hildjj / hildjj/node-inspect-extracted

Objects with null prototypes lose type information

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JavaScript
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Description

Code like this:

class Foo {}
const a = new Foo();
Object.setPrototypeOf(a, null);
inspect(a);

expected: [Foo: null prototype] {}
actual: [Object: null prototype] {}

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Research direction

Start by running the provided JavaScript reproduction and tracing the inspect(a) entry point. Compare how the class name and null prototype are identified for Foo versus Object. Done means the example produces [Foo: null prototype] {} instead of [Object: null prototype] {}.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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