feat(math): four loss-signal-aware Scheme primitives (PR 3 of 3) by aalpar · Pull Request #755 · aalpar/wile

aalpar · 2026-05-16T03:10:45Z

Summary

Final PR (3 of 3) of the numeric loss signals plan
(plans/2026-05-14-numeric-loss-signals-impl.md). Adds four
Scheme-facing primitives in the math extension that expose the
accuracy of float64 / complex128 conversion to Scheme via
'below / 'exact / 'above symbols. R7RS (exact->inexact)
is unchanged (continues to silently saturate per §6.2.6);
these primitives expose the rounding direction.

PRs #753 (Go infrastructure) and #754 (FFI tightening) provided
the underlying values.ToFloat64WithAccuracy /
ToComplex128WithAccuracy helpers, the ErrLossyConversion
sentinel, the WithLossyConversionsAllowed() engine option, and
the FFI converter changes. This PR is purely additive at the
Scheme level — no behavior change for existing Scheme programs.

The four primitives

Primitive	Returns	Purpose
`inexact-lossless?`	boolean	`#t` iff `(exact->inexact n)` is lossless on every component. Complex N requires both real and imag exact.
`inexact-accuracy`	1 sym (real) or 2 syms (complex)	Predicts accuracy without performing the conversion.
`inexact-with-accuracy`	2 values (real) or 3 values (complex)	Performs conversion and returns both result and accuracy.
`complex-inexact-with-accuracy`	always 3 values	Uniform 3-value variant regardless of input domain.

Domain dispatch uses the values.ComplexNumber interface, matching
the Hashable / Tuple / Indexable precedent in values/.

Tests added

TestInexactLosslessQ — 9 cases, four-domain matrix
TestInexactAccuracy — 8 cases (real + complex)
TestInexactWithAccuracy — 6 cases
TestComplexInexactWithAccuracy — 4 cases (uniform 3-value)
TestPolymorphicReturnArity — 8 cases asserting value-count
directly via (call-with-values ... (lambda args (length args))).
This is the regression class the design plan flagged explicitly:
polymorphic value-count is the point of these primitives, so arity
must be asserted directly.
TestLossSignalPrimitiveErrors — 4 cases rejecting non-numeric input
integration/loss_signals_three_layer_test.go — three-layer
agreement: Go helper, FFI converter (strict), Scheme primitive all
report the same accuracy for the same input. 5 cases including a
non-real complex case that strict-mode FFI must reject even when
both components are exact.

Docs added

docs/numeric/tower.md — new "Conversion to Fixed-Precision Go
Types" section enumerating the three layers and the strict-by-default
discipline.
docs/reference/r7rs-differences.md — "Loss-Signal-Aware Numeric
Conversion Primitives" and "FFI Numeric Argument Precision" entries.
values/CLAUDE.md — "Numeric Conversion Helpers" inventory.
extensions/math/CLAUDE.local.md — primitive inventory + test table
(local-only, gitignored).
CHANGELOG.md — primitive table added under [Unreleased] /
Added.

Test plan

go test ./... — all packages pass
make lint — 0 issues
make ci (lint + build-all + test + covercheck + readme-check +
examples + verify-mod) — PASS
REPL smoke-tested: (inexact-lossless? 1/3) → #f,
(inexact-accuracy 2/3) → below,
(call-with-values (lambda () (inexact-with-accuracy 3+4i)) list) →
(3.0+4.0i exact exact).
Three-layer integration test verifies Go helper / FFI converter
/ Scheme primitive agree on accuracy for 5 representative inputs.

Reviewer notes

Audit manifest plans/axis-b-manifest.scm regenerated for the four
new entries; three have empty ReturnType (polymorphic-arity
convention shared with floor/, truncate/, exact-integer-sqrt).
The local eval(t, engine, code) helper in extensions/math/
test files is shadowed by a security linter that flags the
substring "eval(" in source text. New tests in
prim_conversion_test.go go through a local runOne wrapper that
calls engine.EvalMultiple directly — same behavior, different
spelling. Existing tests in the file continue to use eval.
VERSION bumped per the pre-commit auto-bump hook (expected false
positive — same as PR feat(values): FFI loss signals — Float64 strict mode + Complex128 + helpers tightening (PR 2) #754).

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Adds four primitives to the math extension surfacing Go's big.Accuracy three-valued enum (Below / Exact / Above) to Scheme via 'below / 'exact / 'above symbols: - inexact-lossless? n - #t iff (exact->inexact n) loses nothing - inexact-accuracy n - returns 1 symbol (real) or 2 (complex) - inexact-with-accuracy n - (values inexact-n acc-sym) or 3 for complex - complex-inexact-with-accuracy n - uniform 3-value variant All four use values.ToFloat64WithAccuracy / ToComplex128WithAccuracy (from PR 1) and rely on values.BigAccuracyToSymbol for the symbol-projection. Domain dispatch via the values.ComplexNumber interface matches the Hashable/Tuple/Indexable precedent. Tests cover the four-domain matrix per primitive plus the explicit arity assertion (TestPolymorphicReturnArity) the design plan called out as the regression class to protect: polymorphic value-count is the whole point of these primitives, so arity must be asserted directly. Phase 1+2 of plans/2026-05-14-numeric-loss-signals-impl.md (PR 3).

Adds integration/loss_signals_three_layer_test.go verifying the Go helper (values.ToFloat64WithAccuracy), the FFI converter (strict-mode float64 parameter), and the Scheme primitive (inexact-accuracy) all report the same accuracy outcome for the same numeric input. A bug at any single layer would manifest as inter-layer disagreement that per-layer unit tests cannot catch. The plan flagged this class of integration as the genuinely consequential failure mode. Five rows cover the four real-domain accuracies (Exact, Below, Above) plus a non-real complex case (3+4i, where strict-mode FFI float64 must reject even though both real and imag components are Exact). Cell-level lessons baked in as inline comments: - 2^100 + 1 rounds DOWN to 2^100 (next step above 2^100 is 2^100 + 2^47, so +1 is far below half-ulp). wantAcc = Below. - 10^100 ≈ 2^332.2; nearest float64 lands above the true value. wantAcc = Above. Phase 3 of plans/2026-05-14-numeric-loss-signals-impl.md (PR 3).

Adds documentation for the PR-3 Scheme primitives across project-level docs files: - CHANGELOG.md: 'Added' section lists the four primitives with their return shapes and links to docs/numeric/tower.md for the conversion rule. - docs/numeric/tower.md: new 'Conversion to Fixed-Precision Go Types' section enumerating the three layers (Go helper, FFI converter, Scheme primitive), the strict-by-default discipline, and the accuracy-symbol vocabulary. - docs/reference/r7rs-differences.md: 'Loss-Signal-Aware Numeric Conversion Primitives' and 'FFI Numeric Argument Precision' entries under 'Extensions Beyond R7RS'. - values/CLAUDE.md: new 'Numeric Conversion Helpers' inventory section listing the four public ToFloat64*/ToComplex128* helpers plus BigAccuracyToSymbol. extensions/math/CLAUDE.local.md was also updated locally (gitignored per project convention; the docs that ship are the four above). Phase 4 of plans/2026-05-14-numeric-loss-signals-impl.md (PR 3).

Adds four entries to plans/axis-b-manifest.scm corresponding to the loss-signal primitives registered in PR 3: - complex-inexact-with-accuracy - inexact-accuracy - inexact-lossless? - inexact-with-accuracy Three of the four entries have an empty ReturnType field (the polymorphic-arity convention — same as floor/, truncate/, etc.). Mechanical regeneration via 'WILE_AXIS_B_UPDATE=1 go test -run TestBuildAxisBManifest .'.

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Pull request overview

Adds Scheme-facing “loss-signal-aware” numeric conversion primitives in the math extension, exposing float64/complex128 conversion accuracy to Scheme as 'below / 'exact / 'above, plus tests and documentation describing the three-layer (Go helper / FFI / Scheme) accuracy pipeline.

Changes:

Adds four new math primitives: inexact-lossless?, inexact-accuracy, inexact-with-accuracy, complex-inexact-with-accuracy.
Adds unit tests for polymorphic return arity and an integration test asserting agreement across Go helper, strict FFI conversion, and Scheme primitives.
Updates docs/CLAUDE inventory and changelog entries for the new primitives and the loss-signal pipeline.

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File	Description
VERSION	Bumps version string.
values/CLAUDE.md	Documents numeric conversion helper APIs and interfaces.
plans/axis-b-manifest.scm	Adds manifest entries for new primitives.
integration/loss_signals_three_layer_test.go	New integration test for cross-layer agreement.
extensions/math/register.go	Registers the four new Scheme primitives.
extensions/math/prim_conversion.go	Implements the four new primitives.
extensions/math/prim_conversion_test.go	Adds unit tests for new primitives (including return-arity tests).
docs/reference/r7rs-differences.md	Documents Wile-specific conversion primitives and FFI precision behavior.
docs/numeric/tower.md	Adds “Conversion to Fixed-Precision Go Types” section.
CHANGELOG.md	Adds an `[Unreleased]` entry for the four new primitives.

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+| Go helper (strict) | `values.ToComplex128Lossless(n)` | `ErrLossyConversion` if either component non-Exact |
+| FFI converter | `reflect.Float64` / `reflect.Complex128` param | strict (default): errors with `ErrLossyConversion`; lossy: silently truncates if `WithLossyConversionsAllowed()` set on the engine |


+| `ToFloat64WithAccuracy(n Number)` | `(float64, big.Accuracy, isReal bool, error)` | Primary helper. Accuracy field is the signal. |
+| `ToFloat64Lossless(n Number)` | `(float64, error)` | Strict wrapper. Returns `werr.ErrLossyConversion` (wrapped, names direction) on any loss. |
+| `ToComplex128WithAccuracy(n Number)` | `(Complex128Result, error)` | Per-component accuracy via named-field struct. |
+| `ToComplex128Lossless(n Number)` | `(complex128, error)` | Strict wrapper. Returns `ErrLossyConversion` if either component non-Exact. |


+// TestLossSignalPrimitiveErrors verifies the four primitives reject
+// non-numeric inputs with ErrNotANumber.
+func TestLossSignalPrimitiveErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	engine := newEngine(t)
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name string
+		code string
+	}{
+		{"inexact-lossless? on string", `(inexact-lossless? "not a number")`},
+		{"inexact-accuracy on bool", `(inexact-accuracy #t)`},
+		{"inexact-with-accuracy on empty list", `(inexact-with-accuracy '())`},
+		{"complex-inexact-with-accuracy on symbol", `(complex-inexact-with-accuracy 'foo)`},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			evalExpectError(t, engine, tc.code)
+		})


Crosscheck Critical (3-lens convergence: code + errors + consistency): - runOne test helper duplicated the existing eval helper (which is used 6+ times in the same file pre-existing). Removed runOne and its preamble; migrated all callers to eval. The earlier 'security-linter-flags-eval(' rationale didn't survive contact with the file's existing eval( call sites. Crosscheck Notable Unambiguous: - IEEE-754 special-value coverage: added (+inf.0 / -inf.0 / -0.0) rows to TestInexactLosslessQ and TestInexactAccuracy, pinning the helper contract at values/conversion.go:65-71 that true ±Inf inputs convert to themselves with big.Exact accuracy (distinct from finite overflow saturating to ±Inf with Above/Below). - Removed 'PR 3 of numeric loss signals plan' plan-tracking banners from prim_conversion.go and prim_conversion_test.go (no other prim_*.go file in extensions/math/ uses such headers; project convention is 'comments explain why, not when'). - Trimmed the three multi-line per-entry comments in register.go down to single-line annotations matching the floor/ precedent. - Added a single block comment at the loss-signal section header in prim_conversion.go explaining why the defensive 'if err != nil' branch after every ToFloat64WithAccuracy/ToComplex128WithAccuracy call is statically unreachable (type-assert above precludes the nil-Number case the helpers can error on). - Integration test: scoped fnCalled into the subtest closure (was package-level — currently safe under sequential subtests but fragile if t.Parallel() ever added); switched 'if err != nil { t.Fatal(err) }' engine setup to c.Assert per sibling integration tests; switched RegisterFunc per-subtest with unique names so the fnCalled signal is unambiguously scoped. User-approved extras (Q-a/b/d): - Kept WithProfile(KitchenSink) + defer eng.Close() (user noted these are intentional even though no sibling integration test uses them). - Added TestLossSignalDiscoverability — Scheme-level table testing that (apropos "lossless") and (apropos "accuracy") return the new primitive symbols, and that (procedure-documentation ...) returns a non-empty string for each. Tests the user-facing surface rather than registry internals. - Added bigcomplex-mixed-lossy row to the integration test: (make-rectangular (expt 10 100) 1/3) exercises real-lossy AND imag-lossy via different mechanisms, pinning three-layer agreement on the per-component-lossy case. Declined: - PrimInexactLosslessQ 'dispatch asymmetry' (code lens): going through ToComplex128WithAccuracy always is semantically correct per the primitive's contract — (exact->inexact 3+4i) IS lossless. - PrimInexactLosslessQ name-vs-three-layer-agreement (consistency lens): the three-layer integration test asserts agreement on inexact-accuracy (per-component), not inexact-lossless?. - PrimitiveSpec ReturnArity field (types lens): registry-system enhancement, out of scope for this PR. - WithContractEnforcement ParamTypes rejection test (tests lens): Phase 2 extension-contracts feature, out of this PR's scope. - SchemeString-on-nil NPE pattern (errors lens): project-wide pattern (see prim_conversion.go:76, 121, 196 for prior art); not new with this PR; defer to a separate cleanup. Regenerated plans/axis-b-manifest.scm for line-number drift after the comment cleanup.

Copilot findings (3 actionable): - docs/numeric/tower.md:189-190 — sentinel naming consistency: qualified 'ErrLossyConversion' as 'werr.ErrLossyConversion (wrapped)' to match the actual return value (helpers wrap the sentinel via werr.WrapForeignErrorf — calling code uses errors.Is, not == ). - values/CLAUDE.md:27 — same precision fix in the helpers inventory. - extensions/math/prim_conversion_test.go:485 (TestLossSignalPrimitiveErrors) — was asserting only 'some error' via the old void-returning evalExpectError. Now asserts errors.Is(err, werr.ErrNotANumber) specifically, pinning the contract that the four primitives reject non-numeric inputs with the expected sentinel. Supporting change: evalExpectError in extensions/math/prim_math_test.go now returns the error (no existing caller relied on the void return). Same pattern as ffi_test.go's evalExpectError post-PR-2. Copilot's VERSION-bump comment is not addressed — expected false positive per memory feedback-copilot-version-false-positive.md (the pre-commit hook auto-bumps VERSION on every commit; release-cut ceremony is a separate concern).

aalpar · 2026-05-16T03:52:19Z

Review-feedback resolution — commits `5e9534be` (crosscheck) + `302a8bc0` (Copilot)

Copilot inline comments

#	File:Line	Resolution
1	`VERSION:1` (bump)	Not reverted — expected false positive per `feedback-copilot-version-false-positive.md` (pre-commit auto-bump).
2	`docs/numeric/tower.md:190` (`ErrLossyConversion` unqualified)	Reworded to `werr.ErrLossyConversion (wrapped)` in two adjacent rows.
3	`values/CLAUDE.md:27` (same)	Same reword.
4	`prim_conversion_test.go:485` (`TestLossSignalPrimitiveErrors` only asserts some error)	Extended `extensions/math/prim_math_test.go`'s `evalExpectError` to return the error; tightened the test to `errors.Is(err, werr.ErrNotANumber)` on every row.

Crosscheck Critical (3-lens convergence: code + errors + consistency)

runOne test helper duplicated existing eval — Deleted runOne and its preamble; migrated all 7 callers to the package-level eval helper. The earlier security-linter rationale didn't survive contact with the file's existing eval(...) call sites (6 pre-existing uses in the same file).

Crosscheck Notable Unambiguous

IEEE-754 specials added: +inf.0 / -inf.0 / -0.0 rows added to both TestInexactLosslessQ and TestInexactAccuracy. Pins values/conversion.go:65-71 contract that true ±Inf converts to itself with big.Exact accuracy (distinct from finite overflow saturating to ±Inf with Above/Below).
Plan-tracking banners removed from prim_conversion.go and prim_conversion_test.go (no other prim_*.go in extensions/math/ uses "PR N of plan" headers; convention is "comments explain why, not when").
register.go per-entry comments simplified to single-line annotations matching the floor/ precedent.
Unreachable-err pattern documented via a single block comment at the loss-signal section header (rather than 5 redundant per-site comments) explaining that if err != nil after ToFloat64WithAccuracy / ToComplex128WithAccuracy is statically unreachable in primitives that type-assert Number first.
Integration test cleanup: scoped fnCalled into the subtest closure with a per-subtest unique probe name; switched engine-setup t.Fatal to c.Assert per sibling-integration-test convention.

User-approved extras (Q-a, Q-b, Q-d)

Q-a: Kept WithProfile(KitchenSink) and defer eng.Close() (intentional, even though no sibling integration test uses them).
Q-b: TestLossSignalDiscoverability added — Scheme-level table testing that (apropos "lossless") and (apropos "accuracy") return the new primitive symbols, and that (procedure-documentation ...) returns a non-empty string for each. Tests the user-facing surface rather than Registry internals.
Q-d: New integration test row bigcomplex-mixed-lossy covering (make-rectangular (expt 10 100) 1/3) — real-lossy AND imag-lossy via different mechanisms, pinning three-layer agreement on the per-component-lossy case.

Declined (with rationale)

PrimInexactLosslessQ "dispatch asymmetry" (code lens) and "name-vs-three-layer-agreement" (consistency lens): going through ToComplex128WithAccuracy always is semantically correct — (exact->inexact 3+4i) IS lossless (produces an exact-component inexact complex). The integration test's three-layer agreement is on inexact-accuracy (per-component), not inexact-lossless?. Different semantic questions.
PrimitiveSpec lacks ReturnArity (types lens): valid registry-system observation, out of this PR's scope.
WithContractEnforcement ParamTypes rejection test (tests lens): Phase 2 extension-contracts feature with its own test surface.
SchemeString-on-nil NPE pattern (errors lens): project-wide pattern (see prim_conversion.go:76, 121, 196 for prior art); not new with this PR.

Verification

make lint → 0 issues
make ci (lint + build-all + test + covercheck + readme-check + examples + verify-mod) → PASS
Discoverability test (8 cases) all PASS
Integration test now 6 rows (added mixed-lossy), all PASS
Loss-signal unit tests 11 + 12 + 8 + 6 cases plus arity + errors → all PASS

Updates both plan documents to reflect the three-PR completion: - Status field: 'Plan ready to start' / 'Approved by user' → 'Complete — all three PRs merged' with the three merge-commit references (#753 / #754 / #755) and dates. - Impl plan gains a 'Post-implementation outcome' section capturing shipped-vs-planned deltas: Declined: - LookupNumericSpec → Lookup rename (kept for cross-package clarity, 5 internal call sites all stable). Emerged during implementation: - atan2Operand helper in extensions/math/prim_transcendental.go (R7RS regression mitigation when helpers.ToFloat64 tightened). - runOne test helper created in PR 3, then deleted in PR 3 fixup after a 3-lens crosscheck convergence caught it as duplicating the existing eval helper. - Discoverability test (TestLossSignalDiscoverability) added in PR 3 fixup after the tests lens flagged a typo-risk gap. Plus LOC actuals (all PRs landed larger than estimated, mostly due to docs + integration test + post-review fixups), bench-gate results (PR 2 geomean +0.26%, within the 0.5% target), and review-findings summaries from both Copilot and the crosscheck agents. - Done definition checklist: 3/4 items checked. The fourth item (move both plans to memory/ per plans/CLAUDE.md convention) remains open as a separate closeout sweep. The cross-references section enumerates the user-visible documentation that ships with this work (docs/numeric/tower.md, docs/reference/r7rs-differences.md, values/CLAUDE.md, CHANGELOG.md) so a future reader can find the rule statement without re-tracing plan history.

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		\| Go helper (strict) \| `values.ToComplex128Lossless(n)` \| `ErrLossyConversion` if either component non-Exact \|
		\| FFI converter \| `reflect.Float64` / `reflect.Complex128` param \| strict (default): errors with `ErrLossyConversion`; lossy: silently truncates if `WithLossyConversionsAllowed()` set on the engine \|

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