@harperfast/harper 5.0.0-alpha.10 → 5.0.0-beta.3

package/security/jsLoader.ts

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+import { Resource } from '../resources/Resource.ts';
+import { contextStorage, transaction } from '../resources/transaction.ts';
+import { RequestTarget } from '../resources/RequestTarget.ts';
+import { tables, databases } from '../resources/databases.ts';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { dirname, isAbsolute } from 'node:path';
+import { pathToFileURL, fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { SourceTextModule, SyntheticModule, createContext, runInContext } from 'node:vm';
+import { ApplicationScope } from '../components/ApplicationScope.ts';
+import logger from '../utility/logging/harper_logger.js';
+import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import * as env from '../utility/environment/environmentManager';
+import * as child_process from 'node:child_process';
+import { CONFIG_PARAMS } from '../utility/hdbTerms.ts';
+import { contentTypes } from '../server/serverHelpers/contentTypes.ts';
+import type { CompartmentOptions } from 'ses';
+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, unlinkSync, openSync, closeSync, statSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
+
+type Lockdown = 'none' | 'freeze' | 'ses';
+const APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN: Lockdown = env.get(CONFIG_PARAMS.APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN);
+
+let lockedDown = false;
+/**
+ * This is the main entry point for loading plugin and application modules that may be executed in a
+ * separate top level scope. The scope indicates if we use a different top level scope or a standard import.
+ * @param moduleUrl
+ * @param scope
+ */
+export async function scopedImport(filePath: string | URL, scope?: ApplicationScope) {
+	if (!lockedDown && APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN && APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN !== 'none') {
+		lockedDown = true;
+		if (APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN === 'ses') {
+			require('ses'); // load the lockdown function
+			lockdown({
+				domainTaming: 'unsafe',
+				consoleTaming: 'unsafe',
+				errorTaming: 'unsafe',
+				errorTrapping: 'none',
+				stackFiltering: 'verbose',
+			});
+		} else {
+			preventFunctionConstructor();
+			for (let name of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(Object.prototype)) {
+				if (name === '__proto__') continue;
+				overridableProperty(Object.prototype, name);
+			}
+			overridableProperty(Promise.prototype, 'then');
+			overridableProperty(Date, 'now');
+			for (let Intrinsic of [
+				Object,
+				Array,
+				Promise,
+				BigInt,
+				String,
+				Number,
+				Boolean,
+				Symbol,
+				RegExp,
+				Date,
+				Map,
+				Set,
+				WeakMap,
+				WeakSet,
+				Math,
+				JSON,
+				Reflect,
+				Atomics,
+				SharedArrayBuffer,
+				WeakRef,
+				FinalizationRegistry,
+			]) {
+				Object.freeze(Intrinsic);
+				Object.freeze(Intrinsic.prototype);
+			}
+			Object.freeze(Function);
+		}
+	}
+	const moduleUrl = (filePath instanceof URL ? filePath : pathToFileURL(filePath)).toString();
+	try {
+		const containmentMode = scope?.mode;
+		if (scope && containmentMode !== 'none') {
+			if (containmentMode === 'compartment') {
+				// use SES Compartments
+				// note that we use a single compartment per scope and we load it on-demand, only
+				// loading if necessary (since it is actually very heavy)
+				const globals = getGlobalObject(scope);
+				if (!scope.compartment) scope.compartment = getCompartment(scope, globals);
+				const result = await (await scope.compartment).import(moduleUrl);
+				return result.namespace;
+			} else if (SourceTextModule) {
+				// else use standard node:vm module to do containment (if it is available)
+				return await loadModuleWithVM(moduleUrl, scope);
+			}
+		}
+		// important! we need to await the import, otherwise the error will not be caught
+		return await import(moduleUrl);
+	} catch (err) {
+		try {
+			// the actual parse error (internally known as the "arrow message")
+			// is hidden behind a private symbol (arrowMessagePrivateSymbol)
+			// on the error object and the only way to access it is to use the
+			// internal util.decorateErrorStack() function
+			const util = await import('internal/util');
+			util.default.decorateErrorStack(err);
+		} catch {
+			// maybe --expose-internals was not set?
+		}
+		throw err;
+	}
+}
+
+let amaro: typeof import('amaro') | undefined;
+/**
+ * Strip TypeScript types using the amaro library (what Node.js uses internally)
+ * Falls back to regex-based stripping if amaro is not available
+ */
+async function stripTypeScriptTypes(source: string): Promise<string> {
+	// Use amaro - the library that Node.js uses internally for type stripping
+	amaro = await import('amaro');
+	return amaro.transformSync(source, { mode: 'strip-only' }).code;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Load a module using Node's vm.Module API with (not really secure) sandboxing
+ */
+async function loadModuleWithVM(moduleUrl: string, scope: ApplicationScope) {
+	const moduleCache = new Map<string, SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule>();
+	const linkingPromises = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
+
+	// Create a secure context with limited globals
+	const contextObject = getGlobalObject(scope);
+	const context = createContext(contextObject);
+
+	/**
+	 * Resolve module specifier to absolute URL
+	 */
+	function resolveModule(specifier: string, referrer: string): string {
+		if (specifier === 'harperdb' || specifier === 'harper') return 'harper';
+		if (specifier.startsWith('harper/') || specifier.startsWith('harperdb/')) {
+			throw new Error(`Module ${specifier} is not allowed, may only access the 'harper' module`);
+		}
+		if (specifier.startsWith('file://')) {
+			return specifier;
+		}
+		// For relative paths, resolve to absolute file URL
+		if (specifier.startsWith('.')) {
+			const resolved = createRequire(referrer).resolve(specifier);
+			if (isAbsolute(resolved)) {
+				return pathToFileURL(resolved).toString();
+			}
+			return resolved;
+		}
+		// For package names and node: specifiers, keep as-is for proper require() handling
+		return specifier;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load a CommonJS module in our private context
+	 */
+	function loadCJS(url: string, source: string): { exports: any } {
+		const cjsModule = { exports: {} };
+		if (url.endsWith('.json')) {
+			cjsModule.exports = JSON.parse(source);
+			return cjsModule;
+		}
+		const require = createRequire(url);
+
+		const cjsRequire = (spec: string) => {
+			const resolvedPath = require.resolve(spec);
+			if (isAbsolute(resolvedPath)) {
+				const source = readFileSync(resolvedPath, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+				return loadCJS(resolvedPath, source).exports;
+			} else {
+				return require(spec);
+			}
+		};
+		cjsRequire.resolve = require.resolve;
+
+		const cjsWrapper = `
+			(function(module, exports, require, __filename, __dirname) {
+				${source}
+			})
+		`;
+
+		const wrappedFn = runInContext(cjsWrapper, contextObject, {
+			filename: url,
+			async importModuleDynamically(specifier: string, script) {
+				const resolvedUrl = resolveModule(specifier, script.sourceURL);
+				const useContainment = specifier.startsWith('.') || scope.dependencyContainment;
+				const dynamicModule = await loadModuleWithCache(resolvedUrl, useContainment);
+				return dynamicModule;
+			},
+		});
+		wrappedFn(
+			cjsModule,
+			cjsModule.exports,
+			cjsRequire,
+			url,
+			dirname(url.startsWith('file://') ? fileURLToPath(url) : url)
+		);
+
+		return cjsModule;
+	}
+	function loadCJSModule(url: string, source: string, usePrivateGlobal: boolean): SyntheticModule {
+		const cjsModule = usePrivateGlobal ? loadCJS(url, source) : { exports: require(url) };
+		const exportNames = Object.keys(cjsModule.exports);
+		const synModule = new SyntheticModule(
+			exportNames.length > 0 ? exportNames : ['default'],
+			function () {
+				if (exportNames.length > 0) {
+					for (const key of exportNames) {
+						this.setExport(key, cjsModule.exports[key]);
+					}
+				} else {
+					this.setExport('default', cjsModule.exports);
+				}
+			},
+			{ identifier: url, context }
+		);
+		moduleCache.set(url, synModule);
+		return synModule;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Linker function for module resolution during instantiation
+	 */
+	async function linker(specifier: string, referencingModule: SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule) {
+		const resolvedUrl = resolveModule(specifier, referencingModule.identifier);
+
+		const useContainment = specifier.startsWith('.') || scope.dependencyContainment;
+		// Return the module immediately (even if not yet linked) to support circular dependencies
+		return await getOrCreateModule(resolvedUrl, useContainment);
+	}
+
+	async function getOrCreateModule(
+		url: string,
+		usePrivateGlobal: boolean
+	): Promise<SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule> {
+		// Check cache first - return cached module immediately (even if not linked yet)
+		if (moduleCache.has(url)) {
+			return moduleCache.get(url)!;
+		}
+
+		// Create the module and cache it immediately (before linking)
+		const module = await createModule(url, usePrivateGlobal);
+		moduleCache.set(url, module);
+
+		return module;
+	}
+
+	async function loadModuleWithCache(
+		url: string,
+		usePrivateGlobal: boolean
+	): Promise<SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule> {
+		const module = await getOrCreateModule(url, usePrivateGlobal);
+
+		// Only link/evaluate once per module
+		if (!linkingPromises.has(url)) {
+			linkingPromises.set(
+				url,
+				module.link(linker).then(() => module.evaluate())
+			);
+		}
+
+		// Wait for linking to complete
+		await linkingPromises.get(url);
+
+		return module;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Create a module from URL without linking or evaluating
+	 */
+	async function createModule(url: string, usePrivateGlobal: boolean): Promise<SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule> {
+		let module: SourceTextModule | SyntheticModule;
+
+		// Handle special built-in modules
+		if (url === 'harper' || url === 'harperdb') {
+			let harperExports = getHarperExports(scope);
+			module = new SyntheticModule(
+				Object.keys(harperExports),
+				function () {
+					for (let key in harperExports) {
+						this.setExport(key, harperExports[key]);
+					}
+				},
+				{ identifier: url, context }
+			);
+		} else if (url.startsWith('file://')) {
+			checkAllowedModulePath(url, scope.verifyPath);
+			// Load source text from file
+			let source = await readFile(new URL(url), { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+
+			// Strip TypeScript types if this is a .ts file
+			if (url.endsWith('.ts') || url.endsWith('.tsx')) {
+				source = await stripTypeScriptTypes(source);
+			}
+
+			// Try to parse as ESM first
+			try {
+				module = new SourceTextModule(source, {
+					identifier: url,
+					context,
+					initializeImportMeta(meta) {
+						meta.url = url;
+					},
+					async importModuleDynamically(specifier: string) {
+						const resolvedUrl = resolveModule(specifier, url);
+						const dynamicModule = await loadModuleWithCache(resolvedUrl, true);
+						return dynamicModule;
+					},
+				});
+			} catch (err) {
+				// If ESM parsing fails, try to load as CommonJS
+				if (
+					err.message?.includes('require is not defined') ||
+					source.includes('module.exports') ||
+					source.includes('exports.')
+				) {
+					module = loadCJSModule(url, source, usePrivateGlobal);
+				} else {
+					throw err;
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			const replacedModule = checkAllowedModulePath(url, scope.verifyPath);
+			// For Node.js built-in modules (node:) and npm packages
+			// Always try require first to properly handle CJS modules with named exports
+			try {
+				const cjsExports = replacedModule ?? require(url);
+				// It's a CJS module - expose all properties as named exports
+				const exportNames = Object.keys(cjsExports);
+				module = new SyntheticModule(
+					exportNames.length > 0 ? [...exportNames, 'default'] : ['default'],
+					function () {
+						if (exportNames.length > 0) {
+							for (const key of exportNames) {
+								this.setExport(key, cjsExports[key]);
+							}
+						}
+						this.setExport('default', cjsExports);
+					},
+					{ identifier: url, context }
+				);
+			} catch {
+				// Fall back to dynamic import for ESM packages
+				const importedModule = await import(url);
+				const exportNames = Object.keys(importedModule);
+				module = new SyntheticModule(
+					exportNames,
+					function () {
+						for (const key of exportNames) {
+							this.setExport(key, importedModule[key]);
+						}
+					},
+					{ identifier: url, context }
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return module;
+	}
+
+	// Load the entry module
+	const entryModule = await loadModuleWithCache(moduleUrl, true);
+
+	// Return the module namespace (exports)
+	return entryModule.namespace;
+}
+
+async function getCompartment(scope: ApplicationScope, globals) {
+	const { StaticModuleRecord } = await import('@endo/static-module-record');
+	require('ses');
+	const compartment: CompartmentOptions = new (Compartment as typeof CompartmentOptions)(
+		globals,
+		{
+			//harperdb: { Resource, tables, databases }
+		},
+		{
+			name: 'harper-app',
+			resolveHook(moduleSpecifier, moduleReferrer) {
+				if (moduleSpecifier === 'harperdb' || moduleSpecifier === 'harper') return 'harper';
+				const resolved = createRequire(moduleReferrer).resolve(moduleSpecifier);
+				if (isAbsolute(resolved)) {
+					const resolvedURL = pathToFileURL(resolved).toString();
+					return resolvedURL;
+				}
+				return moduleSpecifier;
+			},
+			importHook: async (moduleSpecifier) => {
+				if (moduleSpecifier === 'harper') {
+					const harperExports = getHarperExports(scope);
+					return {
+						imports: [],
+						exports: Object.keys(harperExports),
+						execute(exports) {
+							Object.assign(exports, harperExports);
+						},
+					};
+				} else if (moduleSpecifier.startsWith('file:') && !moduleSpecifier.includes('node_modules')) {
+					const moduleText = await readFile(new URL(moduleSpecifier), { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+					return new StaticModuleRecord(moduleText, moduleSpecifier);
+				} else {
+					checkAllowedModulePath(moduleSpecifier, scope.verifyPath);
+					const moduleExports = await import(moduleSpecifier);
+					return {
+						imports: [],
+						exports: Object.keys(moduleExports),
+						execute(exports) {
+							for (const key of Object.keys(moduleExports)) {
+								exports[key] = moduleExports[key];
+							}
+						},
+					};
+				}
+			},
+		}
+	);
+	return compartment;
+}
+
+/**
+ * This a constrained fetch. It certainly is not guaranteed to be safe, but requiring https may
+ * be a good heuristic for preventing access to unsecured resources within a private network.
+ * @param resource
+ * @param options
+ */
+function secureOnlyFetch(resource, options) {
+	// TODO: or maybe we should constrain by doing a DNS lookup and having disallow list of IP addresses that includes
+	// this server
+	const url = typeof resource === 'string' || resource.url;
+	if (new URL(url).protocol != 'https') throw new Error('Only https is allowed in fetch');
+	return fetch(resource, options);
+}
+
+let defaultJSGlobalNames: string[];
+// get the global variable names that are intrinsically present in a VM context (so we don't override them)
+function getDefaultJSGlobalNames() {
+	if (!defaultJSGlobalNames) {
+		defaultJSGlobalNames = runInContext(
+			'Object.getOwnPropertyNames((function() { return this })())',
+			createContext({})
+		);
+	}
+	return defaultJSGlobalNames;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the set of global variables that should be available to modules that run in scoped compartments/contexts.
+ */
+function getGlobalObject(scope: ApplicationScope) {
+	const appGlobal = {};
+	// create the new global object, assigning all the global variables from this global
+	// except those that will be natural intrinsics of the new VM
+	for (let name of Object.getOwnPropertyNames(global)) {
+		if (getDefaultJSGlobalNames().includes(name)) continue;
+		appGlobal[name] = global[name];
+	}
+	// now assign Harper scope-specific variables
+	Object.assign(appGlobal, {
+		server: scope.server ?? server,
+		logger: scope.logger ?? logger,
+		resources: scope.resources,
+		config: scope.config ?? {},
+		fetch: APPLICATIONS_LOCKDOWN === 'ses' ? secureOnlyFetch : fetch,
+		console,
+		global: appGlobal,
+		harper: getHarperExports(scope),
+	});
+	return appGlobal;
+}
+function getHarperExports(scope: ApplicationScope) {
+	return {
+		server: scope.server ?? server,
+		logger: scope.logger ?? logger,
+		resources: scope.resources,
+		config: scope.config ?? {},
+		Resource,
+		tables,
+		databases,
+		createBlob,
+		RequestTarget,
+		getContext,
+		transaction,
+		getResponse,
+		getUser,
+		authenticateUser: server.authenticateUser,
+		operation: server.operation,
+		contentTypes,
+	};
+}
+const ALLOWED_NODE_BUILTIN_MODULES = env.get(CONFIG_PARAMS.APPLICATIONS_ALLOWEDBUILTINMODULES)
+	? new Set(env.get(CONFIG_PARAMS.APPLICATIONS_ALLOWEDBUILTINMODULES))
+	: {
+			// if we don't have a list of allowed modules, allow everything
+			has() {
+				return true;
+			},
+		};
+const ALLOWED_COMMANDS = new Set(env.get(CONFIG_PARAMS.APPLICATIONS_ALLOWEDSPAWNCOMMANDS) ?? []);
+const REPLACED_BUILTIN_MODULES = {
+	child_process: {
+		exec: createSpawn(child_process.exec),
+		execFile: createSpawn(child_process.execFile),
+		fork: createSpawn(child_process.fork, true), // this is launching node, so deemed safe
+		spawn: createSpawn(child_process.spawn),
+	},
+};
+/**
+ * Creates a ChildProcess-like object for an existing process
+ */
+class ExistingProcessWrapper extends EventEmitter {
+	pid: number;
+	private checkInterval: NodeJS.Timeout;
+
+	constructor(pid: number) {
+		super();
+		this.pid = pid;
+
+		// Monitor process and emit exit event when it terminates
+		this.checkInterval = setInterval(() => {
+			try {
+				// Signal 0 checks if process exists without actually killing it
+				process.kill(pid, 0);
+			} catch {
+				// Process no longer exists
+				clearInterval(this.checkInterval);
+				this.emit('exit', null, null);
+			}
+		}, 1000);
+	}
+
+	// Kill the process
+	kill(signal?: NodeJS.Signals | number) {
+		try {
+			process.kill(this.pid, signal);
+			return true;
+		} catch {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Clean up interval when wrapper is no longer needed
+	unref() {
+		clearInterval(this.checkInterval);
+		return this;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a process with the given PID is running
+ */
+function isProcessRunning(pid: number): boolean {
+	try {
+		// Signal 0 checks existence without killing
+		process.kill(pid, 0);
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Acquires an exclusive lock using the PID file itself (synchronously with busy-wait)
+ * Returns 0 if lock was acquired (need to spawn new process), or the existing PID if process is running
+ */
+function acquirePidFileLock(pidFilePath: string, maxRetries = 100, retryDelay = 5): number {
+	for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++) {
+		try {
+			// Try to open exclusively - 'wx' fails if file exists
+			const fd = openSync(pidFilePath, 'wx');
+			closeSync(fd);
+			return 0; // Successfully acquired lock (file created), caller should spawn process
+		} catch (err) {
+			if (err.code === 'EEXIST') {
+				// File exists - check if it contains a valid running process
+				try {
+					const pidContent = readFileSync(pidFilePath, 'utf-8');
+					const existingPid = parseInt(pidContent.trim(), 10);
+
+					if (!isNaN(existingPid) && isProcessRunning(existingPid)) {
+						// Valid process is running, return its PID immediately
+						return existingPid;
+					}
+
+					// Invalid/empty PID - check file age to determine if it's stale or being written
+					const stats = statSync(pidFilePath);
+					const fileAge = Date.now() - stats.mtimeMs;
+
+					// If file is very new (less than 100ms) and empty/invalid, another thread is likely still writing to it
+					if (fileAge < 100) {
+						// Just wait and retry, don't try to remove
+					} else {
+						// Stale PID file (old and invalid), try to remove it
+						try {
+							unlinkSync(pidFilePath);
+						} catch {
+							// Another thread may have removed it, retry
+						}
+					}
+				} catch {
+					// Couldn't read/stat file, another thread might be modifying it, retry
+				}
+
+				// Wait a bit before retrying
+				const start = Date.now();
+				while (Date.now() - start < retryDelay) {
+					// Busy wait
+				}
+			} else {
+				throw err;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	throw new Error(`Failed to acquire PID file lock after ${maxRetries} attempts`);
+}
+
+function createSpawn(spawnFunction: (...args: any) => child_process.ChildProcess, alwaysAllow?: boolean) {
+	const basePath = env.getHdbBasePath();
+	return function (command: string, args?: any, options?: any, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void) {
+		if (!ALLOWED_COMMANDS.has(command.split(' ')[0]) && !alwaysAllow) {
+			throw new Error(`Command ${command} is not allowed`);
+		}
+		const processName = options?.name;
+		if (!processName)
+			throw new Error(
+				`Calling ${spawnFunction.name} in Harper must have a process "name" in the options to ensure that a single process is started and reused`
+			);
+
+		// Ensure PID directory exists
+		const pidDir = join(basePath, 'pids');
+		mkdirSync(pidDir, { recursive: true });
+
+		const pidFilePath = join(pidDir, `${processName}.pid`);
+
+		// Try to acquire lock - returns 0 if acquired, or existing PID
+		const existingPid = acquirePidFileLock(pidFilePath);
+
+		if (existingPid !== 0) {
+			// Existing process is running, return wrapper
+			return new ExistingProcessWrapper(existingPid);
+		}
+
+		// We acquired the lock (file was created), spawn new process
+		const childProcess = spawnFunction(command, args, options, callback);
+
+		// Write PID to the file we just created
+		try {
+			writeFileSync(pidFilePath, childProcess.pid.toString(), 'utf-8');
+		} catch (err) {
+			// Failed to write PID, clean up
+			try {
+				childProcess.kill();
+				unlinkSync(pidFilePath);
+			} catch {}
+			throw err;
+		}
+
+		// Clean up PID file when process exits
+		childProcess.on('exit', () => {
+			try {
+				unlinkSync(pidFilePath);
+			} catch {
+				// File may already be removed
+			}
+		});
+
+		return childProcess;
+	};
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates whether a module can be loaded based on security restrictions and returns the module path or replacement.
+ * For file URLs, ensures the module is within the containing folder.
+ * For node built-in modules, checks against an allowlist and returns any replacements.
+ *
+ * @param {string} moduleUrl - The URL or identifier of the module to be loaded, which may be a file: URL, node: URL, or bare module specifier.
+ * @param {string} containingFolder - The absolute path of the folder that contains the application, used to validate file: URLs are within bounds.
+ * @return {any} Returns undefined for allowed file paths, or a replacement module identifier for allowed node built-in modules.
+ * @throws {Error} Throws an error if the module is outside the application folder or if the module is not in the allowed list.
+ */
+function checkAllowedModulePath(moduleUrl: string, containingFolder?: string): boolean {
+	if (moduleUrl.startsWith('file:')) {
+		const path = moduleUrl.slice(7);
+		if (!containingFolder || path.startsWith(containingFolder)) {
+			return;
+		}
+		throw new Error(`Can not load module outside of application folder ${containingFolder}`);
+	}
+	let simpleName = moduleUrl.startsWith('node:') ? moduleUrl.slice(5) : moduleUrl;
+	simpleName = simpleName.split('/')[0];
+	if (ALLOWED_NODE_BUILTIN_MODULES.has(simpleName)) return REPLACED_BUILTIN_MODULES[simpleName];
+	throw new Error(`Module ${moduleUrl} is not allowed to be imported`);
+}
+
+function getContext() {
+	return contextStorage.getStore() ?? {};
+}
+function getUser() {
+	return contextStorage.getStore()?.user;
+}
+function getResponse() {
+	return contextStorage.getStore()?.response;
+}
+
+export function preventFunctionConstructor() {
+	Function.prototype.constructor = function () {}; // prevent this from being used to eval data in a parent context
+}
+
+/**
+ * This can redefine a property into a getter/setter that will allow derivatives of a prototype to assign
+ * a value to the property without incurring an error from the property being frozen and readonly.
+ * @param target
+ * @param name
+ * @param value
+ */
+function overridableProperty(target, name, value = target[name]) {
+	Object.defineProperty(target, name, {
+		get() {
+			return value;
+		},
+		set(value) {
+			Object.defineProperty(this, name, {
+				value,
+				configurable: true,
+				enumerable: true,
+				writable: true,
+			});
+		},
+	});
+}