bench-xref

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Sync benchmark cross-reference blocks onto GitHub Issue bodies via `yarn bench:xref`, manage `tests/external/bench/issue-xref.config.ts` mappings, and run the pre-release checklist. Use when adding / removing / updating a primary or secondary mapping, when an issue closes upstream, when the xref CLI's output disagrees with what's on the issue body, or before cutting a release that touches a rule the benchmark covers. Trigger keywords: bench-xref, issue-xref, xref CLI, GitHub issue body, primary mapping, secondary mapping, umbrella block, pre-release checklist, bench-xref-audit workflow, marker version.

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nu-validator Bench Cross-Reference Sync Skill

Configured GitHub issues carry a  ...  block at the end of their body. The block lists every fixture matching the issue's scope (filter regex) and the current verdict tally. Block content is generated from snapshots/diff/* and is idempotent — re-running only updates when the underlying numbers change.

Mappings live in tests/external/bench/issue-xref.config.ts.

Commands

Flags (--issue, --filter, --all, --write, --dry-run, --audit, --json) are parsed in tests/external/bench/xref-issue.ts — read it when unsure. Without --write, output goes to stdout and no network call is made.

Prerequisite: gh installed and authenticated.

Routine after a yarn bench:update:

yarn bench:xref --all --dry-run --write   # review intended diffs
yarn bench:xref --all --write             # apply

composeBody is idempotent and collapses multiple marker pairs into one block.

The block does not adjudicate who is right between markuplint and nu — that is a spec read per bench-triage.

Updating `issue-xref.config.ts`

Event	Action
New Issue this bench can verify	Add a `primary` mapping with a focused `filter`. Confirm with `yarn bench:xref --issue <N>`.
New Issue with no matching fixture	Add a `secondary` mapping with a `reason`. Internal-bug Issues go here too.
Existing Issue closes	Remove the entry. The umbrella block auto-derives from remaining primary mappings.
Issue scope shifts	Adjust `filter`. Rerun `yarn bench:xref --issue <N>`.
Body claim becomes inaccurate after bench reruns	Add or edit a `bodyOverride` (factory reading an `.md` under `tests/external/bench/issue-xref/`).

Pre-release checklist

Before cutting a markuplint release that touches any rule the benchmark covers:

yarn bench:xref --audit     # prune CLOSED issues from the config
yarn bench:update           # regenerate coverage.json (Docker required)
yarn bench:xref --all --write

--audit is the cheapest gate; running it first prevents stale xref blocks from being pushed to issues that closed between releases.

CI: `Bench xref audit` workflow

.github/workflows/bench-xref-audit.yml runs the audit on relevant PRs and a weekly cron; it exits non-zero on any CLOSED entry, blocking PR merge until the mapping is removed.

Marker version

The v1 literal is hard-coded in the composeBody regex. To break format compat: bump BEGIN_MARKER / END_MARKER in xref-issue.ts, temporarily widen the regex to accept both versions, run yarn bench:xref --all --write once, then drop the old version from the regex.