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SYS-REQ-047SystemReview

When the current path segment is a negative array index (e.g., "[-1]"), Get shall return the defined not-found result because negative indexing is not supported by the JSON path syntax.

PriorityshallTypeguaranteeCategoryfunctionalComponentparserAssuranceEFindingsnone open

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Description

When the current path segment is a negative array index (e.g., "[-1]"), Get shall return the defined not-found result because negative indexing is not supported by the JSON path syntax.

FRETish formula
the parser shall always satisfy !path_segment_is_negative_array_index | returns_not_found_for_negative_array_index

Rationale & tags

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Negative array indices are not part of the documented path syntax. The parser should deterministically handle them rather than producing undefined behavior.

array-indexedge-case

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Assurance levelE
Formalizationvalid
Realizabilityrealizable
Vacuitychecked_ok
Strategyfretish

Review

Status
approved
Reviewer
human:leonidbugaev
Reviewed
Apr 23, 2026, 00:00 UTC

History

Created
Apr 14, 2026, 18:00 UTC · agent:claude
Modified
Jul 26, 2026, 14:54 UTC · human:cli

Obligations

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1 obligation · 1 discharged

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Discharged
Worst case if violatedHigh

Get on path [-1] is parsed by strconv.Atoi as -1 and then used as data[i-1] or an array element index, wrapping to a large unsigned index and panicking 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 !path_segment_is_negative_array_index | returns_not_found_for_negative_array_index

Variables

NameTypeDirectionDescription
path_segment_is_negative_array_indexTrue when the current path segment is a negative array index such as "[-1]".
returns_not_found_for_negative_array_indexTrue when Get returns the defined not-found result for a negative array index because negative indexing is not supported.

Witnesses· 3 scenarios total

  • TestNegativeArrayIndex
    deep_spec_test.go:183
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_047_Row1_TriggerFalse
    mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go:1625exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_047_Row2_InvariantViolation
    mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go:1637exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_047_Row3_NegativeNotFound
    mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go:1647exercises 1 condition scenario
  • TestObligation_SYS_REQ_047
    obligation_evidence_test.go:400

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Requirements
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Files
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Tests
3
At-risk contracts
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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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