bun test: fail on a .snap entry it cannot read instead of adding a duplicate

[robobun]

Problem

• A .snap entry that bun test cannot read, for example exports[`a 1`] = `${x}`;, counts as a missing snapshot. The test passes with +1 added, and a second a 1 entry is appended under the bad one. Users saw this symptom in Duplicate copy of snapshot gets added on every invocation of bun test #4722, \x in the snapshot data creates a corrupted snapshot #10868 and Duplicate snapshots are created on each run, previous snapshots ignored #14029, when the writer escaped a value badly.
• Cause: Snapshots::parse_file (src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs) records statements of the shape exports[<string>] = <string>; and skips the rest.
• A .snap with a syntax error fails with Failed to snapshot value, and its bytes stay in file_buf. So do the bytes of a .snap whose write fails. The next test file's .snap is appended to them: it fails to parse, or it is written back with the first file's entries in front of its own.

Fix

• load_entries reports every statement that is not an entry and fails the parse when it reported one. parse_file prints the log, as the inline snapshot writer prints its log: error: <reason> and at <path>.snap:<line>:<col> per line. A syntax error takes the same path. The matcher then throws the existing Failed to parse snapshot file for: error. The file is not written.
• take_file_buf empties the per-file state in one place. write_snapshot_file calls it before the write, and get_snapshot_file calls it for a rejected file.
• Correct because Bun, Jest and Vitest escape backticks, \ and ${ in the entries they write. Such an entry comes from an edit or a corrupt file and must not pass for an absent one. -u still rewrites it: -u does not parse the old contents. All 61 .snap files in test/ pass the new rule.
• Verified: test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts, 11 new tests, 9 fail on 1.4.0. Also snapshot-tests/, ci-restrictions.test.ts, expect.test.js.

Background

• A .snap file is a header comment and exports[`name N`] = `value`; lines. Bun does not evaluate it. It parses it as JS and walks the statements. A template literal without substitutions parses as EString.
• Snapshots buffers one .snap at a time: get_snapshot_file reads it into file_buf, parse_file fills values, and write_snapshot_file writes file_buf back when the next file opens. Only that step cleared file_buf, and only after a successful write.
• Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689 (open) reworks the handling of a rejected .snap (one parse, one print, a thrown message with the .snap path) and writes the file through a rename. The statement walk here is in code Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689 does not touch. The conflicts (the parse_file wrapper, the clear in get_snapshot_file, write_snapshot_file) resolve to Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689's side, and its rename needs another fixture than /dev/full for the write test.

Notes

Found by an automated sweep of bun test, not by a GitHub issue. Other shapes that took the same silent path on 1.4.0: a ${} in the name, /re/ or 1 as the value, `a` + `b` as the value, module.exports[`a 1`] = .... A syntax error in the file (exports[`a 1`] = `"hello;) reported Failed to snapshot value: hello for every snapshot of the file, and a second test file with a valid .snap then failed the same way in the same run (new test "does not break the next test file").

Still skipped: comments, directives and empty statements, the statements the parser itself treats as trivial. The test "comments, directives, empty statements and escaped ${} are still read" pins that, and pins that an entry Bun wrote for a value containing ${x} and backticks still loads. The --update-snapshots test passes before and after. It pins the way out of a rejected file, which #34042 (it parses the old file under -u) has to keep working.

The 61 committed .snap files were checked by copying each one into a temporary project with a test file of the matching name and one toMatchSnapshot() of a new name under CI=true: every file reported the CI error for the new name, none reported a parse error. The set includes the Jest-written existing-snapshots.test.ts.snap.

The failed write is tested with a .snap that is a symlink to /dev/full (Linux only): it reads as empty, and every write to it fails with ENOSPC. On 1.4.0 the second file's .snap ends up as header, first file's entry, header, own entry. A review comment found this path. The write change was taken out in b73351d in favor of #39689's rewrite of the same function, and put back in c25f3be at a maintainer's request.

Earlier shape of this PR (a99dc63 to 601711c): the diagnostics were rendered into the thrown error's text through a new Snapshots field and an expect.rs arm. b73351d prints them from parse_file instead, the way the inline snapshot writer prints its log, so that src/ changes stay in snapshot.rs and the error plumbing merges with #39689 in either order. What is different standalone is small: the .snap position is printed above the failure instead of inside it, and the diagnostics print once per snapshot assertion of the file until #39689 makes the parse happen once.

Left as they are: the header line is still not checked (Jest's header is accepted on purpose), and get_snapshot_file still opens the path without a regular-file check. snapshot.test.ts "error snapshots" fails on this machine with and without this change (it expects colors).

Suites run with the debug build: test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/ (all files), test/js/bun/test/ci-restrictions.test.ts, test/js/bun/test/expect.test.js, test/internal/source-lints/, cargo clippy -p bun_runtime.

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no test proof · iteration 0 · Platform-specific test(s) that do not run on this machine. Deferring to CI, which covers all platforms: test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts

[robobun]

Status: fix pushed (head c25f3be), review comments addressed, waiting for CI.

Reproduced on bun 1.4.0: a test with toMatchSnapshot() and a .snap whose entry reads exports[`a 1`] = `${x}`; passes with snapshots: +1 added, and a second exports[`a 1`] line is appended to the file. The same happens with a ${} in the name, a regular expression or a number as the value, or a module.exports[...] line. A .snap with a syntax error, or one whose write fails, also leaked its bytes into the next test file's .snap in the same run.

With this branch every such run fails, prints the .snap file and line, and leaves the file as it is. Tests: test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts (9 of the 11 new tests fail on 1.4.0). c25f3be restores the failed-write fix and its /dev/full test at a maintainer's request.

[coderabbitai]

Walkthrough

Snapshot parsing now validates entries, preserves detailed parser diagnostics, clears rejected state, and reports precise errors. Regression tests cover malformed entries, truncated files, update mode, and preserved comments or escaped content.

Changes

Snapshot parser

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parser state and diagnostics src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs, src/runtime/test_runner/expect.rs	Snapshots stores rendered parse diagnostics. Parsing resets this state and test failures report the stored message when available.
Snapshot entry validation and state isolation src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs	load_entries validates assignments and template literals, skips comments and directives, logs invalid entries, hashes valid values, and clears rejected file data.
Parser regression coverage test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts	Tests cover precise and aggregated diagnostics, truncated files, update mode, and preservation of comments, directives, empty statements, and escaped content.

Possibly related PRs

• oven-sh/bun#39689: Overlaps in snapshot parsing and error handling, with a different focus on concurrency and atomic writes.

Suggested reviewers: dylan-conway, jarred-sumner

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In `@src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs`:
- Around line 967-973: The parse-error branch in the get_snapshot_file flow must
explicitly close the opened file before returning Err(err), matching the
explicit close behavior used by write_snapshot_file. Also replace the file_buf
Vec reassignment with self.file_buf.clear() while preserving the existing
values.clear() and error propagation.

In `@test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts`:
- Around line 118-122: Strengthen the ordering assertion in the snapshot test by
separately verifying that both “a.test.ts:” and “b.test.ts:” markers are
present, then assert that the a marker occurs before the b marker. Keep the
existing pass/fail expectations unchanged so missing errors or reversed test
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[claude]

Additional findings (outside current diff — PR may have been updated during review):

• 🟡 src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs:967-972 — Same stale-file_buf leak exists on the sibling error path one call above: write_snapshot_file() does self._current_file.take() before the fallible write_all(&self.file_buf)?, so on ENOSPC/EIO it returns with _current_file = None but file_buf/values/counts still holding the previous file's state — the next get_snapshot_file() then extend_from_slice's the new .snap onto the stale buffer, exactly the mechanism this hunk fixes for parse_file. Consider clearing the buffers unconditionally in write_snapshot_file() (before the write, or via a guard) so the take-then-fail path leaves no stale state.

  Extended reasoning...

  What the bug is

  write_snapshot_file() (snapshot.rs:394-408) is written as:

  pub(crate) fn write_snapshot_file(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
      if let Some(file) = self._current_file.take() {          // (1) take FIRST
          file.file
              .write_all(&self.file_buf)
              .map_err(|_| crate::Error::FailedToWriteSnapshotFile)?;  // (2) then fallible write
          let _ = file.file.close();
          self.file_buf.clear();                               // (3) clear only on success
          ...
          self.values.clear();
          self.counts.clear();
      }
      Ok(())
  }

  If write_all fails (ENOSPC, EIO, read-only fs), the ? at (2) returns early with _current_file already None (taken at (1)) but file_buf, values, and counts still holding the previous test file's state.

  The code path that triggers it

  At the top of the block this PR patches in get_snapshot_file:

  if self._current_file.is_none() || self._current_file.as_ref().unwrap().id != file_id {
      self.write_snapshot_file()?;   // <-- fails here, returns Err to the matcher
      ...

  On the next toMatchSnapshot() call (say for file B, after file A's write failed):

  1. _current_file is None → the if body runs.
  2. write_snapshot_file() is now a no-op (self._current_file.take() yields None), so nothing clears the stale buffers.
  3. B's .snap is opened, read into tmp, and self.file_buf.extend_from_slice(&tmp) appends B's bytes onto A's leftover bytes.
  4. parse_file parses A-concat-B; A's values/counts leak into B's lookups.
  5. When B finishes, write_snapshot_file() writes A-concat-B into B's .snap — cross-file data corruption.

  Why existing code doesn't prevent it

  The PR's new cleanup at lines 967-972 only runs when parse_file fails; it does not cover the earlier write_snapshot_file()? return. I checked the other error exits in get_snapshot_file (mkdir, open, get_end_pos, pread_all, seek_to): those all run after a successful write_snapshot_file() has already cleared the buffers, so this is the one remaining sibling.

  Why it's the same class

  The PR description names the mechanism verbatim — "Its bytes stay in file_buf, so the next test file's .snap fails too" — and fixes it for parse_file's error path. write_snapshot_file()? is the line immediately above the patched block in the same function, with the identical stale-buffer-leaks-into-next-file mechanism. Per REVIEW.md: "Fix the whole class in the same PR (same-class sites are ONE concern, not scope creep). Grep for every sibling site sharing the pattern."

  Step-by-step proof

  • File A has a valid .snap; test A calls toMatchSnapshot(), get_snapshot_file(A) loads it, _current_file = Some(A), file_buf = <A bytes>.
  • Test B (different file) calls toMatchSnapshot(). get_snapshot_file(B) sees id != file_id, calls write_snapshot_file().
  • _current_file.take() → Some(A); write_all(&file_buf) fails with ENOSPC → returns Err(FailedToWriteSnapshotFile). State: _current_file = None, file_buf = <A bytes>, values = <A entries>.
  • Matcher throws "Failed write to snapshot file"; test B fails.
  • Test C (or a later snapshot in B) calls toMatchSnapshot(). _current_file is None → enter block. write_snapshot_file() no-ops. Open C's .snap, file_buf.extend_from_slice(<C bytes>) → file_buf = <A bytes><C bytes>.
  • parse_file succeeds on the concatenation (both are valid snapshot files). _current_file = Some(C).
  • End of run: write_snapshot_file() writes <A bytes><C bytes> into C's .snap.

  Impact and severity

  Pre-existing, and the trigger — a transient write_all syscall failure on a .snap mid-run that then recovers for the next file — is rare in practice. Merging without this fix does not regress anything. Marking nit: not blocking, but it is exactly the bug class the PR names and fixes one line below, and REVIEW.md makes same-class siblings in-scope.

  How to fix

  Clear the buffers regardless of write outcome — e.g. move the clears before the fallible write_all, or restructure so .take() and the buffer clears happen together:

  pub(crate) fn write_snapshot_file(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
      let Some(file) = self._current_file.take() else { return Ok(()) };
      let buf = core::mem::take(&mut self.file_buf);
      self.values.clear();
      self.counts.clear();
      file.file.write_all(&buf).map_err(|_| crate::Error::FailedToWriteSnapshotFile)?;
      let _ = file.file.close();
      Ok(())
  }

  This also makes the new lines 967-972 cleanup a belt-and-braces guard rather than the only defense.

[robobun]

The write_snapshot_file sibling is real. It reproduces with a .snap that is a symlink to /dev/full: the file reads as empty, its write fails when the next test file opens its own .snap, and that file was then written back with the first file's entry and a second header in front of its own entries.

Fixed in 601711c. take_file_buf() empties file_buf, values and counts in one place. write_snapshot_file calls it before the write, and the parse failure path calls it too. New test in new-snapshot.test.ts: "a .snap file that cannot be written does not leak into the next test file" (Linux only, it needs /dev/full). It fails on 1.4.0 and passes with this branch.

[claude]

I reviewed this PR and didn't find any bugs. Because it changes user-facing bun test behavior (rejecting .snap files that were previously silently skipped) and overlaps with #39689 in the same error-plumbing paths, a human look would still be worthwhile.

What was reviewed:

• load_entries/exports_assignment refactor preserves the old match semantics; the removed ast.exports_ref.is_empty() early-return is subsumed by the comment/directive/empty skip.
• parse_file now always returns ParseError (never SyntaxError), so dropping that arm from expect.rs is safe — the catch-all _ arm remains.
• take_file_buf is called before write_all, so a failed write no longer leaks into the next file; bun_sys::File closes on drop, so the parse-error early return does not leak an fd.
• Tests cover the variant matrix, cross-file buffer isolation on both parse and write failure, -u recovery, and that comments/directives/escaped ${} still round-trip.

Extended reasoning...

Overview

This PR touches three files: src/runtime/test_runner/snapshot.rs (~130 lines refactored — parse_file split into load_entries + exports_assignment, new take_file_buf helper, write_snapshot_file restructured), src/runtime/test_runner/expect.rs (one match arm changed to read parse_error_message), and test/js/bun/test/snapshot-tests/new-snapshot.test.ts (+160 lines, 11 new tests). The fix converts silently-skipped .snap statements into hard parse errors and clears per-file buffer state on both parse and write failure so one file's rejected/unwritten bytes don't leak into the next file's .snap.

Security risks

None. This is test-runner snapshot-file parsing; input is developer-owned .snap files, and the change tightens validation rather than loosening it. No auth, crypto, network, or untrusted-remote-input paths are involved.

Level of scrutiny

Medium. The refactor is mechanical (deeply-nested if let → let ... else helpers) and the buffer-clearing fix is small, but this is a user-facing behavior change: .snap files containing ${...}, non-string values, or non-exports[...] statements previously passed (with silent duplication) and now fail. The PR argues convincingly that Bun/Jest/Vitest all escape these on write so such files are hand-edited or corrupt, and verifies all 61 in-tree .snap files still parse — but the decision to hard-fail rather than warn is one a maintainer should sign off on.

Other factors

• All prior review feedback is resolved: the coderabbit fd-leak claim was refuted (bun_sys::File has Drop), the weak ordering assertion was fixed in 8c0608e, and the comment-cop long-comment flags were addressed in cd2172d/eb8b600.
• I checked that dropping crate::Error::SyntaxError from the expect.rs match arm is safe: parse_file now unconditionally maps any load_entries failure to Error::ParseError before returning, and the match retains a _ catch-all.
• The PR description explicitly notes overlap with open PR #39689 (same file, same error plumbing) and that whichever lands second must reconcile — a maintainer should be aware of the merge-order dependency.
• Test coverage is thorough (variant matrix via test.each, both parse-failure and write-failure buffer isolation, -u recovery, negative test that comments/directives/escaped values still work), uses test.concurrent, drains pipes correctly, and the Linux-only /dev/full test is properly skipIf-gated.

[robobun]

b73351d cuts this PR back to the reader, so that it merges with #39689 in either order.

• The diagnostics are now printed by parse_file (the same way the inline snapshot writer prints its log) and the matcher throws the existing Failed to parse snapshot file for: error. The Snapshots field and the expect.rs change are gone. src/ changes are in snapshot.rs only.
• The write_snapshot_file change from 601711c is taken back out, with its /dev/full test. Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689 replaces that function: its version clears the buffer unconditionally and writes through a rename, which would also have made the /dev/full fixture stop failing. The stale write path is still real on main today, and is fixed by Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689. This PR keeps only the clear for a rejected file, which its own change makes reachable.
• A dry-run merge with Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689 now has two small conflicts in snapshot.rs, the parse_file wrapper and the clear in get_snapshot_file. Both resolve to Make concurrent bun test and bun install processes safe on shared files #39689's side, and the statement walk lands in its parse_file_into_values as is.

The tests assert the printed error: <reason> and at <path>.snap:<line>:<col> lines, which both versions print. 10 new tests, 8 fail on 1.4.0. The PR body describes the current shape. The earlier shape is in its Notes.

[Jarred-Sumner]

Add back a test that handles /dev/full

[robobun]

Added back in c25f3be: the /dev/full test ("a .snap file that cannot be written does not leak into the next test file", Linux only) and the write_snapshot_file change it needs. take_file_buf() empties file_buf, values and counts before the write, and the parse failure path uses it too. The test fails on 1.4.0 (b's .snap ends up with a's entry and a second header in front of its own) and passes with this branch. 11 new tests now, 9 of them fail on 1.4.0.

[robobun]

^{Updated 6:53 PM PT - Aug 20th, 2026}

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