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Jarred Sumner bb4d5b9af5 feat(cli/run): add --parallel and --sequential for running multiple scripts with workspace support (#26551)
## Summary

Adds `bun run --parallel` and `bun run --sequential` — new flags for
running multiple package.json scripts concurrently or sequentially with
Foreman-style prefixed output. Includes full `--filter`/`--workspaces`
integration for running scripts across workspace packages.

### Usage

```bash
# Run "build" and "test" concurrently from the current package.json
bun run --parallel build test

# Run "build" and "test" sequentially with prefixed output
bun run --sequential build test

# Glob-matched script names
bun run --parallel "build:*"

# Run "build" in all workspace packages concurrently
bun run --parallel --filter '*' build

# Run "build" in all workspace packages sequentially
bun run --sequential --workspaces build

# Glob-matched scripts across all packages
bun run --parallel --filter '*' "build:*"

# Multiple scripts across all packages
bun run --parallel --filter '*' build lint test

# Continue running even if one package fails
bun run --parallel --no-exit-on-error --filter '*' test

# Skip packages missing the script
bun run --parallel --workspaces --if-present build
```

## How it works

### Output format

Each script's stdout/stderr is prefixed with a colored, padded label:

```
build | compiling...
test  | running suite...
lint  | checking files...
```

### Label format

- **Without `--filter`/`--workspaces`**: labels are just the script name
→ `build | output`
- **With `--filter`/`--workspaces`**: labels are `package:script` →
`pkg-a:build | output`
- **Fallback**: if a package.json has no `name` field, the relative path
from the workspace root is used (e.g., `packages/my-pkg:build`)

### Execution model

- **`--parallel`**: all scripts start immediately, output is interleaved
with prefixes
- **`--sequential`**: scripts run one at a time in order, each waiting
for the previous to finish
- **Pre/post scripts** (`prebuild`/`postbuild`) are grouped with their
main script and run in dependency order within each group
- By default, a failure kills all remaining scripts.
`--no-exit-on-error` lets all scripts finish.

### Workspace integration

The workspace branch in `multi_run.zig` uses a two-pass approach for
deterministic ordering:

1. **Collect**: iterate workspace packages using
`FilterArg.PackageFilterIterator` (same infrastructure as
`filter_run.zig`), filtering with `FilterArg.FilterSet`, collecting
matched packages with their scripts, PATH, and cwd.
2. **Sort**: sort matched packages by name (tiebreak by directory path)
for deterministic ordering — filesystem iteration order from the glob
walker is nondeterministic.
3. **Build configs**: for each sorted package, expand script names
(including globs like `build:*`) against that package's scripts map,
creating `ScriptConfig` entries with `pkg:script` labels and per-package
cwd/PATH.

### Behavioral consistency with `filter_run.zig`

| Behavior | `filter_run.zig` | `multi_run.zig` (this PR) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| `--workspaces` skips root package | Yes | Yes |
| `--workspaces` errors on missing script | Yes | Yes |
| `--if-present` silently skips missing | Yes | Yes |
| `--filter` without `--workspaces` includes root | Yes (if matches) |
Yes (if matches) |
| Pre/post script chains | Per-package | Per-package |
| Per-package cwd | Yes | Yes |
| Per-package PATH (`node_modules/.bin`) | Yes | Yes |

### Key implementation details

- Each workspace package script runs in its own package directory with
its own `node_modules/.bin` PATH
- `dirpath` from the glob walker is duped to avoid use-after-free when
the iterator's arena is freed between patterns
- `addScriptConfigs` takes an optional `label_prefix` parameter — `null`
for single-package mode, package name for workspace mode
- `MultiRunProcessHandle` is registered in the `ProcessExitHandler`
tagged pointer union in `process.zig`

## Files changed

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `src/cli/multi_run.zig` | New file: process management, output
routing, workspace integration, dependency ordering |
| `src/cli.zig` | Dispatch to `MultiRun.run()` for
`--parallel`/`--sequential`, new context fields |
| `src/cli/Arguments.zig` | Parse `--parallel`, `--sequential`,
`--no-exit-on-error` flags |
| `src/bun.js/api/bun/process.zig` | Register `MultiRunProcessHandle` in
`ProcessExitHandler` tagged pointer union |
| `test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts` | 118 tests (102 core + 16 workspace
integration) |
| `docs/pm/filter.mdx` | Document `--parallel`/`--sequential` +
`--filter`/`--workspaces` combination |
| `docs/snippets/cli/run.mdx` | Add `--parallel`, `--sequential`,
`--no-exit-on-error` parameter docs |

## Test plan

All 118 tests pass with debug build (`bun bd test
test/cli/run/multi-run.test.ts`). The 16 new workspace tests all fail
with system bun (`USE_SYSTEM_BUN=1`), confirming they test new
functionality.

### Workspace integration tests (16 tests)

1. `--parallel --filter='*'` runs script in all packages
2. `--parallel --filter='pkg-a'` runs only in matching package
3. `--parallel --workspaces` matches all workspace packages
4. `--parallel --filter='*'` with glob expands per-package scripts
5. `--sequential --filter='*'` runs in sequence (deterministic order)
6. Workspace + failure aborts other scripts
7. Workspace + `--no-exit-on-error` lets all finish
8. `--workspaces` skips root package
9. Each workspace script runs in its own package directory (cwd
verification)
10. Multiple script names across workspaces (`build` + `test`)
11. Pre/post scripts work per workspace package
12. `--filter` skips packages without the script (no error)
13. `--workspaces` errors when a package is missing the script
14. `--workspaces --if-present` skips missing scripts silently
15. Labels are padded correctly across workspace packages
16. Package without `name` field uses relative path as label

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Co-authored-by: autofix-ci[bot] <114827586+autofix-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Dylan Conway <dylan.conway567@gmail.com>
2026-01-29 20:20:39 -08:00
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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 for Bun-specific APIs.
    • node/ - tests for Node.js APIs.
    • web/ - tests for Web APIs, like fetch().
    • first_party/ - tests for npm packages that are built-in, like undici.
    • third_party/ - tests for npm packages that are not built-in, but are popular, like esbuild.

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.