towishy_Owen-Graphite/dev/WIKI/runtime-evidence-example-plugin-dom.md

Runtime Evidence Example: Plugin DOM

Use this as a completed example for plugin-generated DOM. Values are illustrative; capture fresh values from the real plugin when making a compatibility claim.

Capture Header

Field	Value
Issue	Dataview table hover state appears denser than rendered Markdown tables
Surface	Plugin
Runtime state	hovered
Obsidian version	1.12.x
OS	Windows
Theme version	current working tree
Vault/theme path	C:\OWEN\Drive\Obsidian\.obsidian\themes\Owen Graphite
Repro note	Enable Dataview, render a query table, hover a row inside .block-language-dataview.

Required Evidence

1. DOM chain: .markdown-rendered > .block-language-dataview > .dataview.table-view-table > tbody > tr:hover.
2. Bounding rect chain: table row, cells, and plugin wrapper keep stable height on hover.
3. Computed geometry: table layout, padding, line-height, border-spacing, background, box-shadow, and overflow.
4. Matched rules: Dataview scoped rules map to src/chrome/32-overlay-popover-dataview.css; shared rendered table primitives map to src/surfaces/20-reading-tables-code.css only when selector is not plugin-scoped.
5. Inline style check: plugin does not inject inline padding or row height in this state.
6. Owner mapping: plugin-specific DOM route first; core table owner only for ordinary Markdown table behavior.
7. Screenshot/state note: hover state captured with plugin enabled and query output visible.

Decision

Question	Answer
Is a theme rule responsible?	Yes, plugin-scoped Dataview presentation.
If yes, which source owner?	src/chrome/32-overlay-popover-dataview.css, with table parity contract when table primitives are shared.
Is an inline/core rule responsible?	No inline row geometry observed.
Is CSS allowed by a risk contract?	Yes, plugin route plus dev/WIKI/MAP/live-preview-pdf-css-map/parity-guidelines.md for table parity.
Which workflow applies?	RUNTIME/plugins.md and PLUGINS/runtime-dom-notes.md.
Which audit proves the change?	audit_core_principles.py, release_check.py --skip-bundle, plus real plugin runtime recheck.