@ansonlai/docx-redline-js 0.9.0 → 0.10.0

package/docs/AGENT_KNOWLEDGE_BASE.md

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ instructions that will exist in another clone or in CI.
 | Full-document operation scheduling or rollback | `services/document-operation-applier.js`, `services/batch-operation-orchestrator.js`, `services/document-operation-session.js` | `tests/standalone_operation_runner_tests.mjs`, `tests/performance_phase1_session_tests.mjs` |
 | DOCX ZIP wiring or CLI behavior | `node/docx-document.js`, `node/zip-archive.js`, `node/cli.js` | `tests/docx_package_facade_tests.mjs`, `tests/node_zip_archive_tests.mjs`, `tests/agent_cli_tests.mjs` |
 | Validation, receipts, and lifecycle oracles | `core/redline-validation.js`, `services/receipt-collector.js`, `services/revision-comment-management.js` | `tests/redline_validation_tests.mjs`, `tests/mutation_receipt_tests.mjs`, `tests/roundtrip_oracle_tests.mjs` |
+| Existing-revision policy resolution (`auto`) | `core/word-xml.js` (`resolveExistingRevisionsPolicy`), `services/document-operation-mutations.js`, `services/operation-preflight.js` | `tests/existing_revisions_auto_tests.mjs`, `tests/existing_revisions_auto_paths_tests.mjs` |
+| Comparing a committed document with a prepared one | `services/inspection-comparison.js` | `tests/inspection_comparison_tests.mjs` |
 
 Run one focused suite with `node tests/<name>.mjs`. Run `npm test` only when the
 change crosses several subsystems or before release-level handoff. The Word COM,
@@ -163,6 +165,14 @@ insertions and deletions inside their pending insertion. Pass
 via CLI) to normalize all prior revisions first, or `'reject-input'` to refuse any
 paragraph with open revisions. Use `'accept-all-first-keep-normalized'` only when
 accepted revisions should be returned as a real change even on a no-op edit.
+`existingRevisions: 'auto'` (or `--existing-revisions auto`, capability
+`existing-revisions-auto-v1`) chooses per target: `'merge-same-author'` when the
+target has no tracked changes or only the operation author's, otherwise
+`'slice-cross-author'` (unattributed changes count as another author's).
+Preflight reports the resolved policy. `auto` opts into cross-author slicing
+wherever it is needed, so choose it only when editing inside other reviewers'
+pending insertions is intended for the whole batch; it never accepts or rejects
+anyone's revisions.
 Same-author merging also fails with `COMMENTED_CONTENT_MERGE` when the revised
 paragraph contains comment anchors, because reverting the prior revision could
 remove or orphan those comments. Resolve the comments before re-editing.
@@ -375,6 +385,22 @@ const inspection = inspectDocumentParts({ documentXml, commentsXml, numberingXml
 Reuse `exactText` plus `paragraphId` or `fingerprint` in an operation. Computed
 list labels and excerpts are for display, not replacements for exact targets.
 
+### Verify a committed document against the prepared one
+
+```js
+import { inspectDocumentParts, compareDocumentInspections } from '@ansonlai/docx-redline-js';
+const check = compareDocumentInspections(inspectDocumentParts(preparedParts), inspectDocumentParts(committedParts));
+// { matches, differences: [{ path, expected, actual }] }, at most the first 10
+```
+
+Use it when a host writes a prepared package through its own API (for example a
+Word add-in's `insertOoxml`) and then reads the result back. It compares paragraph
+text, table position, list labels, review segments (kind, author, position;
+adjacent same-author segments merged) and comments (text, author, anchor,
+resolved state, thread parent). It ignores revision ids, dates, rsids, paragraph
+ids, comment ids and order, and run boundaries. A mismatch is a signal to
+re-inspect, not something to retry blindly.
+
 ### Safely edit a complete DOCX in Node
 
 ```js
@@ -547,7 +573,7 @@ docx-redline apply contract.docx --target "Typo fix" --modified "Fixed typo" --n
 
 Key CLI defaults and behaviors:
 - **Author**: Automatically defaults to `'AI Redliner'` (overridable via `--author` or `DOCX_REDLINE_AUTHOR` environment variable).
-- **Existing revisions**: Defaults to `'merge-same-author'`. Pass `--existing-revisions slice-cross-author` to edit inside another reviewer's pending insertions with native carrier slicing.
+- **Existing revisions**: Defaults to `'merge-same-author'`. Pass `--existing-revisions slice-cross-author` to edit inside another reviewer's pending insertions with native carrier slicing, or `--existing-revisions auto` to slice only the targets that carry another reviewer's changes.
 - **Overwrite behavior**: Destination files provided via `--output` overwrite by default. To protect existing destination files, pass `--no-overwrite` or `--no-clobber`. The source document is never overwritten unless `--in-place` is specified.
 - **Tracked changes**: Defaults to `generateRedlines: true`. When clean direct text is needed, pass `--no-redlines`.
 - **Atomic rollback (optional)**: Operations apply progressively by default (`atomic: false`). For all-or-nothing transactional rollback where any error halts and reverts all changes, pass `--atomic`.
@@ -776,7 +802,7 @@ When the CLI or runner returns an error code, follow these specific recovery act
 | `REVISION_ORDER_CONFLICT` | A text rewrite and formatting/highlight operation overlap the same source. | Consolidate or split the work at an intentional created-content dependency; do not try a different arbitrary order. |
 | `LIST_FORMAT_COMPOSITION_CONFLICT` | A `redline` and a `list-format` on the same paragraph do not compose (`reason`: `marker-changed` with `sourceMarker`/`modifiedMarker`, `redline-unchanged`, `redline-shape` for a multi-paragraph, ranged, anchored, `list-change` or structured redline), or a `list-format` with `scope: 'list'` rebinds an item another operation also writes (`list-rebind`, `rebindingOperationIndexes`). Detected at batch compilation; nothing was written. | `recovery.action: split_text_and_list_changes` (`recovery.hint`). Keep the typed marker byte-identical in the redline (the list-format strips it) and express a new label through `list-format`; drop a no-op redline; send other writes to rebound items in a separate apply or use `scope: 'range'`. |
 | `CAPTURE_FANOUT_CONFLICT` | Multiple mutating consumers share one capture without distinct selectors. | Give consumers distinct selectors, chain them explicitly, or split the batch. |
-| `EXISTING_REVISIONS` | Target paragraph contains tracked changes from another author. | Fails closed to protect third-party review marks. If editing inside that reviewer's pending insertion is intended, pass `--existing-revisions slice-cross-author` (or `existingRevisions: 'slice-cross-author'`). Do not pass `accept-all-first` without explicit user authorization. |
+| `EXISTING_REVISIONS` | Target paragraph contains tracked changes from another author. | Fails closed to protect third-party review marks. If editing inside that reviewer's pending insertion is intended, pass `--existing-revisions slice-cross-author` (or `existingRevisions: 'slice-cross-author'`; `'auto'` does this per target). Do not pass `accept-all-first` without explicit user authorization. |
 | `PATCH_ROUNDTRIP_MISMATCH` | A cross-author surgical edit did not reconstruct the requested modified text exactly, or a localized `replacements` operation would not leave the compiled accepted text in the target (checked before commit on every path). | Treat the operation as unapplied. Re-extract the exact paragraph text and split the edit into a narrower operation that does not cross the reported structural boundary. |
 | `FOREIGN_PARAGRAPH_MARK_DELETION` | A normal edit attempted to write into a paragraph wholly deleted by another reviewer. | Use an explicit `restore` operation if the user intends to counterpropose that paragraph; otherwise leave the deletion unresolved. |
 | `RESTORATION_STATE_REQUIRED` / `RESTORATION_COUNT_MISMATCH` | A `restore` target is not a wholly foreign-deleted paragraph, or its replacement count does not match the paragraph range. | Re-inspect the document and target the deleted paragraph by stable descriptor; provide exactly one replacement string per source paragraph. |
@@ -885,10 +911,10 @@ reconstruct the architecture by repeatedly listing the repository.
 | `generateRedlines` | `boolean` | `true` | When `true`, emits Word-native tracked changes (`w:ins`/`w:del`). When `false`, applies direct text edits without revision markup. **Note: Redlines are not always the preferred method** — pass `generateRedlines: false` (or `--no-redlines` via CLI) when producing clean execution drafts, restructuring documents, or when revision clutter is unwanted. |
 | `author` | `string` | `'AI Redliner'` | Reviewer/author name stamped on generated tracked changes and comments. Overridable via `DOCX_REDLINE_AUTHOR` environment variable. |
 | `atomic` | `boolean` | `false` | Batch transaction mode. By default (`false`), valid edits are applied directly and failing operations report errors. When `true`, any operation failure rolls back the entire batch to the original document state (`rolledBack: true`, `hasChanges: false`). Use `atomic: true` (or `--atomic` in CLI) for high-assurance workflows. |
-| `structuredContent` | `boolean` | `true` | Auto-detects Markdown tables, headings (`#`), and lists in replacement text and renders them as native Word elements (`w:tbl`, `w:pStyle`, `w:numPr`). Pass `false` to treat replacement text strictly as plain text. |
+| `structuredContent` | `boolean` | `true` | Auto-detects Markdown tables, headings (`#`), and lists in replacement text and renders them as native Word elements (`w:tbl`, `w:pStyle`, `w:numPr`). Pass `false` to treat replacement text strictly as plain text: inline Markdown markers (`**`, `__`, `_`, `~~`, `++`) are kept literally. With `true`, underscores follow CommonMark flanking rules, so signature lines (`_____`) and `snake_case` stay literal. |
 | `pairReplacements` | `boolean` | `true` | Links adjacent `<w:del>` and `<w:ins>` revisions with matching timestamps so Word groups them as a single replacement in the Reviewing Pane. |
 | `strictTargets` | `boolean` | `true` (CLI/facade) | Requires exact target descriptors (`exactText`, `paragraphId`, `index`, `occurrence`, `fingerprint`) and forbids ambiguous matching. Defaults to `false` in low-level runner for backwards compatibility. |
-| `existingRevisions` | `string` | `'merge-same-author'` | How to handle paragraphs with existing tracked changes. `'merge-same-author'` merges the same author's work and protects other authors with `EXISTING_REVISIONS`. `'slice-cross-author'` retains same-author merging while allowing Word-native edits inside another author's pending insertion. Pass `'accept-all-first'` to normalize prior revisions or `'reject-input'` to refuse editing revised paragraphs. |
+| `existingRevisions` | `string` | `'merge-same-author'` | How to handle paragraphs with existing tracked changes. `'merge-same-author'` merges the same author's work and protects other authors with `EXISTING_REVISIONS`. `'slice-cross-author'` retains same-author merging while allowing Word-native edits inside another author's pending insertion. Pass `'accept-all-first'` to normalize prior revisions or `'reject-input'` to refuse editing revised paragraphs. `'auto'` chooses per target: `'merge-same-author'` when the target has no tracked changes or only the operation author's, otherwise `'slice-cross-author'` (preflight reports the resolved policy). |
 | `removeFormatting` | `boolean` | `false` | When `true` and the text is unchanged with no Markdown hints, strips existing bold/italic/underline/strikethrough formatting. |
 | `sanitizeInput` | `boolean` | `false` | Opt-in removal of standalone leading assistant-preface lines. Literal dollar signs and `\n` sequences are always preserved. |
 

package/docs/SKILL_AUTHORING.md

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ format, or joins lists:
 - sends a changed-text header (`1. Old` -> `1. New`) as a marker-preserving `redline` plus a `list-format` of that
   paragraph in one batch, and splits them on `LIST_FORMAT_COMPOSITION_CONFLICT`.
 
+### Existing-revision policy (optional)
+
+Only with `existing-revisions-auto-v1`: `existingRevisions: 'auto'` consents to slicing around other or unattributed authors' changes for the whole batch. Report the resolved policy.
+
 Do not expose negotiated but unused capabilities as choices in the editing
 prompt. `command-help-v1`, restore shortcuts, speculative apply, and localized
 change summaries are optional requirements only for integrations that use them.
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ Keep these exceptions separate from the default workflow:
 | Choice | Default | Override only when |
 |---|---|---|
 | Transaction | progressive | Partial output is unacceptable (`--atomic`). |
-| Existing revisions | `merge-same-author` | Editing inside another reviewer's pending insertion is intended (`slice-cross-author`). |
+| Existing revisions | `merge-same-author` | Editing inside another reviewer's pending insertion is intended (`slice-cross-author`, or `auto` to slice only targets that carry another reviewer's changes; capability `existing-revisions-auto-v1`). |
 | Reviewer identity | `AI Redliner` is a valid visible fallback | The host supplies a preferred flag, operation author, or environment value. |
 | Output | derived sibling | The caller deliberately selects another destination. |
 

package/docs/TESTING.md

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ fixtures rarely contain.
 | List and text-walker parity | `node tests/performance_phase4_list_and_text_parity_tests.mjs` | One shared marker vocabulary and canonical/specialized visible-text agreement across structural characters and revision views | That all specialized mappings are interchangeable |
 | Universal document facade & ZIP | `node tests/universal_docx_document_tests.mjs`, `node tests/universal_zip_archive_tests.mjs`, `node tests/universal_facade_edge_cases_tests.mjs` | Universal `Uint8Array` binary handling, `fflate` compression/decompression, optimistic concurrency, and complete-DOCX operations without Node built-ins | Desktop Word rendering |
 | Sandbox bundle isolation | `node tests/sandbox_bundle_isolation_tests.mjs` | Zero-dependency standalone ESM/CJS bundles execute in restricted VM sandboxes without `process`, `Buffer`, or `require`, with zero Node built-in imports | Web Worker latency |
+| Existing-revision policy `auto` | `node tests/existing_revisions_auto_tests.mjs`, `node tests/existing_revisions_auto_paths_tests.mjs` | Per-target resolution to `merge-same-author` or `slice-cross-author` (mixed, unattributed and deletion-only history, whole `targetEnd` ranges, table cells), equivalence with the explicit policy through `applyRedlineToOxml` and the runner, preflight reporting, untracked edits, `openDocx`, `--existing-revisions auto`, schema and the CLI capability | Desktop Word rendering |
+| Comment reply paraIds | `node tests/comment_reply_para_id_tests.mjs` | A reply's `w14:paraId` avoids body paragraph ids (case-insensitive) and stays deterministic without a collision | Word's own id allocation |
+| Inspection comparison | `node tests/inspection_comparison_tests.mjs` | `compareDocumentInspections` ignores ids, dates, comment order and run splits and reports text, review-segment (author, kind, position), table, list-label and comment (text, author, anchor, resolved, thread) differences, capped at 10; works on `openDocx` inspections | A host's own write path |
+| Literal underscores and plain text | `node tests/literal_underscore_text_tests.mjs` | Signature lines and `snake_case` survive table reconciliation and rewrites; CommonMark underscore flanking; a caller's `structuredContent: false` keeps inline Markdown literal | Desktop Word rendering |
 | Cross-author revision slicing | `node tests/cross_author_slicing_fixtures_tests.mjs`, `node tests/cross_author_carrier_splitting_tests.mjs`, `node tests/cross_author_slicing_synthetic_tests.mjs`, `node tests/cross_author_slicing_real_tests.mjs`, `node tests/cross_author_slicing_hyperlink_roundtrip_tests.mjs`, `node tests/cross_author_slicing_insertion_stress_tests.mjs` | Word-native `<w:ins>` splitting, `<w:del>` nesting, multi-author stacking, straddle boundaries, synthetic matrix (SYN-01..12d), strict package differential replay (PKG-01..06), exact hyperlink/NBSP round trips, and 76 insertion stress scenarios | Non-Word consumers beyond OpenXML XSD validation |
 
 The package-facade regression opens a real ZIP buffer, adds a comment beside an

package/docs/schemas/document-operations.schema.json

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
         "target": { "$ref": "#/$defs/target" }, "targetRef": { "type": ["integer", "string", "null"] },
         "part": { "$ref": "#/$defs/headerFooterPart" },
         "author": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1 }, "generateRedlines": { "type": "boolean" },
-        "existingRevisions": { "enum": ["merge-same-author", "slice-cross-author", "reject-input", "accept-all-first", "accept-all-first-keep-normalized"] },
+        "existingRevisions": { "enum": ["auto", "merge-same-author", "slice-cross-author", "reject-input", "accept-all-first", "accept-all-first-keep-normalized"] },
         "pairReplacements": { "type": "boolean" },
         "listMarkers": { "const": "literal", "description": "Accepts list-marker text as literal text. Suppresses LIST_MARKER_NOT_BOUND / UNSUPPORTED_LIST_CONVERSION and LIST_FORMAT_NOT_APPLIED / UNSUPPORTED_LIST_FORMAT_CHANGE for this operation." },
         "insertionAffinity": {