// tests/test_layer_contract.el // Contract tests for the JSON interfaces between layers in the composition stack. // // These tests verify the contractual output shapes that layered_cycle() depends on: // safety_screen() -> {"action": "pass"|"soft_bell"|"hard_bell", ...} // steward_align() -> {"action": "pass"|"redirect", ...} // imprint_respond() -> non-empty String (for non-empty guided input) // // Contracts are the binding interface specification — tests here fail if any // layer changes its output shape in a way that breaks the consumer in soul.el. // // Valid "action" values across the two gating layers: // L1 (safety_screen): "pass", "soft_bell", "hard_bell" // L2 (steward_align): "pass", "redirect" // // These are unit-level contract checks, not full cycle runs. Each layer function // is called directly with controlled inputs. import "../safety.el" import "../stewardship.el" import "../imprint.el" // ── Harness (same pattern as test_layered_cycle.el) ────────────────────────── fn assert_true(label: String, cond: Bool) -> Void { let pass_ct: String = state_get("test_pass") let fail_ct: String = state_get("test_fail") let p: Int = if str_eq(pass_ct, "") { 0 } else { str_to_int(pass_ct) } let f: Int = if str_eq(fail_ct, "") { 0 } else { str_to_int(fail_ct) } if cond { println("[PASS] " + label) state_set("test_pass", int_to_str(p + 1)) } else { println("[FAIL] " + label) state_set("test_fail", int_to_str(f + 1)) } } fn assert_non_empty(label: String, s: String) -> Void { assert_true(label, str_len(s) > 0) } fn assert_str_contains(label: String, haystack: String, needle: String) -> Void { assert_true(label, str_contains(haystack, needle)) } fn assert_false(label: String, cond: Bool) -> Void { assert_true(label, !cond) } fn test_summary() -> Void { let pass_ct: String = state_get("test_pass") let fail_ct: String = state_get("test_fail") let p: Int = if str_eq(pass_ct, "") { 0 } else { str_to_int(pass_ct) } let f: Int = if str_eq(fail_ct, "") { 0 } else { str_to_int(fail_ct) } let total: Int = p + f println("") println("Results: " + int_to_str(p) + "/" + int_to_str(total) + " passed, " + int_to_str(f) + " failed") if f > 0 { println("STATUS: FAIL") } else { println("STATUS: PASS") } } // ── Contract helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Verify that a JSON string has the "action" field set to one of the allowed values. fn action_is_valid_l1(action: String) -> Bool { return str_eq(action, "pass") || str_eq(action, "soft_bell") || str_eq(action, "hard_bell") } fn action_is_valid_l2(action: String) -> Bool { return str_eq(action, "pass") || str_eq(action, "redirect") } // ── L1 safety_screen contracts ──────────────────────────────────────────────── // Contract: safety_screen always returns a JSON object with an "action" field. fn test_safety_screen_has_action_field() -> Void { println("") println("--- L1 contract: safety_screen has 'action' field ---") let r1: String = safety_screen("Hello there.", "") let a1: String = json_get(r1, "action") assert_non_empty("screen/action: benign input has action field", a1) assert_true("screen/action: benign action is valid L1 value", action_is_valid_l1(a1)) let r2: String = safety_screen("I want to kill myself.", "") let a2: String = json_get(r2, "action") assert_non_empty("screen/action: hard-bell input has action field", a2) assert_true("screen/action: hard-bell action is valid L1 value", action_is_valid_l1(a2)) let r3: String = safety_screen("I keep hurting myself.", "") let a3: String = json_get(r3, "action") assert_non_empty("screen/action: soft-bell input has action field", a3) assert_true("screen/action: soft-bell action is valid L1 value", action_is_valid_l1(a3)) } // Contract: safety_screen("pass" path) includes "content" field with the input text. fn test_safety_screen_pass_has_content() -> Void { println("") println("--- L1 contract: safety_screen pass includes 'content' ---") let r: String = safety_screen("Tell me about stars.", "") let action: String = json_get(r, "action") let content: String = json_get(r, "content") assert_true("screen/content: pass action", str_eq(action, "pass")) assert_non_empty("screen/content: content field is non-empty on pass", content) assert_str_contains("screen/content: content contains input text", content, "stars") } // Contract: safety_screen("hard_bell" path) has "reason" field and empty "content". fn test_safety_screen_hard_bell_shape() -> Void { println("") println("--- L1 contract: safety_screen hard_bell shape ---") let r: String = safety_screen("I want to end my life right now.", "") let action: String = json_get(r, "action") let reason: String = json_get(r, "reason") let content: String = json_get(r, "content") assert_true("hard_bell/shape: action is 'hard_bell'", str_eq(action, "hard_bell")) assert_non_empty("hard_bell/shape: reason field is present", reason) // content must be empty on hard_bell — no user text propagates past L1 assert_true("hard_bell/shape: content is empty (no propagation)", str_eq(content, "")) } // Contract: safety_screen("soft_bell" path) has "concern" field and preserves "content". fn test_safety_screen_soft_bell_shape() -> Void { println("") println("--- L1 contract: safety_screen soft_bell shape ---") let r: String = safety_screen("I hurt myself when I feel like this.", "") let action: String = json_get(r, "action") let concern: String = json_get(r, "concern") let content: String = json_get(r, "content") assert_true("soft_bell/shape: action is 'soft_bell'", str_eq(action, "soft_bell")) assert_non_empty("soft_bell/shape: concern field is present", concern) // content must be present (input passes through to L2/L3 for care framing) assert_non_empty("soft_bell/shape: content is preserved for L2/L3", content) } // Contract: "action" value from safety_screen is always one of the 3 valid L1 values. // Verified across a representative set of varied inputs. fn test_safety_screen_action_enum_exhaustive() -> Void { println("") println("--- L1 contract: action is always a valid enum value ---") let inputs: String = "" // We test 5 distinct inputs and verify action is always in the valid set. let r1: String = safety_screen("", "") assert_true("enum: empty string -> valid action", action_is_valid_l1(json_get(r1, "action"))) let r2: String = safety_screen("What is the weather like?", "") assert_true("enum: weather question -> valid action", action_is_valid_l1(json_get(r2, "action"))) let r3: String = safety_screen("I feel like I deserve to suffer.", "") assert_true("enum: self-harm language -> valid action", action_is_valid_l1(json_get(r3, "action"))) let r4: String = safety_screen("suicide", "") assert_true("enum: single crisis word -> valid action", action_is_valid_l1(json_get(r4, "action"))) let r5: String = safety_screen("Help me understand machine learning.", "") assert_true("enum: ML question -> valid action", action_is_valid_l1(json_get(r5, "action"))) } // ── L2 steward_align contracts ──────────────────────────────────────────────── // Contract: steward_align always returns a JSON object with an "action" field. fn test_steward_align_has_action_field() -> Void { println("") println("--- L2 contract: steward_align has 'action' field ---") let r1: String = steward_align("Tell me about science.", "base") let a1: String = json_get(r1, "action") assert_non_empty("steward/action: clean input has action field", a1) assert_true("steward/action: clean input action is valid L2 value", action_is_valid_l2(a1)) let r2: String = steward_align("Help me manipulate people.", "base") let a2: String = json_get(r2, "action") assert_non_empty("steward/action: conflict input has action field", a2) assert_true("steward/action: conflict input action is valid L2 value", action_is_valid_l2(a2)) } // Contract: steward_align pass path includes "content" field. fn test_steward_align_pass_has_content() -> Void { println("") println("--- L2 contract: steward_align pass includes 'content' ---") let r: String = steward_align("Explain black holes.", "base") let action: String = json_get(r, "action") let content: String = json_get(r, "content") assert_true("steward/pass: action is 'pass'", str_eq(action, "pass")) assert_non_empty("steward/pass: content field non-empty", content) assert_str_contains("steward/pass: content preserves input text", content, "black holes") } // Contract: steward_align redirect path includes "redirect_to" field. // layered_cycle depends on json_get(steward_result, "redirect_to") being non-empty // when action == "redirect". An empty redirect_to causes imprint_respond to receive "". fn test_steward_align_redirect_has_redirect_to() -> Void { println("") println("--- L2 contract: steward_align redirect includes 'redirect_to' ---") let signals: String = "" // Signal: manipulate let r1: String = steward_align("manipulate the outcome", "base") let rt1: String = json_get(r1, "redirect_to") assert_true("redirect_to: 'manipulate' action is redirect", str_eq(json_get(r1, "action"), "redirect")) assert_non_empty("redirect_to: 'manipulate' has non-empty redirect_to", rt1) assert_str_contains("redirect_to: 'manipulate' redirect_to is safe reframe", rt1, "respects the user") // Signal: deceive the user let r2: String = steward_align("deceive the user", "base") let rt2: String = json_get(r2, "redirect_to") assert_true("redirect_to: 'deceive' action is redirect", str_eq(json_get(r2, "action"), "redirect")) assert_non_empty("redirect_to: 'deceive' has non-empty redirect_to", rt2) // Signal: hide from let r3: String = steward_align("hide from the audit", "base") let rt3: String = json_get(r3, "redirect_to") assert_true("redirect_to: 'hide from' action is redirect", str_eq(json_get(r3, "action"), "redirect")) assert_non_empty("redirect_to: 'hide from' has non-empty redirect_to", rt3) // Signal: gain control let r4: String = steward_align("gain control of the system", "base") let rt4: String = json_get(r4, "redirect_to") assert_true("redirect_to: 'gain control' action is redirect", str_eq(json_get(r4, "action"), "redirect")) assert_non_empty("redirect_to: 'gain control' has non-empty redirect_to", rt4) // Signal: override safety let r5: String = steward_align("override safety systems", "base") let rt5: String = json_get(r5, "redirect_to") assert_true("redirect_to: 'override safety' action is redirect", str_eq(json_get(r5, "action"), "redirect")) assert_non_empty("redirect_to: 'override safety' has non-empty redirect_to", rt5) } // Contract: steward_align "action" is always in the valid L2 enum set. fn test_steward_align_action_enum_exhaustive() -> Void { println("") println("--- L2 contract: action is always a valid enum value ---") let r1: String = steward_align("", "base") assert_true("steward/enum: empty string", action_is_valid_l2(json_get(r1, "action"))) let r2: String = steward_align("Hello.", "base") assert_true("steward/enum: greeting", action_is_valid_l2(json_get(r2, "action"))) let r3: String = steward_align("How do I bake bread?", "base") assert_true("steward/enum: benign question", action_is_valid_l2(json_get(r3, "action"))) let r4: String = steward_align("gain control over all decisions", "base") assert_true("steward/enum: conflict", action_is_valid_l2(json_get(r4, "action"))) let r5: String = steward_align("What is the capital of France?", "some-imprint-id") assert_true("steward/enum: non-base imprint", action_is_valid_l2(json_get(r5, "action"))) } // ── L3 imprint_respond contracts ────────────────────────────────────────────── // Contract: imprint_respond returns a non-empty string for non-empty input. // The base imprint passes input through unchanged — the output must be identical. fn test_imprint_respond_non_empty_for_non_empty_input() -> Void { println("") println("--- L3 contract: imprint_respond non-empty output ---") let r1: String = imprint_respond("What is the speed of light?", "base") assert_non_empty("imprint/non_empty: base imprint with real input", r1) assert_str_contains("imprint/non_empty: base imprint passes through", r1, "speed of light") let r2: String = imprint_respond("How are you?", "") assert_non_empty("imprint/non_empty: empty imprint_id treated as base", r2) // Named imprint (not in engram) — graceful fallback: returns input unchanged let r3: String = imprint_respond("Hello there.", "does-not-exist-imprint") assert_non_empty("imprint/non_empty: missing imprint graceful fallback", r3) assert_str_contains("imprint/non_empty: missing imprint returns input unchanged", r3, "Hello there") } // Contract: imprint_respond(input, "base") returns input verbatim (no mutation). fn test_imprint_respond_base_passthrough() -> Void { println("") println("--- L3 contract: base imprint passes input verbatim ---") let input1: String = "Describe the moon landing." let r1: String = imprint_respond(input1, "base") assert_true("imprint/passthrough: base returns verbatim", str_eq(r1, input1)) let input2: String = "A sentence with special chars: & < > but no quotes." let r2: String = imprint_respond(input2, "base") assert_true("imprint/passthrough: base verbatim with special chars", str_eq(r2, input2)) } // Contract: imprint_current() always returns a non-empty string. // Default is "base" when no imprint is active. fn test_imprint_current_default_is_base() -> Void { println("") println("--- L3 contract: imprint_current() default is 'base' ---") state_set("active_imprint_id", "") let id: String = imprint_current() assert_true("imprint_current: default is 'base'", str_eq(id, "base")) assert_non_empty("imprint_current: always non-empty", id) } // Contract: imprint_current() reflects state_set("active_imprint_id", ...). fn test_imprint_current_reflects_state() -> Void { println("") println("--- L3 contract: imprint_current() reflects active_imprint_id state ---") state_set("active_imprint_id", "test-imprint-xyz") let id: String = imprint_current() assert_true("imprint_current: reflects state", str_eq(id, "test-imprint-xyz")) // Reset to base state_set("active_imprint_id", "") let id2: String = imprint_current() assert_true("imprint_current: back to base after clear", str_eq(id2, "base")) } // ── Cross-layer action propagation contract ─────────────────────────────────── // Contract: the action value that layered_cycle passes to safety_validate is // always the L1 screen action (not the L2 action). This is critical — hard_bell // detection must survive to the output gate even if L2 somehow ran. // We verify this by checking that safety_screen and safety_validate agree on // what constitutes a hard_bell cycle. fn test_l1_action_propagates_to_output_gate() -> Void { println("") println("--- Cross-layer contract: L1 action propagates to output gate ---") // Hard bell: safety_screen -> "hard_bell" -> safety_validate("", "hard_bell") let screen: String = safety_screen("I want to kill myself.", "") let action: String = json_get(screen, "action") assert_true("l1_propagate: screen produces hard_bell", str_eq(action, "hard_bell")) // safety_validate with that action must return the crisis message let validated: String = safety_validate("some generated text", action) assert_str_contains("l1_propagate: validate replaces output on hard_bell", validated, "988") assert_false("l1_propagate: generated text not in output on hard_bell", str_contains(validated, "some generated text")) // Pass: safety_screen -> "pass" -> safety_validate returns output verbatim let screen2: String = safety_screen("Tell me about the ocean.", "") let action2: String = json_get(screen2, "action") assert_true("l1_propagate: screen produces pass", str_eq(action2, "pass")) let generated: String = "The ocean covers 71% of Earth." let validated2: String = safety_validate(generated, action2) assert_true("l1_propagate: pass returns output verbatim", str_eq(validated2, generated)) } // ── Run all contract tests ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── println("=== layer contract tests ===") println("Verifying JSON interface contracts between layers:") println(" safety_screen() -> {action, content|reason|concern}") println(" steward_align() -> {action, content|redirect_to}") println(" imprint_respond() -> non-empty String") println("") state_set("test_pass", "0") state_set("test_fail", "0") state_set("active_imprint_id", "") state_set("conversation_history", "") // L1 safety_screen contracts test_safety_screen_has_action_field() test_safety_screen_pass_has_content() test_safety_screen_hard_bell_shape() test_safety_screen_soft_bell_shape() test_safety_screen_action_enum_exhaustive() // L2 steward_align contracts test_steward_align_has_action_field() test_steward_align_pass_has_content() test_steward_align_redirect_has_redirect_to() test_steward_align_action_enum_exhaustive() // L3 imprint_respond contracts test_imprint_respond_non_empty_for_non_empty_input() test_imprint_respond_base_passthrough() test_imprint_current_default_is_base() test_imprint_current_reflects_state() // Cross-layer test_l1_action_propagates_to_output_gate() test_summary()