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ProbeLabsviewing a historical runWhen 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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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.
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.
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Review
- Status
- approved
- Reviewer
- Buger · lead_engineer
- Reviewed
- Aug 20, 2026, 13:11 UTC
History
- Created
- Apr 14, 2026, 18:00 UTC · Claude · AI agent
- Modified
- Aug 20, 2026, 13:11 UTC · Buger
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- Claude:spec Conformance · AI agentApprovedSpec conformanceAug 20, 2026 · last monthREVIEW-38
Delete resolves the target via internalGetConfig, and when the addressed value is truncated mid-structure (e.g. '{"a":{"b":1') that call returns an error and deleteFoundConfig returns the original data slice unchanged with found=false (parser.go:1283-1286); the tokenEnd sentinel path also returns data unchanged when no trailing delimiter is found (parser.go:1291-1294). Delete() discards the found flag and returns that unchanged payload, and all subsequent index math is bounds-checked, so no panic occurs. The five MCDC rows and TestDeleteTruncatedMidStructure confirm unchanged output and no panic.
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Obligations
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1 obligation · 1 discharged
Browse the catalogueDelete 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.
- nominalrequiredpresentCovered by 1 test
Formula evidence
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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
| Name | Type | Direction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | — | True when Delete is called on input truncated mid-structure with unclosed nested objects or arrays. | |
| delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure | — | True when Delete returns the original byte payload unchanged for mid-structure truncated input. | |
| delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure | — | True when Delete completes without panicking on mid-structure truncated input. |
Witnesses· 5 scenarios total
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row1_TriggerFalseexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row2_InvariantViolationPanicexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row3_InvariantViolationOriginalexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row4_InvariantViolationNoPanicexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_056_Row5_TruncatedStructureexercises 1 condition scenario
MC/DC truth table· 5 rows
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mcdc:ignoreNo-actionfalse-result row satisfied by designUncoveredneeds a covering test| # | delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure | delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure | Result | Proves | Covering test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | F | F | T | delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | |
| 2 | F | T | F | F | delete_input_is_truncated_mid_structure | |
| 3 | F | T | T | F | delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure | |
| 4 | T | T | F | F | delete_returns_original_input_on_truncated_structure | |
| 5 | T | T | T | T | delete_completes_without_panic_on_truncated_structure |
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If you change this
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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