From d0eac3638167e7ab137158e052f0c493747b1103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evert Timberg <evert.timberg+github@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:40:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure getPrototypeOf will not crash on plugin options with
 no scopes (#9431)

* Ensure getPrototypeOf will not crash on plugin options with no scopes

* Code review improvements
---
 src/core/core.config.js             |  3 +++
 test/specs/core.controller.tests.js | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/core/core.config.js b/src/core/core.config.js
index 255699bdf52..18fe50a1e19 100644
--- a/src/core/core.config.js
+++ b/src/core/core.config.js
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ export default class Config {
     });
 
     const array = Array.from(scopes);
+    if (array.length === 0) {
+      array.push(Object.create(null));
+    }
     if (keysCached.has(keyLists)) {
       cache.set(keyLists, array);
     }
diff --git a/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js b/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
index ac0479b202b..5072537e975 100644
--- a/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/core.controller.tests.js
@@ -1707,6 +1707,23 @@ describe('Chart', function() {
         'before-0', 'after-0'
       ]);
     });
+
+    it('should not crash when accessing options of a blank inline plugin', function() {
+      var chart = window.acquireChart({
+        type: 'line',
+        data: {datasets: [{}]},
+        plugins: [{}],
+      });
+
+      function iterateOptions() {
+        for (const plugin of chart._plugins._init) {
+          // triggering bug https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/issues/9368
+          expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(plugin.options)).toBeNull();
+        }
+      }
+
+      expect(iterateOptions).not.toThrow();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('metasets', function() {