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LOC-7420: tolerate a busy binary instead of crashing the consumer
pranay-v29 Sep 21, 2026
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Complete the async callback contract on every download path
pranay-v29 Sep 22, 2026
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Replace an unusable binary rather than re-spawning it
pranay-v29 Sep 23, 2026
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37 changes: 31 additions & 6 deletions lib/Local.js
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Expand Up @@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ function Local(){
}
try{
const obj = childProcess.spawnSync(that.binaryPath, that.getBinaryArgs());
/* stdout is null on a spawn failure; reading .length masked the real cause
and the binary was deleted on a TypeError rather than the actual error. */
if(obj.error) {
throw obj.error;
}
this.tunnel = {pid: obj.pid};
var data = {};
if(obj.stdout.length > 0)
Expand All @@ -79,7 +84,12 @@ function Local(){
if(that.retriesLeft > 0) {
console.log('Retrying Binary Download. Retries Left', that.retriesLeft);
that.retriesLeft -= 1;
fs.unlinkSync(that.binaryPath);
if(that.binary) that.binary.waitWhileBinaryBusySync(that.binaryPath);
try { fs.unlinkSync(that.binaryPath); } catch(err) { /* ignored */ }

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When this unlink fails (the locked-file case this PR is about), delete(that.binaryPath) + startSync → binaryPath() passes the checkPath(X_OK) at LocalBinary.js:355 — on Windows X_OK behaves like F_OK — so the same corrupt file is re-spawned for all 9 retries with no wait.

Evidence: reproduced with a corrupt binary whose unlink fails: it was spawned 10× in 73 ms and never replaced. The new busy wait lives only in retryBinaryDownload, which this path never reaches.

Suggestion: call this.binary.waitWhileBinaryBusySync(that.binaryPath) before the unlink here (and the setTimeout variant in start() at :128), and don't reuse the file if the unlink still fails. Otherwise defect 4's recovery only works when the unlink succeeds.

/* Still there: binaryPath() would hand back the same unusable file. */
if(fs.existsSync(that.binaryPath)) {
return new LocalError(binaryDownloadErrorMessage);
}
delete(that.binaryPath);
that.binaryDownloadState.errorMessage = binaryDownloadErrorMessage;
that.binaryDownloadState.fallbackEnabled = true;
Expand All @@ -99,6 +109,11 @@ function Local(){
return callback();

this.getBinaryPath(function(binaryPath){
/* Matches startSync's check below: the download can exhaust its retries
and hand back nothing, and execFile(undefined) throws uncatchably. */
if(!binaryPath) {
return callback(new LocalError('Couldn\'t find binary file'));
}
that.binaryPath = binaryPath;
try {
fs.writeFileSync(that.logfile, '');
Expand All @@ -114,11 +129,21 @@ function Local(){
if(that.retriesLeft > 0) {
console.log('Retrying Binary Download. Retries Left', that.retriesLeft);
that.retriesLeft -= 1;
fs.unlinkSync(that.binaryPath);
delete(that.binaryPath);
that.binaryDownloadState.errorMessage = binaryDownloadErrorMessage;
that.binaryDownloadState.fallbackEnabled = true;
that.start(options, callback);
var replace = function(waitsLeft) {
if(waitsLeft > 0 && fs.existsSync(that.binaryPath) &&
that.binary && that.binary.isBinaryBusy(that.binaryPath)) {
return setTimeout(function() { replace(waitsLeft - 1); }, 1000);
}
try { fs.unlinkSync(that.binaryPath); } catch(err) { /* ignored */ }
if(fs.existsSync(that.binaryPath)) {
return callback(new LocalError(binaryDownloadErrorMessage));
}
delete(that.binaryPath);
that.binaryDownloadState.errorMessage = binaryDownloadErrorMessage;
that.binaryDownloadState.fallbackEnabled = true;
that.start(options, callback);
};
replace(3);
return;
} else {
callback(new LocalError(error.toString()));
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106 changes: 85 additions & 21 deletions lib/LocalBinary.js
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/* global Atomics, SharedArrayBuffer -- ES2017, used for the blocking wait in
waitWhileBinaryBusySync; declared here rather than widening the lint env. */
var https = require('https'),
fs = require('fs'),
path = require('path'),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ function LocalBinary(){
env.BROWSERSTACK_LOCAL_AUTH_TOKEN = this.key;
}
const obj = childProcess.spawnSync(cmd, opts, { env: env });
/* stdout is null on a spawn failure; reading .length masked the real cause. */
if(obj.error) {
throw(util.format(obj.error));
}
if(obj.stdout.length > 0) {
this.sourceURL = obj.stdout.toString().replace(/\n+$/, '');
this.downloadState.sourceURL = this.sourceURL;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -148,23 +154,60 @@ function LocalBinary(){
this.downloadErrorMessage = errorMessagePrefix + ' : ' + errorMessage;
};

/* A locked binary is transient on Windows (AV scan, a tunnel still releasing
its handle), not a corrupt one. Mirrors the CLI binary's existing probe. */
this.BUSY_ERROR_CODES = ['EBUSY', 'EPERM', 'ETXTBSY', 'EACCES'];
this.BUSY_MAX_WAITS = 3;
this.BUSY_WAIT_MS = 1000;

this.isBinaryBusy = function(binaryPath) {
try {
fs.closeSync(fs.openSync(binaryPath, 'r+'));
return false;
} catch(err) {
return this.BUSY_ERROR_CODES.indexOf(err.code) !== -1;
}
};

/* Blocking by design: the sync path has no event loop to come back to. */
this.waitWhileBinaryBusySync = function(binaryPath) {
for(var i = 0; i < this.BUSY_MAX_WAITS; i++) {
if(!fs.existsSync(binaryPath) || !this.isBinaryBusy(binaryPath)) return;
console.log('Binary is in use, waiting before retrying.');
Atomics.wait(new Int32Array(new SharedArrayBuffer(4)), 0, 0, this.BUSY_WAIT_MS);
}
};

this.retryBinaryDownload = function(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries, binaryPath) {
var that = this;
if(retries > 0) {
console.log('Retrying Download. Retries left', retries);
/* Single unlink instead of stat-then-unlinkSync: the gap between the two
let a concurrent writer swap the file, and a failing unlinkSync threw
out of the stat callback where it could not be caught. A missing file
is the expected case here, so any error is ignored. */
if(retries <= 0) {
console.error('Number of retries to download exceeded.');
/* The async contract has to be completed or Local.start() waits forever.
An empty path is the signal; the caller reports it. */
if(callback) callback();

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This completes the contract when retries are exhausted, but download() at :271 still does return console.error(...) without calling callback when getDownloadPath fails — invalid key (reqBody.error), a network error, or the fallback re-fetch at retries==4 partway through the retry chain. Local.start() then never calls back.

Evidence: stub repro with getDownloadPath returning an error: the download callback never fires. Pre-existing on master, but it's the same contract this commit is closing.

Suggestion:

if(err) {
  console.error('Unable to fetch the source url to download the binary with error: ', err);
  return callback();
}

The new !binaryPath check in Local.start already reports it.

return;
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Complete the asynchronous operation when retries are exhausted.

When callback is present and retries reaches zero, this branch returns without invoking the callback. The pending Local.getBinaryPath() call therefore leaves Local.start() waiting indefinitely.

Add a terminal error result to the callback contract. Update Local.getBinaryPath() to propagate that error instead of starting an undefined binary path.

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In `@lib/LocalBinary.js` around lines 183 - 185, Update the retries-exhausted
branch in Local.getBinaryPath() to invoke the provided callback with a terminal
error result before returning, so Local.start() cannot remain pending. Ensure
Local.getBinaryPath() propagates that error and does not attempt to start an
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}
console.log('Retrying Download. Retries left', retries);

/* Must stay synchronous: this return value is what downloadSync ->
binaryPath() -> Local.getBinaryPath hands back. Retrying inside a callback
returned undefined before the retry had done anything. */
if(!callback) {
that.waitWhileBinaryBusySync(binaryPath);
try { fs.unlinkSync(binaryPath); } catch(err) { /* missing or locked */ }
return that.downloadSync(conf, destParentDir, retries - 1);
}

var attemptAsync = function(waitsLeft) {
if(waitsLeft > 0 && fs.existsSync(binaryPath) && that.isBinaryBusy(binaryPath)) {
console.log('Binary is in use, waiting before retrying.');
return setTimeout(function() { attemptAsync(waitsLeft - 1); }, that.BUSY_WAIT_MS);
}
fs.unlink(binaryPath, function() {
if(!callback) {
return that.downloadSync(conf, destParentDir, retries - 1);
}
that.download(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries - 1);
});
} else {
console.error('Number of retries to download exceeded.');
}
};
attemptAsync(that.BUSY_MAX_WAITS);
};

this.downloadSync = function(conf, destParentDir, retries) {
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const userAgent = [packageName, version].join('/');
const env = Object.assign({ 'USER_AGENT': userAgent }, process.env);
const obj = childProcess.spawnSync(cmd, opts, { env: env });
if(obj.status !== 0) {
that.binaryDownloadError('Download failed with status', String(obj.status));
return that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, null, retries, binaryPath);
}
if(obj.error) {
that.binaryDownloadError('Download failed with error', util.format(obj.error));
return that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, null, retries, binaryPath);
}
let output;
if(obj.stdout.length > 0) {
if(fs.existsSync(binaryPath)){
Expand All @@ -221,7 +272,8 @@ function LocalBinary(){
this.download = function(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries){
this.getDownloadPath(conf, retries, (err, downloadUrl) => {
if(err) {
return console.error('Unable to fetch the source url to download the binary with error: ', err);
console.error('Unable to fetch the source url to download the binary with error: ', err);
return callback();
}

this.httpPath = downloadUrl;
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var binaryPath = path.join(destParentDir, destBinaryName);
var fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(binaryPath);

/* A failed open and the in-flight request can both report on the same
attempt; one attempt must trigger at most one retry. */
var retried = false;
var retryOnce = function(prefix, err) {
that.binaryDownloadError(prefix, util.format(err));
if(retried) return;
retried = true;
that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries, binaryPath);
};

/* Same as lib/download.js: the open() failure lands first. */
fileStream.on('error', function (err) {
retryOnce('Got Error while downloading binary file', err);
});

var options = url.parse(this.httpPath);
if(conf.proxyHost && conf.proxyPort) {
options.agent = new HttpsProxyAgent({
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -267,21 +334,18 @@ function LocalBinary(){
}

response.on('error', function(err) {
that.binaryDownloadError('Got Error in binary download response', util.format(err));
that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries, binaryPath);
});
fileStream.on('error', function (err) {
that.binaryDownloadError('Got Error while downloading binary file', util.format(err));
that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries, binaryPath);
retryOnce('Got Error in binary download response', err);
});
fileStream.on('close', function () {
/* node emits 'close' after 'error' too, so without this a failed
attempt reports success alongside the retry it just started. */
if(retried) return;
fs.chmod(binaryPath, '0755', function() {
callback(binaryPath);
});
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Set the `emitClose` option to `false` to change this behavior. ... #### `filehandle[Symbol.asyncDispose]()` ... `filehandle.close()` and returns a promise that fulfills when the <title>Stream | Node.js v25.9.0 Documentation</title> https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v25.x/api/stream.html - highWaterMark discrepancy after calling readable.setEncoding() - `Writable`: streams to which data can be written (for example, fs.createWriteStream()). - `Readable`: streams from which data can be read (for example, fs.createReadStream()). - `Duplex`: streams that are both`Readable` and`Writable`(for example, net.Socket). - `Transform`:`Duplex` streams that can modify or transform the data as it is written and read (for example, zlib.createDeflate()). ... `stream.finished()` leaves dangling event listeners (in particular`&`#39`;error&`#39`;`,`&`#39`;end&`#39`;`,`&`#39`;finish&`#39`;` and`&`#39`;close&`#39`;`) after the returned promise is resolved or rejected. The reason for this is so that unexpected`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` events (due to incorrect stream implementations) do not cause unexpected crashes. If this is unwanted behavior then`options.cleanup` should be set to`true`: ... ###### Event: &`#39`;close&`#39`;# ... The`&`#39`;close&`#39`;` event is emitted when the stream and any of its underlying resources (a file descriptor, for example) have been closed. The event indicates that no more events will be emitted, and no further computation will occur. ... A`Writable` stream will always emit the`&`#39`;close&`#39`;` event if it is created with the`emitClose` option. ... ###### Event: &`#39`;error&`#39`;# ... The`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` event is emitted if an error occurred while writing or piping data. The listener callback is passed a single`Error` argument when called. ... The stream is closed when the`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` event is emitted unless the`autoDestroy` option was set to`false` when creating the stream. ... After`&`#39`;error&`#39`;`, no further events other than`&`#39`;close&`#39`;` should be emitted (including`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` events). ... ###### Event: &`#39`;finish&`#39`;# ... The`&`#39`;finish&`#39`;` event is emitted after the`stream.end()` method has been called, and all data has been flushed to the underlying system. ... ###### writable.destroy([error])# ... - `error` Optional, an error to emit with`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` event. - Returns: ... Destroy the stream. Optionally emit an`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` event, and emit a`&`#39`;close&`#39`;` event (unless`emitClose` is set to`false`). After this call, the writable stream has ended and subsequent calls to`write()` or`end()` will result in an`ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED` error. This is a destructive and immediate way to destroy a stream. Previous calls to`write()` may not have drained, and may trigger an`ERR_STREAM_DESTROYED` error. Use`end()` instead of destroy if data should flush before close, or wait for the`&`#39`;drain&`#39`;` event before destroying the stream. ... Once`destroy()` has been called any further calls will be a no-op and no further errors except from`_destroy()` may be emitted as`&`#39`;error&`#39`;`. ... `true` after ... ###### writable.end([chunk[, encoding]][, callback])# ... Calling the`writable.end()` method signals that no more data will be written to the`Writable`. The optional`chunk` and`encoding` arguments allow one final additional chunk of data to be written immediately before closing the stream. ... Calling the`stream.write()` method after calling`stream.end()` will raise an error. ... Returns whether the stream was destroyed or errored before ... finish&`#39`;`. ... Calls`writable.destroy()` with an`AbortError` and returns a promise that fulfills when the stream is finished. ... ###### writable.write(chunk[, ... The`writable.write()` method writes some data to the stream, and calls the supplied`callback` once the data has been fully handled. If an error occurs, the`callback` will be called with the error as its first argument. The`callback` is called asynchronously and before`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` is emitted. ... ###### Event: &`#39`;error&`#39`;# ... The`&`#39`;error&`#39`;` event may be emitted by a`Readable` implementation at any time. Typically, this may occur if the underlying stream is unable to generate data due to an underlying internal failure, or when a stream implementation attempts to push an invalid chu…[truncated] <title>fs.WriteStream error and finish event · Issue `#15262` · nodejs/node</title> GitHub issue 15262 in nodejs/node (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # Issue: nodejs/node `#15262` - Repository: nodejs/node | Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨ | 117K stars | JavaScript ## fs.WriteStream error and finish event - Author: [`@matianfu`](https://github.com/matianfu) - State: closed (completed) - Labels: question, fs - Created: 2017-09-08T10:57:37Z - Updated: 2018-04-13T12:33:53Z - Closed: 2018-04-13T12:05:15Z - Closed by: [`@apapirovski`](https://github.com/apapirovski) - **Version**: v8.4.0 - **Platform**: ubuntu 16.04 LTS - **Subsystem**: fs In following examples, &`#39`;whatever&`#39`; is a directory, not a file. I want to have a strategy to handle write stream errors. **case 1: no write** ```js const fs = require(&`#39`;fs&`#39`;) const ws = fs.createWriteStream(&`#39`;whatever&`#39`;) ws.on(&`#39`;error&`#39`;, err => console.log(&`#39`;error&`#39`;, err.message)) ws.on(&`#39`;finish&`#39`;, () => console.log(&`#39`;finish&`#39`;)) ws.end() ``` output ``` finish error EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, open &`#39`;whatever&`#39`; ``` `finish` event is emitted **BEFORE** `error` event. **case 2: write a string** ```js const fs = require(&`#39`;fs&`#39`;) const ws = fs.createWriteStream(&`#39`;whatever&`#39`;) ws.on(&`#39`;error&`#39`;, err => console.log(&`#39`;error&`#39`;, err.message)) ws.on(&`#39`;finish&`#39`;, () => console.log(&`#39`;finish&`#39`;)) ws.write(&`#39`;hello&`#39`;) ws.end() ``` output ``` error EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, open &`#39`;whatever&`#39`; ``` **NO** `finish` event emitted. (!) --- The first case is possible sometimes for just creating an empty file. There is obviously an error but `finish` is emitted before `error` event. It is easily being treated as a successful operation. In second case, there is no `finish` event. If the logic is to wait the operation to settle, for example, to remove a tmp file after a failed write operation, the developer must check the error code rather than waiting for `finish` event. Are they bugs? or I missed something to get the point? --- ### Timeline **mscdex** added label `fs`; added label `question` · Sep 8, 2017 at 4:06pm **`@matianfu`** commented · Sep 16, 2017 at 8:34am · Author > `@mscdex` Now I think the reported issues are serious bugs. Would you agree to change the label then developers may look into it? **`@BridgeAR`** commented · Sep 23, 2017 at 4:50am > I agree that this could probably be improved. > > Ping `@nodejs/fs` `@nodejs/streams` **`@apapirovski`** commented · Apr 13, 2018 at 12:05pm · edited > I don&`#39`;t think there&`#39`;s a bug here or anything actionable. The `finish` event is defined as: > > > The &`#39`;finish&`#39`; event is emitted after the stream.end() method has been called, and all data has been flushed to the underlying system. > > Since that&`#39`;s the case, this behaviour makes complete sense. There is no data to flush in the first example so we get `finish` immediately. In the latter example, the data can&`#39`;t flush before it tries to open so it sits there waiting for the open and that then results in an `error` event. > > https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v9.x/docs/api/stream.html#stream_event_finish **apapirovski** closed this · Apr 13, 2018 at 12:05pm **`@mafintosh`** commented · Apr 13, 2018 at 12:33pm > Yep there are basically no guarantee about any events after an error has been emitted

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Guard completion after a failed download attempt.

When fileStream emits error, retryOnce starts a retry but the existing close handler remains active. Node can emit close after error, so this handler can call callback(binaryPath) for the failed attempt. Keep close, but skip completion after retry. Do not use finish alone because it can precede an open error when no data was written.

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       fileStream.on('close', function () {
+        if(retried) return;
         fs.chmod(binaryPath, '0755', function() {
           callback(binaryPath);
         });
       });
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fileStream.on('close', function () {
fs.chmod(binaryPath, '0755', function() {
callback(binaryPath);
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fileStream.on('close', function () {
if(retried) return;
fs.chmod(binaryPath, '0755', function() {
callback(binaryPath);
});
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In `@lib/LocalBinary.js` around lines 331 - 334, Update the close handler in
retryOnce so it checks the retried state and returns without chmod or callback
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}).on('error', function(err) {
that.binaryDownloadError('Got Error in binary downloading request', util.format(err));
that.retryBinaryDownload(conf, destParentDir, callback, retries, binaryPath);
retryOnce('Got Error in binary downloading request', err);
});
});
};
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ const binaryPath = process.argv[2], httpPath = process.argv[3], proxyHost = proc

var fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(binaryPath);

/* Must be attached before the async https.get: createWriteStream emits 'error'
on the next tick, and with no listener node turns that into a hard throw. */
var request;

fileStream.on('error', function (err) {
console.error('Got Error while downloading binary file', err);
process.exitCode = 1;

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Nothing reads this exit code yet: downloadSync checks obj.stdout.length > 0 first and never looks at obj.status. On a write error partway through a download, 'close' (attached inside the https.get callback) still fires after 'error' and prints Done, so the parent accepts the partial file — the same close-after-error issue fixed in LocalBinary.js. (Not reproduced at runtime; based on Node's documented close-after-error behaviour.)

Suggestion: have downloadSync treat obj.status !== 0 as a failed attempt before inspecting stdout, or guard the close log here with process.exitCode !== 1.

/* Otherwise the child keeps downloading into a dead stream and the parent's
spawnSync blocks for a whole download before it can retry. */
if(request) request.destroy();
});

var options = url.parse(httpPath);
/* isUndefined, not plain truthiness: the parent passes literal `undefined`
placeholders for the proxy slots when only a CA is configured, and those
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'user-agent': process.env.USER_AGENT,
});

https.get(options, function (response) {
request = https.get(options, function (response) {
const contentEncoding = response.headers['content-encoding'];
if (typeof contentEncoding === 'string' && contentEncoding.match(/gzip/i)) {
if (process.env.BROWSERSTACK_LOCAL_DEBUG_GZIP) {
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response.on('error', function(err) {
console.error('Got Error in binary download response', err);
});
fileStream.on('error', function (err) {
console.error('Got Error while downloading binary file', err);
});
fileStream.on('close', function () {
if(process.exitCode === 1) return; // errored; not a completed download
console.log('Done');
});
}).on('error', function(err) {
if(process.exitCode === 1) return; // our own destroy() landing
console.error('Got Error in binary downloading request', err);
});
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