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We can save space by calculating the diffs between modern Unicode and 3.2.0 and storing membership information where valid. This avoids storing entire tables for 3.2.0, and is also more correct in the long run since it handles absence from 3.2.0 correctly. I switched over Bidi to this new method which partially fixed the test. Unfortunately, our Unicode data is more up to date than Python 3.14 so the test fails for modern Unicode. It should pass with 3.15's tests.

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  • Fixes 3.2.0 Bidi and Bidi for 3.15; still partially fails on our old tests.

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  • New Features

    • Added Unicode 3.2 compatibility for character property lookups.
    • Legacy Unicode data is now handled consistently across categories, bidirectional properties, character widths, combining classes, numeric types, and numeric values.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved accuracy when comparing legacy Unicode 3.2 properties with modern Unicode data.
    • Bidirectional lookups now correctly return no value when a legacy character has no defined property, instead of incorrectly defaulting to left-to-right.

We can save space by calculating the diffs between modern Unicode and
3.2.0 and storing membership information where valid. This avoids
storing entire tables for 3.2.0, and is also more correct in the long
run since it handles absence from 3.2.0 correctly. I switched over Bidi
to this new method which partially fixed the test. Unfortunately, our
Unicode data is more up to date than Python 3.14 so the test fails for
modern Unicode. It should pass with 3.15's tests.
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The Unicode build script now generates Unicode 3.2 membership and bidi-difference tables. Runtime property queries use shared differential lookup logic with Unicode 3.2 membership fallback.

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Unicode 3.2 legacy lookup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Generate legacy Unicode tables
crates/unicode/build.rs
The build script generates compressed Unicode 3.2 membership data, emits bidi differences against ICU values, removes numeric-specific membership generation, and joins the new generation task.
Use differential property lookups
crates/unicode/src/data.rs
Property queries use shared modern and legacy differential lookup logic. Legacy bidi lookup returns an empty result when no value exists.

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Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 1dcb1

The PR changes Unicode 3.2 membership generation, but interior code points in First/Last ranges are currently omitted, causing valid characters to receive incorrect legacy bidirectional values. This correctness issue should be fixed before merge.

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In `@crates/unicode/build.rs`:
- Around line 208-231: Update generate_membership_3_2 so the membership_set
records each UnicodeData First/Last pair as one inclusive range rather than
inserting only the reported endpoints. Track the pending First record and, when
its matching Last record is encountered, insert the combined start-to-end range;
preserve single-record handling for entries outside such pairs.
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Comment thread crates/unicode/build.rs
Comment on lines +208 to +231
/// Generate a compressed array of Unicode 3.2 membership.
///
/// Membership + diff checks is more efficient than storing the full table for 3.2. The logic is to
/// default to the latest Unicode if a character exists in 3.2 but isn't different. Membership
/// is needed because diffs aren't enough - a character may be absent in 3.2 which is different
/// than returning a default.
fn generate_membership_3_2() {
let path = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
.join("unicode")
.join("ucd32")
.join("UnicodeData-3.2.0.txt");
let reader = BufReader::new(File::open(path).unwrap());

// Parse membership from the first data. Unfortunately, this isn't compressed.
let mut membership_set = BTreeSet::new();
parse_unicode_3_2(
reader,
NonZeroUsize::new(1).unwrap(),
&mut io::empty(),
|start, end, _value, _| {
membership_set.insert((start, end));
Option::<()>::None
},
|_writer, _values| {},

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Handle UnicodeData First and Last ranges before writing membership.

parse_unicode_3_2 reports <..., First> and <..., Last> as separate single-code-point records. Lines 223-229 insert only those endpoints. The generated membership table therefore excludes every interior code point in these ranges.

This makes legacy fallback fail for valid Unicode 3.2 characters such as interior CJK ideographs. crates/unicode/src/data.rs then treats them as absent and can return the default bidi value instead of the Unicode 3.2 value.

Parse each First and Last pair as one inclusive membership range.

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In `@crates/unicode/build.rs` around lines 208 - 231, Update
generate_membership_3_2 so the membership_set records each UnicodeData
First/Last pair as one inclusive range rather than inserting only the reported
endpoints. Track the pending First record and, when its matching Last record is
encountered, insert the combined start-to-end range; preserve single-record
handling for entries outside such pairs.

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I'm not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but it doesn't seem right? My binary search works via ranges rather than only considering the endpoints - if it didn't, the UCD fixes from my previous patch wouldn't have worked. I'll address this later if it's correct.

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- generator and parser structure ---'
ast-grep outline crates/unicode/build.rs --items all --type function --match 'generate_membership_3_2|parse_unicode_3_2'

printf '%s\n' '--- representative UnicodeData First/Last records ---'
rg -n -i 'First>|Last>' crates/unicode/unicode/ucd32/UnicodeData-3.2.0.txt | head -40

printf '%s\n' '--- membership declaration and lookup usage ---'
rg -n -C 5 'MEMBERSHIP_3_2|membership_3_2|lookup_table' crates/unicode/src crates/unicode/build.rs

Length of output: 11219


@joshuamegnauth54, your binary search is correct. The problem is the generated input ranges.

UnicodeData-3.2.0.txt stores large ranges as separate records. For example:

  • 4E00;<CJK Ideograph, First>
  • 9FA5;<CJK Ideograph, Last>

parse_unicode_3_2 parses both records as single-code-point ranges. The generator then stores (0x4E00, 0x4E00) and (0x9FA5, 0x9FA5). It does not store (0x4E00, 0x9FA5).

Therefore, membership_3_2 correctly searches ranges, but it returns false for interior characters such as U+4E01. The BIDI_CLASS_DIFF table may still cover some cases, but the membership fallback is incomplete for these ranges.

The finding remains valid. Please address it when convenient.

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I'll handle the unexpected success tomorrow. I'll probably have to skip the test because 3.2.0 passes but modern Unicode fails because the test is for 3.14 whereas our data is aligned with Python 3.15.

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