sericite 0.2.0__tar.gz

sericite-0.2.0/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

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+name: Bug 报告 / Bug report
+description: 引擎、编译器、CLI 或打包安装的行为与文档不符 / Engine, compiler, CLI or packaging behaves differently from the docs
+title: "bug: "
+labels: [bug]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        感谢报告。如果是**安全问题**（隔离逃逸、配额绕过、信息泄漏），请不要开公开 issue，改用仓库 Security 页的私密漏洞报告。
+        For **security issues** (isolation escape, quota bypass, information leak), please use private vulnerability reporting under the Security tab instead of a public issue.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what
+    attributes:
+      label: 问题描述 / What happened
+      description: 发生了什么？大致在哪一层——语言语法 / 引擎行为 / CLI / 打包安装？
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: repro
+    attributes:
+      label: 复现 / Reproduction
+      description: 最小复现：一段 sericite 代码或一段 Python 调用代码，以及运行命令。Minimal reproduction, please.
+      placeholder: |
+        sub = VM("print('hi')")
+        print(sub.run())
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: 期望行为 / Expected behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual
+    attributes:
+      label: 实际行为 / Actual behavior
+      description: 实际输出或错误信息（错误 kind、消息、逻辑行号）。Actual output or error (kind, message, logical line).
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: 版本 / Version
+      description: sericite 版本（`sericite --version`）与 Python 版本。
+      placeholder: "sericite 0.2.0, Python 3.12"
+    validations:
+      required: true

sericite-0.2.0/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: 安全漏洞报告
+    url: https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/security/advisories/new
+    about: 隔离逃逸、配额绕过、信息泄漏等安全问题请勿公开 issue，请通过私密漏洞报告渠道提交。
+  - name: 设计理念讨论
+    url: https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/design.zh-CN.md
+    about: 涉及"为什么这样设计"的讨论，请先读《Sericite 设计说明》。

sericite-0.2.0/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

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+name: 功能建议 / Feature request
+description: 语言特性、内建能力、工具链的建议 / Language features, builtins, tooling
+title: "feat: "
+labels: [enhancement]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        提建议前请先读[设计说明](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/design.zh-CN.md)：Sericite 的内建能力上限是虚拟文件系统，其余能力走 FFI 授予——"给引擎内建网络/设备能力"类建议与设计边界冲突，直接提大概率不会被采纳。
+        Please read the design notes first: built-in capabilities stop at the virtual filesystem; everything else is granted via FFI.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: 想解决什么问题 / Problem to solve
+      description: 先描述场景和痛点，而不是直接描述方案。Describe the scenario and pain point, not the solution.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposal
+    attributes:
+      label: 提议的形式 / Proposal
+      description: 如果有具体想法（语法、API、行为）写在这里；没有可以留空。Optional.
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: alternatives
+    attributes:
+      label: 考虑过的替代方案 / Alternatives considered
+      description: 比如用 FFI 授予、或在应用层实现，是否已经够用？E.g. would an FFI grant or an application-layer solution suffice?
+    validations:
+      required: false

sericite-0.2.0/.github/workflows/ci.yml

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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: uv sync
+      - run: uv run python -m unittest discover -s tests
+      - run: uv build
+      - run: uvx twine check dist/*

sericite-0.2.0/.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+      - run: uv build
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

sericite-0.2.0/.gitignore

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+.venv/
+.idea/
+uv.lock
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.DS_Store

sericite-0.2.0/CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+本项目的所有重要变更都会记录在此文件中。
+
+格式基于 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/zh-CN/1.1.0/)，
+版本号遵循 [语义化版本](https://semver.org/lang/zh-CN/)。
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.2.0] - 2026-10-22
+
+### Changed
+- 项目更名：Mica/MicaLang → Sericite。发行包名 `micalang` → `sericite`，import 包名 `mica` → `sericite`，CLI 命令 `micalang` → `sericite`，源码扩展名 `.mica` → `.sericite`，Python API 类名 MicaEngine/MicaError/MicaLimits → SericiteEngine/SericiteError/SericiteLimits。更名缘由见 README "The name"。
+- design 文档修正先例论述：补充 Safe-Tcl 作为直接祖先的考据，新增 docs/prior-art.md《先例与相关工作》（中英双语）。
+
+## [0.1.0] - 未发布
+
+首次公开发布。构建过程见构建手记 `docs/stages/`（tag `stage-0`…`stage-6`）。
+
+### Added
+
+- Sericite-PY 参考实现：源码经白名单校验编译为内部指令流，由统一调度循环执行，不经 `exec`/`eval`。
+- 语言：int/float/str/bool/None/list/dict；`if/while/for`、`break/continue`、`try/except/else/finally`、`raise`、三元表达式；函数、递归、默认参数与关键字实参。
+- 嵌套 VM：任意层可创建子 VM，子 VM 不感知层深；父 VM 可预置文件、喂输入、单步调试、快照、终止。
+- 能力授予（FFI）：宿主向 root VM 注入函数，任意层 VM 向下一层授予函数；跨宿主边界双向深拷贝 + 纯数据类型白名单。
+- 资源治理：指令数、输出字节、调用深度、子 VM 数量、嵌套深度、容器大小、字符串字节、整数位宽、近似内存总量、VM 总数、文件数与单文件字节配额；子 VM 消耗计入所有祖先。
+- 每个 VM 自带私有虚拟文件系统（纯内存、纯文本）。
+- 回归测试：198 个用例。
+- demo：HTTP 能力授予 + 多层虚拟化的 LLM 代码执行示例（`demo` extra，含离线桩服务器）。

sericite-0.2.0/CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# 贡献指南
+
+English readers: this project's development workflow is currently documented in Chinese. An English version is planned.
+
+## 开发环境
+
+- Python ≥ 3.12，包管理用 [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)。
+- 引擎本体零第三方依赖；`demo` 的依赖在 `pyproject.toml` 的 `demo` extra 里。
+
+## 验证
+
+修改引擎、编译器或脚本接口后，必须先运行回归套件：
+
+```bash
+uv sync
+uv run python -m unittest discover -s tests
+```
+
+仓库采用 `src/` 布局，直接运行 `python -m unittest` 前需要先安装本项目（`uv sync` 会自动处理）。
+
+## 设计纪律
+
+- 理念问题以 [`docs/design.zh-CN.md`](docs/design.zh-CN.md) 为准。改理念先改它，不要在别处另造表述。
+- 架构不变量见 [`docs/architecture.zh-CN.md`](docs/architecture.zh-CN.md)。新语法必须先过编译器白名单，禁止引入 `exec`/`eval`。
+- 不给引擎加网络/设备等内建能力；能力的正确形态是 FFI 授予。安全边界见 [`docs/security.zh-CN.md`](docs/security.zh-CN.md)。
+
+## 文档流程
+
+本项目的说明性文档遵循一条规则：**AI 可以起草，入库前必须经作者人工打磨**。如果你提交的 PR 改动文档，请确保文本由人通读并修改过，而不是直接提交模型输出。
+
+## 提交信息
+
+使用中文，一句话说明这次提交做了什么，格式参考已有历史（如 `docs: 文档初始化——设计理念、语言参考与构建手记框架`）。

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+Metadata-Version: 2.5
+Name: sericite
+Version: 0.2.0
+Summary: Sericite: a scripting language with cheap, arbitrarily nested VM isolation
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/issues
+Project-URL: Changelog, https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
+Author: LeoLoudWarden
+License-Expression: Apache-2.0
+License-File: LICENSE
+License-File: NOTICE
+Keywords: interpreter,isolation,language,sandbox,scripting-language,virtual-machine
+Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14
+Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Interpreters
+Requires-Python: >=3.12
+Provides-Extra: demo
+Requires-Dist: python-dotenv; extra == 'demo'
+Requires-Dist: requests; extra == 'demo'
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# Sericite
+
+[![CI](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/sericite)](https://pypi.org/project/sericite/)
+[![Python](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/sericite)](https://pypi.org/project/sericite/)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache_2.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/LICENSE)
+
+**Sericite** is a scripting language and its execution engine, built around a single idea: creating a fully isolated, arbitrarily nestable runtime environment should be a cheap, first-class operation in the language itself.
+
+Syntax borrows a subset of Python, but Sericite source is compiled into Sericite's own instruction stream and executed by the Sericite engine — never through `exec`/`eval`. Every VM starts with zero capabilities: its own virtual IO, its own in-memory filesystem, and the ability to create child VMs. Everything else (network, host data, whatever you choose) is granted explicitly, layer by layer, through FFI.
+
+[中文文档与项目说明](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/README.zh-CN.md)
+
+## Status
+
+0.2.0 prototype. The engine is a Python reference implementation (codename **Sericite-PY**): zero runtime dependencies, Python ≥ 3.12, 198 regression tests. APIs and semantics may change before 1.0.
+
+> **Security note.** Sericite is designed for isolation, but the current prototype runs in the host process and has not been formally audited. Do not rely on it as the *only* boundary when executing adversarial code. See the [security model](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/security.md) for exactly what is and is not guaranteed.
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+pip install sericite
+```
+
+The distribution is named `sericite`; the import package is `sericite`.
+
+## Quick start
+
+As a CLI:
+
+```bash
+printf 'print("hello from sericite")\n' > hello.sericite
+sericite hello.sericite        # hello from sericite
+```
+
+Embedded in Python:
+
+```python
+from sericite import SericiteEngine
+
+engine = SericiteEngine()
+vm = engine.create_root("""
+sub = VM("print('hello from a child VM')")
+print(sub.run())
+""")
+print(vm.run(), end="")
+```
+
+Grant a capability to a VM (FFI):
+
+```python
+def double(x):
+    return x * 2
+
+vm = engine.create_root("print(double(21))", functions={"double": double})
+print(vm.run(), end="")    # 42
+```
+
+## What a Sericite VM is
+
+A VM is a cheap, self-contained workspace:
+
+- it cannot see its parent's variables, files, or handles, and cannot tell how deep it is nested;
+- it has its own empty in-memory filesystem (text only — structurally unable to touch the real disk);
+- resource quotas (instructions, memory, output, child VMs, nesting depth, …) can only be tightened, never loosened, and a child's consumption is charged to all its ancestors;
+- its parent can preset files, feed input, single-step it statement by statement or instruction by instruction, snapshot its state, or terminate it;
+- it can create its own child VMs — isolation is recursive, because untrusted code is.
+
+## Documentation
+
+| Document | Language | Contents |
+|---|---|---|
+| [Design notes](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/design.md) | EN | What Sericite is, why it exists, where the boundaries are ([中文](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/design.zh-CN.md)) |
+| [Prior art](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/prior-art.md) | EN | Safe-Tcl and related work: what Sericite inherits, what it adds ([中文](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/prior-art.zh-CN.md)) |
+| [Language reference](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/language-reference.md) | EN | The language subset and semantics, self-contained ([中文](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/language-reference.zh-CN.md)) |
+| [Architecture](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/architecture.zh-CN.md) | 中文 | Engine structure, invariants, resource quotas |
+| [Security model](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/security.md) | EN | Threat model; what the engine does and does not guarantee ([中文](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/security.zh-CN.md)) |
+| [Build journal](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/stages/README.md) | 中文 | How Sericite 0.1.0 was built, stage by stage, with runnable checkpoints (`git checkout stage-1` … `stage-6`) |
+| [Behind the scenes](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/behind-the-scenes/README.md) | 中文 | Origin story and how AI-assisted development was used |
+
+Architecture notes, build journal, and behind-the-scenes are currently 中文-only; English versions are planned.
+
+## How this project was built
+
+Sericite was developed with AI assistance throughout — design discussion, implementation, testing, adversarial review, and documentation drafting. What the AI did, what the author did, and how outputs were verified are documented in [AI-assisted development](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/docs/behind-the-scenes/ai-assisted-development.zh-CN.md) (中文), with selected conversation records alongside.
+
+## Roadmap
+
+- List/dict/string methods and more ergonomic syntax
+- Performance benchmarks (child-VM creation cost, per-instruction overhead)
+- A normative language spec and a conformance test suite, so a future non-Python engine can be validated against them
+- Evaluation of a native engine (the package name is language-level on purpose: `sericite` survives an engine rewrite)
+
+## The name
+
+Sericite (绢云母) is the finest-grained member of the mica family: thin silky scales that stack into sheets, and an insulator like every mica. The name keeps the three promises the project is named after — layering, insulation, lightness.
+
+(The project was briefly named Mica/MicaLang; it was renamed after discovering the name was occupied multiple times over, including an actively developed commercial language publishing Docker images under the `micalang` namespace.)
+
+## License
+
+[Apache-2.0](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/LICENSE) — see [NOTICE](https://github.com/LeoLoudWarden/sericite/blob/main/NOTICE).