Add Clayterm current-state specification#5
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This is good. Left the feedback, I think we need to use "directive" instead of "descriptor" because they are command-like open() / close()
Adds the v0.1 draft specification covering the architectural model, core invariants, public rendering API, descriptor model, and boundary responsibilities. Non-normative sections document settling surfaces (transfer encoding, input parsing, pointer events) separately from the stable rendering core.
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- Replace "descriptor" terminology with "directive" throughout - Rename open() `name` parameter to `id` in spec - Fix buffer diffing description: cells are copied, not swapped - Add note that pointer hit detection requires render loop participation - Reframe border-layout interaction as Clay's intended behavior - Update WASM loading to reflect inlined base64 binary - Move output buffer lifetime guarantee to normative section - Clarify pack() is internal, validate() is public API
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Separate the combined spec into two documents aligned with INV-8 (architectural independence of rendering and input parsing): - renderer-spec.md: rendering contract, directive model, rendering modes (cursor update + line mode), pointer hit-testing - input-spec.md: input parser API, scan model, InputEvent types Also adds normative specification of cursor update mode (default) and line mode with row offset to the renderer spec.
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specs/clayterm-spec.md) documenting Clayterm's rendering contract, architectural model, core invariants, and public API surfaceTest plan