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Status: Active
Scope: Legacy extractor reduction (planner+composer SSOT)
Related:
- docs/development/current/main/design/coreplan-migration-roadmap-ssot.md
- docs/development/current/main/design/coreplan-migration-done-criteria-ssot.md
- docs/development/current/main/design/coreloop-composer-v0-v1-boundary-ssot.md
- docs/development/current/main/phases/phase-29ae/README.md
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# Phase 29ap: Legacy extractor reduction (Step-E)

Goal: Reduce legacy extractor fallbacks while keeping planner+composer as the SSOT path.

Gate (SSOT):
- `./tools/smokes/v2/profiles/integration/joinir/phase29ae_regression_pack_vm.sh`

## P0: Reduce legacy extractors (Pattern1/3) ✅

- Scope:
  - Remove Pattern1/3 extractor fallbacks in `single_planner`.
  - Remove Pattern3 JoinIR router entry so plan line is the only path.
  - Pattern1 JoinIR entry is retained for now (stdlib loops still rely on it).
- Guardrails:
  - Outcome remains `Ok(None)` for non-matching cases.
  - No new logs or error strings.

## P1: Reduce JoinIR wrappers (Pattern6/7) ✅

- Scope:
  - Drop JoinIR-side Pattern6/7 wrapper modules (plan/composer is SSOT).
  - Keep routing through single_planner → composer adopt.
- Guardrails:
  - No change to pattern selection or logs.

## P2: Pattern1 stdlib to_lower subset (Plan SSOT) ✅

- Scope:
  - Add char-map Facts/Planner/Normalizer path for StringUtils.to_lower (subset).
  - Add regression smoke for stdlib to_lower and wire it into JoinIR gate.
  - Keep Pattern1 in JoinIR legacy router table for stdlib join until a plan-based subset exists.
- Guardrails:
  - No new logs or error strings.
  - Fallback remains `Ok(None)` when shape does not match.

## P3: Pattern1 stdlib join subset (Plan SSOT) ✅

- Scope:
  - Add array-join Facts/Planner/Normalizer path for StringUtils.join (subset).
  - Add regression smoke for stdlib join and wire it into JoinIR gate.
  - Remove Pattern1 from JoinIR legacy router table.
- Guardrails:
  - No new logs or error strings.
  - Fallback remains `Ok(None)` when shape does not match.

## P4: JoinIR legacy table shrink (Pattern8 removal) ✅

- Scope:
  - Remove Pattern8 from `LOOP_PATTERNS` so plan/composer stays SSOT for normal loops.
  - Keep legacy table as a last resort for the remaining legacy entries.
- Guardrails:
  - No change to logs or error strings.
  - Legacy routing remains a last-resort fallback.

## P5: Remove Pattern2 from JoinIR legacy table ✅

- Scope:
  - Remove Pattern2 (with break) from `LOOP_PATTERNS`.
  - Keep plan/composer as the only routing path for Pattern2.
- Guardrails:
  - No change to logs or error strings.
  - Fallback remains `Ok(None)` for non-matching plan cases.

## P6: stdlib trim_start/trim_end subset (Pattern2BreakFacts) ✅

- Scope:
  - Add a conservative Pattern2BreakFacts subset for `trim_start`/`trim_end`.
  - Normalize `not is_whitespace(...)` into `is_whitespace(...) == false` in facts.
  - Restore quick smoke by ensuring stdlib loops are handled by plan/composer.
- Guardrails:
  - No new logs or error strings.
  - Subset only: if shape deviates, return `Ok(None)`.

## P7: Pattern9 legacy table removal ✅

- Scope:
  - Pattern9 is not referenced by stdlib/quick/gate; only legacy pack SKIP remains.
  - Removed Pattern9 from JoinIR legacy table (plan/composer remains SSOT).
- Guardrails:
  - No change to logs or error strings.

## P8: Remove Pattern4 legacy routing ✅

- Scope:
  - Remove Pattern4_WithContinue from `LOOP_PATTERNS`.
  - Add a minimal continue fixture + regression smoke under JoinIR gate.
- Guardrails:
  - No change to logs or error strings.
  - Plan/composer remains the only routing path for Pattern4.

## P9: Pattern6_NestedLoopMinimal strict/dev gate ✅

- Scope:
  - Add nested-loop feature facts and project to canonical facts.
  - In strict/dev, emit a `Freeze::unstructured` tag to avoid legacy fallback.
  - Add a strict shadow smoke for nested minimal and wire it into the gate.
- Guardrails:
  - Release/default behavior remains unchanged.
  - Gate stays green.

## P10: Pattern6_NestedLoopMinimal minimal CorePlan subset (strict/dev) ✅

- Scope:
  - Add nested minimal facts (outer+inner loop subset) and project into canonical facts.
  - Compose nested loop CorePlan v2 in strict/dev and emit shadow-adopt tag.
  - Update the strict smoke to require the new tag.
- Guardrails:
  - Release/default behavior remains unchanged (legacy JoinIR path stays).
  - Gate stays green.

## P11: Pattern6_NestedLoopMinimal release adopt ✅

- Scope:
  - Non-strict/release adopts the nested minimal CorePlan v2 when facts are present.
  - Strict/dev tag and fail-fast behavior remain unchanged.
  - Legacy fallback remains for non-matches.
- Guardrails:
  - No new logs/tags in release.
  - Gate stays green.

## P12: Remove JoinIR legacy loop table ✅

- Scope:
  - Delete legacy loop table routing from JoinIR router.
  - Remove legacy-only modules now that plan/composer is SSOT.
- Guardrails:
  - No change to logs or error strings.
  - Gate stays green.

## Next (planned)

- P13: Dead-code cleanup (warnings-only, no behavior change)