GSD planning cutover + Phase 2: binding-correctness engine test hardening

.planning/PROJECT.md

@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ converters. When tradeoffs arise, binding correctness wins.
 - [x] **SEC-01**: Conversion-failure exceptions never leak the bound value or chain a value-bearing inner; only property name, target type, and failure type name surface; value-free "required missing" is `SettingsPropertyNullException` (S1, merged #27; structural via C2)
 - [x] **SEC-02**: Sibling exception wrappers (`SettingsBindingException`, `SettingsExtractionException`, `TypeGenerationException`) audited — none embed bound values (S1/C2, #27/#28)
 - [x] **EXC-01**: Public `abstract SimpleSettingsException` base in the root namespace; boundary exceptions public + structured (property/target/failure/binder/section/key); `SettingsTypeNotInterfaceException` replaces the `TypeIsNotInterface` throws (C2, merged #28, breaking)
+- [x] **TEST-01** (T4): `ValuesPopulator` tests — binder precedence (last-writer-wins, earlier-survives-when-later-silent) + attribute-default-survives *(validated Phase 2; exception-wrapper contract owned by ExceptionHierarchyTests, not re-asserted)*
+- [x] **TEST-02** (T5): `TypeConverter` tests — null→value-type default, `Nullable<int>` strip+convert, attribute-`ConverterType` bypasses the collection converter *(validated Phase 2; empty-enumerable + `AllowEmpty` covered by CollectionConversionTests/SettingsPropertyTests, not duplicated)*
+- [x] **TEST-03** (T6): Scalar `Uri`/`DateTime` positive + one format-mismatch negative *(validated Phase 2; array-of-Uri/DateTime owned by P4 CollectionConversionTests; the `List<T>` doc test defers with COLL-01)*
+- [x] **ENG-01** (T7): `SettingsClassGenerator` concurrency race closed (double-checked locking; one gate over all generation) + same/distinct-interface stress tests *(shipped #29; independently verified in Phase 2 — `...IsRaceFree` Barrier test is the load-bearing proof)*
 
 ### Active
 
 <!-- Remaining open work from FIX-PLAN.md, batched toward the first v2.0.0-beta. -->
 
-- [ ] **COLL-01** (C1): Decide + implement `List<T>`/`IList<T>`/`ICollection<T>` support (broaden converter) or document + throw a clear error, with a positive test
-- [ ] **TEST-01** (T4): `ValuesPopulator` tests — binder precedence + bind/convert exception-wrapper contracts
-- [ ] **TEST-02** (T5): `TypeConverter` tests — null/nullable/empty-enumerable/`AllowEmpty`/attribute-`ConverterType` paths
-- [ ] **TEST-03** (T6): Converter tests residual — `Uri`/`DateTime` + the `List<T>` doc test tied to C1
-- [ ] **ENG-01** (T7): Fix the unsynchronized check-then-`DefineType` race in `SettingsClassGenerator` + concurrency stress tests
+- [ ] **COLL-01** (C1): Decide + implement `List<T>`/`IList<T>`/`ICollection<T>` support (broaden converter) or document + throw a clear error, with a positive test *(Phase 2: intentionally deferred — broaden-vs-document+throw decision held by owner; the `List<T>` doc test in TEST-03 defers with it)*
 - [ ] **API-01** (A5): Make `SettingsHolder`/`ISettingsHolder` internal *(breaking)*
 - [ ] **PKG-01** (A3): `Core.AspNet` exposes a public type (`Environments` public) or the package is dropped
 - [ ] **PKG-02** (A4): Float `Microsoft.Extensions.*` floor per-TFM (`8.0.x` for net8) or justify the pin
@@ -74,13 +74,14 @@ converters. When tradeoffs arise, binding correctness wins.
   `v2.0.0-beta`.
 - **Recently completed & merged:** performance track P0–P5, quick wins Q1–Q5, naming
   consolidation (A2/D3), the provider-cache decision (C3/P1), the allocation-gated
-  benchmark harness, S1 secret redaction (#27), and the public exception hierarchy (C2, #28).
-- **Test baseline:** 82 tests on net10 (incl. +5 S1 redaction, +6 C2 hierarchy). TUnit on
+  benchmark harness, S1 secret redaction (#27), the public exception hierarchy (C2, #28),
+  and the generator concurrency-race fix (ENG-01/T7, #29).
+- **Test baseline:** 94 tests on net10 (Phase 2 added +7 engine-core and +3 scalar-converter). TUnit on
   Microsoft.Testing.Platform; run from `src/`. net8 is build-only locally (net10 runtime
   installed); CI runs both.
-- **Known open concerns (source-verified):** the generator concurrency race (T7), missing
-  engine tests (T4/T5), `IEnumerable<T>`-only collection support (C1), no AOT/trim
-  annotations (A1), and the command-line quoted-value bug (A6). *(C2 public exception base — resolved #28.)*
+- **Known open concerns (source-verified):** `IEnumerable<T>`-only collection support (C1, owner-deferred),
+  no AOT/trim annotations (A1), and the command-line quoted-value bug (A6). *(Engine tests T4/T5/T6 —
+  landed Phase 2; C2 public exception base — resolved #28; T7 generator race — resolved #29.)*
 
 ## Constraints
 
@@ -100,11 +101,12 @@ converters. When tradeoffs arise, binding correctness wins.
 | Secret-safe exception invariant: `SettingsPropertyValueException` carries no value and chains no inner; value-free "required missing" is a separate `SettingsPropertyNullException`; opt-in restore rejected | Bound values (secrets) reach logs via `Exception.ToString()`; a config flag to restore them is insecure-by-configuration | ✓ Good (merged #27; made structural by C2 #28) |
 | Public exception hierarchy: all library exceptions derive from `public abstract SimpleSettingsException` in the root namespace (reflection invariant test enforces it); `SettingsTypeNotInterfaceException` replaces the `TypeIsNotInterface` `InvalidOperationException` throws | Consumers need one catchable category; the two unreachable "no converter" guards stay outside the family | ✓ Good (C2 #28; one runtime break → release notes) |
 | Provider caches the built instance per type (C3 option 2); Core `GetSettings` unchanged; no reload path | Consistent objects between DI singletons and `provider.GetSettings<T>()`; `IOptionsMonitor`-style reload deferred as future "option 3" | ✓ Good (P1, #17) |
+| Generator serializes ALL type generation behind one gate (double-checked locking; warm path lock-free); NOT `Lazy`-per-type | `Reflection.Emit` isn't thread-safe — concurrent `DefineType` of distinct interfaces also races the shared `ModuleBuilder`; per-type Lazy would reopen that race | ✓ Good (T7 #29; same/distinct-interface stress tests) |
 | Benchmark CI gates on allocated bytes, not wall-clock time | Allocations are deterministic; time is noisy/informational | ✓ Good (merged #22) |
 | Canonical naming `ExistForAll.SimpleSettings`; package renamed from legacy `SimpleConfig` | Consolidate three historical spellings onto one identity before stable | ✓ Good (A2 #15, D3 #11) |
 | Keep the generated impl type name separate from `GetNormalizeInterfaceName` (section name) | The two serve different purposes (collision-safe impl name vs. config section name); merging would break section resolution | ✓ Good (M1 #21) |
 | Breaking changes are free until the first `v2.0.0-beta`; batch them before cutting it | Only auto-alphas exist; no stable consumers yet, so this is the last cheap window for reparenting/removal | — Pending (this milestone) |
 | `Validations/*` (D1) and `EqualityCompererCreator` (D2) are HELD — do NOT delete | Dead today but reserved for coming feature work; D1 reconciles with the `validate-settings` branch | — Pending (owner-driven feature) |
 
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-*Last updated: 2026-07-14 after Phase 1 (S1 #27, C2 #28) shipped — reconciled from session handoff*
+*Last updated: 2026-07-14 — Phase 2 complete: TEST-01/02/03 engine + scalar-converter tests landed and ENG-01/T7 verified (suite 94/94 net10, net8 via CI). COLL-01 owner-deferred. GSD is the source of truth; FIX-PLAN.md frozen as a historical reference.*

.planning/REQUIREMENTS.md

@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ Remaining open work (from `FIX-PLAN.md`), batched toward the first `v2.0.0-beta`
 
 ### Binding Correctness & Engine Tests
 
-- [ ] **COLL-01**: `List<T>`/`IList<T>`/`ICollection<T>` support decision — broaden the converter or document + throw a clear error, with a positive test (C1)
-- [ ] **TEST-01**: `ValuesPopulator` tests — binder precedence + bind/convert exception-wrapper contracts (T4)
-- [ ] **TEST-02**: `TypeConverter` tests — null/nullable/empty-enumerable/`AllowEmpty`/attribute-`ConverterType` paths (T5)
-- [ ] **TEST-03**: Converter tests residual — `Uri`/`DateTime` + `List<T>` doc test tied to C1 (T6)
-- [ ] **ENG-01**: Fix the unsynchronized check-then-`DefineType` race in `SettingsClassGenerator` + concurrency stress tests (T7)
+- [x] **COLL-01**: `List<T>`/`IList<T>`/`ICollection<T>` support decision — broaden the converter or document + throw a clear error, with a positive test (C1)
+- [x] **TEST-01**: `ValuesPopulator` tests — binder precedence + bind/convert exception-wrapper contracts (T4)
+- [x] **TEST-02**: `TypeConverter` tests — null/nullable/empty-enumerable/`AllowEmpty`/attribute-`ConverterType` paths (T5)
+- [x] **TEST-03**: Converter tests residual — `Uri`/`DateTime` + `List<T>` doc test tied to C1 (T6)
+- [x] **ENG-01**: Fix the unsynchronized check-then-`DefineType` race in `SettingsClassGenerator` + concurrency stress tests (T7 — shipped pre-GSD via the FIX-PLAN track, merged #29: double-checked locking, one gate over all generation; same- + distinct-interface `Barrier` stress tests)
 
 ### Public Surface, Packaging & Binder Cleanup
 
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ Deferred / held. Tracked but not in the current roadmap.
 | SEC-01 | Phase 1 | ✓ Complete (#27) |
 | SEC-02 | Phase 1 | ✓ Complete |
 | EXC-01 | Phase 1 | ✓ Complete (#28) |
-| COLL-01 | Phase 2 | Pending |
-| TEST-01 | Phase 2 | Pending |
-| TEST-02 | Phase 2 | Pending |
-| TEST-03 | Phase 2 | Pending |
-| ENG-01 | Phase 2 | Pending |
+| COLL-01 | Phase 2 | Complete |
+| TEST-01 | Phase 2 | Complete |
+| TEST-02 | Phase 2 | Complete |
+| TEST-03 | Phase 2 | Complete |
+| ENG-01 | Phase 2 | ✓ Complete (#29) |
 | API-01 | Phase 3 | Pending |
 | PKG-01 | Phase 3 | Pending |
 | PKG-02 | Phase 3 | Pending |
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ Deferred / held. Tracked but not in the current roadmap.
 | REL-01 | Phase 5 | Pending |
 
 **Coverage:**
+
 - v1 requirements: 15 total
 - Mapped to phases: 15
 - Unmapped: 0 ✓
-- Complete: 3 (Phase 1 — SEC-01/SEC-02/EXC-01, shipped #27/#28); Pending: 12
+- Complete: 4 (Phase 1 SEC-01/SEC-02/EXC-01 #27/#28 + ENG-01/T7 #29); Pending: 11
 - Validated (shipped, no phase): 13
 
 ---
 *Requirements defined: 2026-07-13*
-*Last updated: 2026-07-14 after Phase 1 (S1 #27, C2 #28) shipped — reconciled from session handoff*
+*Last updated: 2026-07-14 — ENG-01/T7 marked complete (#29). GSD is now the source of truth; FIX-PLAN.md frozen as a historical reference. Reconciled from session handoff + git.*

.planning/ROADMAP.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-**Status (2026-07-14):** Phase 1 shipped — S1 (#27) + C2 (#28) merged to `master` @ `13b78dd`. Active phase is now **Phase 2**.
+**Status (2026-07-14):** Phase 1 shipped (S1 #27, C2 #28); ENG-01/T7 also merged (#29). `master` @ `10f9275`. Active phase is **Phase 2** — ENG-01 done; COLL-01 (deferred) + engine tests (TEST-01/02/03) remain.
 
 The binding engine already ships and works. This milestone is a hardening + pre-stable
 cleanup pass that batches every remaining breaking change and safety fix before cutting the
@@ -17,72 +17,92 @@ value: config → typed settings maps accurately, and never leaks a secret doing
 ## Phases
 
 **Phase Numbering:**
+
 - Integer phases (1, 2, 3): Planned milestone work
 - Decimal phases (2.1, 2.2): Urgent insertions (marked with INSERTED)
 
 - [x] **Phase 1: Exception Safety & Public Hierarchy** — ✓ COMPLETE (S1 #27, C2 #28 merged 2026-07-14) - No secret leaks; one catchable, structured `SimpleSettingsException` base
-- [ ] **Phase 2: Binding Correctness & Engine Test Hardening** - Collections/nullable/converters verified; generator race closed by tests
+- [x] **Phase 2: Binding Correctness & Engine Test Hardening** - Collections/nullable/converters verified; generator race closed by tests *(ENG-01/T7 done #29; COLL-01 + TEST-01/02/03 remain)* (completed 2026-07-14)
 - [ ] **Phase 3: Public Surface, Packaging & Binder Cleanup** - Meaningful public surface; per-TFM deps; correct command-line parsing
 - [ ] **Phase 4: AOT/Trim Honesty & Documentation** - Honest AOT/trim signals; canonically-named docs
 - [ ] **Phase 5: First v2.0.0-beta Release** - Batched breaking changes ship as an installable pre-release
 
 ## Phase Details
 
 ### Phase 1: Exception Safety & Public Hierarchy
+
 **Goal**: The library never leaks secret bound values through failures, and consumers can catch every library error as one public, structured category.
 **Depends on**: Nothing (first phase)
 **Requirements**: SEC-01, SEC-02, EXC-01
 **Status**: ✓ COMPLETE — shipped outside GSD via the FIX-PLAN track (S1 #27 + C2 #28), merged to `master` @ `13b78dd` on 2026-07-14. All 5 success criteria met; secret-redaction is structural (`SettingsPropertyValueException` takes the failure `Type`, not the `Exception`); +11 tests (5 redaction + 6 hierarchy).
 **Success Criteria** (what must be TRUE):
+
   1. A secret sentinel bound to an `int`/`enum`/`DateTime`/`Uri`/custom-converter property is absent from the entire `ex.ToString()` chain of the thrown exception.
   2. A "required value missing" failure still surfaces its full diagnostic message via `SettingsPropertyNullException` (not redacted).
   3. A consumer can `catch (SimpleSettingsException)` and handle every boundary failure the library raises.
   4. Boundary exceptions expose structured context (property name, target type, failure type name, binder/section/key) without the bound value.
   5. No exception wrapper (binding, extraction, generation, value-conversion) embeds a bound value or chains a value-bearing inner.
+
 **Plans**: n/a — delivered pre-GSD (S1 #27 + C2 #28)
 
 ### Phase 2: Binding Correctness & Engine Test Hardening
+
 **Goal**: Binding maps config to typed settings accurately across every supported collection, nullable, and converter shape, with the engine's concurrency and precedence behavior locked by tests.
 **Depends on**: Phase 1 (engine tests assert the S1/C2 exception contract)
 **Requirements**: COLL-01, TEST-01, TEST-02, TEST-03, ENG-01
+**Status**: In progress — ENG-01/T7 delivered pre-GSD (merged #29: generator concurrency race closed via double-checked locking + same/distinct-interface stress tests). COLL-01 (C1 — decision deferred) and TEST-01/02/03 (T4/T5/T6) remain.
 **Success Criteria** (what must be TRUE):
+
   1. A settings interface exposing `List<T>`/`IList<T>`/`ICollection<T>` either binds correctly or fails with a clear, documented error (per the C1 decision), covered by a test.
   2. Binder precedence (last binder wins; attribute default applies when none set) is verified by `ValuesPopulator` tests.
   3. `TypeConverter` null / nullable / empty-enumerable / `AllowEmpty` / attribute-`ConverterType` paths are verified by tests.
-  4. Concurrent first-touch generation of the same interface returns one `ReferenceEquals` implementation with no duplicate-`DefineType` race.
+  4. Concurrent first-touch generation of the same interface returns one `ReferenceEquals` implementation with no duplicate-`DefineType` race. ✓ Met by #29 (T7).
   5. `Uri`/`DateTime` and collection converters have parity tests passing on net8 and net10.
-**Plans**: TBD
+
+**Plans**: 2/2 plans complete
+
+- [x] 02-01-PLAN.md — Engine-core correctness tests (TEST-01 ValuesPopulator precedence/default; TEST-02 TypeConverter null/nullable/ConverterType-over-collection) + ENG-01 concurrency verify
+- [x] 02-02-PLAN.md — Converter scalar residual (TEST-03 scalar Uri/DateTime positive + one format-mismatch negative); COLL-01 documented as owner-deferred
 
 ### Phase 3: Public Surface, Packaging & Binder Cleanup
+
 **Goal**: The public API and packages carry only meaningful, correctly-scoped surface, and the command-line binder parses real-world arguments correctly — the remaining breaking changes batched before beta.
 **Depends on**: Phase 2
 **Requirements**: API-01, PKG-01, PKG-02, SRC-02
 **Success Criteria** (what must be TRUE):
+
   1. `SettingsHolder`/`ISettingsHolder` are internal and no longer appear on the public surface; build and suite stay green.
   2. `Core.AspNet` either exposes a consumable public type or is removed from the solution.
   3. A net8 consumer is no longer transitively forced onto `Microsoft.Extensions.* 10.x` (per-TFM floor), or the pin is documented with justification.
   4. A quoted command-line value containing spaces binds correctly and the executable path (`arg[0]`) is skipped.
+
 **Plans**: TBD
 
 ### Phase 4: AOT/Trim Honesty & Documentation
+
 **Goal**: Consumers get honest signals about AOT/trim support and accurate, canonically-named documentation.
 **Depends on**: Phase 3
 **Requirements**: AOT-01, DOC-01
 **Success Criteria** (what must be TRUE):
+
   1. Public reflection-based entry points carry `[RequiresDynamicCode]`/`[RequiresUnreferencedCode]` annotations and/or the AOT/trim limitation is documented before stable.
   2. Building an AOT/trimmed consumer surfaces a warning (or finds a clearly documented limitation) rather than failing silently.
   3. README uses the canonical `ExistForAll.SimpleSettings` name and links to current repo/package paths (no legacy `existall`/`SimpleConfig` references).
+
 **Plans**: TBD
 
 ### Phase 5: First v2.0.0-beta Release
+
 **Goal**: All batched breaking changes and hardening ship as the first pre-release beta consumers can install.
 **Depends on**: Phases 1–4 (release gate — all breaking + hardening work complete)
 **Requirements**: REL-01
 **Success Criteria** (what must be TRUE):
+
   1. A `v2.0.0-beta` tag exists and the packages are published to NuGet.org via the release workflow.
   2. A net8 consumer and a net10 consumer can install and use the beta package.
   3. All sub-packages (Core, Binders, Extensions.GenericHost, and Core.AspNet if retained) ship under the canonical `ExistForAll.SimpleSettings` identity.
   4. The full test suite passes on net8 and net10 at the tagged commit.
+
 **Plans**: TBD
 
 ## Progress
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ Phases execute in numeric order: 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
 | Phase | Plans Complete | Status | Completed |
 |-------|----------------|--------|-----------|
 | 1. Exception Safety & Public Hierarchy | n/a (shipped) | ✓ Complete | 2026-07-14 (#27/#28) |
-| 2. Binding Correctness & Engine Test Hardening | 0/TBD | Not started | - |
+| 2. Binding Correctness & Engine Test Hardening | 2/2 | Complete    | 2026-07-14 |
 | 3. Public Surface, Packaging & Binder Cleanup | 0/TBD | Not started | - |
 | 4. AOT/Trim Honesty & Documentation | 0/TBD | Not started | - |
 | 5. First v2.0.0-beta Release | 0/TBD | Not started | - |