Bind Behavioral Specs to Enforcement and Tests
Give a mined behavior a stable identity tied to its actual enforcement point and retain explicit test and uncertainty references.
These examples and illustrative results are independently authored teaching materials, not measured model results.
Use case
Document existing order behavior while renaming the display heading from Reject empty order to Empty-order validation. Teaching code shows Checkout synchronously calling OrderService.validateEmptyOrder, which throws EMPTY for empty lines; OrderServiceTests.rejectEmptyOrder covers an empty array. Another asynchronous consumer is unread.
Mechanism
Inspect enforcement and callers, using the verified enforcement point as stable identity and storing the editable label, entities and existing test separately. A heading rename updates one record rather than creating a duplicate. Record dependencies/triggers only from traceable calls; unknown enforcement/tests and unread async paths remain unresolved.
Bad example
Use the display title as ID, create a new requirement after renaming and discard the old test link. Infer all asynchronous paths enforce the rule from a nearby worker filename.
Good example
Record stable id=OrderService.validateEmptyOrder from the supplied inspected code, with real enforcement/test locations and entity Order. Rename the label to Empty-order validation under the same ID, retaining its test. Checkout's synchronous call is evidenced; the unread async consumer stays unresolved. Do not infer cross-module dependencies or universal coverage. Return the delta and open relationships.
Why the change matters
Separating identity from display text preserves source/test continuity through editorial changes. Traceable relationships also prevent a local record from being presented as universal enforcement.
Observable expectation
An illustrative delta updates one ID’s label while preserving enforcement/test links; the async consumer remains unconfirmed. Check for no duplicate requirement, lost link or enforcement claim on unread paths.
A source pointer establishes existence; an executed test pass needs its own record. This example does not equate a test’s presence with success.
Limits
Function moves/renames may require explicit identity migration. Extracted behavior describes implementation rather than proving the business rule sound. One caller and test do not establish all-path coverage.