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Addressed Issues:

Closes #61
Addresses #51, #52, #55

Summary:

Currently, the pipeline has a cryptographic verification gap between preprocessed text and model training. Tokenizer training saves configuration artifacts, but does not tokenize the cleaned text or produce verifiable tokenized artifacts.

This PR implements the end-to-end deterministic dataset tokenization and Merkle verification pipeline:

  1. Tokenizer Interface Completion:
  • Added abstract load(tokenizer_dir), encode(text) -> list[int], and decode(token_ids) -> str to BaseTokenizer.
  • Fully implemented load(), encode(), and decode() in BPETokenizer and SentencePieceTokenizer.
  • Added load_tokenizer() factory with automatic detection of SentencePiece (spm.model) and BPE (vocab.json, merges.txt) directory artifacts.
  • Enhanced hash_tokenizer_config() to support both SentencePiece and BPE with auto-detection.
  1. Streaming Tokenization Pipeline (tokenize_dataset):
  • Memory-efficient streaming reader that tokenizes line-by-line without loading entire datasets into RAM.
  • Outputs token IDs in explicit little-endian format (<u4 for uint32 or <u2 for uint16) for cross-platform bit-level determinism.
  • Computes SHA256 of the tokenized binary and calculates a Merkle root over tokenized chunks (default 1MB).
  • Links into the cryptographic manifest chain via parent_manifest_hash referencing previous preprocessing manifests.
  • Emits canonical tokenized_manifest.json.
  1. Tokenized Dataset Verification (verify_tokenized_dataset):
  • Generates a structured VerificationReport validating tokenized binary presence, SHA256 hash match, Merkle root integrity, input text digest, tokenizer config hashes, and parent manifest chain linkage.
  1. CLI Entrypoints & Tests:
  • Added scripts/tokenize_dataset.py and scripts/verify_tokenized_dataset.py.
  • Added 13-test suite in tests/test_tokenize_dataset.py covering BPE/SentencePiece roundtrips, streaming execution, determinism across multiple runs, Merkle chunk proof verification, tamper detection on binary/manifest/inputs, and chain linkage.

Additional Notes:

All 24 tokenizer unit tests pass cleanly. CLI commands verified end-to-end.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added support for training, loading, and using BPE and SentencePiece tokenizers.
    • Added tools to tokenize text datasets and verify their integrity, with optional manifests and chained verification.
    • Added options for token ID format and chunk size when tokenizing datasets.
    • Added automatic tokenizer type detection when loading tokenizers.

…rkle verification

- Add abstract load, encode, decode methods to BaseTokenizer
- Implement load, encode, and decode for BPETokenizer and SentencePieceTokenizer
- Add load_tokenizer factory function with automatic artifact detection
- Support SentencePiece and BPE in hash_tokenizer_config
- Implement memory-efficient streaming tokenize_dataset with little-endian binary output, SHA256 integrity, Merkle root computation, and cryptographic manifest chain linkage
- Implement verify_tokenized_dataset producing detailed VerificationReport across file existence, binary SHA256, Merkle root, input dataset hash, tokenizer config, and parent manifest chain
- Add CLI scripts scripts/tokenize_dataset.py and scripts/verify_tokenized_dataset.py
- Add comprehensive 13-test suite in tests/test_tokenize_dataset.py

Closes AOSSIE-Org#61
Addresses AOSSIE-Org#51, AOSSIE-Org#52, AOSSIE-Org#55
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The tokenizer package adds BPE and SentencePiece loading, encoding, and decoding. Dataset tokenisation writes token IDs and a manifest with hashes and a Merkle root. Verification checks the tokenised output and, when supplied, related input, tokenizer, and manifest-chain data.

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Tokenizer and dataset pipeline

Layer / File(s) Summary
Tokenizer lifecycle and loading
Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/base.py, Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/bpe_tokenizer.py, Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/sentencepiece_tokenizer.py, Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/factory.py, Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/train.py, Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/__init__.py, Legacy/tests/test_tokenize_dataset.py
The tokenizer interface and BPE and SentencePiece implementations support loading, encoding, and decoding. The factory detects tokenizer artifacts, and configuration hashing supports both tokenizer types. Package exports and tests cover these APIs.
Dataset tokenisation and manifest
Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/tokenize_dataset.py, Legacy/scripts/tokenize_dataset.py, Legacy/tests/test_tokenize_dataset.py
The dataset function streams nonblank lines into little-endian token IDs and records hashes, a Merkle root, counts, and optional tokenizer and parent-manifest data. The CLI exposes tokenisation options and reports manifest details.
Dataset and manifest verification
Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/tokenize_dataset.py, Legacy/scripts/verify_tokenized_dataset.py, Legacy/tests/test_tokenize_dataset.py
Verification checks the tokenised file’s hash and Merkle root. Optional checks cover the input file, tokenizer configuration, and previous-manifest link. The CLI prints the report and exits with status 1 when checks fail.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TokenizeCLI
  participant tokenize_dataset
  participant BPETokenizer
  participant TokenizedFile
  participant Manifest
  participant VerifyCLI
  participant verify_tokenized_dataset
  TokenizeCLI->>tokenize_dataset: Pass dataset and tokenizer paths
  tokenize_dataset->>BPETokenizer: Encode nonblank input lines
  BPETokenizer-->>tokenize_dataset: Return token IDs
  tokenize_dataset->>TokenizedFile: Write token IDs
  tokenize_dataset->>Manifest: Write hashes and Merkle root
  VerifyCLI->>verify_tokenized_dataset: Pass file and manifest paths
  verify_tokenized_dataset->>TokenizedFile: Check hash and Merkle root
  verify_tokenized_dataset->>Manifest: Read expected values
  verify_tokenized_dataset-->>VerifyCLI: Return verification report
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 51670

Tokenization now produces verifiable binaries and manifests. If the manifest path names the input file or the output binary, writing the manifest can destroy the input dataset or replace the tokenized output. Separately, if another process can change the output directory, it could make the output write truncate a different file. Add guards against both cases before merging.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 51670

The pipeline can record provenance from files that changed after encoding, while interrupted or overlapping writes can damage dataset files. Demonstrated exposure is limited to local filesystem operations; no cross-service access or privilege escalation was established.

Retained concerns

  • Medium · security · inferred: The recorded provenance is not bound to the snapshots used for encoding. The tokenizer is loaded before processing, but input and tokenizer hashes are calculated afterward. A writer able to replace these files during the operation can make the manifest identify version B while the binary was produced using version A; subsequent hash checks can still match version B.
  • Medium · reliability · observed: Dataset publication directly truncates and rewrites the destination binary before later provenance work and manifest publication succeed. Failures can leave partial output beside an old manifest. Manifest paths are not checked for aliasing with the input or output, so manifest publication can overwrite either file after its digest was recorded. These states compromise dataset preservation and the usable integrity record.
Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The demonstrated scope is the invoking process's filesystem permissions: selected input and tokenizer files can be read, and selected binary and manifest destinations can be overwritten. The concrete callers identified are local CLIs and tests; broader deployment exposure is unresolved.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — A writer with access to mutable input or tokenizer files during production can replace them between consumption and provenance hashing. The resulting record can pass later file-hash comparisons without identifying the versions actually used to encode the binary. This requires local/shared-file write access, not merely control of a verification argument.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The supplied manifest is the verifier's comparison authority. Optional provenance checks are documented as optional, and the reused all_passed property means no executed check failed. This establishes requested artifact consistency, not authenticated manifest ownership or proof that the binary was derived from the supplied input and tokenizer.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Binary hash and Merkle mismatches fail verification, containing acceptance of many partial or corrupted outputs against an intact manifest. These controls do not prevent destruction of the prior dataset or restore a consistent pair after failed publication.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Bind encoding and provenance to immutable input and tokenizer snapshots. For environments that require end-to-end assurance, make the required provenance checks and trusted manifest authority explicit rather than relying solely on all_passed.
  • proposed — Validate destination separation and provenance prerequisites before modifying existing files. Stage output and manifest under unique names, publish through a defined commit protocol, and specify cleanup and concurrent-writer ownership so failed operations preserve the prior verified dataset.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed #61 requires deterministic tokenization, a tokenized artifact, Merkle and SHA-256 verification, and provenance links to tokenizer and preprocessing outputs. The existing pipeline and verifier provide …
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Review comments at @Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/tokenize_dataset.py:
- Line 136: In the token ID conversion flow, validate each ID against the range
supported by `np_dtype` before constructing the array. Raise a `ValueError` if
any ID is negative or exceeds the dtype’s maximum, then preserve the existing
`np.array` conversion for valid IDs.
- Around line 157-162: In the manifest-writing flow, require a tokenizer
artifact directory whenever write_manifest is true, and let
hash_tokenizer_config failures propagate instead of logging and continuing with
a missing hash. Preserve write_manifest=False as the explicit path that does not
require provenance or create a manifest.
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pushed the updates for coderabbit. added samefile rejection (including symlink and hardlink aliases) before opening output files to avoid truncating input text, added explicit token id bounds validation ([0, max_val] for uint16/uint32) preventing negative or overflow ids, and enforced valid tokenizer artifact directory requirement when write_manifest=True so manifest provenance is guaranteed. all 27 unit tests passing green.

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- Line 88: Validate `manifest_path` against `input_path` and `output_path`
before opening or writing the output in the tokenization flow; reject aliases,
including symlinks and hard links. Use filesystem identity checks that detect
both paths referring to the same file, and preserve normal processing when they
are distinct.
- Line 88: Update the tokenize_dataset flow around output_path so it writes to
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if not input_path.is_file():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"Input dataset file not found: {input_path}")

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject manifest paths that alias a data file.

If manifest_path refers to output_path, the manifest write at Line 214 replaces the tokenized binary with JSON after its hash is computed. If it refers to input_path, that write destroys the input dataset. Before opening the output, reject manifest paths that alias either data file, including symlink and hard-link aliases.

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Review comment at @Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/tokenize_dataset.py at
line 88:
Validate `manifest_path` against `input_path` and `output_path` before opening
or writing the output in the tokenization flow; reject aliases, including
symlinks and hard links. Use filesystem identity checks that detect both paths
referring to the same file, and preserve normal processing when they are
distinct.

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Prevent a path swap before opening the output.

If another process can write to the output directory, it can replace output_path with a symlink after this check. The "wb" open at Line 140 then truncates the symlink target, including input_path. Write to an exclusively created temporary file and replace the output path without following an existing symlink. Keep the input read and hash tied to the opened input file. Based on learnings, a pathname check does not protect a later open against replacement.

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Review comment at @Legacy/openverifiablellm/tokenizer/tokenize_dataset.py at
line 88:
Update the tokenize_dataset flow around output_path so it writes to an
exclusively created temporary file and replaces the destination without
following a symlink swapped in after the existence check. Read and hash
input_path through the same opened file handle so pathname replacement cannot
redirect either operation.

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[FEATURE]: Deterministic Dataset Tokenization with Merkle Verification

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