# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-handle-reference-validity-when-the-referenced-resource-changes-but-the-reference-does-not.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-handle-reference-validity-when-the-referenced-resource-changes-but-the-reference-does-not.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 1953c41edda809a84f0c1d336b99ffba2a687c0ad78b73151d0c82fae0e353bf # Code AST SHA-256: 8ca8ad3ba042d6ac82f2e3a63ffdbfd0fbb113d8698d096d4b709d8132d9b293 # Verified Classes: ContractVerdict, ReferencedResource, ContractPolicy, ContractManifest, ReferenceContractGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class ContractVerdict(Enum): IMMUTABLE_RESOURCE = auto() CONTRACT_STABLE = auto() CONTRACT_DRIFT_DETECTED = auto() CONTRACT_DRIFT_NOTIFIED = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class ReferencedResource: reference_id: str is_immutable: bool expected_contract_hash: str current_contract_hash: str | None change_notification_received: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class ContractPolicy: require_notification: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class ContractManifest: verdict: ContractVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class ReferenceContractGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_resource( cls, resource: ReferencedResource, policy: ContractPolicy ) -> ContractManifest: # Gate 1: Immutable if resource.is_immutable: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "reference": resource.reference_id, "type": "IMMUTABLE" }, sort_keys=True)) return ContractManifest( verdict=ContractVerdict.IMMUTABLE_RESOURCE, directive=f"PROCEED: Reference {resource.reference_id} points to immutable resource.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Contract comparison if resource.current_contract_hash is None: return ContractManifest( verdict=ContractVerdict.CONTRACT_DRIFT_DETECTED, directive=f"HALT: Reference {resource.reference_id} contract unknown. Cannot compare.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"NO_CURRENT:{resource.reference_id}") ) if resource.expected_contract_hash == resource.current_contract_hash: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "reference": resource.reference_id, "contract": resource.expected_contract_hash }, sort_keys=True)) return ContractManifest( verdict=ContractVerdict.CONTRACT_STABLE, directive=f"PROCEED: Reference {resource.reference_id} contract stable.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 3: Drift with notification if resource.change_notification_received: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "reference": resource.reference_id, "old_contract": resource.expected_contract_hash, "new_contract": resource.current_contract_hash, "notified": "TRUE" }, sort_keys=True)) return ContractManifest( verdict=ContractVerdict.CONTRACT_DRIFT_NOTIFIED, directive=f"PROCEED_WITH_UPDATE: Reference {resource.reference_id} contract changed with notification.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 4: Silent drift return ContractManifest( verdict=ContractVerdict.CONTRACT_DRIFT_DETECTED, directive=f"HALT: Reference {resource.reference_id} contract changed silently. Update consumer.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"DRIFT:{resource.reference_id}") )