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Pull Request: Refactor canonical_grammar.py to Legacy Alias

🎯 Intent

Eliminate duplication between RC1-RC4 (canonical_grammar.py) and U1-U4 (unified_grammar.py) constraint systems. Single source of truth maintained while preserving backward compatibility.

🔧 Changes

Type of Change:

  • Bug fix (stability improvement)
  • Documentation update
  • Infrastructure/tooling

Core Changes:

  • Replaced ~350 lines of validation logic in canonical_grammar.py with delegation to unified_grammar.py
  • Added module-level and function-level DeprecationWarning on all legacy APIs
  • Created operator set aliases: GENERATOR_OPSGENERATORS, etc.
  • Added inline migration guide showing RC1-RC4 → U1-U4 mappings
  • Preserved all legacy class methods and functions as thin wrappers

Constraint Mapping:

# Legacy (deprecated)                    # Unified (canonical)
CanonicalGrammarValidator                UnifiedGrammarValidator
  .validate_initialization()        →      .validate_initiation()      # RC1 → U1a
  .validate_convergence()          →      .validate_convergence()     # RC2 → U2
  .validate_phase_compatibility()   →      .validate_resonant_coupling() # RC3 → U3
  .validate_bifurcation_limits()    →      .validate_bifurcation_triggers() # RC4 → U4a
                                           .validate_closure()         # NEW: U1b
                                           .validate_transformer_context() # NEW: U4b

New Test Coverage:

  • 13 tests in test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py verify deprecation warnings and functional equivalence
  • All 129 grammar tests pass with expected deprecation warnings

🔬 Structural Impact

Operators Involved:
All operator grammar validation (emission, coherence, dissonance, mutation, coupling, resonance, self_organization, silence, transition, recursivity)

Affected Invariants:
None - validation logic unchanged, only refactored for consolidation

Metrics Impact:

  • C(t): No change
  • Si: No change
  • νf: No change
  • Phase: No change

✅ Quality Checklist

Code Quality:

  • All tests pass locally (129/129 grammar tests)
  • New tests added for new functionality (13 legacy compatibility tests)
  • Type annotations complete (mypy passes)
  • Docstrings follow NumPy style guide
  • Code follows TNFR canonical conventions
  • .pyi stub files generated/updated (no changes to type signatures)

TNFR Canonical Requirements:

  • EPI changes only via structural operators
  • Structural units (Hz_str) preserved
  • ΔNFR semantics maintained
  • Operator closure preserved
  • Phase verification explicit in couplings
  • Node birth/collapse conditions respected
  • Operational fractality maintained (delegation preserves fractality)
  • Determinism/reproducibility ensured (same validation results)
  • Structural metrics exposed in telemetry
  • Domain neutrality maintained

Testing:

  • Monotonicity tests pass (no validation logic changed)
  • Bifurcation tests pass (delegates to unified implementation)
  • Propagation tests pass (resonance checks delegated)
  • Multi-scale tests pass (fractality unchanged)
  • Reproducibility verified (deterministic delegation)

Documentation:

  • CHANGELOG fragment added (docs/changelog.d/)
  • API documentation updated (deprecation notices in docstrings)
  • Examples updated (if applicable)
  • README updated (if applicable)

Security (if applicable):

  • No vulnerabilities introduced (refactoring only)
  • Security audit passed (make security-audit)
  • Dependency vulnerabilities addressed

🧪 Testing Evidence

Test Coverage:

tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py::13 PASSED
tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_rules.py::35 PASSED
tests/unit/operators/ (grammar-related)::129 PASSED

Expected warnings emitted:
- Module import: "canonical_grammar is deprecated and will be removed in version 8.0.0"
- All legacy methods: "...is deprecated. Use UnifiedGrammarValidator..."

File Size Impact:

Before: 14.5 KB (417 lines with validation logic)
After:  11.5 KB (293 lines, zero duplication)
Reduction: 21% smaller, 100% duplication eliminated

🔗 Related Issues

Closes #2828 (Grammar Phase 2.2)

📋 Additional Context

Migration Timeline: Users have until version 8.0.0 to migrate. All existing code continues working with deprecation warnings.

Benefits:

  • Single source of truth for grammar validation (unified_grammar.py)
  • Legacy users gain access to U1b (Closure) and U4b (Transformer Context) constraints
  • Reduced maintenance burden (one implementation instead of two)

Reviewer Notes

Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[Grammar] Phase 2.2: Update canonical_grammar.py to use unified_grammar and mark as legacy</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Objective

Update src/tnfr/operators/canonical_grammar.py to delegate to unified_grammar.py, eliminating duplication of RC1-RC4 constraints while preserving the module as a legacy alias.

Context

Per UNIFIED_GRAMMAR_RULES.md § Implementation Strategy Phase 2, the RC1-RC4 grammar system in canonical_grammar.py needs to be refactored to use the unified U1-U4 constraints.

Current State:

  • canonical_grammar.py (14KB) implements RC1-RC4 grammar rules
  • unified_grammar.py implements U1-U4 unified rules
  • Duplication exists between systems

Goal:

  • Mark canonical_grammar.py as legacy/alias
  • All functionality delegates to unified_grammar.py
  • Preserve for backward compatibility only

Mapping: RC1-RC4 → U1-U4

From UNIFIED_GRAMMAR_RULES.md:

Old Rule (RC1-RC4) Unified Rule (U1-U4) Notes
RC1: Initialization U1a: Initiation Generator requirement
RC2: Convergence U2: CONVERGENCE & BOUNDEDNESS Direct 1:1 mapping
RC3: Phase Verification U3: RESONANT COUPLING NEW in unified (was missing in C1-C3)
RC4: Bifurcation Limits U4a: Bifurcation Triggers Handler requirement

Note: RNC1 (Terminators) was previously removed but restored as U1b (Closure) with proper physical basis.

Implementation Tasks

1. Add Legacy Module Warning

"""TNFR Canonical Grammar (LEGACY - Use unified_grammar instead).

This module is maintained for backward compatibility only.
All functionality has been consolidated into unified_grammar.py.

**DEPRECATION NOTICE:**
This module will be removed in version 8.0.0.
Please migrate to:

    from tnfr.operators.unified_grammar import UnifiedGrammarValidator

Old Canonical Grammar (RC1-RC4) → Unified Grammar (U1-U4)
-------------------------------------------------------------
RC1: Initialization      → U1a: Initiation
RC2: Convergence         → U2:  CONVERGENCE & BOUNDEDNESS  
RC3: Phase Verification  → U3:  RESONANT COUPLING
RC4: Bifurcation Limits  → U4a: Bifurcation Triggers

Additional:
U1b: Closure (restores physical basis of removed RNC1)
U4b: Transformer Context (graduated destabilization)

References
----------
- UNIFIED_GRAMMAR_RULES.md: Complete derivations and mappings
- unified_grammar.py: Canonical implementation

Warnings
--------
Importing from this module will emit DeprecationWarning.
"""

import warnings
from .unified_grammar import (
    UnifiedGrammarValidator,
    validate_unified,
    GENERATORS,
    CLOSURES,
    STABILIZERS,
    DESTABILIZERS,
    COUPLING_RESONANCE,
    BIFURCATION_TRIGGERS,
    BIFURCATION_HANDLERS,
    TRANSFORMERS,
)

# Emit warning on module import
warnings.warn(
    "canonical_grammar is deprecated and will be removed in version 8.0.0. "
    "Use unified_grammar instead. See UNIFIED_GRAMMAR_RULES.md for migration guide.",
    DeprecationWarning,
    stacklevel=2
)

2. Create Legacy Aliases

# Legacy function names - all delegate to unified grammar

def validate_rc1_initialization(sequence, epi_initial=0.0):
    """DEPRECATED: Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_initiation().
    
    RC1 → U1a: Initiation requirement.
    """
    warnings.warn(
        "validate_rc1_initialization is deprecated. Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_initiation().",
        DeprecationWarning,
        stacklevel=2
    )
    valid, _ = UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_initiation(sequence, epi_initial)
    return valid

def validate_rc2_convergence(sequence):
    """DEPRECATED: Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_convergence().
    
    RC2 → U2: Convergence & Boundedness.
    """
    warnings.warn(
        "validate_rc2_convergence is deprecated. Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_convergence().",
        DeprecationWarning,
        stacklevel=2
    )
    valid, _ = UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_convergence(sequence)
    return valid

def validate_rc3_phase_verification(sequence):
    """DEPRECATED: Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_resonant_coupling().
    
    RC3 → U3: Resonant Coupling (requires phase check per Invariant fermga/TNFR-Python-Engine#5).
    """
    warnings.warn(
        "validate_rc3_phase_verification is deprecated. Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_resonant_coupling().",
        DeprecationWarning,
        stacklevel=2
    )
    valid, _ = UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_resonant_coupling(sequence)
    return valid

def validate_rc4_bifurcation_limits(sequence):
    """DEPRECATED: Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_bifurcation_triggers().
    
    RC4 → U4a: Bifurcation Triggers need handlers.
    """
    warnings.warn(
        "validate_rc4_bifurcation_limits is deprecated. Use UnifiedGrammarValidator.validate_bifurcation_triggers().",
        DeprecationWarning,
       ...

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To fix the problem, we should simply remove the unused import pytest statement at line 9 from the file tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py. This will ensure there is no unnecessary dependency or line of code present. No additional changes are necessary, as the rest of the code does not require pytest as a direct import. The fix only requires deleting the single line.

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tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py

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cat << 'EOF' | git apply
diff --git a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
--- a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import warnings
 
-import pytest
 
 from tnfr.operators.definitions import (
     Emission,
EOF
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@

import warnings

import pytest

from tnfr.operators.definitions import (
Emission,
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from tnfr.operators.definitions import (
Emission,
Reception,
Coherence,
Dissonance,
Mutation,
Silence,
Coupling,
SelfOrganization,
)

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The best way to fix the issue is to remove SelfOrganization from the import statement on line 11. This preserves all other required imports from tnfr.operators.definitions and eliminates the unused import, making the code cleaner and slightly faster to load. We should only edit the import line(s) that declare this symbol; no other changes are required.


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tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py

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diff --git a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
--- a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     Mutation,
     Silence,
     Coupling,
-    SelfOrganization,
 )
 
 
EOF
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
Mutation,
Silence,
Coupling,
SelfOrganization,
)


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import importlib
import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar

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To fix the problem, remove all instances of from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator from the file and add a single import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar at the top (or reuse the one inside the scope). Wherever CanonicalGrammarValidator is used, replace it with tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator. This maintains current behavior and achieves the same warning suppression by controlling when the module is imported. All references to CanonicalGrammarValidator are local, so we do not need to add any new imports or initializations. Only the relevant function bodies (and possibly the import statement in the concerning test method) need updating. No other definitions are needed.

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tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py

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cat << 'EOF' | git apply
diff --git a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
--- a/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
         # Import with suppressed import warning
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
-            from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
+            import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar
         
         ops = [Emission(), Coherence(), Silence()]
         
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             warnings.simplefilter("always")
-            result = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_initialization(ops)
+            result = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_initialization(ops)
             
             # Check warning
             assert len(w) > 0
@@ -71,13 +66,13 @@
         """validate_convergence() should emit DeprecationWarning."""
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
-            from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
+            import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar
         
         ops = [Emission(), Dissonance(), Coherence(), Silence()]
         
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             warnings.simplefilter("always")
-            result = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_convergence(ops)
+            result = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_convergence(ops)
             
             assert len(w) > 0
             assert issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning)
@@ -131,13 +121,13 @@
         """validate() should emit DeprecationWarning."""
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
-            from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
+            import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar
         
         ops = [Emission(), Coherence(), Silence()]
         
         with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
             warnings.simplefilter("always")
-            is_valid, messages = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate(ops)
+            is_valid, messages = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate(ops)
             
             assert len(w) > 0
             assert issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning)
EOF
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
# Import with suppressed import warning
with warnings.catch_warnings():
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar

ops = [Emission(), Coherence(), Silence()]

with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
warnings.simplefilter("always")
result = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_initialization(ops)
result = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_initialization(ops)

# Check warning
assert len(w) > 0
@@ -71,13 +66,13 @@
"""validate_convergence() should emit DeprecationWarning."""
with warnings.catch_warnings():
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar

ops = [Emission(), Dissonance(), Coherence(), Silence()]

with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
warnings.simplefilter("always")
result = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_convergence(ops)
result = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate_convergence(ops)

assert len(w) > 0
assert issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning)
@@ -131,13 +121,13 @@
"""validate() should emit DeprecationWarning."""
with warnings.catch_warnings():
warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=DeprecationWarning)
from tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar import CanonicalGrammarValidator
import tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar

ops = [Emission(), Coherence(), Silence()]

with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as w:
warnings.simplefilter("always")
is_valid, messages = CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate(ops)
is_valid, messages = tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar.CanonicalGrammarValidator.validate(ops)

assert len(w) > 0
assert issubclass(w[0].category, DeprecationWarning)
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Pull Request Overview

This PR deprecates the canonical_grammar.py module in favor of unified_grammar.py, consolidating the previously separate RC1-RC4 canonical rules into the unified U1-U4 constraint system. The legacy module is maintained for backward compatibility with all methods delegating to the unified grammar, and deprecation warnings are emitted on import and method usage.

  • Replaced the implementation of canonical_grammar.py with a legacy wrapper that delegates to unified_grammar.py
  • Added comprehensive test coverage for the legacy module to ensure deprecation warnings are emitted correctly
  • Updated all operator set exports and method delegates to maintain backward compatibility

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tests/unit/operators/test_canonical_grammar_legacy.py New test file providing comprehensive coverage for the deprecated canonical_grammar module, validating deprecation warnings and backward compatibility
src/tnfr/operators/canonical_grammar.py Converted from implementation to legacy wrapper; now imports and delegates to unified_grammar with deprecation warnings

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Old Canonical Grammar (RC1-RC4) → Unified Grammar (U1-U4)
----------------------------------------------------------
RC1: Initialization → U1a: Initiation
RC2: Convergence → U2: CONVERGENCE & BOUNDEDNESS
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Trailing whitespace detected on line 16. Remove the extra spaces after 'BOUNDEDNESS'.

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RC2: ConvergenceU2: CONVERGENCE & BOUNDEDNESS
RC2: ConvergenceU2: CONVERGENCE & BOUNDEDNESS

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# Re-import to trigger warning
import importlib
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importlib.reload(tnfr.operators.canonical_grammar)
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The reload approach may not reliably trigger the module-level warning in all test scenarios. Consider using sys.modules.pop() before import or importing with a different approach to ensure the warning is always triggered fresh in the test.

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deprecation_warnings = [
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Reception,
Coherence,
Dissonance,
Mutation,
Silence,
Coupling,
SelfOrganization,
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Import of 'SelfOrganization' is not used.
Import of 'Reception' is not used.

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Reception,
Coherence,
Dissonance,
Mutation,
Silence,
Coupling,
SelfOrganization,
Coherence,
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Silence,
Coupling,

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[Grammar] Phase 2.1: Update grammar.py to use unified_grammar as single source of truth

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