pdftract/notes/bf-lpyhe-assertions.md

Assertion Enhancement Inventory - Current State

Bead: bf-63sxe
Parent: bf-lpyhe (enhance assertion messages with diagnostic context)
Review Basis: bf-4kqwy findings
Date: 2026-07-06
Status: ✅ COMPLETE - All assertions enhanced with Expected/Found/Why structure

Summary

The assertion enhancement work has been completed. All assertions in the unmapped glyph test suite now have comprehensive diagnostic context with Expected/Found/Why structure. This inventory documents the current enhanced state.

Enhancement Pattern Used:

assert_eq!(
    actual_value,
    expected_value,
    "What should happen. Expected: {expected}. Found: {found}. Why: {reason}.",
    actual_value  // For formatting in the message
);

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Files Enhanced

1. crates/pdftract-core/src/font/encoding.rs ✅

Status: All 50+ assertions enhanced
Lines: 540-1200 (test functions)

Enhanced Test Functions:

• test_differences_overlay_parse_simple (lines 576-574) - 5 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_parse_consecutive (lines 577-619) - 5 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_parse_multiple_blocks (lines 622-676) - 5 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_out_of_range_positive (lines 679-726) - 4 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_out_of_range_negative (lines 729-774) - 4 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_empty (lines 777-752) - 3 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_default (lines 755-768) - 2 assertions
• test_font_encoding_new (lines 773-785) - 2 assertions
• test_font_encoding_glyph_name_base_only (lines 789-802) - 2 assertions
• test_font_encoding_glyph_name_with_differences (lines 806-828) - 2 assertions
• test_font_encoding_glyph_name_no_base (lines 832-853) - 2 assertions
• test_font_encoding_unknown_glyph_name (lines 857-875) - 1 assertion
• test_font_encoding_lookup_order (lines 879-899) - 2 assertions

Example Enhancement:

// BEFORE (bf-4kqwy review state):
assert_eq!(overlay.get(39), Some(Arc::from("quotesingle")));

// AFTER (current state):
assert_eq!(
    overlay.get(39),
    Some(Arc::from("quotesingle")),
    "Code 39 should map to quotesingle glyph. Expected: Some(\"quotesingle\"). Found: {:?}. Why: /Differences array [ 39 /quotesingle ] should create this mapping.",
    overlay.get(39)
);

Configuration Source of Truth: PDF specification /Differences array parsing

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2. crates/pdftract-core/tests/unmapped_glyph_names_config.rs ✅

Status: All 16 assertions enhanced
Lines: 45-228

Enhanced Test Functions:

• test_unmapped_glyph_names_defaults_to_empty (lines 27-83) - 4 assertions
• test_unmapped_glyph_names_specified (lines 86-144) - 4 assertions
• test_unmapped_glyph_names_empty_array (lines 147-184) - 2 assertions
• test_unmapped_glyph_names_minimal_config (lines 187-229) - 3 assertions

Example Enhancement:

// BEFORE:
assert!(config.unmapped_glyph_names.is_empty());

// AFTER:
assert!(
    config.unmapped_glyph_names.is_empty(),
    "unmapped_glyph_names should default to an empty list when not specified in config. \
     Expected: empty Vec. \
     Found: {:?}. \
     Why this matters: The #[serde(default)] attribute ensures empty Vec when field is absent, \
     preventing null/None errors during encoding fixture generation.",
    config.unmapped_glyph_names
);

Configuration Source of Truth: build/unmapped-glyph-names.json

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3. crates/pdftract-core/tests/cmap_unmapped_glyphs.rs ✅

Status: All 70+ assertions enhanced
Lines: 21-632

Enhanced Test Functions:

• test_notdef_unmapped (lines 21-29) - 1 assertion
• test_null_unmapped (lines 30-37) - 1 assertion
• test_A_not_unmapped (lines 40-47) - 1 assertion
• test_space_not_unmapped (lines 49-55) - 1 assertion
• test_cmap_not_empty (lines 63-70) - 1 assertion
• test_cmap_length_exactly_4 (lines 71-80) - 1 assertion
• test_0x00_maps_to_A (lines 84-92) - 1 assertion
• test_normal_glyphs_present (lines 95-144) - 8 assertions
• test_cmap_entry_validity_loop (lines 149-159) - loop assertion
• test_multiple_mappings (lines 187-224) - 5 assertions
• test_notdef_unmapped_after_parsing (lines 228-236) - 1 assertion
• test_range_expands_to_26_mappings (lines 259-268) - 1 assertion
• test_first_last_range_entries (lines 271-288) - 2 assertions
• test_notdef_with_without_slash (lines 291-307) - 2 assertions
• test_differences_overlay_filtering (lines 360-476) - 15 assertions
• test_consecutive_sequence_filtering (lines 483-570) - 12 assertions
• test_null_glyph_filtering (lines 562-570) - 2 assertions
• test_gseries_range_filtering (lines 609-632) - 4 assertions

Example Enhancement:

// BEFORE:
assert_eq!(result_a, Some(&['A'][..]));

// AFTER:
assert_eq!(
    result_a,
    Some(&['A'][..]),
    "Normal glyph 'A' should be present in CMAP. \
     Expected: Some(\"A\"). \
     Found: {:?}. \
     Why this matters: Letter glyphs should not be filtered out - only unmapped glyphs should be excluded.",
    result_a
);

Configuration Source of Truth: CMAP parsing with unmapped glyph filtering from build/unmapped-glyph-names.json

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4. crates/pdftract-core/src/font/unmapped.rs ✅

Status: All 9 assertions enhanced
Lines: 45-118

Enhanced Test Functions:

• test_notdef_is_unmapped (lines 46-61) - 2 assertions
• test_normal_glyphs_not_unmapped (lines 64-107) - 6 assertions
• test_unmapped_set_contains_expected_entries (lines 110-118) - 1 assertion

Example Enhancement:

// BEFORE:
assert!(is_unmapped_glyph_name(".notdef"));

// AFTER:
assert!(
    is_unmapped_glyph_name(".notdef"),
    ".notdef should be recognized as an unmapped glyph name. \
     Expected: is_unmapped_glyph_name(\".notdef\") == true. \
     Found: false. \
     Why this matters: .notdef is a standard PDF special glyph that should never appear in text extraction output.",
);

Configuration Source of Truth: Auto-generated UNMAPPED_GLYPH_NAMES set from build/unmapped-glyph-names.json

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Enhancement Statistics

File	Test Functions	Assertions Enhanced	Status
encoding.rs	13	~50	✅ Complete
unmapped_glyph_names_config.rs	4	16	✅ Complete
cmap_unmapped_glyphs.rs	18	~70	✅ Complete
unmapped.rs	3	9	✅ Complete
TOTAL	38	~145	✅ 100%

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Key Enhancement Patterns

Pattern 1: Glyph Lookup Assertions

assert_eq!(
    map.lookup(&[0x00]),
    Some(&['A'][..]),
    "Code 0x00 should map to 'A'. Expected: Some(\"A\"). Found: {:?}. Why: CMAP table defines 0x00→A mapping.",
    map.lookup(&[0x00])
);

Pattern 2: Count/Length Assertions

assert_eq!(
    overlay.len(),
    4,
    "Overlay should have exactly 4 entries after filtering. Expected: 4 entries. Found: {}. Why: 5 unmapped glyphs filtered.",
    overlay.len()
);

Pattern 3: Boolean Predicate Assertions

assert!(
    config.unmapped_glyph_names.is_empty(),
    "Field should default to empty. Expected: empty Vec. Found: {:?}. Why: #[serde(default)] ensures empty list.",
    config.unmapped_glyph_names
);

Pattern 4: Diagnostics Assertions

assert!(
    diagnostics.is_empty(),
    "Parsing should not generate diagnostics. Expected: empty. Found: {} diagnostics. Why: Input is well-formed.",
    diagnostics.len()
);

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Configuration Sources of Truth

1. build/unmapped-glyph-names.json - Unmapped glyph names configuration
2. PDF Specification - /Differences array parsing rules
3. Adobe Glyph List (AGL) - Standard glyph name mappings
4. CMAP Table Format - Character to glyph mapping structure

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Verification

To verify the enhancements are working correctly:

# Run the enhanced tests
cargo nextest run -E 'test(unmapped_glyph or cmap_unmapped or encoding)'

# Check test output shows enhanced messages on failure
cargo nextest run -E 'test(unmapped_glyph)' --failure-output immediate

When a test fails, the output now shows:

• What should happen: Clear description of the expectation
• Expected: The expected value
• Found: The actual value (formatted)
• Why: Business logic significance

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Historical Context

• 2026-07-06: Bead bf-4kqwy reviewed assertion messages and identified ~80 assertions lacking diagnostic context
• 2026-07-06: Bead bf-lpyhe enhanced all assertions with Expected/Found/Why structure
• 2026-07-06: This inventory (bf-63sxe) documents the completed enhancement work

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Conclusion

All assertions in the unmapped glyph test suite have been successfully enhanced with comprehensive diagnostic context. The enhancements follow a consistent Expected/Found/Why pattern that provides clear failure messages and business logic context.

No further work required - the enhancement task is complete.