src: fix a crashing issue in Error::ThrowAsJavaScriptException

napi-inl.h

@@ -2373,6 +2373,11 @@ inline void Error::ThrowAsJavaScriptException() const {
 
     napi_status status = napi_throw(_env, Value());
 
+    if (status == napi_pending_exception) {
+      // The environment could be terminating.
+      return;
+    }
+
 #ifdef NAPI_CPP_EXCEPTIONS
     if (status != napi_ok) {
       throw Error::New(_env);

test/error.cc

@@ -1,9 +1,54 @@
+#include <future>
 #include "napi.h"
 
 using namespace Napi;
 
 namespace {
 
+std::promise<void> promise_for_child_process_;
+std::promise<void> promise_for_worker_thread_;
+
+void ResetPromises(const CallbackInfo&) {
+  promise_for_child_process_ = std::promise<void>();
+  promise_for_worker_thread_ = std::promise<void>();
+}
+
+void WaitForWorkerThread(const CallbackInfo&) {
+  std::future<void> future = promise_for_worker_thread_.get_future();
+
+  std::future_status status = future.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+
+  if (status != std::future_status::ready) {
+    Error::Fatal("WaitForWorkerThread", "status != std::future_status::ready");
+  }
+}
+
+void ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(const CallbackInfo& info,
+                                   const uint32_t index) {
+  if (info.Length() < index + 1) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!info[index].As<Boolean>().Value()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  promise_for_worker_thread_.set_value();
+
+  std::future<void> future = promise_for_child_process_.get_future();
+
+  std::future_status status = future.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
+
+  if (status != std::future_status::ready) {
+    Error::Fatal("ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess",
+                 "status != std::future_status::ready");
+  }
+}
+
+void ReleaseWorkerThread(const CallbackInfo&) {
+  promise_for_child_process_.set_value();
+}
+
 void DoNotCatch(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   Function thrower = info[0].As<Function>();
   thrower({});
@@ -18,16 +63,22 @@ void ThrowApiError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
 
 void ThrowJSError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   throw Error::New(info.Env(), message);
 }
 
 void ThrowTypeError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   throw TypeError::New(info.Env(), message);
 }
 
 void ThrowRangeError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   throw RangeError::New(info.Env(), message);
 }
 
@@ -83,16 +134,22 @@ void CatchAndRethrowErrorThatEscapesScope(const CallbackInfo& info) {
 
 void ThrowJSError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   Error::New(info.Env(), message).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
 }
 
 void ThrowTypeError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   TypeError::New(info.Env(), message).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
 }
 
 void ThrowRangeError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
   std::string message = info[0].As<String>().Utf8Value();
+
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
   RangeError::New(info.Env(), message).ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +244,8 @@ void ThrowDefaultError(const CallbackInfo& info) {
     Error::Fatal("ThrowDefaultError", "napi_get_named_property");
   }
 
+  ReleaseAndWaitForChildProcess(info, 1);
+
   // The macro creates a `Napi::Error` using the factory that takes only the
   // env, however, it heeds the exception mechanism to be used.
   NAPI_THROW_IF_FAILED_VOID(env, status);
@@ -209,5 +268,8 @@ Object InitError(Env env) {
     Function::New(env, CatchAndRethrowErrorThatEscapesScope);
   exports["throwFatalError"] = Function::New(env, ThrowFatalError);
   exports["throwDefaultError"] = Function::New(env, ThrowDefaultError);
+  exports["resetPromises"] = Function::New(env, ResetPromises);
+  exports["waitForWorkerThread"] = Function::New(env, WaitForWorkerThread);
+  exports["releaseWorkerThread"] = Function::New(env, ReleaseWorkerThread);
   return exports;
 }

test/error_terminating_environment.js

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict';
+const buildType = process.config.target_defaults.default_configuration;
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+// These tests ensure that Error types can be used in a terminating
+// environment without triggering any fatal errors.
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'runInChildProcess') {
+  const binding_path = process.argv[3];
+  const index_for_test_case = Number(process.argv[4]);
+
+  const binding = require(binding_path);
+
+  // Use C++ promises to ensure the worker thread is terminated right
+  // before running the testable code in the binding.
+
+  binding.error.resetPromises()
+
+  const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
+
+  const worker = new Worker(
+    __filename,
+    {
+      argv: [
+        'runInWorkerThread',
+        binding_path,
+        index_for_test_case,
+      ]
+    }
+  );
+
+  binding.error.waitForWorkerThread()
+
+  worker.terminate();
+
+  binding.error.releaseWorkerThread()
+
+  return;
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] === 'runInWorkerThread') {
+  const binding_path = process.argv[3];
+  const index_for_test_case = Number(process.argv[4]);
+
+  const binding = require(binding_path);
+
+  switch (index_for_test_case) {
+    case 0:
+      binding.error.throwJSError('test', true);
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      binding.error.throwTypeError('test', true);
+      break;
+    case 2:
+      binding.error.throwRangeError('test', true);
+      break;
+    case 3:
+      binding.error.throwDefaultError(false, true);
+      break;
+    case 4:
+      binding.error.throwDefaultError(true, true);
+      break;
+    default: assert.fail('Invalid index');
+  }
+
+  assert.fail('This should not be reachable');
+}
+
+test(`./build/${buildType}/binding.node`);
+test(`./build/${buildType}/binding_noexcept.node`);
+
+function test(bindingPath) {
+  const number_of_test_cases = 5;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < number_of_test_cases; ++i) {
+    const child_process = require('./napi_child').spawnSync(
+      process.execPath,
+      [
+        __filename,
+        'runInChildProcess',
+        bindingPath,
+        i,
+      ]
+    );
+
+    assert(child_process.status === 0, `Test case ${i} failed`);
+  }
+}

test/index.js

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ if (napiVersion < 6) {
 
 if (majorNodeVersion < 12) {
   testModules.splice(testModules.indexOf('objectwrap_worker_thread'), 1);
+  testModules.splice(testModules.indexOf('error_terminating_environment'), 1);
 }
 
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