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[GH-ISSUE #5693] [Bug] Compiled AppKit nib hierarchies omit top-level custom objects while reporting complete coverage #3443
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Originally created by @coygeek on GitHub (Oct 20, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/5693
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Evidence, artifacts, or reconstruction
Observed behavior
decode-interface-builderretains Application and a top-level custom helper in the object inventory of a real compiled AppKit nib, but gives neither a hierarchy path. It reportshierarchy_complete: trueand complete hierarchy coverage with zero omissions. The source XIB and an independent ordered-pair read of the compiled object-parent registry identify both as top-level entries. A nested view is correctly attached to its parent.Reproduction
From a built source checkout with locked dependencies installed, run on macOS with Xcode's ibtool, a C compiler, Node.js, Python 3 and jq. This creates a disposable fixture and isolated writable directories; it inspects the app without launching it.
An independent verifier executed this fixture at the baseline below and also observed the Application omission in the unchanged repository AppKit conformance fixture. The submitter reran the authored fixture after rebuilding current main; the result is recorded below.
Expected behavior
Account for serialized top-level Application and helper objects in the hierarchy, preserving the nested view's parent. If the object-parent registry cannot be represented, disclose the omitted structure with partial coverage and a reason. This does not require synthesizing a runtime object for the source-only First Responder placeholder.
Source contract at the baseline:
docs/native-investigation.md:383-396documents compiled nib decoding and:626-637specifies per-document hierarchy coverage;docs/tool-design.md:171-176requires completeness derived from examined records and exhaustiveness. The source-side ibtool hierarchy independently identifies the top-level entries.Impact and scope
P2: supported compiled AppKit inputs return incomplete UI hierarchy evidence with a false completeness signal. Application and helper remain in the object inventory. Two inputs reproduced at the verified baseline; the authored fixture was rerun on current main. No target execution, data corruption or security impact was observed. Wider prevalence and MCP behavior were not tested. The source XIB permits the demonstrated ibtool oracle; no practical REA workaround for compiled-only bundles was verified.
REA version
rea-agents6.7.0; verified baseline9d8e7803326a382cbbb3ffdb900f5e93e5442d68. Rechecked with a rebuilt runtime at current main949966712e68d8857a50a165ecddf04c2d7e6d3b(also 6.7.0): still reproduces. These are source-checkout reproductions.Runtime and platform
Node.js v26.12.0; macOS 27.0.1 arm64; Xcode 27.1 (27A9275), ibtool 27.1 (25098). No optional deep-analysis provider was used.
Target and artifact context
A self-built Mach-O app bundle containing an actual ibtool-compiled MacOSX.Cocoa NIBArchive. The authored source has File's Owner, First Responder, Application, VerifierHelper, a root NSView and one nested NSView. No target launch or UI instantiation was performed.
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Native analysis or reconstruction
Relevant output or evidence
The fixture compilation, source oracle and isolated CLI exit 0. Relevant CLI result at both tested revisions:
The source oracle lists top-level IDs
-2,-1,-3,helper,view. An independent verifier's ordered-pair inspection of the compiled NIBArchive foundNSIBObjectData.NSRootreferencing owner 2;NSObjectsKeyscontains[15,19,8,10]and the matchingNSObjectsValuescontains[2,2,2,8]. Application, helper and root view share owner 2; the child view has parent 8. The missing custom objects are serialized, rather than source-only placeholders. This archive inspection was performed by the verifier at baseline; the submission rerun checks the public CLI and source oracle.Typed outcome or recovery expected
Proposed restoration check: decode the same fixture and retain hierarchy paths identifying Application and helper as top-level, with the child view still under view 8. Complete coverage must account for applicable serialized hierarchy entries; otherwise report partial coverage with an explicit reason. A helper-free control should remove only the helper and its relationship, without promoting the nested view, metadata or connectors to top-level UI objects. No repair or restoration was tested.
Analysis or suspected cause
Source-derived reasoning at the baseline:
src/artifacts/apple/InterfaceBuilderAnalysis.ts:611-686starts the legacy hierarchy at NSRoot and supplements view-parent links without consuming the object-parent registry.src/artifacts/apple/NibViewHierarchy.ts:166-202recovers NSSuperview and NSWindowView only.src/domain/apple/interfaceBuilderGraph.ts:467-479,532-550consequently derives complete coverage from a nonempty hierarchy without recorded omissions. The corresponding hierarchy logic remains in current main.src/artifacts/apple/NibArchive.ts:128-145also overwrites repeated array fields under one key. That is contributing representation loss, but preserving repeated members alone is not an established sufficient fix: the hierarchy projector must also account for the object-parent registry. Do not treat every NSObjectsKeys member as a root; its paired parent distinguishes nested view 10 from top-level objects. No bundled dependency was identified as the cause.Additional context
This uncovered custom-object case still reproduces after #781 / merged integration #815. That earlier fix restores serialized NSSuperview and NSWindowView links; the nested view in this fixture already works. #3950 / #4162 concern a hierarchy-size cut. #5540 / #5563 concern reasons for budget omissions; #5541 / #5569 concern boolean polarity; #5590 concerns keyed-archive bindings; #5638 concerns UID dictionary identity. None supplies this object-parent hierarchy closure signal. PR #3502 explicitly leaves repeated-key array handling outside its connector fix.
Prepared with AI assistance and independently verified. No earlier known-good revision was established; broader archive and transport coverage remains untested.
@matbrgz commented on GitHub (Oct 20, 2026):
Cross-referencing with canonical issue #5540 (
decode-interface-builder misattributes object-limit omissions to the connection budget) and sibling NIB decoding reports #5541, #5590, #5692, #5695.Consolidated under Cluster AX (Compiled Interface Builder / NIB Decoding & Object Limit Anomalies) in tracker #4330.
@coygeek commented on GitHub (Oct 21, 2026):
An additional trigger for the same unconsumed
NSObjectsKeys/NSObjectsValuesobject-parent registry affects nested descendants. At baseline9d8e7803326a382cbbb3ffdb900f5e93e5442d68, the fixture below produces 16 objects, but hierarchy edges stop atNSWindowTemplate (6) -> NSView (11) -> NSPopUpButton (13). Cell 17, menu 32 and items 21/34 exist as graph nodes without hierarchy parentage, whilehierarchy_completeistrueand coverage sayscomplete, examined: 4, omitted: 0. Both the source oracle and an ordered-pair read of the compiled registry establish13 -> 17 -> 32 -> {21,34}. Expected behavior is to retain those nested relationships or report partial coverage. Promoting every registry entry to a root would lose this parentage. Verified at baseline; main not re-run after fetching later changes, includingInterfaceBuilderAnalysis.ts.Replace
Main.xibin the issue's app-bundle fixture with:Using the same bundle scaffolding and isolated directories from the issue, run from the built checkout:
All three commands exit 0. The oracle includes
window -> content -> popup -> cell -> menu -> first/second; REA includes only the window, content and popup chain, plus root links to owner/window. The app is never launched.