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fix(hir): a createRequire-backed local require is not a shadow (#8465) - #8466

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Fixes #8465 — the last standing gap regression on main after #8464 (test_gap_net_connect_bound_value: pass → parity_fail in every recent sweep's gap-suite (3); bisected to #8343, its second casualty after #8447).

What broke. #8343's require_is_shadowed_by_local guard is right for the CJS wrap's synthetic function require(...), but it also fires for Node's own ESM idiom — const require = createRequire(import.meta.url). That stopped const net = require("net") from folding to the static native namespace; the call flows to the runtime createRequire surface instead, where net.connect reached as a bound value dispatches through JS_NATIVE_HTTP_DISPATCH — null unless the external-http-server-pump stdlib feature is wired (it isn't in the gap-suite or default builds) — and silently returns undefined (typeof net.connect still says function; the failure surfaces as TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'on')). The test header's mysql2/turbopack shape is exactly this idiom, so it bites real bundled apps.

Fix. At declaration, mark a local require initialized from createRequire(...) (renamed imports resolved through the imported-function table) as createRequire-backed, and exempt exactly that binding from the shadow check — for builtin specifiers such a require returns precisely the native namespace, so the static fold is semantically correct and restores the battle-tested pre-#8343 route. A function require WITH a body still shadows via lookup_func, preserving #8343's CJS-wrap behavior.

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  • New HIR test pair: the positive test fails without the fix (verified by flip); the counterpart pins the CJS-wrap shadowing.
  • Full cargo test -p perry-hir --lib: 317 green.
  • End-to-end: the gap test compiles, runs a real echo server + two connect styles, and byte-matches the Node oracle.

Noted in #8465 but not fixed here: the runtime ("net","connect") arm returning silent undefined on a null dispatch pointer deserves a throw so this class of evaporation is diagnosable.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed handling of local require bindings created with createRequire(import.meta.url), including renamed imports.
    • Preserved static native-module behavior for these bindings.
    • Continued correctly treating user-defined, imported, or function-local require declarations as shadowing.
    • Maintained expected runtime behavior for custom require implementations.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for ambient, custom, and createRequire-based require behavior.

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The HIR lowering path recognizes createRequire(import.meta.url) bindings, exempts them from local require shadowing checks, and restores static native-module lowering. Function-body require declarations remain shadowing bindings. Regression tests cover both cases.

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createRequire shadowing fix

Layer / File(s) Summary
Track createRequire-backed bindings
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/lowering_context.rs, crates/perry-hir/src/lower/context.rs, crates/perry-hir/src/destructuring/var_decl/native_fetch.rs
LoweringContext tracks whether require was created by direct or aliased createRequire.
Preserve native require semantics
crates/perry-hir/src/destructuring/var_decl_sources.rs
Shadow analysis exempts createRequire-backed local require bindings and continues to classify other local bindings as shadowing.
Validate lowering behavior
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs, changelog.d/8466-create-require-not-a-shadow.md
Tests cover ambient declarations, static native-module lowering, and function-body require shadowing. The changelog documents the fix.

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b782b

The change restores folding for createRequire-backed require bindings, but the current implementation may also exempt unrelated local bindings or treat user-defined functions named createRequire as Node-native loaders, causing incorrect module behavior. Merge should wait for a narrower binding/function identity check or explicit owner acceptance.

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Possibly related PRs

  • PerryTS/perry#8343 — Introduced the require_is_shadowed_by_local logic extended by this change.
  • PerryTS/perry#8452 — Extends related intrinsic require handling and regression coverage.
  • PerryTS/perry#8341 — Modifies related createRequire handling in compiler lowering.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes recognize createRequire-backed bindings, preserve function require shadowing, and restore static native-module folding required by issue #8465.
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synthetic `function require(...)`) also fired for Node's own ESM idiom

    import { createRequire } from "node:module";
    const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
    const net = require("net");

so `const net = require("net")` stopped folding to the static native
namespace and flowed to the runtime createRequire surface instead — where
net.connect reached as a bound value dispatches through
JS_NATIVE_HTTP_DISPATCH, which is null unless the external-http-server-pump
stdlib feature is wired, and silently returns undefined
(test_gap_net_connect_bound_value: pass -> parity_fail on every recent
sweep; bisected to 6674f59; the mysql2/turbopack shape in the test
header is exactly this idiom).

Mark a local `require` initialized from createRequire (renamed imports
included) as createRequire-backed at declaration and exempt exactly that
binding from the shadow check — for builtin specifiers such a require
returns the native namespace, so the static fold is semantically right.
A `function require` WITH a body still shadows via lookup_func, keeping

Validated: new HIR test pair (the positive test fails without the fix);
full perry-hir suite 317 green; the gap test compiles, runs, and
byte-matches the Node oracle end-to-end.

Fixes #8465
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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/destructuring/var_decl/native_fetch.rs`:
- Around line 39-48: Update the createRequire detection in the native require
declaration logic so it only accepts a callee resolved as a named import from
node:module or module; remove the unconditional direct-name and any-module
export matches. Set require_local_is_create_require only for that verified Node
module API import.

In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/lowering_context.rs`:
- Around line 985-995: Replace the module-wide require_local_is_create_require
boolean with storage for the specific createRequire-backed LocalId. In the
createRequire declaration handling, record the LocalId returned by
lookup_local("require"), and update require_is_shadowed_by_local to exempt only
that matching LocalId; nested local require bindings must still be treated as
shadowing.

In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs`:
- Around line 1001-1020: The existing test
test_create_require_local_keeps_the_native_namespace_fast_path only covers the
unaliased createRequire import; add a corresponding test using import {
createRequire as cr } from "node:module" and const require =
cr(import.meta.url), then assert the same NativeModuleRef("net") folding and
absence of a runtime net local.
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Comment on lines +39 to +48
if name == "require" {
if let Some(init_expr) = &decl.init {
if let ast::Expr::Call(call) = init_expr.as_ref() {
if let ast::Callee::Expr(callee) = &call.callee {
if let ast::Expr::Ident(callee_ident) = callee.as_ref() {
let callee_name = callee_ident.sym.as_ref();
let is_create_require = callee_name == "createRequire"
|| ctx.lookup_imported_func(callee_name) == Some("createRequire");
if is_create_require {
ctx.require_local_is_create_require = true;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Verify that createRequire comes from Node's module API.

The direct-name branch accepts any local function named createRequire. The imported-name branch also accepts an export named createRequire from any module. Both cases can cause a user-defined require to fold require("net") as Node's native namespace.

Resolve the callee to a named import from node:module or module before setting this state.

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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/destructuring/var_decl/native_fetch.rs` around lines 39
- 48, Update the createRequire detection in the native require declaration logic
so it only accepts a callee resolved as a named import from node:module or
module; remove the unconditional direct-name and any-module export matches. Set
require_local_is_create_require only for that verified Node module API import.

Comment on lines +985 to +995
/// #8465: `const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)` (node:module's
/// own ESM idiom, including an aliased import of `createRequire`) binds
/// the REAL module-scoped CommonJS require — for builtin specifiers it
/// returns exactly the native namespace. Set when that declaration is
/// seen so `require_is_shadowed_by_local` does not treat the binding as
/// shadowing the require intrinsic; the CJS wrap's synthetic
/// `function require(...)` (a real function with a body) still shadows
/// via `lookup_func`. Module-wide and scope-blind like `proxy_locals` —
/// strictly narrower than the pre-#8343 behavior, which ignored ALL
/// local `require` bindings on this path.
pub(crate) require_local_is_create_require: bool,

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Track the createRequire-backed binding by LocalId.

This module-wide boolean remains true after lowering a nested createRequire-backed require. A later nested local require then bypasses the shadow guard and incorrectly folds require("net") to a native namespace.

Track the resolved createRequire-backed LocalId instead. Test the LocalId returned by lookup_local("require") in require_is_shadowed_by_local.

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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/lowering_context.rs` around lines 985 - 995,
Replace the module-wide require_local_is_create_require boolean with storage for
the specific createRequire-backed LocalId. In the createRequire declaration
handling, record the LocalId returned by lookup_local("require"), and update
require_is_shadowed_by_local to exempt only that matching LocalId; nested local
require bindings must still be treated as shadowing.

Comment on lines +1001 to 1020
fn test_create_require_local_keeps_the_native_namespace_fast_path() {
let source = r#"
declare function require(name: string): any;
function probe(): string {
const fs = require("node:fs");
return typeof fs.constants.O_RDONLY;
}
console.log(probe());
import { createRequire } from "node:module";
const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
const net = require("net");
console.log(typeof net.connect);
"#;
let module = perry_parser::parse_typescript(source, "t.ts").expect("source parses");
let hir = super::lower_module(&module, "t", "t.ts").expect("source lowers");
let dump = format!("{hir:?}");
assert!(
!dump.contains("ExternFuncRef { name: \"require\""),
"an ambient `declare function require` must not lower calls to an \
extern `require` symbol — nothing defines it, so linking fails: {dump}"
dump.contains("NativeModuleRef(\"net\")"),
"require(\"net\") under a createRequire-backed local must fold to the \
static native namespace: {dump}"
);
assert!(
dump.contains("\"fs\""),
"the require(\"node:fs\") call must resolve to the fs native module: {dump}"
!dump.contains("name: \"net\""),
"the namespace binding must not leave a runtime `net` local behind: {dump}"
);
}

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

Add coverage for an aliased createRequire import.

The required alias path is not tested. Add a case with import { createRequire as cr } from "node:module" and const require = cr(import.meta.url).

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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs` around lines 1001 - 1020, The existing
test test_create_require_local_keeps_the_native_namespace_fast_path only covers
the unaliased createRequire import; add a corresponding test using import {
createRequire as cr } from "node:module" and const require =
cr(import.meta.url), then assert the same NativeModuleRef("net") folding and
absence of a runtime net local.

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Rebased onto current main (through #8462) and re-verified.

Conflict resolution: crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs#8452 and this PR both appended tests to the end of the file. Kept both sets; all four pass together (test_ambient_require_declare_does_not_shadow_the_intrinsic, test_user_require_function_with_body_still_shadows_the_intrinsic, test_create_require_local_keeps_the_native_namespace_fast_path, test_function_require_with_body_still_shadows_the_namespace_fast_path). The two counterpart tests are complementary rather than duplicates and now say so in their doc comments: #8452's pins that a real function require body suppresses the fold, this one additionally pins that the bound name survives as a runtime local.

Post-rebase checks: the diff against main is exactly the intended 6 files (+97/−2) with nothing from main dropped; cargo test -p perry-hir --lib green; and the gap fixture re-verified end-to-end on the rebased tree against the post-#8464/#8458 runtime — test_gap_net_connect_bound_value compiles, runs its echo server, and byte-matches the Node oracle.

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