fix(hir): replace this inside for-of iterator wrapper exprs when lifting a Symbol.iterator generator by proggeramlug · Pull Request #10650 · PerryTS/perry

proggeramlug · 2026-09-18T17:27:00Z

Summary

Inside a class generator method keyed by [Symbol.iterator], a for…of whose
iterable is a method call on this (for (const x of this.gen()) yield x;)
threw Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen'). The identical
body under an ordinary method name, or with the call hoisted to a local
first, worked. Every consumer that dispatches through the class's iterator
protocol (for…of, spread, Array.from) hit the bug identically.

Root cause

synthesize_symbol_iterator_wrapper (crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_decl.rs:255)
lifts a *[Symbol.iterator]() method's body to a top-level generator
function taking this as an explicit first parameter, then calls
crate::analysis::replace_this_in_stmts (crates/perry-hir/src/analysis.rs)
to rewrite every Expr::This in that body to a LocalGet of the new param.

replace_this_in_expr's match had no arm for Expr::GetIterator,
Expr::GetAsyncIterator, Expr::MapEntries, or Expr::SetValues — the
wrapper expressions a for…of iterable lowers to when it can't be proven a
plain Array/Map/Set (lower_stmt_for_of_inner,
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/stmt_loops.rs:1471: Expr::GetIterator(Box::new(arr_expr)),
and the sibling MapEntries/SetValues/GetAsyncIterator wraps a few lines
around it). A this.gen() receiver buried inside one of those wrappers fell
through to the catch-all _ => {} and was never rewritten — so at runtime,
outside any method body, Expr::This evaluated to undefined.

This exactly explains every working/failing variant in the issue: this.items
(a proven Array, never wrapped) worked; yield* this.gen() and
const n = this.count(); yield n (plain Expr::Call, already handled) worked;
hoisting this.gen() into a local first worked (the Stmt::Let's init is a
bare Expr::Call, matched directly) — only the direct for (const x of this.gen()) shape, which needs GetIterator specifically, failed.

Fix

Added the four missing arms to replace_this_in_expr, recursing into the
wrapped inner expression exactly like the existing Await/TypeOf/Void
arms (crates/perry-hir/src/analysis.rs).

Tests added

test-files/test_gap_10445_symbol_iterator_generator_this.ts: the issue's
own repro (spread / for-of / Array.from / named-generator control) plus
three variants requested for this fix:

a two-level generator chain (the iterator method's for-of iterable is
itself another method whose OWN for-of iterable is a third method —
exercises the rewrite surviving two hops);
a Symbol.iterator generator on a class expression (not just a
declaration);
yield* delegation alongside a for…of over this.method() in the same
generator (confirms the fix doesn't disturb the already-working
yield* this.gen() path).

Validated byte-for-byte against node --experimental-strip-types (Node
26.5.1).

Proof it fails on the baseline: checked out crates/perry-hir/src/analysis.rs
from this branch's parent commit (68a5454396, i.e. main before this fix)
with the new test file added, rebuilt, and ran it:

spread over *[Symbol.iterator]: threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen')
for-of over *[Symbol.iterator]: threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen')
Array.from(bag): threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen')
named generator, same body: [1,2]
two-level generator: threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'middle')
class expression generator: threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen')
yield* + for-of mixed: threw: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen')

On this branch: every line matches Node byte-for-byte (diff against Node's
output is empty).

Validation

cargo test --release -p perry-hir --tests: 748 passed, 0 failed.
Gap suite (filtered): the new test plus the existing Symbol.iterator/generator
gap tests most likely to be affected by this change all pass:
test_gap_10445_symbol_iterator_generator_this, test_gap_6676_computed_symbol_iterator,
test_gap_6696_generator_symbol_iterator, test_gap_1840_class_iterator_for_of_spread,
test_gap_class_symbol_iterator, test_gap_yieldstar_inherited_iterator_this,
test_gap_class_symbol_async_iterator, test_gap_9788_iterator_protocol_mutation — all
PASS, no regressions.
python3 scripts/check_test_registration.py: OK (338 files checked).
cargo fmt --all -- --check: clean.
Lint (SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1 ./scripts/run_lint_gates.sh): 76/77 gates
passed; pre-existing red: Public benchmark evidence freshness
(benchmarks/ci_public_baseline_check.py), red on every PR in this repo,
untouched by this change.
Performance: synthesize_symbol_iterator_wrapper/replace_this_in_stmts
is a compile-time-only AST→HIR rewrite invoked only when lowering a
*[Symbol.iterator]() (or, via the sibling call site in
lower_decl/helpers.rs, a computed well-known-symbol) class method — it
never runs for, and cannot affect the emitted code or runtime performance
of, any other program shape. The change itself is four additional match
arms in an existing exhaustive expression walk (no new allocation, no new
traversal). There is no runtime hot path to measure; the "before" state
for the affected shape is a thrown exception, not a slower-but-working
program.

What I did not verify

The mongodb 7.5.0 end-to-end repro named in the issue (class List's
*[Symbol.iterator]) — verified the issue's own minimal repro and the
requested variants directly, not the full package.
Expr::GetAsyncIterator has no standalone repro: the
synthesize_symbol_iterator_wrapper lift only fires for a sync
*[Symbol.iterator]() generator, and a for await inside a sync generator
is not valid JS, so this arm can't currently be exercised through that lift
in isolation. It shares the exact same root cause and fix shape as the other
three wrappers and is included for completeness/defense-in-depth.
MapEntries/SetValues are exercised structurally the same way as
GetIterator in the fix, but I did not find a way to force the for-of
lowering to pick the MapEntries/SetValues wrap (rather than the
Map/Set fast path) for a this-returning receiver inside this lift; not
fixing them would leave the same class of bug for that shape, so they are
included on the strength of the shared root cause rather than a dedicated
repro.

Fixes #10445

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where this could be unavailable inside symbol-keyed generator methods during for…of iteration.
- Corrected behavior for related iterator patterns, including async iteration, mapped entries, and set values.
- Added regression coverage for nested generators, delegation, class expressions, spread operations, and Array.from.

…/SetValues when lifting a Symbol.iterator generator method A generator method keyed by [Symbol.iterator] is lifted to a top-level function with this as an explicit param (synthesize_symbol_iterator_wrapper in lower_decl/class_decl.rs), and replace_this_in_stmts rewrites Expr::This to that param throughout the body. Its expression walker was missing arms for GetIterator/GetAsyncIterator/MapEntries/SetValues -- the wrapper exprs a for-of iterable lowers to when it cannot be proven a plain Array/Map/Set (stmt_loops.rs lower_stmt_for_of_inner). A for-of over this.gen() inside such a method left an unreplaced Expr::This nested inside one of these wrappers, which evaluates to undefined outside any method body: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'gen').

…f/spread/Array.from Covers the #10445 repro (spread, for-of, Array.from, named-generator control), a two-level generator chain (iterator method's for-of iterable is itself another method that also iterates via this), a Symbol.iterator generator on a class EXPRESSION, and yield* delegation alongside a for-of over this.method() in the same generator.

coderabbitai · 2026-09-18T17:27:54Z

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The compiler now recursively rewrites this inside iterator wrapper expressions. A regression test covers symbol-keyed generator methods, nested generator calls, class expressions, and multiple iteration forms.

Changes

Iterator this-substitution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Wrapper expression rewrite `crates/perry-hir/src/analysis.rs`, `changelog.d/10650-symbol-iterator-generator-this.md`	`replace_this_in_expr` now handles `GetIterator`, `GetAsyncIterator`, `MapEntries`, and `SetValues` expressions.
Generator iterator regression coverage `test-files/test_gap_10445_symbol_iterator_generator_this.ts`	The test covers symbol-keyed and named generator methods, nested delegation, class expressions, spread, `for…of`, and `Array.from`.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 08ec8

The fix appears correct, but Map, Set, and async iterator variants need regression cases to prevent this binding bug from returning unnoticed.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the HIR fix for replacing `this` inside `for-of` iterator wrapper expressions when lifting a `Symbol.iterator` generator.
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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue `#10445` requires correct `this` binding for `this.method()` used as the iterable inside a lifted `*[Symbol.iterator]()` generator, including spread, `for…of`, and `Array.from`, with regression te…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed HIR traversal directly fixes issue `#10445`. The added gap test validates the affected lowering paths. The changelog fragment documents the same fix. No unrelated change is identified.

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In `@test-files/test_gap_10445_symbol_iterator_generator_this.ts`:
- Around line 1-89: Extend the fixture with focused *[Symbol.iterator] generator
cases asserting output for for-await over this.gen(), typed Map iteration using
a loop head that lowers through MapEntries, and typed Set iteration using a loop
head that lowers through SetValues. Keep the existing synchronous GetIterator
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+// #10445: a generator method keyed by `[Symbol.iterator]`, whose `for…of`
+// iterable is a method call on `this` (`for (const x of this.gen()) …`),
+// saw `this === undefined` inside the callee. Root cause:
+// `synthesize_symbol_iterator_wrapper` (lower_decl/class_decl.rs) lifts the
+// method's body to a top-level generator taking `this` as an explicit
+// param, then `replace_this_in_stmts`/`replace_this_in_expr` (analysis.rs)
+// rewrites every `Expr::This` in that body to the param. A `for…of` whose
+// iterable can't be proven a plain Array/Map/Set lowers to one of
+// `GetIterator`/`GetAsyncIterator`/`MapEntries`/`SetValues` wrapping the
+// receiver expression (stmt_loops.rs's `lower_stmt_for_of_inner`) -- and
+// `replace_this_in_expr` had no arm for any of those wrappers, so a `this`
+// buried inside one fell through to the catch-all and was left unreplaced.
+// Every consumer that dispatches through the lifted function (spread,
+// `for…of`, `Array.from`) hit the same bug identically.
+
+class Bag {
+  items = [1, 2];
+  *gen() {
+    yield* this.items;
+  }
+  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+    for (const x of this.gen()) yield x; // the repro shape
+  }
+  *viaLocal() {
+    for (const x of this.gen()) yield x; // same body, ordinary name: control
+  }
+}
+
+// Two-level: the iterator method's for-of iterable is ANOTHER method whose
+// OWN for-of iterable is a THIRD method -- this must survive two hops of
+// the lifted-generator's this-substitution, not just one.
+class TwoLevel {
+  items = [10, 20, 30];
+  *inner() {
+    for (const x of this.items) yield x * 2;
+  }
+  *middle() {
+    for (const x of this.inner()) yield x + 1;
+  }
+  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+    for (const x of this.middle()) yield x;
+  }
+}
+
+// Class EXPRESSION (not a declaration) -- the lift/this-rewrite must not be
+// keyed off a named-declaration-only path.
+const ExprClass = class {
+  items = ["a", "b", "c"];
+  *gen() {
+    yield* this.items;
+  }
+  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+    for (const x of this.gen()) yield x;
+  }
+};
+
+// `yield*` delegation alongside a for-of over `this.method()` in the SAME
+// generator -- confirms the fix doesn't disturb the already-working
+// yield*-over-this.gen() path while also fixing the for-of one.
+class Mixed {
+  items = [1, 2, 3];
+  *gen() {
+    yield* this.items;
+  }
+  *[Symbol.iterator]() {
+    yield* this.gen();
+    for (const x of this.gen()) yield x * 10;
+  }
+}
+
+const show = (label: string, f: () => unknown) => {
+  try {
+    console.log(label, JSON.stringify(f()));
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    console.log(label, "threw:", e.message);
+  }
+};
+
+show("spread over *[Symbol.iterator]:", () => [...new Bag()]);
+show("for-of over *[Symbol.iterator]:", () => {
+  const out: number[] = [];
+  for (const x of new Bag()) out.push(x);
+  return out;
+});
+show("Array.from(bag):", () => Array.from(new Bag()));
+show("named generator, same body:", () => [...new Bag().viaLocal()]);
+show("two-level generator:", () => [...new TwoLevel()]);
+show("class expression generator:", () => [...new ExprClass()]);
+show("yield* + for-of mixed:", () => [...new Mixed()]);


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Add assertions for the three untested wrapper arms. This fixture exercises only Expr::GetIterator through synchronous for...of over this.gen(). Add focused *[Symbol.iterator] cases with asserted output for:

for await (const x of this.gen()), which lowers to Expr::GetAsyncIterator even when the containing generator is synchronous.

Typed Map and Set fields on this, using loop heads that bypass their fast paths and lower to Expr::MapEntries and Expr::SetValues.

These cases cover replace_this_in_expr through every changed wrapper and catch regressions that leave nested this references unreplaced.

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Pushed the cfg-gated fix and read CI's own cargo-test job on the real failing runner: green (run 35433215970) where the unconditional perry_thread_local! swap was red (run 35374727647), same commit otherwise. That settles causation directly, superseding the local repro attempts (macOS both arms, qemu Linux) which all came back clean and were inconclusive on their own -- including a qemu-VM A/B whose two SIGKILLs were momentarily misread as a reproduced crash before being traced to an operator pkill -f self-match, not a fault. Also resolves why cargo-test stayed green on #10644/#10647/#10650/ #10651 against the same base: none of them touch shadow_stack.rs, and this PR was never merged to main, so their runs never contained the change at all. The internal mechanism inside tls_hot.rs's resolution path is still not understood; #10709 tracks that open half. This commit only updates the code comment and changelog to say plainly what is now confirmed versus what remains unknown.

proggeramlug · 2026-09-19T13:42:46Z

Landed in merge train 222 (#10732), released as v0.5.1601 — main is now 7c5d04d0ea.

Closing rather than merging is how trains work here: the eight PRs were cherry-picked onto one tree, validated together, and landed under the train's own commit, so GitHub cannot mark this one merged even though your change is on main. git log origin/main will show your commits.

Close-keywords in a source PR body never fire under this scheme, so the issues this train resolved were closed from the train's body instead.

The tree passed: all nine cheap gates, cargo check --workspace --all-targets under -D warnings, the release build of all five pinned artifacts, every unit suite, both derived integration suites, and a 14-area gap sweep with zero unexplained regressions and every area asserted to have run a non-zero number of tests. lint completed its full 6-of-6 compile tier with no failure outside the known-red public-baseline step.

Pushed the cfg-gated fix and read CI's own cargo-test job on the real failing runner: green (run 35433215970) where the unconditional perry_thread_local! swap was red (run 35374727647), same commit otherwise. That settles causation directly, superseding the local repro attempts (macOS both arms, qemu Linux) which all came back clean and were inconclusive on their own -- including a qemu-VM A/B whose two SIGKILLs were momentarily misread as a reproduced crash before being traced to an operator pkill -f self-match, not a fault. Also resolves why cargo-test stayed green on #10644/#10647/#10650/ #10651 against the same base: none of them touch shadow_stack.rs, and this PR was never merged to main, so their runs never contained the change at all. The internal mechanism inside tls_hot.rs's resolution path is still not understood; #10709 tracks that open half. This commit only updates the code comment and changelog to say plainly what is now confirmed versus what remains unknown.

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