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plain-parser reads the current ***plain syntax: # func-id headings in functional specs and test plain files with explicit test scenarios.
Functional specs
A functionality starts with a # <func-id> heading. Its body is free text up to the next heading or section marker: prose, bullets at any indentation, or any other shape. A func-id has only lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, and is unique in its module.
Test plain files
A test plain file binds to one functionality with module: and func_id: in its frontmatter. It has a conformance tests section and an acceptance tests section. Each scenario is a # <scenario-id> heading followed by free text, which the parser keeps as written. The parser reads every .plain file under the folders given with --tests-folder or the config key tests-folder. Without both, no test plain files are read; with a conformance-tests-script in the config, a test directory is required. It checks that each file binds to an existing functionality, that the concepts in the scenarios are defined, that linked files exist, and that scenario-ids are unique per functionality.
Completeness
When the config names a conformance-tests-script, every functionality of every module in the chain needs a test plain file bound to it. The sections of the file may be empty. The error names the functionality as <module>:<func-id>, the conventional path and the add-test-scenarios skill.
Previous syntax
Bullets in functional specs without a # <func-id> heading, and an acceptance tests section in a spec plain file, are errors. The message gives the file and the line and says the previous syntax is not supported.
Parse output plain-parser parse prints format version 2. Each functionality carries its id, its text and its scenarios, and a new test_plain_files map lists every test plain file with the functionality it binds to. A reader of format version 1 must be updated. Today only plain-forge reads the output, and it reads only the exit code.
Before it works for users
A release with a vX.Y.Z tag publishes the package to PyPI. After that, plain-healthcheck in plain-forge can run its parser step again. The codeplain client and backend keep their own parser copies until phase 3.
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New Features
Added discovery and validation of test specification files, with conformance and acceptance scenarios linked to individual functionalities.
Added configurable test folders and an option to require a test file for every functionality.
Functional specifications now identify each functionality with an explicit ID.
Parse output now uses format version 2 and includes test-file data and scenarios.
Bug Fixes
Improved error reporting for malformed specifications, invalid test bindings, missing resources, and unsupported syntax.
Documentation
Expanded the README with guidance on test discovery, configuration, parsing, and validation.
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feat: explicit test scenarios (ENG-190, phase 2)
feat: explicit test scenarios
Oct 19, 2026
A functionality is a `# <func-id>` heading followed by its body: a prose
statement line and the `- ` bullets indented under it. The parse result
entry carries the id, the body markdown, its linked resources and empty
conformance and acceptance test lists.
A flush-left `- ` list in functional specs, and an acceptance tests or
conformance tests section in a core spec, are the old syntax; the error
names the migrate-plain-syntax skill. The nested acceptance test code is
removed and every fixture is converted.
A func-id has only lowercase letters, digits and hyphens and is unique in
its module. The errors name the line, the module and, for a duplicate,
the line of the first use.
get_frids yields the func-ids in file order, and the helpers that take a
frid take a func-id. get_specifications_for_frid returns the conformance
and acceptance scenarios of the functionality, and collect_linked_resources
covers the links in them. The legacy tree walk over sections, ID and
Heading is removed.
A test plain file binds to one functionality with the frontmatter keys
module and func_id and holds a conformance tests section followed by an
acceptance tests section. A scenario is a `# <scenario-id>` heading and
its text, kept verbatim. Liquid and linked resources work as in a core
spec; the concepts of the scenarios are checked once the bound module is
known.
Every .plain file under the test folders is read as a test plain file,
bound to a module of the chain and one of its func-ids, checked against
the concepts of that module, and merged into the functionality in
discovery order. With conformance-tests-script in the config, every
functionality needs a conformance scenario; the error names it as
<module>:<func-id> and the add-test-scenarios skill. The config keys
test-dir and conformance-tests-script are read like template-dir.
check and parse take --test-dir, repeatable, which overrides the test-dir
config key and the default tests folder. The parse output is format
version 2: the functionality trees carry the merged scenarios, resources
covers the links in them, and test_plain_files maps each file to the
functionality it binds to. The README describes the new syntax.
Every block after a `# <func-id>` heading, up to the next heading or
section marker, is the body: prose, lists at any indentation, code
blocks, tables. The blank lines between the blocks are kept. A list
before the first heading is content before the first heading, like any
other block there.
The messages for content before the first func-id heading, for a
functional specs section without a heading, and for a conformance or
acceptance tests section in a spec plain file say the previous syntax
is not supported and name no skill. Only a missing conformance scenario
names add-test-scenarios. "Core spec" is now "spec plain file".
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Walkthrough
The parser now represents functionalities with explicit IDs and parses separate test plain files. Project parsing discovers and binds scenarios, validates linked resources and concepts, and can require a test file for each functionality. The CLI accepts test-directory settings and emits version-2 parse results.
Changes: Project test parsing and functionality model
Functional specifications now use # <func-id> headings and structured records. Lookup, resource collection, and range checks use functionality IDs. Fixtures and parser tests use the heading-based format.
Parse test plain files src/plain_parser/test_plain_file.py, tests/data/testplainfile/*, tests/test_test_plain_file.py
Test files parse frontmatter, conformance scenarios, acceptance scenarios, links, code variables, and concept references. Invalid structure and identifiers raise syntax errors.
Discover and bind project scenarios src/plain_parser/project.py, src/plain_parser/exceptions.py, tests/test_project.py, tests/data/cli/project/*
Project parsing discovers test files and binds scenarios to module functionalities. It validates bindings, duplicate scenario IDs, and concepts. An optional check requires a test file for every functionality.
Expose project parsing through CLI and output src/plain_parser/cli.py, src/plain_parser/__init__.py, README.md, tests/test_cli.py, tests/test_imports.py
The CLI accepts repeatable test-directory options, reads conformance-test configuration, and includes test-file bindings in version-2 parse output. The README and CLI tests document and exercise these interfaces.
sequenceDiagram
participant CLI
participant ProjectParse as project.parse_project
participant Discovery as discover_test_plain_files
participant TestParser as parse_test_plain_file_source
participant Binding as bind_test_plain_files
CLI->>ProjectParse: Parse module chain and test directories
ProjectParse->>Discovery: Discover .plain test files
ProjectParse->>TestParser: Parse discovered test-file text
ProjectParse->>Binding: Bind parsed scenarios to module functionalities
Binding-->>ProjectParse: Return bound files and merged scenarios
ProjectParse-->>CLI: Return module chain and bound test files
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plainlang/plain-parser#22: Updates module metadata parsing used by require-chain parsing and concept validation.
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Some scenarios can be skipped or rejected, and particular Markdown can fail parsing. The issues have bounded workarounds.
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- Around line 26-31: Update SEMANTIC_ID_PATTERN so semantic IDs consist of
lowercase alphanumeric segments separated by single hyphens; reject IDs that
start or end with a hyphen, contain consecutive hyphens, or consist only of
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…-ids
An id is segments of lowercase letters and digits with one hyphen
between them, so an id never starts or ends with a hyphen, never has
two hyphens in a row, and is never only hyphens.
Inside a fenced code block of a scenario, a line that starts with `# `,
`***` or `>` is scenario text, not a heading, a section marker or a
comment. A fence that is never closed is an error that names the
scenario.
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…mance scenario
With conformance-tests-script in the config, every functionality needs
a test plain file bound to it; the sections of the file may be empty.
The error names the functionality, the conventional path and the
add-test-scenarios skill.
Deduplicate files found in overlapping test directories.
If --test-dir tests and --test-dir tests/nested select the same scenario file, discovery returns that file twice. Binding then treats its scenario IDs as duplicates, so a valid check or parse fails. Keep each discovered file once while preserving the configured directory order. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Deduplicate scenario files in the discovery flow that appends to found, so
overlapping configured test directories cannot return the same file more than
once. Preserve the configured directory order and the existing first-discovery
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The parser has no default test directory. Test plain files come from
--test-dir or from the test-dir config key; without both, none are
read. A config that names a conformance-tests-script without a test
directory is a usage error.
A tests folder may serve several self-standing specs, each rendered on its own.
Reading one of them stopped on the first file of another, because a file whose
module: names a module outside the chain was an error. The same happened to a
module chain rendered from the middle, where the files of the modules above it
are in the same folder.
Such a file is now passed over before it is read, because its content is written
against its own spec and must not be held to this one. A module name that is a
typo binds the file to nothing, so the functionality it was written for has no
test plain file, which check_test_plain_files reports.
set +e
M=/home/jailuser/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/mistletoe
echo"== version"; python3 -c "import mistletoe,sys;print(getattr(mistletoe,'__version__','?'), sys.version.split()[0])"echo"== base SpanToken __init__ (span_token.py 60-80)"; sed -n '60,80p'"$M/span_token.py"echo"== InlineCode (119-140)"; sed -n '119,140p'"$M/span_token.py"echo"== Link (173-200)"; sed -n '173,200p'"$M/span_token.py"
python3 - <<'PY'import mistletoefrom mistletoe import Documentfrom mistletoe.block_token import Paragraphfrom mistletoe.span_token import Emphasis, Strong, InlineCode, Link, RawTextfor src in ["***`code`***", "***[x](http://e.com)***", "***name***"]: doc = Document(src) para = doc.children[0] print("\nSOURCE:", src, "| paragraph:", type(para).__name__) emph = para.children[0] if para.children else None print(" p.children:", [type(c).__name__ for c in para.children]) if isinstance(emph, Emphasis): strong = emph.children[0] if emph.children else None print(" emph.children:", [type(c).__name__ for c in emph.children]) if isinstance(strong, Strong): print(" strong.children:", [type(c).__name__ for c in strong.children]) for c in strong.children: print(" ", type(c).__name__, "hasattr content:", hasattr(c, "content")) try: print(" .content =", repr(c.content)) except Exception as e: print(" .content raised", type(e).__name__, e)PY
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Guard the child type in section_marker.
section_marker reads .content from the first Strong child without checking its type. In Mistletoe 1.6.0, Strong holds inline tokens, and a ***...*** paragraph that contains inline code or a link has an InlineCode or Link child. Neither class has .content, so the access raises AttributeError. read_sections calls section_marker for every paragraph, so the exception aborts parsing of the file. The guard returns None for these paragraphs, and they are then handled as ordinary functionality body text.
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strong_children = cast("Sequence[Token]", emphasis_children[0].children)
- return cast(RawText, strong_children[0]).content+ if len(strong_children) != 1 or not isinstance(strong_children[0], RawText):+ return None+ return strong_children[0].content
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In section_marker, validate that strong_children contains exactly one RawText
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plain-parser reads the current ***plain syntax:
# func-idheadings in functional specs and test plain files with explicit test scenarios.Functional specs
A functionality starts with a
# <func-id>heading. Its body is free text up to the next heading or section marker: prose, bullets at any indentation, or any other shape. A func-id has only lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, and is unique in its module.Test plain files
A test plain file binds to one functionality with
module:andfunc_id:in its frontmatter. It has a conformance tests section and an acceptance tests section. Each scenario is a# <scenario-id>heading followed by free text, which the parser keeps as written. The parser reads every.plainfile under the folders given with--tests-folderor the config keytests-folder. Without both, no test plain files are read; with aconformance-tests-scriptin the config, a test directory is required. It checks that each file binds to an existing functionality, that the concepts in the scenarios are defined, that linked files exist, and that scenario-ids are unique per functionality.Completeness
When the config names a
conformance-tests-script, every functionality of every module in the chain needs a test plain file bound to it. The sections of the file may be empty. The error names the functionality as<module>:<func-id>, the conventional path and theadd-test-scenariosskill.Previous syntax
Bullets in functional specs without a
# <func-id>heading, and an acceptance tests section in a spec plain file, are errors. The message gives the file and the line and says the previous syntax is not supported.Parse output
plain-parser parseprints format version 2. Each functionality carries its id, its text and its scenarios, and a newtest_plain_filesmap lists every test plain file with the functionality it binds to. A reader of format version 1 must be updated. Today only plain-forge reads the output, and it reads only the exit code.Before it works for users
A release with a
vX.Y.Ztag publishes the package to PyPI. After that, plain-healthcheck in plain-forge can run its parser step again. The codeplain client and backend keep their own parser copies until phase 3.Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
Bug Fixes
Documentation