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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions changelog.d/9306-gap-snapshot-oracle.md
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### Fixed — gap snapshots now require a valid Node oracle

The nine regressions reported by a pristine-main gap run in #9273 were two
different artifacts. Five package-backed fixtures ran without the root
`npm ci`, so Node printed `ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND` while Perry produced valid
output. Four were genuine #9244 regressions that #9247 had already fixed, but
the stale run still presented them as current failures. The committed Linux
baseline remains the five failures reproduced by the pinned oracle.

`run_gap_tests.sh` now stops before building unless `node --version` exactly
matches `.node-version` and `npm ls --depth=0` confirms the committed root
dependency graph is present. Node is the byte-for-byte reference output, so a
different patch release or missing package is a different experiment rather
than evidence of a Perry regression. Both failure paths explain how to restore
the required environment.

Snapshot refreshes now copy existing issue/date/category/reason metadata from
`known_failures.json`, and the required offline audit checks the relationship
in both directions: every accepted Linux snapshot failure must have a
Linux-applicable, issue-backed known-failure entry. The formerly anonymous
74 changes: 63 additions & 11 deletions scripts/gap_snapshot.py
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Expand Up @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
DEFAULT_REPORT = ROOT / "test-parity/reports/latest.json"
DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT = ROOT / "test-parity/gap_snapshot.json"
DEFAULT_KNOWN_FAILURES = ROOT / "test-parity/known_failures.json"
TEST_DIR = ROOT / "test-files"

PASS = "pass"
Expand All @@ -67,7 +68,11 @@
),
"fields": {
"status": "parity_fail | compile_fail | crash | node_fail | skipped",
"issue": "GitHub issue tracking this failure, or null when untriaged.",
"issue": (
"REQUIRED before commit. GitHub issue tracking this failure. "
"Snapshot update copies it from known_failures.json when available; "
"the offline audit rejects a null placeholder."
),
"added": "ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) the test first entered the snapshot.",
"category": (
"ci-env | module-inventory | bug-open | bug-stale | gap-categorical | "
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -103,6 +108,13 @@ def load_snapshot(path: Path) -> dict[str, dict]:
return json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")).get("tests", {})


def load_known_failures(path: Path) -> dict[str, dict]:
if not path.exists():
return {}
data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
return {key: value for key, value in data.items() if key != "_schema"}


def write_snapshot(path: Path, tests: dict[str, dict]) -> None:
payload = {"_schema": SCHEMA_DOC, "tests": dict(sorted(tests.items()))}
path.write_text(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -136,24 +148,33 @@ def merge(
tests: dict[str, dict],
today: str,
exists=test_file_exists,
known: dict[str, dict] | None = None,
) -> dict[str, dict]:
"""Fold this run's statuses in, preserving triage metadata."""
"""Fold this run's statuses in, preserving/backfilling triage metadata."""
merged = dict(tests)
known = known or {}
for test_id, status in report.items():
if status == PASS:
# Fixed — drop the entry so it can't outlive the bug it tracked.
merged.pop(test_id, None)
continue
previous = merged.get(test_id, {})
entry: dict[str, object] = {"status": status}
if previous:
# Carry triage across a status change: parity_fail -> crash is
# still the same open bug.
entry.update({f: previous[f] for f in TRIAGE_FIELDS if f in previous})
else:
entry.update(
{"issue": None, "added": today, "category": "untriaged", "reason": ""}
)
triage = known.get(test_id, {})
# Carry triage across a status change: parity_fail -> crash is still
# the same open bug. Fill missing/null legacy fields from the
# provenance-enforced known-failure record instead of generating a
# second, contradictory explanation of the same accepted failure.
for field in TRIAGE_FIELDS:
value = previous.get(field) if isinstance(previous, dict) else None
if value in (None, "") and isinstance(triage, dict):
value = triage.get(field)
if value not in (None, ""):
entry[field] = value
entry.setdefault("issue", None)
entry.setdefault("added", today)
entry.setdefault("category", "untriaged")
entry.setdefault("reason", "")
merged[test_id] = entry
# A test file that no longer exists cannot be run by any shard, so pruning
# it is safe even from a partial report.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -226,6 +247,35 @@ def self_test() -> int:
assert merge({}, snapshot, "2026-07-22", lambda _t: False) == {}
assert merge({}, snapshot, "2026-07-22", live) == snapshot

# Snapshot update backfills missing provenance from known_failures.json but
# preserves the snapshot's existing, more-specific explanation.
missing_issue = {
"test_gap_b": {
"status": "parity_fail",
"issue": None,
"added": "2026-01-01",
"category": "bug-open",
"reason": "specific reason",
}
}
known = {
"test_gap_b": {
"issue": "43",
"added": "2026-02-02",
"category": "gap-bisect",
"reason": "generic reason",
}
}
merged = merge(
{"test_gap_b": "parity_fail"},
missing_issue,
"2026-07-22",
live,
known,
)
assert merged["test_gap_b"]["issue"] == "43", merged
assert merged["test_gap_b"]["reason"] == "specific reason", merged

print("gap_snapshot self-test OK")
return 0

Expand All @@ -235,6 +285,7 @@ def main() -> int:
parser.add_argument("mode", nargs="?", choices=("check", "update"), default="check")
parser.add_argument("--report", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_REPORT)
parser.add_argument("--snapshot", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT)
parser.add_argument("--known", type=Path, default=DEFAULT_KNOWN_FAILURES)
parser.add_argument("--self-test", action="store_true")
args = parser.parse_args()

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tests = load_snapshot(args.snapshot)

if args.mode == "update":
merged = merge(report, tests, date.today().isoformat())
known = load_known_failures(args.known)
merged = merge(report, tests, date.today().isoformat(), known=known)
write_snapshot(args.snapshot, merged)
print(
f"Snapshot updated from {len(report)} run tests: "
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58 changes: 54 additions & 4 deletions scripts/parity_known_failures.py
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`lint`, which is a required context. It would have flagged the diagchannel
entry on the day it was added.

* The same audit checks the reverse relationship: every accepted entry in
gap_snapshot.json must carry provenance and have a Linux-applicable record
here. A snapshot refresh can no longer turn a new red test into an
anonymous expected failure with no issue or explanation (#9273).

* the report path prints how many entries it actually ADJUDICATED. A gate
must assert its subject was live, not merely that nothing threw.
"""
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -266,7 +271,9 @@ def audit(
) -> tuple[list[str], list[str]]:
"""Offline half: provenance + cross-check against the gap snapshot.

Returns (schema_problems, stale_problems). Needs no parity run, so it can
The cross-check is bidirectional: known gap entries must remain in the
snapshot, and snapshot failures must be triaged here. Returns
(schema_problems, stale_problems). Needs no parity run, so it can
live on a required per-PR job while the suite that consumes this file is
tag-gated.
"""
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f"{test_id}: test-parity/gap_snapshot.json (the generated "
f"{GAP_SNAPSHOT_PLATFORM} baseline) says this test PASSES"
)
if snapshot_tests is not None:
for test_id, record in sorted(snapshot_tests.items()):
entry_problems, _ = validate_entry(test_id, record)
schema_problems.extend(
f"gap_snapshot.json {problem}" for problem in entry_problems
)
known_record = known.get(test_id)
if known_record is None or not entry_applies(
known_record, GAP_SNAPSHOT_PLATFORM
):
schema_problems.append(
f"{test_id}: gap_snapshot.json accepts this Linux failure, "
"but known_failures.json has no Linux-applicable entry. Add "
"one with its GitHub issue, date, category, and reason."
)

return schema_problems, stale


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"test_gap_linux_scoped_elsewhere": entry(platforms=["windows"]),
"test_parity_other_suite": entry(),
}
snapshot = {"test_gap_still_broken": {"status": "parity_fail"}}
snapshot = {
"test_gap_still_broken": entry(status="parity_fail"),
}
problems, stale = audit(gap_known, snapshot, test_exists=lambda _t: True)
assert problems == [], problems
assert len(stale) == 1 and stale[0].startswith("test_gap_fixed:"), stale
Expand All @@ -428,6 +453,23 @@ def entry(**overrides) -> dict:
_, stale = audit(gap_known, None, test_exists=lambda _t: True)
assert stale == [], stale

# The reverse direction: a snapshot entry cannot accept a failure without
# the issue-backed known-failure record that explains it.
orphan_snapshot = dict(snapshot)
orphan_snapshot["test_gap_orphan"] = entry(status="parity_fail")
problems, _ = audit(gap_known, orphan_snapshot, test_exists=lambda _t: True)
assert (
len(problems) == 1 and "no Linux-applicable entry" in problems[0]
), problems

# Nor can a matching known entry launder null provenance stored in the
# snapshot itself.
anonymous_snapshot = {
"test_gap_still_broken": entry(status="parity_fail", issue=None),
}
problems, _ = audit(gap_known, anonymous_snapshot, test_exists=lambda _t: True)
assert len(problems) == 1 and "issue must be" in problems[0], problems

print("parity_known_failures self-test OK")
return 0

Expand All @@ -444,7 +486,7 @@ def run_audit(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
return 2

if problems:
print("Malformed known_failures.json entries:", file=sys.stderr)
print("Malformed or untriaged failure metadata:", file=sys.stderr)
for problem in problems:
print(f" - {problem}", file=sys.stderr)
return 2
Expand All @@ -459,7 +501,15 @@ def run_audit(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
if snapshot_tests is not None
else " (no gap snapshot found — cross-check skipped)"
)
print(f"known_failures.json audit OK — {entries} entries carry provenance{scope}.")
snapshot_scope = (
f"; {len(snapshot_tests)} snapshot entries carry provenance"
if snapshot_tests is not None
else ""
)
print(
f"known_failures.json audit OK — {entries} entries carry provenance"
f"{scope}{snapshot_scope}."
)
return 0


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# Requirements:
# - a Rust toolchain (the wrapped run_parity_tests.sh builds target/release/perry)
# - node with --experimental-strip-types, at the .node-version pin
# - root npm dependencies installed with npm ci (package-backed Node oracles)
# - jq, Python 3 (`python3` or `python`)
#
# Usage: scripts/run_gap_tests.sh [--shard N/M]
Expand All @@ -36,6 +37,46 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
cd "$ROOT"

# #9273: the gap snapshot is meaningful only for one exact oracle environment.
# A local run used Node 26.8.1 instead of the 26.5.1 pin and had not run
# `npm ci`. Five package-backed fixtures therefore compared Node's
# ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND with valid Perry output and were labelled regressions.
# Refuse that experiment before spending minutes building/running the suite.
if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "ERROR: node is required by the gap suite." >&2
exit 2
fi
pinned_node="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < .node-version)"
running_node="$(node --version 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//')"
if [[ -z "$pinned_node" || -z "$running_node" ]]; then
echo "ERROR: could not determine the Node oracle version." >&2
exit 2
fi
if [[ "$running_node" != "$pinned_node" ]]; then
echo "ERROR: Node oracle mismatch: running v$running_node, but .node-version pins v$pinned_node." >&2
echo " Gap output is compared byte-for-byte, so even a patch release is a" >&2
echo " different correctness input. Install/select the pinned version." >&2
exit 2
fi

# package.json is the manifest for package-backed gap oracles. Checking the
# whole top-level install avoids a second hand-maintained package list that
# would go stale when a new fixture starts importing a dependency. npm ls
# catches both a missing node_modules tree and versions that do not satisfy the
# committed manifest; CI establishes the same state with npm ci.
if ! command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "ERROR: npm is required to verify the gap suite's Node oracle dependencies." >&2
echo " Install npm, then run: npm ci --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund" >&2
exit 2
fi
if ! npm ls --depth=0 --silent >/dev/null 2>&1; then

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The npm ls command and npm ci command serve distinct purposes in managing and verifying dependency trees. npm ls The npm ls command lists installed packages and their dependencies in a tree structure [1]. It identifies extraneous, missing, and invalid packages based on the logical dependency tree rather than the physical layout of the node_modules folder [1][2]. By default, npm ls operates on the currently installed node_modules [1][3]. If an error exists in the dependency tree, such as unmet peer dependencies, npm ls will report them and exit with a non-zero exit code [4]. While npm ls displays the installed tree, it does not inherently act as a "verify against package.json and lockfile" command in the same way that npm ci ensures environment parity [1][5]. However, it can be used to detect discrepancies if the current node_modules do not align with dependency requirements [1]. You can also use the --package-lock-only flag to have npm ls output the tree described by the package-lock.json instead of the actual contents of node_modules [1][6][7]. npm ci The npm ci command is specifically designed for automated environments where a clean, predictable install is required [8][9]. Its behavior regarding package.json and package-lock.json is strict: - Requirement: The project must have an existing package-lock.json (or npm-shrinkwrap.json) [5][8]. - Verification: It verifies that the dependencies in the lockfile match those in package.json [5][8]. If they do not match, npm ci will exit with an error rather than updating the lockfile [5][8]. - Consistency: It ensures the installed tree matches the package-lock.json exactly [5][10]. If a node_modules folder already exists, it is removed before the install begins [5][8]. - Immutability: It never updates package.json or package-lock.json; the installation is essentially frozen [5][8]. In summary, npm ci is the authoritative tool for enforcing that your installed dependencies match your lockfile and package.json exactly, while npm ls is a diagnostic tool for inspecting the current state of your node_modules tree [1][5].

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Enforce the lockfile dependency tree before running the suite. npm ls --depth=0 checks installed packages against package.json ranges. It does not require the installed tree to match package-lock.json. A semver-compatible version such as a different cron release can pass while package-backed gap fixtures produce different output. Run npm ci --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund, or add an equivalent lockfile-aware check, before the suite.

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In `@scripts/run_gap_tests.sh` at line 72, Update the dependency validation in the
gap-test script before the suite runs to enforce the package-lock.json
dependency tree, replacing the package.json-only npm ls check with npm ci
--ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund or an equivalent lockfile-aware check.

echo "ERROR: root npm dependencies are missing or do not match package.json." >&2
echo " The Node oracle must be able to import package-backed gap fixtures;" >&2
echo " otherwise ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND is misreported as a Perry regression." >&2
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if [[ -n "${PERRY_HOST_PLATFORM:-}" ]]; then
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else
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Expand Up @@ -40,11 +40,21 @@ revalidate (#797).
Never hand-edit statuses. To accept the current state:

```bash
npm ci --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
UPDATE_SNAPSHOT=1 ./scripts/run_gap_tests.sh
```

then commit the diff. New entries land as `category: untriaged` with a null
issue — fill those in, that is the triage step the gate is asking for.
The wrapper refuses to run unless `node --version` exactly matches
`.node-version` and the root npm dependency set is installed. Both are oracle
inputs: a missing package makes Node print `ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND` while Perry
can still compile its compatibility implementation, manufacturing a
"regression" that no compiler change caused (#9273).

Then commit the diff. Snapshot update copies existing triage from
`known_failures.json`. A genuinely new entry lands as an untriaged placeholder;
add its issue, date, category, and reason to both files before committing. The
required lint audit checks this relationship in both directions, so an
anonymous expected failure cannot enter through a snapshot refresh.

The required CI baseline remains `gap_snapshot.json` on Linux. The gap wrapper
selects `gap_snapshot.windows.json`, `gap_snapshot.macos.json`, or
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"description": "Generated by scripts/gap_snapshot.py \u2014 do not hand-edit statuses. Lists every gap test that is NOT passing; a test absent from `tests` is expected to pass. CI fails on any divergence in EITHER direction (new failure, or a listed test that now passes). Regenerate with UPDATE_SNAPSHOT=1 ./scripts/run_gap_tests.sh and commit the diff.",
"fields": {
"status": "parity_fail | compile_fail | crash | node_fail | skipped",
"issue": "GitHub issue tracking this failure, or null when untriaged.",
"issue": "REQUIRED before commit. GitHub issue tracking this failure. Snapshot update copies it from known_failures.json when available; the offline audit rejects a null placeholder.",
"added": "ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) the test first entered the snapshot.",
"category": "ci-env | module-inventory | bug-open | bug-stale | gap-categorical | gap-bisect | untriaged \u2014 see test-parity/README.md.",
"reason": "Free text; most-actionable signal first."
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},
"test_gap_prop_plan_cache_invalidation": {
"status": "parity_fail",
"issue": null,
"issue": "8271",
"added": "2026-07-22",
"category": "bug-open",
"reason": "Root-caused 2026-08-16, no longer 'needs triage'. The test is written for SLOPPY mode (its own comments say \"writes must be dropped\" / \"silent no-op\") but runs as ESM, which is strict, so cases 3 and 4 throw instead. Node AND Perry both correctly throw; they differ only in the message. Node names the constructor -- \"of object '#<H>'\" -- while Perry hardcodes \"'#<Object>'\" at error.rs:1726, because js_throw_type_error_immutable_write takes (kind, key_ptr, key_len) and no receiver. normalize_failure_output keeps the full error line, so the messages diverge. Real Perry parity bug, not a snapshot artifact: 14 callers, all behind the throw_immutable_write wrapper, so a receiver-aware variant fixes it without a codegen ABI change."
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