pi_star: code-py-ast@v1 graduates from stub — first non-text canonicalizer

Implements the cross-modality discipline that ticket #000015 spelled
out. Until now only text + claim_lattice + memory carriers existed
in code; the multimodal story was theoretical.

code-py-ast@v1 algorithm:

1. Parse UTF-8 bytes via stdlib ast.parse.
2. Walk the AST; emit deterministic S-expression
   "(NodeType field1=val1 ...)" with sorted fields, lists as
   "[elem0 elem1 ...]", primitives via repr().
3. Source positions (lineno/col_offset) skipped naturally — not in
   ast._fields.

Equivalence classes preserved (verified by tests):

- Whitespace, indentation, blank lines
- Comments
- String quote style ('x' vs "x")
- Operator spacing (1+2 vs 1 + 2)
- Trailing semicolons (x=1;y=2 vs x=1\ny=2)

Equivalence classes kept distinct:

- Identifier names (def foo vs def bar)
- Operator types (Add vs Sub)
- Argument order in calls (f(x,y) vs f(y,x))

Projective, not invertible — canonical bytes are S-expression text,
NOT valid Python. Re-canonicalizing the canonical output is
undefined; idempotency tests run on the original raw input only.

Surface:

- arborist/pi_star/code.py — full implementation, replaces stub
- bench/batteries/base.py — PHASE_1_CARRIERS adds "code"
- bench/batteries/b_5s.py — runner accepts both pi_star_ref
  (cross-modality canonical) and pi_star (Phase 1a legacy) keys;
  backward-compat shim
- bench/fixtures/5s/syntax-code-v1.jsonl — 10 Python parse-pass
  fixtures
- bench/fixtures/5s/semantics-code-v1.jsonl — 12 equivalence-class
  fixtures (whitespace/comments/quote-style/operator collapse;
  identifier/operator/argument-order remain distinct)
- Makefile: bench-5s-code target
- tests/test_pi_star.py: stubs parametrize drops code-py-ast
  (graduated); 11 new tests for code-py-ast@v1 covering equivalence
  classes, distinguishing classes, syntax-error rejection, non-bytes
  rejection, determinism, empty-source handling, equivalence_class_id
  format

Three remaining stubs (logic-kernel, time-series-quantized,
tabular-pinned) keep their NotImplementedError contract.

Full suite: 1221 passed, 36 skipped. Cross-modality discipline now
has actual code-level proof, not just schema metadata.
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@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ bench-5f: bootstrap ## 5F battery (Function+Finetuning+Falsification+Formulate+F
PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 $(PY) -m bench.batteries.runner --battery 5f --sub formulate --fixtures bench/fixtures/5f/formulate-v1.jsonl
PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 $(PY) -m bench.batteries.runner --battery 5f --sub feedback-loop --fixtures bench/fixtures/5f/feedback-loop-v1.jsonl
bench-5s-code: bootstrap ## 5S code-carrier (Syntax + Semantics through code-py-ast@v1)
PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 $(PY) -m bench.batteries.runner --battery 5s --sub syntax \
--fixtures bench/fixtures/5s/syntax-code-v1.jsonl
PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 $(PY) -m bench.batteries.runner --battery 5s --sub semantics \
--fixtures bench/fixtures/5s/semantics-code-v1.jsonl
bench-5f-formulate-live: bootstrap ## 5F Formulate via live arborist.qa.parse_claims (Phase 1b.2)
PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 $(PY) -m bench.batteries.runner --battery 5f --sub formulate \
--fixtures bench/fixtures/5f/formulate-live-v1.jsonl

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@ -1,16 +1,62 @@
"""``code-py-ast@v1`` π* (stub).
"""``code-py-ast@v1`` π* — Python source → canonical AST S-expression.
Domain: ``code``. Implementation lands in a follow-up ticket; this
stub registers the namespace and raises :class:`NotImplementedError`
on canonicalize.
Domain: ``code``. First non-text canonical projection registered in
arborist. Activates the cross-modality discipline that ticket
#000015 spelled out — until now it was only theoretical (text +
claim_lattice + memory carriers).
Planned semantics: parse Python source → AST → canonical S-expression
serialization (sorted keyword args, normalized literals, stripped
comments). Equivalent code → identical canonical bytes.
Algorithm
---------
1. Parse ``raw`` UTF-8 bytes via stdlib :mod:`ast`.
2. Walk every node, emit a deterministic S-expression of the form
``(NodeType field1=val1 field2=val2 ...)`` where:
- ``_fields`` are walked in **lexical order** (stable across
Python versions).
- Source positions (``lineno``, ``col_offset``,
``end_lineno``, ``end_col_offset``, ``type_comment``) are NOT
in ``_fields`` so they're naturally excluded.
- Lists serialize as ``[elem0 elem1 ...]``.
- Constants serialize via :func:`repr` (Python guarantees
deterministic repr for primitives).
3. Result is UTF-8-encoded bytes.
Equivalence classes preserved
-----------------------------
- Whitespace + indentation differences (don't enter AST).
- Comments (don't enter AST).
- String quote style (``'x'`` vs ``"x"`` parse to identical
``Constant`` nodes).
- Numeric literal formatting (``1`` vs ``01_000`` collapse to
identical ``Constant`` value, modulo Python parser).
- Trailing semicolons.
Equivalence classes kept distinct
---------------------------------
- Identifier names (``Name.id`` differs).
- Operator types (``Add`` vs ``Sub`` distinct ``BinOp.op`` nodes).
- Argument order in calls (positional order is semantic).
Round-trip property
-------------------
This π* is **projective**, not invertible — canonical bytes are an
S-expression, NOT valid Python source. Re-canonicalizing the
canonical output is undefined (the S-expression isn't Python). v1
runners that need round-trip stability test on the *original raw*
input only.
Versioning
----------
``code-py-ast@v1`` pins this algorithm. Any change (sort order,
field exclusion, list bracket style, literal repr) requires a
new version number — never mutate v1 in place.
Source: ticket #000015 §2.1 declared the stub; this commit lands
the first real non-text canonicalizer.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import ast
from dataclasses import dataclass
from arborist.pi_star.protocol import PiStarError
@ -24,10 +70,54 @@ class CodePyAstV1:
domain: str = "code"
def canonicalize(self, raw: bytes) -> bytes:
raise NotImplementedError(
"code-py-ast@v1 is a stub; implementation ticket pending. "
"See docs/tickets/ticket-000015-pi-star-domain-library.md."
)
if not isinstance(raw, (bytes, bytearray)):
raise PiStarError(
"code-py-ast@v1 expects bytes; got "
f"{type(raw).__name__}"
)
try:
source = raw.decode("utf-8", errors="surrogatepass")
except UnicodeDecodeError as exc: # pragma: no cover — defensive
raise PiStarError(f"input not valid UTF-8: {exc}") from exc
try:
tree = ast.parse(source)
except SyntaxError as exc:
raise PiStarError(
f"code-py-ast@v1 input is not valid Python: {exc}"
) from exc
return _canonical_sexp(tree).encode("utf-8", errors="surrogatepass")
def _canonical_sexp(node) -> str:
"""Walk an AST; emit a deterministic S-expression. Field order
is lexical so the encoding is stable regardless of how the AST
constructor populated attributes."""
if isinstance(node, ast.AST):
cls_name = type(node).__name__
# Walk _fields in lexical order. ast nodes set this tuple at
# class-definition time; using sorted() makes us robust if
# Python ever reorders.
parts = []
for fname in sorted(node._fields):
fval = getattr(node, fname, None)
parts.append(f"{fname}={_canonical_sexp(fval)}")
return f"({cls_name} {' '.join(parts)})" if parts else f"({cls_name})"
if isinstance(node, list):
return "[" + " ".join(_canonical_sexp(x) for x in node) + "]"
if node is None:
return "None"
if isinstance(node, bool):
# bool BEFORE int (bool is a subclass of int).
return "True" if node else "False"
if isinstance(node, (int, float, complex)):
return repr(node)
if isinstance(node, str):
return repr(node)
if isinstance(node, bytes):
return repr(node)
# Catch-all for anything we didn't anticipate. repr() is
# deterministic for stdlib types.
return repr(node)
register(CodePyAstV1())

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@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def run_syntax(fixtures_path: Path) -> BatteryResult:
continue
detail: dict = {}
try:
pi_star = get(task["pi_star"])
pi_star = get(task.get("pi_star_ref", task.get("pi_star")))
pi_star.canonicalize(task["input"].encode("utf-8"))
ok = task.get("expected", "pass") == "pass"
if not ok:
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def run_semantics(fixtures_path: Path) -> BatteryResult:
continue
detail: dict = {}
try:
pi_star = get(task["pi_star"])
pi_star = get(task.get("pi_star_ref", task.get("pi_star")))
ca = pi_star.canonicalize(task["input_a"].encode("utf-8"))
cb = pi_star.canonicalize(task["input_b"].encode("utf-8"))
equivalent = ca == cb

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@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ PHASE_1_CARRIERS = frozenset({
"qa_answer",
"capability_transition",
"memory_root",
# First non-text carrier, landed via code-py-ast@v1 graduation.
"code",
})

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@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
{"_meta":{"battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","task_count":12,"notes":"Code-carrier semantics: equivalence-class checks through code-py-ast@v1. Whitespace/comments/quote-style collapse; identifier/operator changes don't."}}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-001","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"def foo(): pass","input_b":"def foo():\n pass","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-002","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"x = 1","input_b":"x = 1 # comment","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-003","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"s = 'hello'","input_b":"s = \"hello\"","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-004","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"y = 1+2","input_b":"y = 1 + 2","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-005","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"x = [1, 2, 3]","input_b":"x = [\n 1,\n 2,\n 3,\n]","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-006","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"def foo(): pass","input_b":"def bar(): pass","expected_equivalent":false}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-007","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"y = a + b","input_b":"y = a - b","expected_equivalent":false}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-008","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"f(x, y)","input_b":"f(y, x)","expected_equivalent":false}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-009","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"return 42","input_b":"return 42","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-010","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"x = 1 ; y = 2","input_b":"x = 1\ny = 2","expected_equivalent":true}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-011","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"x = 1","input_b":"x = 2","expected_equivalent":false}
{"id":"5s-sem-code-012","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"semantics","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input_a":"class A:\n pass","input_b":"class B:\n pass","expected_equivalent":false}

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@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
{"_meta":{"battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","task_count":10,"notes":"First code-carrier fixtures. Each input is Python source; pi_star is code-py-ast@v1 (the graduated stub). Tests the cross-modality discipline end-to-end through the bench harness."}}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-001","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"x = 1","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-002","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"def foo(): pass","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-003","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"class Foo:\n def bar(self):\n return 42","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-004","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"y = a + b * c","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-005","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"for i in range(10):\n print(i)","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-006","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"import sys\nimport os","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-007","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"if x > 0:\n y = 1\nelse:\n y = -1","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-008","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-009","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}","expected":"pass"}
{"id":"5s-syn-code-010","battery":"5s","sub_battery":"syntax","version":"v1","carrier":"code","domain":"python_ast","pi_star_ref":"code-py-ast@v1","input":"","expected":"pass"}

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@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ def test_claim_lattice_empty_input_returns_empty_array():
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"key",
[
"code-py-ast@v1",
# code-py-ast@v1 graduated from stub to real implementation —
# see test_code_py_ast_* below.
"logic-kernel@v1",
"time-series-quantized@v1",
"tabular-pinned@v1",
@ -139,6 +140,100 @@ def test_stubs_raise_not_implemented(key):
pi_star.canonicalize(b"anything")
# --- code-py-ast@v1 (graduated from stub) ----------------------------
def test_code_py_ast_canonicalizes_simple_assign():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
out = pi_star.canonicalize(b"x = 1")
assert isinstance(out, bytes)
assert b"Assign" in out
assert b"Constant" in out
def test_code_py_ast_collapses_whitespace_and_comments():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"def foo(): pass")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b"def foo():\n pass # comment")
assert a == b
def test_code_py_ast_collapses_quote_style():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"s = 'hello'")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b's = "hello"')
assert a == b
def test_code_py_ast_collapses_operator_spacing():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"y = 1+2")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b"y = 1 + 2")
assert a == b
def test_code_py_ast_distinguishes_identifiers():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"def foo(): pass")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b"def bar(): pass")
assert a != b
def test_code_py_ast_distinguishes_operators():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"y = a + b")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b"y = a - b")
assert a != b
def test_code_py_ast_distinguishes_argument_order():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
a = pi_star.canonicalize(b"f(x, y)")
b = pi_star.canonicalize(b"f(y, x)")
assert a != b
def test_code_py_ast_rejects_non_bytes():
from arborist.pi_star.protocol import PiStarError
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
with pytest.raises(PiStarError):
pi_star.canonicalize("not bytes") # type: ignore[arg-type]
def test_code_py_ast_rejects_invalid_python():
from arborist.pi_star.protocol import PiStarError
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
with pytest.raises(PiStarError):
pi_star.canonicalize(b"def foo( malformed")
def test_code_py_ast_deterministic_across_repeated_calls():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
src = b"class Foo:\n def bar(self, x):\n return x + 1\n"
a = pi_star.canonicalize(src)
b = pi_star.canonicalize(src)
c = pi_star.canonicalize(src)
assert a == b == c
def test_code_py_ast_handles_empty_source():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
out = pi_star.canonicalize(b"")
# Empty source parses to ast.Module(body=[], type_ignores=[]).
assert b"Module" in out
assert b"body=[]" in out
def test_code_py_ast_equivalence_class_id_format():
pi_star = get("code-py-ast@v1")
eid = equivalence_class_id(pi_star, b"x = 1")
assert len(eid) == 64
# Same source twice → same id.
assert eid == equivalence_class_id(pi_star, b"x = 1")
# --- composition --------------------------------------------------