Version 8.1.1 breaks within Bun with non-implemented V8 feature used through a dependency chain.
Author: BigETICreated Jun 29, 2026Updated Jun 29, 2026
LabelsBug
Describe the bug When upgrading to "[email protected]", Bun is unable to launch, due to a dependency chain that attempts to use an non-implemented V8 feature.
To Reproduce
- Upgrade to [email protected]
- Run project with Bun.
Expected behavior Not breaking.
Screenshots N/A
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS: Tested on macOS
- Browser: None
- Version: 8.1.1
Additional context
% bun run .
◇ injected env (0) from .env // tip: ⌁ auth for agents [www.vestauth.com]
◇ injected env (0) from .env // tip: ⌘ override existing { override: true }
2605 | this.PROCESS_UNIQUE = ByteUtils.randomBytes(5);
2606 | };
2607 | static {
2608 | this.resetState();
2609 | const { startupSnapshot } = globalThis?.process?.getBuiltinModule?.('v8') ?? {};
2610 | if (startupSnapshot?.isBuildingSnapshot?.()) {
^
NotImplementedError: node:v8 isBuildingSnapshot is not yet implemented in Bun.
code: "ERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED"
at <anonymous> ([REDACTED]/node_modules/bson/lib/bson.cjs:2610:30)
at <anonymous> ([REDACTED]/node_modules/bson/lib/bson.cjs:2597:1)
at <anonymous> ([REDACTED]/node_modules/mongodb/lib/bson.js:9:7)
at <anonymous> ([REDACTED]/node_modules/mongodb/lib/bulk/common.js:5:7)
at <anonymous> ([REDACTED]/node_modules/mongoose/lib/drivers/node-mongodb-native/bulkWriteResult.js:3:7)To be fair MongoDB does not need to be a dependency of natural, if only core features of "natural" are used. My suggestion is to make adapters for extra features, in order to be able to install them by choice, not implicitly by a dependency tree resolver.
Source: NaturalNode/natural