From 7270f845964ed86e8bd70fa24dbc6616b3333b3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Antoine du Hamel <duhamelantoine1995@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 09:33:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fs: make `dirent.path` writable

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55547
Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/55538
Reviewed-By: Matteo Collina <matteo.collina@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: LiviaMedeiros <livia@cirno.name>
Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli <yagiz@nizipli.com>
Reviewed-By: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Chemi Atlow <chemi@atlow.co.il>
---
 doc/api/fs.md                              |  5 ++++-
 lib/internal/fs/utils.js                   |  4 ++++
 test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js | 12 ++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
index c2d26a4a908c05..a6628e7bee061d 100644
--- a/doc/api/fs.md
+++ b/doc/api/fs.md
@@ -6822,6 +6822,9 @@ deprecated:
   - v20.12.0
   - v18.20.0
 changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/55547
+    description: The property is no longer read-only.
   - version: v23.0.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/51050
     description: Accessing this property emits a warning. It is now read-only.
@@ -6831,7 +6834,7 @@ changes:
 
 * {string}
 
-Alias for `dirent.parentPath`. Read-only.
+Alias for `dirent.parentPath`.
 
 ### Class: `fs.FSWatcher`
 
diff --git a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
index 2d85ed2196529d..5080bbf2580889 100644
--- a/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
+++ b/lib/internal/fs/utils.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const {
   once,
   deprecate,
   isWindows,
+  setOwnProperty,
 } = require('internal/util');
 const { toPathIfFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const {
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ ObjectDefineProperty(Dirent.prototype, 'path', {
   get: deprecate(function() {
     return this.parentPath;
   }, 'dirent.path is deprecated in favor of dirent.parentPath', 'DEP0178'),
+  set(value) {
+    setOwnProperty(this, 'path', value);
+  },
   configurable: true,
   enumerable: false,
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
index dfc851090b269d..97dca15f38343d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-utils-get-dirents.js
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ const filename = 'foo';
     },
     ));
 }
+{
+  // Reassigning `.path` property should not trigger a warning
+  const dirent = getDirent(
+    tmpdir.path,
+    filename,
+    UV_DIRENT_UNKNOWN,
+  );
+  assert.strictEqual(dirent.name, filename);
+  dirent.path = 'some other value';
+  assert.strictEqual(dirent.parentPath, tmpdir.path);
+  assert.strictEqual(dirent.path, 'some other value');
+}
 {
   // string + Buffer
   const filenameBuffer = Buffer.from(filename);