This page is a reviewed website derivative of the local SelfDoc report:
labtalk/reports/selfdoc/x64base_engine_feature_crosswalk_v1.md
The report was generated from local source evidence plus harvested HELP/manualgen tables. It found 28 feature lanes, 290 harvested HELP commands, and source evidence across the configured scanner globs.
Canonical diagram
Diagram attachment: DIAG-X64SELFDESC-006
Canonical source:
docs/manuals/assets/diagrams/x64_self_describing_dbf_v1.svg
Status language:
- runtime-evidenced means the scanner found supported/implemented HELP command evidence and source evidence.
- source-evidenced means source evidence exists but the website summary should still be reviewed against HELP.
- help-catalog-evidenced means HELP/catalog evidence exists but source mapping needs review.
- planned or in progress means the lane is real work, but should not be marketed as complete.
Core engine and storage
| Feature | Status | Evidence summary |
|---|---|---|
DBF table runtime and DbArea object model | runtime-evidenced | USE, DBAREA, AREA, STRUCT, FIELDS; src/xbase, src/cli/cmd_dbarea.cpp |
| Workspaces wrapping active areas | runtime-evidenced | WORKSPACE, WSREPORT, DBAREAS; include/workspace, src/cli/cmd_workspace.cpp |
| DBF flavor trinity: MS-DOS/classic, VFP, and x64 DBF_64 | runtime-evidenced | include/xbase.hpp, include/xbase_vfp.hpp, include/xbase_64.hpp; classic versions 0x03, 0x83, 0xF5; VFP versions 0x30, 0x31, 0x32; x64 version 0x64 |
| In-process RAM DBF and native CDX-V64 through VDISK | runtime-evidenced | VDISK, SET PATH RAM, CREATE X64, USE, CDX, SET ORDER, REINDEX; process-local lifetime and destructive unmount boundary |
| Visual FoxPro DBF field/data type compatibility | runtime-evidenced | VFP probe/header/codecs; currency and newer type support evidence |
| x64 DBF extensions and newer data types | runtime-evidenced | x64 header/meta contracts and DBF64 validation surfaces |
| Vectored table and field names with fallback mangling | runtime-evidenced | x64 metadata/vector naming contract and fallback policy evidence |
| Object-oriented memo storage and display | runtime-evidenced | memo manager/object/reference/store; MEMO, DISPLAY, BROWSETUI |
Database behavior
| Feature | Status | Evidence summary |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor control and record navigation | runtime-evidenced | GO, GOTO, SKIP, TOP, BOTTOM, FIRST, LAST, NEXT, PRIOR, RECNO |
| Record locking and unlock lifecycle | runtime-evidenced | LOCK, UNLOCK, xbase_locks, lock cleanup |
| Buffered editing, dirty state, commit and rollback | runtime-evidenced | COMMIT, ROLLBACK, REPLACE, CALCWRITE, table-buffer code; MULTIREP/REPLACE_MULTI is documented separately as current direct-write multi-field mutation |
| Triggers, rules, and validation hooks | runtime-evidenced | TRIGGER, RULE, VALIDATE, VALIDATE UNIQUE, field constraints |
| Filtering, searching, predicates, and WHERE cache | runtime-evidenced | SET FILTER, LOCATE, FIND, SEEK, WHERE, WHERECACHE, SMARTLIST |
| Relations and relation-aware browsing | runtime-evidenced | REL, RELATIONS, SET RELATION, ERSATZ, RBROWSE |
| DDL schema fetch, validation, DBF creation, seeds, and sidecars | runtime-evidenced | DDL; fetch/validate/create DBF forms; sidecar metadata; seed forms with implementation caveats |
| Data Dictionary catalog inspection and DDICT bridge | source-evidenced | DDICT; DD* compatibility aliases; DATA_DICTIONARY_* catalog names; read-only inspection contract |
Index, APIs, and integration
| Feature | Status | Evidence summary |
|---|---|---|
| Open Index API and index backends | runtime-evidenced | INDEX, REINDEX, SET INDEX, SET ORDER, SEEK, CDX, CNX, LMDB, BUILDLMDB; V32 defaults to .cnx, V64 defaults to .cdx |
| Native Python engine access | bounded runtime evidence | Optional pydottalk pybind11 module; DBF read-only and disposable-copy physical CRUD smoke paths; broader command, workspace, relation, memo-write, and index semantics are not implied |
| Python API and GUI teaching tools | prototype | pydottalk_api local FastAPI/SQLAlchemy bridge plus pycrud Python/Tk CRUD, relational, import/export, and metadata lab; these are companion surfaces rather than the core engine |
| SQL bridge, CSV import/export, DBF copy, and tuple export | runtime-evidenced | SQL, SQLITE, IMPORT, EXPORT, IMPORTSQL, EXPORTSQL, COPY, TUPEXPORT, AUTODBF; IMPORT reads CSV into an open DBF and EXPORT writes CSV by default |
| External app, shell, image, web, URL, SFTP, and archive boundaries | runtime-evidenced | EDIT, TEXT, IMAGE, WEB, SFTP, PSHELL, BANG, ZIP; external app/network/filesystem risks are separate from DBF mutation |
| Remote and system integration surfaces | runtime-evidenced | SFTP, PSHELL, WEB, ZIP; platform zip backends |
| Identity, authentication, RBAC, and policy enforcement | runtime-evidenced | USER; persisted HUMAN/AI/SERVICE members, roles, permissions, requests/grants, authenticated sessions, acting identity, AI/service tokens, owner administration, DBF-backed boot/store, and enforcement at admin, host shell, AI tools, and SFTP chokepoints |
| Legacy security diagnostics | runtime-evidenced | SECURITY; policy/runtime reports and self-tests. Its LOGIN form is a diagnostic selector only and does not grant USER identity or RBAC access |
| Education, retro, ASCII, blackbox, and student extension commands | runtime-evidenced | ASCII, BBOX, RETRO, SHELLO, STUDENTHELLO, IDX, BOOLEAN, CASE, CHRISTMAS, COBOL, CODASYL, NORMALIZE, SIX |
Language, UI, and observability
| Feature | Status | Evidence summary |
|---|---|---|
| SET family: session, output, paths, indexes, filters, relations, locale, and buffering | runtime-evidenced | SET, SET INDEX, SET ORDER, SET FILTER, SET RELATION, SET UNIQUE, SET CDX, SET CNX, SET LMDB, SETPATH |
| DotScript command files, variables, control flow, and one-level nesting | runtime-evidenced | DOTSCRIPT, VAR, SET VAR, IF, ELSE, ENDIF, LOOP, ENDLOOP, WHILE, ENDWHILE, UNTIL, ENDUNTIL, SCAN, ENDSCAN; nesting is main script plus one subscript |
| Messaging, error/status, and output routing | runtime-evidenced | MSGMGR, ERROR STATUS, ERROR CLEAR, message catalog, output router |
| Location, locale, and language support | runtime-evidenced | locale docs and message-manager integration lanes |
| Command timing and diagnostics | runtime-evidenced | timing/profile/chrono evidence plus STATUS, BETA, CMDHELPCHK diagnostic surfaces |
| Open GUI API, TUI, wxWidgets, and browser lanes | runtime-evidenced | BROWSETUI, BROWSETV, BROWSER, BROWSE, SMARTBROWSE, SM, SMART, SIMPLEBROWSE, SB, SMARTLIST, GUI docs |
| SelfDoc, HELP metadata, contracts, MAINT, Blackbox, and manualgen pipeline | runtime-evidenced | HELP, CMDHELP, CMDHELPCHK, MAINT, BBOX, MANUAL, MANSTAR, DRAWIO, SelfDoc/manualgen/comment/contract tooling |
Manualgen result
The guarded manualgen lane has now completed its reviewed publication cycle:
- Runtime: Python
3.12.9. - Accepted reader: 4,118 lines, 237 headings, 24 sections, and four appendices.
- Current command-reference candidate: 191 pages, including 164 reader-linked, 19 supplemental, and 8 post-baseline repair pages, with 4,604 lineage rows.
- Source-to-reference repair gate: 0 blocking findings; 102 inherited historical backlog entries remain separately visible.
- Publication-readiness findings:
0. - Public source snapshot:
be935053.
The reader acceptance manifest and command-reference manifest carry the detailed proof. This website summary remains derivative and does not change the feature-evidence labels above.