fix(docgen): clone config to avoid mutating shared defaults by user-Param · Pull Request #6841 · OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts

user-Param · 2026-10-30T15:20:10Z

Fixes #6805 - hardhat-solidity-docgen was resolving config in place, mutating the shared defaults singleton and the caller's config object. The fix uses structuredClone to avoid mutation.

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Preserve function-valued pages configurations.

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- Line 11: Update the config.docgen initialization to copy only the top-level
configuration fields instead of deep-cloning them, preserving function-valued
pages configurations.

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The RLP readers now reject trailing bytes after a decoded item. The docgen config hook now assigns a structured clone of the selected configuration. The memoized getter resets its state and rethrows when the getter throws.

Possibly related issues

Issue 6515 describes the trailing-bytes behavior. The RLP changes make both readers reject inputs where the decoded item does not consume the full slice.

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OpenZeppelin/openzeppelin-contracts#6839: This PR makes the same trailing-bytes checks in the same two RLP reader functions.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Projects that configure a custom page-assigner function for docgen could fail during Hardhat configuration resolution after this change. Copy the config shallowly instead of using structuredClone before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check		Issue `#6805` covers the `hardhat-solidity-docgen` config hook. The PR also changes `contracts/utils/RLP.sol` to reject trailing bytes and changes `memoized-getter.ts` to retry after getter exceptions. …	Remove the unrelated `RLP.sol` and `memoized-getter.ts` changes from this PR, or move them to separate pull requests with their own directly linked coding requirements.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: cloning docgen configuration to prevent mutation of shared defaults and caller-owned configuration.
Description check		The description accurately explains the configuration mutation issue and the structuredClone-based fix. It is directly related to the changeset.
Linked Issues check		Issue `#6805` requires the docgen config hook to avoid mutating the shared `defaults` object and the caller's `userConfig.docgen` object. The hook now applies `structuredClone` before assigning the reso…
Docstring Coverage		No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…

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Issue #6805 requires the docgen config hook to avoid mutating the shared defaults object and the caller's userConfig.docgen object. The hook now applies structuredClone before assigning the resolved config, then writes root and sourcesDir on the clone. This satisfies the stated resolution behavior, including support for frozen caller objects.

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Issue #6805 covers the hardhat-solidity-docgen config hook. The PR also changes contracts/utils/RLP.sol to reject trailing bytes and changes memoized-getter.ts to retry after getter exceptions. These changes have no demonstrated connection to #6805 or to the docgen config mutation.

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Remove the unrelated RLP.sol and memoized-getter.ts changes from this PR, or move them to separate pull requests with their own directly linked coding requirements.

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- Line 11: Update the config.docgen initialization to copy only the top-level
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coderabbitai · 2026-10-30T15:24:56Z

  resolveUserConfig: (userConfig, resolveConfigurationVariable, next) =>
    next(userConfig, resolveConfigurationVariable).then(config => {
-      config.docgen ??= userConfig.docgen ?? defaults;
+      config.docgen ??= structuredClone(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults);


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Preserve function-valued pages configurations.

UserConfig.pages accepts a PageAssigner function. structuredClone throws DataCloneError when userConfig.docgen.pages is a function, so valid Hardhat configurations fail during resolution. Copy only the top-level configuration fields that this hook mutates.

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--- "a/hardhat/hardhat-solidity-docgen/hook-handlers/config.ts" +++ "b/hardhat/hardhat-solidity-docgen/hook-handlers/config.ts" @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default async (): Promise<Partial<ConfigHooks>> => ({ resolveUserConfig: (userConfig, resolveConfigurationVariable, next) => next(userConfig, resolveConfigurationVariable).then(config => { - config.docgen ??= structuredClone(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults); + config.docgen ??= { ...(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults) }; config.docgen.root = config.paths.root; config.docgen.sourcesDir = path .relative(config.paths.root, config.paths.sources.solidity[0]) // TODO: support multiple source directories

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config.docgen ??= structuredClone(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults);

config.docgen ??= { ...(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults) };

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user-Param · 2026-10-30T17:51:04Z

This PR fixes a bug where hardhat-solidity-docgen was resolving config in place, mutating the shared defaults singleton and the caller's config object. The fix uses structuredClone. Would appreciate a review!

user-Param · 2026-10-30T18:12:40Z

@Amxx Could you please review this PR? All tests pass and the fix addresses a real bug. Thank you!

ernestognw · 2026-11-02T07:17:53Z

Closing. #6805 hasn't been triaged yet, and the issue author already opened #6806.

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def-Param added 3 commits October 30, 2026 20:39

fix(RLP): reject trailing bytes in scalar/data decoders

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fix(docgen): reset memoized getter state on exception

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fix(docgen): clone config to avoid mutating shared defaults

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	config.docgen ??= structuredClone(userConfig.docgen ?? defaults);
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