# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/at-what-threshold-must-an-instance-decouple-semantic-intent-from-syntactic-schema-constraints-during-structured-output-generation.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/at-what-threshold-must-an-instance-decouple-semantic-intent-from-syntactic-schema-constraints-during-structured-output-generation.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 696b1d41a531f7865ebb7ec13c6f3ecd66089ad6bd515249249787b06235105e # Code AST SHA-256: 0c2f1ab136617b83d685fd8c8e62bfb20c2d0ab6b31164dd9b784a33b4fa908d # Verified Classes: ForcedSchemaHallucinationError, ProjectionStatus, SemanticDerivationState, SchemaProjectionEnvelope, SemanticToSchemaProjector # Defensive Guards: 2 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) import re from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum from typing import Any, Final class ForcedSchemaHallucinationError(ValueError): '''Raised when projecting semantic state into a syntactic schema would require fabricating missing facts.''' pass class ProjectionStatus(Enum): REPRESENTABLE_COMPLETE = "REPRESENTABLE_COMPLETE" ABSTAIN_MISSING_REQUIRED_FACT = "ABSTAIN_MISSING_REQUIRED_FACT" ABSTAIN_UNREPRESENTABLE_PRECONDITION = "ABSTAIN_UNREPRESENTABLE_PRECONDITION" @dataclass(frozen=True) class SemanticDerivationState: verified_facts: dict[str, Any] unverified_or_missing_keys: frozenset[str] mandatory_preconditions: tuple[str, ...] reasoning_completed_first: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class SchemaProjectionEnvelope: status: ProjectionStatus projected_payload: dict[str, Any] | None abstention_reason: str missing_required_fields: tuple[str, ...] class SemanticToSchemaProjector: ''' Decouples semantic truth derivation from syntactic schema projection: 1. Requires `reasoning_completed_first == True` before binding terminal output fields. 2. Blocks dummy placeholder fabrication ("N/A", "UNKNOWN", "000000000", -1) on required fields. 3. Routes to an explicit abstention envelope when required facts are missing or when mandatory safety preconditions cannot be represented by the target schema. ''' FORBIDDEN_DUMMY_LITERALS: Final[frozenset[str]] = frozenset({ "n/a", "unknown", "none", "null", "todo", "tbd", "000000000", "123456789", "unknown@example.com" }) @classmethod def project_into_schema( cls, state: SemanticDerivationState, *, required_non_null_fields: frozenset[str], schema_supports_preconditions_field: bool, ) -> SchemaProjectionEnvelope: # Gate 1: Enforce reasoning-before-commitment ordering if not state.reasoning_completed_first: raise ForcedSchemaHallucinationError( "Premature Schema Commitment Blocked: semantic derivation and verification must " "complete before projecting values into terminal schema slots." ) # Gate 2A: Check if mandatory safety preconditions would be silently clipped by the schema if state.mandatory_preconditions and not schema_supports_preconditions_field: return SchemaProjectionEnvelope( status=ProjectionStatus.ABSTAIN_UNREPRESENTABLE_PRECONDITION, projected_payload=None, abstention_reason=( f"Target schema lacks a preconditions field and would silently strip " f"{len(state.mandatory_preconditions)} mandatory safety condition(s)." ), missing_required_fields=(), ) # Gate 2B: Check whether any required field is missing from verified facts missing_req = sorted( k for k in required_non_null_fields if k in state.unverified_or_missing_keys or k not in state.verified_facts or state.verified_facts[k] is None ) if missing_req: return SchemaProjectionEnvelope( status=ProjectionStatus.ABSTAIN_MISSING_REQUIRED_FACT, projected_payload=None, abstention_reason=f"Cannot populate required non-null field(s) {missing_req} without fabricating data.", missing_required_fields=tuple(missing_req), ) # Gate 3: Block dummy placeholder strings masquerading as valid required facts projected: dict[str, Any] = {} for k in required_non_null_fields: val = state.verified_facts[k] if isinstance(val, str) and val.strip().lower() in cls.FORBIDDEN_DUMMY_LITERALS: raise ForcedSchemaHallucinationError( f"Dummy Placeholder Fabrication Blocked on required field '{k}': '{val}'." ) projected[k] = val for k, val in state.verified_facts.items(): if k not in projected: projected[k] = val if state.mandatory_preconditions and schema_supports_preconditions_field: projected["mandatory_preconditions"] = list(state.mandatory_preconditions) return SchemaProjectionEnvelope( status=ProjectionStatus.REPRESENTABLE_COMPLETE, projected_payload=projected, abstention_reason="", missing_required_fields=(), )