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sanderling/internal/ltl/step_bound_test.go
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pj a1e6bd7853 fix(ltl): keep the authored window on a step-bounded obligation
reduce decremented StepBound into the residual, so the trace reported the
remaining window rather than the authored one: a within(1915, "steps") showed
up as 1875 after 40 steps, and the replay UI renders that string verbatim. The
duration case was fixed when bounded windows were made to serialize their
resolved deadline; the step case was not, and withinFor's comment claimed
otherwise.

The window is now immutable and the closing observation is resolved once, which
mirrors Deadline exactly. A step counts observations the evaluator reduced,
not steps the runner executed, because a skipped step gave the property no
chance to discharge and transitional-step rate is itself policy-dependent.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01A5KmftdEJ49A9z5mF5ESrX
2026-08-14 17:50:19 +05:30

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package ltl
import (
"encoding/json"
"strings"
"testing"
"time"
)
func alwaysFalse() func() (bool, error) {
return func() (bool, error) { return false, nil }
}
// A step-bounded window counts the observations the evaluator reduced, and the
// residual has to keep saying which window the spec authored rather than the
// part of it that is left. Bug class: the replay UI renders "within N steps"
// straight off the residual, so a shrinking N tells the reader the spec asked
// for a window it never asked for.
func TestStepBoundedEventually_ResidualKeepsAuthoredWindow(t *testing.T) {
evaluator := NewEvaluator(EventuallyWithinSteps(ThunkNamed("p", alwaysFalse()), 5))
for index := range 3 {
if got := evaluator.ObserveAt(time.Unix(int64(index), 0)); got != VerdictPending {
t.Fatalf("observation %d: got %v, want pending", index+1, got)
}
}
body, err := json.Marshal(evaluator.Residual())
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if !strings.Contains(string(body), `"unit":"steps"`) || !strings.Contains(string(body), `"amount":5`) {
t.Errorf("authored window lost after reduction: %s", body)
}
if !strings.Contains(string(body), `"expiresAtObservation":5`) {
t.Errorf("resolved expiry missing: %s", body)
}
}
// Two obligations spawned at different observations from one `within(n,
// "steps")` window close at different observations, and the serialized AST has
// to keep them apart the way a resolved deadline keeps two duration-bounded
// ones apart. Bug class: the trace shows one node where the evaluator holds
// several distinct obligations.
func TestStepBoundedEventually_ObligationsSerializeApart(t *testing.T) {
evaluator := NewEvaluator(Always(EventuallyWithinSteps(ThunkNamed("p", alwaysFalse()), 3)))
for index := range 2 {
if got := evaluator.ObserveAt(time.Unix(int64(index), 0)); got != VerdictPending {
t.Fatalf("observation %d: got %v, want pending", index+1, got)
}
}
body, err := json.Marshal(evaluator.Residual())
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
text := string(body)
if strings.Count(text, `"amount":3`) != 2 {
t.Errorf("both obligations should report the authored window of 3: %s", text)
}
if !strings.Contains(text, `"expiresAtObservation":3`) || !strings.Contains(text, `"expiresAtObservation":4`) {
t.Errorf("obligations armed at different observations share a closing observation: %s", text)
}
}
// A bounded Always is the dual of a bounded Eventually, so its window resolves
// and serializes the same way.
func TestStepBoundedAlways_ResidualKeepsAuthoredWindow(t *testing.T) {
formula := AlwaysFormula{
Inner: ThunkNamed("p", func() (bool, error) { return true, nil }),
StepBound: 4,
HasStepBound: true,
}
evaluator := NewEvaluator(formula)
for index := range 2 {
if got := evaluator.ObserveAt(time.Unix(int64(index), 0)); got != VerdictPending {
t.Fatalf("observation %d: got %v, want pending", index+1, got)
}
}
body, err := json.Marshal(evaluator.Residual())
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if !strings.Contains(string(body), `"amount":4`) {
t.Errorf("authored window lost after reduction: %s", body)
}
if !strings.Contains(string(body), `"expiresAtObservation":4`) {
t.Errorf("resolved expiry missing: %s", body)
}
}
// A step the verifier skipped (a transitional tree, an empty hierarchy) never
// reached the evaluator, so the property was given no chance to discharge
// there and the window must not charge for it. The runner's step numbering
// only labels the witness; it does not drive the window.
func TestStepBoundedEventually_SkippedRunnerStepsDoNotConsumeWindow(t *testing.T) {
observed := 0
inner := ThunkNamed("p", func() (bool, error) {
observed++
return observed == 3, nil
})
evaluator := NewEvaluator(EventuallyWithinSteps(inner, 3))
var verdict Verdict
for _, runnerStep := range []int{1, 7, 19} {
verdict = evaluator.ObserveAtStep(time.Unix(int64(runnerStep), 0), runnerStep)
}
if verdict != VerdictHolds {
t.Errorf("three observations inside a three-observation window: got %v, want holds", verdict)
}
}
// The witness still carries the runner's numbering, so a report names the step
// that armed the obligation even though the window counted observations.
func TestStepBoundedEventually_WitnessCarriesRunnerStep(t *testing.T) {
evaluator := NewEvaluator(EventuallyWithinSteps(ThunkNamed("p", alwaysFalse()), 2))
for _, runnerStep := range []int{4, 11} {
evaluator.ObserveAtStep(time.Unix(int64(runnerStep), 0), runnerStep)
}
witness := evaluator.Violation()
if witness == nil {
t.Fatal("no violation recorded")
}
if witness.Step != 4 {
t.Errorf("witness Step = %d, want the runner step that armed the obligation (4)", witness.Step)
}
}
// An undischarged bounded eventually is a broken liveness promise at run end
// whatever unit bounded it. Bug class: choosing "steps" over "seconds" quietly
// turning an unmet obligation into a vacuous pass.
func TestFinalize_StepBoundedEventuallyMatchesWallClock(t *testing.T) {
byStep, stepEvaluator := runAndFinalize(EventuallyWithinSteps(ThunkNamed("p", alwaysFalse()), 50), 3)
byClock, clockEvaluator := runAndFinalize(EventuallyWithin(ThunkNamed("p", alwaysFalse()), time.Hour), 3)
if byStep != VerdictViolated || byClock != VerdictViolated {
t.Fatalf("step bound = %v, wall clock = %v, want both violated", byStep, byClock)
}
stepWitness, clockWitness := stepEvaluator.Violation(), clockEvaluator.Violation()
if stepWitness == nil || clockWitness == nil {
t.Fatal("both undischarged obligations must carry a witness")
}
if stepWitness.Reason != clockWitness.Reason {
t.Errorf("reasons diverge: step %q, wall clock %q", stepWitness.Reason, clockWitness.Reason)
}
if stepWitness.Step != clockWitness.Step {
t.Errorf("origin steps diverge: step %d, wall clock %d", stepWitness.Step, clockWitness.Step)
}
}
// The reason the unit exists. Two action-selection policies get the same
// 300-step budget and reach the same state at the same step, but the model
// policy takes 359 seconds where the seeded policy takes 47 because it makes a
// provider call per step. A wall-clock bound fails the slow policy on elapsed
// time alone; the same window written in steps decides both policies alike.
func TestStepBound_SlowPolicyDoesNotFailOnTimeAlone(t *testing.T) {
const budget = 300
const satisfiedAtObservation = 260
seededCadence := 47 * time.Second / budget
modelCadence := 359 * time.Second / budget
run := func(cadence time.Duration, bound func(Formula) Formula) Verdict {
observed := 0
inner := ThunkNamed("someTransactionExists", func() (bool, error) {
observed++
return observed >= satisfiedAtObservation, nil
})
evaluator := NewEvaluator(bound(inner))
base := time.Unix(1780000000, 0)
for index := range budget {
verdict := evaluator.ObserveAtStep(base.Add(time.Duration(index)*cadence), index+1)
if verdict != VerdictPending {
return verdict
}
}
return evaluator.Finalize()
}
byClock := func(inner Formula) Formula { return EventuallyWithin(inner, 300*time.Second) }
bySteps := func(inner Formula) Formula { return EventuallyWithinSteps(inner, 1915) }
if got := run(seededCadence, byClock); got != VerdictHolds {
t.Errorf("wall-clock bound under the seeded policy: got %v, want holds", got)
}
if got := run(modelCadence, byClock); got != VerdictViolated {
t.Errorf("wall-clock bound under the model policy: got %v, want violated (the false positive this unit removes)", got)
}
if got := run(seededCadence, bySteps); got != VerdictHolds {
t.Errorf("step bound under the seeded policy: got %v, want holds", got)
}
if got := run(modelCadence, bySteps); got != VerdictHolds {
t.Errorf("step bound under the model policy: got %v, want holds", got)
}
}