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Fills 3 doc gaps identified in doc-completeness audit: - EXPLAINME.adoc: one-line summary, honest scope, polyglot architecture, invariants, boundaries, known gaps - TEST-NEEDS.md: 21 assertions today, 12 categories of gaps documented, 5 highest-value next tests identified - PROOF-NEEDS.md: 4 mathematical obligations (quandle axioms, Reidemeister invariance, canonicalisation idempotence, colouring well-definedness) + 3 systems obligations (cross-platform determinism, Idris2↔Zig layout agreement, NIF safety) These are scaffolds with honest content, not complete proofs/tests — they clarify what WOULD need to be done for CRG D → C promotion. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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‎quandledb/EXPLAINME.adoc‎

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// SPDX-License-Identifier: PMPL-1.0-or-later
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// Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
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= EXPLAINME — QuandleDB
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Jonathan Jewell (hyperpolymath)
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:toc:
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== One-line summary
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Semantic fingerprint layer of the KRL stack — extracts quandle presentations
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from knot diagrams, computes canonical hashes, and indexes them for
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equivalence search, built as a polyglot stack (Julia + Idris2 + Zig + V + Elixir).
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== Honest scope
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This project *does* the following:
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* Julia HTTP server wrapping Skein.jl + KnotTheory.jl for knot storage/query
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* `QuandleSemantic` Julia module extracting quandle presentations from
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`PlanarDiagram` and producing canonical fingerprints
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* Maintains a separate SQLite sidecar index (`quandle_semantic_index`)
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specifically for semantic queries, keeping raw-diagram storage in Skein
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* Idris2 ABI type layer for the semantic API
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* Zig FFI layer for the semantic API (C-compatible)
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* V-lang API wrappers
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* Elixir BEAM NIF bindings
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This project *does NOT* do the following:
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* Compute invariants (Jones, Alexander, etc. — that's KnotTheory.jl's job)
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* Store raw diagrams (that's Skein.jl's job)
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* Parse KRL or any knot-specific query language
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* Implement Reidemeister moves
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== Why it exists
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Quandle presentations are a complete invariant for many knot families under
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isotopy: two knots with different fundamental quandles are provably distinct.
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Unlike polynomial invariants (Jones, Alexander) which can fail to discriminate,
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quandle-based fingerprints provide semantic identity — *equivalence search*
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rather than just *property lookup*.
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Structurally: Skein stores raw diagrams; KnotTheory computes polynomial
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invariants; QuandleDB computes algebraic fingerprints derived from the
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fundamental quandle. Each layer enforces its own boundary.
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== The polyglot architecture
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[cols="1,2,2",options="header"]
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|===
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|Layer |Language |Purpose
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|ABI |Idris2 |Dependently-typed interface definitions + layout proofs
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|FFI |Zig |C-compatible implementation of semantic API
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|API |V |Typed API triples
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|Service |Julia |`server/serve.jl` HTTP server with quandle sidecar
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|Compute |Julia |`server/quandle_semantic.jl` presentation extraction + hashing
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|Client |Elixir/BEAM |NIFs for BEAM-ecosystem consumers
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|===
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This matches the hyperpolymath estate standard (Idris2 ABI + Zig FFI +
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V API triples + Julia/Elixir service layer).
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== Invariants (not to be violated)
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1. *Raw diagrams live in Skein.* QuandleDB's sidecar SQLite is for semantic
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fingerprints only. Do not duplicate Skein's `knots` table here.
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2. *Quandle computation is deterministic.* Identical input diagrams must
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produce identical fingerprints, regardless of platform or run.
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3. *ABI layer never leaks Julia types.* Idris2/Zig/V see only C-compatible
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structures.
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4. *Never modify KnotTheory.jl or Skein.jl.* They're community libraries
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consumed by this project, not targets for modification.
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== Boundaries
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[cols="2,2",options="header"]
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|===
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|Concern | Where it belongs
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|Crossings, PD codes, Reidemeister moves
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|KnotTheory.jl
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|Raw diagram storage + invariant cache (Jones, Alexander, determinant)
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|Skein.jl
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|Quandle presentation extraction from PlanarDiagram
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|`server/quandle_semantic.jl` (here)
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|Canonical quandle fingerprint hashing
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|`server/quandle_semantic.jl` (here)
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|Coloring counts into finite quandles
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|`server/quandle_semantic.jl` (here, planned)
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|TangleIR definition + adapters
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|`../../KRLAdapter.jl`
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|KRL query language
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|`../../krl/` (forthcoming)
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|===
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== Evidence this works today
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* 21 tests passing (9 quandle extraction + 12 semantic index integration)
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* `panic-attack assail` 0 findings
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* Idris2 ABI types defined
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* BEAM NIFs build and load
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== Known gaps (honest)
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* CRG grade D — tests present but thin coverage, no per-layer READMEs
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* No full-stack integration test spanning Idris2 → Zig → V → Julia → BEAM
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* No benchmark suite
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* No fuzz harness
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* `TEST-NEEDS.md` and `PROOF-NEEDS.md` just added as scaffolding; content is thin
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* Colouring count implementation not yet wired
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* No OpenAPI / contract spec for HTTP endpoints
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See `READINESS.md` for the path from D to C.
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== Related
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* link:README.adoc[README.adoc] — public overview
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* link:READINESS.md[READINESS.md] — CRG grade D assessment + path to C
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* `../../Skein.jl/` — knot persistence layer
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* `../../KnotTheory.jl/` — combinatorial engine
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* `../../KRLAdapter.jl/` — TangleIR adapter package
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* `../../krl/` — KRL surface language (scaffolded)

‎quandledb/PROOF-NEEDS.md‎

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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: PMPL-1.0-or-later -->
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<!-- Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk> -->
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# PROOF-NEEDS — QuandleDB
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Mathematical and systems obligations for the quandle semantic layer.
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## Mathematical obligations
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### M1. Quandle axioms preserved
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Statement: For every `QuandlePresentation` produced by `extract_presentation`,
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the derived action satisfies the three quandle axioms:
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1. `a ▷ a = a` (idempotence)
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2. For every `a`, the map `x ↦ x ▷ a` is a bijection (right-invertibility)
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3. `(a ▷ b) ▷ c = (a ▷ c) ▷ (b ▷ c)` (right self-distributivity)
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Current status: not proved; not tested. Essential — if presentations don't
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satisfy quandle axioms, the fingerprint is meaningless.
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### M2. Reidemeister invariance
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Statement: If diagrams D₁ and D₂ differ by a single Reidemeister move,
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their extracted presentations produce the same fingerprint.
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Current status: not proved; not tested on arbitrary R-move pairs.
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### M3. Canonicalisation is idempotent
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Statement: `canonicalize_presentation(canonicalize_presentation(p)) ==
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canonicalize_presentation(p)`.
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Current status: expected by construction; not proved. Should be provable
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by the canonical-relabelling sort being a total order.
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### M4. Colouring count well-definedness
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Statement: For a finite quandle Q and a presentation p, the number of
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quandle homomorphisms from `fundamental(p)` to Q depends only on the
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isomorphism class of `fundamental(p)` — not on the particular presentation.
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Current status: this is a standard result; need to verify the
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implementation actually respects it.
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## Systems obligations
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### S1. Fingerprint determinism across platforms
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Statement: Given identical input bytes, `quandle_fingerprint` produces
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identical output bytes on Linux x86_64, Linux aarch64, macOS, and WebAssembly.
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Current status: single-platform tested only.
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### S2. Idris2 ABI ↔ Zig FFI layout agreement
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Statement: Every record type defined in `src/abi/Types.idr` has a
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byte-for-byte identical memory layout in the corresponding Zig struct
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in `src/ffi/semantic_ffi.zig`.
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Current status: declared, not proved. Idris2's dependent types could
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encode the layout directly — this is exactly what the ABI/FFI boundary
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discipline is for.
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### S3. NIF safety
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Statement: BEAM NIFs in `beam/native/quandle_db_nif.zig` never crash the
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BEAM VM, even on malformed input from the Elixir side.
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Current status: tested on well-formed inputs only. No fuzz on the NIF boundary.
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## Proof stack (intended)
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- **Idris2** for ABI layout / type-level invariants
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- **Property-based tests (Julia)** for mathematical invariants M1-M4 as
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empirical evidence
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- **Zig's comptime** for layout assertions at the FFI boundary
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- **BEAM Dialyzer** for NIF typespec discipline
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## How to propose a new obligation
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1. State claim precisely.
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2. Classify: mathematical, systems, or contract.
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3. Either add property-based test as empirical evidence, OR write formal
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proof under `verification/` (create that dir if needed).
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4. Move to "Currently verified" section (to be created) when discharged.

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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: PMPL-1.0-or-later -->
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<!-- Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk> -->
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# TEST-NEEDS — QuandleDB
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Honest accounting of test coverage across the polyglot stack.
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## What's tested today (21 assertions total)
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| Layer | Tests | Location |
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| Julia quandle extraction | 9 | `server/test_semantic_index.jl` |
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| Julia semantic index integration | 12 | `server/test_semantic_index.jl` |
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| Idris2 ABI | — | none |
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| Zig FFI | — | none |
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| V-lang API | — | none |
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| BEAM NIFs | declared | `beam/test/quandle_db_nif_test.exs`, `beam/test/quandle_db_nif_live_integration_test.exs` (not run in estate-wide sweep) |
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| Full-stack (Idris → Zig → V → Julia → BEAM) | — | none |
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## What's NOT tested
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| unit (per-layer) | Only Julia has explicit unit tests | high |
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| P2P / cross-process | BEAM↔Julia link not stress-tested | medium |
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| E2E (polyglot) | No test spans the full stack | high |
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| build (all layers) | CI only builds Julia server; ABI/FFI/API/BEAM not verified in CI | high |
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| property-based | No property tests for quandle fingerprint determinism, canonicalisation | high |
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| mutation | Not set up anywhere | medium |
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| fuzz | No fuzz harness for random knot diagrams | medium |
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| contract | No OpenAPI / interface contract for HTTP endpoints | medium |
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| regression | No named regression suite | medium |
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| chaos | No fault injection (e.g. SQLite mid-write) | low |
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| compatibility | Single-platform only | low |
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| proof-regression | Idris2 ABI has types but no discharged proofs | medium |
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## Highest-value tests to add next (for CRG grade D → C)
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1. **Quandle fingerprint determinism** (property-based):
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Same input diagram → same fingerprint hash, across N=100+ random test diagrams.
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2. **Quandle fingerprint canonicalisation**:
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For known-equivalent presentations (e.g. Reidemeister moves applied), fingerprint matches.
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3. **Colouring count on known knots**:
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Trefoil, figure-eight, unknot against expected colouring counts into Z/3, Z/5.
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4. **BEAM ↔ Julia NIF handshake**:
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BEAM test actually loads the NIF and executes a quandle extraction end-to-end.
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5. **Full-stack smoke**:
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Idris2-typed call → Zig FFI → V → Julia server → round-trip result.
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## How to add new tests
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For Julia:
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- Add to `server/test_semantic_index.jl` under an appropriate `@testset`.
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- Run with `julia --project=server -e 'include("server/test_semantic_index.jl")'`.
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- Add to `beam/test/quandle_db_nif_test.exs`.
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- Run with `cd beam && mix test`.
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- Create `tests/integration/` at repo root.
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- Script the Idris2→Zig→V→Julia→BEAM handshake with assertions at each layer.

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