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This session is being continued from a previous conversation that ran out of context. The conversation is summarized below: Analysis: Let me analyze the conversation chronologically:

1. Initial Context: This is a continuation from a previous session working on mquickjs-python, a pure Python JavaScript engine. The previous session had created fine-grained xfail tests for known issues.

2. First User Request: "Do the error line column work" - Already completed in prior context. The summary shows error line/column tracking was implemented with source maps.

3. User Request: "Show me your todo list" - I displayed the completed todo list for error line/column work.

4. User Request: "List the remaining xfails" - I listed 20 xfail tests organized by category.

5. User Request: "Propose a plan for fixing all those regex ones" - I analyzed the regex implementation and proposed a detailed plan for fixing 6 regex issues.

6. User Request: "Fix those issues, simplest first, commit each time a previously xfailing test passes" - This was the main task.

7. Fixes implemented:

8. Backspace \b in lexer.py - Added escape sequence handling
9. Surrogate pair lastIndex - Added UTF-16 index conversion functions in regex.py
10. Empty alternative in repetition - Moved CHECK_ADVANCE before SPLIT_FIRST in compiler.py
11. Capture group reset - Added SAVE_RESET to quantifier compilation
12. Optional quantifier captures - Added SAVE_RESET to optional ? quantifier

13. Indirect eval writes - Changed from copying globals to sharing the dict reference

14. User Request: "Keep on committing and pushing every time you get a new test to pass" - Confirmed workflow.

15. User Request: "Once the regex stuff is fixed and pushed move on to the indirect eval issue" - Completed the indirect eval fix.

16. User Request: "Commit and push that. Next, create an open-problems.md document with clear explanations and analysis of the issues that continue to cause xfails, grouped under headings" - Created comprehensive documentation.

17. User Request: "Update the README. Remove the installation bit. Think about if it will remains accurate and apply small necessary changes." - Updated README to remove installation, add more examples, list features, and link to open-problems.md.

Key files modified: - src/mquickjs_python/lexer.py - backspace escape - src/mquickjs_python/regex/regex.py - UTF-16 handling - src/mquickjs_python/regex/compiler.py - capture reset, empty alternative fix - src/mquickjs_python/context.py - indirect eval fix - tests/test_known_issues.py - removed xfail markers - open-problems.md - new documentation - README.md - updated documentation

Errors encountered: - Sticky flag test broke after surrogate pair fix - fixed by adding or self._sticky to start_pos condition

Final state: 443 passed, 15 xfailed tests

Summary: 1. Primary Request and Intent: - Fix remaining regex xfail tests, starting with simplest first, committing each time a test passes - Fix indirect eval writes to global scope issue - Create open-problems.md documenting remaining xfail issues with analysis - Update README.md to remove installation section and ensure accuracy

1. Key Technical Concepts:
2. JavaScript regex bytecode compilation with backtracking
3. Capture group reset via SAVE_RESET opcode
4. CHECK_ADVANCE positioning for greedy quantifiers with empty alternatives
5. UTF-16 surrogate pair handling for unicode regex mode
6. JavaScript string escape sequences (\b, \f, \v)
7. Indirect eval scope semantics (sharing vs copying globals dict)

8. Source map for error line/column tracking

9. Files and Code Sections:

10. src/mquickjs_python/lexer.py

    • Added escape sequences for backspace, form feed, vertical tab python elif escape == "b": result.append("\x08") # Backspace elif escape == "f": result.append("\x0c") # Form feed elif escape == "v": result.append("\x0b") # Vertical tab

11. src/mquickjs_python/regex/regex.py

    • Added UTF-16 to codepoint index conversion functions python def _utf16_to_codepoint_index(s: str, utf16_idx: int) -> Optional[int]: """Convert UTF-16 index to code point index. Returns None if utf16_idx points to the middle of a surrogate pair. """ if utf16_idx < 0: return None utf16_pos = 0 for cp_idx, ch in enumerate(s): if utf16_pos == utf16_idx: return cp_idx cp = ord(ch) if cp > 0xFFFF: utf16_pos += 2 if utf16_pos > utf16_idx: return None # Invalid - in middle of surrogate pair else: utf16_pos += 1 if utf16_pos == utf16_idx: return len(s) return None
    • Updated exec() to handle unicode mode with UTF-16 indices

12. src/mquickjs_python/regex/compiler.py

    • Added _find_capture_groups() to collect capture group indices in a node
    • Added _emit_capture_reset() to emit SAVE_RESET opcode
    • Modified _compile_plus() to move CHECK_ADVANCE before SPLIT_FIRST
    • Modified _compile_star() and _compile_plus() to emit SAVE_RESET at loop start
    • Modified _compile_optional() to emit SAVE_RESET for optional groups ```python def _find_capture_groups(self, node: Node) -> List[int]: """Find all capture group indices in a node.""" groups = [] if isinstance(node, Group): if node.capturing: groups.append(node.group_index) groups.extend(self._find_capture_groups(node.body)) # ... recursive traversal for other node types return groups

    def _emit_capture_reset(self, groups: List[int]): """Emit SAVE_RESET to reset capture groups at start of loop iteration.""" if groups: min_group = min(groups) max_group = max(groups) self._emit(Op.SAVE_RESET, min_group, max_group) ```

13. src/mquickjs_python/context.py

    • Fixed indirect eval by sharing globals instead of copying ```python # Before (broken): vm.globals.update(self._globals) # Creates copy result = vm.run(compiled) self._globals.update(vm.globals) # Overwrites inner changes

    # After (fixed): vm.globals = self._globals # Share same dict result = vm.run(compiled) ```

14. open-problems.md

    • New file documenting 15 remaining xfail issues grouped by category:
    • Deep nesting/recursion limits (5 tests)
    • Error constructor location tracking (3 tests)
    • Optional lookahead capture semantics (2 tests)
    • Global eval edge cases (1 test)
    • Comprehensive test suite failures (4 tests)

15. README.md

    • Removed installation section
    • Updated description from "sandbox" to "engine"
    • Added more usage examples (closures, regex, error handling)
    • Added "Supported Features" section
    • Added "Known Limitations" section linking to open-problems.md

16. Errors and fixes:

17. Sticky flag test failure after surrogate pair fix:

    • Error: tests/test_regex.py::TestExec::test_exec_sticky failed - assert None is not None
    • Root cause: The else branch for start_pos only checked self._global, not self._sticky
    • Fix: Changed start_pos = self.lastIndex if self._global else 0 to start_pos = self.lastIndex if (self._global or self._sticky) else 0

18. Problem Solving:

19. Empty alternative in repetition: Identified that CHECK_ADVANCE after SPLIT_FIRST caused backtracking to loop exit before trying body alternatives. Fixed by moving CHECK_ADVANCE before SPLIT_FIRST.
20. Capture group reset: Identified that captures weren't being reset between loop iterations. Fixed by emitting SAVE_RESET at start of each iteration.
21. Indirect eval writes: Traced through execution to find that outer VM copied globals, so inner eval's changes were overwritten. Fixed by sharing the dict reference.

22. Optional lookahead captures: Partial fix - some edge cases remain as xfails due to complex ECMAScript semantics.

23. All user messages:

24. "Show me your todo list"
25. "List the remaining xfails"
26. "Propose a plan for fixing all those regex ones, what would need to be changed?"
27. "Fix those issues, simplest first, commit each time a previously xfailing test passes"
28. "Keep on committing and pushing every time you get a new test to pass"
29. "Once the regex stuff is fixed and pushed move on to the indirect eval issue"
30. "Commit and push that. Next, create an open-problems.md document with clear explanations and analysis of the issues that continue to cause xfails, grouped under headings"

31. "Update the README. Remove the installation bit. Think about if it will remains accurate and apply small necessary changes."

32. Pending Tasks:

33. Need to commit and push the README update

34. Current Work: Just updated README.md per user request to:

35. Remove installation section
36. Update to reflect current feature set
37. Add more usage examples

38. Link to open-problems.md for known limitations

39. Optional Next Step: Commit and push the README update. The file has been modified but not yet committed: bash git add -A && git commit -m "Update README with features and examples" && git push. Please continue the conversation from where we left it off without asking the user any further questions. Continue with the last task that you were asked to work on.