# Evidence: Block 9 · Service (block-9) - block type: block - date: 2026-08-12 - resulting state: closed/verified - story points (combined assembled cost): 57681 - execution id: 20260812.183141.501Z-327e3cd9 ## Stories built - Parse emphasis and strong emphasis using delimiter rules. (inline-emphasis) [story] ## Stacked context - compass: COMPASS.md (SP 1263) - implements: FEATURE-INLINE-EMPHASIS.md (SP 414) - 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 - renderer/html.py - test_inline_emphasis.py ## Pre-build acceptance observation - RED: emphasis-delimiters (FEATURE-INLINE-EMPHASIS.md) intent: The implementation passes delimiter-run, flanking, intraword, and modulo-three emphasis examples. return code: 1 stdout: Example 356 (lines 6369-6382) Emphasis and strong emphasis *$*alpha. *£*bravo. *€*charlie. *𞋿*delta. --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*$*alpha.

*£*bravo.

*€*charlie.

*𞋿*delta.

+

$alpha.

£bravo.

€charlie.

𞋿delta.

Example 357 (lines 6387-6391) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo*bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobar

+

foo*bar*

Example 358 (lines 6394-6398) Emphasis and strong emphasis 5*6*78 --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

5678

+

5*6*78

Example 370 (lines 6511-6515) Emphasis and strong emphasis *(*foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*(*foo)

+

(foo)

Example 371 (lines 6521-6525) Emphasis and strong emphasis *(*foo*)* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

(foo)

+

(foo*)*

Example 374 (lines 6553-6557) Emphasis and strong emphasis _(_foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_(_foo)

+

(foo)

Example 375 (lines 6562-6566) Emphasis and strong emphasis _(_foo_)_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

(foo)

+

(foo_)_

Example 376 (lines 6571-6575) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo_bar --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo_bar

+

foobar

Example 377 (lines 6578-6582) Emphasis and strong emphasis _пристаням_стремятся --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_пристаням_стремятся

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 378 (lines 6585-6589) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo_bar_baz_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo_bar_baz

+

foobar_baz_

Example 382 (lines 6626-6630) Emphasis and strong emphasis a**"foo"** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

a**"foo"**

+

a"foo"

Example 387 (lines 6674-6678) Emphasis and strong emphasis a__"foo"__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

a__"foo"__

+

a"foo"

Example 388 (lines 6683-6687) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo__bar__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo__bar__

+

foobar

Example 390 (lines 6697-6701) Emphasis and strong emphasis пристаням__стремятся__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

пристаням__стремятся__

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 391 (lines 6704-6708) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo, __bar__, baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo, bar, baz

+

foo, __bar, baz__

Example 393 (lines 6728-6732) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo bar ** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**foo bar **

+

*foo bar *

Example 394 (lines 6741-6745) Emphasis and strong emphasis **(**foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**(**foo)

+

*(*foo)

Example 402 (lines 6817-6821) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo__bar --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

__foo__bar

+

foobar

Example 403 (lines 6824-6828) Emphasis and strong emphasis __пристаням__стремятся --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

__пристаням__стремятся

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 404 (lines 6831-6835) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo__bar__baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo__bar__baz

+

foobarbaz

Example 409 (lines 6880-6884) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo _bar_ baz_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz

+

foo _bar baz_

Example 410 (lines 6887-6891) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo_ bar_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

__foo_ bar_

Example 411 (lines 6894-6898) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo *bar** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo *bar*

Example 414 (lines 6931-6935) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo**bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo**bar

+

foobar

Example 415 (lines 6944-6948) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo** bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo bar

Example 418 (lines 6969-6973) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo***bar***baz --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobarbaz

+

foobarbaz

Example 419 (lines 6975-6979) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo******bar*********baz --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobar***baz

+

foo*bar**baz

Example 420 (lines 6984-6988) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo **bar *baz* bim** bop* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz bim bop

+

foo bar *baz bim bop*

Example 427 (lines 7046-7050) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo __bar__ baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz

+

foo __bar baz__

Example 428 (lines 7053-7057) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo__ bar__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

__foo bar__

Example 429 (lines 7060-7064) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo **bar**** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo *bar*

Example 431 (lines 7074-7078) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo*bar*baz** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobarbaz

+

foo*bar*baz

Example 433 (lines 7088-7092) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo *bar*** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo bar

Example 434 (lines 7097-7103) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo *bar **baz** bim* bop** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz bim bop

+

foo bar *baz bim* bop**

Example 440 (lines 7146-7150) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo *_* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo _

+

foo *_*

Example 443 (lines 7167-7171) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo **_** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo _

+

foo **_**

Example 446 (lines 7192-7196) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*foo

+

*foo

Example 452 (lines 7237-7241) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo _*_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo *

+

foo _*_

Example 455 (lines 7258-7262) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo __*__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo *

+

foo __*__

Example 456 (lines 7265-7269) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo

+

__foo_

Example 458 (lines 7283-7287) Emphasis and strong emphasis ___foo__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo

+

_foo

Example 459 (lines 7290-7294) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

___foo

+

____foo_

Example 463 (lines 7321-7325) Emphasis and strong emphasis *_foo_* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 465 (lines 7335-7339) Emphasis and strong emphasis _*foo*_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

_*foo*_

Example 466 (lines 7345-7349) Emphasis and strong emphasis ****foo**** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 467 (lines 7352-7356) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo____ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

__foo__

Example 468 (lines 7363-7367) Emphasis and strong emphasis ******foo****** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 469 (lines 7372-7376) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo*** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

foo

Example 470 (lines 7379-7383) Emphasis and strong emphasis _____foo_____ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

___foo___

Example 473 (lines 7404-7408) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo **bar baz** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**foo bar baz

+

foo **bar baz

Example 474 (lines 7411-7415) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo *bar baz* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*foo bar baz

+

foo *bar baz

Example 475 (lines 7420-7424) Emphasis and strong emphasis *[bar*](/url) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*bar*

+

bar

Example 476 (lines 7427-7431) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo [bar_](/url) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo bar_

+

foo bar

79 passed, 53 failed, 0 errored, 523 skipped stderr: Traceback (most recent call last): File "emphasis-delimiters.py", line 10, in assert result.returncode == 0 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AssertionError - RED: emphasis-nesting (FEATURE-INLINE-EMPHASIS.md) intent: The implementation passes nested, overlapping, precedence, and unmatched delimiter examples. return code: 1 stdout: Example 356 (lines 6369-6382) Emphasis and strong emphasis *$*alpha. *£*bravo. *€*charlie. *𞋿*delta. --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*$*alpha.

*£*bravo.

*€*charlie.

*𞋿*delta.

+

$alpha.

£bravo.

€charlie.

𞋿delta.

Example 357 (lines 6387-6391) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo*bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobar

+

foo*bar*

Example 358 (lines 6394-6398) Emphasis and strong emphasis 5*6*78 --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

5678

+

5*6*78

Example 370 (lines 6511-6515) Emphasis and strong emphasis *(*foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*(*foo)

+

(foo)

Example 371 (lines 6521-6525) Emphasis and strong emphasis *(*foo*)* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

(foo)

+

(foo*)*

Example 374 (lines 6553-6557) Emphasis and strong emphasis _(_foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_(_foo)

+

(foo)

Example 375 (lines 6562-6566) Emphasis and strong emphasis _(_foo_)_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

(foo)

+

(foo_)_

Example 376 (lines 6571-6575) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo_bar --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo_bar

+

foobar

Example 377 (lines 6578-6582) Emphasis and strong emphasis _пристаням_стремятся --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_пристаням_стремятся

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 378 (lines 6585-6589) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo_bar_baz_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo_bar_baz

+

foobar_baz_

Example 382 (lines 6626-6630) Emphasis and strong emphasis a**"foo"** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

a**"foo"**

+

a"foo"

Example 387 (lines 6674-6678) Emphasis and strong emphasis a__"foo"__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

a__"foo"__

+

a"foo"

Example 388 (lines 6683-6687) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo__bar__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo__bar__

+

foobar

Example 390 (lines 6697-6701) Emphasis and strong emphasis пристаням__стремятся__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

пристаням__стремятся__

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 391 (lines 6704-6708) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo, __bar__, baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo, bar, baz

+

foo, __bar, baz__

Example 393 (lines 6728-6732) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo bar ** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**foo bar **

+

*foo bar *

Example 394 (lines 6741-6745) Emphasis and strong emphasis **(**foo) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**(**foo)

+

*(*foo)

Example 402 (lines 6817-6821) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo__bar --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

__foo__bar

+

foobar

Example 403 (lines 6824-6828) Emphasis and strong emphasis __пристаням__стремятся --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

__пристаням__стремятся

+

пристанямстремятся

Example 404 (lines 6831-6835) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo__bar__baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo__bar__baz

+

foobarbaz

Example 409 (lines 6880-6884) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo _bar_ baz_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz

+

foo _bar baz_

Example 410 (lines 6887-6891) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo_ bar_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

__foo_ bar_

Example 411 (lines 6894-6898) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo *bar** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo *bar*

Example 414 (lines 6931-6935) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo**bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo**bar

+

foobar

Example 415 (lines 6944-6948) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo** bar* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo bar

Example 418 (lines 6969-6973) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo***bar***baz --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobarbaz

+

foobarbaz

Example 419 (lines 6975-6979) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo******bar*********baz --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobar***baz

+

foo*bar**baz

Example 420 (lines 6984-6988) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo **bar *baz* bim** bop* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz bim bop

+

foo bar *baz bim bop*

Example 427 (lines 7046-7050) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo __bar__ baz__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz

+

foo __bar baz__

Example 428 (lines 7053-7057) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo__ bar__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

__foo bar__

Example 429 (lines 7060-7064) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo **bar**** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo *bar*

Example 431 (lines 7074-7078) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo*bar*baz** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foobarbaz

+

foo*bar*baz

Example 433 (lines 7088-7092) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo *bar*** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar

+

foo bar

Example 434 (lines 7097-7103) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo *bar **baz** bim* bop** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo bar baz bim bop

+

foo bar *baz bim* bop**

Example 440 (lines 7146-7150) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo *_* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo _

+

foo *_*

Example 443 (lines 7167-7171) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo **_** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo _

+

foo **_**

Example 446 (lines 7192-7196) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*foo

+

*foo

Example 452 (lines 7237-7241) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo _*_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo *

+

foo _*_

Example 455 (lines 7258-7262) Emphasis and strong emphasis foo __*__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo *

+

foo __*__

Example 456 (lines 7265-7269) Emphasis and strong emphasis __foo_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo

+

__foo_

Example 458 (lines 7283-7287) Emphasis and strong emphasis ___foo__ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo

+

_foo

Example 459 (lines 7290-7294) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

___foo

+

____foo_

Example 463 (lines 7321-7325) Emphasis and strong emphasis *_foo_* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 465 (lines 7335-7339) Emphasis and strong emphasis _*foo*_ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

_*foo*_

Example 466 (lines 7345-7349) Emphasis and strong emphasis ****foo**** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 467 (lines 7352-7356) Emphasis and strong emphasis ____foo____ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

__foo__

Example 468 (lines 7363-7367) Emphasis and strong emphasis ******foo****** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

*foo*

Example 469 (lines 7372-7376) Emphasis and strong emphasis ***foo*** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

foo

Example 470 (lines 7379-7383) Emphasis and strong emphasis _____foo_____ --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

foo

+

___foo___

Example 473 (lines 7404-7408) Emphasis and strong emphasis **foo **bar baz** --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

**foo bar baz

+

foo **bar baz

Example 474 (lines 7411-7415) Emphasis and strong emphasis *foo *bar baz* --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*foo bar baz

+

foo *bar baz

Example 475 (lines 7420-7424) Emphasis and strong emphasis *[bar*](/url) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

*bar*

+

bar

Example 476 (lines 7427-7431) Emphasis and strong emphasis _foo [bar_](/url) --- expected HTML +++ actual HTML @@ -1 +1 @@ -

_foo bar_

+

foo bar

79 passed, 53 failed, 0 errored, 523 skipped stderr: Traceback (most recent call last): File "emphasis-nesting.py", line 10, in assert result.returncode == 0 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AssertionError ## Post-build programmatic acceptance - PASS: emphasis-delimiters (FEATURE-INLINE-EMPHASIS.md) intent: The implementation passes delimiter-run, flanking, intraword, and modulo-three emphasis examples. target interpreter: /mnt/c/Users/barlo/projects/drydock/.venv/bin/python3 provisioning: not required return code: 0 stdout: 132 passed, 0 failed, 0 errored, 523 skipped - PASS: emphasis-nesting (FEATURE-INLINE-EMPHASIS.md) intent: The implementation passes nested, overlapping, precedence, and unmatched delimiter examples. target interpreter: /mnt/c/Users/barlo/projects/drydock/.venv/bin/python3 provisioning: not required return code: 0 stdout: 132 passed, 0 failed, 0 errored, 523 skipped ## Build summary RESULT: SUCCESS FILES CHANGED: - renderer/html.py - test_inline_emphasis.py SUMMARY: Implemented delimiter-run emphasis and strong-emphasis parsing, including nesting, flanking, intraword rules, modulo-three constraints, and overlap precedence. Focused suite passes: 132/132 examples; regression tests pass. BLOCKERS: - Full suite still has pre-existing block-parser failures unrelated to emphasis.