## Summary - Adds birthtime (file creation time) support on Linux using the `statx` syscall - Stores birthtime in architecture-specific unused fields of the kernel Stat struct (x86_64 and aarch64) - Falls back to traditional `stat` on kernels < 4.11 that don't support `statx` - Includes comprehensive tests validating birthtime behavior Fixes #6585 ## Implementation Details **src/sys.zig:** - Added `StatxField` enum for field selection - Implemented `statxImpl()`, `fstatx()`, `statx()`, and `lstatx()` functions - Stores birthtime in unused padding fields (architecture-specific for x86_64 and aarch64) - Graceful fallback to traditional stat if statx is not supported **src/bun.js/node/node_fs.zig:** - Updated `stat()`, `fstat()`, and `lstat()` to use statx functions on Linux **src/bun.js/node/Stat.zig:** - Added `getBirthtime()` helper to extract birthtime from architecture-specific storage **test/js/node/fs/fs-birthtime-linux.test.ts:** - Tests non-zero birthtime values - Verifies birthtime immutability across file modifications - Validates consistency across stat/lstat/fstat - Tests BigInt stats with nanosecond precision - Verifies birthtime ordering relative to other timestamps ## Test Plan - [x] Run `bun bd test test/js/node/fs/fs-birthtime-linux.test.ts` - all 5 tests pass - [x] Compare behavior with Node.js - identical behavior - [x] Compare with system Bun - system Bun returns epoch, new implementation returns real birthtime 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Bot <claude-bot@bun.sh> Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> Co-authored-by: autofix-ci[bot] <114827586+autofix-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Tests
Finding tests
Tests are located in the test/ directory and are organized using the following structure:
test/js/- tests for JavaScript APIs.cli/- tests for commands, configs, and stdout.bundler/- tests for the transpiler/bundler.regression/- tests that reproduce a specific issue.harness.ts- utility functions that can be imported from any test.
The tests in test/js/ directory are further categorized by the type of API.
test/js/bun/- tests forBun-specific APIs.node/- tests for Node.js APIs.web/- tests for Web APIs, likefetch().first_party/- tests for npm packages that are built-in, likeundici.third_party/- tests for npm packages that are not built-in, but are popular, likeesbuild.
Running tests
To run a test, use Bun's built-in test command: bun test.
bun test # Run all tests
bun test js/bun # Only run tests in a directory
bun test sqlite.test.ts # Only run a specific test
If you encounter lots of errors, try running bun install, then trying again.
Writing tests
Tests are written in TypeScript (preferred) or JavaScript using Jest's describe(), test(), and expect() APIs.
import { describe, test, expect } from "bun:test";
import { gcTick } from "harness";
describe("TextEncoder", () => {
test("can encode a string", async () => {
const encoder = new TextEncoder();
const actual = encoder.encode("bun");
await gcTick();
expect(actual).toBe(new Uint8Array([0x62, 0x75, 0x6E]));
});
});
If you are fixing a bug that was reported from a GitHub issue, remember to add a test in the test/regression/ directory.
// test/regression/issue/02005.test.ts
import { it, expect } from "bun:test";
it("regex literal should work with non-latin1", () => {
const text = "这是一段要替换的文字";
expect(text.replace(new RegExp("要替换"), "")).toBe("这是一段的文字");
expect(text.replace(/要替换/, "")).toBe("这是一段的文字");
});
In the future, a bot will automatically close or re-open issues when a regression is detected or resolved.
Zig tests
These tests live in various .zig files throughout Bun's codebase, leveraging Zig's builtin test keyword.
Currently, they're not run automatically nor is there a simple way to run all of them. We will make this better soon.
TypeScript
Test files should be written in TypeScript. The types in packages/bun-types should be updated to support all new APIs. Changes to the .d.ts files in packages/bun-types will be immediately reflected in test files; no build step is necessary.
Writing a test will often require using invalid syntax, e.g. when checking for errors when an invalid input is passed to a function. TypeScript provides a number of escape hatches here.
// @ts-expect-error- This should be your first choice. It tells TypeScript that the next line should fail typechecking.// @ts-ignore- Ignore the next line entirely.// @ts-nocheck- Put this at the top of the file to disable typechecking on the entire file. Useful for autogenerated test files, or when ignoring/disabling type checks an a per-line basis is too onerous.