audit(sweep-key): cycle close 0059 — drift-clean, retire spec/plan

Cycle-close tidy for the generic portable sweep member-key + bool-param demo
strategy (spec/plan 0059, reference issue #105, implementations 27f850d + 0b73a75).

Architect drift review (range 1d6fafb..HEAD): clean — no drift, no debt.
- C1 (determinism): varying_axes + member_key are pure functions of the grid
  point, no schedule state; the engine carries no trace state (consistent with
  the #104 design + the C22/#101 ledger note).
- C7/C8/C9: LongOnly is a clean one-in/one-out f64 node, None until warmed (C8
  filter), the first bool *param* through the already-ratified Cell::bool()
  path; momentum is an ordinary composite of existing nodes; brokers stay
  downstream (C10). C18/C21/C22 upheld.
- The engine accessor exposes the binder's OWN axis-cardinality knowledge (it
  holds the value-lists), not a presentation concern — formatting stays in the
  CLI. The hand-rolled fnv1a64 mirrors the ledger-blessed SplitMix64 precedent
  (harness.rs): tiny, dependency-free, bit-stable-on-purpose (std DefaultHasher
  is unstable across releases; on-disk-name stability is the per-case C16
  reason). LongOnly is a genuine universal aura-std block (long-only is
  asset-agnostic). The ledger amendment matches the code.

Regression: the project declares no dedicated regression command; the gate is
the architect review plus the full suite, verified green at 0b73a75 (cargo test
--workspace, clippy --all-targets -D warnings).

Spec docs/specs/0059 and plan docs/plans/0059 retired (git rm) per the ephemeral
active-cycle artefact lifecycle; the durable rationale (the portable member-key
convention) lives in the ledger amendment (docs/design/INDEX.md C22/#101 note)
landed in 0b73a75.

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# Generic portable sweep member-key + bool-param demo strategy — Implementation Plan
> **Parent spec:** `docs/specs/0059-generic-portable-sweep-key.md`
>
> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: use the `implement` skill to run
> this plan. Steps use `- [ ]` checkboxes for tracking.
**Goal:** Replace the two-hardcoded-axis `sweep_member_key` with a generic,
filesystem-portable, collision-free member key derived from the *varying* axes,
and prove it generic with a new `momentum` demo strategy whose first-ever bool
*param* node (`LongOnly`) is swept via `aura sweep --strategy <sma|momentum>`.
**Architecture:** Engine gains one additive read accessor
(`SweepBinder::varying_axes`). aura-std gains the `LongOnly` node. aura-cli
replaces the key with a portable renderer (`sanitize_component` / `render_value`
/ `fnv1a64` / `member_key`), adds the `momentum` strategy + composite, and a
`parse_sweep_args` selector. The ledger's stale sweep-key clause is amended.
**Tech Stack:** Rust workspace — `aura-engine` (blueprint.rs), `aura-std`
(longonly.rs, lib.rs), `aura-cli` (main.rs, tests/cli_run.rs), `docs/design`.
---
**Files this plan creates or modifies:**
- Modify: `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs:384-404` — add `SweepBinder::varying_axes`
- Test: `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs` (tests mod) — varying-axes accessor
- Create: `crates/aura-std/src/longonly.rs` — the `LongOnly` bool-param node
- Modify: `crates/aura-std/src/lib.rs:18-47` — register `mod longonly` + `pub use`
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:29` — add `use std::collections::HashSet;`
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:28` — add `LongOnly` to the aura-std import
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:177-196` — replace `sweep_member_key` with the portable renderer
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:469-502` — refactor `sweep_family` to the generic key
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs` — add `momentum_blueprint_with_sinks`, `momentum_sweep_family`, `Strategy`, `parse_sweep_args`; change `run_sweep`
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:968-969` — USAGE
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:993-995` — sweep dispatch arms → one parse arm
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:1407-1427` — replace the 2 `sweep_member_key_*` tests with the `member_key` corpus
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/tests/cli_run.rs:717-747` — update the SMA sweep-key assertion + prose; add the momentum integration test
- Modify: `docs/design/INDEX.md:1033` — amend the sweep-key clause
---
### Task 1: Engine — `SweepBinder::varying_axes`
**Files:**
- Modify: `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs:384-404` (inside `impl SweepBinder`)
- Test: `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs` (tests mod)
- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing test**
Add to the `#[cfg(test)] mod tests` in `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs`. It
discovers the fixture's param names (so it pins behaviour, not specific names),
varies the first axis and pins the rest, and asserts only the first is reported.
If `composite_sma_cross_harness` is not already imported in that test module, add
`use crate::test_fixtures::composite_sma_cross_harness;` to the test module.
```rust
#[test]
fn varying_axes_names_only_the_multi_value_axes() {
let bp = composite_sma_cross_harness().0;
let names: Vec<String> = bp.param_space().into_iter().map(|p| p.name).collect();
assert!(names.len() >= 3, "fixture must have >= 3 param slots: {names:?}");
// vary the first axis (>1 value), pin the other two (1 value each).
let binder = bp
.axis(names[0].as_str(), vec![Scalar::i64(2), Scalar::i64(3)])
.axis(names[1].as_str(), vec![Scalar::i64(4)])
.axis(names[2].as_str(), vec![Scalar::f64(0.5)]);
assert_eq!(binder.varying_axes(), vec![names[0].clone()]);
}
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-engine varying_axes_names_only_the_multi_value_axes`
Expected: FAIL — compile error `no method named \`varying_axes\` found for struct \`SweepBinder\``.
- [ ] **Step 3: Write minimal implementation**
In `crates/aura-engine/src/blueprint.rs`, add this method to `impl SweepBinder`
(immediately after the `axis` method, before `sweep`):
```rust
/// The names of the axes that vary (more than one value) — the axes that
/// distinguish one grid point from another. Declaration order; callers derive
/// set membership (the key's token order comes from param-space slot order,
/// not from this list). A pure read accessor; it runs no sweep.
pub fn varying_axes(&self) -> Vec<String> {
self.axes.iter().filter(|(_, v)| v.len() > 1).map(|(n, _)| n.clone()).collect()
}
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-engine varying_axes_names_only_the_multi_value_axes`
Expected: PASS (1 passed).
- [ ] **Step 5: Engine suite stays green**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-engine`
Expected: PASS — all engine tests, no regressions.
---
### Task 2: aura-std — the `LongOnly` bool-param node
**Files:**
- Create: `crates/aura-std/src/longonly.rs`
- Modify: `crates/aura-std/src/lib.rs:18-47`
- [ ] **Step 1: Create the node with its tests**
Create `crates/aura-std/src/longonly.rs` (mirrors `exposure.rs` structurally):
```rust
//! `LongOnly` — a long-only exposure gate. The bool param `enabled`: when true,
//! short (negative) exposure is clamped to 0 (a long-only constraint); when
//! false, exposure passes through unchanged. One f64 input, one f64 output.
//! Emits `None` until its input is present (warm-up filter, C8).
use aura_core::{
Cell, Ctx, FieldSpec, Firing, Node, NodeSchema, ParamSpec, PortSpec, PrimitiveBuilder,
ScalarKind,
};
/// Long-only exposure gate driven by a bool param. `enabled=true` →
/// `max(exposure, 0.0)`; `enabled=false` → `exposure` unchanged.
pub struct LongOnly {
enabled: bool,
out: [Cell; 1],
}
impl LongOnly {
/// Build a long-only gate. `enabled` toggles the short-clamp.
pub fn new(enabled: bool) -> Self {
Self { enabled, out: [Cell::from_f64(0.0)] }
}
/// The param-generic recipe: declares the bool param `enabled` and builds
/// through `LongOnly::new` (the slice is kind-checked before `build`, so the
/// typed `p[0].bool()` read is total). First aura-std node with a bool param.
pub fn builder() -> PrimitiveBuilder {
PrimitiveBuilder::new(
"LongOnly",
NodeSchema {
inputs: vec![PortSpec { kind: ScalarKind::F64, firing: Firing::Any, name: "exposure".into() }],
output: vec![FieldSpec { name: "exposure".into(), kind: ScalarKind::F64 }],
params: vec![ParamSpec { name: "enabled".into(), kind: ScalarKind::Bool }],
},
|p| Box::new(LongOnly::new(p[0].bool())),
)
}
}
impl Node for LongOnly {
fn lookbacks(&self) -> Vec<usize> {
vec![1]
}
fn eval(&mut self, ctx: Ctx<'_>) -> Option<&[Cell]> {
let w = ctx.f64_in(0);
if w.is_empty() {
return None; // not yet warmed up (C8 filter)
}
self.out[0] = Cell::from_f64(if self.enabled { w[0].max(0.0) } else { w[0] });
Some(&self.out)
}
fn label(&self) -> String {
format!("LongOnly({})", self.enabled)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use aura_core::{AnyColumn, Scalar, Timestamp};
#[test]
fn long_only_gates_negatives_when_enabled() {
let mut g = LongOnly::new(true);
let mut inputs = vec![AnyColumn::with_capacity(ScalarKind::F64, 1)];
// (input exposure, expected output) for enabled=true: negatives clamp to 0.
let cases = [(0.6_f64, 0.6_f64), (-0.6, 0.0), (1.0, 1.0), (-1.0, 0.0)];
for (sig, want) in cases {
inputs[0].push(Scalar::f64(sig)).unwrap();
assert_eq!(
g.eval(Ctx::new(&inputs, Timestamp(0))),
Some([Cell::from_f64(want)].as_slice())
);
}
}
#[test]
fn long_only_passes_through_when_disabled() {
let mut g = LongOnly::new(false);
let mut inputs = vec![AnyColumn::with_capacity(ScalarKind::F64, 1)];
let cases = [(0.6_f64, 0.6_f64), (-0.6, -0.6)];
for (sig, want) in cases {
inputs[0].push(Scalar::f64(sig)).unwrap();
assert_eq!(
g.eval(Ctx::new(&inputs, Timestamp(0))),
Some([Cell::from_f64(want)].as_slice())
);
}
}
#[test]
fn long_only_is_none_until_input_present() {
let mut g = LongOnly::new(true);
let inputs = vec![AnyColumn::with_capacity(ScalarKind::F64, 1)];
assert_eq!(g.eval(Ctx::new(&inputs, Timestamp(0))), None);
}
#[test]
fn long_only_param_is_a_bool_named_enabled() {
let schema = LongOnly::builder().schema();
assert_eq!(schema.params.len(), 1);
assert_eq!(schema.params[0].name, "enabled");
assert_eq!(schema.params[0].kind, ScalarKind::Bool);
}
}
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Register the module + export**
In `crates/aura-std/src/lib.rs`, add `mod longonly;` between `mod latch;` (L25)
and `mod lincomb;` (L26), and `pub use longonly::LongOnly;` between
`pub use latch::Latch;` (L40) and `pub use lincomb::LinComb;` (L41).
- [ ] **Step 3: Run the node tests to verify they pass**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-std longonly`
Expected: PASS — 4 tests (`long_only_gates_negatives_when_enabled`,
`long_only_passes_through_when_disabled`, `long_only_is_none_until_input_present`,
`long_only_param_is_a_bool_named_enabled`).
- [ ] **Step 4: aura-std suite stays green**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-std`
Expected: PASS — all aura-std tests, no regressions.
---
### Task 3: CLI — the generic portable member key
**Files:**
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:29` (HashSet import), `:177-196` (key fns),
`:469-502` (sweep_family), `:1407-1427` (unit tests)
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/tests/cli_run.rs:717-747` (SMA key assertion + prose),
`:793-794` (prose)
- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing member_key unit tests**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, replace the two `sweep_member_key_*` unit tests
at lines 1407-1427 (the whole block from the `/// The happy path…`-commented test
through the `#[should_panic…]` test) with this corpus. The helper `pair` and the
`use std::collections::HashSet;` are needed; the tests reference `member_key`,
`MAX_KEY`, `sanitize_component` (all added in Step 3):
```rust
fn pair(name: &str, v: Scalar) -> (String, Scalar) {
(name.to_string(), v)
}
#[test]
fn member_key_renders_varying_axes_portably() {
let named = vec![
pair("ema.length", Scalar::i64(5)),
pair("exposure.scale", Scalar::f64(0.5)),
pair("longonly.enabled", Scalar::bool(true)),
];
let varying: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
named.iter().map(|(n, _)| n.clone()).collect();
let key = member_key(&named, &varying);
assert_eq!(key, "ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-true");
assert!(key.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-')));
}
#[test]
fn member_key_omits_pinned_axes() {
let named = vec![
pair("ema.length", Scalar::i64(5)),
pair("exposure.scale", Scalar::f64(0.5)),
pair("longonly.enabled", Scalar::bool(false)),
];
let mut varying = std::collections::HashSet::new();
varying.insert("longonly.enabled".to_string());
assert_eq!(member_key(&named, &varying), "longonly.enabled-false");
}
#[test]
fn member_key_handles_negative_float_and_sanitises_names() {
let named = vec![pair("exposure.scale", Scalar::f64(-0.5))];
let varying: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
["exposure.scale".to_string()].into_iter().collect();
assert_eq!(member_key(&named, &varying), "exposure.scale--0.5");
let named2 = vec![pair("weird key!", Scalar::f64(1.0))];
let varying2: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
["weird key!".to_string()].into_iter().collect();
assert_eq!(member_key(&named2, &varying2), "weird_key_-1");
}
#[test]
fn member_key_is_m_when_no_axis_varies() {
let named = vec![pair("exposure.scale", Scalar::f64(0.5))];
let varying = std::collections::HashSet::new();
assert_eq!(member_key(&named, &varying), "m");
}
#[test]
fn member_key_caps_length_with_conformant_hash_fallback() {
let named: Vec<(String, Scalar)> = (0..40)
.map(|i| pair(&format!("some.long.axis.path.number.{i}"), Scalar::i64(i)))
.collect();
let varying: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
named.iter().map(|(n, _)| n.clone()).collect();
let key = member_key(&named, &varying);
assert!(key.len() <= MAX_KEY, "over-cap key not bounded: {} bytes", key.len());
assert!(key.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-')));
let mut named2 = named.clone();
named2[0].1 = Scalar::i64(999);
assert_ne!(key, member_key(&named2, &varying), "distinct over-cap inputs must differ");
}
#[test]
fn member_key_collision_free_over_a_non_trend_axis_set() {
// #105 regression: vary exposure.scale + a bool (NOT the old hardcoded
// trend.fast/slow). Distinct points -> distinct keys; the old f…s… key
// would have collapsed them all to one dir.
let varying: std::collections::HashSet<String> =
["exposure.scale".to_string(), "longonly.enabled".to_string()].into_iter().collect();
let p = |s: f64, b: bool| {
vec![
pair("ema.length", Scalar::i64(5)), // pinned -> omitted from key
pair("exposure.scale", Scalar::f64(s)),
pair("longonly.enabled", Scalar::bool(b)),
]
};
let keys: Vec<String> = [(0.5, true), (0.5, false), (1.0, true), (1.0, false)]
.iter()
.map(|&(s, b)| member_key(&p(s, b), &varying))
.collect();
let unique: std::collections::HashSet<&String> = keys.iter().collect();
assert_eq!(unique.len(), 4, "distinct points must yield distinct keys: {keys:?}");
}
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run the new tests to verify they fail**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura member_key`
Expected: FAIL — compile error `cannot find function \`member_key\`` (and `MAX_KEY`).
- [ ] **Step 3: Add the portable key renderer; remove `sweep_member_key`**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, add the import after line 29
(`use std::sync::mpsc::{self, Receiver};`):
```rust
use std::collections::HashSet;
```
Replace the `sweep_member_key` function and its doc comment (lines 177-196) with:
```rust
/// The maximum length (bytes) of an on-disk member-key path component. Comfortably
/// under the 255-byte POSIX `NAME_MAX` and inside Windows' 260-char `MAX_PATH`
/// once the `runs/traces/<name>/` prefix and `/<tap>.json` suffix are added.
const MAX_KEY: usize = 200;
/// Map any byte outside the portable directory-name charset `[A-Za-z0-9._-]` to
/// `_`. The single source of filesystem-portability for an on-disk path component
/// (valid on Linux / Windows / macOS, also URL-path- and cloud-sync-safe).
fn sanitize_component(s: &str) -> String {
s.chars()
.map(|c| if c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-') { c } else { '_' })
.collect()
}
/// Render a scalar value case-lessly: integers/timestamps as decimal digits, bool
/// as `true`/`false`, f64 via Rust's `Display` (decimal, shortest round-trip, NO
/// scientific notation). Case-less rendering is what keeps two members of one
/// family from ever differing only by letter case (case-insensitive-FS safety).
fn render_value(v: &Scalar) -> String {
match v {
Scalar::I64(n) => n.to_string(),
Scalar::F64(x) => x.to_string(),
Scalar::Bool(b) => b.to_string(),
Scalar::Timestamp(t) => t.0.to_string(),
}
}
/// FNV-1a-64 over `bytes` — a fixed, version-stable, non-cryptographic hash used
/// only as the over-cap member-key disambiguator (`std`'s `DefaultHasher` is
/// explicitly unstable across releases, so it cannot name an on-disk artefact).
fn fnv1a64(bytes: &[u8]) -> u64 {
let mut h: u64 = 0xcbf2_9ce4_8422_2325;
for &b in bytes {
h ^= b as u64;
h = h.wrapping_mul(0x0000_0100_0000_01b3);
}
h
}
/// The portable, collision-free member key for a swept grid point: one `name-value`
/// token per *varying* axis (in `named`'s param-space slot order), joined by `_`,
/// every token sanitised to the portable charset. Pinned (singleton) axes carry no
/// information and are omitted. A 1-point grid (no varying axis) keys as `"m"`. A
/// key over `MAX_KEY` degrades to a conformant `h-<16-hex>` FNV fallback so the
/// key is one valid path component for ANY grid (the #105 generalisation).
fn member_key(named: &[(String, Scalar)], varying: &HashSet<String>) -> String {
let key: String = named
.iter()
.filter(|(n, _)| varying.contains(n))
.map(|(n, v)| format!("{}-{}", sanitize_component(n), sanitize_component(&render_value(v))))
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
.join("_");
let key = if key.is_empty() { "m".to_string() } else { key };
if key.len() <= MAX_KEY { key } else { format!("h-{:016x}", fnv1a64(key.as_bytes())) }
}
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Refactor `sweep_family` to the generic key**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, replace the body of `sweep_family`
(lines 469-502) with the version that captures the binder's varying axes and
keys via `member_key` (the `.axis(…)` chain values are unchanged):
```rust
fn sweep_family(trace: Option<&str>) -> SweepFamily {
let bp = sample_blueprint_with_sinks().0;
let space = bp.param_space();
let binder = bp
.axis("signals.trend.fast.length", [2, 3])
.axis("signals.trend.slow.length", [4, 5])
.axis("signals.momentum.fast.length", [2])
.axis("signals.momentum.slow.length", [4])
.axis("signals.momentum.signal.length", [3])
.axis("signals.blend.weights[0]", [1.0])
.axis("signals.blend.weights[1]", [1.0])
.axis("exposure.scale", [0.5]);
let varying: HashSet<String> = binder.varying_axes().into_iter().collect();
binder
.sweep(|point| {
let (bp, rx_eq, rx_ex) = sample_blueprint_with_sinks();
let mut h = bp
.bootstrap_with_cells(point)
.expect("grid points are kind-checked against param_space");
let sources: Vec<Box<dyn aura_engine::Source>> =
vec![Box::new(VecSource::new(showcase_prices()))];
let window = window_of(&sources).expect("non-empty showcase stream");
h.run(sources);
let eq_rows = rx_eq.try_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
let ex_rows = rx_ex.try_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
let named = zip_params(&space, point);
let key = member_key(&named, &varying);
let manifest = sim_optimal_manifest(named, window, 0, SYNTHETIC_PIP_SIZE);
if let Some(name) = trace {
persist_traces(&format!("{name}/{key}"), &manifest, &eq_rows, &ex_rows);
}
let equity = f64_field(&eq_rows, 0);
let exposure = f64_field(&ex_rows, 0);
RunReport { manifest, metrics: summarize(&equity, &exposure) }
})
.expect("the built-in named grid matches the sample param-space")
}
```
- [ ] **Step 5: Run the member_key tests to verify they pass**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura member_key`
Expected: PASS — 6 tests (`member_key_renders_varying_axes_portably`,
`member_key_omits_pinned_axes`, `member_key_handles_negative_float_and_sanitises_names`,
`member_key_is_m_when_no_axis_varies`, `member_key_caps_length_with_conformant_hash_fallback`,
`member_key_collision_free_over_a_non_trend_axis_set`).
- [ ] **Step 6: Update the SMA sweep-trace integration assertion + prose**
In `crates/aura-cli/tests/cli_run.rs`, in `sweep_trace_persists_a_member_dir_per_grid_point`,
replace the literal array on line 734:
```rust
for key in ["f2s4", "f2s5", "f3s4", "f3s5"] {
```
with the new portable keys (the varying axes are `signals.trend.fast.length` ∈
{2,3} and `signals.trend.slow.length` ∈ {4,5}):
```rust
for key in [
"signals.trend.fast.length-2_signals.trend.slow.length-4",
"signals.trend.fast.length-2_signals.trend.slow.length-5",
"signals.trend.fast.length-3_signals.trend.slow.length-4",
"signals.trend.fast.length-3_signals.trend.slow.length-5",
] {
```
Update the stale prose: on line 719 replace `content-keyed f2s4/f2s5/f3s4/f3s5`
with `content-keyed by the varying axes (signals.trend.fast.length /
signals.trend.slow.length)`; on line 794 replace `which member lands in \`f2s4\`
vs \`f3s5\`` with `which member lands in which content-keyed dir`.
- [ ] **Step 7: Run the affected integration tests**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --test cli_run sweep_trace`
Expected: PASS — `sweep_trace_persists_a_member_dir_per_grid_point` and
`sweep_trace_is_byte_deterministic_across_runs` both green with the new keys.
- [ ] **Step 8: Workspace build stays green**
Run: `cargo build --workspace`
Expected: build succeeds (`sweep_member_key` fully removed, no dangling reference).
---
### Task 4: CLI — the `momentum` strategy + `--strategy` selector
**Files:**
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs:28` (import), add `momentum_*`, `Strategy`,
`parse_sweep_args`, change `run_sweep` (`:527-540`), USAGE (`:968-969`),
dispatch (`:993-995`), add unit tests
- Modify: `crates/aura-cli/tests/cli_run.rs` — add the momentum integration test
- [ ] **Step 1: Write the failing momentum + parse unit tests**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs` tests mod, add:
```rust
#[test]
fn momentum_param_space_is_ema_exposure_longonly() {
// pins the default node-name path segments (ema / exposure / longonly) and
// the param order/kinds the member key + sweep depend on.
let names: Vec<String> =
momentum_blueprint_with_sinks().0.param_space().into_iter().map(|p| p.name).collect();
assert_eq!(
names,
vec![
"ema.length".to_string(),
"exposure.scale".to_string(),
"longonly.enabled".to_string(),
],
);
}
#[test]
fn momentum_sweep_is_deterministic_and_has_eight_points() {
let a = momentum_sweep_family(None);
let b = momentum_sweep_family(None);
assert_eq!(a.points.len(), 8, "2x2x2 grid = 8 points");
assert_eq!(a, b, "C1: the momentum family is a pure function of the build");
}
#[test]
fn parse_sweep_args_defaults_selects_and_rejects() {
assert_eq!(parse_sweep_args(&[]), Ok((Strategy::SmaCross, "sweep".to_string(), false)));
assert_eq!(parse_sweep_args(&["--trace", "swp"]), Ok((Strategy::SmaCross, "swp".to_string(), true)));
assert_eq!(parse_sweep_args(&["--name", "s"]), Ok((Strategy::SmaCross, "s".to_string(), false)));
assert_eq!(
parse_sweep_args(&["--strategy", "momentum", "--trace", "mom"]),
Ok((Strategy::Momentum, "mom".to_string(), true))
);
assert!(parse_sweep_args(&["--strategy", "bogus"]).is_err());
assert!(parse_sweep_args(&["--name", "a", "--trace", "b"]).is_err()); // mutually exclusive
assert!(parse_sweep_args(&["--trace"]).is_err()); // flag missing its value
}
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Run the new tests to verify they fail**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura momentum_param_space_is_ema_exposure_longonly`
Expected: FAIL — compile error `cannot find function \`momentum_blueprint_with_sinks\``.
- [ ] **Step 3: Add `LongOnly` to the aura-std import**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs` line 28, change:
```rust
use aura_std::{Ema, Exposure, LinComb, Recorder, SimBroker, Sma, Sub};
```
to:
```rust
use aura_std::{Ema, Exposure, LinComb, LongOnly, Recorder, SimBroker, Sma, Sub};
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Add the momentum blueprint + sweep family**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, add (e.g. after `sweep_family`, before
`sweep_report`):
```rust
/// The EMA-distance momentum demo strategy with its two recording sinks reachable.
/// The signal is how far price sits above/below its own EMA (`price - ema`), sized
/// by `Exposure`, then passed through the long-only `LongOnly` gate. Three swept
/// knobs of three kinds — `ema.length` (i64), `exposure.scale` (f64),
/// `longonly.enabled` (bool) — with nothing in common with the SMA-cross demo: the
/// generic-sweep proof. The exposure sink taps the FINAL (gated) exposure so the
/// bool's effect is visible in the trace.
#[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
fn momentum_blueprint_with_sinks() -> (
Composite,
Receiver<(Timestamp, Vec<Scalar>)>,
Receiver<(Timestamp, Vec<Scalar>)>,
) {
let (tx_eq, rx_eq) = mpsc::channel();
let (tx_ex, rx_ex) = mpsc::channel();
let mut g = GraphBuilder::new("momentum");
// Name the param-bearing nodes explicitly so the swept paths are guaranteed
// ema.length / exposure.scale / longonly.enabled regardless of default-name
// derivation (the member-key examples + the param-space test depend on these).
let ema = g.add(Ema::builder().named("ema")); // ema.length
let dist = g.add(Sub::builder()); // momentum = price - ema
let expo = g.add(Exposure::builder().named("exposure")); // exposure.scale
let gate = g.add(LongOnly::builder().named("longonly")); // longonly.enabled (the bool param)
let broker = g.add(SimBroker::builder(SYNTHETIC_PIP_SIZE));
let eq = g.add(Recorder::builder(vec![ScalarKind::F64], Firing::Any, tx_eq));
let ex = g.add(Recorder::builder(vec![ScalarKind::F64], Firing::Any, tx_ex));
let price = g.source_role("price", ScalarKind::F64);
g.feed(price, [ema.input("series"), dist.input("lhs"), broker.input("price")]);
g.connect(ema.output("value"), dist.input("rhs")); // momentum = price - ema
g.connect(dist.output("value"), expo.input("signal"));
g.connect(expo.output("exposure"), gate.input("exposure"));
g.connect(gate.output("exposure"), broker.input("exposure")); // gated exposure -> broker
g.connect(broker.output("equity"), eq.input("col[0]")); // equity -> sink
g.connect(gate.output("exposure"), ex.input("col[0]")); // gated exposure -> sink
let bp = g.build().expect("momentum blueprint wiring resolves");
(bp, rx_eq, rx_ex)
}
/// Run the momentum strategy over its built-in grid — `ema.length ∈ {5,10}` ×
/// `exposure.scale ∈ {0.5,1.0}` × `longonly.enabled ∈ {true,false}` = 8 points,
/// all three axes varying. Mirrors `sweep_family`: capture the binder's varying
/// axes, key each member via the generic portable `member_key`. With `--trace`,
/// persist each member under `runs/traces/<name>/<member_key>/`.
fn momentum_sweep_family(trace: Option<&str>) -> SweepFamily {
let bp = momentum_blueprint_with_sinks().0;
let space = bp.param_space();
let binder = bp
.axis("ema.length", [5, 10])
.axis("exposure.scale", [0.5, 1.0])
.axis("longonly.enabled", [true, false]);
let varying: HashSet<String> = binder.varying_axes().into_iter().collect();
binder
.sweep(|point| {
let (bp, rx_eq, rx_ex) = momentum_blueprint_with_sinks();
let mut h = bp
.bootstrap_with_cells(point)
.expect("grid points are kind-checked against param_space");
let sources: Vec<Box<dyn aura_engine::Source>> =
vec![Box::new(VecSource::new(showcase_prices()))];
let window = window_of(&sources).expect("non-empty showcase stream");
h.run(sources);
let eq_rows = rx_eq.try_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
let ex_rows = rx_ex.try_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
let named = zip_params(&space, point);
let key = member_key(&named, &varying);
let manifest = sim_optimal_manifest(named, window, 0, SYNTHETIC_PIP_SIZE);
if let Some(name) = trace {
persist_traces(&format!("{name}/{key}"), &manifest, &eq_rows, &ex_rows);
}
let equity = f64_field(&eq_rows, 0);
let exposure = f64_field(&ex_rows, 0);
RunReport { manifest, metrics: summarize(&equity, &exposure) }
})
.expect("the momentum named grid matches the momentum param-space")
}
```
- [ ] **Step 5: Add the `Strategy` enum + `parse_sweep_args`; change `run_sweep`**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, add near `run_sweep` (before it):
```rust
/// Which built-in strategy `aura sweep` runs. Default (today's behaviour) is the
/// SMA-cross sample; `momentum` is the bool-param demo.
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum Strategy {
SmaCross,
Momentum,
}
/// Parse the `sweep` tail: `[--strategy <sma|momentum>] [--name <n> | --trace <n>]`.
/// Defaults: SMA-cross, name "sweep", no persist (today's bare `aura sweep`).
/// `--name` and `--trace` are mutually exclusive. Pure (no I/O / exit) so the
/// grammar is unit-testable; `main` does the side effects. An unknown token, a
/// flag without its value, an unknown strategy, or both name flags rejects.
fn parse_sweep_args(rest: &[&str]) -> Result<(Strategy, String, bool), String> {
let usage = || "sweep [--strategy <sma|momentum>] [--name <n> | --trace <n>]".to_string();
let mut strategy = Strategy::SmaCross;
let mut name: Option<(String, bool)> = None; // (name, persist)
let mut tail = rest;
while let Some((flag, t)) = tail.split_first() {
let (value, t) = t.split_first().ok_or_else(usage)?;
match *flag {
"--strategy" => {
strategy = match *value {
"sma" => Strategy::SmaCross,
"momentum" => Strategy::Momentum,
_ => return Err(usage()),
};
}
"--name" if name.is_none() => name = Some(((*value).to_string(), false)),
"--trace" if name.is_none() => name = Some(((*value).to_string(), true)),
_ => return Err(usage()),
}
tail = t;
}
let (name, persist) = name.unwrap_or_else(|| ("sweep".to_string(), false));
Ok((strategy, name, persist))
}
```
Then change `run_sweep` (lines 527-540) to dispatch on the strategy. Replace its
signature and the family-construction line:
```rust
fn run_sweep(strategy: Strategy, name: &str, persist: bool) {
let reg = default_registry();
let family = match strategy {
Strategy::SmaCross => sweep_family(persist.then_some(name)),
Strategy::Momentum => momentum_sweep_family(persist.then_some(name)),
};
let id = match reg.append_family(name, FamilyKind::Sweep, &sweep_member_reports(&family)) {
Ok(id) => id,
Err(e) => {
eprintln!("aura: {e}");
std::process::exit(2);
}
};
for pt in &family.points {
println!("{}", serde_json::json!({ "family_id": id, "report": pt.report }));
}
}
```
- [ ] **Step 6: Update USAGE and the dispatch arms**
In `crates/aura-cli/src/main.rs`, in the `USAGE` const (lines 968-969), replace
the token `aura sweep [--name <n>|--trace <n>]` with
`aura sweep [--strategy <sma|momentum>] [--name <n>|--trace <n>]`.
Replace the three `["sweep", …]` dispatch arms (lines 993-995):
```rust
["sweep"] => run_sweep("sweep", false),
["sweep", "--name", n] => run_sweep(n, false),
["sweep", "--trace", n] => run_sweep(n, true),
```
with the single parse arm:
```rust
["sweep", rest @ ..] => match parse_sweep_args(rest) {
Ok((strategy, name, persist)) => run_sweep(strategy, &name, persist),
Err(msg) => {
eprintln!("aura: {msg}");
std::process::exit(2);
}
},
```
- [ ] **Step 7: Run the unit tests to verify they pass**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura parse_sweep_args_defaults_selects_and_rejects`
Expected: PASS.
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura momentum_param_space_is_ema_exposure_longonly`
Expected: PASS (confirms the default node names resolve to ema.length /
exposure.scale / longonly.enabled).
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --bin aura momentum_sweep_is_deterministic_and_has_eight_points`
Expected: PASS.
- [ ] **Step 8: Add the momentum integration test**
In `crates/aura-cli/tests/cli_run.rs`, add after
`sweep_trace_is_byte_deterministic_across_runs` (after line 834):
```rust
/// Property (#105 generic key, the bool-param proof): `aura sweep --strategy
/// momentum --trace <name>` sweeps the momentum strategy — a totally different
/// param surface incl. a bool — and persists one portable member dir per grid
/// point. Every member-dir name is filesystem-conformant (`[A-Za-z0-9._-]`), the
/// bool axis shows up (both `longonly.enabled-true` and `-false`), and one member
/// is chartable.
#[test]
fn momentum_sweep_trace_persists_portable_member_dirs_with_the_bool() {
let cwd = temp_cwd("momentum-trace");
let traced = Command::new(BIN)
.args(["sweep", "--strategy", "momentum", "--trace", "mom"])
.current_dir(&cwd)
.output()
.expect("spawn aura sweep --strategy momentum --trace");
assert!(
traced.status.success(),
"momentum sweep exit: {:?}; stderr: {}",
traced.status,
String::from_utf8_lossy(&traced.stderr)
);
let base = cwd.join("runs/traces/mom");
let members: Vec<String> = std::fs::read_dir(&base)
.expect("read mom trace dir")
.map(|e| e.expect("dir entry").file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned())
.collect();
assert_eq!(members.len(), 8, "2x2x2 momentum grid = 8 member dirs; got {members:?}");
for m in &members {
assert!(
m.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-')),
"non-portable member dir name: {m}"
);
}
assert!(members.iter().any(|m| m.contains("longonly.enabled-true")), "missing bool=true: {members:?}");
assert!(members.iter().any(|m| m.contains("longonly.enabled-false")), "missing bool=false: {members:?}");
// one member is chartable (the bool sits inside the dir name passed through).
let one = &members[0];
let chart = Command::new(BIN)
.args(["chart", &format!("mom/{one}")])
.current_dir(&cwd)
.output()
.expect("spawn aura chart mom/<member>");
assert!(chart.status.success(), "chart exit: {:?}", chart.status);
assert!(
String::from_utf8_lossy(&chart.stdout).contains("uPlot"),
"expected a self-contained uPlot page"
);
let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&cwd);
}
```
- [ ] **Step 9: Run the momentum integration test**
Run: `cargo test -p aura-cli --test cli_run momentum_sweep_trace`
Expected: PASS — 8 conformant member dirs incl. both bool values, chart renders.
- [ ] **Step 10: Workspace build + lint stay green**
Run: `cargo build --workspace`
Expected: build succeeds.
Run: `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`
Expected: no warnings.
---
### Task 5: Ledger amendment + full-suite gate
**Files:**
- Modify: `docs/design/INDEX.md:1033`
- [ ] **Step 1: Amend the stale sweep-key clause in the ledger**
In `docs/design/INDEX.md` line 1033 (the C22/#101 realization note recording the
member-key convention), the sweep clause `sweep \`f{fast}s{slow}\`` is now stale.
Update only the sweep clause to record the generalised form — the key is derived
from the *varying* axes, rendered as a filesystem-portable directory component
(`<axis-name>-<value>` tokens joined by `_`, charset `[A-Za-z0-9._-]`,
case-less values, length-capped with an FNV fallback). Leave the MC (`seed{N}`)
and walk-forward (`oos{ns}`) clauses unchanged (single-axis, already portable).
The surrounding note text (the `runs/traces/<name>/<member_key>/` layout) is
unchanged. Make the edit a minimal clause replacement that reads naturally in
context; do not restructure the note.
- [ ] **Step 2: Full workspace test suite**
Run: `cargo test --workspace`
Expected: PASS — every test across aura-core / aura-engine / aura-std / aura-cli
(bin + cli_run integration), no regressions. Confirms the SMA sweep, MC, and
walk-forward families still round-trip; the new momentum family + member_key
corpus + LongOnly node + varying_axes accessor all green.
- [ ] **Step 3: Final lint gate**
Run: `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`
Expected: no warnings.
@@ -1,431 +0,0 @@
# Generic, filesystem-portable sweep member-key + a bool-param demo strategy — Design Spec
**Date:** 2026-06-21
**Status:** Draft — awaiting user spec review
**Authors:** orchestrator + Claude
> Reference issue: #105 (Brummel/Aura). Design decision log: the latest comment
> on #105 (forks: key-from-varying-axes, portable charset, demo strategy shape).
## Goal
Two coupled deliverables, in this order:
1. **Generalise the family-member trace key** so it is collision-free for *any*
sweep grid, decoupled from the two hardcoded axis names — and so the on-disk
key is a **filesystem-conformant directory name on every major OS** (Linux,
Windows, macOS), including case-insensitive filesystems.
2. **A new demo strategy** with three params of three kinds — one of them a
`bool` — swept generically. It is the empirical proof that (1) is generic: the
same `aura sweep` machinery drives a strategy whose params have nothing in
common with the SMA-cross demo, and the bool axis shows up, conformant, in the
member directory name.
The foot-gun being closed (#105): `sweep_member_key` renders `f{fast}s{slow}`
from two hardcoded axes. It is collision-free only over *today's* grid; a grid
that varies any other axis silently maps distinct points to the same directory
and overwrites traces. The fix derives the key from the axes that *actually
vary*, generically.
## Architecture
Three changes, smallest-blast-radius first:
- **Engine (additive, one pure read accessor).** `SweepBinder` already
accumulates its declared axes as `Vec<(String, Vec<Scalar>)>`
(`blueprint.rs:379-382`). Add `SweepBinder::varying_axes(&self) -> Vec<String>`
returning the names of axes with **> 1 value** — the axes that distinguish one
grid point from another. This is the binder's own knowledge (it holds the
value-lists); exposing it is a benign, behaviour-preserving addition. Nothing
else in the engine changes — the `sweep` HOF signature, `GridSpace`,
`SweepFamily`, and the `Fn(&[Cell]) -> RunReport + Sync` closure contract are
untouched (consistent with the #104 design: persistence stays in the CLI
closure, the engine carries no trace state).
- **CLI (the portable key + the seam).** A new shared, pure key renderer
replaces `sweep_member_key`. The per-member closure captures the binder's
`varying_axes()` set and renders the member key from the *varying* axes of
`zip_params(&space, point)`, in param-space slot order, through a portable
sanitiser. Filesystem-portability (charset, case, length) lives here — it is a
presentation concern of the on-disk trace store, not the engine's.
- **CLI + aura-std (the demo strategy).** A new `LongOnly` node in `aura-std`
carries the first `bool` *param*; a new `momentum` strategy composite in the
CLI wires `Ema → Sub → Exposure → LongOnly → SimBroker`; and `aura sweep` gains
a `--strategy <sma|momentum>` selector so the new strategy is swept and traced
the same way the built-in SMA sweep is.
### The portable key — the rules that make it conformant
A member key is **one path component** under `runs/traces/<name>/<key>/`. It must
be valid on Linux, Windows, and macOS, and must not silently collide on
case-insensitive filesystems (NTFS / APFS default). The rules:
- **Charset:** the rendered key contains only `[A-Za-z0-9._-]`. Every other byte
(the Windows-forbidden `<>:"/\|?*`, shell/cloud-sync-hostile `=,` `[]`, spaces,
control chars) is mapped to `_` by a single `sanitize_component` pass. This set
is also URL-path-safe (member keys appear as URL segments when served) and
survives cloud-sync clients (OneDrive/Dropbox) that reject more than the bare
filesystem does.
- **Case-less values → no case-insensitive-FS collision.** Within one family the
axis *names* are fixed (they are the grid's axes); two members differ only in
axis *values*. Values are rendered case-lessly — `i64`/`timestamp` as decimal
digits, `bool` as `true`/`false`, `f64` via Rust's `f64 Display` (decimal, with
**no** scientific notation) — so two distinct members can never differ only by
letter case. Therefore they never collapse to one directory on a
case-insensitive filesystem.
- **Collision-free by construction.** Distinct grid points differ in ≥1 varying
axis value at the same slot. Each value renders injectively per kind (Rust's
`f64 Display` is the shortest round-tripping decimal; integers/bools are
trivially injective), and the token structure (same names, same order, same
separators) is identical across a family's members — so distinct points yield
distinct keys.
- **Bounded length.** The key is capped at a fixed limit (`MAX_KEY = 200` bytes,
comfortably under the 255-byte POSIX `NAME_MAX` and inside Windows' 260-char
`MAX_PATH` once the `runs/traces/<name>/` prefix and `/<tap>.json` suffix are
added). A key within the cap is used verbatim. A key that would exceed it
degrades to a conformant, collision-resistant fallback: `h-<16-hex>` where the
hex is FNV-1a-64 of the full untruncated readable key (a fixed, version-stable,
non-cryptographic byte hash — chosen so the on-disk name never drifts across
Rust releases the way `DefaultHasher` may). The built-in demo grids stay far
under the cap, so the fallback never fires for them; it exists so the
*generic* promise holds for an arbitrarily large grid.
### Token grammar
For each varying axis, in param-space slot order, a token
`sanitize_component(name)` + `-` + `sanitize_component(render_value(value))`;
tokens joined by `_`. Example (the new strategy's grid):
`ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-true`.
## Concrete code shapes
### (1) The user-facing program — the new strategy, authored and swept
The new demo strategy a user authors (CLI-local, mirroring the existing
`sma_cross` / `macd` sample builders), and the command that sweeps + traces it:
```rust
/// EMA-distance momentum: the signal is how far price sits above/below its own
/// EMA (a mean-reversion/trend score), sized by Exposure, then passed through a
/// long-only gate. Three swept knobs of three kinds: `ema.length` (i64),
/// `exposure.scale` (f64), `longonly.enabled` (bool). Nothing in common with the
/// SMA-cross demo — the generic-sweep proof.
fn momentum_blueprint_with_sinks() -> (Composite, Receiver<>, Receiver<>) {
let (tx_eq, rx_eq) = mpsc::channel();
let (tx_ex, rx_ex) = mpsc::channel();
let mut g = GraphBuilder::new("momentum");
let ema = g.add(Ema::builder()); // default path segment: ema.length
let dist = g.add(Sub::builder()); // price - ema (momentum score)
let expo = g.add(Exposure::builder()); // exposure.scale
let gate = g.add(LongOnly::builder()); // longonly.enabled (the bool param)
let broker = g.add(SimBroker::builder(SYNTHETIC_PIP_SIZE));
let eq = g.add(Recorder::builder(vec![ScalarKind::F64], Firing::Any, tx_eq));
let ex = g.add(Recorder::builder(vec![ScalarKind::F64], Firing::Any, tx_ex));
let price = g.source_role("price", ScalarKind::F64);
g.feed(price, [ema.input("series"), dist.input("lhs"), broker.input("price")]);
g.connect(ema.output("value"), dist.input("rhs")); // momentum = price - ema
g.connect(dist.output("value"), expo.input("signal"));
g.connect(expo.output("exposure"), gate.input("exposure"));
g.connect(gate.output("exposure"), broker.input("exposure")); // long-only exposure -> broker
g.connect(broker.output("equity"), eq.input("col[0]"));
g.connect(gate.output("exposure"), ex.input("col[0]")); // record the FINAL (gated) exposure
(g.build().expect("momentum wiring resolves"), rx_eq, rx_ex)
}
```
Param-space (lowering order): `[ema.length: I64, exposure.scale: F64,
longonly.enabled: Bool]` — the path segments are the nodes' default names
(lowercased builder labels), exactly as `exposure.scale` already arises in the
SMA sample.
The invocation and its observable result:
```console
$ aura sweep --strategy momentum --trace mom
{"family_id":"mom-0","report":{…}} # one line per grid point (8 points)
… 8 lines …
$ ls runs/traces/mom/
ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-true
ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-false
ema.length-5_exposure.scale-1_longonly.enabled-true
ema.length-10_exposure.scale-1_longonly.enabled-false
$ aura chart 'mom/ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-true'
<!doctype html> … uPlot page …
```
The grid: `ema.length ∈ {5,10} × exposure.scale ∈ {0.5,1.0} × longonly.enabled ∈
{true,false}` = 8 members, **all three axes varying** — so all three appear in
every member key, the bool among them. This is the criterion's evidence: a user
authoring a genuinely different strategy reaches for exactly the same `aura
sweep`, and gets correct, portable, self-describing member directories for free.
### (2) The portable key renderer (replaces `sweep_member_key`)
Before — `main.rs:186-196`, two hardcoded axes, panics on drift:
```rust
fn sweep_member_key(named: &[(String, Scalar)]) -> String {
let val = |name: &str| named.iter().find(|(n,_)| n == name)
.unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("… missing the key axis '{name}'")).1.as_i64();
format!("f{}s{}", val("signals.trend.fast.length"), val("signals.trend.slow.length"))
}
```
After — generic over the *varying* axes, portable, collision-free:
```rust
const MAX_KEY: usize = 200;
/// Map any byte outside the portable directory-name charset `[A-Za-z0-9._-]` to
/// `_`. The single source of filesystem-portability for an on-disk path component.
fn sanitize_component(s: &str) -> String {
s.chars().map(|c| if c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.' | '_' | '-') { c } else { '_' }).collect()
}
/// Render a scalar value case-lessly: integers/timestamps as decimal digits,
/// bool as `true`/`false`, f64 via Rust's decimal `Display` (no sci-notation).
fn render_value(v: &Scalar) -> String {
match v {
Scalar::I64(n) => n.to_string(),
Scalar::F64(x) => x.to_string(), // Rust f64 Display: decimal, shortest round-trip
Scalar::Bool(b) => b.to_string(), // "true" / "false"
Scalar::Timestamp(t) => t.to_string(), // epoch i64 digits, never a colon-bearing date
}
}
/// The portable, collision-free member key for a grid point: a `name-value` token
/// per *varying* axis (slot order), joined by `_`. `varying` is the binder's
/// `varying_axes()` set; pinned singletons carry no information and are omitted.
/// Over the cap, degrade to a conformant FNV-1a fallback so the key stays one
/// valid path component for ANY grid.
fn member_key(named: &[(String, Scalar)], varying: &HashSet<String>) -> String {
let key: String = named.iter()
.filter(|(n, _)| varying.contains(n))
.map(|(n, v)| format!("{}-{}", sanitize_component(n), sanitize_component(&render_value(v))))
.collect::<Vec<_>>()
.join("_");
let key = if key.is_empty() { "m".to_string() } else { key }; // 1-point grid: no varying axis
if key.len() <= MAX_KEY { key } else { format!("h-{:016x}", fnv1a64(key.as_bytes())) }
}
```
Worked examples (the unit-test corpus):
| varying named pairs | key |
|---|---|
| `[(ema.length, I64 5), (exposure.scale, F64 0.5), (longonly.enabled, Bool true)]` | `ema.length-5_exposure.scale-0.5_longonly.enabled-true` |
| `[(longonly.enabled, Bool false)]` | `longonly.enabled-false` |
| `[(exposure.scale, F64 -0.5)]` | `exposure.scale--0.5` (leading `-` is a value sign; `-` is in the portable set) |
| `[(weird key!, F64 1.0)]` (sanitised name) | `weird_key_-1` |
| `[(t, Timestamp 1725148800000)]` | `t-1725148800000` (epoch digits, no `:`/`T`/`Z`) |
`fnv1a64` is a fixed FNV-1a-64 over the bytes (offset `0xcbf29ce484222325`, prime
`0x100000001b3`) — a ~5-line, version-stable, non-security disambiguator for the
rare over-cap key. (Per the project dependency policy this is the per-case
judgement: a tiny fixed algorithm whose output must be stable *on disk* across
toolchain versions, where a hand-written FNV is the simplest vetted-equivalent
and `std`'s `DefaultHasher` is explicitly unstable across releases.)
### (3) The `LongOnly` node (aura-std) — the first bool param
New file `crates/aura-std/src/longonly.rs`, mirroring `exposure.rs` exactly; the
bool *param* drives `eval`:
```rust
/// Long-only exposure gate. The bool param `enabled`: true clamps short
/// (negative) exposure to 0 (long-only); false passes exposure through unchanged.
/// One f64 input, one f64 output. Emits None until its input is present (C8).
pub struct LongOnly { enabled: bool, out: [Cell; 1] }
impl LongOnly {
pub fn new(enabled: bool) -> Self { Self { enabled, out: [Cell::from_f64(0.0)] } }
pub fn builder() -> PrimitiveBuilder {
PrimitiveBuilder::new(
"LongOnly",
NodeSchema {
inputs: vec![PortSpec { kind: ScalarKind::F64, firing: Firing::Any, name: "exposure".into() }],
output: vec![FieldSpec { name: "exposure".into(), kind: ScalarKind::F64 }],
params: vec![ParamSpec { name: "enabled".into(), kind: ScalarKind::Bool }],
},
|p| Box::new(LongOnly::new(p[0].bool())), // first use of Cell::bool() in a builder
)
}
}
impl Node for LongOnly {
fn lookbacks(&self) -> Vec<usize> { vec![1] }
fn eval(&mut self, ctx: Ctx<'_>) -> Option<&[Cell]> {
let w = ctx.f64_in(0);
if w.is_empty() { return None; }
self.out[0] = Cell::from_f64(if self.enabled { w[0].max(0.0) } else { w[0] });
Some(&self.out)
}
fn label(&self) -> String { format!("LongOnly({})", self.enabled) }
}
```
Exported from `aura-std/src/lib.rs` (`mod longonly; pub use longonly::LongOnly;`).
The end-to-end bool path the cycle *proves* (it is not assumed): the type
machinery is already in place and ratified — `ScalarKind::Bool`, `Scalar::Bool` /
`as_bool`, `Cell::from_bool` / `Cell::bool`, and `GridSpace::new`'s per-value
kind-check that already classifies `Bool` (see the green
`random_space_new_non_numeric_slot`, which shows `Bool` is a known, handled kind
on the *random* side). No node has yet *used* a bool param, so this is the first;
its node test and the momentum bool-axis sweep test are what ratify the
authoring + enumeration + bootstrap path for a bool param.
### (4) The `--strategy` selector (a pure parse fn, mirroring `parse_real_args`)
Before — three fixed arms (`main.rs:993-995`):
```rust
["sweep"] => run_sweep("sweep", false),
["sweep", "--name", n] => run_sweep(n, false),
["sweep", "--trace", n] => run_sweep(n, true),
```
After — one arm + a pure, unit-testable grammar; `run_sweep` gains a strategy:
```rust
#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug)]
enum Strategy { SmaCross, Momentum }
/// `sweep [--strategy <sma|momentum>] [--name <n> | --trace <n>]`. Defaults:
/// SMA-cross, name "sweep", no persist (today's behaviour preserved). `--name`
/// and `--trace` are mutually exclusive. Pure (no I/O / exit) so it is testable.
fn parse_sweep_args(rest: &[&str]) -> Result<(Strategy, String, bool), String> { }
// dispatch:
["sweep", rest @ ..] => match parse_sweep_args(rest) {
Ok((strategy, name, persist)) => run_sweep(strategy, &name, persist),
Err(msg) => { eprintln!("aura: {msg}"); std::process::exit(2); }
},
fn run_sweep(strategy: Strategy, name: &str, persist: bool) {
let family = match strategy {
Strategy::SmaCross => sweep_family(persist.then_some(name)),
Strategy::Momentum => momentum_sweep_family(persist.then_some(name)),
};
// … unchanged: append_family + print each point's record line …
}
```
`momentum_sweep_family` mirrors `sweep_family`: declare the 3-axis grid via the
`.axis()` chain, capture `binder.varying_axes()`, and in the closure render the
key with `member_key(&zip_params(&space, point), &varying)`. `sweep_family`
(SMA) is refactored the same way — it drops the hardcoded `sweep_member_key` and
uses the generic `member_key` with its own `varying_axes()` (so its member dirs
change from `f2s4` to `signals.trend.fast.length-2_signals.trend.slow.length-4`).
### Seam: `SweepBinder::varying_axes` (engine, additive)
```rust
impl SweepBinder {
/// The names of the axes that vary (more than one value) — the axes that
/// distinguish one grid point from another. Declaration order; the caller
/// derives membership, key token order comes from param-space slot order.
pub fn varying_axes(&self) -> Vec<String> {
self.axes.iter().filter(|(_, v)| v.len() > 1).map(|(n, _)| n.clone()).collect()
}
}
```
The CLI captures it *before* the consuming `.sweep()`:
`let binder = bp.axis(…)….axis(…); let varying: HashSet<String> =
binder.varying_axes().into_iter().collect(); binder.sweep(move |point| { … })`.
## Components
- **`aura-engine` `SweepBinder::varying_axes`** — new pure read accessor
(`blueprint.rs`). Additive; no existing signature changes.
- **`aura-std` `LongOnly`** — new node + module + export. First bool-param node.
- **`aura-cli`** —
- `sanitize_component`, `render_value`, `member_key`, `fnv1a64`, `MAX_KEY`
(replace `sweep_member_key`);
- `momentum_blueprint_with_sinks`, `momentum_sweep_family`, a momentum point
grid + (re-used) synthetic stream;
- `Strategy` enum, `parse_sweep_args`, `run_sweep(strategy, name, persist)`;
- `sweep_family` / `sweep_over` refactored to the generic key via
`varying_axes()`;
- `USAGE` updated to show `aura sweep [--strategy <sma|momentum>] [--name <n>|--trace <n>]`.
## Data flow
Unchanged through the sweep engine (enumerate → disjoint parallel runs →
`SweepFamily` in odometer order). The only new flow is in the per-member closure:
`point: &[Cell]``zip_params(&space, point)` → filter by the captured
`varying` set → `member_key` → portable dir component → `persist_traces(
"{name}/{key}", …)``runs/traces/<name>/<key>/<tap>.json`. The MC (`seed{seed}`)
and walk-forward (`oos{from}`) keys are already charset-conformant; they are left
as-is this cycle (single-axis, trivially portable). `sanitize_component` is the
one shared portability gate the sweep key flows through.
## Error handling
- A 1-point grid (no varying axis) → `member_key` returns `"m"` (a fixed valid
component) rather than the empty string. Specified, tested.
- An over-`MAX_KEY` key → FNV-1a fallback (`h-<hex>`), conformant and
collision-resistant. Specified, tested with a synthetic many-axis case.
- `parse_sweep_args` rejects an unknown flag, a flag missing its value, an
unknown strategy token, or both `--name` and `--trace``Err(usage)`, surfaced
as stderr + `exit(2)` (the CLI's convention), never a panic.
- The old fail-loud-on-missing-axis panic is **removed** with `sweep_member_key`:
it guarded a hardcoded-axis assumption that no longer exists. Its two unit tests
are removed with it.
## Testing strategy
- **`member_key` unit tests (aura-cli `--bin aura`)** — the worked-examples table:
charset conformance (`key.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || matches!(c, '.'|'_'|'-'))`),
the bool case, a negative-float case, a sanitised-name case, the empty→`"m"`
case, and an over-cap case (key length ≤ `MAX_KEY`, still conformant, two
distinct over-cap inputs → distinct keys).
- **Collision-freedom over a different-axis grid (the #105 regression)** — a
grid that varies an axis set *other than* the old `trend.fast`/`trend.slow`
(e.g. the momentum grid, which varies `exposure.scale` and a bool) yields N
distinct member keys for N points. The old `f…s…` key would have collapsed
them; the new key does not.
- **Determinism** — two runs of the momentum sweep produce byte-identical member
keys (the family + its keys are a pure function of the build, C1).
- **The bool axis in the key** — the momentum sweep's member dirs include both
`…_longonly.enabled-true` and `…_longonly.enabled-false`.
- **`SweepBinder::varying_axes` (aura-engine)** — a grid with mixed singleton and
multi-value axes returns exactly the multi-value names.
- **`LongOnly` node (aura-std)** — `enabled=true` clamps a negative input to 0
and passes a positive through; `enabled=false` passes both through; `None`
until input present. Plus `enabled` is read from the bool param
(`LongOnly::builder()` schema param is `enabled: Bool`).
- **Integration (aura-cli `--test cli_run`, spawn-with-temp-cwd)** — `aura sweep
--strategy momentum --trace mom` persists 8 member dirs whose names match the
portable charset and include the bool; `aura chart 'mom/<key>'` emits a uPlot
page for one. The existing SMA `--trace` integration test is **updated** from
the `f2s4`-style assertion to the new portable key form.
- **Backward-compat** — the existing `["sweep"]` / `--name` / `--trace` forms
still work through `parse_sweep_args` (default SMA), so the existing sweep
integration + determinism tests stay green (with the key-string assertions
updated to the new form).
## Acceptance criteria
The project's feature-acceptance criterion (audience reaches for it; improves
correctness; reintroduces no failure the core constraints forbid):
- **Audience reaches for it.** A researcher authoring a new strategy with new
params (incl. a bool) runs the *same* `aura sweep` and gets correct,
self-describing, portable per-member traces — shown by the worked momentum
example. No per-strategy key code.
- **Improves correctness.** Closes #105: the key is collision-free for any grid,
not just the built-in two-axis one. Removes the latent silent-overwrite.
- **Reintroduces no forbidden failure.** Determinism (C1) preserved — keys are a
pure function of the grid; parallelism across members unchanged. No look-ahead,
no engine merge, no per-eval emission added (C2/C3/C8). The engine change is a
pure read accessor; trace state stays out of the engine (C-consistency with
#104).
- **Concrete, conformant, generic.** Member keys match `^[A-Za-z0-9._-]+$`, are
case-insensitive-FS safe, length-bounded, and carry the bool axis — proven by
the test corpus above over a grid that varies a different axis set than the old
hardcoded two.