fs: support copy of relative links with cp and cpSync

Fixes: #41693

PR-URL: #41819
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Antoine du Hamel <[email protected]>
Reviewed-By: Tobias Nießen <[email protected]>

Author: marcosbc

doc/api/fs.md

@@ -827,6 +827,11 @@ try {
 
 <!-- YAML
 added: v16.7.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/41819
+    description: Accepts an additional `verbatimSymlinks` option to specify
+                 whether to perform path resolution for symlinks.
 -->
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
@@ -847,6 +852,8 @@ added: v16.7.0
   * `preserveTimestamps` {boolean} When `true` timestamps from `src` will
     be preserved. **Default:** `false`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} copy directories recursively **Default:** `false`
+  * `verbatimSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, path resolution for symlinks will
+    be skipped. **Default:** `false`
 * Returns: {Promise} Fulfills with `undefined` upon success.
 
 Asynchronously copies the entire directory structure from `src` to `dest`,
@@ -2006,6 +2013,11 @@ copyFile('source.txt', 'destination.txt', constants.COPYFILE_EXCL, callback);
 
 <!-- YAML
 added: v16.7.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/41819
+    description: Accepts an additional `verbatimSymlinks` option to specify
+                 whether to perform path resolution for symlinks.
 -->
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
@@ -2026,6 +2038,8 @@ added: v16.7.0
   * `preserveTimestamps` {boolean} When `true` timestamps from `src` will
     be preserved. **Default:** `false`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} copy directories recursively **Default:** `false`
+  * `verbatimSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, path resolution for symlinks will
+    be skipped. **Default:** `false`
 * `callback` {Function}
 
 Asynchronously copies the entire directory structure from `src` to `dest`,
@@ -4581,6 +4595,11 @@ copyFileSync('source.txt', 'destination.txt', constants.COPYFILE_EXCL);
 
 <!-- YAML
 added: v16.7.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/41819
+    description: Accepts an additional `verbatimSymlinks` option to specify
+                 whether to perform path resolution for symlinks.
 -->
 
 > Stability: 1 - Experimental
@@ -4600,6 +4619,8 @@ added: v16.7.0
   * `preserveTimestamps` {boolean} When `true` timestamps from `src` will
     be preserved. **Default:** `false`.
   * `recursive` {boolean} copy directories recursively **Default:** `false`
+  * `verbatimSymlinks` {boolean} When `true`, path resolution for symlinks will
+    be skipped. **Default:** `false`
 
 Synchronously copies the entire directory structure from `src` to `dest`,
 including subdirectories and files.

lib/internal/fs/cp/cp-sync.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function getStats(destStat, src, dest, opts) {
            srcStat.isBlockDevice()) {
     return onFile(srcStat, destStat, src, dest, opts);
   } else if (srcStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
-    return onLink(destStat, src, dest);
+    return onLink(destStat, src, dest, opts);
   } else if (srcStat.isSocket()) {
     throw new ERR_FS_CP_SOCKET({
       message: `cannot copy a socket file: ${dest}`,
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ function copyDir(src, dest, opts) {
   }
 }
 
-function onLink(destStat, src, dest) {
+function onLink(destStat, src, dest, opts) {
   let resolvedSrc = readlinkSync(src);
-  if (!isAbsolute(resolvedSrc)) {
+  if (!opts.verbatimSymlinks && !isAbsolute(resolvedSrc)) {
     resolvedSrc = resolve(dirname(src), resolvedSrc);
   }
   if (!destStat) {

lib/internal/fs/cp/cp.js

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ async function getStatsForCopy(destStat, src, dest, opts) {
             srcStat.isBlockDevice()) {
     return onFile(srcStat, destStat, src, dest, opts);
   } else if (srcStat.isSymbolicLink()) {
-    return onLink(destStat, src, dest);
+    return onLink(destStat, src, dest, opts);
   } else if (srcStat.isSocket()) {
     throw new ERR_FS_CP_SOCKET({
       message: `cannot copy a socket file: ${dest}`,
@@ -335,9 +335,9 @@ async function copyDir(src, dest, opts) {
   }
 }
 
-async function onLink(destStat, src, dest) {
+async function onLink(destStat, src, dest, opts) {
   let resolvedSrc = await readlink(src);
-  if (!isAbsolute(resolvedSrc)) {
+  if (!opts.verbatimSymlinks && !isAbsolute(resolvedSrc)) {
     resolvedSrc = resolve(dirname(src), resolvedSrc);
   }
   if (!destStat) {

lib/internal/fs/utils.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const {
   codes: {
     ERR_FS_EISDIR,
     ERR_FS_INVALID_SYMLINK_TYPE,
+    ERR_INCOMPATIBLE_OPTION_PAIR,
     ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE,
     ERR_INVALID_ARG_VALUE,
     ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ const defaultCpOptions = {
   force: true,
   preserveTimestamps: false,
   recursive: false,
+  verbatimSymlinks: false,
 };
 
 const defaultRmOptions = {
@@ -749,6 +751,10 @@ const validateCpOptions = hideStackFrames((options) => {
   validateBoolean(options.force, 'options.force');
   validateBoolean(options.preserveTimestamps, 'options.preserveTimestamps');
   validateBoolean(options.recursive, 'options.recursive');
+  validateBoolean(options.verbatimSymlinks, 'options.verbatimSymlinks');
+  if (options.dereference === true && options.verbatimSymlinks === true) {
+    throw new ERR_INCOMPATIBLE_OPTION_PAIR('dereference', 'verbatimSymlinks');
+  }
   if (options.filter !== undefined) {
     validateFunction(options.filter, 'options.filter');
   }

test/parallel/test-fs-cp.mjs

@@ -95,6 +95,77 @@ function nextdir() {
 }
 
 
+// It throws error when verbatimSymlinks is not a boolean.
+{
+  const src = './test/fixtures/copy/kitchen-sink';
+  [1, [], {}, null, 1n, undefined, null, Symbol(), '', () => {}]
+    .forEach((verbatimSymlinks) => {
+      assert.throws(
+        () => cpSync(src, src, { verbatimSymlinks }),
+        { code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE' }
+      );
+    });
+}
+
+
+// It throws an error when both dereference and verbatimSymlinks are enabled.
+{
+  const src = './test/fixtures/copy/kitchen-sink';
+  assert.throws(
+    () => cpSync(src, src, { dereference: true, verbatimSymlinks: true }),
+    { code: 'ERR_INCOMPATIBLE_OPTION_PAIR' }
+  );
+}
+
+
+// It resolves relative symlinks to their absolute path by default.
+{
+  const src = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(src, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(src, 'foo.js'), 'foo', 'utf8');
+  symlinkSync('foo.js', join(src, 'bar.js'));
+
+  const dest = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+
+  cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true });
+  const link = readlinkSync(join(dest, 'bar.js'));
+  assert.strictEqual(link, join(src, 'foo.js'));
+}
+
+
+// It resolves relative symlinks when verbatimSymlinks is false.
+{
+  const src = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(src, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(src, 'foo.js'), 'foo', 'utf8');
+  symlinkSync('foo.js', join(src, 'bar.js'));
+
+  const dest = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+
+  cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true, verbatimSymlinks: false });
+  const link = readlinkSync(join(dest, 'bar.js'));
+  assert.strictEqual(link, join(src, 'foo.js'));
+}
+
+
+// It does not resolve relative symlinks when verbatimSymlinks is true.
+{
+  const src = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(src, { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(join(src, 'foo.js'), 'foo', 'utf8');
+  symlinkSync('foo.js', join(src, 'bar.js'));
+
+  const dest = nextdir();
+  mkdirSync(dest, { recursive: true });
+
+  cpSync(src, dest, { recursive: true, verbatimSymlinks: true });
+  const link = readlinkSync(join(dest, 'bar.js'));
+  assert.strictEqual(link, 'foo.js');
+}
+
+
 // It throws error when src and dest are identical.
 {
   const src = './test/fixtures/copy/kitchen-sink';