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ProbeLabsviewing a historical runWhen GetString addresses a value that is not a JSON string (e.g., a number, boolean, object, array, or null), the parser shall return a type-mismatch error.
Specification
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When GetString addresses a value that is not a JSON string (e.g., a number, boolean, object, array, or null), the parser shall return a type-mismatch error.
the parser shall always satisfy !getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error
Rationale & tags
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Rationale & tags
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GetString has explicit type-checking logic that rejects non-string values. This type-mismatch behavior is distinct from successful string decoding and from malformed-input error propagation.
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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
Change history
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Review history
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- Claude:spec Conformance · AI agentApprovedSpec conformanceAug 20, 2026 · last monthREVIEW-53
GetString checks the ValueType returned by Get and, when it is not String, returns a type-mismatch error: NullValueError for null and
fmt.Errorf("Value is not a string: %s", ...)for any other non-string type (parser.go:2054-2059). This covers numbers, booleans, objects, arrays and null as the description enumerates, satisfying !getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error. Every branch returns a non-nil error before reaching the raw/ParseString return paths.Cited code (2)
Obligations
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1 obligation · 1 discharged
Browse the catalogueGetString on a numeric value like 42 returns an empty string and silently masks the type error, corrupting the caller's string-typed schema with phantom data.
- nominalrequiredpresentCovered by 1 test
Formula evidence
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Formula evidence
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FRETish formula
the parser shall always satisfy !getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error
Variables
| Name | Type | Direction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | — | True when GetString addresses a value that is not a JSON string. | |
| returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error | — | True when GetString returns a type-mismatch error for a non-string addressed value. |
Witnesses· 3 scenarios total
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_073_Row1_TriggerFalseexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_073_Row2_InvariantViolationexercises 1 condition scenario
- TestMCDC_SYS_REQ_073_Row3_TypeMismatchErrorexercises 1 condition scenario
MC/DC truth table· 3 rows
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mcdc:ignoreNo-actionfalse-result row satisfied by designUncoveredneeds a covering test| # | getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error | Result | Proves | Covering test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | F | T | getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | |
| 2 | T | F | F | getstring_addressed_value_is_not_string | |
| 3 | T | T | T | returns_getstring_type_mismatch_error |
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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 (3)
- deep_spec_test.godeep_spec_test.go
- mcdc_spec_witnesses_test.gomcdc_spec_witnesses_test.go
- obligation_evidence_test.goobligation_evidence_test.go
What this rests on
Parent requirements (1)
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