[WIP] Complete converters audit and improve documentation

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✅ READY TO MERGE: Converters Audit Complete

🎯 Summary

This PR completes the converters audit work in branch copilot/audit-improve-converters-files. All changes have been reviewed and are ready for merge into dev.

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📝 Changes Included

✅ Documentation Added (27 converters)

XML Documentation added to all modified converters:

• Class-level <summary> and <remarks>
• Mathematical explanations for ConvertBack support/limitations
• Property documentation
• XAML usage examples where applicable

✅ ConvertBack Fixes (9 converters)

Fixed incorrect ConvertBack implementations:

Math Converters:

• Sin.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Cos.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Tan.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Ctg.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅

Rounding:

• Round.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅

Reason: These transformations are mathematically non-invertible:

• Trigonometric functions are periodic (infinite solutions)
• Rounding loses fractional part information

✅ Tests Created (4 files)

Located in Tests\MathCore.WPF.Tests\Converters\:

• AbsTests.cs - Tests for Abs converter
• SinTests.cs - Tests for Sin converter
• RoundTests.cs - Tests for Round converter
• MapperTests.cs - Tests for Mapper converter

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⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES

ConvertBack Behavior Changed

Before (INCORRECT):

protected override double ConvertBack(double v, double? p = null) => v; // Wrong!

After (CORRECT):

protected override double ConvertBack(double v, double? p = null) => 
    throw new NotSupportedException("Mathematical reason why impossible");

Impact on Applications

Applications using TwoWay binding with these converters will now throw exceptions:

<!-- ❌ WILL THROW EXCEPTION -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Sin}, Mode=TwoWay}" />

<!-- ✅ FIX: Use OneWay -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Sin}, Mode=OneWay}" />

Affected Converters

Now throw NotSupportedException in ConvertBack:

• Sin, Cos, Tan, Ctg (periodic functions)
• Round, Truncate, Trunc (lose precision)

Still support ConvertBack (working correctly):

• ✅ Inverse (1/x is self-inverse)
• ✅ dB (log ↔ exp mathematically invertible)
• ✅ Not (boolean inversion is self-inverse)
• ✅ Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiply, Divide, Linear
• ✅ Temperature: TemperatureC2F, TemperatureF2C

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📊 Metrics

Metric	Before	After	Change
Converters Documented	~60	~85	+25
XML Docs Coverage	20%	40%	+100%
Test Files	0	4	+4
ConvertBack Bugs Fixed	5	0	-100%

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🔍 Files Changed

Modified Converters (9):

MathCore.WPF/Converters/Sin.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Cos.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Tan.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Ctg.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Round.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/SignValue.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Abs.cs
... (and others with documentation)

New Test Files (4):

Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/AbsTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/SinTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/RoundTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/MapperTests.cs

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✅ Verification

Build Status

dotnet build --no-incremental
# ✅ Success: All targets compiled

Test Results

dotnet test --no-build
# ✅ All 4 test files pass
# ✅ ~20 unit tests passing

Code Quality

• ✅ No compilation warnings
• ✅ ReSharper annotations preserved
• ✅ XML documentation valid
• ✅ Multi-targeting works (.NET 4.6.1 - .NET 10)

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📚 Documentation

README Updates

A comprehensive README.md has been added to the Converters directory documenting:

• All converter categories
• Usage examples
• ConvertBack support matrix
• Migration guide for breaking changes

Examples Added

Each modified converter now includes XAML usage examples:

/// <example>
/// <code language="xaml"><![CDATA[
/// <TextBlock Text="{Binding Angle, Converter={local:Sin}}" />
/// ]]></code>
/// </example>

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🔄 Migration Guide

For Users of Affected Converters

Step 1: Identify TwoWay bindings with affected converters

# Search in your solution
git grep "Mode=TwoWay.*Converter={local:Sin"
git grep "Mode=TwoWay.*Converter={local:Round"

Step 2: Change to OneWay or remove Mode

<!-- Before -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}, Mode=TwoWay}" />

<!-- After -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}, Mode=OneWay}" />
<!-- or -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}}" />

Step 3: Test your application

Run your application and check for NotSupportedException in bindings.

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📦 Merge Instructions

Prerequisites

• All tests passing
• Code review completed
• Breaking changes documented
• Migration guide provided

Merge Steps

# 1. Ensure you're on dev branch
git checkout dev

# 2. Merge the feature branch
git merge copilot/audit-improve-converters-files

# 3. Verify build
dotnet build

# 4. Verify tests
dotnet test

# 5. Push to remote
git push origin dev

# 6. Delete feature branch (optional)
git branch -d copilot/audit-improve-converters-files
git push origin --delete copilot/audit-improve-converters-files

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🎯 Post-Merge Actions

Immediate (After Merge):

1. ✅ Update CHANGELOG.md with breaking changes
2. ✅ Bump version number (suggest: minor version bump)
3. ✅ Tag release (e.g., v2.1.0)

Short Term (Next Week):

1. 📝 Complete remaining Phase 2 work (24 additional tests)
2. 🔍 Audit remaining converters (~40 left)
3. 📊 Increase code coverage to 60%

Future:

1. 🚀 Phase 3: Complete converter audit (all ~85 converters)
2. 📖 Generate API documentation
3. 🎓 Create converter usage tutorial

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🔗 Related Issues

• Closes Audit and fix converters: Add documentation, fix 12 bugs, add tests #223 - Critical ConvertBack bugs
• Closes Добавить XML-документацию и unit-тесты для логических конвертеров #224 - Logical converters documentation
• References Phase 2: Add comprehensive documentation and tests for 30 converters #225 - Phase 2 tracking
• References Phase 2: Add documentation and tests for logical, comparison, and arithmetic converters #226 - Master tracking
• References Add missing converter tests and fix ConvertBack for non-invertible operations #227 - Audit report
• References Add 24 comprehensive test files for WPF value converters #228 - Test suite creation

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👥 Review Checklist

• Code Quality: All code follows project standards
• Documentation: XML docs added and valid
• Tests: All existing tests pass
• Breaking Changes: Documented and justified
• Migration Guide: Clear instructions provided
• Multi-Targeting: Works on all target frameworks
• Performance: No performance degradation
• Backward Compat: Breaking changes are intentional and documented

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💡 Reviewer Notes

Key Points to Review:

1. ConvertBack Changes: Verify that throwing exceptions is the correct approach

   • ✅ Mathematically correct (prevents silent errors)
   • ✅ Follows .NET conventions
   • ⚠️ Breaking change (documented)

2. Documentation Quality: Check XML docs accuracy

   • ✅ Mathematical explanations correct
   • ✅ Examples are valid XAML
   • ✅ Links and references work

3. Test Coverage: Verify tests are meaningful

   • ✅ Tests cover core functionality
   • ✅ Regression tests for ConvertBack
   • ⚠️ More tests needed (tracked in Add 24 comprehensive test files for WPF value converters #228)

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🚦 Merge Recommendation

✅ APPROVE AND MERGE

Reasoning:

• High-quality documentation added
• Critical bugs fixed
• Breaking changes are justified and well-documented
• Tests pass
• Code builds successfully
• Migration guide provided

Suggested Merge Commit Message:

fix: Converters audit - Documentation & ConvertBack fixes (#229)

- Add XML documentation to 27 converters
- Fix ConvertBack in 9 converters (now throws NotSupportedException)
- Add 4 test files with regression tests
- Document breaking changes and provide migration guide

BREAKING CHANGE: ConvertBack now throws NotSupportedException for
mathematically non-invertible converters (Sin, Cos, Tan, Ctg, Round).
Use Mode=OneWay for bindings with these converters.

Fixes #223, #224
Related to #225, #226, #227, #228

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🎉 Thank You

Special thanks to the development team for the thorough code review and patience during this comprehensive audit.

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Branch: copilot/audit-improve-converters-files
Target: dev
Status: ✅ Ready to Merge
Priority: High
Type: fix, docs, test

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📞 Questions?

If you have questions about this PR:

1. Check the Audit Report (#227)
2. Review Test Suite Guide (#228)
3. Comment on this PR

Let's merge and ship! 🚀

Original prompt

✅ READY TO MERGE: Converters Audit Complete

🎯 Summary

This PR completes the converters audit work in branch copilot/audit-improve-converters-files. All changes have been reviewed and are ready for merge into dev.

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📝 Changes Included

✅ Documentation Added (27 converters)

XML Documentation added to all modified converters:

• Class-level <summary> and <remarks>
• Mathematical explanations for ConvertBack support/limitations
• Property documentation
• XAML usage examples where applicable

✅ ConvertBack Fixes (9 converters)

Fixed incorrect ConvertBack implementations:

Math Converters:

• Sin.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Cos.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Tan.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅
• Ctg.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅

Rounding:

• Round.cs - Now throws NotSupportedException ✅

Reason: These transformations are mathematically non-invertible:

• Trigonometric functions are periodic (infinite solutions)
• Rounding loses fractional part information

✅ Tests Created (4 files)

Located in Tests\MathCore.WPF.Tests\Converters\:

• AbsTests.cs - Tests for Abs converter
• SinTests.cs - Tests for Sin converter
• RoundTests.cs - Tests for Round converter
• MapperTests.cs - Tests for Mapper converter

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⚠️ BREAKING CHANGES

ConvertBack Behavior Changed

Before (INCORRECT):

protected override double ConvertBack(double v, double? p = null) => v; // Wrong!

After (CORRECT):

protected override double ConvertBack(double v, double? p = null) => 
    throw new NotSupportedException("Mathematical reason why impossible");

Impact on Applications

Applications using TwoWay binding with these converters will now throw exceptions:

<!-- ❌ WILL THROW EXCEPTION -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Sin}, Mode=TwoWay}" />

<!-- ✅ FIX: Use OneWay -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Sin}, Mode=OneWay}" />

Affected Converters

Now throw NotSupportedException in ConvertBack:

• Sin, Cos, Tan, Ctg (periodic functions)
• Round, Truncate, Trunc (lose precision)

Still support ConvertBack (working correctly):

• ✅ Inverse (1/x is self-inverse)
• ✅ dB (log ↔ exp mathematically invertible)
• ✅ Not (boolean inversion is self-inverse)
• ✅ Arithmetic: Addition, Subtraction, Multiply, Divide, Linear
• ✅ Temperature: TemperatureC2F, TemperatureF2C

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📊 Metrics

Metric	Before	After	Change
Converters Documented	~60	~85	+25
XML Docs Coverage	20%	40%	+100%
Test Files	0	4	+4
ConvertBack Bugs Fixed	5	0	-100%

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🔍 Files Changed

Modified Converters (9):

MathCore.WPF/Converters/Sin.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Cos.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Tan.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Ctg.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Round.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/SignValue.cs
MathCore.WPF/Converters/Abs.cs
... (and others with documentation)

New Test Files (4):

Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/AbsTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/SinTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/RoundTests.cs
Tests/MathCore.WPF.Tests/Converters/MapperTests.cs

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✅ Verification

Build Status

dotnet build --no-incremental
# ✅ Success: All targets compiled

Test Results

dotnet test --no-build
# ✅ All 4 test files pass
# ✅ ~20 unit tests passing

Code Quality

• ✅ No compilation warnings
• ✅ ReSharper annotations preserved
• ✅ XML documentation valid
• ✅ Multi-targeting works (.NET 4.6.1 - .NET 10)

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📚 Documentation

README Updates

A comprehensive README.md has been added to the Converters directory documenting:

• All converter categories
• Usage examples
• ConvertBack support matrix
• Migration guide for breaking changes

Examples Added

Each modified converter now includes XAML usage examples:

/// <example>
/// <code language="xaml"><![CDATA[
/// <TextBlock Text="{Binding Angle, Converter={local:Sin}}" />
/// ]]></code>
/// </example>

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🔄 Migration Guide

For Users of Affected Converters

Step 1: Identify TwoWay bindings with affected converters

# Search in your solution
git grep "Mode=TwoWay.*Converter={local:Sin"
git grep "Mode=TwoWay.*Converter={local:Round"

Step 2: Change to OneWay or remove Mode

<!-- Before -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}, Mode=TwoWay}" />

<!-- After -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}, Mode=OneWay}" />
<!-- or -->
<TextBox Text="{Binding Value, Converter={local:Round}}" />

Step 3: Test your application

Run your application and check for NotSupportedException in bindings.

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📦 Merge Instructions

Prerequisites

• All tests passing
• Code review completed
• Breaking changes documented
• Migration g...

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