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fix(hir): stash class captures after a super() that is not its own statement - #8924

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Regression

Coop's Next.js App Route fixture (a next build --webpack bundle compiled by Perry and loaded by Coop's daemon) fails at module init on every main since 0.5.1519 — for a single application, so this is not the multi-image bug of #8546:

ReferenceError: Must call super constructor in derived class before accessing 'this' or returning from derived constructor
    at <anonymous>

Native backtrace (fixture compiled to an executable with symbols kept): the throw is in app-route.runtime.prod.js::rW_constructorAppRouteRouteModule's standalone constructor — reached from route.js module init through js_new_function_construct → construct_registered_class_ref → replay_registered_class_constructor (new w.AppRouteRouteModule({…})). The first this TDZ check in that constructor fires: a this.__perry_cap_* = param field write is emitted at constructor entry, before super({…}).

Regressing commit and mechanism

905017b (#8643, class semantics tail) — inside 0.5.1516..0.5.1519 — added the spec derived-this TDZ (DERIVED_SUPER_BINDING_STACK, check_derived_this_initialized). It exposed a latent bug in synthesize_class_captures (crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs): the early capture stash (this.__perry_cap_<id> = param, needed so a method called from the constructor can read a captured outer, #5437) is placed after super() only when the call is its own top-level Stmt::Expr(SuperCall). The minifier writes super({…}), this.workUnitAsyncStorage = …, … (one comma-sequence statement), so the search missed and the stash landed at constructor entry. Before #8643 that was a silent write onto the pre-allocated receiver; after it, every construction of such a class throws.

Why it looked like a 41e8479a5..f9890759c regression: between #8643 and #8892 the same fixture died earlier in init with the nameless ReferenceError: identifier is not defined (#8882). #8892 lifted that mask. #8893 (per-image class registries) and #8894 (TRE budget) are not involved: the failure reproduces in a single-image native executable of the fixture and in a ten-line program.

Attribution evidence (tiny program t10.ts: a class inside an IIFE capturing two outer locals, super({…}), this.name = n, this.tag = shared.tag, constructed via new mod.Derived({…})):

toolchain result
3885ba491 (0.5.1516) t10 d x outer 1 (node: identical)
a082a1b87 = 77b994f6b + #8892 (no #8893/#8894) throws the ReferenceError
2779c85c7 (the batch) throws
f9890759c (main) throws
f9890759c + this fix t10 d x outer 1

Fix

The early stash now goes after the statement that completes super(), whatever shape the call takes (early_capture_stash_slot):

  1. super(…); as its own statement — right after it (unchanged);
  2. a comma sequence that starts with super(…) — the sequence is split so the call becomes its own statement and the stash sits between the call and the remaining operands (sound: a statement discards the sequence's value and the operands still run in order);
  3. any other statement containing a direct super(…) (if (super(), …) — p-queue's shape in the same bundle — try { super() }, _this = super()) — right after that whole statement;
  4. a derived body with no direct super() at all (closure-called super / value-bearing return) gets no early stash, since this is never known to be bound; the end-of-body and before-return stashes are untouched.

Base classes keep the entry stash exactly as before.

Verification actually run

  • cargo test -p perry-hir — 353 passed (lib) + all integration targets green; the two new unit tests (derived_ctor_capture_stash_follows_super_inside_{comma_sequence,if_test}) fail before the fix (stash at stmt index < SuperCall) and pass after.
  • Native e2e crates/perry/tests/derived_ctor_capture_stash_after_super.rs (3 cases: Next shape through the runtime new ns.Class path, p-queue if-test shape, plain-statement shape still stashing early for an intra-ctor method call) + the existing issue_4972_derived_class_capture_super — 3/3 pass, and the existing issue_4972_derived_class_capture_super (three more synthesize_class_captures shapes) 3/3 pass — both targets run together from the committed tree with fresh auto-optimize archives (cargo test -p perry --no-fail-fast --test issue_4972_derived_class_capture_super --test derived_ctor_capture_stash_after_super: 559 s + 415 s on a load-55 machine).
  • The real fixture, compiled natively (Coop's deployment dir: handlers/main.ts + the webpack route.js + next/server, perry compile --no-codegen --no-auto-optimize) with the fixed toolchain: module init completes and the executable exits 0 with no output; the unfixed control binary from the same source tree exits 1 with the ReferenceError above.
  • cargo fmt --check -p perry-hir -p perry clean; cargo clippy -p perry-hir --all-targets — no new warnings (the ones on class_captures.rs are pre-existing, on the function signature).
  • SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1 scripts/run_lint_gates.sh: 52/53 pass; the one failure, scripts/shape_descriptor_census.py, fails identically on pristine f9890759c (runtime shapes.rs carrier-pin census; unrelated, being fixed separately).
  • Tiny probes for the other derived-class shapes in the bundle (super(...e) rest-spread into Error, new ns.TimeoutError, class fields, arrows capturing this, class expressions, un-hoisted doc-comment class) behave identically before/after.

Not covered

  • Not run: the whole-workspace suite, the gap suite, and the Coop daemon end-to-end (in_process benchmark). The native fixture executable exercises the same module init on the same code, but not Coop's dylib load path.
  • Shape (3) inserts the stash after the whole containing statement, so an instance method invoked from inside that statement (after super() but before it ends) resolves a captured outer through the decl-site snapshot (ClassCaptureValue registry) rather than the this.__perry_cap_* field — the same fallback it used before this change.
  • Two pre-existing, unrelated behaviours seen while probing (not addressed here): var _this = super(m) yields undefined (super() should return this), and class a extends Error { constructor(...e){ super(...e) } } loses message through SuperCallSpread.
  • No version bump (per the task); changelog fragment added under this PR's number.

Refs #8546, #8882, #8643.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01UZJbhb2FTuakurTHPAKQgd

Ralph Küpper added 2 commits August 28, 2026 09:06
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Coop's Next.js App Route fixture died at module init on every main since
0.5.1519 with `ReferenceError: Must call super constructor in derived class
before accessing 'this' or returning from derived constructor`, thrown from
`AppRouteRouteModule`'s standalone constructor on `new w.AppRouteRouteModule({…})`.

`synthesize_class_captures` stashes every captured outer local onto the
instance (`this.__perry_cap_<id> = param`) right after `super()`, so a method
the constructor calls can read it (#5437). It located `super()` only as a
top-level `Stmt::Expr(SuperCall)`. The minifier folds the call into a comma
sequence — `super({…}), this.workUnitAsyncStorage = …, …` — so the search
missed, and the early stashes fell back to constructor ENTRY, before
`super()`. That was a silent write onto the pre-allocated receiver until
905017b (#8643, class semantics tail) added the spec derived-`this` TDZ
check (`DERIVED_SUPER_BINDING_STACK`, `check_derived_this_initialized`),
after which every construction throws. 0.5.1516 loads the fixture; every
build from #8643 on fails, masked between #8643 and #8892 by the nameless
`ReferenceError: identifier is not defined` (#8882) that killed init earlier.
The per-image class registries (#8893) and the TRE budget (#8894) are not
involved: the failure reproduces in a single-image native executable and in
a ten-line program on `77b994f6b`+#8892.

The early stash now goes after the statement that completes `super()`,
whatever shape the call takes: a `super();` statement (as before); a comma
sequence that starts with `super(…)`, which is split so the stash sits
between the call and the remaining operands (sound: a statement discards
the sequence's value and the operands still run in order); or, for a call
nested anywhere else (`if (super(), …)`, `try { super() }`, `_this =
super()`), after that whole statement. A derived body with no direct
`super()` at all gets no early stash — `this` is never known to be bound —
and keeps the end-of-body / before-`return` stashes.

Tests: `perry-hir` unit tests lower the comma-sequence and `if`-test shapes
with a captured outer and assert the first `this.__perry_cap_*` stash follows
the `SuperCall` (both fail before the fix); a native e2e test constructs the
Next shape through the runtime `new ns.Class(…)` path, the p-queue `if`
shape, and the plain-statement shape (early stash still feeds a method
called from the constructor).

Refs #8546, #8882.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01UZJbhb2FTuakurTHPAKQgd
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Derived constructor lowering now places capture stashes after direct super() calls in statement, comma-sequence, and nested control-flow forms. HIR and runtime tests verify ordering and constructor behavior.

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Derived constructor capture handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Detect and place capture stashes
crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs, changelog.d/8924-capture-stash-after-super.md
Derived constructors detect direct super() calls across supported statement and expression forms. Leading comma sequences are split so the capture stash follows super().
Validate lowered statement ordering
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs
HIR tests verify that capture-stash PropertySet statements follow SuperCall statements in comma sequences and if tests.
Validate runtime behavior
crates/perry/tests/derived_ctor_capture_stash_after_super.rs
Runtime tests cover comma sequences, if tests, and plain super(); constructors with captured outer locals.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3f1f2

The change fixes several derived-constructor super() shapes, but nested control-flow and return-super forms can still place generated capture writes incorrectly, causing stale values or runtime errors in affected programs. The PR is not merge-ready until these cases are handled or explicitly accepted.

Suggested reviewers: thehypnoo

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ConstructorSource
  participant HIRLowering
  participant GeneratedBinary
  participant Runtime
  ConstructorSource->>HIRLowering: lower derived constructor
  HIRLowering->>HIRLowering: locate direct super() and split leading comma sequence
  HIRLowering->>GeneratedBinary: emit super() before capture stash
  GeneratedBinary->>Runtime: construct derived class
  Runtime->>GeneratedBinary: execute captured constructor path
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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs`:
- Around line 648-650: Update early_capture_stash_slot in
crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L648-L650 to place the stash
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body.iter()
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Place the early stash at the nested super() execution point.

early_capture_stash_slot returns the position after the enclosing top-level statement. For if (flag) { super(); this.value = this.read(); }, read() runs after super() but before the stash. Its capture field is unset, so it can read the stale declaration snapshot instead of the constructor's live capture parameter. return super() also remains invalid because the before-return stash accesses this before the return expression evaluates super().

  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L648-L650: insert the early stash into the nested branch or expression sequence immediately after super(). Do not use an enclosing-statement boundary for this case.
  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L681-L681: exclude return super() from this insertion path, or transform it so super() completes before any generated this access.
  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs#L1707-L1744: assert recursive ordering for a branch that invokes a captured instance method immediately after super().
  • crates/perry/tests/derived_ctor_capture_stash_after_super.rs#L95-L121: add an end-to-end fixture where a nested branch calls such a method after super() and after the captured outer value changes.
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  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L648-L650 (this comment)
  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L681-L681
  • crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs#L1707-L1744
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In `@crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs` around lines 648 - 650,
Update early_capture_stash_slot in
crates/perry-hir/src/lower_decl/class_captures.rs#L648-L650 to place the stash
immediately after nested super() execution rather than after the enclosing
statement; at `#L681`, exclude return super() or ensure super() completes before
generated this access. Add recursive-ordering coverage in
crates/perry-hir/src/lower/tests.rs#L1707-L1744 and an end-to-end nested-branch
fixture in crates/perry/tests/derived_ctor_capture_stash_after_super.rs#L95-L121
covering a captured method call after super() and an outer-value change.

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