fix(tests): read code, not prose — AST-scan the watermark coverage guard

[paoloantinori]

Fixes the red Tests (backend + frontend) check on main.

What happened

tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py::test_every_synthesis_module_routes_through_mark_synthetic scans backend/{api,services,worker} for modules that call a synthesis primitive and requires each to route through the mark_synthetic chokepoint (#1169, EU AI Act Art. 50(2)). The scan was a regex over raw source text, so the comment in worker/transport/server.py explaining the remote_tts_render_v1 feature flag — "A generic backend.generate() call accepts the same wire shape…" — matched, and the gRPC control plane (which never synthesizes anything; it receives digest-verified artifacts) was flagged as an unmarked producer. Main went red.

The fix: the guard reads code, not prose

The producer scan, the excusal checks, and the embed_watermark call ban all moved from substring/regex matching to AST inspection:

• _synthesizes(src) — a module is a producer only if it really CALLS a synthesis primitive (_run_inference, _run_backend_inference, generate_with_cached_ref, synthesize_chapter, or the adapter call on any *backend receiver). Comments and docstrings cannot trip it. An unparseable source is flagged, never excused (strict degrade).
• The adapter rule matches any receiver whose terminal name ends with backend (backend., self.backend., _backend.), which preserves parity with the old regex and closes a hole it missed: generation.py's _backend.generate(...) now scans as the producer it is.
• _references(src, …) — an excusal (or the test_known_producer_still_marks tripwire) requires a real Name/Attribute node: direct call, dotted call, or functools.partial callback. A prose mention of mark_synthetic no longer excuses an unmarked producer.
• _calls(src, …) — the embed_watermark-outside-the-chokepoint ban scans call sites, so a comment like "do not call embed_watermark() directly" can no longer redden main (the exact sibling of the incident being fixed).

Verified over the whole scanned tree: exactly two files change classification, both prose-only (the false positive worker/transport/server.py, and services/audiobook.py whose allowlist entry rested on a docstring mention and is removed, sharpening the list). No real producer is declassified.

Known gap documented (review finding, not fixed here)

services/gpu_sandbox.py renders via model.generate(...) — a real synthesis site no name rule matches (the old regex missed it too) — currently unwired. Documented next to the sonitranslate precedent in the guard instead of silently ignored; wiring that module in should mark the returned audio or adopt the *backend adapter convention.

Review

/simplify (4 angles) and a high-effort code review were both run on the branch; all findings — the substring excusal, the unfixed sibling regex, and the gpu_sandbox blind spot — are addressed in 4922b59 (the blind spot as documentation, per the file's own convention). Watermark suites: 33 passed.

Replaced raw source-text scans with AST-based watermark coverage checks that detect real synthesis calls, excusals, and embed_watermark call sites while rejecting unparseable source. This fixes the failing backend/frontend test check and removes prose-only classifications without declassifying real producers. The existing undocumented model.generate(...) site in services/gpu_sandbox.py remains a known coverage gap; 33 watermark tests pass.

Review follow-up (fb6e1eb)

CodeRabbit's Major finding fixed: an _ALLOWED module that fails to parse is now flagged with the parse error instead of being silently skipped by its exemption (regression test verified fail-before against the old allowlist-first order, pass-after here); the staleness test parses allowlisted sources explicitly. The changelog entry moved from the unsupported CI category into Fixed with the contributor credit.

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Greptile Summary

The PR replaces prose-sensitive watermark coverage checks with AST inspection.

• Detects actual synthesis and direct-watermark call sites rather than comments or docstrings.
• Treats unparseable scanned modules as failures and updates producer/allowlist coverage.
• Documents the change in the unreleased changelog.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py	Reworks the watermark coverage guard around AST-based synthesis, reference, and call detection with focused regression tests.
CHANGELOG.md	Adds an unreleased entry describing the corrected watermark coverage guard.

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The watermark route coverage test now uses AST-based inspection. It detects synthesis producers and embed_watermark calls while ignoring comments and docstrings. It validates mark_synthetic references, syntax failures, and stale allowlist entries.

Changes

Watermark coverage validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
AST synthesis and reference detection tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py	Added AST helpers for configured synthesis callees, adapter .generate() calls, code references, and parse failures.
Coverage and chokepoint checks tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py	Updated producer coverage, allowlist validation, and watermark checks to use AST detection. Expanded unmatched-producer documentation.
Detection regression tests and changelog tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py, CHANGELOG.md	Added tests for supported call forms, prose exclusion, syntax errors, real references, watermark calls, and stale allowlists. Documented the validation change.

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Possibly related PRs

• debpalash/VoiceStudio#1564: Earlier watermark coverage work that this PR expands with AST-based producer detection.

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I18n Completeness (21 Locales)	✅ Passed	The PR changes only CHANGELOG.md and tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py; no frontend files, t() keys, or frontend user-facing strings changed.
Local-First Guarantee	✅ Passed	The PR changes only CHANGELOG.md and local AST/unit tests; added code performs parsing and monkeypatching, with no cloud calls, accounts, API keys, telemetry, or outbound traffic.
Backward Compatibility	✅ Passed	The PR changes only CHANGELOG.md and tests/test_watermark_route_coverage.py; it adds no runtime, database schema, voice/project/settings, or engine model changes.
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[paoloantinori]

Superseded by #1564 (merged) — same root cause, maintainer's tokenize-and-blank approach, which I'm happy to defer to. Closing to avoid two competing guard implementations.

For the record, four deltas from this PR's review rounds survive #1564 and may be worth a small follow-up:

1. test_embed_watermark_not_called_outside_the_chokepoint still greps raw source, so a prose mention of embed_watermark( (e.g. a "do not call this directly" comment) reddens main — the exact sibling of the incident fix(test): watermark producer scan must match code, not prose #1564 fixes. Applying _code_only there closes it.
2. The producer regex still can't see _backend.generate(...) (real synthesis, api/routers/generation.py) — \b doesn't match inside the identifier, before or after this fix. An alias rule or an AST suffix check would catch it.
3. An allowlisted module that fails to parse passes the staleness check vacuously via the raw-scan fallback; parsing allowlisted sources explicitly would fail loudly.
4. services/gpu_sandbox.py renders via model.generate(...) with no mark — unwired today, invisible to any rule (documented in this PR's guard comment next to the sonitranslate precedent).

Happy to send a follow-up PR with any of these on top of #1564's architecture.