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node:net: resolve server.listen() hosts through dns.lookup in every process - #47191
net.Server#listen(port, host) and tls.Server#listen(port, host) now resolve host the way Node does: dns.lookup(host, { all: true }), skip IPv6 link-local results, and bind the address that was picked (lookupAndListen, filterOnlyValidAddress).
Before, Bun did this lookup only in cluster workers (inside listenInCluster, gated on !isPrimary && !exclusive). Everywhere else the name went straight to the native listener, so:
node 26.12.1: listening on 127.0.0.1
bun 1.4.4: error: Failed to listen at my-alias.test undefined
and for a host that doesn't resolve, Node emits the dns.lookup error (getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND <host>, code: "ENOTFOUND", syscall: "getaddrinfo"), while Bun emitted Failed to listen at <host> with no code.
Changes in src/js/node/net.ts:
lookupAndListen and filterOnlyValidAddress ported from Node. listen() calls lookupAndListen for a host name; the worker-only lookup in listenInCluster moves into it.
The primary path binds the resolved address. hostname stays the name, because the TLS options (SNI serverName) are built from it in tls.ts.
When the lookup answers, the TLS options are rebuilt so a setSecureContext() made meanwhile is used. The cluster-worker reply path already does this.
A bind failure inside the lookup callback is emitted as 'error' on the next tick with formatListenError, the same as listen() does for a synchronous one.
Behaviour to be aware of:
Deliberate divergence: IP literals are still bound directly. Node looks them up too, which only defers the bind, and it calls a patched dns.lookup with the IP. Keeping listen(port, "127.0.0.1") synchronous avoids changing the most common call. Happy to drop the shortcut if you'd rather match Node exactly.
For a host name, address() is null and listening is false until the lookup answers, as in Node. Bun used to return them synchronously.
Single address, no fallback: like Node, the server binds the one address the filter picks. The native listener used to try every resolved address in turn. "localhost" still binds ::1 on macOS (same as before and as Node). I haven't checked Linux.
Not covered:http.Server#listen(port, host) doesn't go through net's listen (_http_server.ts), so it still ignores dns.lookup. Left for a follow-up.
How did you verify your code works?
test/js/node/test/sequential/test-net-server-listen-ipv6-link-local.js: Node's test, byte-identical to v26.3.0. It passes on Node 26.12.1 and fails on Bun 1.4.4 ('Failed to listen at ipv6-link-local' !== 'Mocked error').
test/js/node/net/server-listen-dns-lookup.test.js: 6 cases, written with node:test + node:assert so the same file runs under Node. Cases: mocked alias binds the resolved address and the lookup used all: true; a lookup error is emitted unchanged; a bind failure on the resolved address (TEST-NET-1 192.0.2.1) is an EADDRNOTAVAIL'error' with syscall: "listen" and the resolved address; close() during the lookup cancels the bind with no event; tls.Server resolves the same way; setSecureContext() during the lookup is the context served. Hermetic: dns.lookup is mocked, nothing leaves the machine.
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result
new test file under Node 26.12.1 (node --test)
6/6 pass
new test file under Bun 1.4.4 (unfixed)
6/6 fail, all on the listen (Failed to listen at <host>)
vendored Node test under Node 26.12.1 / Bun 1.4.4 (unfixed)
pass / fail
node:test mock machinery the tests use, under Bun 1.4.4
works (probe)
prettier@3.9.9 --check on the changed files
clean
new tests on a patched build
not run locally: I couldn't build Bun on this machine (disk). CI is the first run of the patched code.
Platform notes: binding 192.0.2.1 should fail with EADDRNOTAVAIL on Linux and macOS, but would succeed on a host with net.ipv4.ip_nonlocal_bind=1. The vendored Node test skips itself without IPv6.
…rocess
Node's Server#listen resolves a host with dns.lookup(host, { all: true }),
skips IPv6 link-local results, and binds the address it picked
(lookupAndListen, lib/net.js v26.3.0 L2259-L2278). Bun only did that in
cluster workers; everywhere else the name went straight to the native
listener, so a patched or mocked dns.lookup was never consulted and an
unresolvable host failed with "Failed to listen at <host>" and no code,
instead of the dns error.
Port lookupAndListen and filterOnlyValidAddress, call it from listen()
for a host name, bind the resolved address, rebuild the TLS options when
the lookup answers (a setSecureContext() made meanwhile counts, as on the
cluster-worker path), and report a bind failure from the lookup callback
as an 'error' event the way listen() does for a synchronous one. The
lookup that listenInCluster did for workers moves into lookupAndListen.
IP literals are still bound directly (Node looks them up too).
Adds Node's sequential/test-net-server-listen-ipv6-link-local.js
unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Server.listen() now resolves non-IP hostnames before binding. It selects a DNS result that is not IPv6 link-local when available. Tests cover lookup errors, stale callbacks, TLS context updates, and address selection.
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Summary
Resolve hostnames and bind src/js/node/net.ts, test/js/node/net/server-listen-dns-lookup.test.js, test/js/node/test/sequential/test-net-server-listen-ipv6-link-local.js
Server.listen() resolves non-IP hostnames and passes the selected address to the listener. The tests cover lookup and bind errors, closing during lookup, TLS context updates, and IPv6 link-local address selection.
The remaining issue is confined to how one test waits for lookup completion. The change is mergeable with that test correction or explicit owner acceptance.
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rg -n -F -- 'listen(' src/js/node/net.ts | head -40
rg -n -F -- 'close(' src/js/node/net.ts | head -30
printf'%s\n''--- bounded source around lookupAndListen and Server methods ---'
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Await the lookup callback instead of fixed event-loop turns.
The test must await the mocked lookup's completion instead of waiting for two setImmediate turns. This follows the testing guideline and makes the required condition explicit.
- // The mocked lookup answers on the next tick; give the loop a few turns after it.- await new Promise(resolve => setImmediate(() => setImmediate(resolve)));+ await answered;+ await new Promise(resolve => setImmediate(resolve));
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[warning] 92-92: Avoid using the initial state variable in setState
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Update the test’s synchronization around mockLookup so it awaits an explicit
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What does this PR do?
net.Server#listen(port, host)andtls.Server#listen(port, host)now resolvehostthe way Node does:dns.lookup(host, { all: true }), skip IPv6 link-local results, and bind the address that was picked (lookupAndListen,filterOnlyValidAddress).Before, Bun did this lookup only in cluster workers (inside
listenInCluster, gated on!isPrimary && !exclusive). Everywhere else the name went straight to the native listener, so:and for a host that doesn't resolve, Node emits the
dns.lookuperror (getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND <host>,code: "ENOTFOUND",syscall: "getaddrinfo"), while Bun emittedFailed to listen at <host>with nocode.Changes in
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192.0.2.1should fail withEADDRNOTAVAILon Linux and macOS, but would succeed on a host withnet.ipv4.ip_nonlocal_bind=1. The vendored Node test skips itself without IPv6.