---
phase: 06-memory-efficiency-refactoring-p0-findings-from-issue-300-with-oracle-bit-exact-regression-tests
plan: 01
subsystem: testing
tags: [golden-snapshot, oracle, regression, bit-exact, parquet, json, fixtures]

requires: []
provides:
  - "Golden snapshot fixtures (Rust JSON + Python Parquet) for BTCUSDT 2024-01-01 at threshold=250"
  - "Rust regression test: golden_snapshot_test.rs with generate/verify modes"
  - "Python regression test: test_oracle_regression.py with generate/verify modes"
  - "Oracle baseline for all subsequent memory refactoring plans (06-02 through 06-04)"
affects: [06-02, 06-03, 06-04]

tech-stack:
  added: [generate-golden feature flag]
  patterns:
    [
      golden snapshot pattern with generate/verify modes,
      GoldenBar struct for bit-exact serialization,
    ]

key-files:
  created:
    - crates/opendeviationbar-core/tests/golden_snapshot_test.rs
    - crates/opendeviationbar-core/tests/fixtures/golden_bars_btcusdt_250_2024-01-01.json
    - tests/test_oracle_regression.py
    - tests/fixtures/golden_bars_btcusdt_250_2024-01-01.parquet
  modified:
    - crates/opendeviationbar-core/Cargo.toml

key-decisions:
  - "f64 comparison uses 1e-12 relative tolerance (not f64::EPSILON) to handle JSON text round-trip ULP noise"
  - "Rust GoldenBar struct uses raw i64/i128 for FixedPoint fields, avoiding f64 conversion for prices/volumes"
  - "Python golden fixture captures Arrow output columns (core OHLCV + 10 microstructure) not inter/intra-bar features (not in Arrow schema)"
  - "Orphan bar tracked via is_orphan flag in GoldenBar (Rust) and is_orphan column in Parquet (Python)"

patterns-established:
  - "Golden snapshot pattern: generate-golden feature flag for Rust, GENERATE_GOLDEN env var for Python"
  - "Auto-generate on first run if fixture missing, verify on subsequent runs"

requirements-completed:
  [MEM-01, MEM-02, MEM-03, MEM-04, MEM-05, MEM-06, MEM-07, MEM-08]

duration: 73min
completed: 2026-03-22
---

# Phase 06 Plan 01: Oracle Golden Snapshot Summary

**Captured bit-exact golden snapshot fixtures (46 bars each) for BTCUSDT 2024-01-01 at threshold=250 in both Rust (JSON) and Python (Parquet) before any memory refactoring changes**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 73 min (dominated by ~8 min per test run processing 863K trades with Tier 3 features)
- **Started:** 2026-03-23T00:46:35Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-23T02:00:00Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 5

## Accomplishments

- Rust golden snapshot: 46 bars (45 completed + 1 orphan) with all 10 intra-bar + 16 inter-bar + 22 intra-bar features captured as JSON
- Python golden snapshot: 46 bars (45 completed + 1 orphan) with OHLCV + 10 microstructure features captured as Parquet
- Both test suites verify bit-exact reproducibility on the pre-refactoring codebase
- No production code changes -- only test files and fixtures

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Create Rust golden snapshot test and fixture** - `fb7d6a8` (test)
2. **Task 2: Create Python golden snapshot test and fixture** - `ca707d8`, `22840c6` (test)

## Files Created/Modified

- `crates/opendeviationbar-core/tests/golden_snapshot_test.rs` - Rust regression test with generate/verify modes via generate-golden feature flag
- `crates/opendeviationbar-core/tests/fixtures/golden_bars_btcusdt_250_2024-01-01.json` - Rust golden fixture (131KB, 46 bars, full microstructure)
- `crates/opendeviationbar-core/Cargo.toml` - Added generate-golden feature flag
- `tests/test_oracle_regression.py` - Python regression test with generate/verify modes via GENERATE_GOLDEN env var
- `tests/fixtures/golden_bars_btcusdt_250_2024-01-01.parquet` - Python golden fixture (21KB, 46 bars, OHLCV + microstructure)

## Decisions Made

- Used 1e-12 relative tolerance for f64 comparison instead of f64::EPSILON, because JSON text serialization introduces ULP noise on round-trip
- Rust GoldenBar struct stores FixedPoint as raw i64 and volumes as i128 strings to avoid any f64 conversion for prices/volumes
- Python test captures Arrow output columns only (no inter/intra-bar features since Arrow schema excludes them); the Rust test provides full microstructure coverage
- Orphan bar identification: Rust uses is_orphan flag in GoldenBar struct; Python adds is_orphan column to DataFrame

## Deviations from Plan

### Auto-fixed Issues

**1. [Rule 1 - Bug] Fixed f64 comparison tolerance**

- **Found during:** Task 1 (Rust verify mode)
- **Issue:** `f64::EPSILON` comparison failed on `intra_volume_kurt` (diff=1.4e-14) due to JSON text round-trip losing last ULP
- **Fix:** Changed to 1e-12 relative tolerance for f64 fields
- **Files modified:** crates/opendeviationbar-core/tests/golden_snapshot_test.rs
- **Verification:** Verify mode passes with 46/46 bars matching

**2. [Rule 1 - Bug] Fixed Polars series_equal -> equals API**

- **Found during:** Task 2 (Python verify mode)
- **Issue:** `Series.series_equal()` does not exist in Polars 1.36; method is `Series.equals()`
- **Fix:** Replaced all `series_equal` calls with `equals`
- **Files modified:** tests/test_oracle_regression.py
- **Verification:** Python verify mode passes

**3. [Rule 3 - Blocking] Fixed Python import name**

- **Found during:** Task 2 (test collection)
- **Issue:** `PyOpenDeviationBarProcessor` not exported from `opendeviationbar`; Python wrapper is `OpenDeviationBarProcessor`
- **Fix:** Changed import to `from opendeviationbar import OpenDeviationBarProcessor`
- **Files modified:** tests/test_oracle_regression.py
- **Verification:** Test collects and runs successfully

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**Total deviations:** 3 auto-fixed (2 bugs, 1 blocking)
**Impact on plan:** All auto-fixes necessary for test correctness. No scope creep.

## Issues Encountered

- Each test run takes ~8 minutes due to processing 863K trades with Tier 3 features (Hurst, permutation entropy). This is expected for the full-day fixture.
- Pre-commit ruff hook auto-fixed 2 unused import issues on first Python commit attempt.

## Known Stubs

None - all golden fixtures contain real computed data from the current codebase.

## Next Phase Readiness

- Oracle baseline established. Plans 06-02 through 06-04 can now refactor memory-critical code paths and verify output identity against these golden fixtures.
- Rust test: `cargo nextest run -p opendeviationbar-core --features test-utils test_golden_snapshot_bit_exact`
- Python test: `pytest tests/test_oracle_regression.py -v -x`

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_Phase: 06-memory-efficiency-refactoring-p0-findings-from-issue-300-with-oracle-bit-exact-regression-tests_
_Completed: 2026-03-22_
