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RequirementSYS-REQ-056SystemReview

When Delete is called on input that is truncated mid-structure (e.g., an object with an unclosed nested object like '{"a":{"b":1'), the parser shall return the original byte payload unchanged and shall not panic.

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PriorityshallTypeguaranteeCategoryfunctionalComponentparserAssuranceEFindingsnone open

Specification

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Description

When Delete is called on input that is truncated mid-structure (e.g., an object with an unclosed nested object like '{"a":{"b":1'), the parser shall return the original byte payload unchanged and shall not panic.

FRETish formula
the parser shall always satisfy !delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | (delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure & delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure)
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Rationale & tags

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Mid-structure truncation in Delete exercises both internalGet and findKeyStart with incomplete structural input, which is a distinct truncation pattern from at-value-boundary.

deletetruncationstructure

Verification & provenance

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Assurance levelE
Formalizationvalid
Realizabilityrealizable
Vacuitychecked_ok
Strategyfretish

Review

Status
approved
Reviewer
Leonidbugaev
Reviewed
Apr 23, 2026, 00:00 UTC

History

Created
Apr 14, 2026, 18:00 UTC · Claude · AI agent
Modified
Jul 26, 2026, 14:54 UTC · Created via CLI

Change history

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Obligations

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1 obligation · 1 discharged

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Discharged
If it were violatedCritical

Delete on {"a":{"b":1 (unclosed nested object) drives findKeyStart into recursion that over-reads; the cleanup data[prevTok] dereference at parser.go:907 panics with index-out-of-range.

Discharging evidence1/1 required witnessed
  • nominalrequiredpresent
    Covered by 1 test

Formula evidence

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FRETish formula

the parser shall always satisfy !delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | (delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure & delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure)

Variables

NameTypeDirectionDescription
delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structureTrue when Delete is called on input truncated mid-structure with unclosed nested objects or arrays.
delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structureTrue when Delete returns the original byte payload unchanged for mid-structure truncated input.
delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structureTrue when Delete completes without panicking on mid-structure truncated input.

Witnesses· 5 scenarios total

  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row1_TriggerFalse
    exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row2_InvariantViolationPanic
    exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row3_InvariantViolationOriginal
    exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row4_InvariantViolationNoPanic
    exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row5_TruncatedStructure
    exercises 1 condition scenario

MC/DC truth table· 5 rows

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Covereda test exercises this rowExempteda reviewed mcdc:ignoreNo-actionfalse-result row satisfied by designUncoveredneeds a covering test
#delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structuredelete_input_is_truncated_mid_structuredelete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structureResultProvesCovering test
1FFFTdelete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure
2FTFFdelete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure
3FTTFdelete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure
4TTFFdelete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure
5TTTTdelete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure

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If you change this

Requirements
0
Files
1
Tests
3
At-risk contracts
0

Files to re-check (1)

  • parser.goparser.go

Tests to re-run (3)

  • deep_spec_test.godeep_spec_test.go
  • mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.gomcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go
  • obligation_evidence_test.goobligation_evidence_test.go

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