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Summary

C addons can read files embedded in a Perry executable through $perryfs, without extracting them. The immutable byte view survives relocation and remains valid for the process lifetime.

Changes

  • Add perry_vfs_read_file_v1, its public header in crates/perry-runtime/include/perry_vfs.h, and the plain-C example in crates/perry-runtime/examples/read_embedded_message.c.
  • Reuse embedded-file normalization and distinguish empty files, missing files, invalid UTF-8, and invalid arguments. Compressed entries may be decoded once; callers do not own the returned memory.
  • Keep the Perry C export inventory separate from Node-API. Retain the complete small C inventory for approved native addons, including references from their secondary dynamic libraries.
  • Register the new export in the generated wasm32 ABI table and document the API in docs/src/cli/flags.md.
  • Preserve the module-parent constructor-prototype fallback and cover it with a regression that fails without the fix.
  • Allow the GC builder 90 minutes for its normal and instrumented release builds.
  • Honor existing committed parity output in the GC matrix. Successful Node execution, successful Perry exit, exact output comparison, and liveness checks remain required; no acceptance data changes.

Related issue

Standalone C embedded-VFS API, with an example based on Node 27's tagged SEA VFS fixture.

Test plan

Passed locally:

CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo build -p perry -p perry-runtime-static -p perry-stdlib-static
scripts/gc_call_effects/sidecars.sh target/debug
RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test -p perry-runtime --lib c_vfs_view_reads_mounted_paths_and_distinguishes_empty_from_missing
cargo test -p perry --bin perry -- \
  vfs_c_exports_cover_addon_dependencies_without_expanding_node_api \
  perry_c_inventory_matches_exported_runtime_functions \
  node_api_host_exports_what_its_addons_import
CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0 cargo test -p perry-wpfacts --lib -- \
  static_native_parent instanceof_class_has_instance builtins::realm_declared --test-threads=1
python3 scripts/runtime_abi_check.py --self-test
python3 scripts/runtime_abi_check.py --check-wasm-abi
python3 scripts/gc_gate_wiring_check.py
python3 scripts/ci_plan.py --self-test
python3 tests/tooling/infrastructure/gc/gc_matrix_fixture_env_test.py
python3 -m unittest discover -s tests/tooling/parity -p test_parity_runner.py -v
python3 tests/tooling/parity/parity_fixture_limits_test.py
python3 scripts/gc_matrix_liveness_check.py --self-test
python3 scripts/gc_repsel_matrix_merge.py --self-test

The solver selection passes 19 tests; the parity/source suite passes 50. The C example compiles with -std=c11 -Wall -Wextra -Werror; an approved-addon executable prints the embedded message after moving its whole bundle, deleting the source asset, and removing the original project path. PR-owned Rust formatting and git diff --check pass.

The real GC matrix's filtered test_gap_repsel_p4a3_numarray_barriers run passes its strict shipped_default control, 1/1, against the unchanged committed oracle. This control does not claim moving-GC acceptance. Fixture tests reject wrong committed output, failed Node execution, and nonzero expected exits.

CI repair and remaining blockers

Rebased onto dda8f1e84c, which includes the original warnings/WASI fixes from bbcb661202c2 and the earlier shared GC/unused-import fixes from 008ade998329. The original warnings failure was an unnecessary unsafe, not the C++ build-script diagnostics. The original WASI failure was the js_string_concat_parts_4 link signature, not expected negative-control validator output. The original GC fan-in lacked artifacts because the builder hit its 30-minute timeout.

CI is not claimed green. The full local script-gate runner was executed with SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1 and reports main-line formatting/audit failures, including raw-handle debt, stale custody/ledger evidence, GC header constants, and missing corpus registrations. The focused original-gap run also remains red; no snapshots or baselines were widened. The local Windows cross-check requires cargo-xwin, which is not installed.

No workspace version bump or CHANGELOG.md edit.

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  • New Features
    • C addons can now read files embedded in a Perry executable through the $perryfs path, without extracting them to disk.
    • The read-only file view remains available for the lifetime of the process. Reads report clear results for missing files, invalid paths, and invalid arguments.
    • Added a C example demonstrating how to read an embedded file and write its contents to standard output.

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Walkthrough

The runtime adds a C API for reading embedded files through $perryfs. Compiler changes track and export Perry C host symbols for native addons. The PR also updates npm package freshness tracking and changes the process environment’s thread-local declaration.

Changes: Embedded-file access from C

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define and implement the embedded-file API
crates/perry-runtime/include/perry_vfs.h, crates/perry-runtime/src/embedded.rs, crates/perry-runtime/examples/read_embedded_message.c, changelog.d/*
The runtime declares and implements perry_vfs_read_file_v1. It validates arguments and UTF-8 paths, looks up normalized embedded paths, and returns a status with a byte view. Tests cover successful reads and error outputs. The example reads an embedded message and writes it to standard output.
Track Perry C symbols for native addons
crates/perry-runtime-manifest/src/*, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/collect_modules/native_addon/*
The runtime manifest lists perry_vfs_read_file_v1 separately from Node-API symbols. Compiler code identifies matching addon imports separately from Node-API imports.
Export Perry C symbols at link time
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/types.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/link/mod.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/optimized_libs/tests.rs
The compilation context selects Perry C host exports when native addons are present. Link arguments include those exports. Tests check symbol inventory coverage and confirm Node-API exports remain limited to addon imports.

Runtime thread-local declaration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Change the thread-local declaration
crates/perry-runtime/src/process/environment.rs
The CURRENT environment state now uses crate::perry_thread_local! instead of Rust’s thread_local!. Its RefCell and initial value remain unchanged.

npm package freshness tracking

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expand package freshness coverage
scripts/check_npm_publish_freshness.py, scripts/npm_publish_freshness.json
The freshness checker maps perry-ui and perry-wasm-host to their triple lists. The freshness manifest adds six perry-ui and eight perry-wasm-host platform package entries.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CAddon
  participant perry_vfs_read_file_v1
  participant EmbeddedAssets
  CAddon->>perry_vfs_read_file_v1: normalized UTF-8 path
  perry_vfs_read_file_v1->>EmbeddedAssets: look up embedded path
  EmbeddedAssets->>perry_vfs_read_file_v1: asset bytes and length
  perry_vfs_read_file_v1->>CAddon: status and immutable byte view
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Possibly related issues

  • PerryTS/perry issue 8154: The PR extends npm package freshness tracking to the perry-ui and perry-wasm-host platform packages.

Suggested reviewers: proggeramlug, thehypnoo

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review d9528

No actionable merge-blocking issue remains in the reviewed change. The previous addon dependency export concern is addressed.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

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Title check Passed The title "feat: let C addons read embedded files" matches the main change. The PR adds perry_vfs_read_file_v1, a C entry point that reads files embedded in a Perry executable through the $perryfs pat…
Description check Passed The description follows the template's main sections (Summary, Changes, Related issue, Test plan) and gives concrete, file-specific changes. It states what was tested and reports the remaining CI fail…
Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title "feat: let C addons read embedded files" matches the main change. The PR adds perry_vfs_read_file_v1, a C entry point that reads files embedded in a Perry executable through the $perryfs path. The title is short, uses the feat: prefix used in the log, and names the primary change from the developer's perspective. It omits the Node-API separation, the GC builder timeout change, and the constructor fallback fix, which is acceptable because a title need not cover every detail.

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The description follows the template's main sections (Summary, Changes, Related issue, Test plan) and gives concrete, file-specific changes. It states what was tested and reports the remaining CI failures openly. It omits the template's checklist items, and it does not explicitly confirm that the workspace version was left unchanged. It also mentions a 'Related issue' without an issue number, though the template allows 'n/a' for standalone work, and it links an external Node fixture rather than an issue. The test plan lists commands and results, but several checkboxes from the template (e.g. the standard cargo build --release and full cargo test --workspace command with excludes) are not ticked or addressed. Overall the description is mostly complete.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

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Docstring coverage is 42.86% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 7 functions across 12 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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@jdalton jdalton changed the title Add Perry C API for embedded asset views Let C code read embedded files through Perry's virtual filesystem Nov 7, 2026
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crates/perry-runtime/src/embedded.rs: 1

674-674: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the raw asset’s pointer identity.

A copy with identical bytes passes this test, despite the no-copy contract. Compare data with the registered BINARY pointer as well.

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             assert_eq!(std::slice::from_raw_parts(data, len), BINARY);
+            assert_eq!(data, BINARY.as_ptr());
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Review comment at @crates/perry-runtime/src/embedded.rs at line 674:
Update the raw asset assertion to verify that data points to BINARY’s registered
storage, while retaining the existing byte-content check.

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Review comments at
@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/collect_modules/native_addon.rs:
- Line 218: Update the host-export selection around perry_c_imports so it
includes imports from the addon’s packaged shared-library dependencies, not just
the entry binary. Preserve the existing approval and export-selection safeguards
while ensuring dependency imports such as perry_vfs_read_file_v1 are available
to the host.

Review comments at @crates/perry/src/commands/compile/types.rs:
- Around line 1432-1434: Update the Perry C host-symbol selection around
perry_c_host_symbols so open native addons export the full C API inventory, even
when symbols are only resolved through dlsym; retain the needed-symbol filter
for non-open addons and follow the existing Node-API open-addon reachability
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Review comments at @crates/perry-runtime/src/embedded.rs:
- Line 674: Update the raw asset assertion to verify that data points to
BINARY’s registered storage, while retaining the existing byte-content check.

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