test(core): prove authored helper and loop mutation evidence by flyingrobots · Pull Request #207 · flyingrobots/edict

flyingrobots · 2026-09-08T02:15:23Z

Plain-English Walkthrough

TL;DR

Complete #192's remaining mutation-evidence criterion with four tests through public lawpack authoring, source compilation, and artifact boundaries. A valid helper-body change reaches Core and supported Target identity after exact repinning; an independent loop-body change reaches Core identity. [claim:authored-mutations, confidence:1.00]

This is an evidence-only change. Production Rust, formal language and ABI specifications, CDDL, dependencies, and generated artifacts are unchanged. [claim:evidence-only, confidence:1.00]

Walkthrough

The previous evidence covered conditional and loop-bound changes, but did not follow a valid authored helper-body change through the exact lawpack closure or isolate a loop-body change with the iterable and bound held fixed. The new witnesses use the public authoring API and CLI, then consume their emitted manifest, exports, and adapter. They do not fabricate accepted digest fields inside an already-built artifact. [claim:public-input-path, confidence:1.00]

Change	Expected and observed result
Helper result `7` → `8`, same coordinate and signature	Exports and manifest bytes/digests change; adapter stays identical. Old-manifest/new-exports rejects with `ExportsDigestMismatch`. A valid new bundle paired with the old source pin rejects with `SourceImportMismatch`. Repinning changes Core and Target bytes/digests while the application intent remains identical.
Conditional alternate result `0u64` → `1u64`	Core and Target bytes/digests change while imported lawpack identity stays fixed.
Loop bound `4` → `5`	Core bytes/digest change while the iterable and loop body stay fixed.
Loop predicate `item <= 10u64` → `item <= 11u64`	Core bytes/digest change while iterable, bound, declarations, imports, and return stay fixed.

These are deterministic paired comparisons, with repeated identical authoring and compilation controls. [claim:deterministic-controls, confidence:1.00]

The CLI witness authors and builds an external consumer, changes the actual helper body, and verifies the stale pin produces InvalidApplicationClosure. Prior output stays byte-identical; with no prior output directory, the failure creates none. After repinning, both emitted artifacts change. [claim:cli-repinning, confidence:1.00]

The loop boundary remains explicit: source loops compile to Core, but the current Target lowerer returns UnsupportedCoreNode at the loop and emits no artifact. The new test asserts the structured kind, intent, node index, and absence of an artifact for the original and both loop mutations. This closes compiler identity evidence without claiming loop packaging, evaluation, a provider package, or a runtime receipt. [claim:loop-target-limit, confidence:1.00]

Owning compiler-spine, lawpack-authoring, and Target IR evidence maps now point to these witnesses. The authoring guide explains the repinning consequence. Determinism obligations distinguish direct API tests, canonical artifact comparisons, and structured CLI protocol witnesses. No language capability or application-specific runtime vocabulary is added. [claim:docs-scope, confidence:1.00]

Current-main refresh and verification

The branch now includes merged main cd3e52eb89d4f6686a1915eb44f12662df81b408 through ordinary merge f54e5845fae85ac4d3b4309a719310c930b0f045, followed by signed test-only commit 17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd. Main's arithmetic test-plan IDs remain intact; the older mutation rows are now CSPINE-TP-046 and TIR-TP-078, and the calibration reference follows the new ID. One empty-stdout assertion uses equivalent explicit byte-vector equality for stable Clippy 1.99. The seven-file diff remains two tests and five documentation files, with no production change. [claim:refresh, confidence:1.00]

The valid specimens already pass against production. Their RED is fault calibration, not evidence of repaired baseline defects. On this refreshed exact head, four temporary faults were applied separately in the copied Docker source: normalize helper results to 7; omit canonical Core import identity; discard the checked loop body; skip source-pin corroboration. They caused five expected assertion failures, including both API and CLI pin witnesses. Every altered source file was restored and its original SHA-256 verified between faults; the final full gate ran on clean, restored production. [claim:calibrated-red, confidence:1.00]

Current focused commands:

cargo +1.95.0 test --locked -p edict-syntax --test lawpack_authoring authored_
# 3 passed
cargo +1.95.0 test --locked -p edict-cli --test lawpack_authoring_cli public_build_requires_repinning_an_authored_helper_body_change -- --exact
# 1 passed

The fresh fault calibration reran the relevant exact test names under each temporary fault; every run exited 101 at its expected assertion, without a setup or compile failure. The durable recipe remains in docs/topics/lawpack-authoring/test-plan.md#53@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd; the source and patch hashes, exact commands, raw logs and restoration receipts are retained for independent review.

Required full validation at 17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd:

cargo +1.95.0 xtask verify: exit 0; 967 passed, 0 failed, 1 ignored across 57 result groups, strict all-target/all-feature Clippy, formatting, fixture/golden checks, 27 topic shelves and 11 release tags.
git diff --check origin/main...HEAD: passed.
Reused guarded Docker worker, Rust 1.95.0, stable shared Cargo target, no host tests or new build cache. The preexisting first-alpha uncovered-policy note remains a successful informational release-date result.

The earlier 902-test result and reviews at 19ccbccf are historical evidence only. Both historical documentation threads remain resolved; their corrections survive the merge. All five current-head hosted CI jobs pass. Independent Codex adversarial review approves this exact head with its full Verification Checklist. Both review bots explicitly reported quota limits; no bot status or stale review is treated as approval. The session-authorized independent review supplies the effective review gate. This turn did not rerun the separate dependency-audit command; hosted supply-chain CI remains part of the merge gate. [claim:validation, confidence:1.00]

The historical bot summary's “Bug Fixes” label is inaccurate for this evidence-only PR: no baseline production defect was repaired. Its 41.18% versus 80% docstring figure is an attributed advisory heuristic, not a repository gate; the changed functions are test helpers and no missing public contract was identified. These advisory dispositions do not replace fresh review approval. [claim:review-disposition, confidence:0.99]

Appendix: Citations

Claim	Evidence	Confidence	Notes
`claim:authored-mutations`, `claim:public-input-path`, `claim:deterministic-controls`	`crates/edict-syntax/tests/lawpack_authoring.rs#291@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; tests `authored_helper_body_mutation_moves_compiled_identity_or_rejects_stale_pins`, `authored_consumer_branch_mutation_moves_compiled_identity`, `authored_consumer_loop_mutations_move_core_identity_before_target_rejection`	1.00	Public authoring, decoding, preparation, compilation, canonical encoding and digest APIs.
`claim:cli-repinning`	`crates/edict-cli/tests/lawpack_authoring_cli.rs#84@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; `public_build_requires_repinning_an_authored_helper_body_change`	1.00	Real CLI subprocess, generated closure, repeated builds, stale pin, existing and absent outputs, repinning.
`claim:loop-target-limit`	`crates/edict-syntax/tests/lawpack_authoring.rs#497@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`	1.00	Typed Target refusal is part of the executable oracle.
`claim:calibrated-red`	`docs/topics/lawpack-authoring/test-plan.md#53@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; focused commands above, five observed assertion failures under isolated faults	1.00	Temporary faults are absent from this commit; they are not baseline defects.
`claim:docs-scope`	`docs/topics/compiler-spine/test-plan.md#125@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; `docs/topics/lawpack-authoring/test-plan.md#16@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; `docs/topics/target-ir/test-plan.md#180@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`	1.00	Updated evidence for existing contracts.
`claim:evidence-only`, `claim:validation`	`git diff cd3e52eb89d4f6686a1915eb44f12662df81b408...17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; exact commands and observed results above	1.00	Seven changed files: two test files and five owning topic documents. No production or dependency delta.
`claim:refresh`	Merge `f54e5845fae85ac4d3b4309a719310c930b0f045`; `docs/topics/compiler-spine/test-plan.md#125@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; `docs/topics/target-ir/test-plan.md#180@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`; `crates/edict-cli/tests/lawpack_authoring_cli.rs#205@17397e2aad18a83ffc617d1afd628764501f49cd`	1.00	Main's existing test-plan rows preserved, unique mutation IDs, equivalent stdout assertion.
`claim:review-disposition`	Historical bot summary; seven-file diff against cd3 main; repository documentation/Rust policies	0.99	Evidence for existing behavior; heuristic attributed, no approval inferred.

Closes #192

chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-09-08T02:15:32Z

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Bug Fixes
- Authored helper changes now correctly update generated lawpack, Core, and supported Target identities after repinning.
- Stale application pins are rejected with clear diagnostics, while failed builds preserve previously generated outputs.
- Source changes in conditionals and helper bodies now produce distinct compiled artifacts.
Documentation
- Expanded compiler and lawpack authoring guidance for semantic mutations, identity changes, repinning, and stale-pin behavior.
- Documented current Target IR limitations for loop constructs.
Tests
- Added coverage for deterministic rebuilds, mutation detection, repinning, artifact preservation, and unsupported loop lowering.

Walkthrough

The PR adds compiler and CLI tests for authored helper and consumer mutations. The tests verify deterministic artifacts, digest-bound stale-pin rejection, changed Core and Target identities, preserved failed-build outputs, and current rejection of bounded loops. Documentation records the evidence and requirements.

Changes

Authored semantic mutation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Compiler mutation witnesses `crates/edict-syntax/tests/lawpack_authoring.rs`	Adds helpers and tests for authored helper mutations, consumer branch mutations, deterministic compilation, digest changes, stale-pin errors, and `UnsupportedCoreNode` loop rejection.
CLI stale-closure validation `crates/edict-cli/tests/lawpack_authoring_cli.rs`	Adds end-to-end coverage for mutated lawpack publication, repeated builds, stale closure diagnostics, unchanged failed-build outputs, and changed compiled artifacts.
Mutation coverage documentation `docs/topics/compiler-spine/`, `docs/topics/lawpack-authoring/`, `docs/topics/target-ir/test-plan.md`	Documents authored semantic mutation requirements, test evidence, mutation calibration, identity propagation, stale-pin rejection, and the current Target loop boundary.

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The tests remain valid, but two test-plan rules inaccurately describe the permitted evidence. Correct these bounded documentation inconsistencies before or shortly after merge.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 41.18% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 17 functions across 2 files. (5 skipped: …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The pull request addresses issue `#192`'s remaining mutation-evidence criterion. It tests helper-body, conditional, loop-bound, and loop-body mutations, stale-pin rejection, deterministic artifacts, and…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to compiler and CLI tests plus related documentation. They support issue `#192` and do not add production behavior, runtime semantics, provider functionality, dependencies, or un…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the pull request’s main change: tests that establish mutation evidence for authored helpers and loops.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the tests, expected artifact and identity changes, stale-pin behavior, loop-lowering limit, documentation updates, and validation. It aligns with the changeset and ob…

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