wafrift-evolution 0.2.8

Genetic algorithm engine, differential analysis, intelligence feedback loop, and WAF-aware advisor.
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use crate::evolution::crossover::mutation::mutate_with_log;
use crate::evolution::{Chromosome, GenePool, population::random_chromosome};
use crate::lineage::Lineage;
use crate::search::{EvalCandidate, SearchAlgorithm};
use crate::types::{Budget, EvolutionError, OracleVerdict, SearchStats};
use rand::Rng;
use rand::rngs::StdRng;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::collections::HashMap;

/// Novelty search with k-NN behavioral distance archive.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
pub struct NoveltySearch {
    population: Vec<Chromosome>,
    archive: Vec<Chromosome>,
    gene_pool: GenePool,
    generation: u32,
    eval_counter: u64,
    k: usize,
    threshold: f64,
    #[serde(skip)]
    in_flight: HashMap<u64, Chromosome>,
}

impl NoveltySearch {
    #[must_use]
    pub fn new(k: usize, threshold: f64) -> Self {
        Self {
            population: Vec::new(),
            archive: Vec::new(),
            gene_pool: GenePool::default_wafrift(),
            generation: 0,
            eval_counter: 0,
            k,
            threshold,
            in_flight: HashMap::new(),
        }
    }

    fn phenotypic_distance(a: &Chromosome, b: &Chromosome) -> f64 {
        let genes_a: Vec<_> = a.genes.iter().map(|(n, v)| format!("{n}={v}")).collect();
        let genes_b: Vec<_> = b.genes.iter().map(|(n, v)| format!("{n}={v}")).collect();
        levenshtein_distance(&genes_a.join("|"), &genes_b.join("|")) as f64
            / (genes_a.len().max(genes_b.len()).max(1) as f64)
    }

    fn novelty_score(&self, chromosome: &Chromosome) -> f64 {
        let mut neighbors: Vec<f64> = self
            .archive
            .iter()
            .chain(self.population.iter())
            .map(|other| Self::phenotypic_distance(chromosome, other))
            .collect();
        neighbors.sort_by(|a, b| a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
        neighbors.truncate(self.k);
        if neighbors.is_empty() {
            return f64::INFINITY;
        }
        neighbors.iter().sum::<f64>() / neighbors.len() as f64
    }

    fn generate_individual(&self, rng: &mut StdRng) -> Chromosome {
        if self.population.is_empty() {
            return random_chromosome(&self.gene_pool, rng);
        }
        let parent = &self.population[rng.gen_range(0..self.population.len())];
        let mut child = parent.clone();
        let log = mutate_with_log(&mut child, &self.gene_pool, 0.3, rng);
        child.lineage = Lineage::mutation(parent, log, self.generation);
        child
    }
}

impl Default for NoveltySearch {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self::new(15, 0.3)
    }
}

impl SearchAlgorithm for NoveltySearch {
    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
        "novelty_search"
    }

    fn initialize(&mut self, population: Vec<Chromosome>, gene_pool: &GenePool, _rng: &mut StdRng) {
        self.gene_pool = gene_pool.clone();
        self.population = population;
        self.archive.clear();
        self.in_flight.clear();
    }

    fn request_evaluations(&mut self, n: usize, rng: &mut StdRng) -> Vec<EvalCandidate> {
        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(n);
        for _ in 0..n {
            self.eval_counter += 1;
            let candidate = self.generate_individual(rng);
            self.in_flight.insert(self.eval_counter, candidate.clone());
            out.push(EvalCandidate {
                id: self.eval_counter,
                chromosome: candidate,
            });
        }
        out
    }

    fn submit_evaluations(&mut self, results: Vec<(u64, OracleVerdict)>) {
        let mut evaluated: Vec<Chromosome> = Vec::with_capacity(results.len());
        for (id, verdict) in results {
            if let Some(mut candidate) = self.in_flight.remove(&id) {
                candidate.record_verdict(&verdict);
                evaluated.push(candidate);
            }
        }

        // Add to archive based on novelty. Cap the archive at 10_000
        // to prevent unbounded growth on long-running scans (every
        // novel candidate would otherwise stay alive forever, leaking
        // memory until OOM). When full, evict the least-novel entry
        // by score so the highest-novelty history is retained.
        const ARCHIVE_CAP: usize = 10_000;
        for candidate in evaluated {
            let score = self.novelty_score(&candidate);
            if score > self.threshold {
                if self.archive.len() >= ARCHIVE_CAP
                    && let Some((min_idx, _)) = self
                        .archive
                        .iter()
                        .enumerate()
                        .map(|(i, c)| (i, self.novelty_score(c)))
                        .min_by(|(_, a), (_, b)| {
                            a.partial_cmp(b).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
                        })
                {
                    self.archive.swap_remove(min_idx);
                }
                self.archive.push(candidate.clone());
            }
            self.population.push(candidate);
        }

        // Cull population to reasonable size, keeping most novel
        if self.population.len() > 100 {
            let temp: Vec<Chromosome> = self.population.drain(..).collect();
            let mut scored: Vec<(f64, Chromosome)> = temp
                .into_iter()
                .map(|c| (self.novelty_score(&c), c))
                .collect();
            scored.sort_by(|a, b| b.0.partial_cmp(&a.0).unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
            scored.truncate(100);
            self.population = scored.into_iter().map(|(_, c)| c).collect();
        }

        self.generation += 1;
    }

    fn should_terminate(&self, stats: &SearchStats, budget: &Budget) -> bool {
        stats.evaluations >= budget.max_requests
            || stats.generation >= budget.max_generations
            || stats.stagnation_counter >= budget.stagnation_limit
    }

    fn best(&self) -> Option<&Chromosome> {
        self.population
            .iter()
            .chain(self.archive.iter())
            .max_by(|a, b| {
                a.fitness
                    .partial_cmp(&b.fitness)
                    .unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal)
            })
    }

    fn checkpoint(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, EvolutionError> {
        serde_json::to_vec(self).map_err(EvolutionError::SerializationFailed)
    }

    fn restore(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), EvolutionError> {
        if bytes.len() > crate::types::MAX_CHECKPOINT_BYTES {
            return Err(EvolutionError::OversizedData {
                context: "novelty checkpoint restore".into(),
                size: bytes.len(),
                max: crate::types::MAX_CHECKPOINT_BYTES,
            });
        }
        *self = serde_json::from_slice(bytes).map_err(EvolutionError::DeserializationFailed)?;
        self.in_flight.clear();
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Population + archive — both are live state the algorithm draws
    /// candidates from. Diversity over the union is the meaningful
    /// signal for adaptive mutation pressure.
    fn population_snapshot(&self) -> Vec<Chromosome> {
        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(self.population.len() + self.archive.len());
        out.extend(self.population.iter().cloned());
        out.extend(self.archive.iter().cloned());
        out
    }

    fn clone_box(&self) -> Box<dyn SearchAlgorithm> {
        Box::new(self.clone())
    }
}

fn levenshtein_distance(a: &str, b: &str) -> usize {
    let a_chars: Vec<char> = a.chars().collect();
    let b_chars: Vec<char> = b.chars().collect();
    let mut prev = vec![0; b_chars.len() + 1];
    let mut curr = vec![0; b_chars.len() + 1];
    for (j, slot) in prev.iter_mut().enumerate().take(b_chars.len() + 1) {
        *slot = j;
    }
    for i in 1..=a_chars.len() {
        curr[0] = i;
        for j in 1..=b_chars.len() {
            let cost = if a_chars[i - 1] == b_chars[j - 1] {
                0
            } else {
                1
            };
            curr[j] = (curr[j - 1] + 1).min(prev[j] + 1).min(prev[j - 1] + cost);
        }
        std::mem::swap(&mut prev, &mut curr);
    }
    prev[b_chars.len()]
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use rand::SeedableRng;

    fn dummy_chromosome(encoding: &str, grammar: &str, content_type: &str) -> Chromosome {
        Chromosome::new(vec![
            ("encoding".into(), encoding.into()),
            ("grammar_rule".into(), grammar.into()),
            ("content_type".into(), content_type.into()),
        ])
    }

    #[test]
    fn initialize_sets_population() {
        let mut alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        let pool = GenePool::default_wafrift();
        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(1);
        let pop = vec![
            dummy_chromosome("UrlEncode", "sqli", "json"),
            dummy_chromosome("CaseAlternation", "cmdi", "form"),
        ];
        alg.initialize(pop.clone(), &pool, &mut rng);
        assert_eq!(alg.population.len(), 2);
        assert!(alg.archive.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn request_evaluations_returns_unique_ids() {
        let mut alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        let pool = GenePool::default_wafrift();
        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(2);
        alg.initialize(
            vec![dummy_chromosome("UrlEncode", "sqli", "json")],
            &pool,
            &mut rng,
        );

        let c1 = alg.request_evaluations(2, &mut rng);
        let c2 = alg.request_evaluations(2, &mut rng);
        let ids: Vec<_> = c1.iter().chain(c2.iter()).map(|c| c.id).collect();
        let unique: std::collections::HashSet<_> = ids.iter().copied().collect();
        assert_eq!(ids.len(), unique.len());
    }

    #[test]
    fn submit_evaluation_populates_archive_and_population() {
        let mut alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.0); // threshold = 0 → everything is novel
        let pool = GenePool::default_wafrift();
        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(3);
        alg.initialize(vec![], &pool, &mut rng);

        let candidates = alg.request_evaluations(2, &mut rng);
        let id1 = candidates[0].id;
        let id2 = candidates[1].id;

        alg.submit_evaluations(vec![
            (
                id1,
                OracleVerdict {
                    passed: true,
                    status_delta: 1,
                    body_delta: 1,
                    latency_ms: 10,
                    confidence: 0.9,
                    triggered_rules: 0,
                },
            ),
            (
                id2,
                OracleVerdict {
                    passed: false,
                    status_delta: 0,
                    body_delta: 0,
                    latency_ms: 10,
                    confidence: 0.1,
                    triggered_rules: 1,
                },
            ),
        ]);

        assert!(!alg.population.is_empty());
        assert!(!alg.archive.is_empty());
        assert!(alg.best().is_some());
    }

    #[test]
    fn archive_respects_threshold() {
        let mut alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, f64::INFINITY); // threshold = ∞ → nothing is novel
        let pool = GenePool::default_wafrift();
        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(4);
        alg.initialize(vec![], &pool, &mut rng);

        let candidates = alg.request_evaluations(3, &mut rng);
        let results: Vec<_> = candidates
            .iter()
            .map(|c| {
                (
                    c.id,
                    OracleVerdict {
                        passed: true,
                        status_delta: 1,
                        body_delta: 1,
                        latency_ms: 10,
                        confidence: 0.9,
                        triggered_rules: 0,
                    },
                )
            })
            .collect();
        alg.submit_evaluations(results);
        // With infinite threshold, nothing should enter the archive
        assert!(alg.archive.is_empty());
        // But population still grows
        assert!(!alg.population.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn checkpoint_roundtrip_clears_in_flight() {
        let mut alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        let pool = GenePool::default_wafrift();
        let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(5);
        alg.initialize(
            vec![dummy_chromosome("UrlEncode", "sqli", "json")],
            &pool,
            &mut rng,
        );
        let _ = alg.request_evaluations(3, &mut rng);
        assert!(!alg.in_flight.is_empty());

        let bytes = alg.checkpoint().expect("checkpoint must serialize");
        let mut restored = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        restored.restore(&bytes).expect("restore must succeed");
        assert!(restored.in_flight.is_empty());
    }

    #[test]
    fn should_terminate_respects_budget() {
        let alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        let budget = Budget::default_wafrift();
        let stats = SearchStats {
            generation: budget.max_generations - 1,
            ..SearchStats::default()
        };
        assert!(!alg.should_terminate(&stats, &budget));
        let stats = SearchStats {
            generation: budget.max_generations,
            ..SearchStats::default()
        };
        assert!(alg.should_terminate(&stats, &budget));
    }

    #[test]
    fn best_returns_none_for_empty_population_and_archive() {
        let alg = NoveltySearch::new(5, 0.3);
        assert!(alg.best().is_none());
    }

    #[test]
    fn phenotypic_distance_is_symmetric() {
        let a = dummy_chromosome("UrlEncode", "sqli", "json");
        let b = dummy_chromosome("CaseAlternation", "cmdi", "form");
        let d1 = NoveltySearch::phenotypic_distance(&a, &b);
        let d2 = NoveltySearch::phenotypic_distance(&b, &a);
        assert!((d1 - d2).abs() < f64::EPSILON);
    }

    #[test]
    fn phenotypic_distance_self_is_zero() {
        let a = dummy_chromosome("UrlEncode", "sqli", "json");
        let d = NoveltySearch::phenotypic_distance(&a, &a);
        assert!(d.abs() < f64::EPSILON);
    }

    #[test]
    fn levenshtein_distance_smoke() {
        assert_eq!(super::levenshtein_distance("kitten", "sitting"), 3);
        assert_eq!(super::levenshtein_distance("", ""), 0);
        assert_eq!(super::levenshtein_distance("a", ""), 1);
        assert_eq!(super::levenshtein_distance("", "b"), 1);
    }
}