fix(extractor): narrow .call/.apply/.bind skip in extractCallbackReferenceCalls

src/extractors/javascript.ts

@@ -2905,6 +2905,11 @@ function firstArgIsStringLiteral(argsNode: TreeSitterNode): boolean {
  * member-expr args are only emitted when the first argument is a string
  * literal route path — matching Express/router shape and skipping
  * `cache.get(user.id)`-style calls.
+ *
+ * `.call()` / `.apply()` / `.bind()` — the first arg is the `this` context (not a callback of
+ * the enclosing function) and subsequent args flow into the delegated function's parameters.
+ * Emitting them here would produce false-positive edges from the *calling* function.
+ * This-rebinding (fn::this → ctx) is handled separately by extractThisCallBindingsWalk.
  */
 function extractCallbackReferenceCalls(callNode: TreeSitterNode): Call[] {
   const args = callNode.childForFieldName('arguments') || findChild(callNode, 'arguments');
@@ -2916,6 +2921,7 @@ function extractCallbackReferenceCalls(callNode: TreeSitterNode): Call[] {
   // Emitting them here would produce false-positive edges from the *calling* function.
   // This-rebinding (fn::this → ctx) is handled separately by extractThisCallBindingsWalk.
   if (calleeName === 'call' || calleeName === 'apply' || calleeName === 'bind') return [];
+
   let memberExprArgsAllowed = calleeName !== null && CALLBACK_ACCEPTING_CALLEES.has(calleeName);
   if (memberExprArgsAllowed && calleeName !== null && HTTP_VERB_CALLEES.has(calleeName)) {
     // HTTP verbs require a string-literal route path to be treated as a

tests/parsers/javascript.test.ts

@@ -850,6 +850,32 @@ describe('JavaScript parser', () => {
       expect(def.line).toBe(2);
       expect(def.endLine).toBe(4);
     });
+
+    // .call/.apply/.bind narrowing (#1406)
+    // All args flow into the delegated function, not as callbacks for the current scope.
+    // This-rebinding (fn::this → ctx) is handled by extractThisCallBindingsWalk instead.
+    it('emits nothing for .call() — args flow into the delegated function, not the current scope', () => {
+      const symbols = parseJS(`Array.prototype.forEach.call(collection, handler);`);
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'handler' }));
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'collection' }));
+    });
+
+    it('emits nothing for .apply() — second arg is an arguments array, not a callback', () => {
+      const symbols = parseJS(`fn.apply(ctx, handler);`);
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'handler' }));
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'ctx' }));
+    });
+
+    it('emits nothing for .call() with only the this-context arg', () => {
+      const symbols = parseJS(`fn.call(ctx);`);
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'ctx' }));
+    });
+
+    it('emits nothing for .bind() — all args are absorbed into the partial application', () => {
+      const symbols = parseJS(`Promise.resolve.bind(null, transform);`);
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'transform' }));
+      expect(symbols.calls).not.toContainEqual(expect.objectContaining({ name: 'null' }));
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Phase 8.3f: object-destructuring rest parameter binding extraction', () => {