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Problem

  • bun test under GitHub Actions prints ::error file=...,line=...:: lines. When the script runs through bun run --filter '*' test, --workspaces, --parallel or --sequential, every relayed line gets a prefix (a test: ::error file=... or a:test | ::error file=...). The runner only parses a workflow command at column 0, so no annotation is created. Fixes Add an opt-out for bun run --filter output prefixes so GitHub Actions annotations survive #43484.
  • The prefix is written unconditionally in src/runtime/cli/filter_run.rs (State::read_chunk and the trailing flush in maybe_finish) and in src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs (write_line_with_prefix).

Fix

  • Add Output::GithubCommandRelay in src/bun_core/output.rs, one per child. Its is_bare_line matches the stateless commands ::error, ::warning, ::notice, ::debug and ::add-mask, after leading whitespace, as the runner does. Under GITHUB_ACTIONS both relays write such a line bare, with no prefix and no color escape.
  • ::group:: and ::endgroup:: stay prefixed. Concurrent children interleave, so bare group markers would be unpaired. This is the rule bun test --parallel uses since ci: run the fast, non-flaky test files as one bun test --parallel batch per shard #36175. The relay also tracks ::stop-commands::<token> and ::<token>:: per child and keeps every line between them prefixed, so untrusted text a child guards this way cannot create an annotation.
  • --filter now uses the line renderer under GitHub Actions even with FORCE_COLOR=1. The redraw renderer writes │ before every line, so it never puts an annotation at column 0.
  • Verified: test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts (5 new tests) and test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts (4 new tests). Both fail on the released bun and pass with this change. Both files pass in full, and the GitHub Actions tests in test/cli/test/bun-test.test.ts still pass.

Background

  • A GitHub Actions workflow command is a log line of the form ::name key=value::message. The runner trims leading whitespace and then requires the :: prefix. Any other prefix turns the command into plain text.
  • ::error, ::warning, ::notice, ::debug and ::add-mask are stateless: each line is one action. ::group:: and ::endgroup:: are a pair and must nest. ::stop-commands::<token> turns command parsing off until ::<token>::.
  • bun run --filter has two renderers. On a terminal it redraws a block per package. On a pipe it writes <package> <script>: before each line. FORCE_COLOR=1 on a pipe selects the redraw renderer on POSIX, and existing tests depend on that.
Notes

The earlier plan was to gate the redraw renderer on a real stdout TTY. Six existing tests in filter-workspace.test.ts use FORCE_COLOR=1 on a pipe to exercise that renderer, and a comment there documents the behavior as intended. The change keeps that and only disables the redraw renderer under GITHUB_ACTIONS. A side effect: --elide-lines is a feature of the redraw renderer, so under GitHub Actions with FORCE_COLOR=1 it no longer elides. Elision needs a terminal to redraw. A CI log is not one.

The child's ::error file= path is already relative to GITHUB_WORKSPACE (src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs), so no change to the test reporter is needed.

is_github_action() returns false for an AI agent (AGENT=1, CLAUDECODE). In that case the child bun test emits no annotations either, so the relay behavior is consistent.

Known gap, pre-existing: --filter keeps one partial-line buffer per child for stdout and stderr together. A stdout fragment with no newline is joined to the next stderr line. A ::error line that arrives right after such a fragment is prefixed. The exception annotations from bun test start with a newline, so they are not affected. The test timeout annotation does not. --parallel buffers per pipe and does not have this gap. A fix needs the reader callbacks in filter_run.rs to know which pipe a chunk came from.

The trailing partial line in --filter used to be prefixed with <package>: only. It now gets the same <package> <script>: prefix as every other line.

Repro used:

GITHUB_ACTIONS=true bun run --filter '*' test 2>&1 | grep '::'

Before: every ::error line carries a test: . After: ::error file=a.test.ts,line=2,col=30,... at column 0, a test: ::group::a.test.ts: still prefixed.


no test proof · iteration 0 · platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine, deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts, test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts

…--parallel

The GitHub Actions runner only parses a workflow command when the line
starts with '::'. The --filter and --workspaces relay prefixes every
child line with '<package> <script>: ', and --parallel/--sequential
prefix with '<label> | ', so '::error file=...' lines from 'bun test'
never became annotations.

Under GITHUB_ACTIONS, write ::error, ::warning, ::notice and ::debug
lines bare. ::group:: and ::endgroup:: stay prefixed because concurrent
children interleave and bare markers would be unpaired. Also use the
line renderer for --filter under GitHub Actions even when FORCE_COLOR
is set, because the redraw renderer never writes a line at column 0.
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Walkthrough

The change adds a stateful GitHub Actions command relay. Filtered and multi-process output now emits recognized commands without package or script prefixes, while other output remains prefixed. Tests cover parallel, sequential, colored, failing, and non-GitHub-Actions execution.

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GitHub Actions relay

Layer / File(s) Summary
Relay command state
src/bun_core/output.rs
GithubCommandRelay recognizes supported commands, tracks stop-commands tokens, and resumes only on the matching marker.
Filtered output integration
src/runtime/cli/filter_run.rs, test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts
Filtered process output uses shared relay-aware writing for buffered and complete lines. GitHub Actions disables pretty output, and tests cover prefixes, stopped regions, failures, color, and disabled actions.
Multi-process output and validation
src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs, test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts
Process handles initialize relay state and omit prefixes for bare commands. Tests cover parallel and sequential execution, stderr, color, stopped regions, and non-GitHub-Actions output.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Priority: ➖ Normal

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements in #43484. GithubCommandRelay preserves supported stateless workflow commands at column 0 under GITHUB_ACTIONS. filter_run.rs and multi_run.rs apply…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changed source files implement the workflow-command handling required by #43484. The added tests verify the behavior for the affected execution modes. No unrelated change is demonstrated.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: preserving GitHub Actions annotations at column 0 for filtered and parallel runs.
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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Beyond the inline findings, I also checked the --parallel/--sequential trailing-partial-line flush in src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs (flush_pipe_buffer): it routes through write_line_with_prefix, so the annotation bypass covers it, and its per-pipe line_buffer keeps stdout and stderr fragments separate, so the stdout/stderr gluing raised for filter_run.rs does not apply there.

Extended reasoning...

Findings were posted inline and the hunt was cut off at the bug cap, so approval is not on the table. The one thing worth adding beyond the inline comments is a concrete ruled-out check: multi_run.rs has its own end-of-process flush for unterminated lines, and unlike filter_run.rs it reuses the shared write_line_with_prefix helper (so the bypass applies) and buffers stdout and stderr independently (so a pending stdout fragment cannot be joined to a later stderr annotation). That is useful context for the author when addressing the filter_run.rs flush and buffer-sharing findings, since it shows the pattern already used correctly by the sibling relay.

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Track the ::stop-commands::<token> and ::<token>:: pair per child so the
text between them stays prefixed and cannot create an annotation. Match a
command after leading whitespace, as the runner does. Relay ::add-mask
bare too, so a child can still mask a runtime secret. Route the trailing
partial line in --filter through the same helper, so it gets the same
prefix as every other line.
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I re-reviewed the follow-up push and found no bugs; the second commit covers most of what the earlier inline threads raised (stop-commands window, add-mask, indented commands, the shared flush helper, GITHUB_WORKSPACE isolation, concurrent tests). A maintainer look is still worthwhile for one product decision that remains: forcing the line renderer under GITHUB_ACTIONS means a job with FORCE_COLOR=1 and --elide-lines / bunfig elide-lines now prints full per-package output instead of the elided tail.

What was reviewed:

  • GithubCommandRelay::is_bare_line state machine in src/bun_core/output.rs against the fixture in both test files: trimmed ::error/::warning/::notice/::debug/::add-mask go bare, group markers stay prefixed, ::stop-commands::tok … ::tok:: keeps the window prefixed; unmatched resume lines only fail toward "stay prefixed".
  • Both relay sites in src/runtime/cli/filter_run.rs (read_chunk and the trailing flush, now through one helper with the full <pkg> <script>: prefix) and write_line_with_prefix in src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs (prefix and color escape both skipped for bare lines).
  • Byte-search lint: only trim_ascii/starts_with/ends_with/strip_prefix/== are used, all on the allowed list.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR adds bun_core::output::GithubCommandRelay (a per-child Cell<Option<Box<[u8]>>> stop-commands token plus a five-entry bare-command allow list) and threads it through the two output relays: filter_run.rs gains a write_prefixed_line helper used at both read_chunk sites and the final flush in maybe_finish, and forces pretty_output off under GitHub Actions; multi_run.rs skips write_prefix for bare lines. Tests in test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts and test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts assert exact line-by-line output for --filter, --workspaces, --parallel and --sequential, plus FORCE_COLOR, non-GHA, and a real failing bun test in a workspace. The second commit (23c924e) is a direct response to the earlier inline threads and resolves the stop-commands, add-mask, indented-line, flush-helper, GITHUB_WORKSPACE and concurrency points.

Security risks

The change lets child output create GitHub Actions annotations through the relay, which is the same capability a directly-run bun test step already has; the relay was accidentally suppressing it. The stop-commands tracking keeps the relay from turning untrusted text inside a child's suppression window into live annotations. The resume check is stricter than the runner's (exact ::<token>::, case-sensitive, no trailing data, whereas the runner resumes on any parsed command whose name matches the token case-insensitively), but the divergence only leaves lines prefixed, which is the safe direction. No credentials, auth or crypto paths are touched. The ::add-mask line now reaches the runner bare, so masked values are consumed rather than echoed.

Level of scrutiny

Moderate. The Rust change is about 120 lines, self-contained, and easy to trace end-to-end against the test fixture; I walked each fixture line through is_bare_line and the expected output matches. The one thing I would not sign off on alone is the pretty_output: !Output::is_github_action() && ... gate: it silently disables the redraw renderer's elide_count handling for GHA jobs that set FORCE_COLOR=1, and only the redraw renderer honours --elide-lines. That is a deliberate trade (annotations over elision) that a maintainer should confirm is the intended behaviour rather than something to also handle in the line renderer. The pre-existing shared stdout/stderr line buffer in filter_run (a stdout fragment can glue onto a stderr ::error line) also remains, but it predates this PR.

Other factors

No CODEOWNERS entry covers the changed paths. The bug-hunting run ended on a dry streak with no new findings. I did not run the tests locally (no debug build present and a full bun bd was out of proportion for this review); the assertions are exact toEqual on split output, use bunEnv with GITHUB_WORKSPACE: undefined, drain both pipes with Promise.all, and run under describe.concurrent, which matches the harness conventions. The new helper does not change the prefix format for regular lines except in the trailing-flush path, where the prefix now includes the script name like every other line.

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  • Unresolved: 2 minor or pre-existing.

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Updated 4:24 PM PT - Sep 19th, 2026

✅ @robobun, your commit 4f0280791509030a6b3449537e3e16ec5615de99 passed in Build #118563! 🎉


🧪   To try this PR locally:

bunx bun-pr 43545

That installs a local version of the PR into your bun-43545 executable, so you can run:

bun-43545 --bun

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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Additional findings (outside the current diff — GitHub can't attach inline comments there):

  • 🟡 src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs — nit: maintainers now read a SAFETY comment that no longer describes what the unsafe block does. multi_run.rs:461-462 says flush_pipe_buffer reads only config/color_idx from handle and writes only pipe.line_buffer, but since this diff it also mutates handle.github_relay (the stop_token Cell) through the shared &*handle_ptr while &mut (*handle_ptr).stdout_reader is live. Fix: update the comment to name github_relay as the other field touched through the shared reference (interior mutability via Cell, disjoint from the pipe field), so the aliasing argument stays accurate for the next edit.

    Extended reasoning...

    multi_run.rs:464-465 creates &*handle_ptr and &mut (*handle_ptr).stdout_reader (then stderr_reader) from the same raw pointer and passes both to flush_pipe_buffer. The SAFETY comment at multi_run.rs:461-462 justifies that overlap by listing the fields the shared reference reads. flush_pipe_buffer at multi_run.rs:433 calls write_line_with_prefix, which at multi_run.rs:394 calls handle.github_relay.is_bare_line(line). is_bare_line at src/bun_core/output.rs:893-906 does stop_token.take() and stop_token.set(...), a write through the shared reference into the Cell. The write lands in a field disjoint from stdout_reader/stderr_reader and goes through UnsafeCell, so the code is still sound; only the stated invariant is stale. No user-visible failure; the cost is a future edit that trusts the comment, adds a non-Cell field write, and breaks the aliasing argument. Base branch: the comment was accurate because the relay field did not exist.

    Verification: nit. Triggering condition: any --parallel/--sequential run under GITHUB_ACTIONS reaching maybe_finish with a non-empty trailing buffer. The SAFETY comment at /home/claude/bun/src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs:461-462 still says "flush_pipe_buffer reads only config/color_idx from handle and writes only pipe.line_buffer", but the diff makes flush_pipe_buffer (line 433) call… | nit.…

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