Language Boundaries

This page links to the comprehensive boundary documentation maintained in the repository.

Full Documentation

See BOUNDARIES.md for complete boundary analysis.

Quick Summary

Through comprehensive dogfooding, we've discovered:

✅ Working Features (v3.94.0)

• Enum Unit Variants: enum Status { Success, Pending }
• Enum Tuple Variants: enum Position { Pos(i32, i32, i32) }
• Pattern Matching: Full support on enums
• String Methods: .len(), .to_string(), .chars(), .nth()
• Control Flow: for, while, if, match
• Functions: Nested functions, closures
• Collections: Basic string operations

⚠️ Known Limitations (v3.94.0)

• Struct Runtime: Parser supports, runtime does not (yet)
• vec! Macro: Parser supports, runtime does not (yet)
• Some String Methods: .clone(), .push_str() not implemented
• Inline Comments: Not supported in enum/struct blocks
• Trailing Comments: After closing } cause parser errors

📊 Boundary Testing

• VALID-005: 10/10 boundary tests passing (100%)
• Performance: Identifier length 1-10K chars, nesting depth 1000+ levels
• Complexity: 200+ LOC files, 15+ functions per file

Discovery Method

Boundaries discovered through:

1. Pure Ruchy dogfooding (ruchy check, ruchy lint, ruchy run)
2. Property-based testing (40,000+ test cases)
3. Fuzz testing (250,000+ test cases)
4. Systematic boundary analysis framework

Bug Discovery Protocol

When bugs are found:

1. 🚨 STOP THE LINE immediately
2. 📋 File detailed GitHub issue
3. 🔬 Create minimal reproduction
4. ⏸️ Wait for fix (no workarounds)
5. ✅ Verify fix before resuming

See Bug Discovery Protocol for details.

Updates

Boundary documentation is continuously updated as new discoveries are made through dogfooding.

Last Major Update: October 19, 2025 (BOOTSTRAP-002 discoveries) Ruchy Version: v3.94.0