vm: support using the default loader to handle dynamic import()

This patch adds support for using
`vm.constants.USE_MAIN_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_LOADER` as
`importModuleDynamically` in all APIs that take the option
except `vm.SourceTextModule`. This allows users to have a shortcut
to support dynamic import() in the compiled code without missing
the compilation cache if they don't need customization of the
loading process. We emit an experimental warning when the
`import()` is actually handled by the default loader through
this option instead of requiring `--experimental-vm-modules`.

In addition this refactors the documentation for
`importModuleDynamically` and adds a dedicated section for it
with examples.

`vm.SourceTextModule` is not supported in this patch because
it needs additional refactoring to handle `initializeImportMeta`,
which can be done in a follow-up.

PR-URL: nodejs#51244
Fixes: nodejs#51154
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Chengzhong Wu <legendecas@gmail.com>

lib/internal/bootstrap/switches/is_main_thread.js

@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ require('url'); // eslint-disable-line no-restricted-modules
 internalBinding('module_wrap');
 require('internal/modules/cjs/loader');
 require('internal/modules/esm/utils');
-require('internal/vm/module');
 
 // Needed to refresh the time origin.
 require('internal/perf/utils');

lib/internal/modules/cjs/loader.js

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ const {
   SafeMap,
   SafeWeakMap,
   String,
-  Symbol,
   StringPrototypeCharAt,
   StringPrototypeCharCodeAt,
   StringPrototypeEndsWith,
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ const {
   initializeCjsConditions,
   loadBuiltinModule,
   makeRequireFunction,
-  normalizeReferrerURL,
   stripBOM,
   toRealPath,
 } = require('internal/modules/helpers');
@@ -125,12 +123,10 @@ const policy = getLazy(
 );
 const shouldReportRequiredModules = getLazy(() => process.env.WATCH_REPORT_DEPENDENCIES);
 
-const getCascadedLoader = getLazy(
-  () => require('internal/process/esm_loader').esmLoader,
-);
-
 const permission = require('internal/process/permission');
-
+const {
+  vm_dynamic_import_default_internal,
+} = internalBinding('symbols');
 // Whether any user-provided CJS modules had been loaded (executed).
 // Used for internal assertions.
 let hasLoadedAnyUserCJSModule = false;
@@ -1257,12 +1253,8 @@ let hasPausedEntry = false;
  * @param {object} codeCache The SEA code cache
  */
 function wrapSafe(filename, content, cjsModuleInstance, codeCache) {
-  const hostDefinedOptionId = Symbol(`cjs:${filename}`);
-  async function importModuleDynamically(specifier, _, importAttributes) {
-    const cascadedLoader = getCascadedLoader();
-    return cascadedLoader.import(specifier, normalizeReferrerURL(filename),
-                                 importAttributes);
-  }
+  const hostDefinedOptionId = vm_dynamic_import_default_internal;
+  const importModuleDynamically = vm_dynamic_import_default_internal;
   if (patched) {
     const wrapped = Module.wrap(content);
     const script = makeContextifyScript(

lib/internal/modules/esm/translators.js

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const {
   StringPrototypeReplaceAll,
   StringPrototypeSlice,
   StringPrototypeStartsWith,
-  Symbol,
   SyntaxErrorPrototype,
   globalThis: { WebAssembly },
 } = primordials;
@@ -59,7 +58,9 @@ const { ModuleWrap } = moduleWrap;
 const asyncESM = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
 const { emitWarningSync } = require('internal/process/warning');
 const { internalCompileFunction } = require('internal/vm');
-
+const {
+  vm_dynamic_import_default_internal,
+} = internalBinding('symbols');
 // Lazy-loading to avoid circular dependencies.
 let getSourceSync;
 /**
@@ -206,9 +207,8 @@ function enrichCJSError(err, content, filename) {
  */
 function loadCJSModule(module, source, url, filename) {
   let compiledWrapper;
-  async function importModuleDynamically(specifier, _, importAttributes) {
-    return asyncESM.esmLoader.import(specifier, url, importAttributes);
-  }
+  const hostDefinedOptionId = vm_dynamic_import_default_internal;
+  const importModuleDynamically = vm_dynamic_import_default_internal;
   try {
     compiledWrapper = internalCompileFunction(
       source,                         // code,
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ function loadCJSModule(module, source, url, filename) {
         '__filename',
         '__dirname',
       ],
-      Symbol(`cjs:${filename}`),      // hostDefinedOptionsId
-      importModuleDynamically,        // importModuleDynamically
+      hostDefinedOptionId,           // hostDefinedOptionsId
+      importModuleDynamically,       // importModuleDynamically
     ).function;
   } catch (err) {
     enrichCJSError(err, source, filename);

lib/internal/modules/esm/utils.js

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ const {
   ArrayIsArray,
   SafeSet,
   SafeWeakMap,
-  Symbol,
   ObjectFreeze,
 } = primordials;
 
@@ -14,8 +13,10 @@ const {
   },
 } = internalBinding('util');
 const {
-  default_host_defined_options,
+  vm_dynamic_import_default_internal,
+  vm_dynamic_import_main_context_default,
   vm_dynamic_import_missing_flag,
+  vm_dynamic_import_no_callback,
 } = internalBinding('symbols');
 
 const {
@@ -28,12 +29,19 @@ const {
   loadPreloadModules,
   initializeFrozenIntrinsics,
 } = require('internal/process/pre_execution');
-const { getCWDURL } = require('internal/util');
+const {
+  emitExperimentalWarning,
+  getCWDURL,
+  getLazy,
+} = require('internal/util');
 const {
   setImportModuleDynamicallyCallback,
   setInitializeImportMetaObjectCallback,
 } = internalBinding('module_wrap');
 const assert = require('internal/assert');
+const {
+  normalizeReferrerURL,
+} = require('internal/modules/helpers');
 
 let defaultConditions;
 /**
@@ -145,8 +153,10 @@ const moduleRegistries = new SafeWeakMap();
  */
 function registerModule(referrer, registry) {
   const idSymbol = referrer[host_defined_option_symbol];
-  if (idSymbol === default_host_defined_options ||
-      idSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_missing_flag) {
+  if (idSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_no_callback ||
+      idSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_missing_flag ||
+      idSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_main_context_default ||
+      idSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_default_internal) {
     // The referrer is compiled without custom callbacks, so there is
     // no registry to hold on to. We'll throw
     // ERR_VM_DYNAMIC_IMPORT_CALLBACK_MISSING when a callback is
@@ -158,26 +168,6 @@ function registerModule(referrer, registry) {
   moduleRegistries.set(idSymbol, registry);
 }
 
-/**
- * Registers the ModuleRegistry for dynamic import() calls with a realm
- * as the referrer. Similar to {@link registerModule}, but this function
- * generates a new id symbol instead of using the one from the referrer
- * object.
- * @param {globalThis} globalThis The globalThis object of the realm.
- * @param {ModuleRegistry} registry
- */
-function registerRealm(globalThis, registry) {
-  let idSymbol = globalThis[host_defined_option_symbol];
-  // If the per-realm host-defined options is already registered, do nothing.
-  if (idSymbol) {
-    return;
-  }
-  // Otherwise, register the per-realm host-defined options.
-  idSymbol = Symbol('Realm globalThis');
-  globalThis[host_defined_option_symbol] = idSymbol;
-  moduleRegistries.set(idSymbol, registry);
-}
-
 /**
  * Defines the `import.meta` object for a given module.
  * @param {symbol} symbol - Reference to the module.
@@ -191,16 +181,44 @@ function initializeImportMetaObject(symbol, meta) {
     }
   }
 }
+const getCascadedLoader = getLazy(
+  () => require('internal/process/esm_loader').esmLoader,
+);
+
+/**
+ * Proxy the dynamic import to the default loader.
+ * @param {string} specifier - The module specifier string.
+ * @param {Record<string, string>} attributes - The import attributes object.
+ * @param {string|null|undefined} referrerName - name of the referrer.
+ * @returns {Promise<import('internal/modules/esm/loader.js').ModuleExports>} - The imported module object.
+ */
+function defaultImportModuleDynamically(specifier, attributes, referrerName) {
+  const parentURL = normalizeReferrerURL(referrerName);
+  return getCascadedLoader().import(specifier, parentURL, attributes);
+}
 
 /**
  * Asynchronously imports a module dynamically using a callback function. The native callback.
  * @param {symbol} referrerSymbol - Referrer symbol of the registered script, function, module, or contextified object.
  * @param {string} specifier - The module specifier string.
  * @param {Record<string, string>} attributes - The import attributes object.
+ * @param {string|null|undefined} referrerName - name of the referrer.
  * @returns {Promise<import('internal/modules/esm/loader.js').ModuleExports>} - The imported module object.
  * @throws {ERR_VM_DYNAMIC_IMPORT_CALLBACK_MISSING} - If the callback function is missing.
  */
-async function importModuleDynamicallyCallback(referrerSymbol, specifier, attributes) {
+async function importModuleDynamicallyCallback(referrerSymbol, specifier, attributes, referrerName) {
+  // For user-provided vm.constants.USE_MAIN_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_LOADER, emit the warning
+  // and fall back to the default loader.
+  if (referrerSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_main_context_default) {
+    emitExperimentalWarning('vm.USE_MAIN_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_LOADER');
+    return defaultImportModuleDynamically(specifier, attributes, referrerName);
+  }
+  // For script compiled internally that should use the default loader to handle dynamic
+  // import, proxy the request to the default loader without the warning.
+  if (referrerSymbol === vm_dynamic_import_default_internal) {
+    return defaultImportModuleDynamically(specifier, attributes, referrerName);
+  }
+
   if (moduleRegistries.has(referrerSymbol)) {
     const { importModuleDynamically, callbackReferrer } = moduleRegistries.get(referrerSymbol);
     if (importModuleDynamically !== undefined) {
@@ -273,7 +291,6 @@ async function initializeHooks() {
 
 module.exports = {
   registerModule,
-  registerRealm,
   initializeESM,
   initializeHooks,
   getDefaultConditions,

lib/internal/modules/helpers.js

@@ -23,16 +23,19 @@ const { validateString } = require('internal/validators');
 const fs = require('fs'); // Import all of `fs` so that it can be monkey-patched.
 const internalFS = require('internal/fs/utils');
 const path = require('path');
-const { pathToFileURL, fileURLToPath, URL } = require('internal/url');
+const { pathToFileURL, fileURLToPath } = require('internal/url');
+const assert = require('internal/assert');
 
 const { getOptionValue } = require('internal/options');
 const { setOwnProperty } = require('internal/util');
+const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 
 const {
   privateSymbols: {
     require_private_symbol,
   },
 } = internalBinding('util');
+const { canParse: URLCanParse } = internalBinding('url');
 
 let debug = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('module', (fn) => {
   debug = fn;
@@ -288,14 +291,32 @@ function addBuiltinLibsToObject(object, dummyModuleName) {
 }
 
 /**
- * If a referrer is an URL instance or absolute path, convert it into an URL string.
- * @param {string | URL} referrer
+ * Normalize the referrer name as a URL.
+ * If it's a string containing an absolute path or a URL it's normalized as
+ * a URL string.
+ * Otherwise it's returned as undefined.
+ * @param {string | null | undefined} referrerName
+ * @returns {string | undefined}
  */
-function normalizeReferrerURL(referrer) {
-  if (typeof referrer === 'string' && path.isAbsolute(referrer)) {
-    return pathToFileURL(referrer).href;
+function normalizeReferrerURL(referrerName) {
+  if (referrerName === null || referrerName === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
   }
-  return new URL(referrer).href;
+
+  if (typeof referrerName === 'string') {
+    if (path.isAbsolute(referrerName)) {
+      return pathToFileURL(referrerName).href;
+    }
+
+    if (StringPrototypeStartsWith(referrerName, 'file://') ||
+        URLCanParse(referrerName)) {
+      return referrerName;
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  assert.fail('Unreachable code reached by ' + inspect(referrerName));
 }
 
 module.exports = {

lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js

@@ -68,23 +68,31 @@ function prepareWorkerThreadExecution() {
 }
 
 function prepareShadowRealmExecution() {
-  const { registerRealm } = require('internal/modules/esm/utils');
   // Patch the process object with legacy properties and normalizations.
   // Do not expand argv1 as it is not available in ShadowRealm.
   patchProcessObject(false);
   setupDebugEnv();
 
   // Disable custom loaders in ShadowRealm.
   setupUserModules(true);
-  registerRealm(globalThis, {
-    __proto__: null,
-    importModuleDynamically: (specifier, _referrer, attributes) => {
-      // The handler for `ShadowRealm.prototype.importValue`.
-      const { esmLoader } = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
-      // `parentURL` is not set in the case of a ShadowRealm top-level import.
-      return esmLoader.import(specifier, undefined, attributes);
+  const {
+    privateSymbols: {
+      host_defined_option_symbol,
     },
-  });
+  } = internalBinding('util');
+  const {
+    vm_dynamic_import_default_internal,
+  } = internalBinding('symbols');
+
+  // For ShadowRealm.prototype.importValue(), the referrer name is
+  // always null, so the native ImportModuleDynamically() callback would
+  // always fallback to look up the host-defined option from the
+  // global object using host_defined_option_symbol. Using
+  // vm_dynamic_import_default_internal as the host-defined option
+  // instructs the JS-land importModuleDynamicallyCallback() to
+  // proxy the request to defaultImportModuleDynamically().
+  globalThis[host_defined_option_symbol] =
+    vm_dynamic_import_default_internal;
 }
 
 function prepareExecution(options) {

lib/internal/source_map/source_map_cache.js

@@ -107,12 +107,10 @@ function extractSourceMapURLMagicComment(content) {
 function maybeCacheSourceMap(filename, content, cjsModuleInstance, isGeneratedSource, sourceURL, sourceMapURL) {
   const sourceMapsEnabled = getSourceMapsEnabled();
   if (!(process.env.NODE_V8_COVERAGE || sourceMapsEnabled)) return;
-  try {
-    const { normalizeReferrerURL } = require('internal/modules/helpers');
-    filename = normalizeReferrerURL(filename);
-  } catch (err) {
+  const { normalizeReferrerURL } = require('internal/modules/helpers');
+  filename = normalizeReferrerURL(filename);
+  if (filename === undefined) {
     // This is most likely an invalid filename in sourceURL of [eval]-wrapper.
-    debug(err);
     return;
   }