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From: robobun <robobun@oven.sh>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 15:47:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ffi): restore CString constructor functionality (#25257)
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## Summary
- Fix regression where `new Bun.FFI.CString(ptr)` throws "function is
not a constructor"
- Pass the same function as both call and constructor callbacks for
CString

## Root Cause
PR #24910 replaced `jsc.createCallback` with `jsc.JSFunction.create` for
all FFI functions. However, `JSFunction.create` doesn't allow
constructor calls by default (it uses `callHostFunctionAsConstructor`
which throws). The old `createCallback` used `JSFFIFunction` which
allowed the same function to be called with `new`.

## Fix
Pass the same function as both the `implementation` and `constructor`
option to `JSFunction.create` for CString specifically. This allows `new
CString(ptr)` to work while keeping the refactoring from #24910.

Additionally, the `bun:ffi` module now replaces `Bun.FFI.CString` with
the proper JS CString class after loading, so users get the full class
with `.ptr`, `.byteOffset`, etc. properties.

## Test plan
- [x] Added regression test `test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts`
- [x] Test fails with `USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1` (v1.3.3), passes with fix
- [x] Verified reproduction case from issue works

Fixes #25231

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---
 src/bun.js/api/FFIObject.zig        | 21 ++++++++++++++-----
 test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts

diff --git a/src/bun.js/api/FFIObject.zig b/src/bun.js/api/FFIObject.zig
index f7e2b0a3b8..956900a7d9 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/api/FFIObject.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/api/FFIObject.zig
@@ -16,11 +16,22 @@ pub const dom_call = DOMCall("FFI", @This(), "ptr", DOMEffect.forRead(.TypedArra
 pub fn toJS(globalObject: *jsc.JSGlobalObject) jsc.JSValue {
     const object = jsc.JSValue.createEmptyObject(globalObject, comptime std.meta.fieldNames(@TypeOf(fields)).len + 2);
     inline for (comptime std.meta.fieldNames(@TypeOf(fields))) |field| {
-        object.put(
-            globalObject,
-            comptime ZigString.static(field),
-            jsc.JSFunction.create(globalObject, field, @field(fields, field), 1, .{}),
-        );
+        if (comptime bun.strings.eqlComptime(field, "CString")) {
+            // CString needs to be callable as a constructor for backward compatibility.
+            // Pass the same function as the constructor so `new CString(ptr)` works.
+            const func = jsc.toJSHostFn(@field(fields, field));
+            object.put(
+                globalObject,
+                comptime ZigString.static(field),
+                jsc.JSFunction.create(globalObject, field, func, 1, .{ .constructor = func }),
+            );
+        } else {
+            object.put(
+                globalObject,
+                comptime ZigString.static(field),
+                jsc.JSFunction.create(globalObject, field, @field(fields, field), 1, .{}),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     dom_call.put(globalObject, object);
diff --git a/test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts b/test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0afabca005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regression/issue/25231.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/25231
+// Bun.FFI.CString should be callable as a constructor (new CString(ptr))
+
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+
+test("Bun.FFI.CString is callable with new", () => {
+  const { CString, ptr } = Bun.FFI;
+
+  // Create a buffer with a null-terminated string
+  const buf = Buffer.from("hello\0");
+  const ptrValue = ptr(buf);
+
+  // CString should be callable with new
+  const result = new CString(ptrValue, 0, 5);
+
+  // The result should be the string "hello"
+  expect(String(result)).toBe("hello");
+});
+
+test("Bun.FFI.CString can be called without new", () => {
+  const { CString, ptr } = Bun.FFI;
+
+  // Create a buffer with a null-terminated string
+  const buf = Buffer.from("hello\0");
+  const ptrValue = ptr(buf);
+
+  // CString should also be callable without new
+  const result = CString(ptrValue, 0, 5);
+
+  // The result should be the string "hello"
+  expect(result).toBe("hello");
+});