fix #2129: handle corrupted binary executable

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+* Better handle errors where the esbuild binary executable is corrupted or missing ([#2129](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/2129))
+
+    If the esbuild binary executable is corrupted or missing, previously there was one situation where esbuild's JavaScript API could hang instead of generating an error. This release changes esbuild's library code to generate an error instead in this case.
+
 ## 0.14.28
 
 * Add support for some new CSS rules ([#2115](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/2115), [#2116](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/2116), [#2117](https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/2117))

lib/npm/node.ts

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ let ensureServiceIsRunning = (): Service => {
     writeToStdin(bytes) {
       child.stdin.write(bytes, err => {
         // Assume the service was stopped if we get an error writing to stdin
-        if (err) afterClose();
+        if (err) afterClose(err);
       });
     },
     readFileSync: fs.readFileSync,
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ let ensureServiceIsRunning = (): Service => {
   // Assume the service was stopped if we get an error writing to stdin
   child.stdin.on('error', afterClose);
 
+  // Propagate errors about failure to run the executable itself
+  child.on('error', afterClose);
+
   const stdin: typeof child.stdin & { unref?(): void } = child.stdin;
   const stdout: typeof child.stdout & { unref?(): void } = child.stdout;
 
@@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ let runServiceSync = (callback: (service: common.StreamService) => void): void =
     maxBuffer: +process.env.ESBUILD_MAX_BUFFER! || 16 * 1024 * 1024,
   });
   readFromStdout(stdout);
-  afterClose();
+  afterClose(null);
 };
 
 let randomFileName = () => {

lib/shared/common.ts

@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export interface StreamIn {
 
 export interface StreamOut {
   readFromStdout: (data: Uint8Array) => void;
-  afterClose: () => void;
+  afterClose: (error: Error | null) => void;
   service: StreamService;
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ export function createChannel(streamIn: StreamIn): StreamOut {
   let pluginCallbacks = new Map<number, PluginCallback>();
   let watchCallbacks = new Map<number, WatchCallback>();
   let serveCallbacks = new Map<number, ServeCallbacks>();
-  let isClosed = false;
+  let closeData: { reason: string } | null = null;
   let nextRequestID = 0;
   let nextBuildKey = 0;
 
@@ -516,20 +516,21 @@ export function createChannel(streamIn: StreamIn): StreamOut {
     }
   };
 
-  let afterClose = () => {
+  let afterClose = (error: Error | null) => {
     // When the process is closed, fail all pending requests
-    isClosed = true;
+    closeData = { reason: error ? ': ' + (error.message || error) : '' };
+    const text = 'The service was stopped' + closeData.reason;
     for (let callback of responseCallbacks.values()) {
-      callback('The service was stopped', null);
+      callback(text, null);
     }
     responseCallbacks.clear();
     for (let callbacks of serveCallbacks.values()) {
-      callbacks.onWait('The service was stopped');
+      callbacks.onWait(text);
     }
     serveCallbacks.clear();
     for (let callback of watchCallbacks.values()) {
       try {
-        callback(new Error('The service was stopped'), null);
+        callback(new Error(text), null);
       } catch (e) {
         console.error(e)
       }
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ export function createChannel(streamIn: StreamIn): StreamOut {
   };
 
   let sendRequest = <Req, Res>(refs: Refs | null, value: Req, callback: (error: string | null, response: Res | null) => void): void => {
-    if (isClosed) return callback('The service is no longer running', null);
+    if (closeData) return callback('The service is no longer running' + closeData.reason, null);
     let id = nextRequestID++;
     responseCallbacks.set(id, (error, response) => {
       try {
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ export function createChannel(streamIn: StreamIn): StreamOut {
   };
 
   let sendResponse = (id: number, value: protocol.Value): void => {
-    if (isClosed) throw new Error('The service is no longer running');
+    if (closeData) throw new Error('The service is no longer running' + closeData.reason);
     streamIn.writeToStdin(protocol.encodePacket({ id, isRequest: false, value }));
   };
 
@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ export function createChannel(streamIn: StreamIn): StreamOut {
           if (!rebuild) {
             let isDisposed = false;
             (rebuild as any) = () => new Promise<types.BuildResult>((resolve, reject) => {
-              if (isDisposed || isClosed) throw new Error('Cannot rebuild');
+              if (isDisposed || closeData) throw new Error('Cannot rebuild');
               sendRequest<protocol.RebuildRequest, protocol.BuildResponse>(refs, { command: 'rebuild', key },
                 (error2, response2) => {
                   if (error2) {