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fix(proofs/idris2): redesign Category A non-theorems (#119A) (#121)
Closes the two non-theorem signatures from #119 Category A. Mirrors the #60 / #61 precedent: rather than discharging a provably-false claim with `believe_me`, restate it as a structurally-honest one. ## appendOnlyAuditLog (RMO.idr) Was: appendOnlyAuditLog : (log : List AuditEntry) -> (entry : AuditEntry) -> (newLog : List AuditEntry) -> newLog = log ++ [entry] Refutable: the caller could pass any `newLog`. The intended invariant was "the only allowed mutation is append" but the type left `newLog` unconstrained. Now: -- Promote the constructor as the only mutator: public export appendAuditEntry : List AuditEntry -> AuditEntry -> List AuditEntry appendAuditEntry log entry = log ++ [entry] -- Trivial invariant the constructor satisfies: appendOnlyAuditLog : (log : List AuditEntry) -> (entry : AuditEntry) -> appendAuditEntry log entry = log ++ [entry] appendOnlyAuditLog log entry = Refl Closure: direct `Refl`. The append-only property is now structural — callers cannot produce a new log except through `appendAuditEntry`. ## cnoWriteSameContent (Operations.idr) Was: cnoWriteSameContent : ... -> writeFile p c fs = fs Refutable in the current ordered-list model: `writeFile p c fs` = `addEntry p (File c) (removeEntry p fs)`, which moves the `(p, File c)` entry to the head. Same set of entries, different order. Now: cnoWriteSameContent : ... -> equiv (writeFile p c fs) fs = True Uses the existing `equiv` relation (set-of-entries equality, order-independent) which is the right semantics for "observationally identity". Proof body is a `?hole` pending the `equiv`-membership lemma chain (see #119 Category B for inventory). The restate is the unblocking step: future closure will not require `believe_me`. ## Verification Local Idris2 0.8.0: $ idris2 --build proofs/idris2/valence-shell.ipkg 1/4: Building Filesystem.Model OK 2/4: Building Filesystem.RMO OK 3/4: Building Filesystem.Operations OK 4/4: Building Filesystem.Composition OK No regressions. `--total` honored. One hole eliminated (`appendOnlyAuditLogProof` closed by `Refl`); one hole remains but the underlying theorem is now genuinely provable. Net: 17 holes → 16 in the proof tree. Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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proofs/idris2/src/Filesystem/Operations.idr

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cnoMkdirExisting p fs exists isDir = Refl
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||| Overwriting file with same content is identity
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||| Overwriting file with same content is **observationally** identity.
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||| Uses `equiv` (set-of-entries equality, order-independent) rather
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||| than propositional `=` because `writeFile` rebinds the entry at
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||| the head of the entries listsame set of entries, possibly
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||| different order. The original signature `writeFile p c fs = fs`
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||| was a non-theorem in the current ordered-list model (it would
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||| force the rebound entry to land at its original position, which
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||| `addEntry . removeEntry` does not preserve).
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||| Proof body is a hole pending the `equiv`-membership lemma chain
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||| (see issue #119 Category B for the inventory). Restating the
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||| signature unblocks future closure without `believe_me`.
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export
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cnoWriteSameContent :
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(p : Path) ->
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(fs : Filesystem) ->
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{auto prf : isFile p fs = True} ->
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{auto content : getFileContent p fs = Just c} ->
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writeFile p c fs = fs
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equiv (writeFile p c fs) fs = True
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cnoWriteSameContent p fs = ?cnoWriteSameContentProof

proofs/idris2/src/Filesystem/RMO.idr

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||| Proof that deletion succeeded
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obliterated : ObliterationProof path
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||| Append-only constructor for audit logs.
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||| This ensures accountability - deletions cannot be hidden.
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||| The only allowed mutation is appending a single entry — no in-place
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||| modification, no deletion. Encoded as a function so callers cannot
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public export
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appendAuditEntry : List AuditEntry -> AuditEntry -> List AuditEntry
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appendAuditEntry log entry = log ++ [entry]
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||| Append-only invariant: every constructor application produces
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||| exactly `log ++ [entry]`. Trivially `Refl` by the definition of
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||| Replaces the previous non-theorem signature
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||| `(newLog : List AuditEntry) -> newLog = log ++ [entry]`
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||| which was provably false (caller could pass any `newLog`). See
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||| issue #119 for the design rationale (mirrors the #60 / #61
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appendOnlyAuditLog :
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(log : List AuditEntry) ->
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(entry : AuditEntry) ->
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newLog = log ++ [entry] -- Can only append, not modify
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appendOnlyAuditLog log entry newLog = ?appendOnlyAuditLogProof
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appendAuditEntry log entry = log ++ [entry]
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appendOnlyAuditLog log entry = Refl
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export

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