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Add immutable array buffer awareness to structuredClone #11033

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Prevent structuredClone transfer of immutable array buffers (which ar…
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Preserve ArrayBuffer immutability in Structured{Serialize,Deserialize}
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<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-isconstructor">IsConstructor</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-isdatadescriptor">IsDataDescriptor</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-isdetachedbuffer">IsDetachedBuffer</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-isimmutablebuffer">IsImmutableBuffer</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-issharedarraybuffer">IsSharedArrayBuffer</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x="js-NewObjectEnvironment" data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-newobjectenvironment">NewObjectEnvironment</dfn> abstract operation</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://tc39.es/ecma262/#sec-normalcompletion">NormalCompletion</dfn> abstract operation</li>
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</li>

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<p>Otherwise, if <span>IsImmutableBuffer</span>(<var>value</var>) is true, then:</p>

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<p>Otherwise, if <span>IsImmutableBuffer</span>(<var>value</var>) is true, then:</p>
<p>Otherwise, if <span>IsImmutableBuffer</span>(<var>value</var>) is true:</p>


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<p>Set <var>serialized</var> to { [[Type]]: "ImmutableArrayBuffer", [[ArrayBufferData]]:
<var>value</var>.[[ArrayBufferData]], [[ArrayBufferByteLength]]:
<var>value</var>.[[ArrayBufferByteLength]] }.</p>

<p class="note">To support deserialization by independent processes at arbitrary points in
the future, the <em>contents</em> of <var>value</var>.[[ArrayBufferData]]
<!--non-normative-->must be preserved when <var>forStorage</var> is true. But otherwise, a
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pointer <em>referencing</em> <var>value</var>.[[ArrayBufferData]] is expected to
suffice.</p>
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<p>Otherwise:</p>

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<var>memory</var>).</p></li>

<li><p><span>Assert</span>: <var>bufferSerialized</var>.[[Type]] is "ArrayBuffer",
"ResizableArrayBuffer", "SharedArrayBuffer", or "GrowableSharedArrayBuffer".</p></li>
"ImmutableArrayBuffer", "ResizableArrayBuffer", "SharedArrayBuffer", or
"GrowableSharedArrayBuffer".</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>value</var> has a [[DataView]] internal slot, then set <var>serialized</var> to
{ [[Type]]: "ArrayBufferView", [[Constructor]]: "DataView", [[ArrayBufferSerialized]]:
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<p>Otherwise, if <var>serialized</var>.[[Type]] is "ImmutableArrayBuffer", then:</p>
<p>Otherwise, if <var>serialized</var>.[[Type]] is "ImmutableArrayBuffer":</p>

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Why would the pattern used for type "ImmutableArrayBuffer" differ from the pattern used for types "SharedArrayBuffer" and "GrowableSharedArrayBuffer"?

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Yeah we need to do a more general pass to remove these.

<p>Otherwise, if <var>serialized</var>.[[Type]] is "ImmutableArrayBuffer", then:</p>

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<li><p>Set <var>value</var> to a new ArrayBuffer object in <var>targetRealm</var> whose
[[ArrayBufferData]] internal slot value is <var>serialized</var>.[[ArrayBufferData]], whose
[[ArrayBufferByteLength]] internal slot value is
<var>serialized</var>.[[ArrayBufferByteLength]], and whose [[ArrayBufferIsImmutable]] internal
slot is present.</p></li>

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Is it possible for a slot to not have a value in this way?

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Technically yes, but it's obviously not great and I see now that things are moving away from it. I've updated accordingly.

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But for the record, the document.all HTMLAllCollection seems to be another example—it has an [[IsHTMLDDA]] internal slot for which no value is ever specified AFAICT.

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And in ECMAScript, Object Internal Methods and Internal Slots defines the initial value of an internal slot to be undefined.

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True although see also tc39/ecma262#3399


<li><p><span>Assert</span>: <span>IsImmutableBuffer</span>(<var>value</var>) is true.</p></li>
</ol>
</li>

<li>
<p>Otherwise, if <var>serialized</var>.[[Type]] is "ArrayBuffer", then set <var>value</var> to a
new ArrayBuffer object in <var>targetRealm</var> whose [[ArrayBufferData]] internal slot value
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<span>"<code>DataCloneError</code>"</span> <code>DOMException</code>.</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>transferable</var> has an [[ArrayBufferData]] internal slot and
<span>IsSharedArrayBuffer</span>(<var>transferable</var>) is true, then throw a
<span>IsSharedArrayBuffer</span>(<var>transferable</var>) is true or
either <span>IsImmutableBuffer</span>(<var>transferable</var>) is true, then throw a
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<span>"<code>DataCloneError</code>"</span> <code>DOMException</code>.</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>memory</var>[<var>transferable</var>] <span data-x="map exists">exists</span>,
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