fix(worker_threads): apply execArgv preloads

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What does this PR do?

Applies Node Worker execArgv preloads before the worker entry module runs.

Workers now support inherited and explicit --require/--import values in separate and = forms, preserve require-before-import ordering, and resolve package conditional exports with the matching require or import condition. Explicit execArgv: [] suppresses inherited preloads, while nested and eval workers retain the selected contract.

Eval workers follow Node's CommonJS and module preload behavior, including syntax-detected modules plus explicit module and module-typescript input types. Invalid, missing-value, and process-wide-only flags fail synchronously with ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV. Asynchronous preload failures surface through the Worker error/exit path, and a user-handled preload error keeps exit code zero.

This fixes OpenClaw source workers that use execArgv: ["--import", "tsx/esm"]; Bun previously ignored the preload and resolved plugin SDK declarations as runtime modules.

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How did you verify your code works?

• Focused Worker execArgv matrix: 25 passed
• Full Node Worker and Web Worker files: 205 passed, 495 assertions
• Bake production tests: 12 passed
• Real OpenClaw source-worker loader tests: 2 passed
• Node reference probes covered handled and unhandled preload errors, module syntax detection, module-typescript, and conditional package exports
• Prettier, oxlint, root TypeScript, pinned rustfmt, LLVM 21 clang-format, diff checks, and fresh exact-head P0-P2 review passed

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Changes

Worker execArgv parsing now validates flags, extracts preload modules, and records evaluation mode. Worker creation transfers this state through native and Rust layers. Runtime VM setup preserves the state, and preload loading applies require semantics by range. Tests cover inheritance, ordering, eval modes, failures, and invalid flags.

Worker execArgv parsing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parse and validate worker execArgv src/jsc/bindings/webcore/JSWorker.cpp, src/jsc/bindings/webcore/WorkerOptions.h, src/jsc/bindings/ErrorCode.ts, src/js/node/worker_threads.ts	Node worker flags are classified and validated. Preload modules, evaluation mode, and eval source are stored. Invalid arguments produce ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV.

Worker preload transfer

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Transfer preloads into workers src/jsc/bindings/webcore/WorkerMessagingProxy.cpp, src/jsc/web_worker.rs, src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs	Native worker creation passes preload modules and metadata into WebWorker. Worker state is copied into VirtualMachine, and preload buffers are explicitly dropped during destruction.

Runtime preload initialization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Initialize runtime worker preload state src/options_types/context.rs, src/runtime/cli/Arguments.rs, src/runtime/cli/repl_command.rs, src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs, src/runtime/cli/test_command.rs, src/runtime/bake/production.rs	CLI parsing and VM boot paths populate worker preloads, require ranges, and evaluation modes.

Preload behavior and validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Apply preload behavior and validate outcomes src/runtime/jsc_hooks.rs, test/js/node/worker_threads/worker_threads.test.ts	Preload loading selects Require or Stmt by index. Tests cover preload ordering, inheritance, package conditions, eval modes, failures, and invalid flags.

Suggested reviewers: robobun, dylan-conway

Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: 🔴 Critical · up to 60fbb

The new worker preload state is left in an uninitialized state that is later read and freed, which can corrupt memory or crash the runtime on ordinary startup and shutdown paths. In addition, worker threads silently accept unsupported or misspelled Node startup flags instead of reporting an error, so misconfigured workers run with unexpected module semantics. Both should be fixed before merging.

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In `@src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs`:
- Around line 5080-5084: Remove the immediate exit_code assignment from
load_entry_point_for_web_worker; defer setting the worker exit code until
web_worker.rs::observe_entry confirms the rejection is unhandled after
Bun__handleUncaughtException, preserving Continue and a non-failing exit code
for handled preload or entry rejections.

In `@src/runtime/bake/production.rs`:
- Around line 137-138: Update the worker preload initialization in the
production bake flow so vm.worker_eval_preloads clones ctx.worker_eval_preloads
rather than ctx.preloads; keep vm.worker_preloads using ctx.preloads.

In `@test/js/node/worker_threads/worker_threads.test.ts`:
- Around line 349-352: Update the worker fixture setup around the entry,
importPreload, nestedEntry, and requirePreload paths to create the multi-file
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- Around line 366-376: Replace the parameterized test.each blocks with
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• src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs
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• src/jsc/bindings/webcore/WorkerMessagingProxy.cpp
• src/jsc/bindings/webcore/WorkerOptions.h
• src/jsc/web_worker.rs
• src/options_types/context.rs
• src/runtime/bake/production.rs
• src/runtime/cli/Arguments.rs
• src/runtime/cli/repl_command.rs
• src/runtime/cli/run_command.rs
• src/runtime/cli/test_command.rs
• test/js/node/worker_threads/fixture-execargv-preload-entry.mjs
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src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs (1)

2740-2740: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

Initialize both new Vec fields before materializing VirtualMachine.

VirtualMachine::init uses alloc_zeroed, and the nearby safety comment correctly states that zero bytes are not a valid Vec. The initializer writes preload, but it does not write worker_preloads or worker_eval_preloads.

Worker startup later calls clone_from on these invalid values. destroy also takes and drops them. Either path causes undefined behavior and can crash any VM.

Proposed fix

             addr_of_mut!((*vm).preload).write(Vec::new());
+            addr_of_mut!((*vm).worker_preloads).write(Vec::new());
+            addr_of_mut!((*vm).worker_eval_preloads).write(Vec::new());
             addr_of_mut!((*vm).child_workers).write(Vec::new());

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In `@src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs` at line 2740, Update VirtualMachine::init to
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values alongside preload before materializing the VM; ensure these fields are
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In `@src/jsc/bindings/webcore/JSWorker.cpp`:
- Line 137: The parseNodeWorkerExecArgv validation must reject unrecognized
flags and invalid --input-type values synchronously with
ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV. Replace the permissive fallback with complete
option validation or an explicit worker-safe allowlist, and ensure unsupported
--input-type values are rejected rather than mapped to WorkerEvalMode::Auto.

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In `@src/jsc/VirtualMachine.rs`:
- Line 2740: Update VirtualMachine::init to initialize both worker_preloads and
worker_eval_preloads with valid empty Vec values alongside preload before
materializing the VM; ensure these fields are initialized before any worker
startup or destroy path can access them.

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• src/jsc/bindings/webcore/WorkerOptions.h
• src/jsc/web_worker.rs
• src/options_types/context.rs
• src/runtime/bake/production.rs
• src/runtime/cli/Arguments.rs
• src/runtime/cli/repl_command.rs
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Reject unrecognized flags and invalid --input-type values.

parseNodeWorkerExecArgv accepts every unlisted flag through the fallback at Lines 207-211. It also converts an invalid --input-type value to WorkerEvalMode::Auto.

For example, ["--not-a-node-option"] and ["--input-type=invalid"] start the worker instead of throwing ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV. Route validation through the complete option parser, or reject values and flags that are not confirmed as worker-safe.

The PR objective states that invalid flags must fail synchronously with ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV. <pr_objectives>

Also applies to: 191-192

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In `@src/jsc/bindings/webcore/JSWorker.cpp` at line 137, The
parseNodeWorkerExecArgv validation must reject unrecognized flags and invalid
--input-type values synchronously with ERR_WORKER_INVALID_EXEC_ARGV. Replace the
permissive fallback with complete option validation or an explicit worker-safe
allowlist, and ensure unsupported --input-type values are rejected rather than
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