console: allow Object.prototype fields as labels

Console.prototype.timeEnd() returns NaN if the timer label
corresponds to a property on Object.prototype. This commit
uses Object.create(null) to construct the _times object.

Fixes: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#9069
PR-URL: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#9116
Reviewed-By: Trevor Norris <[email protected]>

Author: cjihrig

lib/console.js

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function Console(stdout, stderr) {
   Object.defineProperty(this, '_stdout', prop);
   prop.value = stderr;
   Object.defineProperty(this, '_stderr', prop);
-  prop.value = {};
+  prop.value = Object.create(null);
   Object.defineProperty(this, '_times', prop);
 
   // bind the prototype functions to this Console instance

test/simple/test-console.js

@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ assert.ok(process.stderr.writable);
 assert.equal('number', typeof process.stdout.fd);
 assert.equal('number', typeof process.stderr.fd);
 
+assert.throws(function () {
+  console.timeEnd('no such label');
+});
+
+assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
+  console.time('label');
+  console.timeEnd('label');
+});
+
 // an Object with a custom .inspect() function
 var custom_inspect = { foo: 'bar', inspect: function () { return 'inspect'; } };
 
@@ -57,6 +66,17 @@ console.dir({ foo : { bar : { baz : true } } }, { depth: 1 });
 // test console.trace()
 console.trace('This is a %j %d', { formatted: 'trace' }, 10, 'foo');
 
+// test console.time() and console.timeEnd() output
+console.time('label');
+console.timeEnd('label');
+
+// verify that Object.prototype properties can be used as labels
+console.time('__proto__');
+console.timeEnd('__proto__');
+console.time('constructor');
+console.timeEnd('constructor');
+console.time('hasOwnProperty');
+console.timeEnd('hasOwnProperty');
 
 global.process.stdout.write = stdout_write;
 
@@ -71,12 +91,8 @@ assert.notEqual(-1, strings.shift().indexOf('foo: [Object]'));
 assert.equal(-1, strings.shift().indexOf('baz'));
 assert.equal('Trace: This is a {"formatted":"trace"} 10 foo',
              strings.shift().split('\n').shift());
-
-assert.throws(function () {
-  console.timeEnd('no such label');
-});
-
-assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
-  console.time('label');
-  console.timeEnd('label');
-});
+assert.ok(/^label: \d+ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
+assert.ok(/^__proto__: \d+ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
+assert.ok(/^constructor: \d+ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
+assert.ok(/^hasOwnProperty: \d+ms$/.test(strings.shift().trim()));
+assert.equal(strings.length, 0);