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Fixes #8447 — one of the release blockers from full-tier run 32298711372 (compile-smoke red; also one of parity's 27 compile_fails).

What broke. A body-less declare function require(name: string): any — the standard TS ambient idiom for "the global CommonJS require exists" — has always been registered as an external FFI declaration by lower_module_fn.rs (the generic "no body ⇒ extern" rule). That was harmless until #8343 added require_is_shadowed_by_local, which counts lookup_imported_func("require") as shadowing: the destructuring fast path that used to consume const fs = require("node:fs") into a native-module namespace binding now bails, the call lowers as a plain call to the "imported" require, and codegen emits a reference to a require symbol that no archive defines:

Undefined symbols for architecture arm64:
  "_require", referenced from: perry_fn_..._warmAndSummarize ...

Fix. Skip the FFI registration for a body-less require declaration — it names the compile-time intrinsic, not a linkable extern (an FFI call to it can never link). #8343's CJS-wrap shadowing is untouched: the wrap's synthetic function require(...) HAS a body, registers via register_func, and still shadows (covered by the new counterpart test).

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  • New HIR test test_ambient_require_declare_does_not_shadow_the_intrinsic fails without the fix, passes with it; counterpart test_user_require_function_with_body_still_shadows_the_intrinsic guards fix(cjs-wrap): stop HIR from dropping built-in require bindings in wrapped modules #8343's intent.
  • Full cargo test -p perry-hir --lib: 317 passed / 0 failed.
  • End-to-end: test-files/test_issue_8002_8003_thread_realm_caches.ts (the compile-smoke failure) now compiles, links, runs, and its output byte-matches test-parity/expected/.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed handling of ambient declare function require(...) declarations so they no longer override the built-in CommonJS require.
    • User-defined require functions with implementations continue to work as expected.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for both ambient declarations and implemented functions.

…ire intrinsic

A body-less `declare function require(name: string): any` was registered as
an external FFI declaration. Since #8343's require_is_shadowed_by_local that
registration made every require guard treat the global as shadowed, so
`require("node:fs")` lowered to a call to a `require` symbol no archive
defines and failed at link (Undefined symbols: "_require").

The ambient declare names the compile-time require intrinsic — skip the FFI
registration for it. A `function require(...)` WITH a body (e.g. the CJS
wrap's synthetic require) still shadows via register_func.

Fixes #8447
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Ambient declare function require(...) declarations no longer register as external FFI functions. The intrinsic CommonJS require remains available for native-module resolution. Function declarations with bodies continue to shadow the intrinsic. Regression tests cover both behaviors.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Skip ambient external registration
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/lower_module_fn.rs
Ambient require declarations without bodies are excluded from external-function registration. Implemented require functions continue through the existing registration path.
Validate require behavior
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs, changelog.d/8452-ambient-require-declare.md
Tests verify native-module resolution for ambient require and intrinsic shadowing by implemented functions. The changelog records the fix.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bfce7

This change prevents ambient declare function require declarations from producing undefined link-time references while preserving shadowing for user-defined functions with bodies. The PR is mergeable with owner awareness that the regression test should assert the native-module HIR variant directly, and the release note should remain focused on shipped behavior.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Source
  participant HIRLowering
  participant RequireIntrinsic
  participant NativeModule
  Source->>HIRLowering: declare function require without body
  HIRLowering->>RequireIntrinsic: preserve intrinsic resolution
  RequireIntrinsic->>NativeModule: resolve require("node:fs")
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  • PerryTS/perry#8343 — Modified the HIR require shadowing path that this change preserves for implemented functions.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the ambient require declaration fix and its effect on the require intrinsic.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the regression, fix, scope, linked issue, tests, and end-to-end validation, although it does not reproduce every template heading.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #8447 by skipping FFI registration for ambient require declarations while preserving shadowing for body-bearing require functions.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation, regression tests, and changelog entry directly support the linked issue and stated objectives; no unrelated changes are evident.
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CI classification: every red on this PR is pre-existing on main; this PR introduces none.

The four failing gap shards report exactly these regressions:

shard tests
1 test_gap_7911_promise_all_slow_arm_guards, test_gap_eval_as_value
3 test_gap_6558_webassembly_graceful_fail, test_gap_console_validate_write
4 test_gap_3662_collection_brand_check, test_gap_generator_return_throw_finally, test_gap_util_helpers_3026plus
5 test_gap_5592_yield_star_value_get_abrupt

All eight are a strict subset of the 15 regressions main itself carries at this PR's base commit (526e0b5), reproduced identically in three consecutive scheduled runs — 32328533570, 32323494876, 32311579863. Main's full set is 14 pass → crash plus test_gap_net_connect_bound_value: pass → parity_fail.

Independent of the run-comparison, this PR's change is structurally inert for those tests: it only alters lowering for a body-less function require declaration, and none of the eight test files contains the token require at all.

pr-gate therefore cannot go green here until main's own regressions are fixed — that is what #8464 (the 14 crashes, unverified until Linux CI reports) and #8466 (the net_connect parity fail, verified end-to-end) are for. Merging this one needs either those to land first or an admin bypass.

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In `@changelog.d/8452-ambient-require-declare.md`:
- Line 1: Rewrite the release note as one concise entry covering the root cause,
the shipped behavior, and regression coverage: an ambient body-less declare
function require no longer shadows the require intrinsic, while function require
declarations with bodies continue to shadow it. Remove internal guard names,
test-suite inventory, and CI-specific linker failure details.

In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs`:
- Around line 1019-1022: Update the test assertion around the require("node:fs")
lowering to verify the HIR NativeModuleRef variant contains the module name
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fix(hir): an ambient `declare function require(name: string): any` no longer shadows the require intrinsic (#8447). The body-less declaration was registered as an external FFI function; since #8343's `require_is_shadowed_by_local` that made `require("node:fs")` lower to a call to a `require` symbol no archive defines, failing every consumer at link (`Undefined symbols: "_require"` — compile-smoke's `test_issue_8002_8003_thread_realm_caches`, one of parity's 27 dark-debt compile_fails). A `function require(...)` WITH a body (the CJS wrap's synthetic require, #8343) still shadows. Regression pair in `perry-hir::lower::tests`; the ambient test fails without the fix.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the release note focused on shipped behavior.

Remove internal guard names, test-suite inventory, and CI-specific failure details. Keep the defect cause, fixed behavior, and regression coverage in one release-note entry.

Proposed fix
-fix(hir): an ambient `declare function require(name: string): any` no longer shadows the require intrinsic (`#8447`). The body-less declaration was registered as an external FFI function; since `#8343`'s `require_is_shadowed_by_local` that made `require("node:fs")` lower to a call to a `require` symbol no archive defines, failing every consumer at link (`Undefined symbols: "_require"` — compile-smoke's `test_issue_8002_8003_thread_realm_caches`, one of parity's 27 dark-debt compile_fails). A `function require(...)` WITH a body (the CJS wrap's synthetic require, `#8343`) still shadows. Regression pair in `perry-hir::lower::tests`; the ambient test fails without the fix.
+fix(hir): Ambient `declare function require(name: string): any` declarations no longer register as external FFI functions or shadow the `require` intrinsic (`#8447`). This prevents native-module `require` calls from linking against an undefined `require` symbol. A `function require(...)` declaration with a body continues to shadow the intrinsic. Regression tests cover both behaviors.

Based on learnings: describe the final shipped behavior as one coherent release-note entry, and include root-cause and validation details for a defect fix.

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fix(hir): an ambient `declare function require(name: string): any` no longer shadows the require intrinsic (#8447). The body-less declaration was registered as an external FFI function; since #8343's `require_is_shadowed_by_local` that made `require("node:fs")` lower to a call to a `require` symbol no archive defines, failing every consumer at link (`Undefined symbols: "_require"` — compile-smoke's `test_issue_8002_8003_thread_realm_caches`, one of parity's 27 dark-debt compile_fails). A `function require(...)` WITH a body (the CJS wrap's synthetic require, #8343) still shadows. Regression pair in `perry-hir::lower::tests`; the ambient test fails without the fix.
fix(hir): Ambient `declare function require(name: string): any` declarations no longer register as external FFI functions or shadow the `require` intrinsic (#8447). This prevents native-module `require` calls from linking against an undefined `require` symbol. A `function require(...)` declaration with a body continues to shadow the intrinsic. Regression tests cover both behaviors.
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In `@changelog.d/8452-ambient-require-declare.md` at line 1, Rewrite the release
note as one concise entry covering the root cause, the shipped behavior, and
regression coverage: an ambient body-less declare function require no longer
shadows the require intrinsic, while function require declarations with bodies
continue to shadow it. Remove internal guard names, test-suite inventory, and
CI-specific linker failure details.

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Comment on lines +1019 to +1022
assert!(
dump.contains("\"fs\""),
"the require(\"node:fs\") call must resolve to the fs native module: {dump}"
);

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the native-module HIR variant.

The string "fs" can occur from the local const fs binding. The assertion can pass when require("node:fs") does not lower to a native module. Assert NativeModuleRef("fs") instead.

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-        dump.contains("\"fs\""),
+        dump.contains("NativeModuleRef(\"fs\")"),
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assert!(
dump.contains("\"fs\""),
"the require(\"node:fs\") call must resolve to the fs native module: {dump}"
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assert!(
dump.contains("NativeModuleRef(\"fs\")"),
"the require(\"node:fs\") call must resolve to the fs native module: {dump}"
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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs` around lines 1019 - 1022, Update the
test assertion around the require("node:fs") lowering to verify the HIR
NativeModuleRef variant contains the module name "fs", rather than relying on a
broad dump.contains("\"fs\"") check that may match the local binding.

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