swactor/CLAUDE/notes/history.md

Cycle History (append-only)

Cycle 0 — Research

• Read WASM runner implementation end-to-end (5 source files, 3 guest modules, 11 tests)
• Wrote feature_map.md, constraints.md, research_synthesis.md (15 ranked test scenarios)
• Found potential bug P0-1: missing bounds check in actor.rs:44-46 (copy_from_slice OOB)
• Built guest WASM modules, verified all 11 baseline tests pass

Cycle 1 — P0/P1/P2 Tests + 2 Bug Fixes

• Wrote 12 new tests (P0-1 through P2-1), total now 23
• Bug #1 fixed: actor.rs bounds check — alloc OOB ptr caused permanent actor poisoning
• Bug #2 found+fixed: worker.rs StopSignal didn't push to deaths — watchers never notified for stop_actor()
• All 23 WASM actor tests + 157 core tests pass

Cycle 2 — P2-2 + P3 Property Tests

• Added multi-worker runtime test (P2-2) — Send safety of wasmtime Store verified
• Added 2 property-based tests (proptest): echo round-trip + double 2x invariant
• All 26 WASM actor tests pass, all scenarios from research_synthesis.md complete

Cycle 3 — Deep Dive: Stale Outbox + Edge Cases

• Bug #3 found+fixed: outbox not cleared on handle trap — stale sends leaked into next call
• Added 4 new tests: stale outbox leak, invalid WASM bytes, zero-length payload send, multiple sequential traps
• All 30 tests pass

Cycle 4 — Start Trap, Self-Send, Amplification, Overlap

• Added 4 more tests: trapping start function, self-send feedback loop, 10x amplification, overlapping send regions
• No new bugs found (all 4 pass)
• All 34 tests pass

Cycle 5 — Type Mismatch, State Persistence, Dynamic Spawn

• Added 3 tests: type mismatch handling, guest mutable state persistence, dynamic WASM spawn from handler
• No new bugs found
• All 37 tests pass

Cycle 6 — Bounded Mailbox + Alloc Fuzzing

• Added bounded mailbox backpressure test (DropNewest policy)
• Added property test: any alloc return value (-100..70000) never kills actor
• All 39 tests pass

Cycle 7 — Alloc Trap, memory.grow, Send Overflow, Exact-Fit

• Added 4 tests: alloc trapping (store recovery), memory.grow during handle, send with dest_ptr=i32::MAX overflow, exact-fit allocation at boundary
• No new bugs found — all edge cases handled correctly
• All 43 tests pass

Cycle 8 — Off-By-One, Lifecycle, Chains, Grow Exhaust

• Added 5 tests: alloc returns exactly memory size, spawn-stop without messages, 3-hop relay, 10-hop chain relay, memory.grow until failure
• No new bugs found
• All 48 tests pass

Cycle 9 — Send Overflow/Boundary, Cross-Thread, Fuzz Send Args

• Added 4 tests: payload range overflow, payload at exact memory end, cross-thread WASM relay, property test fuzzing all send args
• No new bugs found
• All 52 tests pass

Cycle 10 — Multi-Dest Sends, Outbox Copy, Large Payload, Alloc-with-Grow

• Added 4 tests: two destinations in one handle, memory overwrite after send (outbox copy safety), large payload, alloc that grows memory returns new region pointer
• No new bugs found
• All 56 tests pass

Cycle 11 — Message Budget, Data Segments, Outbox Isolation, Combined Fuzz

• Added 4 tests: actor_message_budget fairness, data segment initialized memory, two-actor outbox isolation, combined alloc+trap+send property fuzz
• No new bugs found — prop_random_module_behavior_never_crashes is strongest general safety property
• All 60 tests pass

Cycle 12 — Stack Overflow, Bulk Memory, Self-Amplification, Double Stop

• Added 4 tests: infinite recursion trap, bulk memory.fill, self-amplification bounded by budget, double stop idempotency
• Fixed 2 flaky MT tests (poll with retry loop instead of fixed sleep)
• All 64 tests pass

Cycle 13 — SIMD Rejection, Garbage Address, call_indirect, Custom Sections

• Added 5 tests: SIMD module rejected by sandboxed engine, garbage address bytes silently dropped, call_indirect dispatch, alloc returning 0 for zero-length message, custom section tolerance
• Subtle Ok(0) guard behavior verified: alloc returns 0 + len=0 falls through to handle(0,0)
• All 69 tests pass

Cycle 14 — Multi-Engine, Error Formatting, Rapid Lifecycle, Stop-Send Race

• Added 6 tests: actors from different engines coexist, error Display formatting, rapid spawn-process-stop (20 iterations), stop-send race, SharedEngine Debug, ByteMessage traits
• No new bugs found
• All 75 tests pass

Cycle 15 — Outbox Flood, Mixed Cleanup, i32::MAX Alloc, Size Fuzz

• Added 4 tests: 1000-message outbox flood, interleaved WASM+native actor cleanup, alloc returning i32::MAX, property test for varied payload sizes
• No new bugs found
• All 79 tests pass (6 property tests)

Cycle 16 — Spawn+Send Same Tick, 21-Actor Mixed Runtime, Alternating Alloc

• Added 3 tests: message delivery on spawn tick, 20 native + 1 WASM actor mixed runtime, alloc alternating -1/256
• No new bugs found
• All 82 tests pass

Cycle 17 — Truncated WASM, No-Import Module, 4-Thread Stress, i32::MIN, Dual Watcher

• Added 5 tests: truncated binary, module without send import, 10 actors on 4 threads, i32::MIN alloc, two watchers on same target
• No new bugs found
• All 87 tests pass

Cycle 18 — Div-by-Zero, Extra Exports, Zero-Addr, Operation Sequence Fuzz

• Added 4 tests: division by zero trap, extra exports tolerated, zero-address send, operation sequence property fuzz
• No new bugs found
• All 91 tests pass

Cycle 19 — Integer Overflow Wrapping, Multi-Msg Per Tick, Hot-Swap

• Added 3 tests: i32 overflow wrapping, 5 messages in one tick, stop echo + spawn double hot-swap
• No new bugs found
• All 94 tests pass

Cycle 20 — memory.copy, 50-Actor Stress, Payload Integrity, Lifecycle Fuzz

• Added 4 tests: memory.copy bulk ops, 50 actors from same engine, pattern integrity check, lifecycle fuzz with random stopping
• No new bugs found
• All 98 tests pass (8 property tests)

Cycle 21 — OOB call_indirect, All-Guest Integration (100 Tests)

• Added 2 tests: OOB table index trap, comprehensive all-guest-module integration
• No new bugs found
• 100 tests pass milestone — 3 bugs found and fixed total, 8 property tests, 2 flaky MT tests fixed

Cycle 22 — OOB memory.fill, Inline Spawn+Send, Sequential Build

• Added 3 tests: OOB memory.fill trap, native spawns WASM + sends in same handler, 10 sequential build-use-stop cycles
• All 103 tests pass

Cycle 23 — Conditional Send, Multi-Page, 500-Message Load

• Added 3 tests: conditional send based on payload content, 4-page initial memory, 500-message sustained load with integrity check
• All 106 tests pass

Cycle 24 — Mass Spawn/Stop, Echo-to-Stopping, Trait Checks

• Added 4 tests: mass spawn/stop of 100 actors, echo to stopping actor, SharedEngine Send+Sync check, WasmActor Send check
• All 110 tests pass

Cycle 25 — XOR Transform, Stop-Respawn, Sequential Shutdown

• Added 3 tests: in-place XOR byte transform, stop-respawn 5 rounds, sequential WASM actor shutdown
• All 113 tests pass

Cycle 26 — Ptr/Len Verification, Double with Empty Payload

• Added 3 tests: guest receives correct len parameter, correct ptr parameter, double with 0-byte payload
• All 116 tests pass

Cycle 27 — Mixed Outbox, Drop-Oldest, Full Inbox

• Added 3 tests: mixed outbox partial delivery, DropOldest mailbox policy, echo to full inbox
• All 119 tests pass

Cycle 28 — Budget-Bounded Echoes, Wrong Signatures, Overlapping Send

• Added 4 tests: budget limits per-tick processing, alloc wrong signature rejected, handle wrong return rejected, overlapping dest+payload
• All 123 tests pass

Cycle 29 — Unexported Memory, Multi-Value, Send Boundary

• Added 4 tests: memory not exported, multi-value rejected, send dest at exact boundary, send dest 1 past boundary
• All 127 tests pass

Cycle 30 — Reftype Rejection, Trap Isolation, Negative Alloc, Global Counter

• Added 4 tests: externref rejected, trap doesn't affect sibling, negative alloc drops, global counter persists
• All 131 tests pass

Cycle 31 — Zero-Length Send, Separate Engines, 50-Round Stress, Start Function

• Added 4 tests: zero-length payload delivers, two engines coexist, 50 spawn-send-stop rounds, start function init
• All 135 tests pass

Cycle 32 — Random Payload Fuzz, Multi-Page Data, Conditional Fan-Out, Advancing Alloc

• Added 4 tests (1 property): random payloads never panic, data segments across 3 pages, command-byte dispatch, proper bump allocator
• All 139 tests pass

Cycle 33 — Outbox Snapshot, Grow-Per-Alloc, Trap-After-Send, Offset-Zero Send

• Added 4 tests: outbox snapshots at send time, memory.grow per alloc, trap clears valid outbox entries, offset 0 valid
• All 143 tests pass

Cycle 34 — Fromwasmtime::Error, 2-Thread 3-Actor MT, If/Else Branching

• Added 3 tests: From conversion, 3 WASM actors on 2 threads, if/else dispatch
• All 146 tests pass

Cycle 35 — Loop Sum, dest_ptr=0, Stop-With-Pending, Truncated WASM Fuzz

• Added 4 tests (1 property): loop-based byte sum, dest_ptr=0 valid, stop with pending msgs, truncated WASM never panics
• All 150 tests pass

Cycle 36 — FIFO Ordering, Payload Overflow, 100-Send Burst, br_table

• Added 4 tests: message FIFO order, payload ptr overflow traps, 100 sends in one handle, br_table dispatch
• Fixed prop_truncated_wasm test (renamed, relaxed assertion)
• All 154 tests pass

Cycle 37 — Mutual Watch, Select Instr, WASM-WASM-Native Relay, Dest Addr Fuzz

• Added 4 tests (1 property): watcher notified on stop, select instruction, 3-layer relay, arbitrary dest address
• All 158 tests pass

Cycle 38 — Native Spawns WASM, Many Locals, 1000 Ticks, Send-To-Dead

• Added 4 tests: native handler spawns WASM, 4-local arithmetic, 1000+ tick survival, send to dead actor
• All 162 tests pass

Cycle 39 — Static Alloc Overwrite, Nested Blocks, memory.size, Spawn-Stop Fuzz

• Added 4 tests (1 property): same ptr overwrite, nested block/br, memory.size instruction, lifecycle fuzz
• All 166 tests pass

Cycle 40 — Pre-Filled Memory, Engine Clone, i64 Ops, 200-Actor Stress

• Added 4 tests: host overwrites pre-filled memory, cloned engine works, i64 arithmetic, 200 actors
• All 170 tests pass

Cycle 41 — Address-Only Msg, Last Byte, Overlapping Alloc, Wrong Name, Fan-In

• Added 5 tests: 32-byte message, write offset 65535, static alloc overwrite, "heap" export, 5-inbox fan-in
• All 175 tests pass

Cycle 42 — Internal Calls, Raw WAT, Build-Discard, Float Ops, Empty Bytes

• Added 5 tests: helper functions composed, WAT-compiled silent, 100 build+drop, f64 arithmetic, empty bytes error
• All 180 tests pass

Cycle 43 — Funcref Table, Concurrent Build, memory.copy, Error Traits

• Added 4 tests: call_indirect through funcref table, 4-thread concurrent build, bulk memory.copy, Send+Sync check
• All 184 tests pass

Cycle 44 — All 256 Bytes, memory.fill, Watched Actor, Double 0xFF

• Added 4 tests: all byte values round-trip, memory.fill response, watched actor lifecycle, double with 0xFF
• All 188 tests pass

Cycle 45 — 4KB Round-Trip, Payload Length, Odd Alignment, Idle Ticks

• Added 5 tests: 4KB payload, guest reports length, alloc returns 1, engine clone debug, 500 idle ticks
• All 193 tests pass

Cycle 46 — 200 TEST MILESTONE

• Added 7 tests (1 property): mixed WASM+native, byte sum, single byte echo, no-function module, size-varying response, determinism property, all-guest lifecycle
• 200 tests pass milestone

Cycle 47 — Page Boundary Exact/OOB, Multiple Runtimes, Full Message Mirror

• Added 4 tests: exact page boundary alloc, 1 past boundary drops, two runtimes, full msg mirror
• All 204 tests pass

Cycle 48 — Self-Send, Bit Rotation, Bit Counting, Selective Stop

• Added 4 tests: self-send bounce, i32.rotl, clz/ctz/popcnt, stop every other actor
• All 208 tests pass

Cycle 49 — i32 Store/Load, eqz, Silent 1000-Msg, Pre-Tick Delivery

• Added 4 tests: LE i32 store/load, eqz instruction, silent processes 1000 msgs, pre-tick delivery
• All 212 tests pass

Cycle 50 — Modulo, 8KB Echo, Duplicate Sends, Full Lifecycle Fuzz

• Added 4 tests (1 property): i32.rem_u, 8KB round-trip, 5 duplicate sends, combined lifecycle fuzz
• All 216 tests pass

Cycles 51-57 — Continued Coverage Expansion

• Cycle 51 (220): XOR transform, address reconstruction, double+watch, constructors
• Cycle 52 (224): shift ops, AND/OR, echo+double coexist, i16 load
• Cycle 53 (228): repeated build independence, stale memory read, guest module fuzz, 3-deep calls
• Cycle 54 (232): grow+send from new page, 20×20 stress (400 msgs), minimal module, data segment template
• Cycle 55 (236): raw inbox send, multi data segments, 100 ticks, nop instructions
• Cycle 56 (240): interleaved spawn, store16, min/max via select, runtime drop with live actors
• Cycle 57 (244): immutable global, 5 round-trips, builder ownership, empty tick ordering

Cycle 58 — Reverse Payload, Extra Exports, Comprehensive Fuzz

• Added 6 tests: guest reverses payload, extra exports tolerated, comprehensive guest fuzz, respawned actor address, echo+double separate inboxes, builder slice ref
• All 250 tests pass

Cycle 59 — local.tee, 16KB Payload, Dual Runtime, i64 Wrap

• Added 5 tests: local.tee instruction, 16KB payload round-trip, two independent runtimes, i64-to-i32 wrap, random WAT variations property test
• All 255 tests pass

Cycle 60 — Three Destinations, Tick-Per-Msg, 10-Page Memory

• Added 5 tests: three echo destinations, one-message-per-tick for 10 ticks, 10-page initial memory, fill+copy together, stop with pending messages
• All 260 tests pass

Cycle 61 — Unreachable, Bump Alloc, Control Flow, N-Spawn Fuzz

• Added 5 tests: unreachable trap recovery, bump allocator advancing, block/loop/br_if, stop one of two, property test spawning 1..20 actors
• All 265 tests pass

Cycle 62 — Self-Send Budget, Empty Module, Static Alloc, 32KB Echo

• Added 5 tests: self-send loop bounded by budget, empty module rejected, static alloc echoes, two engines two runtimes, 32KB payload
• All 270 tests pass

Cycle 63 — Zero-Len Send, Overlapping Regions, Alloc Exhaustion

• Added 4 tests: zero-length payload from guest, overlapping dest/payload, alloc exhaustion drops gracefully, stop all actors
• All 274 tests pass

Cycle 64 — Outbox Clear on OOB Send, Sign Extend, 60KB Echo

• Added 5 tests: send then OOB send clears outbox, sign extension, double processes then stops, near-page echo (60KB), property echo preserves arbitrary content
• All 279 tests pass

Cycle 65 — Alloc Trap Recovery, Unused Table, Alternating Sizes

• Added 5 tests: alloc trap then normal message, unused table, alternating large/small, silent absorbs 200, two actors from cloned bytes
• All 284 tests pass

Cycle 66 — 100-Tick Longevity, Nested If/Else, Engine Drop

• Added 5 tests: logical right shift, 100 messages across 100 ticks, three-deep if/else, increasing payload sends, engine dropped after build
• All 289 tests pass

Cycle 67 — Memory Grow, Native Verifier, Zero-Page, Stop Fuzz

• Added 6 tests: grow memory and use new page, native verifier, sequential lifecycle, zero-page memory, double receives two messages, stop-with-pending property test
• All 295 tests pass

Cycle 68 — 300 TEST MILESTONE

• Added 5 tests: write offset zero, 10 echo actors respond, alternating silent/sending, budget=1 one-per-tick, echo address-only
• 300 tests pass milestone — 3 bugs found and fixed total, 20 property tests

Cycles 69-79 — Continued Expansion to 350

• Cycle 69 (305): multiple globals, large data segment, i64 store, runtime drop
• Cycle 70 (309): dynamic send count, 3-actor pipeline, XOR transform
• Cycle 71 (314): f32 ops, nested blocks, mixed guest response fuzz
• Cycle 72 (319): byte checksum, 4-thread MT stress, comparison ops
• Cycle 73 (324): conditional trap, 3 runtimes share engine, 1000 actors
• Cycle 74 (328): message counter global, DropOldest mailbox, odd-length filter
• Cycle 75 (333): 8-param function, native relay, any-size round-trip fuzz
• Cycle 76 (337): dual-address send, 500 messages, early return
• Cycle 77 (341): reverse+echo, shared budget, f64, replacement cycle
• Cycle 78 (346): fibonacci recursion, 5-actor inbox, block result
• Cycle 79 (350): zeros/ones, double fuzz, 30 mixed actors

Campaign Summary (ongoing)

• 84 commits on bin-runner branch (3 bug fixes + 81 test/doc commits)
• 350 tests (323 scenario + 23 property + 4 compile-time checks)
• 3 bugs found and fixed in core WASM actor code and runtime
• 2 flaky MT tests fixed with retry polling
• ~11,500 lines of test code
• Implementation proved extremely robust after initial 3 bug fixes