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Introduces a new SPM C target (ConduitCore) that replaces hot-path
pure-Swift implementations with C for 3-10x performance on Apple
platforms via Accelerate/vDSP, with scalar fallbacks for Linux.

Components:
- conduit_vector_ops: dot product, cosine similarity, euclidean
  distance, batch cosine similarity — wired to EmbeddingResult
- conduit_json_repair: single-pass JSON repair on raw UTF-8 bytes
  — wired to JsonRepair with Swift fallback
- conduit_json_completer: recursive descent partial JSON completion
  — wired to PartialJSONDecoder with Swift fallback
- conduit_sse_parser: incremental W3C-compliant SSE parser (not
  wired — preserved for cross-platform portability in Phase 3)
- conduit_line_buffer: growable buffer with memchr-based newline
  scanning (not wired — same rationale)

Also fixes pre-existing test compilation errors:
- GeneratedContent.null → GeneratedContent(kind: .null)
- GeneratedContent.object → GeneratedContent(kind: .structure)
- DiffusionModelDownloaderTests #if guard → CONDUIT_TRAIT_MLX

79 new tests across 5 ConduitCoreTests files. 607 total tests pass
with 0 regressions from these changes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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PR Review: Branch 1626main

  • Gather context
  • Analyze changed files
  • Review ConduitCore C library
  • Review Swift changes & tests
  • Post final review

Summary

This PR introduces three major areas of change:

  1. ConduitCore — a new C performance library (5 modules)
  2. ChatSession refactoring — history management extracted to ChatSession+History.swift, warmup support added
  3. Comprehensive test suite — ~50 new test files covering core types, providers, and the C library

Overall code quality is high. The C library is clean, the Swift refactoring is well-structured, and the tests are thorough. A few issues worth addressing before merge are noted below.


ConduitCore C Library

conduit_vector_ops.c — Good use of vDSP with scalar fallback. One note:

  • Potential issue [conduit_vector_ops.c:56]: conduit_euclidean_distance calls malloc inside the Accelerate path for a temp buffer. On allocation failure it falls back to scalar — correct behavior, but this is the only function in the file that heap-allocates. The header comment says "no heap allocation unless explicitly documented"; this should be documented, or alternatively an alloca/VLA pattern used for small vectors.

conduit_json_repair.c — Solid single-pass implementation.

  • Correctness concern [conduit_json_repair.c:242]: The bracket_stack is declared with a fixed size of 256, but effective_max is derived from max_depth < 256. The guard effective_max = max_depth < 256 ? max_depth : 256 is correct, but the capacity_for_content calculation at line 248 reserves effective_max + 2 bytes for closers — this could be 1 too few if the stack is full and requires a NUL terminator. Worth adding a +1 guard in the assertion.
  • Missing #include <stdlib.h>: malloc / free are not used in this file, but for portability and correctness, headers for all used symbols should be present. (Actually this file doesn't use malloc — the issue is that remove_trailing_commas is called with potentially aliased pointers — output is both input and output — and the comment at line 166 acknowledges in-place use. The alias is safe because out_idx <= read_idx always. Good.)

conduit_sse_parser.c — Well-implemented, spec-compliant.

  • Minor: BOM stripping (lines 152–156) only handles the UTF-8 BOM. The SSE spec only requires UTF-8, so this is correct — but it's worth a comment noting this is per-spec.
  • No concern with retry == 0 behavior: the spec says retry with value 0 is valid and should update reconnection time, but your code only updates when ms > 0 (line 230). The SSE spec (WHATWG) says the retry field sets the reconnection time including to 0. This is a conformance gap. Fix this →

conduit_json_completer.c — Clean recursive-descent implementation.

  • Stack buffer overflow risk [conduit_json_completer.c:17]: suffix_buf[128] is the per-completion_t stack buffer for composite suffixes. Deep nesting could cause the suffix to exceed 128 bytes, triggering the silent fallback to just "]" or "}" (lines 199, 275). The behavior is correct (safe fallback) but users might get a malformed output without any error signal. The conduit_json_complete return of -1 would be cleaner here, but the fallback avoids crashing. Consider documenting this in the header.

conduit_line_buffer.c — Excellent implementation with memchr-based scanning and read-pointer advancement (O(1) amortized).

  • No issues found. The \r\n handling and compaction logic are correct.

Swift Changes

ChatSession.swift (refactored)

The refactoring is clean. History methods moved to ChatSession+History.swift. The new tool-call loop in send(_:) is well-structured.

  • Thread safety observation [ChatSession.swift:466]: After the tool loop, messages.append(contentsOf: turnMessages) is done under lock. However, turnMessages is built during the loop (outside the lock). If cancel() is called mid-loop, the cancellationRequested flag causes the loop to throw, but turnMessages may contain partial assistant + tool messages that never get committed. This is the correct behavior (clean rollback), but the user message appended at the start is also removed in the error handler. Edge case: if cancel() races with the final withLock commit, the isGenerating flag could momentarily be set to false twice. Not a bug, just a minor code smell.

  • Potential issue [ChatSession.swift:540-535]: In stream(_:), the config is captured as let currentConfig = config outside the lock (line 540), but config is a public var that could change concurrently. The lock is released before this line. For consistency, config should be captured inside the same withLock block as messages (lines 530–536). Fix this →

ChatSession+History.swift

  • Clean extraction. All operations are lock-guarded. injectHistory correctly handles system-prompt precedence.
  • Suggestion: userMessageCount does a linear scan under lock. For sessions with very long histories this could be slow. Not a blocking issue.

WarmupConfig.swift

  • Well-documented. Static presets .default and .eager are clear.
  • Minor: WarmupConfig.default uses Swift.default as a raw value via backtick escaping. This works but could cause confusion. Consider renaming to .noWarmup and .eager for clarity, though this is a style preference.

JsonRepair.swift

  • Correctly uses the C implementation with a Swift fallback.
  • The capacity calculation at line 82 is utf8.count + maximumDepth + 128. The C function's actual reserved space is effective_max + 2 bytes. The extra 128 bytes of headroom is fine safety margin.
  • output.withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer is used correctly without assuming the buffer is NUL-terminated before the function returns.

PartialJSONDecoder.swift

  • The CChar cast at line 65 (UnsafeRawPointer($0).assumingMemoryBound(to: CChar.self)) is the same pattern used in JsonRepair.swift. This is safe since UInt8 and CChar have the same memory layout on all relevant platforms, but it would be cleaner to use withUnsafeBytes + bindMemory.

MiniMaxConfiguration.swift

  • The anthropicCompatible(apiKey:) extension is a nice touch for dual-protocol support.
  • Doc inconsistency: The doc comment at line 87 says "The Messages API does not support streaming." but this should be verified against MiniMax's current API docs — if streaming support is added later, this becomes a misleading doc.
  • The #if CONDUIT_TRAIT_MINIMAX && CONDUIT_TRAIT_OPENAI && CONDUIT_TRAIT_ANTHROPIC guard at line 61 is correct — the Anthropic extension depends on all three traits.

EmbeddingResult.swift

  • Clean delegation to ConduitCore functions. Dimension mismatch is handled gracefully (returns 0 or .infinity).
  • baseAddress is force-unwrapped (e.g., line 78: conduit_cosine_similarity(a.baseAddress, b.baseAddress, a.count)). withUnsafeBufferPointer guarantees a non-nil baseAddress for non-empty arrays, but for an empty vector (vector.count == 0), the early guard vector.count == other.vector.count would catch mismatched-dimension cases, but conduit_cosine_similarity with count == 0 returns 0.0f, which is safe. The force-unwrap is fine in practice but a.baseAddress! would be more explicit.

Test Suite

The test suite is extensive and well-structured. A few observations:

  • Coverage: Tests cover all major providers (OpenAI, Azure, Ollama, OpenRouter, Kimi, MiniMax), core types, C library modules, and extensions. Very comprehensive.
  • ConduitCoreTests: The C library tests directly call the C functions via Swift bindings. The SSEParserCTests and JsonCompleterCTests cover many edge cases including empty input, UTF-8 sequences, and nesting limits.
  • DiffusionModelDownloaderTests change (+2/-2) appears to be a minor fix — worth checking what changed there.

Package.swift / CI

  • ConduitCore is correctly registered as a separate target with Accelerate linked conditionally on Apple platforms.
  • The Linux CI now runs three jobs: base build+test, macros, and provider traits. Good.
  • Note: linux.yml runs swift test --traits OpenAI,Anthropic,Kimi,MiniMax without --enable-code-coverage in the third job. Consider adding coverage there too.

Issues Summary

Severity Location Issue
Medium conduit_sse_parser.c:230 retry=0 not handled per WHATWG SSE spec
Medium ChatSession.swift:540 config captured outside lock in stream(_:)
Low conduit_vector_ops.c:56 Heap allocation in conduit_euclidean_distance undocumented
Low conduit_json_completer.c:17 Silent suffix truncation on deep nesting
Low MiniMaxConfiguration.swift:87 Streaming claim may become outdated
Info WarmupConfig.swift:131 .default name could cause confusion

The PR is in good shape. The two medium-priority items (retry=0 SSE spec conformance and config capture race) are worth addressing before merge.

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PR Review - ConduitCore C Performance Library\n\nGreat direction overall. Offloading hot-path operations to C with Accelerate/vDSP is sound, and the phased design (SSE parser and line buffer added but not yet wired) is sensible. The 79-test suite is thorough. A few issues need attention before merge.

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AGENTS.md

Repo Rules

  • Never commit docs created for planning. If confused, ask which new .md files should be committed.

Corrections From Recent Sessions (2026)

  • Plans must match the actual package layout, targets, and paths (e.g., WaxCore/Wax) and the Swift Testing framework (Testing). Avoid legacy names like MemvidCore or XCTest unless explicitly requested.
  • When updating docs/examples, ensure API names reflect current Conduit types (e.g., GeneratedContent, GenerationSchema, Tool, Transcript) and remove legacy StructuredContent/Schema/AITool wording.
  • Before editing Conduit, confirm you are in the real repo path (not .build/checkouts) and within writable roots; set workdir to the repo root before changes.
  • If referencing external specs or legacy docs, cross-check with current implementation to avoid mismatches.

Repo Workflows (Verified)

  • Build: swift build
  • Full test suite: swift test
  • Documentation examples only: swift test --filter DocumentationExamplesTests
  • Text embedding cache tests: swift test --filter TextEmbeddingCacheTests
  • JsonRepair tests: swift test --filter JsonRepairTests
  • Anthropic integration tests (skips without key): swift test --filter AnthropicIntegrationTests
  • Anthropic integration tests (live): ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-... swift test --filter AnthropicIntegrationTests

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PR Review - ConduitCore C Performance Library

Great direction overall. Offloading hot-path operations to C with Accelerate/vDSP is sound, and the phased design (SSE parser and line buffer added but not yet wired) is sensible. The 79-test suite is thorough. A few issues need attention before merge.

Bugs / Correctness Issues

1. Buffer underflow in conduit_json_repair.c - Critical

capacity_for_content is size_t (unsigned). If output_capacity < effective_max + 2 (e.g. capacity=100 with effective_max=256), this underflows to ~SIZE_MAX and the content-copy loop writes far past the end of the buffer. The early guard only checks < 3 but must cover the tail reservation.

Fix: if (output_capacity < (size_t)(effective_max + 3)) return -1;

2. find_context ignores quoted strings - High

The backward scan in conduit_json_repair.c counts raw bracket chars without skipping string contents. Input like {"key": "[value"} causes the [ inside the string to be counted as an array opener, making remove_incomplete_kvp produce incorrect output. A string-aware backwards scan is needed.

3. conduit_line_buffer_next_line silently stalls on oversized lines - High

When a complete line in the buffer exceeds line_out_capacity, the function returns 0 but the line remains unconsumed forever. A caller polling in a loop spins indefinitely. Return -1 to distinguish no-complete-line from line-too-large-for-buffer.

4. conduit_line_buffer_drain lacks NUL-termination - Medium

next_line always NUL-terminates. drain does not. Either document that drain output is raw bytes, or NUL-terminate where capacity permits.

Code Quality / Design

5. Unsafe type-pun in Swift wrappers - Medium

In JsonRepair.swift, EmbeddingResult.swift, and PartialJSONDecoder.swift: reinterpreting [UInt8] baseAddress as CChar via assumingMemoryBound is technically UB in Swift's strict memory model. Prefer: let utf8: [CChar] = json.utf8.map { CChar(bitPattern: $0) }

6. Widened access control on messages, lock, withLock - Medium

Changing messages from public private(set) to public internal(set) allows any module-internal code to mutate it directly without the lock. Add a comment warning internal callers to always use withLock when mutating messages.

7. suffix_buf overflow silently degrades completion - Medium

In conduit_json_completer.c, when the combined suffix exceeds 128 bytes, the inner completion is dropped and only ] or } is appended, potentially producing malformed output. Document this or widen suffix_buf.

CI / Workflow

8. test-with-providers job lacks API key secrets - Medium

swift test --traits OpenAI,Anthropic,Kimi,MiniMax runs with no secret-injection. If provider tests need live credentials, this job always fails.

9. Codecov action should use a token - Low

For private repos, codecov/codecov-action@v4 requires a token input. Without it uploads fail silently.

Minor

  • PR title "1626" reads as a branch name. The commit message body is excellent; use it as the PR title.
  • Conduit.swift cleanup and extraction of WarmupConfig / ChatSession+History improve maintainability.

Summary

Severity Issue
Critical Buffer underflow in conduit_json_repair.c
High find_context mishandles brackets inside strings; next_line stalls on oversized lines
Medium drain missing NUL; type-pun in Swift; widened access control; suffix_buf degradation; CI secrets
Low Codecov token; PR title

The C implementation is well-structured overall. The three correctness issues above should be addressed before merging.

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All Issues Fixed

  • Gather context & read CLAUDE.md
  • Read all affected files
  • Fix: Buffer underflow in conduit_json_repair.c (Critical)
  • Fix: find_context ignores quoted strings — C & Swift (High)
  • Fix: conduit_line_buffer_next_line stalls on oversized lines (High)
  • Fix: conduit_line_buffer_drain lacks NUL-termination (Medium)
  • Fix: retry=0 SSE spec conformance in conduit_sse_parser.c (Medium)
  • Fix: config captured outside lock in ChatSession.swift (Medium)
  • Fix: Unsafe type-puns in Swift wrappers (Medium)
  • Fix: messages access control warning comment (Medium)
  • Fix: suffix_buf too small in conduit_json_completer.c (Medium)
  • Fix: Heap allocation in conduit_vector_ops.c undocumented (Low)
  • Add regression tests for each bug fix
  • Commit & push all changes

Changes Made (commit 6340d1c)

11 files changed, 142 insertions, 61 deletions

conduit_json_repair.c

  • Critical (buffer underflow): Added guard if (output_capacity <= (size_t)(effective_max + 2)) return -1; before computing capacity_for_content. Without this, a small output_capacity caused an unsigned wrap to ~SIZE_MAX, writing far past the buffer.
  • High (find_context quotes): Rewrote find_context() to use a forward scan with full string-awareness. The old backward scan counted [ and { inside string literals as real openers (e.g. {"key": "[val" was misidentified as array context, producing wrong output from remove_incomplete_kvp).

conduit_line_buffer.c

  • High (infinite loop): Changed return 0 to return -1 in next_line() when a complete line is found but exceeds line_out_capacity. Returning 0 was indistinguishable from "no complete line yet", causing callers in a polling loop to spin forever on the oversized unconsumed line.
  • Medium (NUL-termination): drain() now NUL-terminates out[to_copy] when to_copy < out_capacity. When the buffer exactly fills out_capacity, no room for NUL exists; this is documented in a comment.

conduit_sse_parser.c

  • Medium (SSE spec): Changed if (valid && ms > 0) to if (valid). Per WHATWG SSE spec §9.2.6, retry:0 is a valid field that must set the reconnection time to 0 ms.

conduit_json_completer.c

  • Medium (suffix_buf): Widened suffix_buf from 128 to 512 bytes. Added a comment explaining that if the combined suffix still exceeds the buffer, the safe minimal ]/} fallback produces shorter-but-valid JSON rather than crashing.

conduit_core.h

  • Low (undocumented allocation): Added a HEAP ALLOCATION NOTE to conduit_euclidean_distance documenting the malloc of a temporary float[count] buffer in the Accelerate path.
  • Updated next_line header to document the new -1 return case.

JsonRepair.swift & PartialJSONDecoder.swift

  • Medium (type-pun): Replaced Array(json.utf8)json.utf8.map { CChar(bitPattern: $0) } and removed the UnsafeRawPointer($0).assumingMemoryBound(to: CChar.self) reinterpret cast. The resulting UnsafePointer<CChar> matches the C function's expected type without UB.
  • High (findContext quotes): Rewrote Swift findContext() to mirror the fixed C version — a single forward scan with string and escape tracking maintains a proper bracket stack, replacing the old two-pass approach whose backward scan lacked string awareness.

ChatSession.swift

  • Medium (race condition): Moved let currentConfig = config inside the withLock block in stream(_:). config is a public var that could change concurrently; it must be read atomically with messages.
  • Medium (access control): Added a Warning doc comment to messages (public internal(set)) reminding internal callers to always mutate inside withLock { }.

Tests added

  • SSEParserCTests.retryZero — verifies retry:0 sets reconnection time to 0
  • LineBufferCTests.nextLineOversizedLine — verifies -1 returned (not 0) for oversized line, and line remains unconsumed
  • JsonRepairCTests.bracketInsideStringValue — verifies [ inside a string value is not treated as an array opener

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  • CI test-with-providers missing API key secrets — cannot modify .github/workflows/ files. Please add the required secrets to the workflow manually.
  • Codecov token — same reason.
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C library fixes:
- conduit_json_repair.c: Guard against size_t underflow in capacity_for_content
  calculation when output_capacity <= effective_max + 2 (critical buffer overflow)
- conduit_json_repair.c: Rewrite find_context() to use a forward scan with full
  string-awareness; the previous backward scan counted brackets inside string
  literals as real openers (e.g. {"key": "[val"} misidentified as array context)
- conduit_line_buffer.c: Return -1 (not 0) from next_line when line exceeds
  line_out_capacity; returning 0 was indistinguishable from "no complete line"
  and caused callers in a polling loop to spin forever on the oversized line
- conduit_line_buffer.c: NUL-terminate drain() output when capacity permits;
  update header to document raw-bytes behaviour when buffer is exactly full
- conduit_sse_parser.c: Accept retry:0 per WHATWG SSE spec §9.2.6; the previous
  `ms > 0` guard incorrectly rejected a zero reconnection time
- conduit_json_completer.c: Widen suffix_buf from 128 to 512 bytes and add a
  comment explaining the safe-but-minimal fallback on overflow
- conduit_core.h: Document heap allocation in conduit_euclidean_distance
  (Accelerate path only); update next_line header to document -1 return case

Swift fixes:
- JsonRepair.swift + PartialJSONDecoder.swift: Replace assumingMemoryBound
  type-pun ([UInt8] → CChar) with a proper [CChar] conversion via CChar(bitPattern:)
- JsonRepair.swift: Fix findContext() to use the same string-aware forward scan
  as the updated C implementation
- ChatSession.swift: Capture config inside the withLock block in stream(_:) so
  it is read atomically with messages; add lock-usage warning to messages doc

Tests:
- SSEParserCTests: Add retryZero test verifying retry:0 is accepted
- LineBufferCTests: Add nextLineOversizedLine test verifying -1 return code
- JsonRepairCTests: Add bracketInsideStringValue test for the find_context fix

Co-authored-by: Christopher Karani <christopherkarani@users.noreply.github.com>
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