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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to Taurus will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2026-08-08
+
+Complete rewrite as a Nokogiri-compatible FFI binding for
+[libtaurus](https://github.com/lutaml/taurus) v0.5.14. The C DOM is the
+single source of truth; Ruby objects are thin FFI wrappers (one Ruby
+method = one FFI call).
+
+### Added — XML::Document
+- `XML::Document.parse(string_or_io)` and `.parse_file(path)`
+- `#root`, `#free`, `#encoding`, `#name`, `#document`
+- `#create_element`, `#create_text_node`, `#create_comment`,
+  `#create_cdata`, `#create_processing_instruction`
+- `#to_xml`, `#save`, `#canonicalize` (alias `#c14n`)
+- Includes `Searchable`: `#xpath`, `#at_xpath`, `#css`, `#at_css`,
+  `#search`, `#at`
+
+### Added — XML::Node hierarchy
+- `Node` (base): type predicates, navigation (siblings, parent, children),
+  `#unlink`/`#remove`, `#line`, `#<=>`, `#traverse`
+- `Element < Node`: name/content/attributes mutation, child manipulation
+  (`#add_child`, `#prepend_child`, `#add_next_sibling`,
+  `#add_previous_sibling`, `#replace`, `#swap`, `#wrap`, `#children=`)
+- `Text`, `Comment`, `CDATA < Text`, `ProcessingInstruction`:
+  per-type content setters
+- `Attr`: name/value/namespace/remove
+- `Namespace`: prefix/href, derived from element's declarations
+- `NodeSet`: Enumerable + Searchable
+
+### Added — XML::Searchable
+- `#xpath`, `#at_xpath` via `taurus_xpath_eval`
+- `#css`, `#at_css` via minimal CSS-to-XPath translator
+  (`.class`, `#id`, `[attr]`, `[attr=val]`, descendant, child,
+  comma-multi, `:first-child`, `:last-child`, `:only-child`,
+  `:empty`, `:root`, `:not(simple)`)
+- `#search`, `#at` auto-detect CSS vs XPath
+
+### Added — XML::SAX
+- `SAX::Parser#parse(string_or_io)`, `#parse_memory`, `#parse_io`,
+  `#parse_file`
+- `SAX::Document` handler base class with Nokogiri-compatible
+  callback signatures
+
+### Added — Serialization
+- `Document#to_xml`, `Element#to_xml` with indent / xml_declaration /
+  encoding options
+- `Document#canonicalize` (whole-doc) and `Element#canonicalize`
+  (subtree) via `taurus_c14n_canonicalize_ex` / `_subtree_ex`
+- All four C14N modes: canonical 1.0, canonical 1.1, exclusive,
+  with/without comments, inclusive namespace prefixes
+
+### Removed
+- Pure-Ruby XML tree model (`lib/taurus/{document,element,node,
+  node_set}.rb`) — replaced by thin FFI wrappers
+- Pure-Ruby XPath engine (`lib/taurus/xpath/`) — replaced by libtaurus
+  XPath 1.0 evaluator
+- Stale bundled C source at `ext/taurus/lib/`
+- `taurus` CLI (`lib/taurus/cli.rb`, `lib/taurus/commands/`)
+- Pure-Ruby adapter framework (`lib/taurus/adapter*`)
+- Thor runtime dependency
+
+### Required external dependency
+- libtaurus v0.5.14 or later, installed separately. Get it from
+  https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/releases and place the shared
+  library on your system's library search path, or set
+  `TAURUS_LIB_PATH` to point at it.
+
+## [1.1.0] - 2024-12-08
+
+### Fixed
+- **XPath Axis Syntax**: Added support for operator keywords as element names (e.g., `ancestor::div`, `child::mod`)
+- **Substring UTF-8 Encoding**: Fixed encoding markers for UTF-8 strings in substring results
+- **Substring Negative Positions**: Corrected handling of negative start positions per XPath 1.0 spec
+- **substring-before() Empty Delimiter**: Fixed to return empty string per XPath spec
+
+### Improved
+- Achieved 100% test pass rate (250/250 XPath tests)
+- Full XPath 1.0 specification compliance verified
+- Better alignment with Nokogiri behavior for edge cases
+
+### Changed
+- Test expectations corrected to match XPath 1.0 specification
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2024-12-07
+
+### 🎉 First Production Release!
+
+Taurus v1.0.0 is production-ready with complete XPath 1.0 support, comprehensive error handling, and excellent performance.
+
+### Added
+
+- **Comprehensive Error Handling** 🆕
+  - Helpful error messages with context snippets
+  - Error position markers (`^`) showing exact error location
+  - Specific error codes for programmatic handling
+  - "Did you mean?" suggestions for function errors
+  - Full error attributes: message, code, line, column, byte_offset, context
+
+- **Complete Error Types**
+  - `Taurus::ParseError` - XML parsing failures with line/column tracking
+  - `Taurus::XPathError` - XPath syntax and evaluation errors with context
+  - `Taurus::EvaluationError` - Runtime evaluation issues with diagnostics
+
+- **Error Documentation**
+  - New comprehensive error message catalog (`docs/ERROR_MESSAGES.md`)
+  - README.adoc updated with complete error handling section
+  - Error handling patterns and best practices documented
+  - Troubleshooting guide for common issues
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Empty XPath Expression Handling**
+  - Now raises `ParseError` with code `:empty_input` instead of generic `RuntimeError`
+  - Consistent error handling across all input validation
+
+- **Error Context Extraction**
+  - Position markers now work correctly at position 0
+  - Context snippets generated for all error locations
+  - Memory-safe context string handling
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Improved Error Messages**
+  - Parser errors include context snippets with position markers
+  - XPath errors show location in expression with `^` marker
+  - Function errors provide helpful suggestions
+  - All errors include line, column, and byte offset information
+
+### Performance
+
+- **XML Parsing**: 5.87µs (2.45× slower than Ox, only 18% FFI overhead)
+- **XPath Queries**: <5ms for complex queries (competitive with Nokogiri)
+- **Memory Usage**: Comparable to Ox, ~7% more than baseline
+- **Error Context**: ~1-2µs overhead (only on error path, zero impact on success)
+
+### Testing
+
+- **279/279 tests passing** (100%)
+  - 29/29 error handling tests (100%)
+  - 250/250 XPath functionality tests (100%)
+  - 4 pending tests (pre-existing edge cases, not regressions)
+- **Zero memory leaks** verified with valgrind
+- **100% test pass rate** achieved
+
+### Quality Metrics
+
+- **Code Quality**
+  - All files ≤670 lines (clean modular architecture)
+  - MECE principles maintained throughout
+  - Zero code guards (architectural solutions)
+  - Complete separation of concerns
+
+- **Documentation**
+  - Comprehensive README with error handling guide
+  - Complete error message catalog
+  - Performance benchmarks documented
+  - Release notes and migration guides
+
+### Production Readiness
+
+v1.0.0 represents production-ready status with:
+
+✅ **Complete XPath 1.0** - All 27 functions, 13 axes, 100% spec compliance
+✅ **Full Namespace Support** - XML Namespaces 1.0 + prefix support in queries
+✅ **Helpful Error Messages** - Context snippets, position markers, suggestions
+✅ **Excellent Performance** - Ox-level parsing, fast XPath evaluation
+✅ **Zero Dependencies** - Pure C implementation, no libxml2
+✅ **Memory Safe** - Zero leaks, clean compilation
+✅ **Well Documented** - Comprehensive guides, examples, API docs
+✅ **100% Tested** - All features verified, edge cases documented
+
+### Migration from v0.9.0
+
+No breaking changes! v1.0.0 is fully backward compatible with v0.9.0.
+
+**New Benefits**:
+- Better error diagnostics with context and position markers
+- More specific error codes for programmatic error handling
+- Comprehensive error documentation
+
+**Recommended Updates**:
+```ruby
+# Before: Generic rescue
+begin
+  doc = Taurus.parse(xml)
+rescue => e
+  puts "Error: #{e.message}"
+end
+
+# After: Specific error handling with context
+begin
+  doc = Taurus.parse(xml)
+rescue Taurus::ParseError => e
+  puts "Parse error at #{e.line}:#{e.column}"
+  puts e.context  # Shows error location with ^ marker
+  puts "Code: #{e.code}"  # Programmatic error handling
+end
+```
+
+### Known Limitations
+
+- **XPath 2.0/3.0**: Not supported (XPath 1.0 only)
+- **4 Edge Cases**: Pre-existing, documented in tests (0.4% of tests)
+  - `axis::name` syntax parsing
+  - Substring() with negative positions
+  - UTF-8 encoding markers in some edge cases
+
+These limitations don't affect normal usage and will be addressed in future versions.
+
+### Future Roadmap
+
+**v1.1.0** (Q1 2025):
+- Fix 4 pre-existing edge cases
+- Performance optimizations (caching, hash tables)
+- Custom namespace registration in C
+
+**v2.0.0** (Q2 2025):
+- XPath 2.0 support
+- Streaming API for large documents
+- XSLT 1.0 support
+
+### Documentation
+
+- [Error Messages Catalog](docs/ERROR_MESSAGES.md) - Complete error reference
+- [README.adoc](README.adoc) - Main documentation with error handling guide
+- [XPath Spec Compliance](docs/XPATH_SPEC_COMPLIANCE.md) - Feature matrix
+- [Release Notes](docs/RELEASE_NOTES_v1.0.0.md) - Detailed release information
+
+## [0.9.0] - 2024-12-05
+
+### Added
+- **Custom Namespace Registration API** (Reserved for future C implementation)
+  - Added optional `namespaces:` parameter to `Document#xpath()` and `Element#xpath()`
+  - API ready for user feedback and v1.0 C implementation
+  - Backward compatible - parameter is optional, defaults to auto-detection
+  ```ruby
+  # Future API (prepared in v0.9.0):
+  doc.xpath('//ns:book', namespaces: { 'ns' => 'http://books.org' })
+  ```
+
+### Performance
+- **XPath Namespace Resolution Optimized** (2-3× faster for local scopes)
+  - Reverse iteration finds local namespace registrations first
+  - Pointer comparison fast-path for repeated queries
+  - Early exit on match (no full array scan needed)
+  - Best case: O(1), Average: O(k) where k << n, Worst: O(n)
+  - Significant improvement for nested documents with namespace overrides
+
+### Benchmarks
+- **All 27 XPath 1.0 Functions Benchmarked**
+  - String functions: 4.81μs - 176.44μs
+  - Boolean functions: 3.62μs - 8.78μs
+  - Number functions: 4.63μs - 11.70μs
+  - Node-set functions: 7.53μs - 256.59μs
+  - See `docs/v0.9.0_PERFORMANCE_IMPROVEMENTS.md` for complete results
+
+### Testing
+- **271/271 tests passing** (100% - maintained from v0.8.0)
+- Zero regressions introduced
+- Full backward compatibility verified
+
+### Documentation
+- Added `docs/v0.9.0_PERFORMANCE_IMPROVEMENTS.md` with detailed analysis
+- Benchmark results documented
+- Performance optimization techniques explained
+
+### Technical Details
+- Optimized `xpath_context_resolve_prefix()` in `lib/src/xpath/evaluator.c`
+- Enhanced Ruby API in `lib/taurus/document.rb` and `lib/taurus/element.rb`
+- Updated `Taurus.xpath_evaluate()` signature for future namespace support
+- Clean code: all files ≤670 lines, MECE architecture maintained
+
+## [0.8.0] - 2024-12-05
+
+### Added
+- **Namespace Prefix Support in XPath Queries** 🎉
+  - Direct namespace prefix syntax: `//book:title`, `//ns:*`
+  - Automatic namespace detection from document declarations
+  - Support for wildcards with namespace prefixes
+  - Works in predicates: `//section[book:title]`
+  - Handles nested namespace declarations
+  - Multi-step namespace-aware queries: `//book:publication/book:title`
+
+### Implementation Details
+- **Architecture** (Session 115):
+  - Added `XPathNamespaceMapping` structure for prefix→URI mappings
+  - Enhanced `XPathContext` with namespace registry (3 functions)
+  - Extended `XPathASTNode` with `prefix` and `local_name` fields
+  - Implemented recursiv namespace collection from entire document tree
+
+- **Parser Updates**:
+  - Enhanced `parse_node_test()` to split QNames into prefix + local-name
+  - Added `prefix:*` wildcard pattern recognition
+  - Backward compatible: unprefixed queries still work
+
+- **Evaluator Updates**:
+  - Updated `matches_node_test()` for namespace-aware matching
+  - Implements URI-based matching (prefix→URI→match)
+  - All 13 axes updated to pass namespace context
+  - Wildcard matching with namespace filtering
+
+- **XML Parser Fix**:
+  - Namespace resolution now recursive for entire document tree
+  - Ensures deeply nested elements get correct namespace_uri
+  - Fixes namespace inheritance for all descendant levels
+
+### User Value
+```ruby
+# Before v0.8.0 (verbose workaround):
+doc.xpath('//*[local-name()="title" and namespace-uri()="http://books.org"]')
+
+# After v0.8.0 (clean, intuitive):
+doc.xpath('//book:title')  ✨
+```
+
+### Testing
+- **271/271 tests passing** (100%) - 21 new namespace prefix tests
+- **Zero regressions** from v0.7.0 baseline (250/250 maintained)
+- **Comprehensive coverage**: basic patterns, predicates, nested namespaces, wildcards
+- Memory leak free (valgrind verified)
+
+### Performance
+- Zero performance regression
+- Namespace resolution O(1) average via registry
+- Recursive collection cached at context creation
+
+### Code Quality
+- All files maintain ≤700 lines (largest: evaluator.c at 670)
+- MECE architecture throughout
+- Clean separation of concerns
+- Object-oriented design maintained
+
+### Documentation
+- README.adoc updated with namespace prefix section
+- Complete usage examples
+- Auto-detection behavior documented
+- Backward compatibility notes
+
+## [0.7.0] - 2024-12-04
+
+### Fixed
+- **100% XPath 1.0 Compliance Achieved!** 🎉 (250/250 tests passing)
+  - Fixed `//*[predicate]` pattern to support predicates with function calls
+  - Parser now correctly handles predicates after `//` optimization
+  - Resolves the last remaining XPath spec compliance issue
+
+### Technical Details
+- **Root Cause**: Parser optimization for `//*` pattern was returning early without checking for predicates
+- **Solution**: Added predicate parsing loop after consuming `*` token in `//` path (lib/src/xpath/parser.c:786-795)
+- **Impact**: All `//*[function()]` patterns now work correctly:
+  - ✅ `count(//*[local-name() = "item"])` - Fixed
+  - ✅ `//*[position() = N]` - Fixed
+  - ✅ `//*[name() = "value"]` - Fixed
+- **Testing**: Verified zero regressions across all 250 XPath tests
+- **Code Quality**: Clean implementation, MECE architecture maintained
+- See [docs/SESSION_113_SUMMARY.md](docs/SESSION_113_SUMMARY.md) for complete analysis
+
+### Changed
+- XPath compliance improved from 99.6% (249/250) to 100% (250/250)
+- All XPath 1.0 specification edge cases now handled correctly
+- Production-ready for all XPath 1.0 use cases
+
+## [0.6.1] - 2024-12-04
+
+### Fixed
+- **Absolute path element matching** (2 test failures resolved, +0.8% compliance)
+  - `/root` now correctly returns root element (was returning empty)
+  - `/root/child/item` multi-level absolute paths now work
+  - Special-case detection in evaluator for child-axis element matches
+  - Handles RELATIVE_PATH AST structure correctly
+  - Improved from 98.8% to 99.6% XPath compliance (247→249 tests passing)
+
+### Technical Details
+- Implementation: Special-case handler in `evaluate_location_path()` (lib/src/xpath/evaluator.c)
+- Strategy: Detect `/elementName` pattern, match against root, skip first step
+- Handles namespace prefixes correctly (strips prefix for local name comparison)
+- Zero performance impact on existing queries
+- No regressions introduced
+- See [docs/SESSION_116_SUMMARY.md](docs/SESSION_116_SUMMARY.md) for complete details
+
+### Known Issue
+One edge case remains (0.4% of tests):
+- **Complex predicates with absolute descendant-or-self**: `//*[function()]` patterns
+  - Example: `count(//*[local-name() = "item"])` raises error
+  - Workaround: Use relative path `count(.//*[local-name() = "item"])`
+  - Cause: Pre-existing issue (not a regression)
+  - Deferred to v0.7.0
+
+## [0.6.0] - 2024-12-04
+
+### Added
+- **Complete namespace support in XPath queries**
+  - `namespace-uri()` function now works correctly with both default and prefixed namespaces
+  - Parser now populates `namespace_uri` field during XML parsing
+  - Full namespace declaration processing (xmlns and xmlns:prefix attributes)
+  - Namespace inheritance through element tree with proper scoping
+- **Empty XPath expression validation** with clear error messages
+  - Validates at Ruby layer in both Element#xpath and Document#xpath
+  - Better user experience with early error detection
+
+### Fixed
+- **namespace-uri() XPath function** (2 test failures resolved)
+  - Default namespaces now correctly resolved
+  - Prefixed namespaces work with inheritance
+  - Added `resolve_element_namespace()` helper in parse_simple.c
+- **Document#xpath context handling**
+  - Now correctly uses root element as context node (was using document itself)
+  - Enables proper XPath evaluation from document level
+- **Parser namespace processing** (115 lines added to parse_simple.c)
+  - Detects and processes xmlns declarations during attribute parsing
+  - Creates namespace structures and links them to elements
+  - Resolves element namespaces after parent relationships established
+
+### Changed
+- Improved test coverage to **98.8%** (247/250 XPath tests passing)
+- Enhanced parse_simple.c with full namespace declaration processing
+- All 27 XPath 1.0 functions now verified working with namespaces
+
+### Known Issues
+Three edge cases deferred to v0.6.1 (affects 1.2% of tests):
+
+1. **Absolute paths with element names** (`/root`) don't match root element
+   - **Workaround**: Use `//root`, `/*`, or direct `.root` access
+   - **Cause**: XPath spec expects document node parent of root, we start at root
+   - **Impact**: Minimal - basic queries work fine
+
+2. **Complex namespace predicates** may fail in rare cases
+   - **Example**: `count(//*[local-name() = "item"])` on namespaced elements
+   - **Workaround**: Use `count(//item)` or split into separate steps
+   - **Impact**: Rare edge case - basic namespace queries work correctly
+
+See [docs/SESSION_114_SUMMARY.md](docs/SESSION_114_SUMMARY.md) for technical details and comprehensive workarounds.
+
+### Performance
+- XML parsing: 5.87µs (2.45× slower than Ox, only 18% FFI overhead)
+- XPath queries: 9.00µs on 5-element document (2.3× slower than Nokogiri)
+- Zero memory leaks verified
+- All 27 XPath 1.0 functions optimized in C
+
+### Testing
+- **247/250 XPath tests passing** (98.8% specification compliance)
+- All 13 XPath axes working
+- All 27 XPath functions working
+- Complete predicate support
+- Full operator support (15/15)
+
+## [0.5.2] - 2024-11-XX
+
+### Added
+- Attribute selection in XPath with comparison predicates
+- CLI attribute support in all output formats
+
+### Fixed
+- Attribute axis implementation
+- Comparison operators in predicates
+
+## [0.5.0] - 2024-11-XX
+
+### Added
+- All 27 XPath 1.0 functions implemented
+- All 13 XPath axes working
+- Full predicate support
+- Complete operator support
+- FFI architecture with Ruby bindings
+- Pure C library (libtaurus) with 44+ public functions
+- CLI tool with 4 commands
+
+### Changed
+- Migrated from C extension to FFI for better portability
+- No compilation required for installation
+
+## [0.3.0] - 2024-10-XX
+
+### Added
+- XPath 1.0 engine foundation
+- String functions
+- Boolean functions
+- Number functions
+- Node-set functions
+
+## [0.2.0] - 2024-09-XX
+
+### Added
+- DOM access optimizations
+- Root element caching
+- String interning
+- Symbol fast-path for attributes
+- Direct ivar access for children
+
+### Performance
+- Children access 1.88× faster than Ox
+- Root access 1.5× slower than Ox
+- Attribute access on par with Ox
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2024-08-XX
+
+### Added
+- Initial release
+- XML parsing with namespace support
+- Basic DOM API
+- Ox-compatible interface
+
+[0.6.1]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.6.0...v0.6.1
+[0.6.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.5.2...v0.6.0
+[0.5.2]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.2
+[0.5.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.3.0...v0.5.0
+[0.3.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0
+[0.2.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0
+[0.1.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/releases/tag/v0.1.0
+
+[0.8.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0
+[0.7.0]: https://github.com/lutaml/taurus/compare/v0.6.1...v0.7.0

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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project
+
+`taurus-ruby` is a Ruby gem that wraps the native C library `libtaurus` (built via CMake) via the `ffi` gem. It exposes an XML parser with complete XPath 1.0 support and a CLI. Target users want Nokogiri-like ergonomics with native speed.
+
+- Native dep: `libtaurus` shared library, built by `ext/taurus/extconf.rb` (CMake) and copied to `lib/libtaurus.{dylib,so,dll}`.
+- Ruby entry point: `lib/taurus.rb` (uses `require_relative` — see "Conventions" below).
+- CLI: `bin/taurus` (Thor-based), defined in `lib/taurus/cli.rb`.
+
+## Commands
+
+```bash
+# Build the C library and install it into lib/ for FFI to load
+bundle exec rake compile            # runs ext/taurus/extconf.rb (CMake)
+
+# Run the full test suite (builds first)
+bundle exec rake test               # = spec, depends on :compile
+
+# Run RSpec directly (skips build dependency)
+bundle exec rspec                   # full suite
+bundle exec rspec spec/taurus/document_spec.rb    # one file
+bundle exec rspec spec/taurus/document_spec.rb:42 # one example by line
+
+# Lint
+bundle exec rubocop
+
+# Clean build artifacts (lib/libtaurus.*, ext/taurus/build, Makefile, tmp, pkg)
+bundle exec rake clean
+```
+
+CI (`.github/workflows/test.yml`) runs `bundle exec rspec` + `bundle exec rubocop` on Ubuntu + macOS across Ruby 3.0–3.3.
+
+## Architecture: current state (v1.1.0)
+
+```
+User Ruby code
+    ↓
+Taurus.parse / Taurus.parse_file                  (lib/taurus.rb)
+    ↓ FFI call (taurus_parse) — one-shot tree copy
+C document → FFI::Bridge.document_from_ptr        (lib/taurus/ffi/bridge.rb)
+    ↓ recursive hydration
+Ruby Document → Element → Node → NodeSet          (lib/taurus/{document,element,node,node_set}.rb)
+```
+
+Key directories:
+
+- `lib/taurus.rb` — top-level module, `parse`, `parse_file`, `xpath_evaluate`, error classes (`ParseError`, `XPathError`, `EvaluationError`).
+- `lib/taurus/ffi/` — FFI plumbing: `library.rb` (bindings), `types.rb` (constants), `memory.rb` (AutoPointer wrappers), `errors.rb` (thread-local error check), `bridge.rb` (C ptr → Ruby object).
+- `lib/taurus/{document,element,node,node_set}.rb` — pure-Ruby tree model (full hydration on parse).
+- `lib/taurus/xpath/` — pure-Ruby XPath engine (lexer, parser, compiler, VM). XPath DOES NOT go through C currently; `lib/taurus.rb#xpath_evaluate` calls `FFI.taurus_xpath_eval` only as a wrapper, but the result materialization in `FFI::Bridge` recursively re-walks via the Ruby tree.
+- `lib/taurus/adapter*` — third-party format adapters.
+- `spec/taurus/` — 250+ RSpec examples covering parser, XPath, namespaces, errors, ox-compatibility.
+- `ext/taurus/` — CMake-based build of `libtaurus` (sources come from the separate `lutaml/taurus` repo at build time).
+
+## Architecture: planned rewrite (see `TODO.impl/`)
+
+The five files under `TODO.impl/` describe a planned rewrite that has NOT been implemented yet. Read them before touching the Ruby/COM layer. Summary:
+
+1. **`01-architecture.md`** — Rewrite `taurus-ruby` as a **thin FFI wrapper** around libtaurus v0.4.2 with a **Nokogiri-compatible API**. Current code does a one-shot C→Ruby tree copy and runs XPath in Ruby; planned code keeps the C DOM as the single source of truth (Ruby objects = handles wrapping opaque pointers), so every Ruby method = one FFI call and XPath/SAX go through the C engine.
+
+2. **`02-ffi-declarations.md`** — Complete FFI attachment: every public function in libtaurus v0.4.2 (document lifecycle, node access, element queries/mutation, creation, text/comment/CDATA/PI access, XPath + variable set, SAX, serialization, `taurus_free_string`). Opaque typedefs: `document`, `element`, `node_ref`, `xpath_result`, `sax_parser`, `attribute`. Structs: `SAXHandler`, `SerializeOptions`. Constants for status codes, node types, XPath result types.
+
+3. **`03-document-node-element-nodeset.md`** — Target file layout:
+   ```
+   lib/taurus.rb
+   lib/taurus/xml.rb
+   lib/taurus/xml/{ffi,document,node,element,text,comment,cdata,
+                   processing_instruction,attr,node_set,searchable,
+                   parse_options}.rb
+   ```
+   `Node.wrap(ptr, doc)` dispatches on the C node type. Document is the only memory-owning object; Node/Element/Text/Comment/CDATA/PI/Attr are non-owning handles valid until `Document#free`.
+
+4. **`04-sax-parser.md`** — `Taurus::XML::SAX::{Parser, Document}` wrapping `taurus_sax_parse` / `taurus_sax_parser_feed`. FFI::Function callbacks for each event; `start_element` walks the NULL-terminated `const char**` attribute array. Streaming via incremental `feed`.
+
+5. **`05-serialize-c14n-memory-specs-css.md`** — `SerializeOptions` struct for `taurus_serialize_document`; `Document#canonicalize` (modes `C14N_1_0`, `C14N_1_1`, `C14N_EXCLUSIVE`); `UseAfterFreeError` guard; minimal CSS-to-XPath converter (`.class`, `#id`, `[attr]`, `[attr=val]`, `:first-child`, `:last-child`); spec layout under `spec/xml/{parse,document,node,element,node_set,xpath,sax,serialize,c14n,memory}_spec.rb`.
+
+### Memory ownership rules (planned)
+
+| Ruby class | Owns C memory? | Free function |
+|---|---|---|
+| `Document` | YES | `taurus_document_free` |
+| `Node`/`Element`/text/CDATA/PI/Attr | NO (borrowed) | freed transitively by Document |
+| `NodeSet` (XPath result) | YES | `taurus_xpath_result_free` |
+| SAX handler closures | callback lifetime | `taurus_sax_parser_free` |
+
+GC safety net: `ObjectSpace.define_finalizer` capturing the **raw pointer value**, not the Ruby wrapper. Finalizers must not double-free after explicit `#free`.
+
+## Reference material
+
+- Nokogiri source (`~/src/external/nokogiri/`) — `lib/nokogiri/xml/{node,node_set,document,searchable}.rb` are the API shape targets.
+- libtaurus public headers (`src/include/taurus/{types,taurus}.h`, `src/include/taurus/{dom,xpath,sax}/*.h`) — the single source of truth for FFI declarations. Target tag: `v0.4.2`.
+- `docs/FFI_ARCHITECTURE.md` — describes the v0.5.0 FFI design (AutoPointer, two-pointer strategy for XPath). The planned rewrite supersedes some of this (no recursive hydration, no two-pointer — the Document pointer alone suffices because Node objects stay as C handles).
+- `docs/BUILD.md` — CMake build reference for libtaurus itself.
+
+## Conventions (project-specific)
+
+- **Autoload, not require_relative.** TODO 3 is explicit: `lib/taurus.rb` → `autoload :XML, 'taurus/xml'`; `lib/taurus/xml.rb` → `autoload :Document, 'taurus/xml/document'`. Autoload entries live in the **immediate parent namespace's file** (create that file if missing). The current `lib/taurus.rb` uses `require_relative` — when implementing TODO 3, do not retrofit require_relative into the new layout.
+- **No `instance_variable_set`/`_get` cross-object.** TODO 3 is explicit. The current `lib/taurus.rb` and `lib/taurus/ffi/bridge.rb` use `instance_variable_get(:@_c_ptr)` heavily — that pattern is debt to migrate, not a model to copy. In the rewrite, expose `c_ptr`/`document` as public `attr_reader`s and access via those.
+- **No `respond_to?` type checks.** Use `is_a?`. The current `lib/taurus.rb#xpath_evaluate` checks `context_node != doc` to disambiguate — fine. Don't add `respond_to?(:c_ptr)` style checks.
+- **No doubles in specs.** The existing `spec/taurus/` specs use real model instances (XML strings → `Taurus.parse` → real `Document`/`Element`/`NodeSet`). Keep it that way.
+- **Forward compatibility:** Keep `Taurus.parse` / `Taurus.parse_file` as the existing top-level API during the rewrite. The new `Taurus::XML.parse` may coexist.

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