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FormData.append() and .set() stored every value as text, so Blob/File entries became "[object Object]" and outgoing Request/fetch bodies were empty. This preserves binary entries (including the optional filename overload), serializes them as multipart bytes, and supplies the generated multipart content type when the caller did not set one.

Closes #9842.

Validation:

  • cargo test -p perry-stdlib --lib -- --test-threads=1 (132 passed)
  • cargo test -p perry-codegen --lib (1,428 passed, 1 existing ignored)
  • Node 26.5.1/Perry parity fixture, including File identity, filenames, MIME types, binary bytes, Request body parsing, and explicit-header precedence
  • direct Perry fetch() to a local HTTP receiver: 486-byte body, multipart header, two binary sentinels and text received
  • forced moving-GC fixture with from-space protection and evacuation verification
  • CI-derived local gate set passed all 64 checks before the latest main rebase; on current main, 62 pass and the two root-holder checks fail identically on the base because 35c36f425 formatted gc/policy.rs after its census hash was pinned

No version bump.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed FormData handling to preserve Blob and File values, including optional filenames.
    • Requests now serialize FormData bodies as valid multipart data with generated boundaries and appropriate content-type headers.
    • Explicit content-type headers remain unchanged.
    • Improved preservation of binary content when reading multipart form data.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for blob uploads, multipart serialization, binary round-tripping, and header behavior.

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FormData now preserves Blob and File entries, supports optional filenames, serializes entries as multipart bytes, and applies generated content-type headers across Request and fetch paths.

Changes

FormData upload flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
FormData value propagation
crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/options/fetch.rs, crates/perry-codegen/src/runtime_decls/strings_part2.rs, crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/dispatch.rs, crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/body_metadata.rs
FormData.append and FormData.set forward optional filenames. Blob values become File entries, while other values become text entries.
Multipart serialization and validation
crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/body_metadata.rs
FormData entries serialize into multipart bytes with unique boundaries, escaped names and filenames, file metadata, and binary content. Rust tests validate serialization and round trips.
Request and fetch integration
crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/request_ctor.rs, crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/mod.rs, test-files/test_issue_9842_form_data_blob_upload.ts, changelog.d/9868-formdata-upload.md
Request and fetch paths use serialized FormData bodies, add generated content-type headers when absent, preserve explicit headers, and document the fix. The regression test validates Blob and File preservation and multipart round trips.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9a7fc

FormData uploads can crash when argument evaluation triggers moving GC, and renamed File entries can report incorrect modification times. These regressions should be fixed before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant RequestOrFetch
  participant serialize_form_data
  participant RequestHeaders
  Client->>RequestOrFetch: provide FormData body
  RequestOrFetch->>serialize_form_data: serialize entries
  serialize_form_data-->>RequestOrFetch: multipart bytes and content type
  RequestOrFetch->>RequestHeaders: set content type when absent
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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 18 functions across 7 files. (1 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: serializing FormData upload bodies.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the problem, summarizes the implementation, identifies issue #9842, documents validation, and confirms no version bump. It does not use every template heading or checklist ite…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding objectives in [#9842]. They preserve Blob and File entries, retain metadata, stringify non-Blob values, serialize multipart request bodies, generate content types, prese…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to FormData lowering, runtime support, request and fetch serialization, changelog documentation, and regression coverage. No unrelated code changes are evident.
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Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 18 functions across 7 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/options/fetch.rs`:
- Around line 667-668: Update the argument lowering in the FormData call path
around the filename handling and js_form_data_append/js_form_data_set
invocations so each earlier GC-managed operand is rooted before lowering later
arguments, then re-read from its root before the runtime call. Preserve the
existing argument order and behavior while ensuring no stale SSA pointer is used
after a potentially moving lower_expr.

In `@crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/body_metadata.rs`:
- Around line 160-183: Update form_data_entry_from_js so overriding a filename
preserves the existing blob.last_modified_ms when the source value is a File,
while generating a new timestamp only for plain Blob values. Keep the filename
replacement and FormDataValue::File behavior unchanged.

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  • crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/body_metadata.rs
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Comment on lines +667 to +668
let filename = if args.len() >= 3 {
lower_expr(ctx, &args[2])?

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Root FormData operands across later argument lowering.

When a later emitted lower_expr can trigger moving GC, root each earlier GC-managed operand and re-read it before calling js_form_data_append or js_form_data_set. These functions root their arguments only after caller evaluation, so bare SSA values can become stale pointers and cause invalid reads.

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In `@crates/perry-codegen/src/lower_call/options/fetch.rs` around lines 667 - 668,
Update the argument lowering in the FormData call path around the filename
handling and js_form_data_append/js_form_data_set invocations so each earlier
GC-managed operand is rooted before lowering later arguments, then re-read from
its root before the runtime call. Preserve the existing argument order and
behavior while ensuring no stale SSA pointer is used after a potentially moving
lower_expr.

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Comment on lines +160 to +183
unsafe fn form_data_entry_from_js(value: f64, filename: f64) -> FormDataValue {
let value_id = handle_id(value);
let blob = JSValue::from_bits(value.to_bits())
.is_pointer()
.then(|| BLOB_REGISTRY.lock().unwrap().get(&value_id).cloned())
.flatten();
let Some(mut blob) = blob else {
return FormDataValue::Text(form_data_value_string(value));
};

let filename_override =
(filename.to_bits() != TAG_UNDEFINED).then(|| form_data_value_string(filename));
if filename_override.is_none() && blob.file_name.is_some() {
return FormDataValue::File(value_id);
}

blob.file_name = Some(
filename_override
.or(blob.file_name)
.unwrap_or_else(|| "blob".to_string()),
);
blob.last_modified_ms = Some(file_last_modified_now());
FormDataValue::File(alloc_blob(blob))
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve File.lastModified when overriding the FormData filename

When FormData.append or FormData.set receives an existing File with an explicit filename, form_data_entry_from_js can clone it and replace last_modified_ms with file_last_modified_now(). The resulting FormData.get() value has a changed lastModified, although changing the filename must preserve the source File timestamp. Retain blob.last_modified_ms for File sources and generate a new timestamp only for plain Blob values.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@crates/perry-stdlib/src/fetch/body_metadata.rs` around lines 160 - 183,
Update form_data_entry_from_js so overriding a filename preserves the existing
blob.last_modified_ms when the source value is a File, while generating a new
timestamp only for plain Blob values. Keep the filename replacement and
FormDataValue::File behavior unchanged.

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Landed on main via merge train #9883. Validated as a tree: 64/64 lint gates, and perry-runtime/codegen/hir/stdlib all green (5,910 tests, 0 failures). Thanks!

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FormData.append() stringifies Blob/File — fetch with a FormData body sends 0 bytes and no content-type

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