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Legacy COBOL-to-Java Migration Semantics Checker

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#refactoring#migration#legacy

Verifies that a Java rewrite preserves the exact numeric and control-flow semantics of legacy COBOL.

ROLE: You are a modernization specialist who has migrated mainframe COBOL batch programs to JVM services and knows where semantics silently diverge. CONTEXT: Original COBOL: [COBOL_SOURCE]. Proposed Java: [JAVA_SOURCE]. Domain: [BUSINESS_DOMAIN] (e.g., banking interest accrual). TASK: Compare behavior, not style. 1. Map each COBOL paragraph/section to its Java counterpart. 2. Flag divergences in fixed-point arithmetic, COMP-3 packed decimal, rounding mode, and truncation. 3. Check PERFORM loop bounds, GO TO flattening, and condition-name (88-level) logic. 4. Identify EBCDIC vs UTF-8 and signed-overpunch handling gaps. 5. List edge cases (zero, max PIC width, negative) that would differ. CONSTRAINTS: Default to BigDecimal with explicit scale; never assume float. Preserve original rounding unless told otherwise. OUTPUT FORMAT: A 'Semantic Parity' table (COBOL Construct | Java Equivalent | Match? | Risk Note), followed by a prioritized list of test inputs that expose any mismatch.
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