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fix(metadata): fix self-closing <t/>, entity refill, and prefixed close-tag bugs in shared string parser - #17

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Three related bugs in SharedStringsByteParser, all in the same family: the byte-level scanner assuming it always has enough buffered data to make a correct decision in one shot, when a boundary or self-closing tag says otherwise.

  • Self-closing <t/> merges shared-string entries. TryHandleTTag assumed every <t> had a matching </t>, so after a self-closing <t/> (e.g. <si><t/></si>) it scanned forward for the next > looking for that closer — which belonged to the enclosing </si> instead. That silently consumed the </si>, merging the entry with the next <si> and shifting every later shared-string index by one. Fixed by reusing SkipOpeningTagClose (already used for <si/>) to detect the self-close before scanning for text.
  • Entity refill only tried once. ResolveEntity refilled the scan buffer at most once regardless of how little data that refill returned, so under a partial read a numeric/named entity's terminating ; could land outside the buffered window and get emitted as literal text (e.g. &#65;) instead of being decoded. Fixed by looping the refill until enough data is buffered or the stream is exhausted.
  • Prefixed closing-tag lookahead guard too short. HandleClosingTag's guard assumed a fixed few bytes were always enough to judge whether </...si> was the closing tag, but a namespace prefix (e.g. </x:si>) needs more. Under partial reads this made IsCloseSiTag reach a truncated, wrong "not a match" verdict instead of "not enough data yet", so a genuine close tag was treated as ordinary content and its entry merged with the next one. Fixed by sizing the guard off the same MaxPrefixScan constant IsCloseSiTag scans against.

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  • Added a regression test for the self-closing <t/> merge bug.
  • Added a regression test for the entity-refill bug.
  • Added a regression test for the prefixed-closing-tag bug, driven by a stream that returns exactly one byte per read to deterministically force the slowest lookahead path.
  • Full solution test suite passes (dotnet test --solution XLSight.slnx).

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved shared-string parsing for self-closing text elements, including namespace-prefixed tags.
    • Correctly decodes numeric entities when data arrives in fragmented or partial reads.
    • Preserves empty strings, entry boundaries, and indexes during parsing.
  • Tests

    • Added regression coverage for self-closing elements, fragmented entity reads, and namespace-prefixed content.

claude added 2 commits August 18, 2026 15:33
TryHandleTTag always assumed <t> had a matching closing </t>, so after
a self-closing <t/> it skipped forward to the next '>' looking for that
closer. With no text between the tags, that next '>' belonged to the
enclosing </si> instead, silently consuming it and merging the entry
with the next <si>, shifting every later shared-string index by one.

Reuse SkipOpeningTagClose (already used for <si/>) to detect the
self-close before scanning for text, so <t/> commits an empty string
and does not touch the following tag.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Two more bugs in the shared-string byte parser, in the same family as
the self-closing <t/> fix:

- ResolveEntity refilled at most once regardless of how little that
  refill returned, so a numeric/named entity could be left with its
  terminating ';' outside the buffered window and get emitted as
  literal text (e.g. "&#65;") instead of being decoded. Fixed by
  looping the refill until enough data is buffered or the stream is
  exhausted.

- HandleClosingTag's lookahead guard assumed a fixed few bytes were
  enough to judge whether "</...si>" was the closing tag, but a
  namespace prefix (e.g. </x:si>) needs more. Under partial reads this
  made IsCloseSiTag reach a truncated, wrong "not a match" verdict
  instead of "not enough data yet", so a genuine close tag was treated
  as ordinary content and its entry merged with the next one. Fixed by
  sizing the guard off the same MaxPrefixScan constant IsCloseSiTag
  scans against.

Added targeted regression tests for both, including one driven by a
stream that returns exactly one byte per read, to deterministically
force every multi-byte lookahead through its slowest path.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EFjpg2qcda2vq9B2u1Xe1U
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The shared strings byte parser now handles self-closing <t> elements, namespace-prefixed closing tags, and entities split across partial reads. New tests use one-byte stream reads to verify empty entries, decoded entities, and stable shared-string indexes.

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Shared strings parsing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Parser tag and entity handling
src/XLSight/Internal/Metadata/SharedStringsByteParser.cs
The parser detects self-closing <t> tags, uses a shared namespace-prefix scan limit, and repeatedly refills buffers for fragmented entities.
Partial-read regression coverage
tests/XLSight.Tests/Metadata/SharedStringsByteParserTests.cs
Tests use a one-byte stream to verify empty self-closing entries, numeric entity decoding, and preserved entry boundaries and indexes.

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The parser fix still misses a valid prefixed closing tag at the configured boundary, which can merge shared-string entries and shift later indexes for affected workbooks. This bounded correctness issue should be fixed and regression-tested before merge.

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  • MagnusS0/XLSight#4: Related XML byte-scanning and tag-boundary handling in another parser component.

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364-368: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Inspect the colon at the configured prefix boundary.

Line 364 excludes pos + MaxPrefixScan. A valid 12-byte prefix such as </abcdefghijkl:si> leaves nameStart at the prefix start. The parser then misses the </si> boundary and can merge this entry with the next entry.

Proposed fix
-        for (int i = pos; i < Math.Min(pos + MaxPrefixScan, span.Length); i++)
+        for (int i = pos; i <= Math.Min(pos + MaxPrefixScan, span.Length - 1); i++)

Add a regression test with a prefix whose length is exactly MaxPrefixScan.

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In `@src/XLSight/Internal/Metadata/SharedStringsByteParser.cs` around lines 364 -
368, Update the prefix scan loop in the shared-strings byte parser to include
the configured boundary index at pos + MaxPrefixScan, while still respecting
span.Length. Ensure a colon at that position sets nameStart correctly, and add a
regression test covering a prefix exactly MaxPrefixScan bytes long.
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In `@src/XLSight/Internal/Metadata/SharedStringsByteParser.cs`:
- Around line 364-368: Update the prefix scan loop in the shared-strings byte
parser to include the configured boundary index at pos + MaxPrefixScan, while
still respecting span.Length. Ensure a colon at that position sets nameStart
correctly, and add a regression test covering a prefix exactly MaxPrefixScan
bytes long.

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CodeRabbit's review of PR #17 flagged that the prefixed-closing-tag fix
still had a bounded correctness gap. Verified: IsCloseSiTag capped its
prefix scan at a fixed MaxPrefixScan (12) bytes, so a namespace prefix
at or past that length (e.g. <abcdefghijkl:si>) made it misjudge a
genuine </...si> as "not a match" instead of "not enough data yet" --
reproducible even on a single unfragmented read, no partial-read stream
required. Confirmed with an ad hoc test before fixing.

IsCloseSiTag now returns the same Found/NotFound/NeedMoreData tri-state
used elsewhere in the byte scanners, scanning as much of the prefix as
is actually buffered instead of a fixed cap; HandleClosingTag refills
and retries on NeedMoreData exactly like the surrounding code already
does for other partial matches. MaxPrefixScan is gone -- prefix length
is now bounded only by available/refillable buffer space, matching how
CheckBackwardContext's own prefix walk already worked.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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CodeRabbit's merge-risk note was right — verified and fixed in 89a3264.

IsCloseSiTag capped its namespace-prefix scan at a fixed 12 bytes (MaxPrefixScan). A prefix at or past that length (e.g. <abcdefghijkl:si>) made it misjudge a genuine </...si> closing tag as "not a match" instead of "not enough data yet," merging that entry with the next one — reproducible on a single, unfragmented read, no partial-read stream needed. I confirmed this with an ad hoc test before touching anything.

Fix: IsCloseSiTag now returns the same Found/NotFound/NeedMoreData tri-state already used elsewhere in the byte scanners, scanning as much of the prefix as is actually buffered rather than a fixed cap; HandleClosingTag refills and retries on NeedMoreData the same way it already does for other partial matches. MaxPrefixScan is gone — prefix length is now bounded only by available/refillable buffer space, matching how the backward-context prefix walk for opening tags already worked.

Added a regression test with 12- and 26-character prefixes. Full suite passes (771/771).


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