fix: validate limits policy scalar types

[shin4141]

What

Reject TOML scalar-type mismatches across every limits.* policy field before constructing LimitsPolicy.

Why

Bare int(), float(), str(), and bool() coercions could silently change policy meaning. In particular, dev_contract_nudge = "false" evaluated to true.

Fixes #278

How

• Route integer, number, boolean, and string limits through strict type validators.
• Preserve the existing range and option checks after type validation.
• Add invalid-type coverage for every integer field and each scalar kind.

Testing

• uv run pytest tests/test_policy.py -q (142 passed)
• uv run pytest -q -n auto (5,387 passed; 3 existing macOS non-UTF-8 filename failures)
• uv run ruff check src/bmad_loop/policy.py tests/test_policy.py

Changelog

Added a Fixed entry under Unreleased.

AI assistance was used; I reviewed the resulting diff and tests.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Policy limit settings now reject mismatched TOML value types instead of silently converting them.
  • Invalid integer, numeric, boolean, and string values consistently report clear policy errors.
  • Existing defaults and range validation remain unchanged.

• Documentation

  • Added changelog coverage for stricter policy type validation.

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Walkthrough

The policy loader now validates TOML scalar types for all limits.* fields. Invalid types raise field-specific PolicyError exceptions. Tests cover boolean, integer, numeric, and string fields. The changelog documents the behavior.

Changes

Limits type validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add strict limit validators src/bmad_loop/policy.py	Added validators for integer, numeric, boolean, and string limit values.
Apply validators and test parsing src/bmad_loop/policy.py, tests/test_policy.py, CHANGELOG.md	loads uses strict validators for all LimitsPolicy fields. Tests verify invalid TOML types and field-specific errors. The changelog records the validation change.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 002c7

The PR is merge-ready after normal checks and review; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Suggested reviewers: dracic, pbean

Poem

I nibbled mismatched types away,
So quoted false cannot turn true today.
Each limit speaks its proper kind,
With clear PolicyError signs aligned.
The policy path is neat and bright—
Hop, hop, validated right!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: strict scalar-type validation for limits policy fields.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes implement strict type validation for all limits.* fields and add tests for invalid scalar types, meeting issue #278.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain focused on policy loading, related tests, and a relevant changelog entry.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

tests/test_policy.py (1)

442-463: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Test boolean rejection for integer limits.

Lines 461-463 only test a quoted string. _limit_int has a separate boolean guard because Python treats bool as an int subclass. Add true as an invalid value for each parameterized field. Then remove the boolean guard during ablation and confirm this test fails.

Proposed test change

+@pytest.mark.parametrize("bad", ['"1"', "true"])
 `@pytest.mark.parametrize`(
     "key",
     [
         ...
     ],
 )
-def test_limits_integer_fields_reject_non_integer(key):
+def test_limits_integer_fields_reject_non_integer(key, bad):
     with pytest.raises(policy.PolicyError, match=rf"limits\.{key} must be an integer"):
-        policy.loads(f'[limits]\n{key} = "1"\n')
+        policy.loads(f"[limits]\n{key} = {bad}\n")

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In `@tests/test_policy.py` around lines 442 - 463, Extend
test_limits_integer_fields_reject_non_integer to cover the TOML boolean value
true for every parameterized limits key, while retaining the existing
quoted-string case and expected PolicyError message. Keep the test focused on
the _limit_int boolean rejection behavior.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/test_policy.py`:
- Around line 442-463: Extend test_limits_integer_fields_reject_non_integer to
cover the TOML boolean value true for every parameterized limits key, while
retaining the existing quoted-string case and expected PolicyError message. Keep
the test focused on the _limit_int boolean rejection behavior.

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• CHANGELOG.md
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• tests/test_policy.py