[JoaoGSP]

DOPE-599 — sub-task of DOPE-577.

Problem

IEC 61131-3 identifiers are case-insensitive, so Motor and motor are not two variables — they are one, declared twice. The resource-global duplicate-name check compared names verbatim while every other name comparison in the project folds case:

const checkIfVariableExists = (variables, name) =>          // POU locals, list members
  variables.some((v) => v.name.toLowerCase() === name.toLowerCase())

const checkIfGlobalVariableExists = (variables, name) =>    // resource globals
  variables.some((v) => v.name === name)

A second, worse copy lives in the legacy store/slices/workspace/utils/variables.ts, where both predicates compared verbatim.

Folding case exposed a bug on the path the UI actually reaches. updateVariableValidation is what updateVariable({ scope: 'global' }) calls; it already received variableToUpdate but never passed it to the name check, so variables still contained the variable being renamed and a case-only rename collided with itself. Manually confirmed in the running app: renaming a global test_global to TEST_GLOBAL was refused as a duplicate.

Change

• checkIfGlobalVariableExists deleted in both modules; checkIfVariableExists is already exactly the wanted behaviour.
• checkIfVariableExists gained an exclude?: PLCVariable parameter — the same reference-equality skip checkIfLocationExists has used on this path for a while — so an update can skip the variable under edit.
• Both updateVariableValidation and updateGlobalVariableValidation now pass the variable under edit.
• In the legacy module the auto-suffix filters fold case too. They filter candidates with a case-sensitive includes, so a case-different name would enter the suffix branch with an empty array and index sortedVariables[-1] → undefined.name → TypeError. The project validator's checkVariableName already folds case in the same filter; this brings the legacy copy in line.

No caller depended on the case-sensitive reading — grep -rn "GlobalVariableValidation" src/ returns only the two validators and their two test suites.

Deliberately wider than the card

The card's acceptance criteria say POU locals and global-variable-list members keep today's behaviour. Self-exclusion now applies to them as well, so a case-only self-rename works for a local too. Reading: that bullet is about not loosening the collision rule for locals (they already fold case), and self-exclusion is a different axis — a local owns no file path, so it has the same claim to a case rename as a global. Blocking it was the same bug. Also, re-setting a variable to the name it already has now returns ok instead of "already exists", which was a pointless refusal on a no-op.

This is intentionally not the stricter rule DOPE-538 applies to POUs and data types, which each own a file path that folds on macOS and Windows. A resource global lives in project.json and owns no file, so folding case is safe.

Not touched

elementNameCollision in store/slices/shared/slice.ts — that belongs to DOPE-557 and DOPE-598/600, running in parallel.

Tests

project-validation-variables.test.ts and workspace-variables.test.ts cover the validators directly: collisions in either direction, case-only rename onto self, rename onto another variable, and both auto-suffix create paths (which would crash without the filter fold).

project-slice.test.ts drives the real Zustand store through updateVariable, reproducing the reported scenario end to end. That also exercises the exclude check against an immer draft proxy, proving proxy identity holds inside produce — not something the validator-level tests can show.

Negative control: reverting the one-line updateVariableValidation fix fails exactly the four new self-rename cases and nothing else.

× allows a case-only rename of a variable onto itself
× allows re-setting a variable to the name it already has
× renames a global variable to a different case of its own name
× renames a local variable to a different case of its own name
Tests  4 failed | 426 passed (430)

Verification

	openplc-web	openplc-editor
unit tests	367 files / 7685 pass	367 pass / 7715 pass, 20 skipped
tsc	clean	clean
prettier / eslint / arch	clean	clean

Coverage on both touched validators: 100% lines, functions, statements and branches.
Shared surface: compare-surfaces.py → match: true, 1081 files, 0 diffs.
Verified manually in the running app by the reporter.

Mirror of https://github.com/Autonomy-Logic/openplc-web/pull/732

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Variable-name validation now treats uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent.
  • Prevents creating or renaming variables to names that conflict with existing variables only by capitalization.
  • Allows a variable to change capitalization while retaining its own name.
  • Applies consistent conflict detection to local and global variables.
  • Provides clearer handling of name conflicts during variable creation and updates.

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Walkthrough

Variable validation now treats names as case-insensitive across project and workspace modules. Case-only renames of the same variable remain valid. Renames that collide with another variable are rejected. Tests cover creation, updates, global variables, and project-slice behavior.

Changes

Variable validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Project variable validation src/frontend/store/slices/project/validation/variables.ts, src/frontend/store/__tests__/project-validation-variables.test.ts, src/frontend/store/__tests__/project-slice.test.ts	Project checks now enforce case-insensitive uniqueness and exclude the variable being renamed. Tests cover local and global case-only renames and collision errors.
Workspace variable validation src/frontend/store/slices/workspace/utils/variables.ts, src/frontend/store/__tests__/workspace-variables.test.ts	Workspace creation and update checks now compare names without case sensitivity. Global updates accept an excluded variable for case-only self-renames. Tests cover suffixing and collision handling.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 27bce

The change improves case-insensitive variable validation, but dense address allocation can still assign overlapping addresses and workspace local case-only renames may remain incorrectly rejected. These correctness risks should be resolved before merge.

Suggested reviewers: thiagoralves

Poem

A rabbit checks each name,
Case folds softly through the code,
Self-renames pass cleanly,
Conflicts find their proper stop,
Tests guard each garden path.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: case-insensitive variable-name comparisons across the relevant validation paths.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is detailed and directly related to the change. It includes the Jira reference, problem statement, implementation details, scope decisions, tests, verification results, and coverage. I…
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In `@src/frontend/store/slices/workspace/utils/variables.ts`:
- Line 14: Update checkIfVariableExists to accept an optional edited-variable
exclusion and ignore that variable during the case-insensitive name comparison.
Pass the edited variable from updateVariableValidation, and add coverage for a
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Approving. One finding, in code nothing calls. Everything else I checked holds.

Findings

Sev	Location	Problem	Confidence
nit	workspace/utils/variables.ts:100,114	The legacy updateVariableValidation did not get exclude, so in that module a case-only self-rename of a local goes from allowed to refused	high
nit	web #732	BEHIND development — needs an update-branch before merge	high

On the first

This is CodeRabbit's Major. The substance holds; the severity does not.

In the legacy module, line 184 (globals) passes variableToUpdate; line 114 (locals) does not, and the signature at line 100 does not even accept it. The effect is a regression rather than an omission:

• Before: variables.some(v => v.name === name) — renaming test to TEST compared 'test' === 'TEST' → false → allowed.
• After: case is folded with no exclusion → 'test' === 'test' → true → refused.

Why I'd call it a nit: I went looking for who consumes that module, and the only external import is arrayValidation, in array-modal.tsx. The legacy updateVariableValidation is exported (line 202) and has no production caller. It is dead code — but dead code that now contradicts the rule this PR establishes, and the fix is the same two lines already present in its sibling seventy lines below.

What I would correct regardless is the PR body, which says:

"Both updateVariableValidation and updateGlobalVariableValidation now pass the variable under edit."

True in project/validation/variables.ts, false in workspace/utils/variables.ts. A reviewer trusting that sentence will not go and look.

What I verified

Mirror — 5/5 files byte-identical, all under src/frontend/.

The locale trap — this uses toLowerCase(), not toLocaleLowerCase(). It matters: in Turkish, 'I'.toLocaleLowerCase('tr') is 'ı', so MOTOR would stop colliding with motor on a Turkish customer's machine, and only there. toLowerCase() is locale-independent by specification. Right call, whether or not it was a deliberate one.

Reference equality against an immer draft — the fragile part, so I followed the caller rather than trusting the comment. getVariableBasedOnRowIdOrVariableId returns variables[index], the live element of the same array that is passed alongside it, so proxy identity holds inside produce.

I tested the alternative I was going to suggest, and it is worse. PLCVariable carries a stable id, so comparing variable.id !== exclude.id looks more robust than proxy identity. I swapped it in and ran the suite: 5 tests fail, against 0 for the version as written. Reference equality is the correct choice here, and the comment explaining it earns its place.

The negative control in the PR body reproduces exactly. Reverting the updateVariableValidation line:

Tests:  4 failed, 1725 passed, 1729 total

Four, and only the four self-rename cases, as claimed.

Existing projects — validation runs only on create (slice.ts:1037) and update (:1114), never on load. A project that today holds Foo and foo as globals still opens; the user simply cannot add a third by that name. That is the right outcome, since under IEC they were always one variable.

Suites — 469 passing across the three touched files, 1729 across the store directory. CI green on both PRs.

Acceptance criteria (DOPE-599)

AC	Status
Global collision refused regardless of case	✅
Case-only self-rename of a global still allowed	✅ proven by the negative control
POU locals and list members keep today's behaviour	⚠️ deliberately widened
Tests in project-validation-variables.test.ts	✅
Mirrored pair, mirror gate green	✅

On the third: self-exclusion now applies to locals too, against the letter of the card. I agree with the author's reading — that bullet is about not loosening the collision rule, and locals already folded case; self-exclusion is a different axis. The card's own "Watch for" says a case-only rename must stay allowed, and extending that to locals follows the same reasoning. Worth updating the card's wording so it is not closed against a criterion that no longer describes the intent.

Mirror: openplc-web#732 — same review posted there; the 5 shared files are byte-identical.

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src/frontend/store/slices/project/validation/variables.ts (1)

395-395: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not return an occupied address after the iteration cap.

If 8,193 consecutive slots are occupied from the requested address, the loop stops with collidesAt(linear) still true. This line then returns a location that collides with an existing variable.

Advance past the conflicting range, or return an explicit allocation failure before calling formatAddress.

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In `@src/frontend/store/slices/project/validation/variables.ts` at line 395,
Update the allocation loop around collidesAt and formatAddress so reaching the
iteration cap cannot call formatAddress while collidesAt(linear) remains true.
Advance linear beyond the conflicting occupied range or return the established
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