[Lean Squad] feat(fv): Task 2 — informal spec for CommandLineParser.ParseOptionAndSeparators

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Extract a precise informal specification for CommandLineParseResult.Equals, the structural-equality implementation for the command-line parse result type.

The spec documents:

• 19 properties across 6 groups (null-safety, extensionality, object.Equals consistency, order-sensitivity, Empty-value behaviour, ToolName comparison)
• Algorithm walkthrough (O(n·m), pure, no exceptions for null input)
• Edge cases: null other, case-sensitive ToolName, order-sensitive errors/options
• Lean modelling plan: Option String for nullable, List for collections

Next: Task 3 — write ArgumentArity.lean (highest priority Lean target)

🔬 Lean Squad — automated FV agent

Fixes #7911 #7907

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Pull request overview

Adds/updates Lean Squad formal-verification documentation for command-line parsing, specifically capturing an informal spec for the CommandLineParser.ParseOptionAndSeparators split semantics and reflecting that progress in the FV target tracker.

Changes:

• Added an informal specification doc for CommandLineParser.ParseOptionAndSeparators.
• Updated formal-verification/TARGETS.md to mark additional targets as Phase 2 (informal spec extracted) and refreshed priority notes.

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File	Description
formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md	New informal spec describing split behavior on : / = and Lean modeling notes
formal-verification/TARGETS.md	Updates FV target phases/status and priority-order notes

Copilot's findings

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (3)

formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md:180

• The “Open Question 2” section includes an in-line correction (“Wait — actually …”) and intermediate reasoning that makes the spec harder to read. Consider rewriting it as a concise, final statement of the intended behavior (e.g., “splits at the first raw :/=; quoting is not interpreted by this function”).

### Open Question 2 — Delimiter within quoted value
`"--option='a:b'"` produces `currentOption = "option"` and `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. The colon is inside quotes, but `ParseOptionAndSeparators` does NOT understand quoting — it splits on the first raw `:`. For `"--option:a"`, split occurs before seeing quotes. For `"--option='a:b'"`, the first `:` is index 9 (before `'a`), so `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. Wait — actually `"--option='a:b'"` has `=` at index 8, not `:` first. So `currentOption = "option"`, `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. This is correct. But `"--option:'a:b'"` would split at the first `:` (index 8), giving `currentOption = "option"` and `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. The second `:` is preserved in the value. This seems correct.

formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md:114

• Property 12 says “Delimiter priority is lexicographic order”, but the behavior described is positional/leftmost. IndexOfAny does not choose based on character ordering; it returns the smallest index of any of the searched characters, regardless of whether it’s : or =.

11. **Purity**: `ParseOptionAndSeparators` is a pure function — same input always yields same output.
12. **Delimiter priority is lexicographic order**: `IndexOfAny` finds the leftmost occurrence of either delimiter character. The type of delimiter (`:` vs `=`) is irrelevant; only position matters.
13. **Which delimiter came first determines the split**: If `arg = "x=y:z"`, then `currentOption = "x"` and `currentArg = "y:z"`. If `arg = "x:y=z"`, then `currentOption = "x"` and `currentArg = "y=z"`.

formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md:173

• The recommendation in “Issue 1 — Empty option name not rejected” suggests setting currentOption = null, but earlier sections (Data Model/Invariants) assert currentOption is never null. Please align the recommendation with the stated model (e.g., keep currentOption non-null and report an error via the parse result), or update the invariants/model to reflect a nullable option name if that’s the intended contract.

### Issue 1 — Empty option name not rejected
**Observation**: The function does not validate that `currentOption` is non-empty after `TrimStart('-')`. Inputs like `"--:value"` or `"--="` produce `currentOption = ""`, which is then treated as a valid option name by the caller. The caller does not re-validate.

**Consequence**: The parser silently creates a `CommandLineParseOption` with option name `""` instead of reporting an error. Attempting to look up this option in the registered options table will fail to find a match (but may produce an unhelpful error message downstream).

**Severity**: Minor / edge case. In practice, callers pass well-formed command lines. The preconditions exclude `--:` inputs via the `arg[2] != '-'` check only if we consider `:` as a non-dash character — which it is — but the preconditions do NOT exclude `--:` specifically.

**Recommendation**: Add a post-split guard: `if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(currentOption)) { errors.Add(...); currentOption = null; }`.

• Files reviewed: 2/2 changed files
• Comments generated: 2

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Copilot's findings

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (2)

formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md:146

• Invariant 3 (“The function never throws”) is only true under the non-null input precondition. As written, it reads like a total guarantee; passing null for arg would throw at arg.IndexOfAny(...). Please scope this invariant explicitly to arg != null (or restate it as “does not throw for any non-null arg”).

1. `currentOption` is never `null` — it is always a `string` (possibly empty).
2. `currentArg` is `null` if and only if no delimiter character appears in `arg`.
3. The function never throws (no index-out-of-bounds; `arg[..delimiterIndex]` with `delimiterIndex ≥ 0` is always valid; `arg[(delimiterIndex + 1)..]` when `delimiterIndex = arg.Length - 1` yields `""`).
4. `currentOption` contains no `:` and no `=`.

formal-verification/specs/commandlineparser_parseoptionandseparators_informal.md:176

• The “Open Question 2” section contains a self-correction (“Wait — actually …”) and an intermediate incorrect index claim. For a formal-verification spec, this is confusing and easy to misread; please rewrite this paragraph to present the final, correct reasoning directly (optionally with one precise worked example per delimiter style).

### Open Question 2 — Delimiter within quoted value
`"--option='a:b'"` produces `currentOption = "option"` and `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. The colon is inside quotes, but `ParseOptionAndSeparators` does NOT understand quoting — it splits on the first raw `:`. For `"--option:a"`, split occurs before seeing quotes. For `"--option='a:b'"`, the first `:` is index 9 (before `'a`), so `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. Wait — actually `"--option='a:b'"` has `=` at index 8, not `:` first. So `currentOption = "option"`, `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. This is correct. But `"--option:'a:b'"` would split at the first `:` (index 8), giving `currentOption = "option"` and `currentArg = "'a:b'"`. The second `:` is preserved in the value. This seems correct.

• Files reviewed: 2/2 changed files
• Comments generated: 2

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@copilot resolve the merge conflicts in this pull request

[Copilot]

@copilot resolve the merge conflicts in this pull request

Resolved the merge conflict in TARGETS.md in commit edba484. The conflict was in the table rows for targets #6 and #7 — kept the HEAD version which had the correct Phase 2 status and PR link for both.