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Fixes #37320

Node's \DNSException\ leaves \�rrno\ unset for c-ares query errors (e.g. \dns.resolveAny): only getaddrinfo / getnameinfo (libuv) errors carry a numeric errno. Bun surfaced the raw ARES_* number (e.g. \�rrno: 4) on all dns errors.

\withTranslatedError\ now removes the numeric \�rrno\ for non-getaddrinfo / non-getnameinfo syscalls, so resolve-family errors match Node:

\\js
// node
dns.promises.resolveAny('invalid.invalid') // -> errno: undefined, code: ENOTFOUND
// bun before
dns.promises.resolveAny('invalid.invalid') // -> errno: 4, code: ENOTFOUND
\\

\dns.lookup\ errors keep their numeric errno. Added tests: resolve-family errors have no errno (promises + callback), lookup errors keep a numeric errno.

New tests fail pre-fix on 1.3.14 (errno: 4 present); lookup errno test passes either way.

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DNS errno compatibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
DNS error translation
src/js/node/dns.ts
withTranslatedError removes numeric errno values from c-ares errors and preserves them for getaddrinfo and getnameinfo errors.
Node-compatible DNS error tests
test/js/node/dns/node-dns.test.js
Tests verify that promise and callback resolve errors omit errno, while dns.lookup errors retain a numeric errno.

Suggested reviewers: robobun, jarred-sumner, cirospaciari

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 46d4a

The change aligns DNS error errno behavior with Node, but the new regression tests rely on external DNS resolution and may be flaky or produce misleading results across environments. Merge readiness is therefore moderate until the tests use a deterministic local fixture or this limitation is explicitly accepted; additional getnameinfo coverage is a follow-up concern.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the Node DNS errno fix and references the linked issue.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the behavior change and includes verification details, although it omits the template headings.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation and tests satisfy issue #37320 by removing c-ares errno values while preserving lookup errno values.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The source and test changes are directly related to the linked DNS errno compatibility objective.

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In `@test/js/node/dns/node-dns.test.js`:
- Around line 628-634: Add coverage for the getnameinfo-backed dns.lookupService
error path, using an invalid or existing failing fixture, and assert the
resulting error retains a numeric errno alongside the expected error code. Keep
the existing dns.lookup test unchanged.
- Around line 615-623: The DNS error tests around dns_promises.resolveAny and
dns.resolve should stop querying invalid.invalid through the configured external
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harness to deterministically produce ENOTFOUND while preserving the assertions
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Comment on lines +615 to +623
const error = await dns_promises.resolveAny("invalid.invalid").catch(e => e);
expect(error.code).toBe("ENOTFOUND");
expect(error.errno).toBeUndefined();
});

it("dns.resolve callback errors have no errno", async () => {
const error = await new Promise(resolve => {
dns.resolveAny("invalid.invalid", (err, records) => resolve(err));
});

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use a hermetic DNS fixture.

These tests query the configured DNS resolver for invalid.invalid. Results and latency depend on network access and resolver configuration. Use an in-process DNS fixture or an existing local resolver harness for deterministic c-ares and getaddrinfo errors.

As per coding guidelines: tests must be hermetic and avoid external services.

Also applies to: 629-631

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In `@test/js/node/dns/node-dns.test.js` around lines 615 - 623, The DNS error
tests around dns_promises.resolveAny and dns.resolve should stop querying
invalid.invalid through the configured external resolver; use the repository’s
existing in-process DNS fixture or local resolver harness to deterministically
produce ENOTFOUND while preserving the assertions that errno is undefined.

Source: Coding guidelines

Comment on lines +628 to +634
it("dns.lookup errors keep a numeric errno", async () => {
const error = await new Promise(resolve => {
dns.lookup("invalid.invalid", err => resolve(err));
});
expect(error.code).toBe("ENOTFOUND");
expect(typeof error.errno).toBe("number");
});

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the getnameinfo exception.

The new branch preserves numeric errno for both getaddrinfo and getnameinfo, but these tests cover only c-ares resolveAny and getaddrinfo-backed dns.lookup. Add a dns.lookupService error case, or reuse an existing getnameinfo fixture, and assert that numeric errno remains.

As per coding guidelines: tests must cover the complete relevant variant matrix, including sibling APIs.

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In `@test/js/node/dns/node-dns.test.js` around lines 628 - 634, Add coverage for
the getnameinfo-backed dns.lookupService error path, using an invalid or
existing failing fixture, and assert the resulting error retains a numeric errno
alongside the expected error code. Keep the existing dns.lookup test unchanged.

Source: Coding guidelines

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Thank you for the fix and the tests. An earlier PR for the same issue is already open: #37323. It makes the decision one layer down, where the native code builds the error, so it also covers the errors that do not pass through withTranslatedError, and it keeps errno as an own property with the value undefined, which is the shape Node produces.

One detail that affects the approach here: the native error builder defines errno as non configurable (DontDelete), and the built-in modules run in strict mode. So delete error.errno in dns.ts throws TypeError: Unable to delete property instead of removing the property. An assignment of undefined works, but the native fix makes that unnecessary.

Your promise API and resolveAny cases are now part of the test in #37323, against a local DNS server so the test does not depend on the network. The commit credits you as a co-author. Closing this one in favor of #37323.

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Different errno than Node.js when using dns promises

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