WORK-632
ID:WORK-632Status:done

A by-attribute schema table's rows must cover the attribute's matches

SPEC-145 D27 (c). validateSchemaTable (packages/runes/src/lib/schema-table.ts) checks two things: that by names a declared attribute, and that a fallback exists. It never compares rows keys with that attribute's matches. So a misspelt row (podcasts:) or a newly added enum value silently selects the fallback, and {% playlist type="podcast" %} would publish MusicAlbum.

D15 already requires an exact two-way correspondence for template variants. The schema by gets the same check. It needs no composition, and it applies to every hand-written table today (playlist, track, organization and others).

Priority:mediumComplexity:simpleMilestone:v0.41.0Source:SPEC-145
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    Created (done)by bjornolofandersson

Acceptance Criteria

  • A rows key that is not among the selecting attribute's matches is rejected, naming the table, the key and the declared values
  • A matches value with no row is reported, naming the value; whether that is an error or is allowed to fall through to fallback is decided and recorded with its reason
  • An attribute without matches used as by is reported, since its rows cannot be checked
  • Every shipped schema table passes, or each failure is fixed in the same change and listed in the resolution
  • npm run seo:baseline:check and refrakt contracts --check report no drift on either contract copy, unless a fixed table moves the baseline, in which case the diff is reviewed and explained

Resolution

Completed: 2026-10-08

Branch: claude/v041-schema-rows-coverage PR: refrakt-md/refrakt#689

What was done

  • packages/runes/src/lib/schema-table.ts: validateSchemaTable now accepts the attribute definitions as well as names. When it has definitions, checkRowCoverage compares a by table's rows with the attribute's matches, both ways. It rejects a row key the attribute doesn't accept, naming the key and the declared values. It rejects a declared value with no row, naming the value. It rejects a by attribute with no matches list.
  • packages/runes/src/lib/index.ts: createContentModelSchema passes the full attribute definitions. The construction error now names the selecting attribute (Invalid schema table (by: 'type')). Composed runes keep their Rune "<name>": prefix.
  • packages/runes/test/schema-table.test.ts: covers each rejection and the construction error.
  • packages/lumina/test/schema-table-coverage.test.ts: a new sweep that runs the full check on every shipped table (core, the nine plugins, and composed definitions via pluginRuneSchema). It also asserts that exactly the three expected by tables were reached.
  • site/content/extend/plugin-authoring/authoring.md: documents the new rule.
  • Changeset: @refrakt-md/runes minor.

Notes

  • Decision: a declared value with no row is an error, not a fall-through to fallback. fallback covers an author who stated no value. A value the rune declares needs its own row from the table, or a newly added enum value would silently take the fallback's type, which is the failure this item exists to catch. A value that should share the fallback's type gets a one-line row of its own, so the choice is visible in inspect.
  • Shipped tables: all 25 pass. The three by tables (playlist, track, organization) already matched their matches exactly, so nothing needed fixing. The SEO baseline and both contract copies are unchanged.