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Summary

On --target web a closure crosses into the host as a plain {funcIdx, captures} record, so:

• typeof (() => 1) gave "object" (Node: "function"). This was wrong in the WASM js_typeof bridge, in __memDispatch, and in the async-body emitter (emit/js_fallback.rs).
• A closure stored on an object and called through it, as in const o: any = {}; o.h = f; o.h() or ({ f() { return 1; } }).f(), returned undefined. mem_call falls through to __classDispatch, which only calls host functions, so the closure was never run. __jsMethodInvoke (async bodies) threw "is not a function" for the same reason.

closure_new now registers its records in a WeakSet (__newClosure / __isPerryClosure / __typeOf). typeof answers "function" for registered closures in all three places. __classDispatch and __jsMethodInvoke now run a registered property through closure_call_spread. A user object that merely has funcIdx / captures fields still reports "object".

These shapes also block web repros of #12209, #12578, #12957, #12958 and #12818. Those need further fixes I will send separately.

Changed: crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/wasm_runtime.js, crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/emit/js_fallback.rs (+ tests in emit/tests.rs).

Test plan

Run on macOS arm64 against a pristine build of main:

• cargo test --release -p perry-codegen-wasm --lib: 78 passed / 0 failed. Main has 76; the 2 added tests are a_closure_used_as_a_value_is_a_function and an_async_body_calls_a_closure_held_by_an_object. Both fail with the fix reverted.
• bash tests/integration/wasm/run_wasm_tests.sh: 30 / 3, byte-identical to main. The 3 failures are 04_functions, 10_higher_order and 19_ffi_imports; 04_functions fails on main because its expectation predates fix(wasm): closures share the variables they capture and mutate #14634.
• BASE_SHA=<merge-base> SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1 bash scripts/run_lint_gates.sh: FAIL set identical to main's. Clippy on perry-codegen-wasm: unchanged. No parity subject owns these paths.

Checklist

• I have NOT bumped the workspace version or edited CHANGELOG.md
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• I've read CONTRIBUTING.md and agree to the Code of Conduct

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • On the web target, closures now report typeof as "function" whether used directly or stored in an object. Ordinary objects with closure-like properties continue to report "object".
  • Closures stored in objects or local variables can now be called correctly, including within asynchronous code. Errors thrown by closure calls are also propagated to the async rejection handler.

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Walkthrough

The WASM emitter and runtime now report registered Perry closures as "function" and distinguish them from ordinary objects. Calls to closures held in object properties or local variables use closure invocation paths. Runtime tests cover direct and async calls.

Changes: WASM closure values

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Closure identity and typeof crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/emit/js_fallback.rs, crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/wasm_runtime.js, crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/emit/tests.rs, changelog.d/14664-wasm-closure-value.md	Closure records are registered and recognized by the shared type helper. The emitter and runtime use the helper for typeof. Tests cover closure types and ordinary objects. The changelog describes closure values and their type result.
Object-held closure dispatch crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/emit/js_fallback.rs, crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/wasm_runtime.js, crates/perry-codegen-wasm/src/emit/tests.rs	Indirect calls use method invocation with converted values. Async method invocation and class dispatch route registered closures through closure_call_spread. Tests cover calls through object properties and locals, including async bodies.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant EmittedCall
  participant __jsMethodInvoke
  participant closure_call_spread
  EmittedCall->>__jsMethodInvoke: pass converted callee and arguments
  __jsMethodInvoke->>closure_call_spread: invoke registered closure
  closure_call_spread-->>__jsMethodInvoke: return result or pending exception

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Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 5ab5c

Closures now report typeof "function" and can be called from locals and object properties on the web target. Passing a closure as a callback to a host function held in a local variable inside an async body, such as setTimeout, will still throw. This should be fixed before merge. The change is small, and the rest of the closure handling looks sound.

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Route calls on local closure values through closure dispatch.

The Expr::Call emitter sends any callee that is not a function reference, extern reference, or property access to the _ arm. That arm emits a direct JavaScript call on the callee's value. A closure held in a local binding, such as const f = o.h;, is a NaN-boxed value, so f(21) throws instead of invoking the closure. The new typeof result can now enter the if (typeof f === "function") branch, which exposes this failure. The property-callee arm already uses __jsMethodInvoke and handles this case differently.

Route calls with a local callee through the same closure dispatch used for registered closures, with argument conversion and exception propagation. Add a test for const f = o.h; if (typeof f === "function") f(21); inside an async body.

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Update the Expr::Call emitter so calls through local callee values use the existing registered-closure dispatch instead of directly calling the NaN-boxed value, preserving argument conversion and exception propagation. Add an async-body test where a local captures a property method and is called after a typeof check.

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Review follow-up (rebased onto main 5608505, head 5ab5cbd):

js_fallback.rs:851, closure called through a local in an async body: valid, fixed. The _ callee arm emitted a direct JS call on the NaN-boxed value, so const f = o.h; if (typeof f === "function") f(21); threw __l2 is not a function. That arm now goes through __jsMethodInvoke with a receiver-less ref, with args passed through toJsValue. __jsMethodInvoke dispatches a Perry closure via closure_call_spread and then calls propagate_exception, and it calls a host function directly. New test an_async_body_calls_a_closure_held_in_a_local covers the reviewer's case, a host function in a local (Math.max), and a throw from the local closure rejecting main(). Mutation check: with only the js_fallback change reverted, the test fails (caught __l2 is not a function). After restoring it, the file's shasum matches the original.

Local gates, each run on this branch and on main 5608505: cargo test --release -p perry-codegen-wasm passes. rustfmt --check is clean. cargo clippy -p perry-codegen-wasm adds no new warnings. run_wasm_tests.sh gives 30/3 on both, with the same failing tests (04_functions, 10_higher_order, 19_ffi_imports). run_lint_gates.sh (SKIP_COMPILE_GATES=1) has 20 FAILs on both, and the FAIL set is identical.

CI: warnings, lint and the gap-suite shards are also red on PRs that touch none of these paths:

• fix: keep an array aggregate materialized when an in-place mutator names it (#12742) #14660 (a perry-codegen collector change) fails warnings on crates/perry-codegen/src/module/unit_graph.rs:57 "variable does not need to be mutable". It also fails 16 lint steps.
• fix: Promise.resolve(p).then(..) resolves p through PromiseResolve when p has an own constructor (#13556) #14662 (perry-runtime only) fails all 12 gap-suite shards, lint and warnings.
• test(wasm): 04_functions expects the counter to count #14667 (one .expected file) fails warnings.

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Adapt closure arguments when calling local host functions.

Inside an async body, const schedule: any = globalThis.setTimeout; schedule(o.h, 0); reaches the new dispatch path when o.h holds a Perry closure. However, __jsMethodInvoke calls host functions with ref.f.apply(ref.r, args) and does not apply __hostCallback. The host receives the closure record rather than a callable. The runtime already provides this conversion for other host-call paths. (raw.githubusercontent.com) In the Node test harness, the timer call throws instead of scheduling the callback. (nodejs.org)

Apply __hostCallback to arguments in the host-function branch. Add a regression test with a local host function that accepts a Perry callback.

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