a server with that handler and sends one POST.
  • A 2000-deep array: the response is 500, the next request is answered, and the printed error is under 64 KB with the [Array ...] cap marker. Without the cap this request writes 8 MB.
  • A 50000-deep array: the response is 500 and the next request is answered. The server then stops on request: exit code 1, no signal.
  • Verified: bun bd test test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts -t "parsed request body" passes on main at b64b630, 20 of 20 with --rerun-each 10. With the src changes of e85f06b reverted, both cases fail with ECONNRESET. Both fail on bun 1.4.2.

Background

  • When a handler throws and the server has no error hook, finish_running_error_handler (src/runtime/server/RequestContext.rs) prints the thrown value and answers 500.
  • A thrown value that is not an Error goes to the native console formatter (src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs), here with max_depth: 8.
  • Before console: apply depth cap to Map/Set/Array entries and Error cause chains #35288, print_array never compared depth to max_depth, so it walked a nested array to the bottom on the native stack. The client controls that depth: Request.json() accepts a million levels.
Notes

Measured on release builds before the merge, one request, body depth 200000, loopback:

src first request server after stderr
bun 1.4.2 ECONNRESET dead, SIGSEGV 471 MB
main + #35288 500 alive 216 bytes

The same result held for return Promise.reject(await req.json()) and for an error(e) { throw e } hook.

Case 1 sends the child's stderr to a file and not to a pipe. A build without the cap writes megabytes there, and the test must not hold that in a pipe buffer. The error printer flushes before the server renders the 500, so the file is complete when the client has the response.

Case 2 sends stderr to "ignore". A build without the cap writes about 450 MB before it dies.

Case 2 ends with a /stop route that calls server.stop(). The test awaits proc.exited and then reads the exit code and signalCode, so both assertions can fail. The exit code is 1 and not 0: an error that reached the default handler sets the exit code for an otherwise clean exit (print_unhandled_version_note, src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs). A control run where no handler throws exits 0.

The exit code does not separate a fixed build from the old exit-1 face. Both give 1 with no signal. The answered /ping and /stop do. Probe on bun 1.4.2 at body depth 20000, where the server answers 500 and then exits: /ping got ConnectionRefused in 20 of 20 runs.

readPort throws when stdout closes before a port line, so a fixture that fails to start does not surface as a connection error on port 0.

Review: 5 findings from the two review bots (2 were the same signalCode point), all addressed. The last one changed the fixture launch to bun -e. The cases were run again after it: 20 of 20 on main, and the same two failures on bun 1.4.2. An inline snapshot of the printed text was not possible: snapshot matchers throw in concurrent tests.

The block is describe.concurrent. The two cases share nothing: each starts its own server process on port 0, and only case 1 writes a file, in its own temp directory.

The branch is rebased onto b64b630, after #33005 and #42986. Both change serve.test.ts and how Bun.serve closes a connection after a response, and case 2 sends three requests after a 500. Full file on the debug build of that base, in this container: 325 pass, 1 skip, 2 fail. Main's 16 new pipelining tests pass, which shows that the build has the new server code. The two failures are should use correct error when using a root range port(#7187) and only serves /bun:info to loopback clients in development mode. Both failed the same way at the previous base without this change, because the container runs as root. Neither failed in CI.

#34884 (formatter stack guard) and #36921 (pending exception left by the error printer) are still open. They cover values that have no depth cap, for example Proxy chains. This test does not depend on them.


no test proof · iteration 2 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts

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Status: test-only change, ready for review.

How I reproduced the failure that these cases guard against:

# bun 1.4.2 (no depth cap): 2 fail. Case 1 reports 8000007 bytes of stderr, case 2 reports ECONNRESET.
USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1 bun test test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts -t "parsed request body"

# main with the src changes of e85f06be16 reverted, debug build: 2 fail, both ECONNRESET.
git diff e85f06be16 e85f06be16~1 -- src/ | git apply -3
bun bd test test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts -t "parsed request body"

# main: 2 pass.
bun bd test test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts -t "parsed request body"

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The change adds subprocess regression tests for deeply nested JSON errors in Bun.serve request handlers. The tests verify bounded diagnostics, HTTP 500 responses, continued server operation, and no process termination.

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Nested JSON regression tests
test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts
Adds a concurrent server fixture and tests for 2,000-level and 50,000-level nested arrays. The tests verify HTTP 500 responses, continued /ping and /stop service, bounded stderr output, [Array ...] truncation, exit code 1, and no signal termination.

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- Line 5268: Update the subprocess test around the /ping request to add an
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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

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Review round 1: the two bots raised 4 findings, and 2 of them were the same point. All are addressed in 3d83bb2 and the threads are resolved.

  • signalCode was read while the child was alive, so the assertion could not fail (both bots). The fixture now has a /stop route. The test requests it, awaits proc.exited, and then asserts the exit code and a null signalCode.
  • The clean exit code is 1, not 0. An error that reached the default handler sets the exit code for an otherwise clean exit (print_unhandled_version_note, src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs). A control run where no handler throws exits 0.
  • readPort returned port 0 when the fixture died before it printed a port. It now throws with the collected text.
  • The bounded-output case matched the substring Array. It now matches the cap marker [Array ...]. An inline snapshot was not possible: snapshot matchers throw in concurrent tests.

Verified after the change: bun bd test test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts -t "parsed request body" --rerun-each 15 gives 30 pass, 0 fail on main. On bun 1.4.2 both cases still fail (8000007 bytes of stderr, and ECONNRESET).

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LGTM — the follow-up commit addresses the three earlier inline notes (readPort now rejects on early stdout close, the [Array ...] marker is asserted, and the exit status is read after /stop + proc.exited), and the two tests are self-contained and hermetic.

What was reviewed:

  • Checked the stderr.log read: print_exception in src/runtime/jsc_hooks.rs flushes the buffered error writer before render_production_error sends the 500, so the file is complete when the client sees the response.
  • Checked the exit code 1 assertion: Run::on_unhandled_rejection_before_close sets ANY_UNHANDLED, and print_unhandled_version_note sets exit_code = 1 at natural exit, so /stop -> non-abrupt stop_listening closes the idle keep-alive connection and the process drains to exit 1.
  • Concurrency: each case has its own tempDir and port-0 server; the shared serverSource string is read-only.
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Overview

The PR is test-only: it appends a describe.concurrent block with two tests to test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts. Both spawn a Bun.serve fixture whose fetch handler does throw await req.json() with development: false, then POST a deeply nested JSON array (2000 and 50,000 levels). The first test redirects the child's stderr to a file and asserts the printed error is under 64 KiB and contains the depth-cap marker [Array ...]; the second ignores stderr, verifies the server still answers /ping, then hits /stop and asserts proc.exited is 1 and signalCode is null. No runtime source is changed; the tests pin behaviour from the already-merged depth cap in the console formatter.

Security risks

None. The change adds tests only; it does not touch runtime, install, or build code. The fixture listens on 127.0.0.1 port 0 and the tests contact only that loopback server.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-moderate: the main risks for a test-only PR are flakiness, vacuous assertions, and slowness. I traced the assertions that depend on runtime ordering. The stderr file read is safe because print_exception (src/runtime/jsc_hooks.rs) calls writer.flush() synchronously inside finish_running_error_handler before render_production_error writes the 500, so the file is complete by the time the client has the response. The exit-code assertion is grounded: the run command's on_unhandled_rejection_before_close sets ANY_UNHANDLED, and at natural exit print_unhandled_version_note sets exit_code = 1. Non-abrupt server.stop() (stop_listening in src/runtime/server/mod.rs) closes idle keep-alive connections and marks busy ones to close after in-flight work, so the process reaches natural exit after the /stop response rather than hanging. readPort now rejects when stdout closes before a port line, satisfying the "wire every failure event to reject" rule. Runtime cost is small: JSON.parse of a 100 KB body is fast and the formatter stops at depth 8, so the tests should stay within budget even on debug/ASAN builds.

Other factors

The follow-up commit addressed all three nits from the prior review, and the bug-hunting pass ran dry with no findings. I could not execute the test in this environment (running bun was denied), so the USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1 failure claim rests on the author's description and on my reading of the pre-cap code path (which walked the array to the bottom on the native stack); the description's ECONNRESET/SIGSEGV account is consistent with that. No CODEOWNERS concerns and no outstanding third-party objections in the timeline (the only other review is a bot COMMENTED review).

…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.
The signalCode check ran while the child was alive, so it could not fail.
The fixture now has a /stop route. The test asks the server to stop, waits
for the exit, and then reads the exit code and the signal.

The exit code is 1 and not 0. An error that reached the default handler
sets the exit code for an otherwise clean exit (Run::start).

Also: readPort throws when stdout closes before a port line, so a fixture
that fails to start does not surface as a connection error on port 0. The
bounded-output case matches the exact cap marker.
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- Line 5486: Update both single-file server fixture sites in
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LGTM — test-only addition, and the points raised on the earlier revisions are addressed in this version (readPort now rejects when stdout closes early, the [Array ...] marker is asserted, and signalCode is read after proc.exited).

What was reviewed:

  • Checked that the stderr file in test 1 is complete before the 500 arrives: the print hook (src/runtime/jsc_hooks.rs print_exception) flushes the buffered error writer before finish_running_error_handler calls render_production_error.
  • Checked that test 2 can actually reach proc.exited: graceful server.stop() closes idle keep-alive connections and marks the in-flight /stop one to close on completion (stop_listening in src/runtime/server/mod.rs), so the test's pooled fetch connection does not pin the process.
  • Confirmed the depth-cap commit (e85f06b) is in this base and that the formatter emits the literal [Array ...] marker the test asserts.
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Overview

The diff appends one describe.concurrent block (88 lines) to /home/claude/bun/test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts and touches no runtime code. Both tests spawn a Bun.serve fixture whose handler does throw await req.json() with no error hook, POST a nested-array body, and assert that the response is 500 and that a follow-up /ping is answered. Test 1 (depth 2000) redirects the child's stderr to a file and asserts the printed error is under 64 KiB and contains [Array ...]. Test 2 (depth 50,000) additionally hits a /stop route, awaits proc.exited, and asserts exit code 1 with no signal.

Security risks

None. No source code changes; the test exercises an already-landed hardening (the console formatter depth cap from e85f06b) from the server side. The fixture binds 127.0.0.1 on port 0 and the test contacts nothing outside the process.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-moderate: the main questions for a test-only PR are validity and flakiness. I traced the two ordering assumptions the tests depend on against source rather than the PR description. (1) print_exception in src/runtime/jsc_hooks.rs writes through Output::error_writer_buffered() and calls writer.flush() before returning, and finish_running_error_handler in src/runtime/server/RequestContext.rs only calls render_production_error after on_unhandled_rejection returns — so readFileSync(errPath) after the 500 sees the full output. (2) Non-abrupt stop_listening in src/runtime/server/mod.rs calls close_idle_connections(true) on the app, which closes idle keep-alive sockets and marks busy ones to close after their response, so the test's pooled fetch connection cannot keep the child alive and proc.exited resolves. The [Array ...] marker text is emitted by ConsoleObject.rs around line 5454. The three nits from my earlier reviews (vacuous signalCode check, silent readPort on early close, loose toContain("Array")) are all fixed in this revision.

Other factors

The file already imports readFileSync, join, tempDir, bunExe, and bunEnv, so no import changes were needed. The tests follow harness conventions (tempDir, await using proc, Buffer.alloc for the repeated bracket strings, port: 0, describe.concurrent, no sleeps). No CODEOWNERS entry covers this file. I could not execute the tests in this environment (no debug build present and running the system Bun was not permitted), so timing under debug+ASAN is unverified here; that is the one thing CI will settle, but a 50,000-deep JSON parse is iterative in JSC and the formatter stops at depth 8, so I do not expect it to be slow. The third-party bot threads were author-resolved, but the subsequent commits visibly implement the changes those threads (per the PR description) asked for.

The server fixture is one file, so both cases run it with `bun -e` and
do not write a server.js into a temp directory. The first case keeps a
temp directory for stderr.log. The second case needs none.
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Review round 2: one finding from CodeRabbit, addressed in e781969. The fixture is one file, so both cases now start it with bun -e and do not write a server.js into a temp directory. Case 1 keeps a temp directory only for stderr.log.

This commit is later than the LGTM above, which covers 62c1530. The change is limited to the two Bun.spawn calls. Verified after it: 20 pass, 0 fail on the main debug build with --rerun-each 10. On bun 1.4.2 both cases fail as before (8000007 bytes of stderr, and ECONNRESET).

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LGTM — test-only change, and the points raised on earlier pushes are now addressed in the code (readPort rejects when stdout closes early, the assertion pins the exact [Array ...] marker, and signalCode is read after proc.exited following /stop).

What was reviewed (by reading; I did not execute the test in this run):

  • [Array ...] traced to print_depth_exceeded_marker in src/jsc/ConsoleObject.rs:5454 and the max_depth: 8 formatter at ConsoleObject.rs:1631, so the assertion is tied to the real cap output.
  • Test 2's exit path: graceful server.stop() closes idle keep-alive connections (src/runtime/server/mod.rs:1741-1763) so the process exits on its own; exit code 1 comes from print_unhandled_version_note (src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs:1688).
  • Resource ordering: await using proc is declared after using dir, so the child is disposed before the temp dir is removed; stderr goes to a file / "ignore", so no pipe can fill.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The diff appends one describe.concurrent block (two tests, ~85 lines) to test/js/bun/http/serve.test.ts. No runtime, builtin, or C++ code changes. Each test spawns a Bun.serve fixture via bunExe() -e whose handler does throw await req.json(), POSTs a deeply nested array (2000 and 50,000 levels), and checks the server answers 500, still answers /ping, and — for the second test — exits cleanly (code 1, no signal) after /stop. The first test also bounds the stderr output and checks for the formatter's depth-cap marker.

Security risks

None. This is test code that only talks to a loopback server it spawned on port: 0. No network egress, no credentials, no changes to production code paths.

Level of scrutiny

Low-to-moderate: the main things that can go wrong with a test-only PR are (a) the test passes without the fix it guards, (b) flakiness, and (c) harness-convention violations. For (a), the [Array ...] marker is emitted only by print_depth_exceeded_marker, which is reached from print_array only when depth > max_depth (ConsoleObject.rs:4241), so a printer that walks the full array would not produce it; the 50,000-deep case would crash or stack-overflow an uncapped printer, per the PR's own measurements. For (b), all waits are on observable events (port line on stdout, HTTP responses, proc.exited); there are no sleeps. server.stop() without closeActiveConnections closes idle keep-alive connections and marks busy ones to close after in-flight work, so the process reaches exit after the /stop response is sent. For (c), the test uses tempDir, bunExe, bunEnv, Buffer.alloc(...).toString(), port: 0, using/await using, and describe.concurrent, all matching the repo's stated conventions.

Other factors

My prior-run inline comments (readPort silently returning port 0, toContain("Array") being too loose, signalCode asserted on a live child) are all resolved in the current code, which is the substantive change since the last review. I could not run bun bd test or USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1 in this run (no debug build present and shell access unavailable), so the pass/fail claims in the PR description remain the author's; CI will exercise the file on every platform. A CodeRabbit inline thread on the spawn line remains unresolved but was followed by a further commit, and nothing in the current code around that line looks problematic. Given the small, self-contained, test-only scope and conformance to the harness conventions, I do not think a human needs to spend time on this one beyond watching CI.

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