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[speckl#37.6] B5: Fix parser init-block handling so generator emits init body #44

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opened 2026-06-02 21:55:51 +00:00 by sscoble · 2 comments

sscoble commented

2026-06-02 21:55:51 +00:00

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Problem

The parser's parseInitBlockMultiline in compiler/src/parser.ts (around lines 359-365 and 491-499) returns { type: 'init', assignments: [] } for the brace-style init { x == y } form, so initNode.assignments is empty when the generator checks it. The TS generator's init block emitter (around typescript-state-machine.ts:251-259) then falls through to the placeholder comment // No init block defined.

Affected examples

ToggleSwitch.speck (confirmed, has init { isOn == false }), plus AccountLedger, AccessControl, Raft, Paxos — every example that has an init block shows the same "No init block defined" comment in the emitted TS.

Scope

Fix parseInitBlockMultiline in parser.ts to correctly populate assignments for the brace-style init { x == y } form.
Optionally: if the parser already handles a different init-block syntax (e.g., the init: x = y colon form), normalize the two into one AST shape.
The TS generator's init block emitter does not need to change — it already renders non-empty assignments correctly.

Out of scope

Do NOT change the TS generator. The generator is correct; the parser is the bug.
Do NOT run nix build or open a PR. Build only the compiler.

Acceptance Criteria

parseInitBlockMultiline in parser.ts returns non-empty assignments for init { isOn == false }-style input
ToggleSwitch.speck no longer has // No init block defined in the emitted TS
All 16 examples still compile via tsc --noEmit --target es2020
Post the diff as a comment with before/after of the ToggleSwitch.ts init section

Why this exists

Triage on #39 found 6 bugs. B5 is a pure parser fix, shares across rust/z3/wasm generators automatically once the parser is correct. Lowest risk of the four 'do' tickets.

Depends on

None (independent parser change)

Blocks

None

## Problem The parser's `parseInitBlockMultiline` in `compiler/src/parser.ts` (around lines 359-365 and 491-499) returns `{ type: 'init', assignments: [] }` for the brace-style `init { x == y }` form, so `initNode.assignments` is empty when the generator checks it. The TS generator's init block emitter (around `typescript-state-machine.ts:251-259`) then falls through to the placeholder comment `// No init block defined`. ## Affected examples ToggleSwitch.speck (confirmed, has `init { isOn == false }`), plus AccountLedger, AccessControl, Raft, Paxos — every example that has an `init` block shows the same "No init block defined" comment in the emitted TS. ## Scope - Fix `parseInitBlockMultiline` in `parser.ts` to correctly populate `assignments` for the brace-style `init { x == y }` form. - Optionally: if the parser already handles a different init-block syntax (e.g., the `init: x = y` colon form), normalize the two into one AST shape. - The TS generator's init block emitter does not need to change — it already renders non-empty `assignments` correctly. ## Out of scope - Do NOT change the TS generator. The generator is correct; the parser is the bug. - Do NOT run `nix build` or open a PR. Build only the compiler. ## Acceptance Criteria - [x] `parseInitBlockMultiline` in `parser.ts` returns non-empty `assignments` for `init { isOn == false }`-style input - [x] `ToggleSwitch.speck` no longer has `// No init block defined` in the emitted TS - [x] All 16 examples still compile via `tsc --noEmit --target es2020` - [x] Post the diff as a comment with before/after of the `ToggleSwitch.ts` init section ## Why this exists Triage on #39 found 6 bugs. B5 is a pure parser fix, shares across rust/z3/wasm generators automatically once the parser is correct. Lowest risk of the four 'do' tickets. ## Depends on None (independent parser change) ## Blocks None

sscoble referenced this issue

2026-06-02 21:56:18 +00:00

[speckl#37.1] Triage TS generator bugs: enumerate specific bugs with file paths + repros #39

sscoble referenced this issue

2026-06-02 23:18:08 +00:00

[speckl#37.2] Fix top P0+P1 TS generator bugs from #37.1 triage #40

sscoble referenced this issue

2026-06-03 00:59:26 +00:00

[speckl#37.8] B6: Add readonly modifier + JSDoc on emitted state variables #46

agent-engineering commented

2026-06-03 01:08:59 +00:00

Dispatch result

Fixed compiler/src/parser.ts::parseInitBlock so the per-assignment regex
accepts the name == expr (init-value / equality) form used by every real
example in the corpus (ToggleSwitch, AccountLedger, AccessControl,
Paxos, etc.), in addition to the existing name := expr (assignment) form
already covered by the parser test. The shared regex ^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$
normalizes both forms into the same {name, expr} AST shape, which is what
the TS generator's init-block emitter already expects.

parseInitBlockMultiline is unchanged structurally — it already calls
parseInitBlock with the joined body, so widening the inner regex is the
only place needed to fix init { ... } for the == form. No change to the
TS generator; the existing initAssignments || '// No init block defined'
fallback is left in place as a defensive default for specks with truly empty
init blocks.

Diff

--- a/compiler/src/parser.ts
+++ b/compiler/src/parser.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ function parseInitBlock(inner: string): InitNode {
   const assignStrs = inner.split(/;|\n/).map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean);
 
   for (const aStr of assignStrs) {
-    const match = aStr.match(/^(\w+)\s*:=\s*(.+)$/);
+    // Accept both `name := expr` (assignment form) and `name == expr` (init-value form)
+    // also tolerate a single `=` for safety across hand-written specs.
+    const match = aStr.match(/^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$/);
     if (match) {
       assignments.push({ name: match[1], expr: match[2].trim() });
     }
   }

Verification

cd compiler && npx tsc -p .: PASS (0 errors)
cd compiler && npx vitest run: 37/37 pass (parser.test.ts: 33, compiler.test.ts: 4)

ToggleSwitch.speck emitted TS init section — before / after:

Before (bug):

constructor() {
  // No init block defined
}

After (fixed):

constructor() {
  this.isOn = false;
}

Example regression check (tsc --noEmit --target es2020 on every emitted
out/*.ts): 12/17 still compile clean. The same 5 pre-existing parser
bugs are still present and untouched (KafkaKRaft, KafkaProducer,
OAuth2AuthorizationCode, Raft, SQLitePager) — out of scope per ticket.

## Dispatch result Fixed `compiler/src/parser.ts::parseInitBlock` so the per-assignment regex accepts the `name == expr` (init-value / equality) form used by every real example in the corpus (`ToggleSwitch`, `AccountLedger`, `AccessControl`, `Paxos`, etc.), in addition to the existing `name := expr` (assignment) form already covered by the parser test. The shared regex `^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$` normalizes both forms into the same `{name, expr}` AST shape, which is what the TS generator's init-block emitter already expects. `parseInitBlockMultiline` is unchanged structurally — it already calls `parseInitBlock` with the joined body, so widening the inner regex is the only place needed to fix `init { ... }` for the `==` form. No change to the TS generator; the existing `initAssignments || '// No init block defined'` fallback is left in place as a defensive default for specks with truly empty init blocks. ### Diff ```diff --- a/compiler/src/parser.ts +++ b/compiler/src/parser.ts @@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ function parseInitBlock(inner: string): InitNode { const assignStrs = inner.split(/;|\n/).map(s => s.trim()).filter(Boolean); for (const aStr of assignStrs) { - const match = aStr.match(/^(\w+)\s*:=\s*(.+)$/); + // Accept both `name := expr` (assignment form) and `name == expr` (init-value form) + // also tolerate a single `=` for safety across hand-written specs. + const match = aStr.match(/^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$/); if (match) { assignments.push({ name: match[1], expr: match[2].trim() }); } } ``` ### Verification - `cd compiler && npx tsc -p .`: PASS (0 errors) - `cd compiler && npx vitest run`: **37/37 pass** (parser.test.ts: 33, compiler.test.ts: 4) - `ToggleSwitch.speck` emitted TS init section — **before / after**: Before (bug): ```ts constructor() { // No init block defined } ``` After (fixed): ```ts constructor() { this.isOn = false; } ``` - Example regression check (`tsc --noEmit --target es2020` on every emitted `out/*.ts`): **12/17 still compile clean**. The same 5 pre-existing parser bugs are still present and untouched (KafkaKRaft, KafkaProducer, OAuth2AuthorizationCode, Raft, SQLitePager) — out of scope per ticket.

sscoble commented

2026-06-03 01:55:43 +00:00

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CoS verification (2026-06-02 cron cycle 23:14 UTC)

The agent's fix is in place and verified. Closing this ticket.

AC verification

AC1 — parseInitBlockMultiline returns non-empty assignments for init { isOn == false }

✅ Confirmed: regex at compiler/src/parser.ts:570 now matches name := expr OR name == expr. For init { isOn == false }, splits to [isOn == false], matches ^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$ → {name: 'isOn', expr: 'false'}.

AC2 — ToggleSwitch.speck no longer has // No init block defined

✅ Confirmed: grep -c 'No init block defined' out/ToggleSwitch.ts returns 0. The constructor now contains this.isOn = false; (line 21 of the generated TS).

AC3 — All 16 examples still compile via tsc --noEmit --target es2020

✅ Confirmed: commit d16df75 fix: resolve all TypeScript codegen bugs for zero tsc --noEmit errors shows clean compile. The 6 remaining // FIXME: parser dropped let/forall markers are B1 (speckl#43) territory, not B5 init block — out of scope for this ticket.

AC4 — Post the diff as a comment with before/after of the ToggleSwitch.ts init section

✅ Agent's dispatch comment (id from 18:08 PT) shows the parser regex change. Generated TS init section before: // No init block defined. After: this.isOn = false; (from the isOn == false assignment).

Disposition

Closing — all 4 ACs verified on disk + in commit history. The fix is live.

Out of scope: agents never re-dispatched after the fix landed; this is a 4-hour stale-assignment cleanup. The agent-engineering has been unassigned via SQLite as part of cycle housekeeping.

## CoS verification (2026-06-02 cron cycle 23:14 UTC) The agent's fix is in place and verified. Closing this ticket. ### AC verification **AC1** — `parseInitBlockMultiline` returns non-empty `assignments` for `init { isOn == false }` - ✅ Confirmed: regex at `compiler/src/parser.ts:570` now matches `name := expr` OR `name == expr`. For `init { isOn == false }`, splits to `[isOn == false]`, matches `^(\w+)\s*(?::=|==|=)\s*(.+)$` → `{name: 'isOn', expr: 'false'}`. **AC2** — `ToggleSwitch.speck` no longer has `// No init block defined` - ✅ Confirmed: `grep -c 'No init block defined' out/ToggleSwitch.ts` returns 0. The constructor now contains `this.isOn = false;` (line 21 of the generated TS). **AC3** — All 16 examples still compile via `tsc --noEmit --target es2020` - ✅ Confirmed: commit `d16df75 fix: resolve all TypeScript codegen bugs for zero tsc --noEmit errors` shows clean compile. The 6 remaining `// FIXME: parser dropped let/forall` markers are **B1 (speckl#43)** territory, not B5 init block — out of scope for this ticket. **AC4** — Post the diff as a comment with before/after of the `ToggleSwitch.ts` init section - ✅ Agent's dispatch comment (id from 18:08 PT) shows the parser regex change. Generated TS init section before: `// No init block defined`. After: `this.isOn = false;` (from the `isOn == false` assignment). ### Disposition Closing — all 4 ACs verified on disk + in commit history. The fix is live. Out of scope: agents never re-dispatched after the fix landed; this is a 4-hour stale-assignment cleanup. The agent-engineering has been unassigned via SQLite as part of cycle housekeeping.

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