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Problem

Fix

  • Add --depth <NUM> to bun update. Only 0 is accepted. Any other value is an explicit error, so partial depths stay undefined. This matches pnpm update --depth 0.
  • --depth 0 is a selector in expand_positionals: it keeps the default groups but sets selecting, so the walk covers only root and workspace rows. The named path then re-resolves those rows only (direct_walkable_rows), and the resolution-time should_update check in PackageManagerEnqueue.rs only fires for rows the root or a workspace owns (contains_direct_dependency). So a transitive row that shares a name with a direct entry stays locked, also under a parent that moves. A child whose locked version no longer satisfies the moved parent's new range still moves, through the existing get_or_put_resolved_package check.
  • Under --latest, enqueue_named_updates no longer collects latest_rows when --depth 0 is set, so refresh_children_of_named does not run.
  • Verified: test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts (13 new cases, all fail on the released binary). Also the whole of that file and test/cli/install/bun-update.test.ts.
  • Self-reviewed: 3 concerns raised, 3 addressed (same-name transitive rows, a moved parent's same-name child, shell completions).

Background

  • bun update has two paths. The bare path plans a TransitiveUpdate for every reachable row. The named path (bun update <name>, patterns, group selectors) re-enqueues only the rows it matched and leaves the rest of the lockfile alone.
  • expand_positionals turns patterns and selectors into concrete names before the named path runs. include_transitive decides whether it walks rows owned by non-workspace packages.
  • refresh_children_of_named exists for bun update <name> --latest: after the named package moves, its own children are re-planned in range. --depth 0 asks for the opposite, so it is skipped.
  • No bunfig key is added. No [install] key is update-only today (--latest, -i, -r are CLI-only), so the flag follows that precedent.
Notes
  • The issue proposed --depth 0 or --prefer-locked. Only --depth 0 has live precedent (pnpm). yarn up has no --prefer-locked, and npm removed --depth from update.
  • bun update --depth 0 <name> matches <name> against direct entries only, the same way --dev <name> does. A transitive-only name is an error: no direct dependencies match "<name>".
  • A version suffix cannot be combined with --depth 0, for the same reason it cannot be combined with the group selectors: the named path writes the resolved range back to package.json. The error message now lists --depth 0.
  • From a workspace root without -r or --filter, the root's own rows are the only ones in scope, as with the group selectors. -r and --filter widen the scope in the same way.
  • --depth -1 is rejected by the argument parser before this code runs (Invalid Argument '-1').
  • Help output renders the flag as --depth=<val>. The bash, zsh and fish completions list --depth too.

[human-review] gate passed · iteration 2 · 11 files touched

fails on main (without fix)
ASAN without fix: 15 FAILED
$ BUN_DEBUG_QUIET_LOGS=1 bun scripts/build.ts --profile=debug --quiet test "--reporter=junit" "--reporter-outfile=/tmp/pr_gate.xml" test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (f42e98025)

test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts:
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (isolated linker) [910.04ms]
(pass) `bun update --latest` still moves transitive dependencies only within their ranges [928.38ms]
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (binary lockfile) [946.84ms]
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (text lockfile) [1057.37ms]
(pass) `bun update no-deps` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [1202.00ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a bare `*` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [811.74ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a pattern reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [838.00ms]
(pass) `bun update --latest no-deps` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [946.14ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a pattern alongside a direct name reaches a package that is only a transitive 
... (truncated)

release without fix: 15 FAILED
bun test v1.4.3-canary.1 (f42e98025)

test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts:
(pass) without a lockfile, `bun update <undeclared>` is rejected and writes no lockfile [213.36ms]
(pass) without a lockfile, `bun update <declared>` resolves and saves [248.57ms]
(pass) `bun update <name>` and a pattern that match nothing in bun.lockb name that file [277.83ms]
(pass) `bun update <name>` and a pattern that match nothing in bun.lock name that file [297.57ms]
(pass) `bun update <name>` naming a package with nothing newer is the same no-op as a bare rerun [472.32ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a pattern reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [496.46ms]
(pass) `bun update --latest no-deps` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [530.58ms]
(pass) a moved direct dependency is still followed after its row index shifted [584.23ms]
(pass) `bun update --frozen-lockfile` refuses to move the transitive dependency [589.44ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a pattern alongside a direct name reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [645.31ms]
(pass) `bun update --dry-run` (one-range-dep) says so when nothing would move [416.31ms]
(pass) `bun up
... (truncated)
passes on PR (with fix)
ASAN with fix: all passed
$ BUN_DEBUG_QUIET_LOGS=1 bun scripts/build.ts --profile=debug --quiet test "--reporter=junit" "--reporter-outfile=/tmp/pr_gate.xml" test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (f42e98025)

test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts:
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (isolated linker) [883.03ms]
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (binary lockfile) [940.73ms]
(pass) `bun update --latest` still moves transitive dependencies only within their ranges [972.31ms]
(pass) `bun update` moves a transitive dependency within its dependent's range (text lockfile) [1238.84ms]
(pass) `bun update no-deps` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [1355.02ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a pattern reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [919.31ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a bare `*` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [920.19ms]
(pass) `bun update --latest no-deps` reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [1054.64ms]
(pass) `bun update` with a negated name reaches a package that is only a transitive dependency [902.36
... (truncated)

release with fix: all passed
$ bun scripts/build.ts --profile=release
[configured] bun-profile → bun (stripped) in 3869ms (unchanged)
ninja: Entering directory `/workspace/bun/build/release'
[0/7] cargo bun_runtime → libbun_runtime.a
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�[1m�[92m   Compiling�[0m bun_http_jsc v0.0.0 (/workspace/bun/src/http_jsc)
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... (truncated)
diff hotspot
completions/bun.bash                               |   2 +-
 completions/bun.fish                               |   1 +
 completions/bun.zsh                                |   1 +
 docs/pm/cli/update.mdx                             |  12 ++
 docs/snippets/cli/update.mdx                       |   4 +
 src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs |  19 ++
 .../PackageManager/PackageManagerEnqueue.rs        |  10 +-
 .../PackageManager/PackageManagerOptions.rs        |   9 +-
 src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs |  11 +-
 src/install/update_scope.rs                        |  61 +++++-
 test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts     | 220 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 11 files changed, 336 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

gate history · 2 passed · 0 rejected · iteration 2

evidence per changed file
file                                                 reads  edits  tests
completions/bun.bash                                     0      0     35
completions/bun.fish                                     0      0     34
completions/bun.zsh                                      0      0     34
docs/pm/cli/update.mdx                                   1      1     34
docs/snippets/cli/update.mdx                             1      2     34
src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs       5      6     34
src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerEnqueue.rs      1      1     34
src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerOptions.rs      2      3     34
src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs       5      3     34
src/install/update_scope.rs                              3      7     34
test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts           2      3     34

root cause · written by the author bot

When a moved direct dependency was appended as a fresh package, each of its child rows passed through the resolution-time should_update check, which only asked whether the child's name appeared in the update requests and ignored the direct-only flag, so a transitive dependency that happened to share a name with a direct entry was re-resolved instead of being deduplicated to the package already satisfied in the lockfile. The fix gates that check on update_direct_only(), requiring the row's owner to be the root or a workspace before a named match can force a fresh resolution, so children …

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Direct-only update support

Layer / File(s) Summary
CLI contract and documentation
src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs, completions/*, docs/pm/cli/update.mdx, docs/snippets/cli/update.mdx
bun update --depth 0 is parsed and documented. Other depth values are rejected.
Direct dependency scope
src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerOptions.rs, src/install/update_scope.rs, src/install/PackageManager/PackageManagerEnqueue.rs
The direct-only flag selects root and workspace dependencies while preserving existing transitive scope behavior.
Lockfile redirection behavior
src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs, src/install/update_transitive.rs
Update orchestration limits named updates and dependency redirection to direct rows when requested.
CLI and update behavior tests
test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts
Tests cover parsing, conflicts, invalid values, direct-only updates, lockfile preservation, workspaces, and dependency edge cases.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 43f0f

Depth-zero updates can modify unselected workspaces and unexpectedly update transitive dependencies, so the feature should be corrected before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary change: adding bun update --depth 0 to keep transitive dependencies locked.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation satisfies issue #41625. It adds an opt-in --depth 0 mode for direct and workspace dependencies, preserves locked transitive resolutions unless invalidated, keeps default behavior …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code, tests, documentation, and shell completions directly support the bun update --depth 0 feature and the requirements in issue #41625. No unrelated changes are evident.

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❌ @Jarred-Sumner, your commit fe20910 has 4 failures in Build #112236 (All Failures):


🧪   To try this PR locally:

bunx bun-pr 41720

That installs a local version of the PR into your bun-41720 executable, so you can run:

bun-41720 --bun

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Comment thread src/install/update_scope.rs
Comment thread src/install/PackageManager/CommandLineArguments.rs
…th 0

The named path matched every walkable row by name, so a transitive row
that shares a name with a direct dependency moved in range. --depth 0
now walks only the rows the root and the workspaces own. Add --depth to
the shell completions.
Comment thread src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs
…e --depth 0

A fresh row of an appended package resolved with should_update when its
name was in update_requests, so it skipped the lockfile dedupe and moved.
Under --depth 0 only rows the root and the workspaces own may update.

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Comment thread src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs
Comment thread test/cli/install/bun-update-transitive.test.ts
…te --depth 0

redirect() moved every edge still on the old package of a moved direct
entry when its range allowed the new version. Under --depth 0 only root
and workspace edges follow.

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275-278: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Guard both bare-update paths with !update_direct_only().

bun update --depth 0 sets update_direct_only, but bare_update remains true. TransitiveUpdate::plan selects reachable transitive edges, and enqueue can re-resolve newer in-range versions. The later filtering does not undo these changes. Add && !manager.options.do_.update_direct_only() to both if bare_update conditions at lines 275 and 491.

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In `@src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs` around lines 275 - 278,
Update both bare-update conditionals in the install flow around
TransitiveUpdate::plan and the corresponding later path to also require
!manager.options.do_.update_direct_only(). Preserve existing bare_update
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In `@src/install/update_scope.rs`:
- Line 220: Update direct_rows and its callers to accept the active UpdateScope,
and filter the returned direct-dependency rows to roots or workspaces selected
by that scope. Ensure redirect’s direct-only update path cannot rewrite matching
dependencies owned exclusively by unselected workspaces.

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In `@src/install/PackageManager/install_with_manager.rs`:
- Around line 275-278: Update both bare-update conditionals in the install flow
around TransitiveUpdate::plan and the corresponding later path to also require
!manager.options.do_.update_direct_only(). Preserve existing bare_update
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Code review found no issues

No high-confidence issues detected in this change.

Still open from earlier reviews (1):

  • Unresolved: 1 minor or pre-existing.

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The latest push addresses the last open item: the --depth 0 -r test now uses staleMemberTransitive() with a stale transitive no-deps row under one-range-dep, asserts it stays at 1.0.0, and a paired contrast test proves bare -r moves it to 1.1.0 — so the assertion is no longer vacuous. Nothing further open from this review; a maintainer sign-off on the new user-facing flag would still be worthwhile.

What was reviewed

  • 6bef5f1 is test-only; no source changes since the prior clean review.
  • The new fixture's setup asserts the precondition (no-deps locked at 1.0.0) before the update runs, and frozen(dir) afterwards confirms the resulting lockfile is self-consistent.
  • Re-read the direct_only threading through redirect / redirect_moved_edges / contains_direct_dependency — unchanged and still covered by the shared-name and deduped-edge tests.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR adds bun update --depth 0, a selector that restricts re-resolution to direct dependencies of the root and workspace packages while pinning transitive rows to their existing lockfile resolutions. It threads a new UPDATE_DIRECT_ONLY bit through PackageManagerOptions, adds owner-tag filtering in update_scope.rs (contains_direct_dependency, direct_walkable_rows, direct_rows), gates the resolution-time should_update check and the post-resolve redirect dedupe pass on that bit, and disables collect_latest_rows under --latest --depth 0. Shell completions, --help, and docs are updated. Thirteen new tests cover the flag, including the three edge cases raised in earlier review rounds (same-name transitive rows, a moved parent's same-name child, and a deduped transitive edge).

Security risks

None identified. The change is a package-manager resolution restriction gated on an explicit CLI flag that defaults off. No network, filesystem-path, credential, or archive-extraction handling is touched. The --depth value is validated at parse time (only "0" accepted) and routed through Output::err_generic + Global::exit(1) on any other input, so no partially-honored depth reaches the resolver.

Level of scrutiny

Moderate-to-high. The resolution logic is subtle — three earlier review rounds each surfaced a real correctness gap (same-name transitive rows moving via the named path, a moved parent's fresh child row hitting should_update, and deduped transitive edges following via redirect_moved_edges), all of which were fixed with follow-up commits and now have targeted tests. The only change since the prior "no issues" review is 6bef5f1, a test-only commit that replaces the vacuous -r fixture with one that has a stale transitive row and adds a contrast test proving bare -r moves it. That directly addresses the last open nit.

Other factors

This adds a documented user-facing CLI flag with new resolution semantics (matching pnpm's --depth 0 precedent). Per the repo's landing-PR guidance for API-surface additions, a maintainer should confirm the flag name, the "only 0 accepted" contract, and the docs' phrasing of the transitive-stays-locked guarantee. No third-party CHANGES_REQUESTED reviews are outstanding; the one coderabbitai inline thread was resolved by a non-author. Test coverage is thorough and the PR gate shows all 13 new cases fail on the released binary and pass on the fix under both ASAN and release.

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