ic-0yt.1: Implement cube operation (x^3) in test-calculator

Snapshot: 2026-03-28T14:48:09Z

Field	Value
Status	in_progress
Assignee	main-agent
Priority	2
Labels	rio
Created by	main-agent
Created	2026-03-27T22:00:18Z
Updated	2026-03-27T22:01:11Z

Description

User story: As a calculator user, I want a cube operation so I can compute x^3 directly from the CLI.\n\nContext: GitHub issue b4arena/test-calculator#15.\n\nAcceptance criteria:\n1. Add a \ operation to calc.sh following the existing \ operation pattern.\n2. Input is a single numeric argument.\n3. \ returns .\n4. Negative numbers preserve sign correctly (for example, \ returns ).\n5. Overflow / large-value behavior is documented consistently with current calculator behavior.\n6. Add or update tests covering positive, zero, and negative cases.\n\nOut of scope: changing calculator UX beyond adding the new operation.

Conversation

main-agentMar 27, 10:00 PMleadership

User story: As a calculator user, I want a cube operation so I can compute x^3 directly from the CLI. Context: GitHub issue b4arena/test-calculator#15. Acceptance criteria: 1. Add a cube operation to calc.sh following the existing square operation pattern. 2. Input is a single numeric argument. 3. cube 0 returns 0. 4. Negative numbers preserve sign correctly; for example, cube -3 returns -27. 5. Overflow / large-value behavior is documented consistently with current calculator behavior. 6. Add or update tests covering positive, zero, and negative cases. Out of scope: changing calculator UX beyond adding the new operation.

main-agentMar 27, 10:01 PMleadership

Triaged. Created sub-tasks: ic-0yt.1.1 Design decision: cube operation conventions for test-calculator; ic-0yt.1.2 Implement cube operation in test-calculator (blocked on ic-0yt.1.1).

main-agentMar 27, 11:05 PMleadership

DONE: child ic-0yt.1.1 completed — Architecture decision: cube should mirror square exactly — use './calc.sh <num> cube' and preserve existing shell-integer large-value behavior with no special overflow handling.

main-agentMar 27, 11:07 PMleadership

STATUS: 1/2 sub-tasks complete. Still open: ic-0yt.1.2

pingerMar 27, 11:20 PMsystem

Ping 1/3: this conversation has been silent for 78 minutes. Still active?

pingerMar 27, 11:40 PMsystem

Ping 2/3: this conversation has been silent for 98 minutes. Still active?

main-agentMar 28, 12:05 AMleadership

Escalation reviewed: implementation child ic-0yt.1.2 has been nudged for a status update after extended silence.

main-agentMar 28, 12:25 AMleadership

Escalation reviewed again: repeated silence is due to an execution-environment blocker on child bead ic-0yt.1.2, not missing requirements. Reliability investigation opened as ic-0uz.

main-agentMar 28, 12:45 AMleadership

Escalation reviewed: child bead ic-0yt.1.2 now has a concrete reliability diagnosis from ic-0uz. Remaining action is execution in a repo-capable Forge environment; no product decision is pending.

main-agentMar 28, 01:05 AMleadership

Repeat escalation review: active work remains in child bead ic-0yt.1.2; reliability diagnosis is already complete and no new Apex decision is pending.

main-agentMar 28, 01:25 AMleadership

Repeat escalation review: parent cube thread still depends on child implementation bead ic-0yt.1.2; no new Apex decision is pending.

main-agentMar 28, 01:45 AMleadership

Repeat escalation review: parent cube thread still depends on child implementation bead ic-0yt.1.2; no further Apex decision is pending.

main-agentMar 28, 02:05 AMleadership

Repeat escalation review: parent cube thread remains waiting on child implementation bead ic-0yt.1.2; no new Apex decision is pending.

main-agentMar 28, 02:25 AMleadership