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ShadowRealm: wrap the this value of a wrapped function call (WebKit bump for oven-sh/WebKit#594, behavior change) - #42127

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Behavior change, needs a decision. With this change a ShadowRealm wrapped function called with a non-callable object as this throws a TypeError instead of running with undefined: obj.wrapped(), this.wrapped() in a class, setTimeout(wrapped), emitter.on(x, wrapped). That is the proposal text and what Node (--experimental-shadow-realm) and Firefox do. tc39/proposal-shadowrealm#328 is still open on exactly this, and upstream JSC picked undefined while it is. At least one project that runs on Bun calls importValue'd functions as methods (denoload's this.jsonMetrics()).

Problem

  • A ShadowRealm wrapped function drops the this value of the call. wrapped.call(5), wrapped.apply("s"), wrapped.bind(fn)() and the realm-to-incubating direction all run the target with undefined. OrdinaryWrappedFunctionCall step 8 is GetWrappedValue(targetRealm, thisArgument): a primitive crosses as is, a callable is wrapped for the target realm, any other object throws a TypeError from the caller's realm before the target runs.
  • The cause is in JavaScriptCore: remoteFunctionCallForJSFunction and remoteFunctionCallGeneric (runtime/JSRemoteFunction.cpp) and the remoteFunctionCallGenerator JIT thunk (jit/ThunkGenerators.cpp) call the target with jsUndefined(). Upstream WebKit has the same code.

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Background

  • A ShadowRealm is a second global object in the same VM. Only primitives and callables cross its boundary. A callable crosses as a wrapped function (JSRemoteFunction in JSC): calling it wraps each argument for the target's realm, calls the target there, and wraps the result for the caller's realm.
  • JSC has two call paths for a wrapped function. A plain JS function target uses the remoteFunctionCallForJSFunction host function for its first call and the remoteFunctionCallGenerator JIT thunk after that. Any other callable (Proxy, bound function, host function) uses remoteFunctionCallGeneric. All three changed, and the test runs each case on each path.
  • In JSC bytecode an identifier call f() does not pass undefined as this. It passes the scope object the name was resolved in, and the callee's op_to_this turns that into undefined (strict) or the global object (sloppy). A host function that forwards this somewhere visible has to do that itself with JSValue::toThis(), as ProxyObject does for an apply trap.
Notes
  • Ledger item #45235 of the ShadowRealm callable-boundary census. The importValue item (#45236) is [JSC] ShadowRealm: importValue resolves an export whose value is undefined WebKit#612 with its own Bun PR and does not depend on this one.
  • Wrapping order is observable through length/name getters on the callables being wrapped. The specification order is arguments in order, then this. V8 wraps this first. SpiderMonkey follows the specification. JSC's C++ paths now follow the specification and the thunk matches them.
  • The TypeError for an object this reaches the caller in the caller's realm on every path because sanitizeRemoteFunctionException (interpreter/Interpreter.cpp) rewrites any exception that unwinds through a JSRemoteFunction frame.
  • Self-reviewed: the review asked to split the importValue fix out (done, [JSC] ShadowRealm: importValue resolves an export whose value is undefined WebKit#612), to use an own-property check there (done), and to treat this half as an explicit behavior change that needs a maintainer decision (this note).

…f dropping it

WEBKIT_VERSION points at the preview build of oven-sh/WebKit#594.

A wrapped function passes |this| through GetWrappedValue like an
argument (OrdinaryWrappedFunctionCall step 8). A primitive crosses as
is, a callable is wrapped for the target realm, and any other object
throws a TypeError from the caller's realm before the target runs. JSC
called the target with undefined instead.

test/js/bun/jsc/shadow.test.js covers plain function, Proxy and bound
targets, both directions, the C++ and JIT thunk call paths for every
argument count, and the argument/this wrapping order.
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Reproduced on Bun 1.4.3 (WebKit 2e2aa2290fac):

const r = new ShadowRealm();
const strict = r.evaluate(`(function () { "use strict"; return typeof this })`);
strict.call(5);        // "undefined", Node --experimental-shadow-realm: "number"
strict.call(() => 1);  // "undefined", Node: "function"
strict.call({});       // "undefined", Node: TypeError

The fix is in JavaScriptCore (oven-sh/WebKit#594); this PR pins its preview build and adds the tests. test/js/bun/jsc/shadow.test.js fails on the current pin (14 of 17) and passes on a debug build against that branch.

This one changes behavior (an object receiver throws a TypeError, as in Node and Firefox) and waits for a maintainer decision, see the note at the top of the PR body. The importValue fix is separate: #42126.

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The pull request updates the WebKit autobuild identifier and expands ShadowRealm wrapped-function tests.

WebKit build version

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update WebKit build identifier
scripts/build/deps/webkit.ts
WEBKIT_VERSION now uses the autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2 release identifier.

ShadowRealm tests

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add wrapped-function behavior coverage
test/js/bun/jsc/shadow.test.js
The test suite covers this conversion, callable values, cross-realm calls, error handling, JIT and interpreter paths, argument counts, and property access order.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

Priority: ➖ Normal

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The WebKit dependency remains pinned to a temporary preview that may disappear and break dependency downloads. Pin the merged commit before merging.

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* From https://github.com/oven-sh/WebKit releases.
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export const WEBKIT_VERSION = "2e2aa2290fac856d6f451ceacb58f7f5b44dd057";
export const WEBKIT_VERSION = "autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2";

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

pr="$(gh api repos/oven-sh/WebKit/pulls/594)"
merged="$(jq -r '.merged' <<<"$pr")"
merge_sha="$(jq -r '.merge_commit_sha // empty' <<<"$pr")"
current="$(sed -n 's/^export const WEBKIT_VERSION = "\(.*\)";/\1/p' scripts/build/deps/webkit.ts)"

if [[ "$merged" != "true" || -z "$merge_sha" ]]; then
  echo "WebKit PR `#594` is not merged; keep the preview pin." >&2
  exit 1
fi

if [[ "$current" != "$merge_sha" ]]; then
  printf 'Expected WEBKIT_VERSION=%s, found %s\n' "$merge_sha" "$current" >&2
  exit 1
fi

Repository: oven-sh/bun

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- webkit.ts ---'
cat -n scripts/build/deps/webkit.ts | sed -n '1,120p'

printf '%s\n' '--- WEBKIT_VERSION references ---'
rg -n -C 3 'WEBKIT_VERSION|process\.versions.*webkit|webkit.*process\.versions' scripts src test 2>/dev/null | head -n 240

printf '%s\n' '--- WebKit PR status ---'
gh api repos/oven-sh/WebKit/pulls/594 --jq '{state,merged,merge_commit_sha,head:.head.sha,base:.base.ref}'

Repository: oven-sh/bun

Length of output: 17200


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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- preview-release handling ---'
cat -n scripts/build/download.ts | sed -n '285,338p'

printf '%s\n' '--- protocol/version consumers ---'
rg -n -C 4 'protocol|generate.*webkit|webkit.*protocol|process\.versions\.webkit|versions\.webkit' scripts test src | head -n 260

Repository: oven-sh/bun

Length of output: 18079


Pin the merged WebKit commit before merge.

WebKit PR #594 is still open, and autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2 points to its PR head. The preview release can be deleted when the PR merges or closes, causing prebuilt downloads to fail. After the PR merges, replace this value with the immutable merged commit SHA.

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In `@scripts/build/deps/webkit.ts` at line 6, Update WEBKIT_VERSION to the
immutable commit SHA from the merged WebKit PR `#594`, replacing the temporary
autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2 reference while preserving the existing
version constant.

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Yes, that is the plan and the PR body says so: the pin moves to the merged oven-sh/WebKit main sha once oven-sh/WebKit#594 lands (if it does, it waits for a maintainer decision), before this merges. Leaving this thread open as the reminder.

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@robobun, acknowledged. The thread remains open until WEBKIT_VERSION uses the immutable merged main commit SHA from WebKit PR #594.


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File: scripts/build/deps/mimalloc.ts:15-15
Timestamp: 2026-08-09T20:30:57.884Z
Learning: For oven-sh/bun startup snapshot dependency updates, scripts/build/deps/mimalloc.ts and scripts/build/deps/webkit.ts may temporarily pin preview artifacts while the corresponding upstream pull requests remain unmerged. Keep the related pull request blocked from merging until those upstream changes land; then update both dependency pins and the matching process.versions assertion to immutable merged commit SHAs.

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* From https://github.com/oven-sh/WebKit releases.
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export const WEBKIT_VERSION = "2e2aa2290fac856d6f451ceacb58f7f5b44dd057";
export const WEBKIT_VERSION = "autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2";

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🔴 WEBKIT_VERSION is pinned to the ephemeral autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2 tag rather than a commit SHA on oven-sh/WebKit main; if this merges as-is, every fresh build of bun from this commit 404s once the preview release is garbage-collected after WebKit#594 merges or closes. Fix: replace with the merged main SHA before landing (the PR body already calls this out as a pre-merge TODO — filing so it is not forgotten). The prebuiltUrl/prebuiltDestDir code already handles both forms, so only this constant needs to change.

Extended reasoning...

prebuiltUrl() (line 73-74) builds https://github.com/oven-sh/WebKit/releases/download/autobuild-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2/bun-webkit-<...>.tar.gz. autobuild-preview-* releases in oven-sh/WebKit are per-PR CI artifacts that are pruned once the PR is merged/closed. On the base branch this constant is a 40-hex main SHA whose autobuild-<sha> release is permanent. After merge, once WebKit#594 lands and its preview release is deleted, bun run build on a clean checkout (or any CI lane without a cached webkit-preview-pr-594-acf9aab2* dir in cfg.cacheDir) fails at the dep_fetch edge with a 404, blocking the build. The doc-comment on lines 1-5 also still says the value is a hash from the releases page.

Verification: normal — acknowledged in diff: the PR body says "Move it to the merged main sha before this merges", and that instruction is correct; the note holds but the hazard is only flagged, not resolved. The failure mechanism is confirmed by the base-branch codebase itself. /home/claude/bun/scripts/build/download.ts:314-316 documents: "The autobuild-preview-pr-* WebKit tags are the sharp edge:…

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Agreed, and intended: this PR is not mergeable until oven-sh/WebKit#594 lands (it waits for a maintainer decision first) and this line moves to the merged main sha, whose autobuild-<sha> release is permanent. The preview pin is only here so CI can run the new tests against the engine change now. Leaving the thread open as the blocker.

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Updated 1:13 AM PT - Sep 9th, 2026

✅ @robobun, your commit 6eda623128ee235e01ae8d06ed8121a491dcae24 passed in Build #113516! 🎉


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