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Fixes #36564

Problem

• A dependency that builds its own require in ESM (css-tree, which playwright pulls in) loads JSON through const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); require('../data/patch.json'). The bundler copied the call through verbatim. In the output, import.meta.url points at the bundle, so the lookup fails once the bundle moves away from node_modules: error: Cannot find module '../data/patch.json' from '/path/to/output/index.js'.
• The build succeeds with no warning. --reject-unresolved does not fire either, because the callee is a user binding and never gets classified as require.

Fix

• process_import_statement (src/js_parser/p.rs) records the local bindings of createRequire imported from module/node:module when bundling.
• visit_decls (src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs) records const bindings initialized with createRequire(import.meta.url | import.meta.filename). The argument shape is checked before the visit, because CJS output inlines import.meta.url to a string during it. The call is marked unwrappable-if-unused so the binding and its import tree-shake once every call is bundled.
• e_call (src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs) routes calls on those bindings through the same paths as require(): string literals go to transpose_require, ternaries split into two requires, req.resolve("...") goes to transpose_require_resolve_known_string, and the forced constant folding that require() gets applies too. Dynamic arguments stay runtime calls on the binding.
• Verified: ten new tests in test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts (entry in /src, output at /out.js, so an untraced lookup cannot resolve by accident). Seven fail on bun 1.4.3 (Cannot find module or Could not resolve). Also ran bundler_edgecase, bundler_cjs2esm, bundler_bun, bundler_minify, bundler_npm, esbuild/default, and compile/Bun.embeddedFiles.

Background

• require("x") in the parser: the require identifier becomes ERequireCallTarget, and e_call turns a string-literal call into E::RequireString with an import record. That import record is what makes the bundler follow the file.
• createRequire(import.meta.url) returns a function that resolves relative to the file whose URL it was given. Inside a bundle that file is the source module, so the static calls mean the same thing as require() from that module.
• Considered a build-time warning instead of tracing: it leaves the user with no way to fix a dependency they do not own. Considered matching only EString arguments: that diverged from require() for req('./a' + '.json'), which only bundled under --minify-syntax. The fix reuses the require() transpose helpers so the two paths cannot drift.

Downsides

• Output changes for any bundle that has this pattern today: the JSON or module is now inlined instead of read from disk at runtime. A user who relied on editing that file after the build, with the bundle left next to node_modules, sees the build-time copy instead.
• Per call cost for files without createRequire: one is_empty() check on a hash map in e_call and one in visit_decls. No allocation, no import record.
• Non-const bindings (let req = createRequire(...)) and bindings created inside functions after a call site in a hoisted function are still left as runtime lookups.

Notes

• Supersedes bundler: bundle require() calls made through createRequire(import.meta.url) bindings #36565, which the stale bot closed while a follow-up was in flight. This is the same change rebased onto main as one commit with the follow-up folded in: a set of createRequire import refs instead of one slot (two imports in one file), forced folding and ternary transposition, req.resolve, and tree-shaking of the dead binding.
• req.resolve records __require usage the same way an uncalled require identifier does, because the printer emits __require.resolve(...) for E::RequireResolveString on non-bun targets.
• Review found that transpose_require_resolve_known_string read only the head of a folded string rope, so require.resolve("./da" + "ta.json") registered ./da. That was pre-existing for plain require.resolve and is fixed in the shared helper, with a test for the plain case.
• [css-tree] error: Cannot find module "../data/patch.json" from "undefined" (may be createRequire bug) #13076 and [css-tree] error: Cannot find module "../data/patch.json" from "undefined" (may be createRequire bug) claude trigger #30546 are the runtime flavor of this css-tree failure (tsx overriding Module._resolveFilename, no bundler). This change does not affect them.

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Walkthrough

The parser tracks eligible createRequire imports and bindings. It transposes supported calls and resolve calls during bundling. Tests cover static paths, folded arguments, CJS output, and dynamic runtime lookup.

Changes

createRequire bundling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Track createRequire bindings src/js_parser/p.rs, src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs	The parser records eligible imports from module and node:module, then identifies const bindings initialized with createRequire(import.meta.url) or createRequire(import.meta.filename).
Transpose createRequire calls src/js_parser/p.rs, src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs, test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts	Calls with supported string or conditional arguments are transposed as require calls. Static .resolve calls are transposed as require.resolve. Tests cover aliases, multiple imports, folded arguments, CJS output, and dynamic runtime lookup.

Possibly related PRs

• oven-sh/bun#46632: Both PRs change static require.resolve() handling, including how known string specifiers are processed.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Priority: Normal

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 87863

The ternary-resolution concern is addressed: both static branches use the bundler’s resolution handling. The change is mergeable subject to normal checks.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: the bundler now bundles require() calls made through createRequire(import.meta.url) bindings. The changeset adds this tracing in p.rs, visit/mod.rs, visit_expr.rs, and…
Description check		The description follows the repository template, which has the sections 'What does this PR do?' and 'How did you verify your code works?'. The author gives a clear problem statement and fix, which cov…
Linked Issues check		[#36564] The PR records createRequire imports from module and node:module. It records eligible const bindings created with createRequire(import.meta.url) or `createRequire(import.meta.filena…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes remain connected to [#36564]. Parser changes identify createRequire bindings. Visitor changes identify eligible targets and route static calls through require() handling. Tests cover t…

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The title names the main change: the bundler now bundles require() calls made through createRequire(import.meta.url) bindings. The changeset adds this tracing in p.rs, visit/mod.rs, visit_expr.rs, and adds bundler tests for these cases. The title is short, specific, and in one sentence, and it does not rely on vague terms.

Full details: Description check

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The description follows the repository template, which has the sections 'What does this PR do?' and 'How did you verify your code works?'. The author gives a clear problem statement and fix, which covers the first section. The verification section lists ten new tests in test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts, the failing results on bun 1.4.3, and the other test suites run. It also links the issue (#36564) and lists downsides and background. The description is thorough and mostly complete.

Full details: Linked Issues check

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[#36564] The PR records createRequire imports from module and node:module. It records eligible const bindings created with createRequire(import.meta.url) or createRequire(import.meta.filename). Static string, folded-string, ternary, and req.resolve calls use the existing require() tracing paths. The bundler can therefore include the referenced JSON or module instead of performing the relative runtime lookup. Dynamic arguments and non-const bindings remain runtime calls by design. Added tests cover the supported forms, folded paths, aliases, multiple imports, and unsupported dynamic cases.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

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The changes remain connected to [#36564]. Parser changes identify createRequire bindings. Visitor changes identify eligible targets and route static calls through require() handling. Tests cover the new behavior. The shared require.resolve rope fix supports the same tracing path and also corrects the equivalent pre-existing plain require.resolve case. No unrelated change is established.

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

• 🟡 src/js_parser/p.rs — Users building for node or browser now get a hard Could not resolve build error for a req("x") call that only runs lazily, where the base produced a working bundle. The createRequire-binding path (visit_expr.rs:2227) feeds transpose_require, which adds a Require import record at src/js_parser/p.rs:1724 and the linker errors on it at bundle_v2.rs:6893 unless the call sits in a try body. A call inside a function that is never invoked, or one guarded by a condition instead of try/catch, previously never failed. Fix: when the specifier does not resolve, fall back to the untouched runtime call on the binding (or a warning) rather than failing the build; only require() proper should keep the strict behaviour. [also at: src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs:2227 - Users bundling for node or browser whose dependency wraps req("optional-pkg") in try/catch now get a frozen build-time throw where the base left a working runtime lookup. src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs:2227 routes the call into transpose_require, which creates a Require import record (p.rs:1724).]

  Why this was flagged

  A dependency writes const require = createRequire(import.meta.url); export function loadNative() { return require("./build/Release/addon.node") } or if (process.env.X) require("optional-peer"), and the file or package does not exist when bun build --target node runs. visit_expr.rs:2210-2229 matches the binding and calls transpose_require; p.rs:1724 registers an ImportKind::Require record with HANDLES_IMPORT_ERRORS false because try_body_count is 0 (p.rs:1644). In the linker, when_module_not_found (linker.rs:405-473) returns Ok(true) for non-bun targets and logs Could not resolve: "...", so the whole build exits nonzero. On the base branch the call was left verbatim; a bundle that keeps living under the project directory resolves bare specifiers through node_modules at runtime, and a code path never executed never fails at all. Remedy: downgrade an unresolved createRequire-binding call to the untouched runtime call instead of a build error.

  Verification: transpose_require at src/js_parser/p.rs:1724-1734 does add_import_record_by_range_and_path(ImportKind::Require, ...) and sets HANDLES_IMPORT_ERRORS from try_body_count != 0 (p.rs:1644). src/bundler/bundle_v2.rs:6890-6997: on ModuleNotFound it logs Could not resolve: "...". On the base, the same call stayed an E::Call on the user binding with no import record, so the build succeeded.

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Actionable comments posted: 4

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Follow-up findings are listed below so you can review them separately from inline comments.

Follow-ups (2)

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Minor · Handle ternary arguments in the req.resolve branch. · visit_expr.rs:2256-2268

src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs:2256-2268
Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Handle ternary arguments in the req.resolve branch.

req.resolve(flag ? 'a' : 'b') on a createRequire binding skips the EIf case. The req(...) branch and the require.resolve(...) branch both transpose ternaries. The new req.resolve branch accepts only string literals, so the call stays a runtime lookup. If the bundled output runs after the source files are removed, resolution can fail.

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Review comment at @src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs around lines 2256 - 2268:
Update the `req.resolve` handling around `resolve_target_ref` to accept ternary
(`EIf`) arguments as well as string literals, transposing the ternary branches
consistently with the existing `req(...)` and `require.resolve(...)` paths.
Preserve the current string-literal behavior and usage tracking for both
supported argument forms.

Minor · Register const bindings in for-loop initializers too. · mod.rs:422-424

src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs:422-424
Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Register const bindings in for-loop initializers too.

visit_for_loop_init visits a const declaration without the createRequire registration that visit_decls performs. In for (const req = createRequire(import.meta.url); ;), later req('./data.json') calls are not bundled. They stay runtime calls. Move the registration into a helper, call it from both paths, and compute the import.meta.url argument check before the visit.

As per path instructions: "Grep for every sibling site sharing the pattern: parallel switch arms, sync/async twins, fast/slow paths..." visit_for_loop_init is a sibling of visit_decls.

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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/js_parser/visit/mod.rs around lines 422 - 424:
Update createRequire reference registration so const bindings initialized with
createRequire are recognized in for-loop initializers; extract the registration
logic into a helper and call it from both visit_decls and visit_for_loop_init.
Compute the import.meta.url argument check before visiting the initializer,
preserving the existing registration behavior in both paths.

Nitpick comments: 1

test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts: 1

4622-4624: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the emitted dynamic call in CreateRequireDynamicArgumentUntouched.

The test checks only the runtime stdout dyn. The fixture /dynamic.cjs sits beside the output /out.js, so an ordinary require(name) in the output also resolves to /dynamic.cjs and prints dyn. A regression that rewrites the dynamic call to plain require(name) would pass this test. Add an onAfterBundle assertion that checks the emitted call still goes through the createRequire binding:

Suggested fix

     target: "bun",
     run: { stdout: "dyn" },
+    onAfterBundle(api) {
+      expect(api.readFile("/out.js")).toContain("require2(name)");
+    },
   });

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Review comment at @test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts around lines 4622 -
4624:
Update the CreateRequireDynamicArgumentUntouched test to verify the emitted
output preserves the createRequire binding for the dynamic call, not just its
runtime behavior. Add an onAfterBundle assertion that inspects /out.js and
confirms the call uses the existing require2(name) binding.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs:
- Around line 359-367: Update the `arg_was_import_meta_url` eligibility check in
the visitor so it excludes cases where `import.meta.url` has a user define. In
that case, skip `createRequire` tracking and leave the call as a runtime call;
preserve tracking when no define is present.
- Around line 422-427: In the createRequire registration path, avoid registering
a require target when the exported declaration has a replacement. Update the
condition around createRequire target registration to require that replacement
is absent, while preserving the existing registration behavior for declarations
without replacements.

Review comments at @src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs:
- Around line 2243-2250: Update the `resolve_target_ref` detection so the
`req.resolve` rewrite is skipped when that `resolve` property was previously
assigned; preserve the runtime call in that case, and keep the existing rewrite
for unassigned properties.

Review comments at @test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts:
- Around line 4576-4583: Set BUNDLER_TEST_PICK explicitly in the fixture’s run
environment so the conditional require in the test snippet consistently selects
./b.json regardless of the caller’s shell environment; preserve the expected “a
b b” output.

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Minor comments:
Review comments at @src/js_parser/visit/mod.rs:
- Around line 422-424: Update createRequire reference registration so const
bindings initialized with createRequire are recognized in for-loop initializers;
extract the registration logic into a helper and call it from both visit_decls
and visit_for_loop_init. Compute the import.meta.url argument check before
visiting the initializer, preserving the existing registration behavior in both
paths.

Review comments at @src/js_parser/visit/visit_expr.rs:
- Around line 2256-2268: Update the `req.resolve` handling around
`resolve_target_ref` to accept ternary (`EIf`) arguments as well as string
literals, transposing the ternary branches consistently with the existing
`req(...)` and `require.resolve(...)` paths. Preserve the current string-literal
behavior and usage tracking for both supported argument forms.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts:
- Around line 4622-4624: Update the CreateRequireDynamicArgumentUntouched test
to verify the emitted output preserves the createRequire binding for the dynamic
call, not just its runtime behavior. Add an onAfterBundle assertion that
inspects /out.js and confirms the call uses the existing require2(name) binding.

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Beyond the inline finding, I checked the follow-up push: the ternary-with-dynamic-leaf case I raised earlier is now gated by is_static_specifier and has a test, and the new req.resolve branch inherits the dead-control-flow handling from transpose_require_resolve_known_string (returns null when is_control_flow_dead), so it does not regress that path. The req.resolve rope-string case flagged inline also exists for plain require.resolve("./a" + ".json"), so the fix likely belongs in the shared helper rather than only the new branch.

Extended reasoning...

The change adds createRequire-binding tracking to the Rust JS parser (p.rs, visit/mod.rs, visit_expr.rs) and routes calls on those bindings through the existing require/require.resolve transpose helpers, plus nine itBundled tests. It touches no security-sensitive surface. One confirmed finding remains (rope EString reaching transpose_require_resolve_known_string), and two of my earlier pre-existing notes (default/namespace import of createRequire, --reject-unresolved diagnostics for dynamic args on the binding) are still unaddressed, so a human look is still warranted.

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Follow-up Comments

Add a test case that selects the true ./other.cjs arm of the resolve ternary.

4608-4608: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test case that selects the true ./other.cjs arm of the resolve ternary.

Every CreateRequireResolveString run sets BUNDLER_TEST_PICK to an empty string, so only the ./util.cjs arm executes. A regression that maps the ./other.cjs arm to ./util.cjs still prints string true true true. A second case with BUNDLER_TEST_PICK: "1" makes q resolve to other.cjs, so q === p is false and the output becomes string true false true. That output detects the regression.

🧪 Suggested test case

   });
+  itBundled("edgecase/CreateRequireResolveTernaryTrueArm", {
+    files: {
+      "/src/entry.js": /* js */ `
+        import { createRequire } from "module";
+        const req = createRequire(import.meta.url);
+        const p = req.resolve("./util.cjs");
+        const q = req.resolve(process.env.BUNDLER_TEST_PICK ? "./other.cjs" : "./util.cjs");
+        const r = req.resolve("./ut" + "il.cjs");
+        console.log(typeof p, p.endsWith("util.cjs"), q === p, r === p);
+      `,
+      "/src/util.cjs": /* js */ `
+        module.exports.x = 1;
+      `,
+      "/src/other.cjs": /* js */ `
+        module.exports.x = 2;
+      `,
+    },
+    target: "bun",
+    run: { stdout: "string true false true", env: { BUNDLER_TEST_PICK: "1" } },
+    onAfterBundle(api) {
+      const out = api.readFile("/out.js");
+      expect(out).not.toContain('resolve("./util.cjs")');
+      expect(out).not.toContain('"./other.cjs"');
+    },
+  });

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Review comment at @test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts at line 4608:
Add a second `CreateRequireResolveString` test case that sets
`BUNDLER_TEST_PICK` to `"1"` and expects `string true false true`, verifying
that the ternary resolves the true `./other.cjs` arm rather than `./util.cjs`.
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Code review found no issues

No high-confidence issues detected in this change.