Adjusted the protected-glossary capitalization logic so capitalization checks only apply when the same protected glossary identity was already present in the original text.

src/audita/validators/protection.py

@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ class ProtectedVocabulary:
                     if after_item.text == after_item.canonical:
                         continue
                     return "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
-                if after_item.text != after_item.canonical:
-                    return "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
         return None
 
 

tests/test_protected_validator.py

@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ def test_protected_vocabulary_blocks_noncanonical_capitalization():
         == "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
     )
     assert (
-        vocabulary.violation_reason("gestures", "jesters")
+        vocabulary.violation_reason("Jesters", "jesters")
         == "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
     )
     assert (
-        vocabulary.glossary_stage_violation_reason("Hrank moves.", "POPOV moves.")
+        vocabulary.glossary_stage_violation_reason("Popov moves.", "POPOV moves.")
         == "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
     )
 
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ def test_protected_vocabulary_allows_corrections_toward_protected_terms():
 
     assert vocabulary.violation_reason("Pawpaw moves.", "Popov moves.") is None
     assert vocabulary.violation_reason("gestures", "Jesters") is None
+    assert vocabulary.violation_reason("gestures", "jesters") is None
     assert vocabulary.violation_reason("rank", "Hrank") is None
+    assert vocabulary.violation_reason("rank", "hrank") is None
     assert vocabulary.violation_reason("spend", "Svend") is None
 
 
@@ -179,6 +181,51 @@ def test_protected_glossary_terms_validator_returns_proposal_indexed_decisions()
     assert result.decisions[1].approved is True
 
 
+def test_protected_glossary_terms_validator_allows_nonglossary_to_lowercase_glossary_replacement():
+    validator = ProtectedGlossaryTermsValidator("protected_glossary_guard")
+    transcript = parse_transcript_json(
+        """
+        [
+          {"id": 1, "speaker": "Eric", "start": 0.0, "end": 1.0, "text": "gestures advance."},
+          {"id": 2, "speaker": "Eric", "start": 1.0, "end": 2.0, "text": "rank moves."}
+        ]
+        """
+    )
+    proposals = [
+        CorrectionProposal(
+            proposal_index=0,
+            module_instance="homophones",
+            module_key="homophones",
+            id=1,
+            original_text="gestures",
+            corrected_text="jesters",
+            confidence=0.9,
+        ),
+        CorrectionProposal(
+            proposal_index=1,
+            module_instance="homophones",
+            module_key="homophones",
+            id=2,
+            original_text="rank",
+            corrected_text="hrank",
+            confidence=0.9,
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    result = validator.validate(
+        ValidationContext(
+            proposals=proposals,
+            transcript=transcript,
+            glossary=_glossary(),
+            config=None,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            run_spec=ModuleRunSpec(instance_name="homophones", module_key="homophones", module=None),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            run_dir=__import__("pathlib").Path("."),
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert [decision.approved for decision in result.decisions] == [True, True]
+
+
 def test_glossary_stage_protected_glossary_terms_validator_allows_glossary_to_glossary_replacement():
     validator = GlossaryStageProtectedGlossaryTermsValidator("glossary_stage_protected_glossary_guard")
     transcript = parse_transcript_json(
@@ -223,8 +270,8 @@ def test_glossary_stage_protected_glossary_terms_validator_allows_glossary_to_gl
 
     assert [decision.proposal_index for decision in result.decisions] == [0, 1]
     assert result.decisions[0].approved is True
-    assert result.decisions[1].approved is False
-    assert result.decisions[1].reason == "correction changes protected glossary term capitalization"
+    assert result.decisions[1].approved is True
+    assert result.decisions[1].reason is None
 
 
 def test_protected_glossary_terms_validator_uses_proposal_span_only():