# Evidence: Block 7 · Service (block-7) - block type: block - date: 2026-08-12 - resulting state: closed/verified - story points (combined assembled cost): 57659 - execution id: 20260812.181916.284Z-375bff7f ## Stories built - Parse escapes and character references. (inline-escapes) [story] ## Stacked context - compass: COMPASS.md (SP 1263) - implements: FEATURE-INLINE-ESCAPES.md (SP 396) - context: spec.txt (SP 51527) - context: spec_tests.py (SP 1609) - context: ARCHITECTURE_compact.md (SP 116) - stack: common_compact.md (SP 1179) - stack: python_compact.md (SP 1534) ## Build directory changes - parser/blocks.py - renderer/html.py - test_inline_escapes.py ## Pre-build acceptance observation - RED: inline-escapes (FEATURE-INLINE-ESCAPES.md) intent: The implementation passes punctuation escape and escape-context conformance examples. return code: 1 stdout: Example 12 (lines 489-493) Backslash escapes \!\"\#\$\%\&\'\(\)\*\+\,\-\.\/\:\;\<\=\>\?\@\[\\\]\^\_\`\{\|\}\~ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~

+

!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~

Example 14 (lines 509-529) Backslash escapes \*not emphasized* \
not a tag \[not a link](/foo) \`not code` 1\. not a list \* not a list \# not a heading \[foo]: /url "not a reference" \ö not a character entity --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*not emphasized* <br/> not a tag [not a link](/foo) `not code` 1. not a list * not a list # not a heading [foo]: /url "not a reference" &ouml; not a character entity

+

*not emphasized* <br/> not a tag [not a link](/foo) `not code` 1. not a list * not a list # not a heading [foo]: /url "not a reference" \ö not a character entity

Example 17 (lines 555-559) Backslash escapes `` \[\` `` --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

\[\`

+

[`

Example 20 (lines 580-584) Backslash escapes --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

https://example.com?find=\*

+ Example 22 (lines 597-601) Backslash escapes [foo](/bar\* "ti\*tle") --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

[foo](/bar* "ti*tle")

Example 24 (lines 613-620) Backslash escapes ``` foo\+bar foo ``` --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ -
foo
    +
foo
     

    
    7 passed, 6 failed, 0 errored, 642 skipped
  stderr:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "inline-escapes.py", line 10, in 
        assert result.returncode == 0
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    AssertionError
- RED: character-references (FEATURE-INLINE-ESCAPES.md)
  intent: The implementation passes named, decimal, hexadecimal, invalid, and contextual character-reference examples.
  return code: 1
  stdout:
    Example 28 (lines 690-700) Entity and numeric character references
      &x; &#; &#x;
    �
    &#abcdef0;
    &ThisIsNotDefined; &hi?;
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
&nbsp &x; &#; &#x; &#87654321; &#abcdef0; &ThisIsNotDefined; &hi?;

    +
&x; &#; &#x; � &#abcdef0; &ThisIsNotDefined; &hi?;

    
    Example 29 (lines 707-711) Entity and numeric character references
    ©
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
&copy

    +
©

    
    Example 32 (lines 735-739) Entity and numeric character references
    [foo](/föö "föö")
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
foo

    +
[foo](/föö "föö")

    
    Example 33 (lines 742-748) Entity and numeric character references
    [foo]
    
    [foo]: /föö "föö"
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
foo

    +
foo

    
    Example 34 (lines 751-758) Entity and numeric character references
    ``` föö
    foo
    ```
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
    -
foo
    +
foo
     

    
    Example 35 (lines 764-768) Entity and numeric character references
    `föö`
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
f&ouml;&ouml;

    +
föö

    
    Example 37 (lines 783-789) Entity and numeric character references
    *foo*
    *foo*
    
    --- expected HTML
    +++ actual HTML
    @@ -1 +1 @@
    -
*foo* foo

    +
foo foo

    
    10 passed, 7 failed, 0 errored, 638 skipped
  stderr:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "character-references.py", line 10, in 
        assert result.returncode == 0
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    AssertionError

## Post-build programmatic acceptance
- PASS: inline-escapes (FEATURE-INLINE-ESCAPES.md)
  intent: The implementation passes punctuation escape and escape-context conformance examples.
  target interpreter: /mnt/c/Users/barlo/projects/drydock/.venv/bin/python3
  provisioning: not required
  return code: 0
  stdout:
    13 passed, 0 failed, 0 errored, 642 skipped
- PASS: character-references (FEATURE-INLINE-ESCAPES.md)
  intent: The implementation passes named, decimal, hexadecimal, invalid, and contextual character-reference examples.
  target interpreter: /mnt/c/Users/barlo/projects/drydock/.venv/bin/python3
  provisioning: not required
  return code: 0
  stdout:
    17 passed, 0 failed, 0 errored, 638 skipped

## Agent self-report (advisory)
The build agent declared a failure. This is advisory only; the programmatic acceptance above is the authority for this block's outcome.
- summary: Full CommonMark suite remains failing outside inline escapes.
- detail:
    Scoped escape/reference checks pass, but the complete suite fails in Tabs and Thematic breaks cases; fix block parsing before rerunning.

## Build summary
RESULT: FAILED

FILES CHANGED:
- renderer/html.py
- parser/blocks.py
- test_inline_escapes.py

SUMMARY:
Implemented punctuation escapes and named/numeric character references. Both declared scoped acceptances and focused tests pass.

BLOCKERS:
- `sh full_test.sh` fails on pre-existing tab/list/thematic-break behavior outside this story.

FAILURE_SUMMARY: Full CommonMark suite remains failing outside inline escapes.
FAILURE_DETAIL: Scoped escape/reference checks pass, but the complete suite fails in Tabs and Thematic breaks cases; fix block parsing before rerunning.