Slate v2 Live Shape Register

Reference doc. Not a live queue owner. For current queue and roadmap truth, see ../master-roadmap.md.

Purpose

Named register for allowed non-canonical live shapes in the True Slate RC program.

This exists so maintainers can audit:

If a live shape is not listed here, it is not an allowed intentional exception.

Why it exists:

forcing live text coalescing after ordinary edits kept breaking split/merge and delete proof
the better value is to keep live editing stable and canonicalize only when the caller asks for heavier cleanup

Where it is allowed:

What canonicalizes it:

Proof rows:

normalization-contract.ts — explicit adjacent-text cleanup owner rows
range-ref-contract.ts — explicit adjacent-text cleanup rebasing row
clipboard-contract.ts — broad mixed-inline proof stays green because this is not default live cleanup
app-owned-customization.tsx — runtime selection/render proof stays green because this is not default live cleanup

Why it exists:

broad live flattening kept breaking mixed-inline clipboard and runtime proof
the better value is to keep the default live path safe and flatten only on explicit canonicalization boundaries

Where it is allowed:

ordinary committed snapshots
ordinary live transactions
inline-style containers, outside the direct-child node-op seam that is already proved safe to flatten

What canonicalizes it:

Proof rows:

normalization-contract.ts — explicit inline-container flattening owner row
range-ref-contract.ts — explicit inline-container flattening rebasing row
clipboard-contract.ts — broad mixed-inline proof stays green because broad live flattening is not default
primitives-contract.tsx — mixed-inline runtime/selection proof stays green because broad live flattening is not default

These are explicitly outside the default live contract unless reopened with a better design and fresh proof: