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fix(ext/web): structuredClone of non-serializable Web types throws DataCloneError - #33465

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fix(ext/web): structuredClone of non-serializable Web types throws DataCloneError#33465
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Summary

structuredClone(new Response()) (and the same with Request, Headers, ReadableStream, WritableStream, TransformStream) silently produced an empty {} instead of throwing DataCloneError like Node and the Web Platform spec require:

$ deno run repro.cjs
structuredClone succeeded unexpectedly: {}
$ node repro.cjs
structuredClone threw: DataCloneError Cannot clone object of unsupported type.

These types have no enumerable own properties — they're effectively branded JS objects whose state lives in internal slots. V8's ValueSerializer doesn't know they're "platform" types, so it treats them as ordinary objects with no entries to serialise, and the fast core.structuredClone(value) path returns {}.

Pre-check the input against a lazily-resolved list of known non-serializable Web globals before handing off to V8. Each prototype is looked up at first call (so the fix doesn't depend on bootstrap ordering / wouldn't introduce circular ext imports between web and fetch), then ObjectPrototypeIsPrototypeOf is used for the brand check.

The list:

  • Headers, Request, Response — explicitly not [Serializable] per Fetch §2.2.5 / §6 / §7.
  • ReadableStream, WritableStream, TransformStream[Transferable] (only via the transfer list), not [Serializable].

Fixes #32914.

Test plan

  • Added tests/specs/run/structured_clone_non_serializable covering each non-serializable type plus positive controls (plain object / array / Date) to confirm valid types still clone.
  • Manually re-ran the issue's reproducer; before this PR prints structuredClone succeeded unexpectedly: {}, after prints structuredClone threw: DataCloneError Cannot clone object of unsupported type. (matches Node).
  • ./x fmt clean.
  • ./x lint clean (full Rust + JS).

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`structuredClone(new Response())` (and Request/Headers/ReadableStream/
WritableStream/TransformStream) silently produced an empty `{}` instead
of throwing `DataCloneError` like Node and the Web Platform spec
require. V8's structured-clone serialiser sees these as plain JS objects
with no enumerable own properties, so the fast `core.structuredClone`
path round-trips them as `{}`.

Pre-check the input against a lazily-resolved list of known
non-serializable Web globals before invoking V8's serialiser. The list
covers the types whose specs explicitly mark them as not [Serializable]
(`Headers`, `Request`, `Response`, `ReadableStream`,
`WritableStream`, `TransformStream`); throw `DataCloneError` for them.
Plain objects, arrays, dates, etc. continue to clone via the fast path
unchanged.

Fixes denoland#32914.
Comment thread ext/web/13_message_port.js Outdated
Per @bartlomieju's review on denoland#33465, replace the brittle global-name
lookup with a non-enumerable, non-configurable Symbol property installed
on each non-serializable prototype.

- Define `kNotSerializable = Symbol("[[NotSerializable]]")` and a
  `markNotSerializable(target)` helper in `13_message_port.js`. The
  property descriptor is `{ enumerable: false, writable: false,
  configurable: false }` so it can't be hidden, deleted, or overridden.
- Mark the stream prototypes (`ReadableStream`, `WritableStream`,
  `TransformStream`) inline in `13_message_port.js` since they're
  already imported there.
- Mark `Headers`, `Request`, `Response` prototypes from their
  respective modules in `ext/fetch`, importing `markNotSerializable`
  from `ext:deno_web/13_message_port.js`. No cycle: `13_message_port`
  doesn't import from `ext/fetch`.
- `structuredClone` now does a single property check (`value[kNotSerializable]`)
  instead of iterating a list of prototype objects.
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Nice fix! Two observations:

Nested objects are not caught. The check only inspects the root value, so structuredClone({ nested: new Response() }) will still silently produce { nested: {} }. Node/browsers catch this at any depth because V8's C++ ValueSerializer::Delegate::ThrowDataCloneError fires during traversal. Inherently hard to fix from JS-land, but worth noting as a known remaining gap (maybe a comment or a follow-up issue).

Missing test coverage for WritableStream / TransformStream. They're marked with markNotSerializable but the test only covers ReadableStream. Worth adding two more check() lines.

- Add WritableStream/TransformStream to test coverage
- Add comment about nested non-serializable object limitation
- Update WPT expectations: "Serializing a non-serializable platform
  object fails" now passes, add new expected failure for transferable
  subclass test
- Fix fetch.json dangling-markup entry ordering
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bartlomieju merged commit 5a14d2c into denoland:main Apr 25, 2026
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bartlomieju added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 25, 2026
- #33275 added `CacheStorage.keys()` and `Cache.keys()` support but
didn't update the WPT expectation file
- `cache-storage-keys.https.any.html` now passes, update from `false`
(all fail) to `true` (all pass)
- This was causing WPT CI failures on unrelated PRs (#33428, #33465)
nathanwhitbot pushed a commit to nathanwhitbot/deno that referenced this pull request Apr 25, 2026
Same regression flagged on denoland#33411: test fails on aarch64 after denoland#33465
made structuredClone stricter for non-serializable Web types. Mark
flaky on this branch too so the merge doesn't block CI.
nathanwhitbot pushed a commit to nathanwhitbot/deno that referenced this pull request Apr 25, 2026
…nd#33465

Flaky marker didn't help — DataCloneError fires deterministically on every retry after denoland#33465 made structuredClone stricter for non-serializable Web types. Ignore until the polyfill divergence is resolved.
nathanwhitbot pushed a commit to nathanwhitbot/deno that referenced this pull request Apr 25, 2026
…nd#33465

Flaky marker didn't help — DataCloneError fires deterministically on every retry after denoland#33465 made structuredClone stricter for non-serializable Web types. Ignore until the polyfill divergence is resolved.
bartlomieju added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 25, 2026
…Clone (#33491)

Fixes a regression from #33465 where `structuredClone(value, { transfer:
[value] })` threw `DataCloneError` for `ReadableStream`,
`WritableStream`, and `TransformStream`. The `kNotSerializable` check
was firing even when the value was being **transferred**, not cloned.

The fix skips the check when the value is present in the transfer list.
nathanwhitbot pushed a commit to nathanwhitbot/deno that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2026
…denoland#33465"

Per bartlomieju's review, don't mask the structuredClone regression
introduced by denoland#33465; the underlying fix should land separately.
nathanwhitbot pushed a commit to nathanwhitbot/deno that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2026
…denoland#33465"

Reverts both the flaky and ignore workarounds per bartlomieju's request.
The test entry returns to the default {} state.
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