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Every other setter in SetValue<T>() requires IsNumber() before it writes, so setInt8(ptr, 0, '5') throws. The floating-point branch calls ToNumber() instead, so setFloat64(ptr, 0, '1.5') writes 1.5, {} writes NaN and null writes 0. The same double is type-checked on the argument path, where ToFFIArgument() throws Argument %s must be a double, and the documentation already says the setters "validate the supplied JavaScript value against the target native type before writing it into memory".

ToNumber() also discards a pending exception. When the value has a valueOf() that throws, the branch calls THROW_ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE on top of the exception V8 has already scheduled, so the caller sees Value must be a number instead of their own error. DataView.prototype.setFloat64() and Buffer.prototype.writeDoubleLE() both propagate it, and src/README.md asks for an early return instead.

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Check IsNumber() instead. It runs before any conversion, so valueOf() is never invoked and there is no pending exception left to discard. The messages follow the integer setters and ToFFIArgument() rather than the old generic Value must be a number.

Compatibility

NaN and Infinity still pass, since both are number values; only the type check is new. This makes input that is accepted today throw, but node:ffi is experimental and the recent fixes in this area went the same way without a semver-major label.

Tests

Six assertions are added to the setter block in test/ffi/test-ffi-memory.js, which covered only the integer setters. The last one passes { valueOf: common.mustNotCall() }, so the test fails if the setter ever converts the value again.

Fixes: #65341
Refs: #62858
Refs: #64614
Refs: #64691
Refs: #65032

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ffi: validate the value passed to the float setters
f26b00e
setInt8() through setUint64() require IsNumber() before any range check
and reject anything else with ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE, but setFloat32()
and setFloat64() call ToNumber() and write whatever it returns, so a
string, a boolean or a plain object is converted instead of rejected
and a typo such as '1,5' stores NaN in native memory with no error at
the call site. The same double is type-checked when it is passed as a
call argument: ToFFIArgument() requires IsNumber() and otherwise throws
"Argument %s must be a double".

The coercion also discards a pending exception. When ToNumber() fails
because the value has a valueOf() that throws, the branch throws
ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE on top of the exception V8 has already scheduled,
so the original error never reaches the caller, whereas
DataView.prototype.setFloat64() and Buffer.prototype.writeDoubleLE()
both propagate it.

Check IsNumber() instead, matching the wording of the integer setters
and of ToFFIArgument(). The check runs before any conversion, so
valueOf() is never invoked and there is no pending exception left to
discard. This was the only ToNumber(context) call in src/.

Signed-off-by: Soul Lee <[email protected]>
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ffi: setFloat32()/setFloat64() coerce their value and discard a pending exception #65341
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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 90.12%. Comparing base (ad7a5b8) to head (f26b00e).
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docs: add contribution note for nodejs/node#65342 ossca-node/board#3
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docs: add contribution note for nodejs/node#65342 (#3)
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ffi: memory helpers return undefined instead of throwing when a required argument is omitted #65499
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ffi: validate the value passed to the float setters
938aad4
setInt8() through setUint64() require IsNumber() before any range check
and reject anything else with ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE, but setFloat32()
and setFloat64() call ToNumber() and write whatever it returns, so a
string, a boolean or a plain object is converted instead of rejected
and a typo such as '1,5' stores NaN in native memory with no error at
the call site. The same double is type-checked when it is passed as a
call argument: ToFFIArgument() requires IsNumber() and otherwise throws
"Argument %s must be a double".

The coercion also discards a pending exception. When ToNumber() fails
because the value has a valueOf() that throws, the branch throws
ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE on top of the exception V8 has already scheduled,
so the original error never reaches the caller, whereas
DataView.prototype.setFloat64() and Buffer.prototype.writeDoubleLE()
both propagate it.

Check IsNumber() instead, matching the wording of the integer setters
and of ToFFIArgument(). The check runs before any conversion, so
valueOf() is never invoked and there is no pending exception left to
discard. This was the only ToNumber(context) call in src/.

Signed-off-by: Soul Lee <[email protected]>
PR-URL: #65342
Fixes: #65341
Refs: #62858
Refs: #64614
Refs: #64691
Refs: #65032
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Juan José Arboleda <[email protected]>
aduh95 pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 25, 2026
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ffi: validate the value passed to the float setters
1fe7a1c
setInt8() through setUint64() require IsNumber() before any range check
and reject anything else with ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE, but setFloat32()
and setFloat64() call ToNumber() and write whatever it returns, so a
string, a boolean or a plain object is converted instead of rejected
and a typo such as '1,5' stores NaN in native memory with no error at
the call site. The same double is type-checked when it is passed as a
call argument: ToFFIArgument() requires IsNumber() and otherwise throws
"Argument %s must be a double".

The coercion also discards a pending exception. When ToNumber() fails
because the value has a valueOf() that throws, the branch throws
ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE on top of the exception V8 has already scheduled,
so the original error never reaches the caller, whereas
DataView.prototype.setFloat64() and Buffer.prototype.writeDoubleLE()
both propagate it.

Check IsNumber() instead, matching the wording of the integer setters
and of ToFFIArgument(). The check runs before any conversion, so
valueOf() is never invoked and there is no pending exception left to
discard. This was the only ToNumber(context) call in src/.

Signed-off-by: Soul Lee <[email protected]>
PR-URL: #65342
Fixes: #65341
Refs: #62858
Refs: #64614
Refs: #64691
Refs: #65032
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Paolo Insogna <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Juan José Arboleda <[email protected]>
@github-actions github-actions Bot mentioned this pull request Aug 25, 2026
2026-08-26, Version 26.8.0 (Current) #65551
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