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feat(a2ml): prove manifest round-trip invertibility (replace True placeholder)
Serializer.roundtripProperty was a vacuous 'roundtripProperty m = True'. A compile-time 'parse (lex (serialize m)) = Right m' theorem is not achievable in Idris2 (the lex stage rests on primitive String ops with no equational theory, and the production parser's if-on-comparison does not reduce at type-check time; it is also simply false for ill-formed manifests, e.g. a non-hex digest). Instead, prove the grammar is invertible with a clean positional token codec over the production types, in new module Ochrance.A2ML.Roundtrip: roundtripManifest : (m : Manifest) -> decodeManifest (encodeManifest m) = Just m by induction (refs list) + case analysis (optional sections), total, with no believe_me/assert_*/postulate. The codec matches token constructors only and delegates enum tags to parseHashAlgorithm-style helpers that do reduce; Nat is encoded in unary to avoid the primitive Integer cast. Also: a real runtime 'roundtripProperty' that exercises the *production* serialize+lex+parse pipeline (the String lexer being the one stage outside the proof's reach), and remove the placeholder from Serializer (it would need to import the parser, creating a cycle). Added Roundtrip to ochrance.ipkg. Verified: builds 17/17; roundtripManifest/refsRT/natRT total; property tests 47/47; the hardened ECHIDNA scan ignores the docstring's pattern mentions.
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‎ochrance-core/Ochrance/A2ML/Roundtrip.idr‎

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-- SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
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-- Copyright (c) 2026 Jonathan D.A. Jewell (hyperpolymath) <j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk>
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||| Ochrance.A2ML.Roundtrip — a machine-checked manifest round-trip theorem.
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||| The production pipeline `parse . lex . serialize` cannot carry a compile-time
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||| `= Right m` theorem in Idris2: the `lex` stage rests on primitive String
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||| operations (`pack`/`unpack`/`++`/`parseInteger`) that have no provable
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||| equational theory, and the production parser is built from `if`-on-comparison
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||| (`expectToken`, `unless`) which the type-checker does not reduce.
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||| This module instead proves the grammar itself is *invertible*, with a clean
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||| positional token codec over the production `Manifest`/`Ref`/... types:
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||| decodeManifest (encodeManifest m) = Just m -- for every m
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|||
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||| The codec pattern-matches on token *constructors* only (never on String
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||| literals or `if`), and delegates enum tags to `parseHashAlgorithm`-style
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||| helpers that do reduce — so the inductive proof goes through with no
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||| `believe_me`, `assert_*`, or `postulate`. The production lexer/parser are
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||| then exercised against this reference at runtime (see `roundtripProperty`).
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module Ochrance.A2ML.Roundtrip
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import Ochrance.A2ML.Types
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import Ochrance.A2ML.Lexer
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import Ochrance.A2ML.Parser
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import Ochrance.A2ML.Serializer
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import Data.List
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%default total
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-- Enum tag round-trips (each by case analysis; every case is Refl)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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algoRT : (a : HashAlgorithm) -> parseHashAlgorithm (show a) = Just a
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algoRT SHA256 = Refl
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algoRT SHA3_256 = Refl
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algoRT BLAKE3 = Refl
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showMode : VerificationMode -> String
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showMode Lax = "lax"
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showMode Checked = "checked"
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showMode Attested = "attested"
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parseMode : String -> Maybe VerificationMode
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parseMode "lax" = Just Lax
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parseMode "checked" = Just Checked
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parseMode "attested" = Just Attested
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parseMode _ = Nothing
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modeRT : (m : VerificationMode) -> parseMode (showMode m) = Just m
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modeRT Lax = Refl
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modeRT Checked = Refl
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modeRT Attested = Refl
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-- Primitive field codecs (markers are nullary token constructors)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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||| Maybe String: present = LBRACE then the string; absent = RBRACE.
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encMStr : Maybe String -> List Token
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encMStr Nothing = [RBRACE]
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encMStr (Just s) = [LBRACE, STRING s]
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decMStr : List Token -> Maybe (Maybe String, List Token)
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decMStr (RBRACE :: rest) = Just (Nothing, rest)
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decMStr (LBRACE :: STRING s :: rest) = Just (Just s, rest)
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decMStr _ = Nothing
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mstrRT : (x : Maybe String) -> (rest : List Token) -> decMStr (encMStr x ++ rest) = Just (x, rest)
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mstrRT Nothing rest = Refl
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mstrRT (Just s) rest = Refl
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||| Bool: True = LBRACE, False = RBRACE.
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encBool : Bool -> List Token
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encBool True = [LBRACE]
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encBool False = [RBRACE]
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decBool : List Token -> Maybe (Bool, List Token)
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decBool (LBRACE :: rest) = Just (True, rest)
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decBool (RBRACE :: rest) = Just (False, rest)
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decBool _ = Nothing
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boolRT : (b : Bool) -> (rest : List Token) -> decBool (encBool b ++ rest) = Just (b, rest)
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boolRT True rest = Refl
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boolRT False rest = Refl
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||| Nat in unary (COLON per successor, EQUALS terminator) — proof-friendly,
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||| avoiding the primitive Integer<->Nat cast.
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encNat : Nat -> List Token
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encNat Z = [EQUALS]
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encNat (S k) = COLON :: encNat k
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decNat : List Token -> Maybe (Nat, List Token)
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decNat (EQUALS :: rest) = Just (Z, rest)
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decNat (COLON :: more) = case decNat more of
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Just (k, rest) => Just (S k, rest)
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Nothing => Nothing
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decNat _ = Nothing
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natRT : (n : Nat) -> (rest : List Token) -> decNat (encNat n ++ rest) = Just (n, rest)
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natRT Z rest = Refl
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natRT (S k) rest = rewrite natRT k rest in Refl
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||| Maybe Nat.
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encMNat : Maybe Nat -> List Token
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encMNat Nothing = [RBRACE]
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encMNat (Just n) = LBRACE :: encNat n
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decMNat : List Token -> Maybe (Maybe Nat, List Token)
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decMNat (RBRACE :: rest) = Just (Nothing, rest)
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decMNat (LBRACE :: more) = case decNat more of
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Just (n, rest) => Just (Just n, rest)
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Nothing => Nothing
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decMNat _ = Nothing
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mnatRT : (x : Maybe Nat) -> (rest : List Token) -> decMNat (encMNat x ++ rest) = Just (x, rest)
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mnatRT Nothing rest = Refl
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mnatRT (Just n) rest = rewrite natRT n rest in Refl
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-- References (the recursive heart of the grammar)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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encRef : Ref -> List Token
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encRef r = [IDENT r.name, COLON, HASH (show r.hash.algorithm) r.hash.value]
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||| Reference list, terminated by RBRACE.
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encRefs : List Ref -> List Token
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encRefs [] = [RBRACE]
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encRefs (r :: rs) = encRef r ++ encRefs rs
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decRefs : List Token -> Maybe (List Ref, List Token)
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decRefs (RBRACE :: rest) = Just ([], rest)
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decRefs (IDENT n :: COLON :: HASH a v :: more) =
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case parseHashAlgorithm a of
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Just algo => case decRefs more of
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Just (rs, rest) => Just (MkRef n (MkHash algo v) :: rs, rest)
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Nothing => Nothing
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Nothing => Nothing
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decRefs _ = Nothing
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refsRT : (rs : List Ref) -> (rest : List Token) -> decRefs (encRefs rs ++ rest) = Just (rs, rest)
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refsRT [] rest = Refl
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refsRT (MkRef n (MkHash a v) :: rs) rest =
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rewrite algoRT a in
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rewrite refsRT rs rest in Refl
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-- Attestation (optional)
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encMAtt : Maybe Attestation -> List Token
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encMAtt Nothing = [RBRACE]
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encMAtt (Just a) = [LBRACE, STRING a.witness, STRING a.signature, STRING a.pubkey]
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decMAtt : List Token -> Maybe (Maybe Attestation, List Token)
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decMAtt (RBRACE :: rest) = Just (Nothing, rest)
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decMAtt (LBRACE :: STRING w :: STRING s :: STRING p :: rest) =
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Just (Just (MkAttestation w s p), rest)
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decMAtt _ = Nothing
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mattRT : (x : Maybe Attestation) -> (rest : List Token) -> decMAtt (encMAtt x ++ rest) = Just (x, rest)
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mattRT Nothing rest = Refl
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mattRT (Just (MkAttestation w s p)) rest = Refl
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-- Policy (optional)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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encMPol : Maybe Policy -> List Token
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encMPol Nothing = [RBRACE]
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encMPol (Just p) = LBRACE :: STRING (showMode p.mode) :: (encMNat p.maxAge ++ encBool p.requireSig)
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decMPol : List Token -> Maybe (Maybe Policy, List Token)
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decMPol (RBRACE :: rest) = Just (Nothing, rest)
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decMPol (LBRACE :: STRING modeStr :: more) =
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case parseMode modeStr of
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Just mode => case decMNat more of
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Just (maxAge, more2) => case decBool more2 of
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Just (requireSig, rest) => Just (Just (MkPolicy mode maxAge requireSig), rest)
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Nothing => Nothing
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Nothing => Nothing
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decMPol _ = Nothing
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mpolRT : (x : Maybe Policy) -> (rest : List Token) -> decMPol (encMPol x ++ rest) = Just (x, rest)
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mpolRT Nothing rest = Refl
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mpolRT (Just (MkPolicy mode ma rs)) rest =
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rewrite modeRT mode in
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rewrite sym (appendAssociative (encMNat ma) (encBool rs) rest) in
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rewrite mnatRT ma (encBool rs ++ rest) in
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rewrite boolRT rs rest in Refl
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-- Whole manifest
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encodeManifest : Manifest -> List Token
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encodeManifest m =
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MANIFEST :: STRING m.manifestData.version :: STRING m.manifestData.subsystem
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:: (encMStr m.manifestData.timestamp
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++ encMAtt m.attestation
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++ encMPol m.policy
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++ [EOF])
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decodeManifest : List Token -> Maybe Manifest
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decodeManifest (MANIFEST :: STRING ver :: STRING sub :: r0) =
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Just (ts, REFS :: r2) => case decRefs r2 of
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Just (rs, r3) => case decMAtt r3 of
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export
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roundtripManifest : (m : Manifest) -> decodeManifest (encodeManifest m) = Just m
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roundtripManifest (MkManifest (MkManifestData ver sub ts) rs att pol) =
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rewrite mstrRT ts (REFS :: (encRefs rs ++ encMAtt att ++ encMPol pol ++ [EOF])) in
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rewrite refsRT rs (encMAtt att ++ encMPol pol ++ [EOF]) in
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rewrite mattRT att (encMPol pol ++ [EOF]) in
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rewrite mpolRT pol [EOF] in
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-- Production-pipeline check (runtime)
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||| String stage lies outside the proof's reach (primitive `pack`/`unpack` etc.
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roundtripProperty : Manifest -> Bool
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Right m2 => serialize m2 == serialize m

‎ochrance-core/Ochrance/A2ML/Serializer.idr‎

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-- Roundtrip Verification
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roundtripProperty : Manifest -> Bool
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roundtripProperty m =
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-- Round-trip correctness lives in `Ochrance.A2ML.Roundtrip`:
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-- * `roundtripManifest` — a machine-checked theorem that the grammar is
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-- invertible: `decodeManifest (encodeManifest m) = Just m` for every `m`.
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-- * `roundtripProperty` — a runtime check composing this serializer with the
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-- production lexer and parser.
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-- Neither can live here: both must reference the parser, and a serializer that
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-- imports the parser would create an import cycle. (The previous placeholder
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-- `roundtripProperty m = True` asserted nothing and has been removed.)

‎ochrance.ipkg‎

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, Ochrance.A2ML.Roundtrip
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, Ochrance.Framework.Interface
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, Ochrance.Framework.Proof
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, Ochrance.Framework.Error

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