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ProbeLabs23 findings · 123 requirementsWhen ParseString receives an empty byte slice, the parser shall return an empty Go string without error because an empty string body (content between quotes) is a valid string representation.
Specification
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When ParseString receives an empty byte slice, the parser shall return an empty Go string without error because an empty string body (content between quotes) is a valid string representation.
the parser shall always satisfy !parsestring_input_is_empty | returns_parsestring_identity_for_empty
Rationale & tags
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Rationale & tags
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Empty string input to ParseString (representing the body of '""') is a valid edge case that should produce an empty Go string, not an error.
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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-47
The requirement is that ParseString on an empty slice returns an empty Go string with no error (empty body is a valid string). ParseString (parser.go:2148) calls Unescape, which in unescapeConfig (escape.go:300) computes firstBackslash = bytes.IndexByte(in, '\\'); for empty input this is -1, so it returns
(in, nil)unchanged, and ParseString returns string([]byte{}) == "" with nil error. Because empty input contains no backslash, the KI-5/KI-6 escape-decoding defects are never reached. TestParseStringEmpty and TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_067_Row2/Row3 confirm the empty-identity result. No KI is attached.Cited code (4)
Obligations
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Formula evidence
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Formula evidence
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FRETish formula
the parser shall always satisfy !parsestring_input_is_empty | returns_parsestring_identity_for_empty
Variables
| Name | Type | Direction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| parsestring_input_is_empty | — | True when ParseString receives an empty byte slice. | |
| returns_parsestring_identity_for_empty | — | True when ParseString returns an empty Go string without error for an empty byte slice. |
Witnesses· 3 scenarios total
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_067_Row1_TriggerFalseexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_067_Row2_InvariantViolationexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_067_Row3_EmptyIdentityexercises 1 condition scenario
MC/DC truth table· 3 rows
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mcdc:ignoreNo-actionfalse-result row satisfied by designUncoveredneeds a covering test| # | parsestring_input_is_empty | returns_parsestring_identity_for_empty | Result | Proves | Covering test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | F | T | parsestring_input_is_empty | |
| 2 | T | F | F | parsestring_input_is_empty | |
| 3 | T | T | T | returns_parsestring_identity_for_empty |
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Impact
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Impact
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If you change this
Files to re-check (1)
- parser.goparser.go
Tests to re-run (2)
- deep_spec_test.godeep_spec_test.go
- mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.gomcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go
What this rests on
Parent requirements (1)
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