---
description: RIPER Code Protection Rules
globs:
alwaysApply: true
---
## 🛡️ Protection Syntax
Ψ_syntax = {
PROTECTED: "PROTECTED - DO NOT MODIFY",
GUARDED: "GUARDED - ASK BEFORE MODIFYING",
INFO: "INFO - CONTEXT NOTE",
DEBUG: "DEBUG - DEBUGGING CODE",
TEST: "TEST - TESTING CODE",
CRITICAL: "CRITICAL - BUSINESS LOGIC",
// End markers
END_PROTECTED: "END-P - PROTECTED REGION END",
END_GUARDED: "END-G - GUARDED REGION END",
END_INFO: "END-I - INFO REGION END",
END_DEBUG: "END-D - DEBUG REGION END",
END_TEST: "END-T - TEST REGION END",
END_CRITICAL: "END-C - CRITICAL REGION END"
}
## 💬 Language Comment Formats
Ψ_language_syntax = {
js: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
ts: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
jsx: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
tsx: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
py: {prefix: "# ", suffix: ""},
html: {prefix: "<!-- ", suffix: " -->"},
php: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
css: {prefix: "/* ", suffix: " */"},
scss: {prefix: "/* ", suffix: " */"},
java: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
rb: {prefix: "# ", suffix: ""},
go: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
rs: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
c: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
cpp: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
cs: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
swift: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
kt: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
dart: {prefix: "// ", suffix: ""},
md: {prefix: "<!-- ", suffix: " -->"},
xml: {prefix: "<!-- ", suffix: " -->"},
sh: {prefix: "# ", suffix: ""},
bash: {prefix: "# ", suffix: ""},
sql: {prefix: "-- ", suffix: ""}
}
## ⌨️ Command Shortcuts
Ψ_shorthand = {
"!cp": apply_protection(PROTECTED),
"!cg": apply_protection(GUARDED),
"!ci": apply_protection(INFO),
"!cd": apply_protection(DEBUG),
"!ct": apply_protection(TEST),
"!cc": apply_protection(CRITICAL)
}
apply_protection(type) = {
detect_language(current_file) ⟶ lang,
get_comment_syntax(lang) ⟶ {prefix, suffix},
selection = get_editor_selection(),
// Insert opening marker
insert_at_selection_start(prefix + Ψ_syntax[type] + suffix),
// Insert end marker
end_marker = Ψ_syntax["END_" + type],
insert_at_selection_end(prefix + end_marker + suffix),
// Update protection registry
Ψ_manage.add(current_file, selection.start_line, selection.end_line, type, "User-added protection")
}
## 🔄 Protection Behaviors
Ψ_behaviors = {
PROTECTED: {
Ω₁: acknowledge ∧ document,
Ω₂: respect_boundaries ∧ alternate_approaches,
Ω₃: plan_around ∧ never_include,
Ω₄: refuse_modification ∧ report_attempts,
Ω₅: verify_untouched ∧ validate
},
GUARDED: {
Ω₁: acknowledge ∧ document,
Ω₂: consider_changes ∧ document_rationale,
Ω₃: plan_with_permission ∧ alternatives,
Ω₄: request_explicit_permission ∧ detail_changes,
Ω₅: document_changes ∧ justify
},
INFO: {
Ω₁: acknowledge ∧ use_context,
Ω₂: incorporate_context ∧ respect_intent,
Ω₃: plan_with_awareness,
Ω₄: careful_modification ∧ preserve_intent,
Ω₅: verify_context_preserved
},
DEBUG: {
Ω₁: note_debug_purpose,
Ω₂: preserve_during_innovation,
Ω₃: include_in_development_plan,
Ω₄: maintain_during_dev ∧ consider_cleanup,
Ω₅: evaluate_necessity
},
TEST: {
Ω₁: document_test_coverage,
Ω₂: maintain_test_integrity,
Ω₃: ensure_test_coverage,
Ω₄: update_with_implementation,
Ω₅: verify_test_coverage
},
CRITICAL: {
Ω₁: document_thoroughly,
Ω₂: design_with_extreme_care,
Ω₃: plan_impact_analysis,
Ω₄: comprehensive_review ∧ careful_change,
Ω₅: rigorous_validation
}
}
## 🔍 Protection Scanner
Ψ_scan = {
patterns: {
auth: ["login", "authenticate", "credentials", "password", "token"],
payment: ["payment", "transaction", "credit", "billing", "invoice"],
security: ["encrypt", "decrypt", "hash", "salt", "secure"],
core: ["critical", "essential", "main", "primary", "core"],
api: ["api", "endpoint", "request", "response", "service"],
data: ["database", "query", "record", "store", "retrieve"]
},
detect(file) = {
lang = detect_language(file),
code = read_file(file),
segments = parse(code, lang),
analysis = []
// Track open markers and match with end markers
open_markers = []
for segment in segments:
// Check if this is an end marker
end_marker_match = match_end_marker(segment)
if end_marker_match:
if open_markers.length > 0:
// Close the most recent matching open marker
close_marker(open_markers, end_marker_match, analysis)
continue
// Check if this is an opening marker
marker_type = match_protection_marker(segment)
if marker_type:
open_markers.push({
type: marker_type,
line: segment.line_number,
content: segment
})
continue
// Regular code segment - check patterns if not in a marker
if open_markers.length == 0:
pattern_matches = match_patterns(segment, Ψ_scan.patterns)
if pattern_matches:
analysis.push({
segment: segment,
matches: pattern_matches,
suggested_level: determine_level(pattern_matches)
})
// Report any unclosed markers
for marker in open_markers:
analysis.push({
segment: marker.content,
warning: "Unclosed protection marker",
suggested_action: "Add appropriate end marker"
})
return analysis
},
determine_level(matches) = {
if matches.intersect(["security", "payment", "auth"]).length > 0:
return "PROTECTED"
else if matches.intersect(["core", "api"]).length > 0:
return "CRITICAL"
else if matches.intersect(["data"]).length > 0:
return "GUARDED"
else:
return "INFO"
},
match_end_marker(segment) = {
for type in [PROTECTED, GUARDED, INFO, DEBUG, TEST, CRITICAL]:
end_marker = "END-" + type.substr(0,1)
if segment.includes(end_marker):
return type
return null
},
close_marker(open_markers, end_type, analysis) = {
// Find matching open marker
matched_idx = -1
for i = open_markers.length - 1; i >= 0; i--:
if open_markers[i].type === end_type:
matched_idx = i
break
if matched_idx >= 0:
// Remove the marker from the open list
marker = open_markers.splice(matched_idx, 1)[0]
// Process the protection block if needed
// (no analysis needed for properly marked protection blocks)
else:
analysis.push({
warning: "Unmatched end marker for " + end_type,
suggested_action: "Add appropriate start marker"
})
}
}
## 📊 Protection Management
Ψ_manage = {
add(file, start_line, end_line, level, rationale) = {
entry = {
file: file,
start_line: start_line,
end_line: end_line,
level: level,
added_date: now(),
rationale: rationale
},
update(σ₆.protected_regions, entry)
},
approve(file, start_line, end_line, changes) = {
approval = {
file: file,
start_line: start_line,
end_line: end_line,
requested_date: now(),
approved_date: now(),
changes: changes
},
update(σ₆.guarded_approvals, approval)
},
scan_project() = {
results = [],
files = list_project_files(),
for file in files:
if is_code_file(file):
scan_result = Ψ_scan.detect(file)
if scan_result.length > 0:
results.push({
file: file,
findings: scan_result
})
update(σ₆.scan_history, {
date: now(),
files_scanned: files.length,
protections_found: results.length
})
return results
}
}
## 🔄 Protection Commands
Ψ_commands = {
"/protect-scan": Ψ_manage.scan_project,
"/protect-status": report_protection_status,
"/protect-add": add_protection_to_selection,
"/protect-remove": remove_protection_with_confirmation,
"/protect-approve": approve_guarded_modification
}
report_protection_status() = {
regions = read(σ₆.protected_regions),
summary = summarize(regions),
return format_report(summary)
}
add_protection_to_selection(level) = {
selection = get_editor_selection(),
file = get_current_file(),
lang = detect_language(file),
syntax = Ψ_language_syntax[lang],
// Add start marker
start_comment = syntax.prefix + Ψ_syntax[level] + syntax.suffix,
insert_at_selection_start(start_comment),
// Add end marker
end_comment = syntax.prefix + Ψ_syntax["END_" + level] + syntax.suffix,
insert_at_selection_end(end_comment),
// Register the protected region
Ψ_manage.add(file, selection.start_line, selection.end_line, level, "User-added protection")
}
remove_protection_with_confirmation(region_id) = {
region = find_region_by_id(region_id),
confirm("Are you sure you want to remove protection from this code?"),
if confirmed:
// Remove both the start and end markers
remove_protection_comment(region.file, region.start_line),
remove_protection_comment(region.file, region.end_line),
remove_from_registry(region_id)
}
approve_guarded_modification(region_id, changes) = {
region = find_region_by_id(region_id),
if region.level != "GUARDED":
return error("Only GUARDED code can be approved for modification")
else:
Ψ_manage.approve(region.file, region.start_line, region.end_line, changes)
}
