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A top-level CommonJS require() inside a branch, ternary, short-circuit operand, logical assignment, try block, switch case or loop body was hoisted into an eager synthetic import. Its target initialized before the requiring module's first statement, even when the branch was never taken. Node runs it only when the require executes.

// entry.cjs
console.log('entry');
if (process.argv.includes('--load')) require('./dep.cjs');  // dep.cjs: console.log('dependency')
console.log('done');
no --load --load
Node 26.5.1 entry done entry dependency done
Perry before dependency entry done dependency entry done
Perry after entry done entry dependency done

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  • cjs_wrap/deferred_requires.rs classifies literal require() sites with the AST. The brace scanner missed concise arrows, unbraced branches and short-circuit expressions. Every conditional or function-local specifier takes the existing _lazyreq_N deferred path. A specifier with any unconditional occurrence keeps the eager path. On a parse failure the old function-local scanner is used.
  • Deferred relative targets initialize through the path-module registry. That also covers side-effect-only modules with no default-export getter, and it keeps a throwing require inside its original try/catch.
  • Codegen now initializes a _lazyreq_N binding before the imported-class fast path, so a deferred class's static fields exist on first use.
  • Conditional named exports read the CJS export property instead of forwarding the unloaded dependency's import binding.

Validation (local, on main 1cd160f)

  • cargo test --release -p perry --bin perry cjs_wrap: 125 passed.
  • cargo test --release -p perry --test conditional_require_init: 10 passed. Covered: skipped and transitive loads, once-only init, concise arrows, short-circuit, exceptions caught at the original try, static ES imports still before the body, class static state, conditional named exports, side-effect-only modules, ESM createRequire, and two require cycles whose partner sees exports assigned at run time (CJS and ESM partner).
  • The first eight fixtures match Node 26.5.1 in 16 of 16 runs (with and without --load). The two cycle fixtures were also compared to Node before being pinned.
  • rustfmt --check and scripts/check_file_size.sh pass. Merge-tree with fix(cjs): expose live exports at CommonJS cycle re-entry #10282, which also touches wrap.rs, is clean.

Impact

On OpenCode 1.18.30 the source census defers 18 require edges in 12 of 940 CJS files: React's prod/dev selector, debug's browser/node selector, isexe's platform selector and domino's NodeList selector. No previously deferred specifier becomes eager.

In a focused reproducer whose skipped dependency allocates 50k objects, startup went from 116.4M to 65.3M instructions and peak RSS from 19.4 to 14.6 MB. The --load output is unchanged and matches Node.

This is a correctness fix with a small startup effect. It is not the main OpenCode --version gap (#10106); that is tracked separately.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • CommonJS require() calls in conditional branches, functions, loops, and short-circuit expressions now initialize only when execution reaches them.
    • Skipped branches no longer initialize their required modules.
    • Deferred modules initialize only once, including side-effect-only modules and class static state.
    • Errors from deferred require() calls preserve expected try/catch behavior.
    • Conditional dependencies now handle cyclic and mixed CommonJS/ES module scenarios more reliably.

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The compiler now classifies conditional CommonJS require() calls as deferred. The wrapper emits runtime initialization at the call site, preserves conditional exports and cycles, and initializes lazy bindings across additional code-generation paths. Tests cover control flow, errors, classes, side effects, and cycles.

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Deferred CommonJS require handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Deferred require classification
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/deferred_requires.rs
An AST visitor classifies requires inside functions, conditionals, loops, try, short-circuit expressions, and logical assignments. Tests cover eager classification, syntax exclusions, and wrapper output.
CJS wrapper integration
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/mod.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/tests.rs, crates/perry/tests/conditional_require_init.rs, changelog.d/10285-conditional-require-call-site.md
The wrapper keeps deferred imports inside runtime boundaries, emits path-registry initialization for deferred targets, preserves try behavior, handles replaced module.exports during cycles, and avoids forwarding unloaded named exports. Integration tests cover initialization timing, side effects, class fields, errors, and CJS/ESM cycles.
Lazy binding initialization
crates/perry-codegen/src/expr/dyn_extern_i18n.rs
_lazyreq_ bindings now initialize before class, namespace, node-submodule, and V8 fallback resolution paths.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant CJSModule
  participant CJSWrapper
  participant RuntimeRecord
  participant RequiredModule
  CJSModule->>CJSWrapper: compile require call sites
  CJSWrapper->>RuntimeRecord: emit deferred initialization
  RuntimeRecord->>RequiredModule: initialize when branch executes
  RequiredModule-->>RuntimeRecord: return cached exports
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Frequently executed function-local requires may become substantially slower, so the runtime-record strategy should be resolved or explicitly accepted before merging.

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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/deferred_requires.rs`:
- Around line 137-165: Implement visit_do_while_stmt alongside the other loop
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Held out of merge train 195: this change makes existing hot require() calls much slower, and that tradeoff needs an owner decision before it can land.

The CI results match main's baseline; the only new CI failure is formatting in cjs_wrap/mod.rs. Behavior is also correct: on a combined build with #10282, the esbuild cycle, debug and semver probes all match Node 26.5.1. The cost comes from routing every deferred specifier through the runtime record shim (needs_runtime_record = lazy_specs.contains(spec)). That includes function-local requires that previously used _lazyreq_N plus the __init guard. Each call now does require.cache lookups, two globalThis.__perry_cjs_pending_parent writes, a try/finally, __perry_require_path_module(path) and the module.children scan.

Measured with matched five-package release builds (main 7ac11b0 vs. main + #10282 + #10283 + this PR), macOS arm64. The host was heavily contended, so instructions and peak RSS are the reliable columns.

Workload main with this PR
function get() { return require('./dep.cjs').value } × 2,000,000 9.70 B instr, 0.61 s CPU, 14.4 MiB 214.3 B instr (22×), 20.8 s CPU (13.0 s sys), 34.1 MiB
96 leaf modules, 96,000 require() calls in a top-level for body (the #10282 control) 0.92 B instr, 0.066 s CPU, 17.4 MiB 10.75 B instr (11.7×), 1.07 s CPU, 26.0 MiB

Both workloads print the same output as Node on both builds. Possible direction: keep the runtime record only for specifiers that need it (cycles, parent-sensitive, side-effect-only targets without a default-export getter, try sites), or cache the resolved record per call site and return its current .exports.

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Both review findings checked against the branch; thanks.

do-while — taken. visit_do_while_stmt added, deferring BOTH halves rather than only the body: the body can break or return before the test runs, so a require in either half is conditional. do { break } while (require('./dep')) is exactly the divergence described — the dependency's side effects ran where Node runs nothing. Pinned by a unit case and by a native test (do_while_require_stays_at_its_call_site) whose expected output I took from Node 26.5.1 before writing the assertion: entry/done without --load, entry/dependency/sum 7/done with it. 11 native tests and 125 cjs_wrap unit tests pass.

Parse-failure fallback — answering rather than patching. function_local_specs does miss top-level branches, short-circuit right-hand sides, loop bodies, switch cases and try blocks, but it fails in the safe direction: fewer deferrals means those specifiers stay eager, which is the pre-PR classification, so the fallback introduces no divergence that did not already exist. It applies only to a source that fails to parse standalone yet parses after CJS wrapping. Growing it would add a second classifier to keep in sync with the AST one for no semantic gain.

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🟡 Minor · Cache completed results for repeated do-loop requires. · crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs:460-485

460-485: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cache completed results for repeated do-loop requires. visit_do_while_stmt now classifies literal requires in the loop body or test as deferred. Each execution then calls __perry_require_path_module(path), which performs native dispatch and a registry lookup even after initialization. Before this visitor change, the same do-while-only specifier used the generated _req_N binding. Cache only completed results. Preserve partial cycle results and thrown-error behavior.

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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs` around lines 460 - 485,
The deferred require path in the runtime_require generation must cache only
successfully completed results for repeated do-while executions. Update the
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Ralph Küpper added 3 commits September 15, 2026 14:57
A top-level CommonJS require inside a branch, ternary, short-circuit
operand, logical assignment, try block, switch case or loop body was
hoisted into an eager synthetic import. Its target then initialized
before the requiring module's first statement, and even when the branch
was never taken; Node runs it only when the require executes.

Classify requires with the AST (the brace scanner missed concise arrows,
unbraced branches and short-circuit expressions) and route every
conditional or function-local specifier through the existing _lazyreq_N
deferred path. A specifier with any unconditional occurrence keeps the
eager path. Deferred relative targets initialize through the path-module
registry, which also covers side-effect-only modules and keeps a throwing
require inside its try/catch; deferred class bindings initialize before
the class fast path so static fields exist on first use.

On OpenCode 1.18.30 this defers 18 require edges in 12 of 940 CJS files
(React's prod/dev selector, debug's browser/node selector, isexe,
domino). A focused reproducer's skipped dependency no longer runs:
116.4M -> 65.3M instructions, 19.4 -> 14.6 MB peak RSS.
`do { break } while (require('./dep'))` never evaluates the require in
Node: the body can break or return before the test runs. The visitor had
no `visit_do_while_stmt`, so both halves classified eager and the wrapper
initialized the dependency before the module body — running its side
effects, and paying its startup cost, where Node runs nothing.

Defer both halves, and pin the shape with a unit case and a native test
whose expectation was taken from Node 26.5.1.
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// export getter (for example, a side-effect-only module). The path
// registry owns initialization and cached exports independently of
// the target's export shape, and preserves thrown exceptions here.
let needs_runtime_record = lazy_specs.contains(spec);

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Avoid path-registry resolution for every function-local require().

lazy_specs includes function-local specifiers. This condition now routes every execution of those call sites through __perry_require_path_module.

The reported two-million-call case increases CPU time from 0.61s to 20.8s. The loop case increases from 0.066s to 1.07s. Cache a resolved runtime record per generated call site, or limit runtime records to lazy cases that need record semantics.

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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs` at line 464, Update the
logic around needs_runtime_record and lazy_specs so function-local require()
calls do not resolve through __perry_require_path_module on every execution.
Cache the resolved runtime record per generated call site, or restrict
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