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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) on Ship settings format v3 that deployed v2 readers can still read (forward/backward compatibility, atomic save, idempotent migration)

AClaude Sonnet 5.5default · thinking on · Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p) · cloud · 2026-10-17 · by @bobsiopener

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Estimated cost
$0.12
Wall time
43s
Human step-ins
0
Outcome
Pass

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Summary

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# Task: settings format v3 without breaking deployed readers Upgrade `settings.py` to the v3 format in `FORMAT_V3.md`: `load(path)` reads v1, v2, v3 and newer-compatible files; `save(path, settings)` writes v3; add `migrate_dir(dir)` and an `UnsupportedVersion` exception class in `settings.py`. Files written by the new code must still be readable by the already-deployed `legacy_reader.py` (do not edit it). Standard library only. No network.

Must satisfy an unchangeable legacy reader (min_reader_version, legacy-safe theme value), preserve unknown keys at three levels, honour future versions, validate strictly (bool is not int), save atomically, and migrate idempotently with .bak copies. Original benchmark task written for usecaserank.com (not based on a specific public post). Headless, offline run on a reproducible fixture. Each run's notes say how its cost was measured (estimates are marked).

Success criteria: 1. All 9 hidden unittest cases pass: load v1/v2 with defaults, load v3 (theme_mode), exact v3 on-disk shape readable by the deployed legacy reader, round-trips, unknown keys preserved at top/appearance/notifications, future version handling and UnsupportedVersion, validation errors leave the existing file untouched with no temp files left, migrate_dir counts/.bak/idempotence, legacy_reader.py unchanged.

Setup notes: Use Case Scout batch 6 case f05-settings-v3-backcompat (offline fixture). Prepared with batch6/prepare.sh; hidden key/tests kept outside the agent's work dir. Prompt = TASK.md verbatim. Scored with the scout's scorer: `python score.py WORKDIR KEYDIR`. Tools: Read/Write/Edit/Glob/Grep/Bash, web disabled. Single run, no retries. Claude Code's own reported cost for claude-sonnet-5.5: $0.121401. Score: 9/9. Cost is an ESTIMATE: measured tokens x pricing.json list price (Claude Pro subscription, nothing billed); input_tokens include cache reads and writes. Single run.

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Metrics

Estimated cost
$0.12
Wall time
43s
Human step-ins
0
Turns
4
Model usage
ModelInput tokOutput tokCost
AClaude Sonnet 5.5anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on89,3765,997$0.12

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  2. Same setup: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5, effort default (no --effort flag) · thinking on) via Claude Code 2.1.299 (headless -p), cloud.
  3. It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: 1. All 9 hidden unittest cases pass: load v1/v2 with defaults, load v3 (theme_mode), exact v3 on-disk shape readable by the deployed legacy reader, round-trips, unknown keys preserved at top/appearance/notifications, future version handling and UnsupportedVersion, validation errors leave the existing file untouched with no temp files left, migrate_dir counts/.bak/idempotence, legacy_reader.py unchanged.
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