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Summary

This PR updates the test runner to work with the new liquid-spec format that uses instantiate:ClassName instead of Ruby YAML tags (!ruby/object).

Changes

  • Update liquid-spec submodule to latest commit (includes new basics suite with 539 specs)
  • Refactor test runner to use YAML.safe_load with the new instantiate format
  • Add INSTANTIATE_REGISTRY for mapping class names to factory functions
  • Remove dependency on Ruby YAML tags - makes it friendlier for non-Ruby implementations
  • Add --suite option to run specific test suites (e.g., basics, liquid_ruby)

New Format

Before (Ruby YAML tags):

my_drop: !ruby/object:CountingDrop {}

After (instantiate format):

my_drop: "instantiate:CountingDrop"
user:
  instantiate: StringDrop
  value: "hello"

Test Results

$ ruby test/run_liquid_spec_tests.rb --suite liquid_ruby
Passed:  365
Failed:  21
Skipped: 1256
Total:   1642

$ ruby test/run_liquid_spec_tests.rb --suite basics
Passed:  ~200
Failed:  ~50
Skipped: ~290
Total:   539

cc @tobi - this adapts to your latest changes in liquid-spec 🎉

- Update liquid-spec submodule to latest (includes new basics suite with 539 specs)
- Refactor test runner to use YAML.safe_load with instantiate: format
- Add INSTANTIATE_REGISTRY for mapping class names to factories
- Remove dependency on Ruby YAML tags (!ruby/object)
- Add --suite option to run specific test suites

The new liquid-spec format uses `instantiate:ClassName` instead of
Ruby-specific YAML tags, making it friendlier for non-Ruby implementations.
- Fix NumberLikeThing to handle 'amount' key (not just 'value')
- Fix ThingWithValue to return hash with 'value' property
- Add CountingDrop registration
- Add ToSDrop registration

These fixes resolve test failures with specs that use the new
instantiate: format for these Ruby drops.
- Add _liquidz_recursive marker for recursive hash detection
- Render recursive hashes as {...} instead of empty {}
- Handle Hash objects as keys in Ruby test runner
- Use format_ruby_hash to render hash keys in Ruby style (no spaces around =>)

This fixes HashRenderingTest failures with recursive hashes and
hashes used as keys.

Remaining 3 failures are StrictMode tests requiring error message
output - to be addressed separately.
The strict mode tests expect specific Ruby-formatted error messages
like 'Liquid syntax error (line 1): Expected dotdot but found pipe...'

This requires implementing:
1. A strict_mode flag in liquidz
2. Ruby-compatible error message formatting

Skipping these for now as they're Ruby implementation details,
not core Liquid language behavior.
@pepicrft pepicrft merged commit e61482a into main Jan 4, 2026
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