whfmt-guard

Testing & Quality

INTERNAL DEV WORKFLOW for WpfHexEditor — Claude self-invokes after editing any *.whfmt under Core/WpfHexEditor.Core.Definitions/FormatDefinitions/ or the whfmt.schema.json. Domain checks NOT covered by build gate EmbeddedWhfmt_Tests (parse-only) or nuget-guard (public API): JSONC parse with /* */ header tolerated (per feedback_whfmt_guard), version monotone vs git HEAD (per feedback_whfmt_version), required schema fields (formatName, formatId, extensions, category, description), formatId uniqueness across catalog, magic-signature collisions, detection.strength enum (catches typos before SignatureStrength converter crash — bug_signaturestrength_converter), and placeholder/variables drift. Skip on: files outside FormatDefinitions/, Tests/, Samples/, doc-only or comment-only edits.

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whfmt-guard (internal)

Guards .whfmt file content. Complements nuget-guard (C# API) and EmbeddedWhfmt_Tests build gate (parse-only).

When I invoke

Situation	Run?
Edit `/FormatDefinitions//.whfmt` or `*/whfmt.schema.json`	yes
Edit `.whfmt` under `Tests/`/`Samples/`, doc/comment only, `.cs` (nuget-guard)	no

Pipeline

Filter to .whfmt under Core/WpfHexEditor.Core.Definitions/FormatDefinitions/. Empty → exit 0.
Load catalog index once for cross-file checks (R4, R5).
Run R1→R9 per changed file. Exit code = ERR count. WARN-only ⇒ exit 0.
Suppress: // whfmt-ignore: <reason> as JSONC line comment (R1 still parses).

Rules

Rule	Sev	Detects
`whfmt-jsonc-parse`	error	JSONC parse failure; `/* */` header tolerated
`whfmt-version-monotone`	error	`version` < git HEAD version; new files exempt
`whfmt-schema-required`	error	Missing: formatName/formatId/extensions(≥1)/category/description
`whfmt-id-uniqueness`	error	formatId collision across catalog (case-insensitive)
`whfmt-magic-collision`	warn	Same sig+offset+ext overlap; silence by adding `detection.validation.note`
`whfmt-strength-enum`	warn	`detection.strength` ∉ {None, Weak, Medium, Strong, VeryStrong}
`whfmt-placeholder-drift`	warn	`{{var}}` in description/blocks but `var` not in `variables{}`
`whfmt-expression-refs`	warn	Identifier in assertions/blocks/forensic expressions not in variables{}/functions{}/built-ins
`whfmt-enum-values`	warn	Unrecognized value in closed-set fields: blocks[].type (15 types), blocks[].valueType, assertions[].severity, detection.matchMode, fuzz.strategies[].mutation, repair[].action, forensic.riskLevel, etc.

Known deliberate gaps (dual-shape fields, no false-positive–free rule possible):

references — 24% flat array / 76% named-bucket object; typos in bucket keys silently hide entries in IDE.
formatRelationships — same dual shape (28%/72%).
syntaxDefinition.rules[].colorKey — parsed by DTO but ignored at runtime.

Does not validate block offsets (whfmt.Validate), run fuzz (whfmt.Fuzz), or check schema JSON itself.

Maintenance

New required schema field → add to whfmt-schema-required list.
New SignatureStrength enum value → update whfmt-strength-enum allow-list + C# enum in lockstep.