Load, Replicas & Resilience · Lesson 7

Stateless replicas and process-local session state

Two real processes do not automatically share application memory.

External .NET10 SDK10.0.403, real Kestrel and HTTP driver. Experiments are limited to owned loopback processes. SQLite10.0.14 is a local-file classroom ledger, not a network production database.

Read or download the complete SDK project, then follow its setup on your computer. The separate C# companion practice below runs in SharpRune’s .NET 9 console environment.

Replica count creates more owners, not shared memory

Each OS process has its own singleton instances, dictionaries, channels and local counters. Sending requests to another replica does not make those objects shared. The portable companion demonstrates that fact with two ordinary dictionaries under separate owners. The external lesson starts two real Kestrel processes and labels their responses one and two. Its session-like endpoint is deliberately simple process-local state, not ASP.NET session middleware or a distributed session implementation. This distinction matters because a result can look like a stable user interaction while its actual state depends on which process happened to receive a request.

Follow the first visit in each independent owner

The console increments demo once in the first dictionary and once in the second, printing one and one. Both owners can still use the immutable catalog name rune, which is printed afterward. On the external processes, requesting /session/demo from each yields value one with different replica labels. The driver can then alternate independent work across the two loopback URLs and report both observed labels. Those counts prove process participation and separate memory. They do not show a network load balancer, cookie affinity, cross-host deployment or a shared session store that the project never configures.

A routing choice cannot repair an ownership mismatch

Round-robin selection in this driver is an explicit client rule over two owned URLs. A production load balancer may use connections, health, affinity or another policy, but none of those creates shared application memory. Affinity can keep a caller near one local owner under some conditions, yet process restart or reassignment still raises a recovery question. Decide whether state is disposable, reproducible, durable or coordinated before choosing a routing policy. The testbed intentionally exposes a counter whose loss or divergence is easy to understand rather than disguising an important business record as a harmless local singleton.

Local state can be appropriate when its limits are deliberate

A per-process cache of reproducible public data or an ephemeral observation can be useful without becoming a distributed store. A unique reservation, account balance or durable workflow has different ownership requirements. This lesson does not prescribe putting all state into one shared database, nor claim that state-free business logic removes every shared dependency. It asks which state may differ across replicas and what a client is allowed to infer. The external work endpoint's queues and permits remain replica-local too, so a second process changes those budgets even when both processes execute the same source files.

Practice: expose routing-dependent state

Call the session-like endpoint twice on process one and once on process two, predicting both values and replica labels before sending requests. Then send alternating requests to the same logical name and write the sequence a caller observes. Keep the processes alive during the experiment so restart is not another variable. The hint is to reason about each owner's dictionary independently; no global sequence number exists. Do not call a surprising alternating sequence a routing bug until the intended state contract says the value should have been shared.

Practice: distinguish disposable state from coordinated state

Choose one new observation that can safely remain local and one hypothetical record that must not diverge. Write the recovery and consistency contract for each. Use the local ledger lesson for a separate real shared-file coordination experiment rather than changing the session endpoint into a fake distributed dictionary. If you restart one owned process, record only that process's local counter reset and keep the other as a control. This tests a lifecycle boundary without assuming that an arbitrary production state store or network database was provisioned by the lab.

Verify participation before interpreting scale

A two-replica report is credible only when requests actually reached both independent processes under the stated workload. Keep observed labels and per-process counters alongside the driver settings. Then ask which data remained local and whether that was acceptable for the operation. The portable dictionaries provide exact ownership examples, while real loopback requests establish process isolation and routing participation. Preserve both claims without expanding them into distributed durability or a universal throughput benefit. Adding replicas changes several local owners and budgets; understanding those changes is a prerequisite for the later idempotency, readiness and capacity comparisons.

  • Observe real replica labels and local values instead of assuming shared state from a common URL shape.
  • Routing affinity, durable storage and cross-replica coordination solve different ownership requirements.
External .NET10 SDK10.0.403, real Kestrel and HTTP driver. Experiments are limited to owned loopback processes. SQLite10.0.14 is a local-file classroom ledger, not a network production database.

Stateless replicas and process-local session state — real bounded loopback testbed

Set up the SDK project

  1. Save the complete Server and Driver directories plus global.json into one new owned folder. Install official .NET10 SDK10.0.403.
  2. Restore both projects explicitly: dotnet restore Server/Lab.Server.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json ; then dotnet restore Driver/Lab.Driver.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
  3. In terminal1 start the first owned server: ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development dotnet run --project Server/Lab.Server.csproj --no-launch-profile --urls http://127.0.0.1:5081 --Lab:Replica=one --Lab:LedgerPath=./owned-ledger.db --Lab:Workers=2 --Lab:QueueCapacity=4 --Lab:PoolSize=2 --Lab:WorkMilliseconds=20
  4. For two-replica experiments use terminal2 with port5082, Lab:Replica=two and Lab:Partition=1. Resolve both ledger paths to the same owned absolute file only when the lesson explicitly tests shared local coordination.
  5. Run drivers only against your owned loopback ports. Maximum32 logical operations, maximum8 in flight and at most2 retry attempts keep each run below100 requests. Outputs include variable measured timings.
  6. Stop only the processes you started using Ctrl+C in their own terminals; clean up only your owned fixture directory.
  7. Start two owned servers on5081/5082. GET /session/demo from each, then run the closed driver against both comma-separated URLs.

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Project files

global.jsonDownload file ↗
{
  "sdk": {
    "version": "10.0.403",
    "rollForward": "latestPatch"
  }
}
Server/Lab.Server.csprojDownload file ↗
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web"><PropertyGroup><TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework><Nullable>enable</Nullable><ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings></PropertyGroup><ItemGroup><PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite" Version="10.0.14" /></ItemGroup></Project>
Server/Program.csDownload file ↗
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Features;
using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var settings = new LabSettings {
    Replica = builder.Configuration["Lab:Replica"] ?? "one",
    Workers = builder.Configuration.GetValue("Lab:Workers", 2),
    Partition = builder.Configuration.GetValue("Lab:Partition", 0),
    QueueCapacity = builder.Configuration.GetValue("Lab:QueueCapacity", 4),
    PoolSize = builder.Configuration.GetValue("Lab:PoolSize", 2),
    WorkMilliseconds = builder.Configuration.GetValue("Lab:WorkMilliseconds", 20),
    LedgerPath = builder.Configuration["Lab:LedgerPath"] ?? Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "sharprune-local-ledger.db")
};
settings.Validate(); builder.Services.AddSingleton(settings); builder.Services.AddSingleton<LabRuntime>(); builder.Services.AddSingleton<LocalIo>();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<IHostedService>(services => services.GetRequiredService<LabRuntime>());
builder.Services.AddSingleton<LocalLedger>(); var app = builder.Build();
app.Services.GetRequiredService<LocalLedger>().Initialize();
app.MapGet("/instance", (LabRuntime lab) => new { replica = settings.Replica, visits = lab.Visit() });
app.MapGet("/live", () => TypedResults.Text("live"));
app.MapGet("/io-delay", async (CancellationToken token) => { await Task.Delay(20, token); return TypedResults.Text("controlled loopback reply"); });
app.MapGet("/io", async (CancellationToken token, IServer server, LocalIo io) => {
    using var response = await io.Client.GetAsync(LocalAddress(server), token); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); _ = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(token);
    return TypedResults.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, kind = "async-loopback-http" });
});
app.MapGet("/sync", (CancellationToken token, IServer server, LocalIo io) => {
    using var response = io.Client.GetAsync(LocalAddress(server), token).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); _ = response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync(token).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
    return TypedResults.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, kind = "deliberate-blocking-demo" });
});
app.MapGet("/cpu", () => { uint value = 1; for (int i = 0; i < 200000; i++) value = unchecked(value * 1664525 + 1013904223); return TypedResults.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, kind = "bounded-cpu", value }); });
app.MapGet("/threadpool", () => new { threads = ThreadPool.ThreadCount, pending = ThreadPool.PendingWorkItemCount, completed = ThreadPool.CompletedWorkItemCount });
app.MapGet("/ready", (LabRuntime lab) => lab.Accepting ? Results.Ok(new { ready = true }) : Results.StatusCode(503));
app.MapGet("/stats", (LabRuntime lab) => new { replica = settings.Replica, accepting = lab.Accepting, main = lab.Main.Snapshot(), batch = lab.Batch.Snapshot(), dependencyCalls = lab.Circuit.DependencyCalls });
app.MapGet("/work", (HttpContext context, LabRuntime lab, int? budgetMs) => Handle(context, lab.Main, lab, budgetMs));
app.MapGet("/batch", (HttpContext context, LabRuntime lab, int? budgetMs) => Handle(context, lab.Batch, lab, budgetMs));
app.MapGet("/unstable", (LabRuntime lab, string? key) => {
    if (key != "demo" && key != "always") return Results.BadRequest();
    int attempt = lab.Attempt(key); return key == "always" || attempt == 1 ? Results.StatusCode(503) : Results.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, attempt });
});
app.MapGet("/session/{name}", (LabRuntime lab, string name) => name == "demo" ? Results.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, value = lab.Session() }) : Results.BadRequest());
app.MapPost("/once/{key}", (string key, LedgerInput input, LocalLedger ledger) => {
    if (key != "demo" || input.Amount is < 1 or > 100) return Results.BadRequest();
    LedgerDecision result = ledger.Record(key, input.Amount); return result.Conflict ? Results.Conflict(new { error = "key amount conflict" }) : Results.Ok(result);
});
app.MapGet("/ledger", (LocalLedger ledger) => new { receipts = ledger.Count() });
app.MapGet("/guarded", (LabRuntime lab) => lab.Circuit.Invoke(lab.DependencyFailing));
app.MapGet("/partition/{key}", (string key, int? owner) => {
    if (key != "A" && key != "B") return Results.BadRequest();
    int partition = StablePartition.For(key, 2);
    return owner == partition && settings.Partition == partition ? Results.Ok(new { replica = settings.Replica, partition, key }) : Results.Conflict(new { expectedPartition = partition });
});
if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment()) {
    app.MapPost("/lab/gate/{lane}/{action}", (string lane, string action, LabRuntime lab) => {
        WorkLane? target = lane == "main" ? lab.Main : lane == "batch" ? lab.Batch : null;
        if (target is null || action != "open" && action != "close") return Results.BadRequest();
        if (action == "open") target.Gate.Open(); else target.Gate.Close(); return Results.NoContent();
    });
    app.MapPost("/lab/drain", (LabRuntime lab) => { lab.Drain(); return Results.NoContent(); });
    app.MapPost("/lab/dependency/{failing:bool}", (bool failing, LabRuntime lab) => { lab.DependencyFailing = failing; return Results.NoContent(); });
}
app.Run();
static async Task<IResult> Handle(HttpContext context, WorkLane lane, LabRuntime lab, int? budgetMs) {
    if (budgetMs is < 1 or > 1000) return Results.BadRequest();
    using var budget = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(context.RequestAborted);
    if (budgetMs is int milliseconds) budget.CancelAfter(milliseconds);
    var item = new WorkItem(budget.Token);
    AdmissionDecision decision = lab.Admit(lane, item);
    if (decision == AdmissionDecision.Draining) return Results.StatusCode(503);
    if (decision == AdmissionDecision.Full) return Results.StatusCode(429);
    try { await item.Completion.Task.WaitAsync(budget.Token); return Results.Ok(new { replica = lab.Settings.Replica, completed = true }); }
    catch (OperationCanceledException) when (!context.RequestAborted.IsCancellationRequested) { return Results.Problem(statusCode: 504, title: "Classroom work budget expired"); }
}
static Uri LocalAddress(IServer server) {
    string address = server.Features.Get<IServerAddressesFeature>()!.Addresses.Single();
    return new UriBuilder("http", "127.0.0.1", new Uri(address).Port) { Path = "/io-delay" }.Uri;
}
public sealed class LocalIo : IDisposable { public HttpClient Client { get; } = new() { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) }; public void Dispose() => Client.Dispose(); }
public sealed record LedgerInput(int Amount);
public sealed class LabSettings {
    public string Replica { get; init; } = "one"; public int Partition { get; init; } public int Workers { get; init; } public int QueueCapacity { get; init; }
    public int PoolSize { get; init; } public int WorkMilliseconds { get; init; } public string LedgerPath { get; init; } = "";
    public void Validate() {
        if (Partition is < 0 or > 1 || Replica.Length is < 1 or > 32 || Workers is < 1 or > 8 || QueueCapacity is < 1 or > 16 || PoolSize is < 1 or > 8 || WorkMilliseconds is < 1 or > 250 || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LedgerPath)) throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid bounded lab settings");
    }
}
public enum AdmissionDecision { Accepted, Full, Draining }
public sealed class LabRuntime : IHostedService, IDisposable {
    private readonly object admissionSync = new();
    private int accepting = 1, visits, sessions, demoAttempts, alwaysAttempts, failing = 1, disposed;
    public LabSettings Settings { get; } public WorkLane Main { get; } public WorkLane Batch { get; }
    public ClassroomCircuit Circuit { get; } = new();
    public LabRuntime(LabSettings settings) { Settings = settings; Main = new(settings.Workers, settings.QueueCapacity, settings.PoolSize, settings.WorkMilliseconds); Batch = new(1, 1, 1, settings.WorkMilliseconds); }
    public bool Accepting => Volatile.Read(ref accepting) == 1;
    public bool DependencyFailing { get => Volatile.Read(ref failing) == 1; set => Volatile.Write(ref failing, value ? 1 : 0); }
    public void Drain() { lock (admissionSync) Volatile.Write(ref accepting, 0); }
    public AdmissionDecision Admit(WorkLane lane, WorkItem item) {
        lock (admissionSync) {
            if (!Accepting) return AdmissionDecision.Draining;
            return lane.TrySubmit(item) ? AdmissionDecision.Accepted : AdmissionDecision.Full;
        }
    }
    public int Visit() => Interlocked.Increment(ref visits); public int Session() => Interlocked.Increment(ref sessions);
    public int Attempt(string key) => key == "demo" ? Interlocked.Increment(ref demoAttempts) : Interlocked.Increment(ref alwaysAttempts);
    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken token) { Main.Start(); Batch.Start(); return Task.CompletedTask; }
    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken token) => Task.WhenAll(Main.StopAsync(token), Batch.StopAsync(token));
    public void Dispose() { if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref disposed, 1) != 0) return; Main.Dispose(); Batch.Dispose(); }
}
public static class StablePartition {
    public static int For(string key, int count) { uint hash = 2166136261; foreach (byte b in System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(key)) hash = unchecked((hash ^ b) * 16777619); return (int)(hash % (uint)count); }
}
Server/WorkLane.csDownload file ↗
using System.Threading.Channels;
public sealed record WorkItem(CancellationToken Token) { public TaskCompletionSource<bool> Completion { get; } = new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); }
public sealed class AsyncGate {
    private readonly object sync = new(); private TaskCompletionSource<bool> source = Completed();
    private static TaskCompletionSource<bool> Completed() { var value = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); value.SetResult(true); return value; }
    public void Close() { lock (sync) { if (source.Task.IsCompleted) source = new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); } }
    public void Open() { lock (sync) source.TrySetResult(true); }
    public Task WaitAsync(CancellationToken token) { lock (sync) return source.Task.WaitAsync(token); }
}
public sealed class WorkLane : IDisposable {
    private readonly Channel<WorkItem> queue; private readonly SemaphoreSlim pool; private readonly int workers, milliseconds;
    private readonly CancellationTokenSource stop = new(); private Task[] running = Array.Empty<Task>();
    private int active, inPool, maxActive, maxPool, accepted, rejected, completed, canceled, disposed;
    public AsyncGate Gate { get; } = new();
    public WorkLane(int workers, int capacity, int poolSize, int milliseconds) {
        this.workers = workers; this.milliseconds = milliseconds; pool = new(poolSize, poolSize);
        queue = Channel.CreateBounded<WorkItem>(new BoundedChannelOptions(capacity) { FullMode = BoundedChannelFullMode.Wait, SingleWriter = false, SingleReader = workers == 1 });
    }
    public void Start() { running = Enumerable.Range(0, workers).Select(_ => RunAsync()).ToArray(); }
    public bool TrySubmit(WorkItem item) { if (queue.Writer.TryWrite(item)) { Interlocked.Increment(ref accepted); return true; } Interlocked.Increment(ref rejected); return false; }
    private async Task RunAsync() {
        await foreach (WorkItem item in queue.Reader.ReadAllAsync(stop.Token)) {
            int now = Interlocked.Increment(ref active); Maximum(ref maxActive, now); bool entered = false;
            using var lifetime = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(item.Token, stop.Token);
            try {
                lifetime.Token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested(); await Gate.WaitAsync(lifetime.Token);
                await pool.WaitAsync(lifetime.Token); entered = true; Maximum(ref maxPool, Interlocked.Increment(ref inPool));
                await Task.Delay(milliseconds, lifetime.Token); Interlocked.Increment(ref completed); item.Completion.TrySetResult(true);
            } catch (OperationCanceledException) { Interlocked.Increment(ref canceled); item.Completion.TrySetCanceled(lifetime.Token); }
            finally { if (entered) { Interlocked.Decrement(ref inPool); pool.Release(); } Interlocked.Decrement(ref active); }
        }
    }
    private static void Maximum(ref int field, int value) { int old; do { old = Volatile.Read(ref field); if (old >= value) return; } while (Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref field, value, old) != old); }
    public object Snapshot() => new { active = Volatile.Read(ref active), queued = queue.Reader.Count, inPool = Volatile.Read(ref inPool), maxActive = Volatile.Read(ref maxActive), maxPool = Volatile.Read(ref maxPool), accepted = Volatile.Read(ref accepted), rejected = Volatile.Read(ref rejected), completed = Volatile.Read(ref completed), canceled = Volatile.Read(ref canceled) };
    public async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken token) {
        queue.Writer.TryComplete();
        try { await Task.WhenAll(running).WaitAsync(token); }
        catch (OperationCanceledException) when (token.IsCancellationRequested) { stop.Cancel(); Gate.Open(); try { await Task.WhenAll(running); } catch (OperationCanceledException) { } }
    }
    public void Dispose() { if (Interlocked.Exchange(ref disposed, 1) != 0) return; stop.Cancel(); pool.Dispose(); stop.Dispose(); }
}
Server/LocalLedger.csDownload file ↗
using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
public sealed record LedgerDecision(bool Replay, bool Conflict, int Amount);
public sealed class LocalLedger {
    private readonly string connectionString;
    public LocalLedger(LabSettings settings) { connectionString = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder { DataSource = settings.LedgerPath, DefaultTimeout = 2 }.ToString(); }
    private SqliteConnection Open() { var connection = new SqliteConnection(connectionString); connection.Open(); return connection; }
    public void Initialize() { using var connection = Open(); using var command = connection.CreateCommand(); command.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS receipts (request_key TEXT PRIMARY KEY, amount INTEGER NOT NULL)"; command.ExecuteNonQuery(); }
    public LedgerDecision Record(string key, int amount) {
        using var connection = Open(); using var transaction = connection.BeginTransaction();
        using var insert = connection.CreateCommand(); insert.Transaction = transaction;
        insert.CommandText = "INSERT INTO receipts(request_key, amount) VALUES ($key, $amount) ON CONFLICT(request_key) DO NOTHING";
        insert.Parameters.AddWithValue("$key", key); insert.Parameters.AddWithValue("$amount", amount); int changed = insert.ExecuteNonQuery();
        using var read = connection.CreateCommand(); read.Transaction = transaction; read.CommandText = "SELECT amount FROM receipts WHERE request_key = $key"; read.Parameters.AddWithValue("$key", key);
        int stored = Convert.ToInt32(read.ExecuteScalar(), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); transaction.Commit();
        return new LedgerDecision(changed == 0, stored != amount, stored);
    }
    public int Count() { using var connection = Open(); using var read = connection.CreateCommand(); read.CommandText = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM receipts"; return Convert.ToInt32(read.ExecuteScalar(), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); }
}
Server/ClassroomCircuit.csDownload file ↗
public sealed class ClassroomCircuit {
    private readonly object sync = new(); private int failures, calls; private bool probe; private DateTimeOffset openUntil = DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
    public int DependencyCalls { get { lock (sync) return calls; } }
    public IResult Invoke(bool failing) {
        lock (sync) {
            DateTimeOffset now = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
            if (openUntil != DateTimeOffset.MinValue && now < openUntil) return Results.Json(new { state = "open", called = false }, statusCode: 503);
            if (probe) return Results.Json(new { state = "probe-busy", called = false }, statusCode: 503);
            bool halfOpen = openUntil != DateTimeOffset.MinValue; if (halfOpen) probe = true;
            calls++;
            // The dependency is an explicitly controlled in-process classroom outcome, not a real remote service.
            if (failing) {
                failures++; if (halfOpen || failures >= 2) openUntil = now.AddMilliseconds(250); probe = false;
                return Results.Json(new { state = openUntil == DateTimeOffset.MinValue ? "closed" : "open", called = true }, statusCode: 503);
            }
            failures = 0; openUntil = DateTimeOffset.MinValue; probe = false; return Results.Ok(new { state = "closed", called = true });
        }
    }
}
Driver/Lab.Driver.csprojDownload file ↗
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk"><PropertyGroup><OutputType>Exe</OutputType><TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework><Nullable>enable</Nullable><ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings></PropertyGroup></Project>
Driver/Program.csDownload file ↗
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text.Json;
if (args.Length < 2) throw new ArgumentException("Usage: closed|open|retry|shard|hot|io|cpu|sync baseUrl[,baseUrl] [count<=32] [concurrency<=8] [intervalMs]");
string mode = args[0];
if (!new[] { "closed", "open", "retry", "shard", "hot", "io", "cpu", "sync" }.Contains(mode)) throw new ArgumentException("Unknown mode");
Uri[] targets = args[1].Split(',').Select(s => new Uri(s.TrimEnd('/') + "/")).ToArray();
if (targets.Length is < 1 or > 2 || targets.Any(u => !u.IsLoopback || u.Scheme != "http" || u.AbsolutePath != "/" || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(u.Query) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(u.UserInfo))) throw new ArgumentException("Only one or two owned HTTP loopback roots are allowed");
int count = args.Length > 2 ? int.Parse(args[2], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) : 16;
int concurrency = args.Length > 3 ? int.Parse(args[3], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) : 4;
int interval = args.Length > 4 ? int.Parse(args[4], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) : 2;
if (count is < 1 or > 32 || concurrency is < 1 or > 8 || interval is < 1 or > 100 || (mode == "shard" || mode == "hot") && targets.Length != 2) throw new ArgumentException("Bounded local settings required");
using var client = new HttpClient { Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) };
var latencies = new ConcurrentBag<double>(); var replicas = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
int attempted = 0, successful = 0, rejected = 0, skipped = 0, logical = 0;
async Task Invoke(int index) {
    string key = mode == "hot" || index % 2 == 0 ? "A" : "B"; int partition = Partition(key);
    Uri target = targets[(mode == "shard" || mode == "hot") ? partition : index % targets.Length];
    string route = mode switch { "retry" => "unstable?key=demo", "shard" or "hot" => "partition/" + key + "?owner=" + partition, "io" => "io", "cpu" => "cpu", "sync" => "sync", _ => "work" };
    int maximumAttempts = mode == "retry" ? 2 : 1;
    for (int attempt = 1; attempt <= maximumAttempts; attempt++) {
        var begin = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp(); Interlocked.Increment(ref attempted);
        using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, new Uri(target, route));
        using var response = await client.SendAsync(request); string body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        latencies.Add(Stopwatch.GetElapsedTime(begin).TotalMilliseconds);
        if ((int)response.StatusCode == 503 && attempt < maximumAttempts) { await Task.Delay(10 + index % 7); continue; }
        if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode) {
            Interlocked.Increment(ref successful); using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(body);
            if (doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("replica", out var name)) replicas.TryAdd(name.GetString()!, 0);
        } else Interlocked.Increment(ref rejected);
        break;
    }
}
var elapsed = Stopwatch.StartNew();
if (mode == "open") {
    using var slots = new SemaphoreSlim(concurrency, concurrency); var running = new List<Task>();
    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
        double wait = i * interval - elapsed.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds; if (wait > 0) await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(wait));
        Interlocked.Increment(ref logical);
        if (!slots.Wait(0)) { Interlocked.Increment(ref skipped); continue; }
        int index = i; running.Add(Release(index));
    }
    await Task.WhenAll(running);
    async Task Release(int index) { try { await Invoke(index); } finally { slots.Release(); } }
} else {
    int next = -1;
    await Task.WhenAll(Enumerable.Range(0, concurrency).Select(async _ => {
        while (true) { int index = Interlocked.Increment(ref next); if (index >= count) return; Interlocked.Increment(ref logical); await Invoke(index); }
    }));
}
elapsed.Stop(); double[] sorted = latencies.OrderBy(x => x).ToArray();
double Percentile(double probability) => sorted.Length == 0 ? 0 : sorted[(int)Math.Ceiling(probability * sorted.Length) - 1];
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { mode, scheduled = logical, attempted, successful, rejected, skipped, concurrency, elapsedMs = elapsed.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds, p50Ms = Percentile(.5), p95Ms = Percentile(.95), p99Ms = Percentile(.99), replicas = replicas.Keys.OrderBy(x => x).ToArray() }));
static int Partition(string key) { uint hash = 2166136261; foreach (byte b in System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(key)) hash = unchecked((hash ^ b) * 16777619); return (int)(hash % 2); }
Server/appsettings.jsonDownload file ↗
{
  "Lab": {
    "Replica": "one",
    "Workers": 2,
    "QueueCapacity": 4,
    "PoolSize": 2,
    "WorkMilliseconds": 20
  }
}

Expected result

Both fresh processes report their own first session value1 and distinct replica labels. Driver work reaches both processes; local state is not shared.

Use the listed SDK and dependencies for this project. Open C# practice runs the separate portable exercise.

C# companion practice

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

var first = new Dictionary<string, int>(); var second = new Dictionary<string, int>();
int Visit(Dictionary<string, int> owner) { owner.TryGetValue("demo", out int count); return owner["demo"] = count + 1; }
Console.WriteLine(Visit(first)); Console.WriteLine(Visit(second)); Console.WriteLine("catalog:rune");
Open C# practice

C# practice output

1
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catalog:rune
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Each OS process owns its own memory; routing affinity does not turn that state into shared durable data.

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