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Problem

  • "extends": ["./base.json"] in a tsconfig.json is dropped. Bun emits the TC39 decorator runtime instead of __legacyDecorateClassTS when experimentalDecorators comes from base.json. No diagnostic is printed. TypeScript 5.0 accepts this array form.
  • The cause is extends_value.as_str() in src/resolver/tsconfig_json.rs:366. An array is not a string, so extends stays empty.
  • A second gap in the same merge loop (src/resolver/resolver.rs): experimentalDecorators never crossed an extends boundary, and emitDecoratorMetadata was OR-ed, so a child config could not clear it. That is the cause of Bun 1.3.10 breaks --tsconfig-override flag #30477.

Fix

  • Commit 1: experimental_decorators and emit_decorator_metadata on TSConfigJSON are Option<bool>, unset by default. The merge lets the more specific config win, the same way use_define_for_class_fields already works. Consumers test for Some(true).
  • Commit 2: extends is a list of entries. The resolver walks them with a post-order recursion, so the chain is built base first. ["a", "b"] applies a, then b, then the child, as in tsc. An entry with its own extends is resolved before the next entry. An entry already on the recursion path (a cycle) is skipped, and the chain is capped at 64 configs.
  • The merge loop itself is unchanged. Only the order it receives the configs in is new.
  • Verified: test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts (8 new tests, all fail on bun 1.4.2). Also bundler_decorator_metadata, bundler/transpiler/*decorators*, cli/run/tsconfig-override, regression/issue/{25622,27526,27575}, js/bun/resolve/*.

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Notes
  • Repro from the issue: with { "extends": ["./base.json"] }, bun build ./dec.ts | head -1 prints var __create = Object.create; on 1.4.3 and var __legacyDecorateClassTS = ... with this build.
  • The order test (["./b.json", "./base.json"] where only base.json sets experimentalDecorators) is what showed that the array form needs the decorator flag merge. Without commit 1 the flag only survived when the config that set it was the first entry.
  • A cycle used to fail the whole directory with an overflow error after 64 parses. It is now skipped with a debug log, and the run completes.
  • A parent entry that fails to parse is logged at debug level and skipped. The other entries are still applied. The old code stopped the whole chain at the first failure, which is the same outcome for a string extends.
  • Also ran test/bundler/bun-build-api.test.ts and test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts. Three bytecode and "thousands of builds" tests time out under the debug ASAN build. They do not touch tsconfig.

[human-review] gate passed · iteration 0 · 5 files touched

fails on main (without fix)
ASAN without fix: 8 FAILED
$ BUN_DEBUG_QUIET_LOGS=1 bun scripts/build.ts --profile=debug --quiet test "--reporter=junit" "--reporter-outfile=/tmp/pr_gate.xml" test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (c6b7fcb5b)

test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' chain frees every intermediate TSConfigJSON [449.33ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' merge still works after freeing intermediates [322.14ms]
164 |       stdout: "pipe",
165 |       stderr: "pipe",
166 |     });
167 |     const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
168 |     expect(stderr).toBe("");
169 |     expect(stdout.trim().split("\n")).toEqual(expected);
                                            ^
error: expect(received).toEqual(expected)

  [
-   "legacy",
+   "standard",
    "no-metadata",
    "leaf",
  ]

- Expected  - 1
+ Received  + 1

      at expectRun (/workspace/bun/test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:169:39)
      at async <anonymous> (/workspace/bun/test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:208:11)
(fail) tsconfig 'extends' array > the config that holds the array overrides every ent
... (truncated)

release without fix: 1 failed, 1 skipped
bun test v1.4.3-canary.1 (ff27c89f6)

test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:
(skip) tsconfig 'extends' chain frees every intermediate TSConfigJSON
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' merge still works after freeing intermediates [10.00ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > single entry [34.67ms]
163 |       cwd: String(dir),
164 |       stdout: "pipe",
165 |       stderr: "pipe",
166 |     });
167 |     const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
168 |     expect(stderr).toBe("");
                         ^
error: expect(received).toBe(expected)

- ""
+ "error: Overflow loading directory "/tmp/tsconfig-extends-array_Vrx5iV"
+ error: An internal error occurred (Overflow)
+ "

- Expected  - 1
+ Received  + 3

      at expectRun (/workspace/bun/test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:168:20)
      at async <anonymous> (/workspace/bun/test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:286:11)
(fail) tsconfig 'extends' array > a cycle is skipped [16.71ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > an array in the middle of a chain [32.10ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > the config that holds the array 
... (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/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts
bun test v1.4.3 (c6b7fcb5b)

test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts:
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' chain frees every intermediate TSConfigJSON [485.44ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' merge still works after freeing intermediates [306.99ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > the config that holds the array overrides every entry [346.34ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > an entry with its own extends is resolved before the next entry [369.46ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > an array in the middle of a chain [507.48ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > single entry [637.62ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > a later entry overrides an earlier one [843.35ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > an entry that does not exist is skipped [365.91ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > a cycle is skipped [380.43ms]
(pass) tsconfig 'extends' array > a child config sets or clears the decorator flags [1327.10ms]

 10 pass
 0 fail
 40 expect() calls
Ran 10 tests across 1 file. [4.87s]
__F:0:S:0

release with fix: 1 skipped
$ bun scripts/build.ts --profile=release
[configured] bun-profile → bun (stripped) in 679ms (unchanged)
ninja: Entering directory `/workspace/bun/build/release'
[1/7] gen generated_host_exports.rs
generated_host_exports.rs: 121 exports (host=5, lazy=10, generic=106, rust=0); 242 extern-C blocks audited
[1/7] cargo bun_runtime → libbun_runtime.a
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diff hotspot
src/bundler/transpiler.rs                         |   6 +-
 src/resolver/resolver.rs                          | 147 +++++++++---------
 src/resolver/tsconfig_json.rs                     |  26 +++-
 src/runtime/api/JSTranspiler.rs                   |  10 +-
 test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts | 172 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 5 files changed, 278 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

gate history · 2 passed · 0 rejected · iteration 0

evidence per changed file
file                                               reads  edits  tests
src/bundler/transpiler.rs                              0      0     19
src/resolver/resolver.rs                               9      3     20
src/resolver/tsconfig_json.rs                          1      2     20
src/runtime/api/JSTranspiler.rs                        0      0     19
test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts      3      3     18

root cause · written by the author bot

Bun's tsconfig parser only accepted extends as a string, so the TypeScript 5.0 array form fell through as_str() and the entire field was dropped without warning, losing every option inherited from the base configs. The fix stores extends as a list of entries and rewrites the resolver's walk to collect the chain recursively, processing entries in order and merging bases first so later entries override earlier ones and the child config wins over all of them, with cycle detection by path and a total cap of 64 configs. Alongside this, experimentalDecorators and emitDecoratorMetadata b…

…s extends

The extends merge only OR-ed emitDecoratorMetadata into the base config
and never carried experimentalDecorators at all. A child config that
set experimentalDecorators while it extended a base config lost the
flag, and a child could not clear a flag the base config set.

Store both flags as Option<bool>, unset by default, and let the more
specific config win in the merge, the same way useDefineForClassFields
already works.
TypeScript 5.0 accepts an array for tsconfig "extends". The parser only
read a string, so an array dropped every inherited option without a
diagnostic. Parse each entry and walk them in order: a later entry
overrides an earlier one, and the child config overrides all of them.

Fixes #43097
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The change adds array-valued TypeScript extends support, bounded recursive config resolution, explicit decorator option handling, and tests for inheritance precedence and decorator overrides.

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TypeScript configuration inheritance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configuration shape and parsing
src/resolver/tsconfig_json.rs
TSConfigJSON stores multiple extends entries. Decorator settings use Option<bool> so unset and explicit false values remain distinct.
Bounded extends-chain resolution
src/resolver/resolver.rs
The resolver collects extended configurations recursively, processes entries in order, limits the chain to 64 entries, skips parse failures, and merges configurations base-first.
Decorator consumers and inheritance tests
src/bundler/transpiler.rs, src/runtime/api/JSTranspiler.rs, test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts
Bundler and runtime paths enable decorator settings only for Some(true). Tests cover array inheritance, precedence, nested chains, aliases, and decorator overrides.

Suggested reviewers: alii, dylan-conway

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 744cc

Projects that disable inherited decorator behavior can still be transpiled with it enabled, and configurations with 64 direct bases fail despite staying within the recursion limit. Resolve these inheritance regressions before merging.

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In `@src/resolver/resolver.rs`:
- Line 445: Replace the bounded raw-pointer TSConfigExtendsChain with owning
storage, such as Vec<Box<TSConfigJSON>>, and ensure cleanup invokes
TSConfigJSON::destroy. Update collect_tsconfig_extends_chain and its caller to
use the owning entries while preserving the separate maximum recursion-depth
check of 64, preventing parent allocations from leaking when collection fails
before merging.
- Around line 1570-1581: Update the flag propagation in the
enclosing_tsconfig_json handling to apply explicit decorator options rather than
OR-ing with inherited values: when emit_decorator_metadata or
experimental_decorators is Some(v), set the corresponding flag directly to v,
while leaving the existing value unchanged when the option is absent.

In `@test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts`:
- Line 161: Update the subprocess helper run and its callers so run returns all
subprocess results without asserting exitCode internally. In each caller, assert
stdout and stderr first, then assert exitCode last, including the flow
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A Vec of Box<TSConfigJSON> replaces the bounded raw pointer array. A
wide extends array no longer hits the 64 slot limit, and a chain that
stops early frees every config it parsed.
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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Beyond the inline findings, I also checked the per-directory flag merge at src/resolver/resolver.rs:1572-1579 — it still ORs experimentalDecorators/emitDecoratorMetadata across nested directory tsconfigs exactly as on base, so the new Option<bool> clearing only takes effect within a single extends chain, not between a nested tsconfig and its enclosing one. The error-path drop of the partially built chain Vec matches the base branch's behavior on overflow, so nothing new there.

Extended reasoning...

Findings were posted inline, so this note only records what else was examined. The dir_info merge at resolver.rs:1572-1579 was not changed semantically by this PR (only adapted to == Some(true)), which means the "child config can clear the flag" behavior described in the PR applies to the extends chain merged in dir_info_uncached, not to the directory-hierarchy merge; that is consistent with the base branch and the PR's stated scope, but worth the author knowing given the issue #30477 framing. The ? early-return in collect_tsconfig_extends_chain drops the Vec<Box<TSConfigJSON>> via normal Box drop rather than TSConfigJSON::destroy, the same outcome the base's BoundedArray overflow path had, so it was not raised as a new regression.

2 verified lower-impact observations (convention, logging or cleanup points) were not posted.

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Code review found no issues

No high-confidence issues detected in this change.

Still open from earlier reviews (6):

  • Unresolved: 6 minor or pre-existing.

Track the config paths on the recursion path. An entry that is already
on it is skipped with a debug log, and the chain is capped at 64
configs in total. The walk no longer returns an error.

Tests now observe emitDecoratorMetadata, a missing entry, a cycle, and
the order of an entry with its own extends.
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I re-reviewed after the latest pushes and found no bugs; the earlier threads (cycle handling, total chain cap, emitDecoratorMetadata and missing-entry/cycle coverage, order-sensitive fixture) are addressed in the code, so a maintainer only needs a normal look at the merge-semantics change.

What was reviewed:

  • Ownership of the new Vec<Box<TSConfigJSON>> walk: every parent goes through TSConfigJSON::destroy, the leaf is interned via heap::into_raw; chain.next().expect(...) is an internal invariant (the leaf is pushed unconditionally).
  • Cap boundary: visiting.len() + chain.len() >= 64 bounds total parsed configs, matching the old BoundedArray<_, 64>; the cycle check by abs_path on the recursion path.
  • bool -> Option<bool> for both decorator flags: all readers (transpiler.rs, JSTranspiler.rs x2, the enclosing_tsconfig_json merge) compare against Some(true); jsc_hooks.rs reads the already-coerced transpiler options.
  • The emitDecoratorMetadata merge changes from OR to last-set-wins so a child can clear it (intended, per #30477) — a deliberate semantics change worth a maintainer's eyes.
Extended reasoning...

Overview

The PR touches the resolver's tsconfig handling (src/resolver/resolver.rs, src/resolver/tsconfig_json.rs) and the two consumers of the decorator flags (src/bundler/transpiler.rs, src/runtime/api/JSTranspiler.rs), plus test/js/bun/resolve/tsconfig-extends-leak.test.ts. TSConfigJSON.extends becomes a list so the TypeScript 5.0 array form is accepted, and emit_decorator_metadata/experimental_decorators become Option<bool> so a child config can explicitly set or clear them. The extends walk is rewritten from a raw-pointer BoundedArray loop to a recursive collect_tsconfig_extends_chain producing a bases-first Vec<Box<TSConfigJSON>>, with a visiting path stack for cycles and a total cap of 64.

Security risks

None specific to this change. Inputs are local tsconfig.json files; paths are joined with the existing join_abs_string_buf helper and parsed via the existing parse_tsconfig. The cap prevents unbounded work on a fan-out extends graph, and the cycle check prevents recursion on self-referencing configs. The extends inside node_modules remains ignored as before.

Level of scrutiny

Moderate. The memory-ownership story is simpler and safer than the base (Box instead of raw pointers with SAFETY notes), and I traced each acquisition to its release. The compiler enforces the field type change across consumers. The part that merits a human decision is the semantics change in the merge loop: emitDecoratorMetadata was OR-ed and is now last-set-wins, and experimentalDecorators now crosses extends boundaries at all. Both are intentional and tested but are user-visible behavior changes to a widely used config path. Skipping a failed parent (rather than stopping the chain) is only debug-logged; I flagged that earlier as pre-existing/non-blocking and have nothing new to add.

Other factors

Since my previous review the author pushed commits that address every inline thread I opened: cycle detection by abs_path, a total chain cap instead of depth-only, an order-sensitive fixture for the nested-extends test, and new tests for emitDecoratorMetadata set/clear, a missing entry, and a cycle. The new suite runs under describe.concurrent, drains pipes concurrently, and asserts stdout before the exit code. The bug hunt exited on dry_streak with zero findings. No CODEOWNERS entry covers the changed files.

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