DashBoard/openspec/specs/page-content-modernization-safety/spec.md

# page-content-modernization-safety Specification

## Purpose
TBD - created by archiving change full-modernization-architecture-blueprint. Update Purpose after archive.
## Requirements
### Requirement: In-scope page-content modernization SHALL be contract-first
Before chart/filter/page interaction refactors are cut over, each in-scope route SHALL define a contract baseline that captures data and interaction semantics.

#### Scenario: Route contract baseline defined
- **WHEN** an in-scope route is selected for chart/filter modernization
- **THEN** the route SHALL define filter input semantics, query payload expectations, and chart data-shape contracts
- **THEN** the route SHALL define critical state expectations for loading, empty, error, and success interactions

#### Scenario: Deferred-route contract baseline defined
- **WHEN** `/tables`, `/excel-query`, `/query-tool`, or `/mid-section-defect` enters modernization
- **THEN** a route-level baseline SHALL capture filter input semantics, query payload shape, and critical state expectations

### Requirement: Cutover SHALL require parity evidence against baseline behavior
In-scope chart/filter modernization cutover SHALL require parity evidence against baseline fixtures and critical interaction flows.

#### Scenario: Parity gate before default switch
- **WHEN** a route is proposed for defaulting to a modernized chart/filter implementation
- **THEN** golden fixture parity checks SHALL pass for defined critical states
- **THEN** interaction parity checks SHALL pass for filter apply/reset and chart selection/drill behaviors

### Requirement: Route-level content cutover SHALL be reversible
Modernized chart/filter content rollouts SHALL use reversible controls that allow immediate rollback without reverting unrelated shell architecture work.

#### Scenario: Controlled rollout and rollback
- **WHEN** a modernized route is enabled for users
- **THEN** the route SHALL be controlled by route-scoped feature flag or equivalent switch
- **THEN** rollback procedure SHALL be documented and executable within one release cycle

### Requirement: Page-content modernization progression SHALL require manual route acceptance
In-scope chart/filter/page-content migration SHALL progress one route at a time with explicit manual acceptance records.

#### Scenario: Route-by-route manual acceptance gate
- **WHEN** an in-scope route completes modernization implementation and parity checks
- **THEN** that route SHALL be manually accepted using a defined checklist covering filter flows, chart interactions, empty/error behavior, and visual correctness
- **THEN** the next route SHALL NOT begin cutover until manual acceptance for the current route is signed off

### Requirement: Deferred-route implementation SHALL require pre-change confirmation
Each deferred route SHALL complete a route-scoped pre-change confirmation before implementation begins.

#### Scenario: Route enters implementation queue
- **WHEN** a deferred route is selected for modernization implementation
- **THEN** a pre-change confirmation record SHALL exist before any route code changes proceed
- **THEN** the record SHALL include current route status snapshot, baseline contract references, known-bug baseline reference, and rollback flag plan

### Requirement: Deferred-route modernization scope SHALL NOT be limited to already-released routes
Deferred modernization scope SHALL follow the deferred route matrix, even if those routes are currently marked `dev`.

#### Scenario: Route status is dev in page registry
- **WHEN** `/tables`, `/excel-query`, `/query-tool`, or `/mid-section-defect` is currently `dev`
- **THEN** the route SHALL remain eligible for modernization in this follow-up change
- **THEN** already-`released` in-scope routes outside deferred scope SHALL not be reopened by this change unless explicitly required for shared governance wiring

### Requirement: Known legacy bugs in migrated scope SHALL NOT be carried into modernized routes
Modernized route acceptance SHALL include explicit revalidation of known legacy defects in migrated scope, and reproduced defects SHALL block sign-off.

#### Scenario: Route-level legacy bug baseline and replay
- **WHEN** an in-scope route enters chart/filter/page-content modernization
- **THEN** a route-level known-bug baseline (within migrated scope) SHALL be recorded before implementation
- **THEN** manual acceptance SHALL replay those known-bug checks on the modernized route

#### Scenario: Deferred-route bug replay gate
- **WHEN** deferred-route manual acceptance executes
- **THEN** known-bug replay checks SHALL run
- **THEN** reproduced known bugs SHALL fail route sign-off and block legacy retirement

#### Scenario: Legacy bug carry-over is blocked
- **WHEN** manual acceptance finds that a known legacy bug is still reproducible in the modernized route
- **THEN** route sign-off SHALL fail
- **THEN** route cutover completion and legacy code retirement SHALL be blocked until the bug is fixed

### Requirement: Legacy content path retirement SHALL require parity and manual acceptance
Legacy chart/filter implementations SHALL be removed only after parity checks and manual acceptance criteria are satisfied.

#### Scenario: Legacy removal approval
- **WHEN** legacy chart/filter code is planned for removal on an in-scope route
- **THEN** the route SHALL provide parity pass evidence and manual acceptance sign-off records
- **THEN** unresolved parity failures or manual acceptance defects SHALL block legacy removal