fix(runtime): dynamic Number toString uses NumberToString, not Rust Display

[proggeramlug]

Closes #9713.

A dynamically dispatched x["toString"]() on a number formatted with a bare Rust f64::to_string(), which never switches to scientific notation and spells the infinities inf. The same value's four static renderings were correct in the same program, which is what made it look like a dispatch bug — it is, but the divergence is a formatter, not a route.

const a: number = 2.2e-308;
a.toString();  String(a);  `${a}`;  a + "";        // 2.2e-308 — all correct
((x: any, m: string) => x[m]())(a, "toString");    // 0.000…00022 — ~308 digits

The three arms

dispatch_common's plain-number and boxed-Number toString, and dispatch_primitive's boxed-Number toString/toLocaleString, all carried

let s = if n.fract() == 0.0 && n.abs() < INT_EXACT_FASTPATH_LIMIT {
    (n as i64).to_string()
} else {
    n.to_string()          // <- Rust Display
};

They now call js_number_to_string. This is the same mistake #3987 fixed in the string-concat fast paths — js_format_f64's doc comment names it exactly ("Previously the concat fast paths used a bare format!("{}", n), which emits the full decimal form (e.g. 1000000000000000000000 for 1e21)") — and these three arms were not part of that sweep.

Dropping the local integer fast path is also strictly safer: js_format_f64 cuts over to the shortest-round-trip formatter at 1e15 rather than at 2^53, so it cannot reach the exact-vs-shortest divergence INT_EXACT_FASTPATH_LIMIT's own comment describes for 2**58 (…744 exact vs …740 shortest).

Measured against node 26.5.1 — previously wrong, now correct: 1e21, 1e-7, -2.5e-9, 2.2e-308, Number.MAX_VALUE, Number.MIN_VALUE, Number.EPSILON, ±Infinity, and each of those again through new Number(x).toString(). 1e-310 was already correct because it reaches Number.prototype by the #9698 bare-receiver route instead, which is the asymmetry the issue reported as a localisation clue.

One neighbouring defect in the same arms

A boxed receiver dropped an explicit radix entirely: new Number(255).toString(16) answered "255". Both boxed arms now route an explicit radix through js_jsvalue_to_string_radix the way the unboxed arm already did — which also means an out-of-range radix throws RangeError there, as the spec requires. toLocaleString keeps ignoring its argument; that one is a locale, not a radix.

Validation

Same-commit A/B on 28c292517, two isolated worktrees with their own target dirs, built identically:

	test_gap_9713_dynamic_number_tostring.ts
unpatched 28c292517	12 lines differ from node 26.5.1
patched	byte-identical to node 26.5.1

The fixture walks 18 values across both thresholds (1e-7/1e-6, 1e20/1e21, the subnormals, 2**53, 2**58, ±Infinity, NaN, -0) and prints all seven renderings per row — static toString, String(), template, concat, dynamic, boxed, boxed valueOf — so a future divergence names the path that moved. It also covers explicit radices, an explicit undefined radix, and the toFixed / toPrecision / toExponential siblings on the same dynamic route.

Two deliberate exclusions, both separate defects that would otherwise entangle the fixture:

• toLocaleString — node applies locale grouping (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, ∞) and perry does not.
• radices above 2^53 — (1e21).toString(36) is 5v1j4f4ds7c4ks under perry vs node's 5v1j4f4ds7c000, from a plain static call, so it is neither caused nor fixed here. Filed as toString(radix) above 2^53 emits exact digits, not V8's shortest round-trip ((1e21).toString(36) → 5v1j4f4ds7c4ks vs 5v1j4f4ds7c000) #9725. The fixture keeps its radix checks at or below 2^53.

RUST_TEST_THREADS=1 cargo test --release -p perry-runtime on the patched tree: 3092 passed, 0 failed. cargo fmt --all -- --check clean; scripts/check_file_size.sh clean.

The red self-test-checkers is pre-existing on main — its thread-local ratchet names six perry-runtime files, none of which this PR touches, and the offending raw thread_local! blocks are present on plain upstream/main.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed number toString() formatting to follow standard JavaScript behavior for Infinity, very large numbers, and very small values.
  • Fixed dynamically invoked number string conversion, including calls such as value["toString"]().
  • Fixed radix handling for boxed numbers, so expressions like new Number(255).toString(16) now correctly return "ff".
  • Updated localized number string conversion behavior to use consistent standard formatting.

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📝 Walkthrough

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Dynamic number toString dispatch now uses ECMAScript NumberToString formatting. Boxed numbers preserve explicit radix arguments. New tests cover thresholds, special values, boxed receivers, radix handling, and related numeric methods.

Changes

Number stringification

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Native dispatch formatting crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_call_method/common_methods.rs, crates/perry-runtime/src/object/native_call_method/primitive_methods.rs	Dynamic number and boxed-Number stringification now uses js_number_to_string. Boxed toString calls use js_jsvalue_to_string_radix when a radix is provided.
Regression coverage and changelog test-files/test_gap_9713_dynamic_number_tostring.ts, changelog.d/9728-dynamic-number-tostring.md	Tests cover numeric thresholds, special values, boxed receivers, radix arguments, and related dynamic methods. The changelog records the fixed behavior and a separate remaining radix issue.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 55d4c

Dynamic and boxed Number.toString now use JavaScript-compatible formatting and preserve radix arguments. Invalid-radix error behavior lacks direct regression coverage, creating a bounded risk of future compatibility regression.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 25.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: dynamic Number.toString() now uses JavaScript NumberToString behavior instead of Rust f64 Display formatting.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description provides a detailed summary, implementation scope, related issue, validation results, test coverage, known exclusions, and pre-existing failure context. It does not reproduce the repos…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #9713 by replacing divergent Rust f64 formatting in the dynamic number dispatch arms with js_number_to_string. The tests cover exponential thresholds, subnormal values, speci…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within scope. The boxed Number radix correction directly addresses a neighboring defect in the same dispatch arms, and the added tests validate the requested dynamic numeric behavio…

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test-files/test_gap_9713_dynamic_number_tostring.ts (1)

53-62: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add invalid-radix assertions.

This fixture covers valid radices and explicit undefined, but it does not verify the claimed RangeError behavior. Add dynamic tests for at least radices 1 and 37 on both 255 and new Number(255). Assert that each call throws RangeError.

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In `@test-files/test_gap_9713_dynamic_number_tostring.ts` around lines 53 - 62,
Extend the dynamic toString coverage around dynCall1 with invalid-radix cases
for 1 and 37, testing both the primitive value 255 and new Number(255). Assert
that every call throws RangeError while preserving the existing valid-radix and
undefined-radix assertions.

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In `@test-files/test_gap_9713_dynamic_number_tostring.ts`:
- Around line 53-62: Extend the dynamic toString coverage around dynCall1 with
invalid-radix cases for 1 and 37, testing both the primitive value 255 and new
Number(255). Assert that every call throws RangeError while preserving the
existing valid-radix and undefined-radix assertions.

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[proggeramlug]

Landed on main via merge train #9735 (rebase-merged, so your commits keep their authorship). Thanks!