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fix(linking): harden IRT control callbacks - #847

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Fix #846 at the public Python IRT-linking marshalling boundary without changing linking or quadrature mathematics.

Test-first lineage

  • RED 84833cc6d97c02f2840738d972ea459a9686b484 requires hostile method objects, hostile string subclasses, and unsupported method identities to fail before compiled-core discovery while preserving the Rust-supported aliases.
  • GREEN d937b65395253173d1e1b3e8a8c4276d090b0b7b validates exact built-in strings against the live Rust LinkMethod::parse vocabulary before native-loader access and removes caller-controlled string conversion.
  • RED/GREEN commits ad0028dee692282a3c978f0217b35c27dc2de667 / a695a9a886761b3cfa2341aa66d79fdeec1127e0 harden q_theta while preserving genuine NumPy integer scalars.
  • Later exact-head commits through 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9 add range/error-boundary regressions, preserve package-owned errors for trusted but unsupported controls, and correct the APA-traced doctoring punctuation. The intervening delta is compatible with the original bounded intent.

Preserved contract

  • Method aliases remain exactly those accepted by the Rust parser: mean/mean, mean/sigma, Haebara, and Stocking-Lord aliases, case-insensitively.
  • q_theta accepts exact built-in Python integers and genuine supported NumPy integer scalar identities, while caller-defined subclasses and arbitrary conversion providers fail before callbacks or core discovery.
  • Existing quadrature support/range behavior remains authoritative.
  • Coefficients, parameter transformations, objectives, optimization, convergence, quadrature, and every result-affecting linking operation remain Rust-owned.
  • No numerical fallback, provider, dependency, workflow, database, package-version, or gate change is introduced.

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Fixes #846.

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IRT link control safety

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Strict control validation
python/fast_mlsirm/linking.py
method accepts exact built-in strings from the supported alias set. q_theta accepts built-in integers and genuine NumPy integer scalars without caller-controlled coercion.
Validated native dispatch
python/fast_mlsirm/linking.py
irt_link validates controls before core loading and quadrature generation. Validated values pass unchanged to Rust and result construction.
Safety regressions and documentation
tests/test_linking_control_callback_safety.py, docs/doctoring/irt_link_control_validation.md, docs/changelog.d/846-irt-link-control-callback-safety.md
Tests cover rejected hostile inputs and accepted aliases and NumPy scalars. Documentation records the validation contract and unchanged numerical behavior.

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The change hardens input validation without introducing an actionable merge-blocking risk; only a minor documentation punctuation follow-up remains.

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@seonghobae seonghobae changed the title fix(linking): harden IRT method control callbacks fix(linking): harden IRT control callbacks Aug 14, 2026
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Pull request overview

OpenCode cannot approve yet because required coverage evidence did not pass.

Review outcome

1. HIGH .github/workflows/opencode-review.yml:1 - Coverage evidence did not prove required test/docstring evidence

  • Problem: The required coverage-evidence job result was failure, so OpenCode cannot establish approval sufficiency for this head.

  • Root cause: Automated approval is only valid when the same-head coverage-evidence job proves supported repository test suites passed and configured docstring gates passed or were advisory, or reports not applicable because no supported source files or package manifests exist. Missing, failed, skipped, unavailable, or unsupported-tooling test evidence is a blocker.

  • Fix: Install or configure the repository test/docstring evidence tooling when source files or package manifests exist, rerun the current-head coverage-evidence job, and approve only after it reports success with required evidence or explicit no-source not-applicable evidence.

  • Regression test: Keep the approval branch checking needs.coverage-evidence.result == success before posting APPROVE, and publish REQUEST_CHANGES when coverage-evidence blocker states such as cancelled, skipped, failed, unsupported-tooling, or below-100 evidence are present.

  • Result: REQUEST_CHANGES

  • Reason: coverage-evidence result was failure, so required test/docstring evidence was not proven for current head 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9.

  • Head SHA: 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9

  • Workflow run: 31905568371

  • Workflow attempt: 1

Coverage evidence

Coverage evidence job did not run or did not publish coverage evidence.

Changed-File Evidence Map

flowchart LR
  PR["PR changed files"] --> Evidence["OpenCode bounded evidence"]
  Evidence --> S1["Docs (2 files)"]
  S1 --> I1["operator or user guidance"]
  I1 --> R1["Review risk: Docs (2 files)"]
  R1 --> V1["docs review"]
  Evidence --> S2["Changed file: linking.py"]
  S2 --> I2["repository behavior"]
  I2 --> R2["Review risk: Changed file: linking.py"]
  R2 --> V2["required checks"]
  Evidence --> S3["Test: test_linking_control_callback_safety.py"]
  S3 --> I3["regression suite"]
  I3 --> R3["Review risk: Test: test_linking_control_callback_safety.py"]
  R3 --> V3["targeted test run"]
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OpenCode Review Overview

  • Head SHA: 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9
  • Workflow run: 31905568371
  • Workflow attempt: 1
  • Gate result: REQUEST_CHANGES (approval step)

Pull request overview

OpenCode cannot approve yet because required coverage evidence did not pass.

Review outcome

1. HIGH .github/workflows/opencode-review.yml:1 - Coverage evidence did not prove required test/docstring evidence

  • Problem: The required coverage-evidence job result was failure, so OpenCode cannot establish approval sufficiency for this head.

  • Root cause: Automated approval is only valid when the same-head coverage-evidence job proves supported repository test suites passed and configured docstring gates passed or were advisory, or reports not applicable because no supported source files or package manifests exist. Missing, failed, skipped, unavailable, or unsupported-tooling test evidence is a blocker.

  • Fix: Install or configure the repository test/docstring evidence tooling when source files or package manifests exist, rerun the current-head coverage-evidence job, and approve only after it reports success with required evidence or explicit no-source not-applicable evidence.

  • Regression test: Keep the approval branch checking needs.coverage-evidence.result == success before posting APPROVE, and publish REQUEST_CHANGES when coverage-evidence blocker states such as cancelled, skipped, failed, unsupported-tooling, or below-100 evidence are present.

  • Result: REQUEST_CHANGES

  • Reason: coverage-evidence result was failure, so required test/docstring evidence was not proven for current head 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9.

  • Head SHA: 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9

  • Workflow run: 31905568371

  • Workflow attempt: 1

Coverage evidence

Coverage evidence job did not run or did not publish coverage evidence.

Changed-File Evidence Map

flowchart LR
  PR["PR changed files"] --> Evidence["OpenCode bounded evidence"]
  Evidence --> S1["Docs (2 files)"]
  S1 --> I1["operator or user guidance"]
  I1 --> R1["Review risk: Docs (2 files)"]
  R1 --> V1["docs review"]
  Evidence --> S2["Changed file: linking.py"]
  S2 --> I2["repository behavior"]
  I2 --> R2["Review risk: Changed file: linking.py"]
  R2 --> V2["required checks"]
  Evidence --> S3["Test: test_linking_control_callback_safety.py"]
  S3 --> I3["regression suite"]
  I3 --> R3["Review risk: Test: test_linking_control_callback_safety.py"]
  R3 --> V3["targeted test run"]
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@opencode-agent Please re-review exact unchanged head 10d23103bbc6a5e3fb58aabe870cfb801719cab9 against current protected central review implementation .github@c47afc2dc68488292c1db7c9d6f82dcd5360f181. The effective current-head CHANGES_REQUESTED came from run 31905568371 on old central SHA 6eb06cdd08c79a06f7b390069d4ffa49e2eb7dba; coverage-evidence job 95064180503 failed before PR tests with Could not materialize base Python locks: trusted uv archive download failed: HTTPError. Review only; do not update this branch or merge.

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Citation audit (CWL Researcher)

This is a citation/standards audit, not a merge review and not an approval.

Claim. irt_link() admits mean/mean, mean/sigma, Haebara, and Stocking-Lord aliases. docs/doctoring/irt_link_control_validation.md cites Kolen and Brennan (2014) plus CWE-1287 / CWE-248 / OWASP ASVS 5.0.0 / NIST SP 800-218 SSDF 1.1, and correctly treats SSDF 1.2 as an initial public draft (2025-12-17).

What holds. Kolen and Brennan (2014) is a valid secondary source for those four linking methods. Security citations are fine.

Problem. The two characteristic-curve methods this allowlist names still need their primary papers on this slice.

Please add (APA 7th):

Haebara, T. (1980). Equating logistic ability scales by a weighted least squares method. Japanese Psychological Research, 22(3), 144–149. https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.22.144

Stocking, M. L., & Lord, F. M. (1983). Developing a common metric in item response theory. Applied Psychological Measurement, 7(2), 201–210. https://doi.org/10.1177/014662168300700208

Loyd, B. H., & Hoover, H. D. (1980). and Marco (1977) remain acceptable primaries if you also want mean/sigma and mean/mean pinned independently of the textbook.

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Harden IRT linking controls before native dispatch

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