fix(net): implement Socket.read pull semantics

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Closes #10908

Root cause

net.Socket had no read() row in the typed native table and no dynamic
handle dispatch entry. Calls therefore fell through to the generic missing
method path and returned undefined.

The net transports also had no pull-mode read queue. Bytes without a data
listener were retained for later flowing-mode delivery, but there was no way
for a readable listener to consume them.

Fix

• expose Socket.read([size]) through typed, bound-method, and dynamic handle
  dispatch
• retain transport chunks in FIFO order while the socket is in pull mode
• emit readable when a chunk becomes available
• return a Buffer for the next queued chunk and null when the queue is empty
• implement the same contract in the bundled and external net providers
• add a TCP parity fixture covering the typed empty read and the dynamic
  Buffer/drained reads

Validation

• cargo check -p perry-ext-net -p perry-stdlib -p perry-codegen
• cargo test -p perry-ext-net --lib (35 passed)
• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• python3 scripts/check_test_registration.py
• Linux release fixture matches Node byte-for-byte with bundled net
• Linux release fixture matches Node byte-for-byte with optimized external net
• forced moving-GC fixture matches Node (20 copying minors, 275 moved objects)
• public undici@8.9.0 fixture compiles all 111 source modules; the reported
  chunk.length failure is gone

The public undici fixture now advances to a separate
Cannot read properties of null (reading 'constructor') runtime gap, so this
PR does not claim full undici request compatibility.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed net.Socket.read() to follow the readable-stream contract.
  • Queued socket data is now returned as Buffer values, and null is returned when no data is available.
  • Improved readable-event behavior when sockets have no data listeners.
  • Applied consistent behavior across bundled and optimized network providers.

• Tests

  • Added regression coverage for delayed socket data, buffer retrieval, and empty-queue reads.

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Walkthrough

net.Socket.read() now has buffering, readable-event signaling, bundled and external dispatch paths, and regression coverage for queued Buffer reads and empty-queue handling.

Changes

Paused socket reads

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bundled socket read buffering crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs	The bundled net runtime queues incoming bytes when no data listener exists, emits readable, exposes js_net_socket_read, and removes queued data when the socket closes.
External socket read buffering crates/perry-ext-net/src/server_state.rs, crates/perry-ext-net/src/socket_events.rs, crates/perry-ext-net/src/lifecycle.rs	The external runtime stores pending chunks in FIFO order, emits readable, consumes one chunk per read, and converts it to a runtime Buffer.
Socket read dispatch and validation crates/perry-codegen/..., crates/perry-ext-net/src/dispatch.rs, crates/perry-stdlib/src/common/..., test-files/test_issue_10908_net_socket_read.ts, changelog.d/11036-net-socket-read.md	Method recognition, native dispatch, bundled and external bridge mappings, FFI dispatch, changelog text, and regression coverage now include net.Socket.read().

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Socket
  participant PendingQueue
  participant ReadableListener
  participant SocketRead
  Socket->>PendingQueue: queue incoming bytes
  PendingQueue->>ReadableListener: emit readable
  ReadableListener->>SocketRead: call read()
  SocketRead->>PendingQueue: take next chunk
  PendingQueue-->>SocketRead: Buffer or empty sentinel

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 88e11

Paused sockets can exhaust memory, return an invalid value under allocation pressure, or consume more data than requested. These issues should be fixed before merging.

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❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	Issue [#10908] requires Socket.read() to return a Buffer for queued data and null when no data is available. The external provider implementation returns the null sentinel and the regression f…	Update bundled js_net_socket_read so every empty-queue result, and any required no-data allocation-failure result, returns the NaN-boxed JavaScript null sentinel. Add or extend a regression assertion that exercises the bundled provider …
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 62.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 24 functions across 11 files. (1 skipped:…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: implementing pull semantics for net.Socket.read().
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the root cause, fix, related issue, test coverage, and validation results. It does not use the exact template headings or include the checklist, but it provides the required i…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The dispatch registrations, FIFO queue, readable-event emission, provider bridges, regression fixture, and changelog all support the Socket.read() behavior required by [#10908]. No unrelated change …

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Explanation

Issue [#10908] requires Socket.read() to return a Buffer for queued data and null when no data is available. The external provider implementation returns the null sentinel and the regression fixture checks empty, buffered, and drained reads. However, the bundled implementation in crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs is summarized as returning undefined when its queue is empty or buffer allocation fails. That violates the required contract and can still pass undefined to undici's chunk.length access. The required bundled-provider behavior is therefore not met.

Resolution

Update bundled js_net_socket_read so every empty-queue result, and any required no-data allocation-failure result, returns the NaN-boxed JavaScript null sentinel. Add or extend a regression assertion that exercises the bundled provider for both an empty read and a drained read.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

Explanation

Docstring coverage is 62.50% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 24 functions across 11 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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In `@crates/perry-ext-net/src/lifecycle.rs`:
- Line 71: Update the buffer allocation flow around alloc_buffer to check
buffer.is_null() before NaN-boxing the pointer, returning the JavaScript null
sentinel via JsValue::NULL when allocation fails; preserve the existing
POINTER_TAG encoding for successful allocations.

In `@crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs`:
- Line 1872: The queued socket buffers in both providers are unbounded: apply
one shared byte-based high-water mark to NET_PENDING_READS in the stdlib
transport and pending_socket_data in server_state.rs, tracking total queued
bytes rather than chunk count. Stop or defer socket reads once the limit is
reached, or implement an explicit overflow policy, while preserving normal
delivery after listeners consume data.
- Line 1533: Update js_net_socket_read and js_ext_net_socket_read to honor the
requested size bound: consume and return only up to size bytes from queued
socket data, preserving any unread suffix for subsequent reads. Apply byte-count
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• changelog.d/11036-net-socket-read.md
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• crates/perry-ext-net/src/lifecycle.rs
• crates/perry-ext-net/src/server_state.rs
• crates/perry-ext-net/src/socket_events.rs
• crates/perry-stdlib/src/common/dispatch/fastify_net_zlib.rs
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• crates/perry-stdlib/src/common/net_socket_bridge.rs
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Return null when Buffer allocation fails.

alloc_buffer can return a null pointer. This line wraps that pointer with POINTER_TAG, not the JavaScript null sentinel. A caller can receive a malformed Buffer value instead of a valid Buffer or null.

Check buffer.is_null() and return JsValue::NULL before NaN-boxing the pointer.

Proposed fix

     let buffer = alloc_buffer(&bytes);
+    if buffer.is_null() {
+        return f64::from_bits(JsValue::NULL.bits());
+    }
     f64::from_bits(0x7FFD_0000_0000_0000 | (buffer as u64 & 0x0000_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF))

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the pointer, returning the JavaScript null sentinel via JsValue::NULL when
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• 4: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/stream.html
• 5: https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v21.x/api/stream.html
• 6: https://beta.docs.nodejs.org/stream.html

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Honor the size bound in both socket-read bindings.

When size is smaller than the queued data, consume only size bytes and retain the unread suffix for the next read. Apply byte-count semantics in both js_net_socket_read and js_ext_net_socket_read; returning the complete queued chunk is not permitted in this case.

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In `@crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs` at line 1533, Update js_net_socket_read
and js_ext_net_socket_read to honor the requested size bound: consume and return
only up to size bytes from queued socket data, preserving any unread suffix for
subsequent reads. Apply byte-count semantics consistently in both bindings while
retaining existing behavior when size covers the available data.

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Denial of Service

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Reachability path

● Entry
  crates/perry-stdlib/src/common/dispatch/fastify_net_zlib.rs:188
  js_ext_net_socket_read
│
▼
● Hop
  crates/perry-ext-net/src/lifecycle.rs:66
  js_ext_net_socket_read
│
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● Hop
  crates/perry-ext-net/src/socket_events.rs:71
  std
│
▼
● Sink
  crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs

Bound queued socket bytes in both providers.

When no data listener consumes the data, both providers retain each inbound chunk in a VecDeque. The stdlib transport continues reading from the socket, and the ext-net path also buffers data before listener registration. A peer can therefore grow process memory until exhaustion.

Apply one byte-based high-water mark to NET_PENDING_READS and pending_socket_data. Stop or defer transport reads at the limit, or define and implement an explicit overflow policy.

📍 Affects 2 files

• crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs#L1872-L1872 (this comment)
• crates/perry-ext-net/src/server_state.rs#L122-L122

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In `@crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs` at line 1872, The queued socket buffers
in both providers are unbounded: apply one shared byte-based high-water mark to
NET_PENDING_READS in the stdlib transport and pending_socket_data in
server_state.rs, tracking total queued bytes rather than chunk count. Stop or
defer socket reads once the limit is reached, or implement an explicit overflow
policy, while preserving normal delivery after listeners consume data.

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Source: Learnings

[proggeramlug]

Held out of merge train 257 for one gate, plus a second finding you'll want before the next train.

1. File-size cap. On top of current main this takes crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs to 2004 lines, over scripts/check_file_size.sh's 2000 limit, so the train fails lint. Split it into topical sub-modules (the script names the recipe: extract function groups into sibling files and re-export with explicit named use statements). Then it rides the next train.

2. A missing API-manifest row, which the consistency test did NOT catch. The PR adds a NativeModSig row to NET_EVENTS_ROWS (module: "net", method: "read", has_receiver: true, runtime: "js_net_socket_read") backing the new js_net_socket_read at net/mod.rs:1533, but there is no matching method("net", "read", …) entry under crates/perry-api-manifest/src/entries/. Verified two ways: a grep of the manifest, and a standalone probe binary linking perry-codegen and perry-api-manifest as path dependencies.

That matters beyond tidiness. docs/src/api/reference.md states the manifest is the source of truth for what perry compile accepts, and a symbol absent from it is rejected with R005 UnimplementedApi — so socket.read() would be refused at compile time despite being implemented. That's the same defect #10354 hit with its ws.ping/pong/terminate rows.

The part worth chasing separately: manifest_consistency::every_dispatch_entry_has_manifest_counterpart passed on this tree with the row missing, while it caught the identical shape for ws. So the check has a blind spot for this row shape — worth an issue of its own, since a drift gate that misses a whole class is worse than no gate. If you find why, please file it; otherwise tell me and I will.

Nothing else was found against this PR: no two-cache/root-registration omissions (NET_PENDING_READS holds raw bytes, not heap pointers), no hot-path regression, and no semantic conflict with the other 40 PRs audited alongside it.

[proggeramlug]

Two required steps are red, and neither is the stale public-baseline red that most open PRs were carrying — that one is fixed on main now.

lint       :: File size limit
cargo-test :: Run cargo test

File size limit:

The following files are too large:
   2004  crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs

crates/perry-stdlib/src/net/mod.rs is 1966 lines on main against the 2000-line cap, so this PR's addition crosses it. That file is one of about a dozen currently sitting within 40 lines of the ceiling — it is a tripwire for anyone who touches it, not something you did.

The repo's recipe (quoted by the gate itself): extract a coherent function group into a sibling module and re-export from mod.rs with explicit named use statements — globs do not propagate through transitive re-exports here. Two worked examples landed today: #11088 (value/to_string.rs, 2000 → 634) and #11093 (codegen/artifacts.rs, 1999 → 1044).

Three traps from those, all of which cost an extra CI round:

1. Verify with the gate's own command, cargo check -p perry --bins, not cargo check -p <crate>. They resolve different feature sets, and refactor(runtime): split value/to_string.rs under the file-size cap #11088 shipped an import that was unused under only one of them.
2. A split relocates code, and several ratchets key their entries by file path — addr_class_ratchet_baseline.txt, addr_class_allowlist.txt, raw_handle_debt_files.txt, gc_runtime_root_holders.json, shape_descriptor_census_baseline.json. Check each; an orphaned entry fails too.
3. raw_handle_debt.py runs twice. If you move a ceiling, the merge-base invocation needs # moved-from: <old path> on the destination line, or it reads the move as new debt.

cargo-test is failing separately — worth looking at on its own; I have not diagnosed it.

Reproduce the size gate in a second with bash scripts/check_file_size.sh. Ping me when it is green and I'll take it in the next train.

[proggeramlug]

Landed on main in merge train 271 (#11145, v0.5.1654), from the repaired branch fix/11036-ci.