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| 1 | +# TASK-192 — Test Against Prior Database Files (Golden Snapshots) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Goal |
| 4 | +Test Zig extension against real database files created by prior Rust/C versions to invalidate "Zig parity is complete". |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +## Status |
| 7 | +- State: **DONE** |
| 8 | +- Priority: HIGH (tests real-world compatibility) |
| 9 | +- Discovered: 2025-12-23 (hypothesis invalidation request) |
| 10 | +- Completed: 2025-12-23 |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +## Hypothesis to Invalidate |
| 13 | +"Zig can correctly read/write databases created by Rust/C CR-SQLite." |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Test Results |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### Prior DB Files Tested |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +| File | Version | Zig Result | Rust Result | |
| 20 | +|------|---------|------------|-------------| |
| 21 | +| v0.12.0.prior-db | 0.12.0 | No crash, reads clock tables | **SEGFAULT** | |
| 22 | +| v0.13.0.prior-db | 0.13.0 | No crash, reads clock tables | **SEGFAULT** | |
| 23 | +| v0.15.0.prior-db | 0.15.0 | Partial support | Partial support | |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +### Key Findings |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +1. **v0.12.0 and v0.13.0 are explicitly unsupported** by upstream Rust/C (tests commented out in `py/correctness/tests/test_prior_versions.py`). |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +2. **Zig is MORE resilient** than Rust on legacy DBs - graceful handling vs SEGFAULT. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +3. **Cross-implementation parity on fresh DBs: CONFIRMED** |
| 32 | + - Zig reads Rust-created DB: PASS |
| 33 | + - Zig writes to Rust-created DB: PASS |
| 34 | + - Rust reads Zig-modified DB: PASS |
| 35 | + - crsql_changes returns same data: PASS |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +4. **Known divergence: seq values** |
| 38 | + - Rust uses seq=0 for single operations |
| 39 | + - Zig uses seq=1 for single operations |
| 40 | + - This may affect sync ordering in edge cases |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +### Files Created |
| 43 | +- `zig/harness/test-prior-db-compat.sh` — automated test script |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Acceptance Criteria |
| 46 | +1. ✅ Load all prior DB files without error (Zig: no crash; Rust: crashes on v0.12.0/v0.13.0) |
| 47 | +2. ✅ Read operations produce identical results to Rust/C on fresh DBs |
| 48 | +3. ✅ Write operations produce compatible changes |
| 49 | +4. ✅ Found divergence: seq=0 vs seq=1 |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +## Confidence Level |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +**HIGH CONFIDENCE** for: |
| 54 | +- Fresh database creation |
| 55 | +- Cross-extension read/write |
| 56 | +- Basic CRR operations |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +**MEDIUM CONFIDENCE** for: |
| 59 | +- Prior v0.15.0 database migration (crsql_changes empty on both implementations) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +## Recommendations for Follow-up |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +1. **TASK-NEW**: Investigate seq=0 vs seq=1 divergence |
| 64 | +2. The crsql_changes virtual table returning empty on prior DBs is a shared issue (affects both Rust and Zig) |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +## Parent Docs / Cross-links |
| 67 | +- Prior DBs: `py/correctness/prior-dbs/` |
| 68 | +- Gap backlog: `research/zig-cr/92-gap-backlog.md` |
| 69 | +- Test script: `zig/harness/test-prior-db-compat.sh` |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +## Progress Log |
| 72 | +- 2025-12-23: Created from hypothesis invalidation request. |
| 73 | +- 2025-12-23: Tested all 3 prior DB files, documented findings, created test script. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +## Completion Notes |
| 76 | +- Date: 2025-12-23 |
| 77 | +- Test script created: `zig/harness/test-prior-db-compat.sh` |
| 78 | +- All tests pass (7/7) |
| 79 | +- Zig parity on fresh DBs: CONFIRMED |
| 80 | +- Prior DB backward compat: v0.12.0/v0.13.0 unsupported (matches Rust), v0.15.0 partial |
| 81 | +- Discovered seq value divergence (Zig=1, Rust=0) |
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