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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions changelog.d/9224-json-parse-single-pass.md
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### Performance

- `JSON.parse` now validates and constructs values in one strict parser pass,
eliminating the preliminary full-document validation scan.
118 changes: 114 additions & 4 deletions crates/perry-runtime/src/json/mod.rs
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Expand Up @@ -966,16 +966,126 @@ mod tests {
}
}

fn direct_parser_accepts(input: &[u8]) -> bool {
let saved_roots = parse_root_save_len();
let accepted = {
let _suppress = crate::gc::GcSuppressScope::new();
let mut parser = DirectParser::new(input);
unsafe {
parser.parse_value();
}
let accepted = parser.finish();
parse_root_restore(saved_roots);
accepted
};
accepted
}

#[test]
fn direct_parser_validates_json_while_building_the_value() {
let invalid: &[&[u8]] = &[
b"{",
b"}",
b"[",
b"]",
b"",
b" ",
br#"{,}"#,
br#"[,]"#,
br#"[1,]"#,
br#"{"a":1,}"#,
br#"{a:1}"#,
br#"{'a':1}"#,
br#"[01]"#,
br#"[-01]"#,
br#"[1.]"#,
br#"[.5]"#,
br#"[+1]"#,
br#"[1e]"#,
br#"[1e+]"#,
br#"[--1]"#,
br#"[NaN]"#,
br#"[Infinity]"#,
br#"[-Infinity]"#,
br#"[undefined]"#,
br#"[TRUE]"#,
br#""unterminated"#,
br#"["bad\x"]"#,
br#"["\u12"]"#,
br#"["\uZZZZ"]"#,
br#"{"a" 1}"#,
br#"{"a":}"#,
br#"{:1}"#,
br#"[1 2]"#,
br#"[1][2]"#,
br#"{}{}"#,
b"nul",
b"tru",
br#"[1,,2]"#,
br#"{"a":1 "b":2}"#,
br#""\t"x"#,
b"\"\t\"",
b"\"abcdefgh\nijklmnopqrst\"",
b"\"abcdefghijklmnop\nqrst\"",
b"\x0bnull",
];
for input in invalid {
assert!(
!direct_parser_accepts(input),
"DirectParser accepted malformed JSON: {:?}",
String::from_utf8_lossy(input)
);
}

let valid: &[&[u8]] = &[
br#"{}"#,
br#"[]"#,
b"0",
b"-0",
b"1e5",
b"1E+5",
b"1e-5",
b"-1.5",
b"null",
b"true",
b"false",
br#""""#,
br#""\u0041""#,
br#""\n""#,
br#"[1,2,3]"#,
br#"{"a":{"b":[1,{"c":null}]}}"#,
br#"{"a":1,"a":2}"#,
br#"[[[[[1]]]]]"#,
br#""\ud83d\ude00""#,
br#""\ud800""#,
br#""\ud800\u0041""#,
br#""\udc00""#,
br#"{"":1}"#,
br#" {"a" : 1 } "#,
br#"[1e308]"#,
br#"[-1e308]"#,
br#"[1e-400]"#,
b"9007199254740993",
];
for input in valid {
assert!(
direct_parser_accepts(input),
"DirectParser rejected valid JSON: {:?}",
String::from_utf8_lossy(input)
);
}
}

#[test]
fn parse_result_streaming_validation_rejects_malformed_and_trailing_input() {
fn parse_result_direct_validation_rejects_malformed_and_trailing_input() {
for input in [
br#"{"a":[1,]}"#.as_slice(),
br#"{"a":1} trailing"#.as_slice(),
] {
let text = js_string_from_bytes(input.as_ptr(), input.len() as u32);
assert!(
unsafe { js_json_parse_result(text) }.is_err(),
"invalid JSON must be rejected before Perry tree construction"
"invalid JSON must be rejected by Perry's direct parser"
);
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1541,8 +1651,8 @@ mod tests {
let mut parser = DirectParser::new(bytes);
let value = unsafe { parser.parse_number() };
assert!(
!parser.has_trailing_content(),
"parse_number left trailing input on {s:?}"
parser.finish(),
"parse_number did not consume valid input {s:?}"
);
value.bits()
};
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127 changes: 30 additions & 97 deletions crates/perry-runtime/src/json/parse_api.rs
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Expand Up @@ -112,21 +112,6 @@ fn iterative_budget_message() -> String {
)
}

fn is_json_null_literal(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
let Some(start) = bytes
.iter()
.position(|b| !matches!(b, b' ' | b'\t' | b'\n' | b'\r'))
else {
return false;
};
let end = bytes
.iter()
.rposition(|b| !matches!(b, b' ' | b'\t' | b'\n' | b'\r'))
.map(|idx| idx + 1)
.unwrap_or(start);
&bytes[start..end] == b"null"
}

/// Parse a deeply nested document through the flat tape representation. Tape
/// construction validates syntax with an explicit heap stack; materialization
/// likewise keeps pending containers on the heap. This path runs only beyond
Expand All @@ -146,8 +131,8 @@ unsafe fn try_parse_deep_iterative(
let bytes = {
let moved = parse_root_get(text_root);
let hdr = moved.as_string_ptr();
let data_ptr = (hdr as *const u8).add(std::mem::size_of::<StringHeader>());
std::slice::from_raw_parts(data_ptr, len)
// Canonical payload accessor, not an open-coded header offset.
std::slice::from_raw_parts(crate::string::string_data(hdr), len)
};
let result = crate::json_tape::materialize_iterative(tape_entries, bytes);
if let Some(value) = result {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -200,57 +185,32 @@ pub unsafe fn js_json_parse_result(text_ptr: *const StringHeader) -> Result<JSVa
.ok_or_else(|| syntax_error_value("JSON parse error: malformed deep document"));
}

// Validate without constructing a second full JSON tree. The Perry parser
// below owns the runtime representation; asking serde_json for `Value`
// here doubled peak live memory (and allocation work) on large payloads.
if let Err(err) = serde_json::from_slice::<serde::de::IgnoredAny>(bytes) {
return Err(syntax_error_value(&format!("JSON parse error: {}", err)));
}

// #7341: root the source string BEFORE the collection points, then
// re-derive the input slice from the rooted value.
//
// The order used to be: derive `bytes`, run `serde_json::from_slice` (which
// allocates and arms the malloc trigger), call `gc_check_trigger()` (which
// can collect outright), suppress, and only THEN push the root. Two things
// went wrong at once. The slice predated a collection point, and — the part
// that makes re-deriving alone useless — so did the root: pushing
// `text_ptr` after the collection roots an address the collector has
// already moved away from, so reading it back yields the same stale
// pointer. The parser then reads retired from-space for the whole parse,
// which the quarantine reports as a fault at `parse_value + 36`, on the
// very first `peek()`.
//
// Rooting first means the collector rewrites the slot, so the re-read below
// yields the post-move payload address. The suppression that follows was
// already here and was never the bug.
// Pushing `text_ptr` after a collection would root an address the collector
// had already moved away from, so re-deriving from that slot would return
// the same stale pointer. Rooting first means the collector rewrites the
// slot and the parser receives the post-move payload.
let text_root = parse_root_push(JSValue::string_ptr(text_ptr as *mut StringHeader));

crate::gc::gc_collect_pending_suppressed_parse();
crate::gc::gc_check_trigger();
crate::gc::gc_suppress();

//
// `bytes` above was taken from the StringHeader's payload before two
// collection points ran: `serde_json::from_slice` allocates (arming the
// malloc trigger), and `gc_check_trigger` can collect outright. An
// evacuating minor in either moves the source string, and the parser then
// reads the pre-collection address for the whole parse — the from-space
// quarantine reports it as a fault at `parse_value + 36`, on the very first
// `peek()`.
//
// The suppression was already here and is not the bug; the bug is that the
// borrow predates it. `text_root` keeps the string alive and the collector
// `bytes` above was taken before `gc_check_trigger`, which can move the
// source string. `text_root` keeps the string alive and the collector
// rewrites that root, so re-reading the header now yields the post-move
// payload address.
let bytes = {
let moved = crate::json::parse_root_get(text_root);
let hdr = moved.as_string_ptr();
let data_ptr = (hdr as *const u8).add(std::mem::size_of::<StringHeader>());
std::slice::from_raw_parts(data_ptr, len)
// Canonical payload accessor, not an open-coded header offset.
std::slice::from_raw_parts(crate::string::string_data(hdr), len)
};
let mut parser = DirectParser::new(bytes);
let result = parser.parse_value();
let parse_ok = parser.finish();
parse_root_push(result);
crate::gc::gc_unsuppress();
crate::gc::gc_bump_malloc_trigger();
Expand All @@ -266,11 +226,8 @@ pub unsafe fn js_json_parse_result(text_ptr: *const StringHeader) -> Result<JSVa
}
});

if result.is_null() && !is_json_null_literal(bytes) {
let preview_len = len.min(50);
let preview = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[..preview_len]).unwrap_or("???");
let msg = format!("JSON parse error: Unexpected token: {}", preview);
return Err(syntax_error_value(&msg));
if !parse_ok {
return Err(syntax_error_value("JSON parse error: malformed input"));
}

Ok(result)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -301,12 +258,6 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_json_parse(text_ptr: *const StringHeader) -> JSValue
None => throw_syntax_error("JSON parse error: malformed deep document"),
};
}
// Keep serde_json's strict syntax validation, but discard tokens as they
// are read instead of allocating an intermediate `serde_json::Value`
// immediately before Perry builds its own tree.
if let Err(err) = serde_json::from_slice::<serde::de::IgnoredAny>(bytes) {
throw_syntax_error(&format!("JSON parse error: {}", err));
}

crate::gc::gc_collect_pending_suppressed_parse();

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -427,12 +378,13 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_json_parse(text_ptr: *const StringHeader) -> JSValue
let bytes = {
let moved = crate::json::parse_root_get(text_root);
let hdr = moved.as_string_ptr();
let data_ptr = (hdr as *const u8).add(std::mem::size_of::<StringHeader>());
std::slice::from_raw_parts(data_ptr, len)
// Canonical payload accessor, not an open-coded header offset.
std::slice::from_raw_parts(crate::string::string_data(hdr), len)
};

let mut parser = DirectParser::new(bytes);
let result = parser.parse_value();
let parse_ok = parser.finish();
parse_root_push(result);

// Re-enable GC and rebaseline triggers while the result is still
Expand All @@ -456,27 +408,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_json_parse(text_ptr: *const StringHeader) -> JSValue
}
});

// If parser didn't consume meaningful input (result is null and input wasn't "null"),
// the input was invalid JSON — throw SyntaxError
if result.is_null() {
let is_literal_null = len >= 4 && bytes.starts_with(b"null");
if !is_literal_null {
let preview_len = len.min(50);
let preview = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[..preview_len]).unwrap_or("???");
let msg = format!("JSON parse error: Unexpected token: {}", preview);
throw_syntax_error(&msg);
} else if parser.has_trailing_content() {
// Literal `null` followed by trailing tokens (`JSON.parse("null x")`)
// — reject like any other trailing-token case.
throw_syntax_error("Unexpected non-whitespace character after JSON");
}
} else if parser.has_trailing_content() {
// A valid value was parsed but non-whitespace input remains
// (`JSON.parse("{}x")`, `JSON.parse("1 2")`). Node rejects trailing
// tokens with a SyntaxError; trailing whitespace is allowed.
crate::exception::js_throw(syntax_error_value(
"Unexpected non-whitespace character after JSON",
));
if !parse_ok {
throw_syntax_error("JSON parse error: malformed input");
}

result
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -633,14 +566,22 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_json_parse_typed_array(
};

// Same pre-parse cleanup + GC suppression as `js_json_parse` —
// keeps the typed path on the same GC-safety contract.
// root before the collection point and re-derive the source bytes after it.
let text_root = parse_root_push(JSValue::string_ptr(text_ptr as *mut StringHeader));

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Root text_ptr before build_shape_hint.

A parse-key-cache miss in build_shape_hint can allocate before this root is pushed. For a source string longer than SHORT_STRING_MAX_LEN, that allocation can move the StringHeader. This line can then root the stale address, and lines 575-580 dereference it.

Push the source root before shape construction. Reload the moved pointer before parsing or falling back to js_json_parse.

Based on learnings: treat str_bytes_from_jsvalue views and movable source-string pointers as invalid across allocation or GC unless the source is rooted and reloaded.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/json/parse_api.rs` at line 570, Root the source
string before calling build_shape_hint, then reload the current pointer from the
rooted JSValue before parsing or falling back to js_json_parse. Ensure
str_bytes_from_jsvalue views and movable text_ptr values are not reused across
allocations or GC, while preserving the existing shape-hint and fallback
behavior.

Source: Learnings

crate::gc::gc_collect_pending_suppressed_parse();
crate::gc::gc_check_trigger();
crate::gc::gc_suppress();
let text_root = parse_root_push(JSValue::string_ptr(text_ptr as *mut StringHeader));

let bytes = {
let moved = crate::json::parse_root_get(text_root);
let hdr = moved.as_string_ptr();
// Canonical payload accessor, not an open-coded header offset.
std::slice::from_raw_parts(crate::string::string_data(hdr), len)
};

let mut parser = DirectParser::with_shape(bytes, shape);
let result = parser.parse_array_typed();
let parse_ok = parser.finish();
parse_root_push(result);

crate::gc::gc_unsuppress();
Expand All @@ -656,16 +597,8 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_json_parse_typed_array(
}
});

if result.is_null() {
let is_literal_null = len >= 4 && bytes.starts_with(b"null");
if !is_literal_null {
let preview_len = len.min(50);
let preview = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[..preview_len]).unwrap_or("???");
let msg = format!("JSON parse error: Unexpected token: {}", preview);
// Throw a real `SyntaxError` (not a bare string) to match Node's
// error identity for invalid JSON.
crate::exception::js_throw(syntax_error_value(&msg));
}
if !parse_ok {
throw_syntax_error("JSON parse error: malformed input");
}

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