build: remove enable_run_as_node build flag (#38413)

* feat: remove enable_run_as_node flag

* drop features.isRunAsNodeEnabled()

* use IsEnvSet() helper in electron_main_linux.cc

* cleanup [[maybe_unused]]

---------

Co-authored-by: Milan Burda <miburda@microsoft.com>

.circleci/config/base.yml

@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ env-mac-large-release: &env-mac-large-release
 env-ninja-status: &env-ninja-status
   NINJA_STATUS: "[%r processes, %f/%t @ %o/s : %es] "
 
-env-disable-run-as-node: &env-disable-run-as-node
-  GN_BUILDFLAG_ARGS: 'enable_run_as_node = false'
-
 env-32bit-release: &env-32bit-release
   # Set symbol level to 1 for 32 bit releases because of https://crbug.com/648948
   GN_BUILDFLAG_ARGS: 'symbol_level = 1'
@@ -1730,23 +1727,6 @@ jobs:
           artifact-key: 'linux-x64-asan'
           build-type: 'Linux'
 
-  linux-x64-testing-no-run-as-node:
-    executor:
-      name: linux-docker
-      size: xlarge
-    environment:
-      <<: *env-linux-2xlarge
-      <<: *env-testing-build
-      <<: *env-ninja-status
-      <<: *env-disable-run-as-node
-      GCLIENT_EXTRA_ARGS: '--custom-var=checkout_arm=True --custom-var=checkout_arm64=True'
-    steps:
-      - electron-build:
-          persist: false
-          checkout: true
-          artifact-key: 'linux-x64-no-run-as-node'
-          build-type: 'Linux'
-
   linux-x64-testing-gn-check:
     executor:
       name: linux-docker
@@ -2230,9 +2210,6 @@ workflows:
       - linux-x64-testing-asan:
           requires:
             - linux-make-src-cache
-      - linux-x64-testing-no-run-as-node:
-          requires:
-            - linux-make-src-cache
       - linux-x64-testing-gn-check:
           requires:
             - linux-make-src-cache

BUILD.gn

@@ -669,13 +669,6 @@ source_set("electron_lib") {
     ]
   }
 
-  if (enable_run_as_node) {
-    sources += [
-      "shell/app/node_main.cc",
-      "shell/app/node_main.h",
-    ]
-  }
-
   if (enable_osr) {
     sources += [
       "shell/browser/osr/osr_host_display_client.cc",

buildflags/BUILD.gn

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ buildflag_header("buildflags") {
   header = "buildflags.h"
 
   flags = [
-    "ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE=$enable_run_as_node",
     "ENABLE_OSR=$enable_osr",
     "ENABLE_VIEWS_API=$enable_views_api",
     "ENABLE_PDF_VIEWER=$enable_pdf_viewer",

buildflags/buildflags.gni

@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 declare_args() {
-  # Allow running Electron as a node binary.
-  enable_run_as_node = true
-
   enable_osr = true
 
   enable_views_api = true

filenames.gni

@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ filenames = {
     "shell/app/electron_crash_reporter_client.h",
     "shell/app/electron_main_delegate.cc",
     "shell/app/electron_main_delegate.h",
+    "shell/app/node_main.cc",
+    "shell/app/node_main.h",
     "shell/app/uv_task_runner.cc",
     "shell/app/uv_task_runner.h",
     "shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc",

shell/app/electron_library_main.h

@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@
 #if BUILDFLAG(IS_MAC)
 extern "C" {
 __attribute__((visibility("default"))) int ElectronMain(int argc, char* argv[]);
-
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
 __attribute__((visibility("default"))) int ElectronInitializeICUandStartNode(
     int argc,
     char* argv[]);
-#endif
 }
 #endif
 

shell/app/electron_library_main.mm

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ int ElectronMain(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   return content::ContentMain(std::move(params));
 }
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
 int ElectronInitializeICUandStartNode(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   if (!electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled()) {
     CHECK(false) << "run_as_node fuse is disabled";
@@ -43,4 +42,3 @@ int ElectronInitializeICUandStartNode(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   base::i18n::InitializeICU();
   return electron::NodeMain(argc, argv);
 }
-#endif

shell/app/electron_main_linux.cc

@@ -18,18 +18,23 @@
 #include "shell/common/electron_command_line.h"
 #include "shell/common/electron_constants.h"
 
+namespace {
+
+bool IsEnvSet(const char* name) {
+  char* indicator = getenv(name);
+  return indicator && indicator[0] != '\0';
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   FixStdioStreams();
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
+  if (electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() && IsEnvSet(electron::kRunAsNode)) {
-  char* indicator = getenv(electron::kRunAsNode);
-  if (electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() && indicator &&
-      indicator[0] != '\0') {
     base::i18n::InitializeICU();
     base::AtExitManager atexit_manager;
     return electron::NodeMain(argc, argv);
   }
-#endif
 
   electron::ElectronMainDelegate delegate;
   content::ContentMainParams params(&delegate);

shell/app/electron_main_mac.cc

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void abort_report_np(const char* fmt, ...);
 
 namespace {
 
-[[maybe_unused]] bool IsEnvSet(const char* name) {
+bool IsEnvSet(const char* name) {
   char* indicator = getenv(name);
   return indicator && indicator[0] != '\0';
 }
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   partition_alloc::EarlyMallocZoneRegistration();
   FixStdioStreams();
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
   if (electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() &&
       IsEnvSet("ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE")) {
     return ElectronInitializeICUandStartNode(argc, argv);
   }
-#endif
 
 #if defined(HELPER_EXECUTABLE) && !IS_MAS_BUILD()
   uint32_t exec_path_size = 0;

shell/app/electron_main_win.cc

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace {
 const char kUserDataDir[] = "user-data-dir";
 const char kProcessType[] = "type";
 
-[[maybe_unused]] bool IsEnvSet(const char* name) {
+bool IsEnvSet(const char* name) {
   size_t required_size;
   getenv_s(&required_size, nullptr, 0, name);
   return required_size != 0;
@@ -150,12 +150,8 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, wchar_t* cmd, int) {
   }
 #endif
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
   bool run_as_node =
       electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() && IsEnvSet(electron::kRunAsNode);
-#else
-  bool run_as_node = false;
-#endif
 
   // Make sure the output is printed to console.
   if (run_as_node || !IsEnvSet("ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE"))
@@ -164,15 +160,13 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(HINSTANCE instance, HINSTANCE, wchar_t* cmd, int) {
   std::vector<char*> argv(arguments.argc);
   std::transform(arguments.argv, arguments.argv + arguments.argc, argv.begin(),
                  [](auto& a) { return _strdup(base::WideToUTF8(a).c_str()); });
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
+  if (run_as_node) {
-  if (electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() && run_as_node) {
     base::AtExitManager atexit_manager;
     base::i18n::InitializeICU();
     auto ret = electron::NodeMain(argv.size(), argv.data());
     std::for_each(argv.begin(), argv.end(), free);
     return ret;
   }
-#endif
 
   base::CommandLine::Init(argv.size(), argv.data());
   const base::CommandLine* command_line =

shell/common/api/features.cc

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "electron/buildflags/buildflags.h"
-#include "electron/fuses.h"
 #include "printing/buildflags/buildflags.h"
 #include "shell/common/gin_helper/dictionary.h"
 #include "shell/common/node_includes.h"
@@ -22,10 +21,6 @@ bool IsPDFViewerEnabled() {
   return BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_PDF_VIEWER);
 }
 
-bool IsRunAsNodeEnabled() {
-  return electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() && BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE);
-}
-
 bool IsFakeLocationProviderEnabled() {
   return BUILDFLAG(OVERRIDE_LOCATION_PROVIDER);
 }
@@ -58,7 +53,6 @@ void Initialize(v8::Local<v8::Object> exports,
   dict.SetMethod("isBuiltinSpellCheckerEnabled", &IsBuiltinSpellCheckerEnabled);
   dict.SetMethod("isOffscreenRenderingEnabled", &IsOffscreenRenderingEnabled);
   dict.SetMethod("isPDFViewerEnabled", &IsPDFViewerEnabled);
-  dict.SetMethod("isRunAsNodeEnabled", &IsRunAsNodeEnabled);
   dict.SetMethod("isFakeLocationProviderEnabled",
                  &IsFakeLocationProviderEnabled);
   dict.SetMethod("isViewApiEnabled", &IsViewApiEnabled);

shell/common/crash_keys.cc

@@ -97,14 +97,8 @@ void GetCrashKeys(std::map<std::string, std::string>* keys) {
 
 namespace {
 bool IsRunningAsNode() {
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
+  return electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled() &&
-  if (!electron::fuses::IsRunAsNodeEnabled())
+         base::Environment::Create()->HasVar(electron::kRunAsNode);
-    return false;
-
-  return base::Environment::Create()->HasVar(electron::kRunAsNode);
-#else
-  return false;
-#endif
 }
 }  // namespace
 

shell/common/electron_constants.cc

@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ const char kDeviceVendorIdKey[] = "vendorId";
 const char kDeviceProductIdKey[] = "productId";
 const char kDeviceSerialNumberKey[] = "serialNumber";
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
 const char kRunAsNode[] = "ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE";
-#endif
 
 #if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_PDF_VIEWER)
 const char kPDFExtensionPluginName[] = "Chromium PDF Viewer";

shell/common/electron_constants.h

@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ extern const char kDeviceVendorIdKey[];
 extern const char kDeviceProductIdKey[];
 extern const char kDeviceSerialNumberKey[];
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_RUN_AS_NODE)
 extern const char kRunAsNode[];
-#endif
 
 #if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_PDF_VIEWER)
 extern const char kPDFExtensionPluginName[];

spec/asar-spec.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { getRemoteContext, ifdescribe, ifit, itremote, useRemoteContext } from '
 import * as importedFs from 'fs';
 import { once } from 'events';
 
-const features = process._linkedBinding('electron_common_features');
-
 describe('asar package', () => {
   const fixtures = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
   const asarDir = path.join(fixtures, 'test.asar');
@@ -1222,7 +1220,7 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
       });
     });
 
-    ifdescribe(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('child_process.fork', function () {
+    describe('child_process.fork', function () {
       itremote('opens a normal js file', async function () {
         const child = require('child_process').fork(path.join(asarDir, 'a.asar', 'ping.js'));
         child.send('message');
@@ -1410,12 +1408,6 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
 
     /*
     describe('process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ASAR', function () {
-      before(function () {
-        if (!features.isRunAsNodeEnabled()) {
-          this.skip();
-        }
-      });
-
       itremote('disables asar support in forked processes', function (done) {
         const forked = ChildProcess.fork(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'module', 'no-asar.js'), [], {
           env: {
@@ -1509,7 +1501,7 @@ describe('asar package', function () {
     });
 
     /*
-    ifit(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('is available in forked scripts', async function () {
+    it('is available in forked scripts', async function () {
       const child = ChildProcess.fork(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'original-fs.js'));
       const message = once(child, 'message');
       child.send('message');

spec/modules-spec.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { once } from 'events';
 
 const Module = require('module');
 
-const features = process._linkedBinding('electron_common_features');
 const nativeModulesEnabled = !process.env.ELECTRON_SKIP_NATIVE_MODULE_TESTS;
 
 describe('modules support', () => {
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ describe('modules support', () => {
         ).to.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
-      ifit(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('can be required in node binary', async function () {
+      it('can be required in node binary', async function () {
         const child = childProcess.fork(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'echo.js'));
         const [msg] = await once(child, 'message');
         expect(msg).to.equal('ok');
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ describe('modules support', () => {
         await expect(w.webContents.executeJavaScript('{ require(\'@electron-ci/uv-dlopen\'); null }')).to.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
-      ifit(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('can be required in node binary', async function () {
+      it('can be required in node binary', async function () {
         const child = childProcess.fork(path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'uv-dlopen.js'));
         const [exitCode] = await once(child, 'exit');
         expect(exitCode).to.equal(0);

spec/node-spec.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { webContents } from 'electron/main';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'stream';
 import { once } from 'events';
 
-const features = process._linkedBinding('electron_common_features');
 const mainFixturesPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures');
 
 describe('node feature', () => {
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  ifdescribe(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('child_process in renderer', () => {
+  describe('child_process in renderer', () => {
     useRemoteContext();
 
     describe('child_process.fork', () => {
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  ifdescribe(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled() && process.platform === 'darwin')('net.connect', () => {
+  ifdescribe(process.platform === 'darwin')('net.connect', () => {
     itremote('emit error when connect to a socket path without listeners', async (fixtures: string) => {
       const socketPath = require('path').join(require('os').tmpdir(), 'electron-test.sock');
       const script = require('path').join(fixtures, 'module', 'create_socket.js');
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  ifdescribe(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('Node.js cli flags', () => {
+  describe('Node.js cli flags', () => {
     let child: childProcess.ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams;
     let exitPromise: Promise<any[]>;
 
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  ifdescribe(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('inspector', () => {
+  describe('inspector', () => {
     let child: childProcess.ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams;
     let exitPromise: Promise<any[]> | null;
 
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ describe('node feature', () => {
     expect(result.status).to.equal(0);
   });
 
-  ifit(features.isRunAsNodeEnabled())('handles Promise timeouts correctly', async () => {
+  it('handles Promise timeouts correctly', async () => {
     const scriptPath = path.join(fixtures, 'module', 'node-promise-timer.js');
     const child = childProcess.spawn(process.execPath, [scriptPath], {
       env: { ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: 'true' }

typings/internal-ambient.d.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ declare namespace NodeJS {
     isBuiltinSpellCheckerEnabled(): boolean;
     isOffscreenRenderingEnabled(): boolean;
     isPDFViewerEnabled(): boolean;
-    isRunAsNodeEnabled(): boolean;
     isFakeLocationProviderEnabled(): boolean;
     isViewApiEnabled(): boolean;
     isPrintingEnabled(): boolean;