feat(phase-91): JoinIR Selfhost depth-2 advancement - Pattern P5b design & planning
## Overview Analyzed 34 loops across selfhost codebase to identify JoinIR coverage gaps. Current readiness: 47% (16/30 loops). Next frontier: Pattern P5b (Escape Handling). ## Current Status - Phase 91 planning document: Complete - Loop inventory across 6 key files - Priority ranking: P5b (escape) > P5 (guard) > P6 (nested) - Effort estimates and ROI analysis - Pattern P5b Design: Complete - Problem statement (variable-step carriers) - Pattern definition with Skeleton layout - Recognition algorithm (8-step detection) - Capability taxonomy (P5b-specific guards) - Lowering strategy (Phase 92 preview) - Test fixture: Created - Minimal escape sequence parser - JSON string with backslash escape - Loop Canonicalizer extended - Capability table updated with P5b entries - Fail-Fast criteria documented - Implementation checklist added ## Key Findings ### Loop Readiness Matrix | Category | Count | JoinIR Status | |----------|-------|--------------| | Pattern 1 (simple bounded) | 16 | ✅ Ready | | Pattern 2 (with break) | 1 | ⚠️ Partial | | **Pattern P5b (escape seq)** | ~3 | ❌ NEW | | Pattern P5 (guard-bounded) | ~2 | ❌ Deferred | | Pattern P6 (nested loops) | ~8 | ❌ Deferred | ### Top Candidates 1. **P5b**: json_loader.hako:30 (8 lines, high reuse) - Effort: 2-3 days (recognition) - Impact: Unlocks all escape parsers 2. **P5**: mini_vm_core.hako:541 (204 lines, monolithic) - Effort: 1-2 weeks - Impact: Major JSON optimization 3. **P6**: seam_inspector.hako:76 (7+ nesting) - Effort: 2-3 weeks - Impact: Demonstrates nested composition ## Phase 91 Strategy **Recognition-only phase** (no lowering in P1): - Step 1: Design & planning ✅ - Step 2: Canonicalizer implementation (detect_escape_pattern) - Step 3: Unit tests + parity verification - Step 4: Lowering deferred to Phase 92 ## Files Added - docs/development/current/main/phases/phase-91/README.md - Full analysis & planning - docs/development/current/main/design/pattern-p5b-escape-design.md - Technical design - tools/selfhost/test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako - Test fixture ## Files Modified - docs/development/current/main/design/loop-canonicalizer.md - Capability table extended with P5b entries - Pattern P5b full section added - Implementation checklist updated ## Acceptance Criteria (Phase 91 Step 1) - ✅ Loop inventory complete (34 loops across 6 files) - ✅ Pattern P5b design document ready - ✅ Test fixture created - ✅ Capability taxonomy extended - ⏳ Implementation deferred (Step 2+) ## References - JoinIR Architecture: joinir-architecture-overview.md - Phase 91 Plan: phases/phase-91/README.md - P5b Design: design/pattern-p5b-escape-design.md Next: Implement detect_escape_pattern() recognition in Phase 91 Step 2 🤖 Generated with Claude Code Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Phase 91: JoinIR Coverage Expansion (Selfhost depth-2)
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## Status
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- 🔍 **Analysis Complete**: Loop inventory across selfhost codebase
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- 📋 **Planning**: Pattern P5b (Escape Handling) candidate selected
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- ⏳ **Implementation**: Deferred to dedicated session
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## Executive Summary
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**Current JoinIR Readiness**: 47% (16/30 loops in selfhost code)
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| Category | Count | Status | Effort |
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|----------|-------|--------|--------|
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| Pattern 1 (simple bounded) | 16 | ✅ Ready | None |
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| Pattern 2 (with break) | 1 | ⚠️ Partial | Low |
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| Pattern P5b (escape handling) | ~3 | ❌ Blocked | Medium |
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| Pattern P5 (guard-bounded) | ~2 | ❌ Blocked | High |
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| Pattern P6 (nested loops) | ~8 | ❌ Blocked | Very High |
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## Analysis Results
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### Loop Inventory by Component
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#### File: `apps/selfhost-vm/boxes/json_cur.hako` (3 loops)
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- Lines 9-14: ✅ Pattern 1 (simple bounded)
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- Lines 23-32: ✅ Pattern 1 variant with break
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- Lines 42-57: ✅ Pattern 1 with guard-less loop(true)
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#### File: `apps/selfhost-vm/json_loader.hako` (3 loops)
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- Lines 16-22: ✅ Pattern 1 (simple bounded)
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- **Lines 30-37**: ❌ Pattern P5b **CANDIDATE** (escape sequence handling)
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- Lines 43-48: ✅ Pattern 1 (simple bounded)
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#### File: `apps/selfhost-vm/boxes/mini_vm_core.hako` (9 loops)
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- Lines 208-231: ⚠️ Pattern 1 variant (with continue)
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- Lines 239-253: ✅ Pattern 1 (with accumulator)
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- Lines 388-400, 493-505: ✅ Pattern 1 (6 bounded search loops)
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- **Lines 541-745**: ❌ Pattern P5 **PRIME CANDIDATE** (guard-bounded, 204-line collect_prints)
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#### File: `apps/selfhost-vm/boxes/seam_inspector.hako` (13 loops)
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- Lines 10-26: ✅ Pattern 1
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- Lines 38-42, 116-120, 123-127: ✅ Pattern 1 variants
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- **Lines 76-107**: ❌ Pattern P6 (deeply nested, 7+ levels)
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- Remaining: Mix of ⚠️ Pattern 1 variants with nested loops
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#### File: `apps/selfhost-vm/boxes/mini_vm_prints.hako` (1 loop)
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- Line 118+: ❌ Pattern P5 (guard-bounded multi-case)
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---
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## Candidate Selection: Priority Order
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### 🥇 **IMMEDIATE CANDIDATE: Pattern P5b (Escape Handling)**
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**Target**: `json_loader.hako:30` - `read_digits_from()`
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**Scope**: 8-line loop
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**Current Structure**:
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```nyash
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loop(i < n) {
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local ch = s.substring(i, i+1)
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if ch == "\"" { break }
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if ch == "\\" {
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i = i + 1
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ch = s.substring(i, i+1)
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}
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out = out + ch
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i = i + 1
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}
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```
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**Pattern Classification**:
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- **Header**: `loop(i < n)`
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- **Escape Check**: `if ch == "\\" { i = i + 2 instead of i + 1 }`
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- **Body**: Append character
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- **Carriers**: `i` (position), `out` (buffer)
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- **Challenge**: Variable increment (sometimes +1, sometimes +2)
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**Why This Candidate**:
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- ✅ **Small scope** (8 lines) - good for initial implementation
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- ✅ **High reuse potential** - same pattern appears in multiple parser locations
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- ✅ **Moderate complexity** - requires conditional step extension (not fully generic)
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- ✅ **Clear benefit** - would unlock escape sequence handling across all string parsers
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- ❌ **Scope limitation** - conditional increment not yet in Canonicalizer
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**Effort Estimate**: 2-3 days
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- Canonicalizer extension: 4-6 hours
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- Pattern recognizer: 2-3 hours
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- Lowering implementation: 4-6 hours
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- Testing + verification: 2-3 hours
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---
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### 🥈 **SECOND CANDIDATE: Pattern P5 (Guard-Bounded)**
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**Target**: `mini_vm_core.hako:541` - `collect_prints()`
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**Scope**: 204-line loop (monolithic)
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**Current Structure**:
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```nyash
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loop(true) {
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guard = guard + 1
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if guard > 200 { break }
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local p = index_of_from(json, k_print, pos)
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if p < 0 { break }
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// 5 different cases based on JSON type
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if is_binary_op { ... pos = ... out.push(...) }
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if is_compare { ... pos = ... out.push(...) }
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if is_literal { ... pos = ... out.push(...) }
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if is_function_call { ... pos = ... out.push(...) }
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if is_nested { ... pos = ... out.push(...) }
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pos = obj_end + 1
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}
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```
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**Pattern Classification**:
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- **Header**: `loop(true)` (unconditional)
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- **Guard**: `guard > LIMIT` with increment each iteration
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- **Body**: Multiple case-based mutations
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- **Carriers**: `pos`, `printed`, `guard`, `out` (ArrayBox)
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- **Exit conditions**: Guard exhaustion OR search failure
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**Why This Candidate**:
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- ✅ **Monolithic optimization opportunity** - 204 lines of complex control flow
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- ✅ **Real-world JSON parsing** - demonstrates practical JoinIR application
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- ✅ **High performance impact** - guard counter could be eliminated via SSA
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- ❌ **High complexity** - needs new Pattern5 guard-handling variant
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- ❌ **Large scope** - would benefit from split into micro-loops first
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**Effort Estimate**: 1-2 weeks
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- Design: 2-3 days (pattern definition, contract)
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- Implementation: 5-7 days
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- Testing + verification: 2-3 days
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**Alternative Strategy**: Could split into 5 micro-loops per case:
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```nyash
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// Instead of one 204-line loop with 5 cases:
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// Create 5 functions, each handling one case:
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loop_binary_op() { ... }
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loop_compare() { ... }
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loop_literal() { ... }
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loop_function_call() { ... }
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loop_nested() { ... }
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// Then main loop dispatches:
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loop(true) {
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guard = guard + 1
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if guard > limit { break }
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if type == BINARY_OP { loop_binary_op(...) }
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...
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}
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```
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This would make each sub-loop Pattern 1-compatible immediately.
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---
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### 🥉 **THIRD CANDIDATE: Pattern P6 (Nested Loops)**
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**Target**: `seam_inspector.hako:76` - `_scan_boxes()`
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**Scope**: Multi-level nested (7+ nesting levels)
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**Current Structure**: 37-line outer loop containing 6 nested loops
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**Pattern Classification**:
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- **Nesting levels**: 7+
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- **Carriers**: Multiple per level (`i`, `j`, `k`, `name`, `pos`, etc.)
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- **Exit conditions**: Varied per level (bounds, break, continue)
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- **Scope handoff**: Complex state passing between levels
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**Why This Candidate**:
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- ✅ **Demonstrates nested composition** - needed for production parsers
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- ✅ **Realistic code** - actual box/function scanner
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- ❌ **Highest complexity** - requires recursive JoinIR composition
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- ❌ **Long-term project** - 2-3 weeks minimum
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**Effort Estimate**: 2-3 weeks
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- Design recursive composition: 3-5 days
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- Per-level implementation: 7-10 days
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- Testing nested composition: 3-5 days
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---
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## Recommended Immediate Action
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### Phase 91 (This Session): Pattern P5b Planning
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**Objective**: Design Pattern P5b (escape sequence handling) with minimal implementation
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**Steps**:
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1. ✅ **Analysis complete** (done by Explore agent)
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2. **Design P5b pattern** (canonicalizer contract)
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3. **Create minimal fixture** (`test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako`)
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4. **Extend Canonicalizer** to recognize escape patterns
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5. **Plan lowering** (defer implementation to next session)
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6. **Document P5b architecture** in loop-canonicalizer.md
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**Acceptance Criteria**:
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- ✅ Pattern P5b design document complete
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- ✅ Minimal escape test fixture created
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- ✅ Canonicalizer recognizes escape patterns (dev-only observation)
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- ✅ Parity check passes (strict mode)
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- ✅ No lowering changes yet (recognition-only phase)
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**Deliverables**:
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- `docs/development/current/main/phases/phase-91/README.md` - This document
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- `docs/development/current/main/design/pattern-p5b-escape-design.md` - Pattern design (new)
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- `tools/selfhost/test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako` - Test fixture (new)
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- Updated `docs/development/current/main/design/loop-canonicalizer.md` - Capability tags extended
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---
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## Design: Pattern P5b (Escape Sequence Handling)
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### Motivation
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String parsing commonly requires escape sequence handling:
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- Double quotes: `"text with \" escaped quote"`
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- Backslashes: `"path\\with\\backslashes"`
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- Newlines: `"text with \n newline"`
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Current loops handle this with conditional increment:
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```rust
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if ch == "\\" {
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i = i + 1 // Skip escape character itself
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ch = next_char
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}
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i = i + 1 // Always advance
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```
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This variable-step pattern is **not JoinIR-compatible** because:
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- Loop increment is conditional (sometimes +1, sometimes +2)
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- Canonicalizer expects constant-delta carriers
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- Lowering expects uniform update rules
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### Solution: Pattern P5b Definition
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#### Header Requirement
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```
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loop(i < n) // Bounded loop on string length
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```
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#### Escape Check Requirement
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```
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if ch == "\\" {
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i = i + delta_skip // Skip character (typically +1, +2, or variable)
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// Optional: consume escape character
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ch = s.substring(i, i+1)
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}
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```
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#### After-Escape Requirement
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```
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// Standard character processing
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out = out + ch
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i = i + delta_normal // Standard increment (typically +1)
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```
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#### Skeleton Structure
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```
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LoopSkeleton {
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steps: [
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HeaderCond(i < n),
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Body(escape_check_stmts),
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Body(process_char_stmts),
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Update(i = i + normal_delta, maybe(i = i + skip_delta))
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]
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}
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```
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#### Carrier Configuration
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- **Primary Carrier**: Loop variable (`i`)
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- `delta_normal`: +1 (standard case)
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- `delta_escape`: +1 or +2 (skip escape)
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- **Secondary Carrier**: Accumulator (`out`)
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- Pattern: `out = out + value`
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#### ExitContract
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```
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ExitContract {
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has_break: true, // Break on quote detection
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has_continue: false,
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has_return: false,
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carriers: vec![
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CarrierInfo { name: "i", deltas: [+1, +2] },
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CarrierInfo { name: "out", pattern: Append }
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]
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}
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```
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#### Routing Decision
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```
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RoutingDecision {
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chosen: Pattern5bEscape,
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structure_notes: ["escape_handling", "variable_step"],
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missing_caps: [] // All required capabilities present
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}
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```
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### Recognition Algorithm
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#### AST Inspection Steps
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1. **Find escape check**:
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- Pattern: `if ch == "\\" { ... }`
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- Extract: Escape character constant
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- Extract: Increment inside if block
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2. **Extract skip delta**:
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- Pattern: `i = i + <const>`
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- Calculate: `skip_delta = <const>`
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3. **Find normal increment**:
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- Pattern: `i = i + <const>` (after escape if block)
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- Calculate: `normal_delta = <const>`
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4. **Validate break condition**:
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- Pattern: `if <char> == "<quote>" { break }`
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- Required for string boundary detection
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5. **Build LoopSkeleton**:
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- Carriers: `[{name: "i", deltas: [normal, skip]}, ...]`
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- ExitContract: `has_break=true`
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- RoutingDecision: `chosen=Pattern5bEscape`
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### Implementation Plan
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#### Canonicalizer Extension (`src/mir/loop_canonicalizer/canonicalizer.rs`)
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Add `detect_escape_pattern()` recognition:
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```rust
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fn detect_escape_pattern(
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loop_expr: &Expr,
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carriers: &[String]
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) -> Option<EscapePatternInfo> {
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// Step 1-5 as above
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// Return: { escape_char, skip_delta, normal_delta, carrier_name }
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}
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```
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Priority: Call before `detect_skip_whitespace_pattern()` (more specific pattern first)
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#### Pattern Recognizer Wrapper (`src/mir/loop_canonicalizer/pattern_recognizer.rs`)
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Expose `detect_escape_pattern()`:
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```rust
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pub fn try_extract_escape_pattern(
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loop_expr: &Expr
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) -> Option<(String, i64, i64)> { // (carrier, normal_delta, skip_delta)
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// Delegate to canonicalizer detection
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}
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```
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#### Test Fixture (`tools/selfhost/test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako`)
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Minimal reproducible example:
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```nyash
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// Minimal escape sequence parser
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local s = "\\"hello\\" world"
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local n = s.length()
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local i = 0
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local out = ""
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loop(i < n) {
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local ch = s.substring(i, i+1)
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if ch == "\"" {
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break
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}
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if ch == "\\" {
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i = i + 1 // Skip escape character
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if i < n {
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ch = s.substring(i, i+1)
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}
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}
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out = out + ch
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i = i + 1
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}
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print(out) // Should print: hello" world
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```
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---
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## Files to Modify (Phase 91)
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### New Files
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1. `docs/development/current/main/phases/phase-91/README.md` ← You are here
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2. `docs/development/current/main/design/pattern-p5b-escape-design.md` (new - detailed design)
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3. `tools/selfhost/test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako` (new - test fixture)
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### Modified Files
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1. `docs/development/current/main/design/loop-canonicalizer.md`
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- Add Pattern P5b to capability matrix
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- Add recognition algorithm
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- Add routing decision table
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2. (Phase 91 Step 2+) `src/mir/loop_canonicalizer/canonicalizer.rs`
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- Add `detect_escape_pattern()` function
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- Extend `canonicalize_loop_expr()` to check for escape patterns
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3. (Phase 91 Step 2+) `src/mir/loop_canonicalizer/pattern_recognizer.rs`
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- Add `try_extract_escape_pattern()` wrapper
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---
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## Next Steps (Future Sessions)
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### Phase 91 Step 2: Implementation
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- Implement `detect_escape_pattern()` in Canonicalizer
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- Add unit tests for escape pattern recognition
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- Verify strict parity with router
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### Phase 92: Lowering
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- Implement Pattern5bEscape lowerer
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- Handle variable-step carrier updates
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- E2E test with `test_pattern5b_escape_minimal.hako`
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### Phase 93: Pattern P5 (Guard-Bounded)
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- Implement Pattern5 for `mini_vm_core.hako:541`
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- Consider micro-loop refactoring alternative
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- Document guard-counter optimization strategy
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### Phase 94+: Pattern P6 (Nested Loops)
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- Recursive JoinIR composition for `seam_inspector.hako:76`
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- Cross-level scope/carrier handoff
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---
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## SSOT References
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- **JoinIR Architecture**: `docs/development/current/main/joinir-architecture-overview.md`
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- **Loop Canonicalizer Design**: `docs/development/current/main/design/loop-canonicalizer.md`
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- **Capability Tags**: `src/mir/loop_canonicalizer/capability_guard.rs`
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---
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## Summary
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**Phase 91** establishes the next frontier of JoinIR coverage: **Pattern P5b (Escape Handling)**.
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This pattern unlocks:
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- ✅ All string escape parsing loops
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- ✅ Foundation for Pattern P5 (guard-bounded)
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- ✅ Preparation for Pattern P6 (nested loops)
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**Current readiness**: 47% (16/30 loops)
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**After Phase 91**: Expected to reach ~60% (18/30 loops)
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**Long-term target**: >90% coverage with P5, P5b, P6 patterns
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All acceptance criteria defined. Implementation ready for next session.
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