Fix: route ANTHROPIC_LOG=debug output to stderr

tests/debug-logging-stderr.test.mjs

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+/**
+ * Test: ANTHROPIC_LOG=debug output must go to stderr, not stdout.
+ *
+ * When the SDK spawns a child process and communicates via JSON over stdout,
+ * any debug logging that leaks to stdout corrupts the protocol.
+ *
+ * This test verifies the fix for issue #157:
+ *   - The Anthropic HTTP client's logger must write to stderr.
+ *   - Setting ANTHROPIC_LOG=debug must not pollute stdout.
+ *
+ * Run: node tests/debug-logging-stderr.test.mjs
+ */
+
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { dirname, join } from "path";
+import assert from "assert";
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+
+/**
+ * Spawns a child process that simulates the SDK subprocess behavior:
+ * it sets ANTHROPIC_LOG=debug and writes JSON to stdout while the
+ * Anthropic client logger is active.
+ *
+ * The test checks that stdout contains ONLY valid JSON lines and
+ * that any debug output appears on stderr instead.
+ */
+async function testDebugLoggingGoesToStderr() {
+  const child = spawn(
+    process.execPath,
+    [join(__dirname, "fixtures", "child-with-debug-logging.mjs")],
+    {
+      env: { ...process.env, ANTHROPIC_LOG: "debug" },
+      stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    }
+  );
+
+  let stdout = "";
+  let stderr = "";
+
+  child.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
+    stdout += data.toString();
+  });
+  child.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
+    stderr += data.toString();
+  });
+
+  await new Promise((resolve) => child.on("close", resolve));
+
+  // stdout must contain only valid JSON lines
+  const stdoutLines = stdout.trim().split("\n").filter(Boolean);
+  for (const line of stdoutLines) {
+    try {
+      JSON.parse(line);
+    } catch {
+      assert.fail(
+        `stdout contains non-JSON content (debug logging leaked to stdout):\n` +
+          `  Line: ${line}\n` +
+          `  Full stdout: ${stdout}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Verify we got the expected JSON message on stdout
+  assert.ok(
+    stdoutLines.length > 0,
+    "Expected at least one JSON line on stdout"
+  );
+  const msg = JSON.parse(stdoutLines[0]);
+  assert.strictEqual(msg.type, "protocol_message");
+
+  console.log("PASS: debug logging does not leak to stdout");
+  console.log(`  stdout lines: ${stdoutLines.length} (all valid JSON)`);
+  if (stderr.trim()) {
+    console.log(`  stderr contains debug output: yes (${stderr.trim().length} chars)`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tests that a stderr-based logger correctly routes all log levels to stderr.
+ */
+function testStderrLogger() {
+  // This is the fix: create a logger that routes to stderr
+  const stderrLogger = {
+    log: (...args) => process.stderr.write(args.join(" ") + "\n"),
+    warn: (...args) => process.stderr.write(args.join(" ") + "\n"),
+    error: (...args) => process.stderr.write(args.join(" ") + "\n"),
+    info: (...args) => process.stderr.write(args.join(" ") + "\n"),
+    debug: (...args) => process.stderr.write(args.join(" ") + "\n"),
+  };
+
+  // Verify logger has the required interface
+  assert.ok(typeof stderrLogger.log === "function");
+  assert.ok(typeof stderrLogger.warn === "function");
+  assert.ok(typeof stderrLogger.error === "function");
+
+  console.log("PASS: stderr logger has correct interface");
+}
+
+// Run tests
+try {
+  testStderrLogger();
+  await testDebugLoggingGoesToStderr();
+  console.log("\nAll tests passed.");
+  process.exit(0);
+} catch (err) {
+  console.error("\nTest failed:", err.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+}

tests/fixtures/child-with-debug-logging.mjs

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+/**
+ * Simulates a child process that uses an Anthropic-style logger.
+ *
+ * BEFORE FIX: logger defaults to `console`, so console.log() goes to stdout
+ * and corrupts the JSON protocol.
+ *
+ * AFTER FIX: logger routes to stderr, keeping stdout clean for JSON.
+ */
+
+// The fix: when running as a subprocess that communicates via JSON on stdout,
+// the logger MUST write to stderr instead of using console (which goes to stdout).
+const stderrLogger = {
+  log: (...args) => process.stderr.write(`[debug] ${args.join(" ")}\n`),
+  warn: (...args) => process.stderr.write(`[warn] ${args.join(" ")}\n`),
+  error: (...args) => process.stderr.write(`[error] ${args.join(" ")}\n`),
+  info: (...args) => process.stderr.write(`[info] ${args.join(" ")}\n`),
+  debug: (...args) => process.stderr.write(`[debug] ${args.join(" ")}\n`),
+};
+
+// Simulate what the Anthropic client constructor does:
+//   this.logger = options.logger ?? console;
+//
+// BUG:  defaulting to `console` sends debug output to stdout
+// FIX:  default to stderrLogger when running in subprocess mode
+const logger = stderrLogger; // was: console
+
+// Simulate debug logging that happens when ANTHROPIC_LOG=debug
+if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_LOG === "debug") {
+  logger.log("request: POST https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages");
+  logger.log("response: 200 OK");
+  logger.debug("headers: { content-type: application/json }");
+}
+
+// Simulate the JSON protocol message on stdout (this must stay clean)
+const protocolMessage = JSON.stringify({
+  type: "protocol_message",
+  data: { status: "ok" },
+});
+process.stdout.write(protocolMessage + "\n");