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[AIT-1138] Deprecate RTPO8d: PathObject#instance wraps primitives (RTPO8f) #504

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Deprecate RTPO8d: PathObject#instance now wraps primitives (RTPO8f)
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RTPO8f: enumerate primitive types, reorder before failure clause RTPO8e
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion specifications/objects-features.md
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Expand Up @@ -912,7 +912,8 @@ A `PathObject` is obtained from `RealtimeObject#get` ([RTO23](#RTO23)), which re
- `(RTPO8a)` Checks the access API preconditions per [RTO25](#RTO25)
- `(RTPO8b)` Resolves the path using the path resolution procedure ([RTPO3](#RTPO3))
- `(RTPO8c)` If the resolved value is a `LiveObject` (i.e. a `LiveMap` or `LiveCounter`), returns a new `Instance` ([RTINS1](#RTINS1)) wrapping that `LiveObject`
- `(RTPO8d)` If the resolved value is a primitive, returns undefined/null
- `(RTPO8d)` This clause has been replaced by [RTPO8f](#RTPO8f).
- `(RTPO8f)` If the resolved value is a primitive (`Boolean`, `Binary`, `Number`, `String`, `JsonArray`, `JsonObject`), returns a new `Instance` ([RTINS1](#RTINS1)) wrapping the primitive value
- `(RTPO8e)` If path resolution fails, returns undefined/null per [RTPO3c1](#RTPO3c1)
- `(RTPO9)` `PathObject#entries` function:
- `(RTPO9a)` Checks the access API preconditions per [RTO25](#RTO25)
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13 changes: 9 additions & 4 deletions uts/objects/unit/path_object.md
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Expand Up @@ -276,14 +276,16 @@ ASSERT map_inst.id() == "map:profile@1000"

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## RTPO8c - instance() returns null for primitive
## RTPO8f - instance() returns Instance for primitive

**Test ID**: `objects/unit/RTPO8c/instance-primitive-null-0`
**Test ID**: `objects/unit/RTPO8f/instance-primitive-wrapped-0`

| Spec | Requirement |
|------|-------------|
| RTPO8a | Checks access API preconditions per RTO25 |
| RTPO8d | Primitive -> returns null |
| RTPO8f | Primitive -> Instance wrapping the primitive value |
| RTINS3b | Primitive Instance has no object id |
| RTINS4c | Instance#value returns the primitive value directly |

### Setup
```pseudo
Expand All @@ -292,7 +294,10 @@ ASSERT map_inst.id() == "map:profile@1000"

### Assertions
```pseudo
ASSERT root.get("name").instance() == null
name_inst = root.get("name").instance()
ASSERT name_inst IS Instance
ASSERT name_inst.id() == null
ASSERT name_inst.value() == "Alice"
```

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