From ce940ea8fada34deda894e5e68e721c3064e9207 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hyperpolymath <6759885+hyperpolymath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 19:34:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Revert "feat: canonical A2ML dialect = TOML (warn-by-default,
 enforce flag) (#53)"

This reverts commit db22cd51f07eb7eac8ec0b2acd01bf7186ef1d56.
---
 README.md        | 10 ----------
 action.yml       |  9 ---------
 validate-a2ml.sh | 27 ---------------------------
 3 files changed, 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db23a35..b54f2bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,16 +12,6 @@ RSR (Rhodium Standard Repository) projects to declare machine-readable
 metadata, AI agent instructions, and project state. This action scans
 for `.a2ml` files and validates their structure and required fields.
 
-# Canonical dialect: TOML
-
-Estate decision (2026-07-06): the **one canonical A2ML dialect is TOML**
-(`key = value` / `[section]`). Files written in YAML (`key:`) or S-expression
-(`(form ...)`) are non-canonical and should be converted. Check 5 flags them as
-a **warning** by default; set `enforce-canonical-dialect: true` to make it a
-hard **error** once a repository's `.a2ml` files are all converted. AI-manifest
-templates are exempt from this check until they are converted upstream in
-`rsr-template-repo` / `standards`.
-
 # Checks Performed
 
 1.  **SPDX header** — Verifies `SPDX-License-Identifier` is present in
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b6e2be6..85a5069 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ inputs:
       will fail on any validation issue. Defaults to false.
     required: false
     default: 'false'
-  enforce-canonical-dialect:
-    description: >-
-      When true, files written in a non-canonical A2ML dialect (YAML or
-      S-expression instead of canonical TOML) are reported as errors rather
-      than warnings. Defaults to false so the estate can migrate incrementally.
-      Canonical A2ML dialect: TOML (key = value / [section]).
-    required: false
-    default: 'false'
   paths-ignore:
     description: >-
       Newline-separated path fragments to skip. Each line is matched as a
@@ -77,7 +69,6 @@ runs:
       env:
         INPUT_PATH: ${{ inputs.path }}
         INPUT_STRICT: ${{ inputs.strict }}
-        INPUT_ENFORCE_CANONICAL_DIALECT: ${{ inputs.enforce-canonical-dialect }}
         INPUT_PATHS_IGNORE: ${{ inputs.paths-ignore }}
       run: |
         "${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH}/validate-a2ml.sh"
diff --git a/validate-a2ml.sh b/validate-a2ml.sh
index 3022938..b053676 100755
--- a/validate-a2ml.sh
+++ b/validate-a2ml.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 SCAN_PATH="${INPUT_PATH:-.}"
 STRICT="${INPUT_STRICT:-false}"
-ENFORCE_DIALECT="${INPUT_ENFORCE_CANONICAL_DIALECT:-false}"
 PATHS_IGNORE_RAW="${INPUT_PATHS_IGNORE:-}"
 GITHUB_OUTPUT_FILE="${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-/dev/null}"
 
@@ -279,32 +278,6 @@ validate_a2ml() {
             fi
         fi
     done < "$file"
-
-    # --- Check 5: Canonical dialect (TOML) ---
-    # Estate canon (2026-07-06): .a2ml is ONE dialect — TOML (`key = value` /
-    # `[section]`). Flag repo-specific files still written as YAML (`key:`) or
-    # S-expression (`(form ...)`). AI manifests are template-sourced (converted
-    # upstream in rsr-template-repo/standards), so they are exempt here to avoid
-    # estate-wide noise before that conversion lands. Warning by default so the
-    # estate can migrate incrementally; set enforce_canonical_dialect=true to
-    # make it a hard error once conversion is complete.
-    if [[ "$is_manifest" == "false" ]]; then
-        local _sexpr _toml _yaml _dialect=""
-        _sexpr=$(grep -cE '^[[:space:]]*\([a-zA-Z]' "$file" 2>/dev/null || true)
-        _toml=$(grep -cE '^[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]+\]|[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+[[:space:]]*=)' "$file" 2>/dev/null || true)
-        _yaml=$(grep -cE '^[[:space:]]*[A-Za-z0-9_-]+:[[:space:]]' "$file" 2>/dev/null || true)
-        if [[ "${_sexpr:-0}" -gt 2 && "${_toml:-0}" -eq 0 ]]; then
-            _dialect="S-expression"
-        elif [[ "${_yaml:-0}" -gt 2 && "${_toml:-0}" -le 1 ]]; then
-            _dialect="YAML"
-        fi
-        if [[ -n "$_dialect" ]]; then
-            local _sev="warning"
-            [[ "$ENFORCE_DIALECT" == "true" ]] && _sev="error"
-            report_issue "$_sev" "$file" "1" \
-                "Non-canonical A2ML dialect ($_dialect). Canonical A2ML dialect is TOML (key = value / [section]); convert this file."
-        fi
-    fi
 }
 
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