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Problem

• Readable.fromWeb(stream) drops data when a consumer already started the native stream (getReader(), a partial read, cancel()). A 4 MiB Bun.file().stream() reads as 3932160 bytes, a Blob as 0.
• tryTransferToNativeReadable (src/js/internal/webstreams_adapters.ts:37) takes the native fast path whenever stream.$bunNativePtr is an object, even after materializeNativeSource started the handle.
• The first consumer of an errored native stream starts its source. After addAbortSignal(signal, proc.stdout) aborts, getReader() stalls the child.

Fix

• jsFunctionTransferToNativeReadableStream is the one check-and-claim: it returns the handle only if hasPendingNativeSource() (NativePending, not locked, live handle). Otherwise fromWeb reads through a reader.
• fromWeb adds signal after the Readable exists, as node:stream: close or error the web stream when a native Readable.fromWeb ends #42584 does. Inside the constructor, an aborted signal fails the reader path with a TypeError.
• materializeNativeSource skips a stream that is not readable.
• Verified: test/js/node/stream/node-stream.test.js (24 new cases, all fail on main).

Background

• A native ReadableStream (file, blob, pipe) starts NativePending. The first consumer's materializeIfNeeded() calls handle.start() and installs a controller that owns the handle. The fromWeb fast path drives the handle.
• Considered hiding a started handle in $bunNativePtr: process.stdin reads it.

Downsides

• A started native stream stays unlocked until the Readable's first read, like any non-native stream (node:stream: lock the web stream in Readable.fromWeb at once and keep the lock #43713 fixes both). It costs a discarded Readable.
• An errored, never-read Bun.spawn stdout keeps its background drain: the parent buffers the child's output. Main blocks the child.
• A signal costs one more native call, and a signal getter that throws cancels the web stream. Binary: .bun_builtins +735 bytes.

Notes

What changed since the first version. The first version claimed the handle before it built the Readable, and cancelled the handle when the constructor threw. After the merge with main the order is simpler. fromWeb adds the signal last, so no user code runs inside the constructor. The claim follows the constructor. A constructor that throws (an invalid highWaterMark) leaves the web stream untouched, as on main.

Why the signal moves. A started native stream now takes the reader path (ReadableFromWeb). Its constructor passed signal to super(). An aborted signal then ran _destroy before the private fields existed: the Readable failed with a TypeError and the source was not cancelled. On main that happens for every stream with no native handle. Without this part, a started native stream with an aborted signal would change from AbortError to TypeError. On the native path the old order ran destroy() before _destroy was installed, so the handle was never cancelled. The hunks in newStreamReadableFromReadableStream and in the ReadableFromWeb constructor are the same as in #42584. The PR that lands second drops them.

The errored stream. addAbortSignal(signal, webStream) errors a stream in place. A NativePending stream has no controller, so only m_state changes. Since #43699, nativePtrForJS() hides the handle of an errored stream, so fromWeb reads it through a reader. getReader() then ran materializeNativeSource, which started the handle. A file source opened its file: getReader() threw ENOENT for a missing file. A Bun.spawn pipe stopped its background drain and read only on pull, so the child blocked. for await, tee() and pipeTo() take the same path. Release 1.4.3 has the getReader() stall too.

• The Rust callers of ReadableStream::error (Body.rs:1361, Response.rs:152) cancel the native source in the same call (ReadableStream.rs:295). None depends on a later start.
• A closed NativePending stream is either detached (ReadableStream__closeConsumedAsBody) or locked (ReadableStream__lockNative), so it does not start its source today. The same early return covers it.

The predicate. hasPendingNativeSource() has no state check. nativePtrForJS() hides the handle of an errored stream, and cancel() and the body fast paths leave NativePending before they close the stream. The lock checks make it correct for a stream that ReadableStream__lockNative locked, which stays NativePending.

Not changed.

• child_process.ts calls constructNativeReadable on the stdio stream of its own subprocess, which nothing has started. The debug assertion there now fires when the stream has a handle and the claim fails.
• The Rust takers of a native handle (to_any_blob, the body extractors, native sinks) read the raw handle slot and keep their own is_disturbed || is_locked checks.

Left to other changes.

• The reader path takes its reader in the first _read(), so the web stream stays unlocked until then. Main does that for every stream with no native handle, and a started native stream now shares it. node:stream: lock the web stream in Readable.fromWeb at once and keep the lock #43713 takes the reader inside fromWeb. An invalid signal or highWaterMark throws with the stream unlocked, as on main.
• A web stream that is errored after fromWeb claimed its handle still delivers its data, as on main. node:stream: close or error the web stream when a native Readable.fromWeb ends #42584 makes the native Readable watch the stream.
• An errored native stream does not release its source. A never-started one keeps the background drain of Bun.spawn, so the parent buffers the child's output (maxBuffer bounds it when set). One that was started before the error stalls the child, as on main. A release at the time of the error covers both cases. It changes webStreamControllerError for every native stream, so it is a separate change. A cancel inside materializeNativeSource would only run when a consumer touches the stream after the error.

Claim order. Considered a claim before the constructor: an invalid highWaterMark then spends the stream and needs a cancel. With the claim after the constructor, the web stream is untouched when the constructor throws.

Related open PRs on the same lines. #42584 (closes or errors the web stream when a native fromWeb ends), #43713 (stacked on it), #43748, #43732, #44590.

Node v26.3.0. fromWeb reads each option once. The web stream is locked when the getters of the signal run. An aborted signal fails the Readable with an AbortError and cancels the source with that error. The new tests assert the same.

Review. Self-reviewed: 8 concerns raised on the first version, 8 addressed. Review comments on this PR: cancel the claimed handle when the constructor throws (nothing is claimed at that point now, and a signal that throws destroys the Readable), an aborted signal that destroys the Readable inside the constructor (fixed by the signal order), long comments (each is one line now). On the reworked version: a responseBody finding that its author withdrew, and three optional findings that the section above answers.

Fail-before. With the src/ of main (5c6d4e2), all 24 new cases fail. A file after releaseLock() gives 786432 of 1048576 bytes. A blob after a partial read gives 16384. A spawn stdout never ends. A cancelled file stream yields 65536 bytes. getReader() on the errored missing file throws ENOENT. The child of the errored stdout blocks until the test times out.

Measurements. Release builds of main 5c6d4e2 and of this branch: .bun_builtins 2,710,513 to 2,711,248 bytes (+735), .text 82,231,705 in both, file size 107,808,480 in both. perf and valgrind are not installed in the build container, so there are no instruction counts. Counts from the diff, per fromWeb call: a stream with no native handle is unchanged (one $bunNativePtr read). A fresh native stream does one $bunNativePtr read less. With a signal there is one validateAbortSignal call more. child_process stdio does one $bunNativePtr read less.

Other suites run on the debug build. The rest of node-stream.test.js, test/js/web/streams/streams.test.js, test/js/web/fetch/{body,fetch-abort-stream-body,body-clone,body-mixin-errors}.test.ts, process-stdin.test.ts, node-stream-uint8array.test.ts, node-fetch.test.js, undici.test.ts, spawn-streaming-stdout.test.ts, readablestream-helpers.test.ts, child_process.test.ts, and upstream test-stream-add-abort-signal, test-webstreams-abort-controller, test-whatwg-readablestream, test-filehandle-readablestream, test-stream-readable-aborted, test-readable-from-web-enqueue-then-close, test-stream-readable-from-web-termination, test-webstream-readable-from, test-whatwg-webstreams-adapters-to-{readablestream,streamduplex,readablewritablepair}, test-whatwg-webstreams-coverage, test-stream-readable-to-web, test-stream-duplex-from, test-child-process-{stdio,spawn-event,stdout-flush,stdout-flush-exit,stdio-big-write-end,exec-maxbuf,flush-stdio,stdio-inherit}, test-stdin-from-file-spawn.

Pre-existing in this container. child_process.test.ts "spawn still works with more than 10240 fds open" fails with or without the change: a debug build cannot load its bundled modules when file descriptors run out.

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[robobun]

Status

Closed in favor of #46528, which has this fix.

• http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 lists this PR ("node:stream: take the native handle in Readable.fromWeb only from a stream no consumer has started #42281, in part"). It has the same rule for a native handle (JSReadableStream::hasPendingNativeSource()) and the early return in materializeNativeSource.
• On a debug build of http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 at 5235341, 18 of the 24 tests of this PR pass. Both repros below pass there.
• The 6 that fail are the rows for a signal that is already aborted. http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 will fix them: http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 (comment)

Repros, on bun 1.4.3 and on main at 5c6d4e2 (Linux x64).

Lost data after a consumer started the stream:

import { Readable } from "node:stream";
const path = "/tmp/big-file.bin";
await Bun.write(path, Buffer.alloc(4 * 1024 * 1024, "a"));
const count = r => new Promise(res => { let n = 0; r.on("data", c => (n += c.length)); r.on("end", () => res(n)); r.on("error", res); });
{ const s = Bun.file(path).stream(); console.log(await count(Readable.fromWeb(s))); }                                   // 4194304
{ const s = Bun.file(path).stream(); s.getReader().releaseLock(); console.log(await count(Readable.fromWeb(s))); }      // 3932160 on main, 4194304 with the fix
{ const s = new Blob(["hello"]).stream(); s.getReader().releaseLock(); console.log(await count(Readable.fromWeb(s))); } // 0 on main, 5 with the fix

A started source on an errored stream:

import { addAbortSignal } from "node:stream";
const proc = Bun.spawn({ cmd: [process.execPath, "-e", "process.stdout.write(Buffer.alloc(4 * 1024 * 1024, 'x'))"], stdout: "pipe" });
const controller = new AbortController();
addAbortSignal(controller.signal, proc.stdout);
controller.abort();
proc.stdout.getReader().read().catch(() => {});
console.log(await Promise.race([proc.exited, Bun.sleep(3000).then(() => "child still blocked")])); // "child still blocked" on main, 0 with the fix
proc.kill();

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Walkthrough

Native-backed web streams transfer handles only when a pending native source is available. The Node adapter selects a native or reader adapter, then attaches an abort signal. Tests cover consumed streams, cancellation, option handling, and abort behavior.

Changes

Native readable stream transfer

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Validate and claim pending native handles src/jsc/bindings/webcore/streams/JSReadableStream.h, src/jsc/bindings/webcore/streams/BunStreamConsumers.cpp, src/jsc/bindings/webcore/streams/BunStreamConsumers.h, src/jsc/bindings/webcore/streams/BunStreamSource.cpp	The transfer function returns a handle only for a stream with a pending native source. It marks eligible streams transferred and disturbed. Native-source materialization stops when the stream is not readable.
Construct Node readables and attach abort signals src/js/internal/streams/native-readable.ts, src/js/internal/webstreams_adapters.ts	The native-readable module claims handles during construction and adds an optional constructor. The web-stream adapter selects a native or reader adapter, then attaches the validated signal.
Validate consumed streams and abort behavior test/js/node/stream/node-stream.test.js	Tests cover adapter selection, reads, cancellation, option ordering, abort propagation, data preservation, handle locking, and child-process output.

Suggested reviewers: jarred-sumner

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 4a77e

Readable.fromWeb for fetch response bodies can lose its response-body handling on the reader fallback path. If the body gets locked in the meantime, reading it can fail instead of being handled gracefully. Pass responseBody to the fallback adapter before merging.

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I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it changes native-handle transfer semantics across the C++ ReadableStream bindings and the node:stream fast path — including a new early-return in materializeNativeSource that affects every consumer of an errored NativePending stream — a human look would still be worthwhile.

What was reviewed:

• hasPendingNativeSource() predicate covers mode, state, reader, m_lockedWithoutReader, and text-mode via nativePtrForJS(); the transfer is now one atomic check-and-claim call.
• Handle is claimed before new Readable(options) runs user getters, closing the TOCTOU window; fromWeb now passes only the already-destructured option values.
• constructNativeReadable (child_process path) still degrades to an ended Readable in release if the claim ever fails, matching the prior missing-handle behavior.
• Tests follow harness conventions (tempDir, bunEnv, Buffer.alloc(n, fill), describe.concurrent, stdout drained concurrently with proc.exited, no sleeps).

Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR fixes Readable.fromWeb over native-backed ReadableStreams that a consumer has already started (via getReader(), a partial read, cancel(), or addAbortSignal). It adds JSReadableStream::hasPendingNativeSource() and makes jsFunctionTransferToNativeReadableStream an atomic check-and-claim that returns the handle only when the stream is still NativePending, Readable, unlocked, and holds an object handle. On the JS side, native-readable.ts now claims the handle before new Readable(options) runs user getters, and webstreams_adapters.ts falls back to the reader-based ReadableFromWeb when no handle is available. materializeNativeSource gains an early return for streams already in a non-Readable state so an errored never-read stream never starts its handle. ~200 lines of new tests cover file/blob/response/spawn sources, TOCTOU via option getters, cancel/drain/abort paths, and a child-process stall guard.

Security risks

None identified. The change narrows when a fast path is taken (fail-closed toward the generic reader path) and does not touch auth, crypto, network validation, or untrusted-input parsing. The new predicate reads only C++-owned state; no user JS is executed inside it. Option getters are now read once from the destructured bag, reducing (not adding) re-entrancy exposure.

Level of scrutiny

Medium-high. The diff is ~270 lines across 7 files, but it sits at the intersection of JSC C++ bindings, native stream lifecycle (materializeNativeSource), and the node:stream compat layer — a path that backs Bun.file().stream(), Response.body, Blob.stream(), and Bun.spawn().stdout. The materializeNativeSource early-return in particular changes behavior for every caller reaching that function with a non-Readable state, and while the PR notes argue Rust callers already done() after erroring, that reasoning benefits from a maintainer's confirmation. This is not a mechanical or config-only change.

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No CODEOWNERS entries cover the changed paths. The bug hunter ran to dry_streak with no findings. Test coverage is thorough and follows repo conventions: tempDir/bunExe/bunEnv, Buffer.alloc(n, fill) payloads with distinct fill bytes to catch reordering, describe.concurrent for independent subprocess cases, subprocess stdout drained concurrently with proc.exited, error events wired to reject, and assertions on exact byte equality plus adapter-class identity (native vs ReadableFromWeb). The PR is bot-authored with a detailed self-review, but the semantic surface is broad enough that a human maintainer should sign off before merge.

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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

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^{Updated 9:21 AM PT - Oct 23rd, 2026}

@robobun, your commit 4a77eff is building: #131362

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The branch is updated to 4a77eff.

• It is merged with main at 5c6d4e2. The conflicts came from fetch: fail a native reader of an aborted res.body with signal.reason #43699 and Hardening: fix crashes across the runtime, bundler, dev server, shell and CLI #46021.
• Readable.fromWeb now adds the signal after the Readable exists. This fixes the signal that is already aborted, which the review found, on the native path and on the reader path. The hunk is the same as in node:stream: close or error the web stream when a native Readable.fromWeb ends #42584.
• The native adapter builds the Readable first and claims the handle after that. A constructor that throws leaves the web stream untouched, so there is no claimed handle to cancel.
• materializeNativeSource does not start the source of a stream that is already errored. Before, getReader() on such a Bun.spawn().stdout stalled the child on a full pipe.
• Each comment that the comment check flagged is one line now.

The 24 new cases in test/js/node/stream/node-stream.test.js all fail with the src/ of main and all pass with this branch.

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The merge risk note in the CodeRabbit summary refers to its responseBody comment. CodeRabbit withdrew that comment in the review thread: #42281 (comment)

Readable.fromWeb never forwarded responseBody on main. node-fetch and undici construct ReadableFromWeb directly with responseBody: true, and this PR does not change that path. No change is needed.

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Nothing blocking. The comments below are optional suggestions. There is no need to push a fix for them before merging.

Beyond the inline findings, I checked the already-aborted signal ordering raised on the previous revision: it is addressed on this push — newStreamReadableFromReadableStream now attaches the signal via addAbortSignal only after attachNativeHandle has installed _destroy, and the sibling child_process.ts caller passes {} with no signal, so neither path can destroy the Readable before the handle-cancelling _destroy exists.

Extended reasoning...

The change moves the native-handle claim for Readable.fromWeb into a single C++ host function gated by the new JSReadableStream::hasPendingNativeSource() predicate, splits native-readable.ts into a claim-or-fallback path for fromWeb and an asserting path for child_process, reorders signal handling to run after the Readable exists, and adds an errored-state early return in materializeNativeSource. It touches no auth, crypto, or injection surface. Three confirmed findings are posted inline; this note only records that the prior revision's aborted-signal ordering concern is resolved by the new addAbortSignal placement and the signal-free child_process caller.

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Closing: #46528 covers this change.

• http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 lists this PR ("node:stream: take the native handle in Readable.fromWeb only from a stream no consumer has started #42281, in part"). At its head 0676659 it has the same rule, JSReadableStream::hasPendingNativeSource(), behind Readable.fromWeb, node:child_process and the native sinks, and the early return in materializeNativeSource.
• I ran the 24 tests of this PR on a debug build of http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 at 5235341 (the six source files are the same at its head). 18 pass, and both repros from the status comment pass.
• The 6 that fail are the rows for a signal that is already aborted. http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 will add the signal after the fields exist: http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 (comment)
• This branch conflicts with http: consolidate the open fetch, Bun.serve, node:http, node:http2 and HTTP/3 pull requests #46528 in all six source files.

The tests stay on this branch: the block "Readable.fromWeb over a native stream" in test/js/node/stream/node-stream.test.js.