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Summary

Keep default Error-family names on their prototypes instead of stamping an enumerable own name property onto every Error subclass instance. This brings reflection, serialization, and inspection in line with Node while preserving ordinary enumerable behavior after an explicit error.name = ... assignment.

Changes

  • Remove default name writes from every static, synthesized, indirect, and runtime-value Error-subclass construction path.
  • Preserve Node's observable own-key order by capturing stack before defining an optional message, with GC-safe receiver/message handling around allocating operations.
  • Make native and ordinary-layout Error inspection consume explicit name values in the headline and render subclass headlines like Node.
  • Report native Error own names as stack, then optional message, and centralize Error-family prototype-name resolution.
  • Add a Node-byte-comparable regression fixture covering base/subclass errors, empty messages, deep and typed inheritance, dynamic construction, JSON/reflection/enumeration/spread, explicit assignment, and util.inspect.

Related issue

Fixes #9440

Test plan

  • cargo build --release -p perry
  • Full workspace test suite (not run; focused runtime and parity coverage below)
  • cargo check -p perry-codegen -p perry-runtime
  • cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib dense_parent_tests -- --test-threads=1
  • cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib capture_stack_installs_a_non_enumerable_own_accessor -- --test-threads=1
  • cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib inspect_property_key_tests -- --test-threads=1
  • rustfmt --edition 2021 --config skip_children=true --check <all 12 changed Rust files>
  • git diff --check
  • test_gap_9440_error_name_ownership.ts: Perry vs Node v26.5.1, 22 lines, 0 differences
  • Existing test_gap_9410_error_subclass_stack.ts: Perry vs Node v26.5.1, 110 lines, 0 differences (PERRY_RS4GC=0 on Windows because native WinEH statepoints are tracked in Windows: native-root stack walker so PERRY_RS4GC=1 works there (#7173) #7354)
  • User-facing regression fixture added under test-files/

Package-wide cargo fmt --check currently also visits an unrelated, pre-existing unformatted assertion in crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_module_dispatch.rs on latest main; every Rust file changed by this PR passes direct rustfmt checking. The changelog self-test requires jq, which is not installed in this Windows environment.

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node=v26.5.1 lines=22 differences=0

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  • I have NOT bumped the workspace version or edited CLAUDE.md / CHANGELOG.md (maintainer handles these at merge)
  • My commits follow the loose feat: / fix: / docs: / chore: prefix convention used in the log
  • I've read CONTRIBUTING.md and agree to the Code of Conduct

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Error subclasses now inherit their default name property instead of exposing it as an own property.
    • Error properties now follow Node.js-compatible ownership, enumeration, serialization, and inspection behavior.
    • Error instances preserve the expected property order, with stack preceding message.
    • Improved util.inspect output for native errors and custom Error subclasses, including causes and nested errors.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for Error property ownership, reflection, serialization, inheritance, and explicit name assignments.

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Walkthrough

Error subclass construction now keeps the default name on the Error prototype, captures stack before message, updates own-key enumeration, and formats native and ordinary-layout errors consistently. New tests cover reflection, serialization, inspection, dynamic construction, and explicit name assignment.

Changes

Error name ownership

Layer / File(s) Summary
Error initialization and call paths
crates/perry-codegen/..., crates/perry-runtime/src/object/...
Error initialization no longer passes or stores an own name. Stack capture occurs before message storage, and GC-sensitive receivers and arguments remain rooted.
Error prototype resolution and own keys
crates/perry-runtime/src/object/class_meta_registry.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/descriptors.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_get_set/accessors.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs
A shared class-chain helper resolves built-in Error prototype names. Error own keys now list stack first and include message only when present.
Error formatting paths
crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting/errors.rs
Error formatting helpers move into a dedicated module. Error subclass headlines use prototype and own properties, preserve refreshed pointers, and avoid duplicating name in object bodies.
Regression coverage and release notes
test-files/test_gap_9440_error_name_ownership.ts, test-files/test_gap_9410_error_subclass_stack.ts, changelog.d/9511-error-name-ownership.md
Tests cover reflection, serialization, inspection, dynamic construction, and explicit name assignment. The changelog records the behavior correction.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 65707

This PR changes Error subclass property ownership and inspection output. At the current head, explicitly assigned non-string names or messages can still produce the default headline, inspection may execute user conversion hooks, and generated subclass construction has an unresolved moving-GC safety concern. Merge should wait for these correctness and runtime risks to be fixed or explicitly accepted.

Suggested reviewers: thehypnoo

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ErrorSubclassConstructor
  participant js_error_subclass_default_init
  participant js_error_subclass_capture_stack
  participant ErrorPrototype
  ErrorSubclassConstructor->>js_error_subclass_default_init: pass this and message
  js_error_subclass_default_init->>js_error_subclass_capture_stack: capture stack
  js_error_subclass_default_init->>ErrorPrototype: inherit name
  js_error_subclass_default_init->>ErrorSubclassConstructor: store optional message
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: Error subclass names now inherit from prototypes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes all required sections, explains the implementation, links issue #9440, documents focused tests and limitations, and completes the checklist.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #9440. They remove default own name properties, preserve stack and message ordering, support explicit name assignment, update reflection and inspection behavior, and add the …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The code, runtime formatting updates, registry changes, regression tests, changelog entry, and comment update all support the linked Error subclass name-ownership fix. No unrelated code changes are id…
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The changes satisfy issue #9440. They remove default own name properties, preserve stack and message ordering, support explicit name assignment, update reflection and inspection behavior, and add the required Node-comparable regression coverage.

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The code, runtime formatting updates, registry changes, regression tests, changelog entry, and comment update all support the linked Error subclass name-ownership fix. No unrelated code changes are identified.

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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting/errors.rs`:
- Around line 33-35: Update the display_part value handling in the error
formatting path to coerce non-string own name or message values through
js_jsvalue_to_string instead of treating jsvalue_string_content returning None
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  • changelog.d/9511-error-name-ownership.md
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/method.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/this_super_call.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/new_error_init.rs
  • crates/perry-codegen/src/runtime_decls/objects.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting/errors.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/class_constructors.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/class_meta_registry.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/descriptors.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/field_get_set/accessors.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/global_this/fetch_globals.rs
  • crates/perry-runtime/src/object/mod.rs
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value
.and_then(|handle| jsvalue_string_content(handle.get_nanbox_f64()))
.unwrap_or_else(|| string_header_to_string(header, fallback))

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Coerce a non-string own name or message instead of falling back to the header value.

jsvalue_string_content returns None for a value that is not a string. display_part then discards the own value and uses the ErrorHeader slot. After err.name = 42, the headline prints the prototype name instead of 42. The same applies to a numeric message.

format_error_subclass_headline at Lines 196-199 already coerces through js_jsvalue_to_string for the ordinary-layout path. Use the same coercion here so both Error layouts produce the same headline.

🐛 Proposed fix to coerce non-string own values
     let display_part = |value: Option<&crate::gc::RuntimeHandle<'_>>,
                         header: *mut StringHeader,
                         fallback: &str| {
-        value
-            .and_then(|handle| jsvalue_string_content(handle.get_nanbox_f64()))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| string_header_to_string(header, fallback))
+        let own = value.and_then(|handle| {
+            let boxed = handle.get_nanbox_f64();
+            if JSValue::from_bits(boxed.to_bits()).is_undefined() {
+                return None;
+            }
+            jsvalue_string_content(boxed).or_else(|| {
+                let string = crate::value::js_jsvalue_to_string(boxed);
+                (!string.is_null()).then(|| string_header_to_string(string, fallback))
+            })
+        });
+        own.unwrap_or_else(|| string_header_to_string(header, fallback))
     };
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value
.and_then(|handle| jsvalue_string_content(handle.get_nanbox_f64()))
.unwrap_or_else(|| string_header_to_string(header, fallback))
let display_part = |value: Option<&crate::gc::RuntimeHandle<'_>>,
header: *mut StringHeader,
fallback: &str| {
let own = value.and_then(|handle| {
let boxed = handle.get_nanbox_f64();
if JSValue::from_bits(boxed.to_bits()).is_undefined() {
return None;
}
jsvalue_string_content(boxed).or_else(|| {
let string = crate::value::js_jsvalue_to_string(boxed);
(!string.is_null()).then(|| string_header_to_string(string, fallback))
})
});
own.unwrap_or_else(|| string_header_to_string(header, fallback))
};
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/builtins/formatting/errors.rs` around lines 33 - 35,
Update the display_part value handling in the error formatting path to coerce
non-string own name or message values through js_jsvalue_to_string instead of
treating jsvalue_string_content returning None as absence. Match the coercion
behavior already used by format_error_subclass_headline so numeric or other
non-string overrides are displayed while genuinely missing values still use the
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Landed via merge train #9544 (rebase-merge preserving your authorship on each commit). #9532's version-bump hunks were stripped per the code-only convention; #9511 landed with its raw-handle reads converted to the rooting combinators.

proggeramlug pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 2, 2026
…9511/#9541/#9543 (fixture verified byte-identical on main before trimming)
proggeramlug pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 2, 2026
…9511/#9541/#9543 (fixture verified byte-identical on main before trimming)
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Error subclass name is an own enumerable property: JSON.stringify(err) is {"name":"Error"} vs node {}, and getOwnPropertyNames omits stack

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