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From: "Jonathan D.A. Jewell" <6759885+hyperpolymath@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(validate-k9): drop premature `continue` so
 pedigree.metadata.name resolves
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The pedigree block opener (`pedigree = {`) was matched, `in_pedigree=true`
was set, then `continue` skipped the brace-counting block below for *that
same line*. Result: the opening `{` on the pedigree-opener line is never
added to `pedigree_depth`. When the FIRST nested block closes (e.g.
`security = { … },`), `pedigree_depth` drops to 0 and the end-of-pedigree
check fires — even though we are still inside the pedigree block. Any field
declared in a later sibling block (e.g. `metadata = { name = … }`) is
therefore never scanned, and every K9 file that puts `name` under
`pedigree.metadata` is flagged `Missing 'name' field`.

Removing the `continue` lets the brace counter on lines 156-160 process the
pedigree-opener line normally, so depth tracks correctly:

* `pedigree = {` → depth 0 → 1
* `security = {` → depth 1 → 2
* `},` (close security) → depth 2 → 1
* `metadata = {` → depth 1 → 2  ← (was already 0, used to exit here)
* `name = "…"` → matches name field
* `},` (close metadata) → depth 2 → 1
* `},` (close pedigree) → depth 1 → 0, in_pedigree=false

Without this fix, `Validate K9 contracts` is red on every estate consumer
that uses the standard K9 templates (template-yard.k9.ncl,
template-kennel.k9.ncl, template-hunt.k9.ncl, examples/*).

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 validate-k9.sh | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/validate-k9.sh b/validate-k9.sh
index c81dab2..fa8f32b 100755
--- a/validate-k9.sh
+++ b/validate-k9.sh
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ validate_k9() {
             has_pedigree=true
             in_pedigree=true
             pedigree_depth=0
-            continue
         fi
 
         if [[ "$in_pedigree" == "true" ]]; then