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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions docs/runtime/index.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ By default, Bun respects this shebang and executes the script with `node`. The `
bun run --bun vite
```

When `bun run` uses its Node shim, `NODE` and `npm_node_execpath` point to the shim executable. Scripts can invoke either path directly. Bun uses this shim when `--bun` is set or when no Node executable is available.

### Filtering

In a monorepo, the `--filter` argument runs a script in many packages at once.
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44 changes: 26 additions & 18 deletions src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs
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Expand Up @@ -1886,7 +1886,12 @@ impl RunCommand {
pub(crate) fn bun_node_file_utf8() -> crate::Result<&'static ZStr> {
#[cfg(not(windows))]
{
Ok(bun_install::RunCommand::bun_node_dir())
static FILE: std::sync::OnceLock<bun_core::ZBox> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
Ok(FILE.get_or_init(|| {
let mut path = bun_install::RunCommand::bun_node_dir().as_bytes().to_vec();
path.extend_from_slice(b"/node");
bun_core::ZBox::from_bytes(path)
}))
}
#[cfg(windows)]
{
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let bun_node_exe = Self::bun_node_file_utf8()?;
let bun_node_dir_win =
bun_paths::dirname(bun_node_exe.as_bytes()).ok_or(crate::Error::FailedToGetTempPath)?;
let found_node = env_loader
.load_node_js_config(
bun_paths::fs::FileSystem::instance(),
if force_using_bun {
bun_node_exe.as_bytes()
} else {
b""
},
)
.unwrap_or(false);

let mut needs_to_force_bun = force_using_bun || !found_node;
let found_node = !force_using_bun
&& env_loader
.load_node_js_config(bun_paths::fs::FileSystem::instance(), b"")
.unwrap_or(false);

// A prior --filter package may have cached our shim as NODE.
let found_real_node = found_node
&& env_loader
.get(b"NODE")
.is_some_and(|node| node != bun_node_exe.as_bytes());

let mut needs_to_force_bun = force_using_bun || !found_real_node;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- target function and nearby definitions ---'
sed -n '1850,2015p' src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- bun_node_exe references and definitions ---'
rg -n -F -- 'bun_node_exe' src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs src
printf '%s\n' '--- shim/path helper references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'configure_path_for_run_with_package_json_dir' src test || true
rg -n -F -- 'BUN_NODE_DIR_NAME' src test || true
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tests ---'
rg -n -F -- 'node shim environment' test || true
rg -n -F -- 'every filtered package keeps' test || true

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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- bun_node_file_utf8 and complete configure tail ---'
sed -n '1765,1875p' src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs
sed -n '1985,2075p' src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- lower-tier shim creator ---'
sed -n '380,455p' src/install/lib.rs
sed -n '635,705p' src/install/lib.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- filtered-run callers and environment handling ---'
sed -n '800,875p' src/runtime/cli/filter_run.rs
sed -n '930,990p' src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs
sed -n '1020,1075p' src/runtime/cli/multi_run.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- focused tests ---'
sed -n '1,100p' test/cli/install/bun-run.test.ts
sed -n '1,90p' test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- focused diff base to head ---'
git diff --unified=35 7c96a1212fd321454cce97ef14387acade328b99 19e4a092d96d7aa77b0bbbe53c2073bb0a5c4970 -- src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs src/install/lib.rs test/cli/install/bun-run.test.ts test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts

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rg -n -F -- 'fn load_node_js_config' src
rg -n -F -- 'load_node_js_config(' src | head -40
printf '%s\n' '--- environment loader definitions around matches ---'
for f in $(rg -l -F -- 'fn load_node_js_config' src); do
  line=$(rg -n -F -- 'fn load_node_js_config' "$f" | cut -d: -f1 | head -1)
  start=$((line-25)); [ "$start" -lt 1 ] && start=1
  end=$((line+100))
  echo "FILE $f:$start-$end"
  sed -n "${start},${end}p" "$f"
done
printf '%s\n' '--- Windows shim creator tail ---'
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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- get_node_path and NODE handling ---'
rg -n -F -- 'fn get_node_path' src/dotenv/env_loader.rs
line=$(rg -n -F -- 'fn get_node_path' src/dotenv/env_loader.rs | cut -d: -f1 | head -1)
start=$((line-25)); [ "$start" -lt 1 ] && start=1
end=$((line+150))
sed -n "${start},${end}p" src/dotenv/env_loader.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- path matching/canonicalization helpers around node discovery ---'
rg -n -F -- 'NODE' src/dotenv/env_loader.rs | head -50
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Compare Windows NODE paths by path identity.

When NODE contains an equivalent Windows path with different separators or normalization, the raw byte comparison can classify the Bun shim as a real Node executable. The code then skips shim creation and can omit the shim directory from PATH.

Normalize both paths with Windows path semantics before comparing them.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs around lines 1952 - 1963:
Update the `found_real_node` comparison so Windows `NODE` paths are compared by
normalized path identity rather than raw bytes; preserve the existing comparison
behavior on other platforms and ensure equivalent Windows paths are recognized
as the Bun shim.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

let mut optional_bun_self_path: &[u8] = b"";

let mut new_path_len: usize = path.len() + 2;
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),
}

if !force_using_bun {
// Only publish the shim after creation has appended its directory.
if !new_path.is_empty() {
let env_mut = &mut *env_loader;
env_mut
.map
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.map
.put(b"npm_node_execpath", bun_node_exe.as_bytes())
.unwrap_or_oom();
env_mut
.map
.put(b"npm_execpath", optional_bun_self_path)
.unwrap_or_oom();
if !force_using_bun && !optional_bun_self_path.is_empty() {
env_mut
.map
.put(b"npm_execpath", optional_bun_self_path)
.unwrap_or_oom();
}
}

needs_to_force_bun = false;
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27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions test/cli/install/bun-run.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,33 @@ const bunEnv: typeof bunEnv_ = {
BUN_INTERNAL_SUPPRESS_CRASH_IN_BUN_RUN: "1",
};

it.concurrent.each([false, true])("node shim environment uses the executable path (force Bun: %s)", async forceBun => {
using dir = tempDir("bun-run-node-env", {
"package.json": JSON.stringify({
name: "node-env",
scripts: { probe: 'echo "$NODE"; echo "$npm_node_execpath"; echo "$npm_execpath"' },
}),
});
// The builtin echo avoids racing other debug processes that recreate the shared shim.
await using proc = Bun.spawn({
cmd: [bunExe(), "--silent", ...(forceBun ? ["--bun"] : []), "--shell=bun", "run", "probe"],
cwd: String(dir),
env: { ...bunEnv, PATH: String(dir), NODE: undefined, npm_node_execpath: undefined, npm_execpath: undefined },
stdout: "pipe",
stderr: "pipe",
});
const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
const lines = stdout
.trim()
.split(/\r?\n/)
.map(line => (isWindows ? line.replaceAll("\\", "/") : line));
expect({ lines, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({
lines: [expect.stringMatching(/[/\\]bun-node[^/\\]*[/\\]node(?:\.exe)?$/), lines[0], bunExe()],
stderr: "",
exitCode: 0,
});
});

describe.concurrent("bun run", () => {
for (let withRun of [false, true]) {
describe(withRun ? "bun run" : "bun", () => {
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42 changes: 42 additions & 0 deletions test/cli/run/filter-workspace.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -19,6 +19,48 @@ import { join } from "path";

const { parseLockfile } = install_test_helpers;

test("every filtered package keeps the node shim executable on PATH", async () => {
const pkg = (name: string) => ({
"package.json": JSON.stringify({ name, scripts: { probe: "node probe.js" } }),
"probe.js": `console.log(JSON.stringify({
pkg: ${JSON.stringify(name)},
node: process.env.NODE,
npmNodeExecpath: process.env.npm_node_execpath,
bun: typeof Bun !== "undefined",
}));`,
});
using dir = tempDir("filter-node-env", {
"package.json": JSON.stringify({ name: "workspace", workspaces: ["packages/*"] }),
packages: { a: pkg("a"), b: pkg("b"), c: pkg("c") },
});
await using proc = Bun.spawn({
cmd: [bunExe(), "--shell=bun", "--filter", "*", "--elide-lines=0", "probe"],
cwd: String(dir),
env: {
...bunEnv,
NO_COLOR: "1",
FORCE_COLOR: undefined,
PATH: String(dir),
NODE: undefined,
npm_node_execpath: undefined,
},
stdout: "pipe",
stderr: "pipe",
});
const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
const results = stdout
.split(/\r?\n/)
.filter(line => line.includes('{"pkg"'))
.map(line => JSON.parse(line.slice(line.indexOf("{"))))
.sort((a, b) => a.pkg.localeCompare(b.pkg));
const shimExe = expect.stringMatching(/[/\\]bun-node[^/\\]*[/\\]node(?:\.exe)?$/);
expect({ results, stderr, exitCode }).toEqual({
results: ["a", "b", "c"].map(pkg => ({ pkg, node: shimExe, npmNodeExecpath: shimExe, bun: true })),
stderr: "",
exitCode: 0,
});
});

const cwd_root = tempDirWithFiles("testworkspace", {
packages: {
pkga: {
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