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69 changes: 57 additions & 12 deletions src/js_parser/p.rs
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Expand Up @@ -6261,26 +6261,71 @@ impl<'a, const TYPESCRIPT: bool, const SCAN_ONLY: bool, const SEMA: bool>
}),
};
}
// Node.js does not have import.meta.main, so we end up lowering
// this to `require.main === module`, but with the ESM format,
// both `require` and `module` are not present, so the code
// generation we need is:
//
// import { createRequire } from "node:module";
// var __require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
// var import_meta_main = __require.main === __require.module;
//
// The printer can handle this for us, but we need to reference
// a handle to the `__require` function.
if self.options.lower_import_meta_main_for_node_js {
self.record_usage_of_runtime_require();
return self.lower_import_meta_main_for_node_js(inverted, loc);
}
Expr {
loc,
data: js_ast::ExprData::EImportMetaMain(E::ImportMetaMain { inverted }),
}
}

fn lower_import_meta_main_for_node_js(&mut self, inverted: bool, loc: bun_ast::Loc) -> Expr {
self.record_usage_of_runtime_require();

if self.options.output_format != options::Format::Esm {
// The printer writes this as `require.main == module`.
return Expr {
loc,
data: js_ast::ExprData::EImportMetaMain(E::ImportMetaMain { inverted }),
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};
}

// `import.meta.main ?? __require.main == __require.module`: Node.js before v22.18.0 and v24.2.0 has no import.meta.main.
let require_module = self.new_expr(
E::Dot {
target: self.value_for_require(loc),
name: b"module".into(),

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Replace the fallback's nonexistent __require.module property.

On Node versions without native import.meta.main, Bun defines __require with createRequire(import.meta.url). That function has no module property. When the process entry point is ESM, __require.main is also undefined. The fallback therefore evaluates undefined == undefined as true even when another module imports the bundle. Compare the current module with the process entry point instead, and check both direct execution and import on an older Node version. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @src/js_parser/p.rs at line 6288:
Update the import.meta.main fallback represented by the "module" property in the
parser so it compares the current module with the process entry point instead of
reading __require.module. Preserve true for direct ESM execution and false when
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name_loc: loc,
..Default::default()
},
loc,
);
let require_main_is_module = self.new_expr(
E::Binary {
op: js_ast::op::Code::BinLooseEq,
left: Expr {
loc,
data: js_ast::ExprData::ERequireMain,
},
right: require_module,
},
loc,
);
let value = self.new_expr(
E::Binary {
op: js_ast::op::Code::BinNullishCoalescing,
left: Expr {
loc,
data: js_ast::ExprData::EImportMetaMain(E::ImportMetaMain { inverted: false }),
},
right: require_main_is_module,
},
loc,
);
if !inverted {
return value;
}
self.new_expr(
E::Unary {
op: js_ast::op::Code::UnNot,
value,
flags: E::UnaryFlags::default(),
},
loc,
)
}

pub(crate) fn keep_expr_symbol_name(&mut self, _value: Expr, _name: &[u8]) -> Expr {
_value
}
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5 changes: 1 addition & 4 deletions src/js_printer/lib.rs
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Expand Up @@ -3305,10 +3305,7 @@ pub(crate) mod __gated_printer {
}
}
ExprData::EImportMetaMain(data) => {
if self.options.module_type == bundle_opts::Format::Esm
&& self.options.target != bun_ast::Target::Node
{
// Node.js doesn't support import.meta.main
if self.options.module_type == bundle_opts::Format::Esm {
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// Most of the time, leave it in there
if data.inverted {
self.add_source_mapping(expr.loc);
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147 changes: 143 additions & 4 deletions test/bundler/bundler_edgecase.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -2308,13 +2308,139 @@ describe("bundler", () => {
`,
},
target: "node",
capture: ["false", "false", "__require.main == __require.module", "__require.main == __require.module"],
capture: [
"false",
"false",
"import.meta.main ?? __require.main == __require.module",
"import.meta.main ?? __require.main == __require.module",
],
onAfterBundle(api) {
// This should not be marked as a CommonJS module
api.expectFile("/out.js").not.toMatch(/\brequire\b/); // __require is ok
api.expectFile("/out.js").not.toMatch(/[^\.:]module/); // `.module` and `node:module` are ok.
},
});
// Node.js runs the output as the entry point, then as a module that the entry point loads.
for (const format of ["esm", "cjs"] as const) {
const ext = format === "esm" ? "mjs" : "cjs";
for (const minify of [false, true]) {
itBundled(`edgecase/ImportMetaMainTargetNodeImported+${format}${minify ? "+minify" : ""}`, {
files: {
"/entry.ts": /* js */ `
console.log(JSON.stringify([import.meta.main, require.main === module, require.main !== module]));
`,
},
runtimeFiles: {
[`/importer.${ext}`]: format === "esm" ? `import "./out.mjs";` : `require("./out.cjs");`,
},
outfile: `/out.${ext}`,
target: "node",
format,
minifySyntax: minify,
minifyWhitespace: minify,
run: [
{ runtime: "node", stdout: "[true,true,false]" },
{ runtime: "node", file: `/importer.${ext}`, stdout: "[false,false,true]" },
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],
});
}
}
// `import.meta.main ?? ...` needs parentheses next to most operators. "/old-node.mjs" runs the
// output with an `import.meta` that has no `main`, like Node.js before v22.18.0 and v24.2.0.
for (const minify of [false, true]) {
itBundled(`edgecase/ImportMetaMainTargetNodePrecedence${minify ? "+minify" : ""}`, {
files: {
"/entry.ts": /* js */ `
console.log(JSON.stringify([
!import.meta.main,
typeof import.meta.main,
import.meta.main.toString(),
(require.main !== module).toString(),
(require.main !== module) ** 2,
import.meta.main ? "entry" : "imported",
import.meta.main || "imported",
import.meta.main && "entry",
import.meta.main ?? "unreachable",
"is entry: " + import.meta.main,
"main" in import.meta,
]));
`,
},
runtimeFiles: {
"/importer.mjs": `import "./out.mjs";`,
"/old-node.mjs": /* js */ `
import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
import * as nodeModule from "node:module";
import { SourceTextModule, SyntheticModule } from "node:vm";

const url = new URL("./out.mjs", import.meta.url);
const output = new SourceTextModule(readFileSync(url, "utf8"), {
identifier: url.href,
initializeImportMeta(meta) {
meta.url = url.href;
},
});
await output.link(
() =>
new SyntheticModule(Object.keys(nodeModule), function () {
for (const name of Object.keys(nodeModule)) this.setExport(name, nodeModule[name]);
}),
);
await output.evaluate();
`,
},
outfile: "/out.mjs",
target: "node",
format: "esm",
minifySyntax: minify,
minifyWhitespace: minify,
run: [
{
runtime: "node",
stdout: `[false,"boolean","true","false",0,"entry",true,"entry",true,"is entry: true",true]`,
},
{
runtime: "node",
file: "/importer.mjs",
stdout: `[true,"boolean","false","true",1,"imported","imported",false,false,"is entry: false",true]`,
},
{
runtime: "node",
bunArgs: ["--experimental-vm-modules"],
file: "/old-node.mjs",
stdout: `[false,"boolean","true","false",0,"entry",true,"entry",true,"is entry: true",false]`,
},
],
});
}
// With --splitting, another entry point imports "/lib.ts", so its module is in a shared chunk.
itBundled("edgecase/ImportMetaMainTargetNodeSplitting", {
files: {
"/cli.ts": /* js */ `
import { libIsMain } from "./lib";
console.log(JSON.stringify({ cli: import.meta.main, lib: libIsMain }));
`,
"/lib.ts": /* js */ `
export const libIsMain = import.meta.main;
`,
},
entryPoints: ["/cli.ts", "/lib.ts"],
splitting: true,
outdir: "/out",
target: "node",
format: "esm",
run: { runtime: "node", file: "/out/cli.js", stdout: `{"cli":true,"lib":false}` },
});
// A "#!/usr/bin/env bun" entry point is parsed for bun, which has no `__require`.
itBundled("edgecase/ImportMetaMainTargetNodeBunShebang", {
files: {
"/entry.ts": `#!/usr/bin/env bun
console.log(import.meta.main, require.main === module);`,
},
target: "node",
format: "esm",
run: { stdout: "true true" },
});
itBundled("edgecase/build-cjs-module#20308", {
files: {
"/entry.ts": /* js */ `
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},
run: { stdout: "true" },
});
// `import.meta.main` is rewritten to EImportMetaMain; under `target: node`
// that prints as `__require.main == __require.module` without its own paren
// wrap, so an unwrapped `delete` would bind to `__require.main`.
// `import.meta.main` is rewritten to EImportMetaMain; in CommonJS output
// that prints as `require.main == module` without its own paren wrap, so an
// unwrapped `delete` would bind to `require.main`.
itBundled("edgecase/DeleteFoldedImportMetaMainRef", {
files: {
"/entry.js": /* js */ `
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},
run: { runtime: "node", stdout: "true" },
});
itBundled("edgecase/DeleteFoldedImportMetaMainRefNodeCjs", {
files: {
"/entry.js": /* js */ `
console.log(delete (null ?? import.meta.main));
`,
},
target: "node",
format: "cjs",
onAfterBundle: api => {
expect(api.readFile("out.js")).not.toMatch(/delete\s+require\.main\b/);
},
run: { runtime: "node", stdout: "true" },
});
// A same-file `const enum` member is inlined to an EInlinedEnum wrapping an
// ENumber during the visit pass, so the NaN/Infinity check has to look
// through the wrapper.
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Expand Up @@ -5052,6 +5052,24 @@ console.log(foo, array);
const result = await transpiler.transform(input);
expect(result).toBe(`let list = [\"\\u2022\", \"-\", \"\\u25E6\", \"\\u25AA\", \"\\u25AB\"];\n`);
});

// An ES module has no `require` or `module` in Node.js.
it("import.meta.main - node and browser targets", () => {
const input = `
export const a = import.meta.main;
export const b = !import.meta.main;
export const c = require.main === module;
export const d = require.main !== module;
`;
const output =
"export const a = import.meta.main;\n" +
"export const b = !import.meta.main;\n" +
"export const c = import.meta.main;\n" +
"export const d = !import.meta.main;\n";
for (const target of ["node", "browser"]) {
expect(new Bun.Transpiler({ loader: "ts", target }).transformSync(input)).toBe(output);
}
});
});

describe("edge cases", () => {
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