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.
Establish the actual boundary
A transaction retry boundary includes the reads that justified a write, not merely the final command that failed. In this SQLite WAL fixture, a read transaction can retain an older snapshot while another connection commits a new value. A stale reader attempting to become a writer can encounter a busy boundary. Retrying an UPDATE with the old decision does not refresh that snapshot. The real lab records this behavior with separate actual connections. The companion uses ordinary copied values to explain fresh-decision arithmetic; it does not implement isolation, locking or an automatic retry provider.
Trace the portable program
The console begins with current ten and copies it into snapshot. Changing current to twenty leaves the copied snapshot at ten, so the first two lines are snapshot:10 and fresh:20. Incrementing the fresh value prints replayed:21. Nothing in these variables is a database transaction, and the program does not establish that concurrent readers on another engine behave this way. It gives a deterministic example of the difference between repeating a decision based on ten and recomputing it from twenty. That distinction is the domain fact the actual SQL retry experiment must preserve.
Observe the real external contract
The real snapshot endpoint resets its owned counter to ten, opens a deferred reader and reads ten. Another connection commits twenty; the original transaction still reads ten, while a fresh connection reads twenty. The stale-write endpoint then records an actual busy error when that old read tries to upgrade into a writer, rolls back and starts a new transaction. Its fresh read sees twenty and writes twenty-one. The final observation includes actual provider error codes, two unit attempts and the new value. Those codes are evidence for this provider fixture rather than a universal database exception taxonomy.
Locate the precise pitfall
Do not place an irreversible external action inside a replayed unit and assume a database rollback reverses it. An email, payment or remote mutation could already have happened before a transaction retry. Likewise, changing isolation or enabling shared-cache read-uncommitted behavior would alter the experiment and its guarantees. This fixture uses WAL and separate ordinary connections; it is not a SQL Server isolation demonstration. A bounded retry should classify the real failure, abandon the stale transaction and recalculate from fresh state, while respecting cancellation and avoiding an unbounded loop that merely holds other resources longer. The recorded busy boundary is not a reason to retry syntax errors or every constraint rejection; those failures need independent classification before another attempt.
Practice: change one independent condition
Modify the portable calculation so the fresh decision adds two instead of one, then predict the final value without changing the old snapshot. Make the corresponding decision change in an owned SQL experiment and verify the persisted result after a fresh transaction. Keep the concurrent writer's committed value at twenty. The hint is to identify which read the calculation depends on, rather than changing only the arithmetic literal in an old UPDATE command. A correct replay should follow the stated new decision from the latest transaction state, not preserve an earlier observed value by accident.
Practice: test a separate failure boundary
Create separate controlled cases for a read-only snapshot and for a stale reader attempting a write upgrade. Record when the second connection commits, which transaction each read belongs to and whether the failed transaction is disposed before retry. Do not combine an unrelated syntax or constraint failure with the expected busy case. Then describe a new operation with an external side effect and specify why its replay would require another idempotency or reconciliation boundary. This exercise distinguishes actual retry permission from a convenient catch block that retries every exception.
Design the ownership and evidence
Design retries around a complete owned unit with explicit inputs, fresh reads, an atomic local write and no unaccounted external effect. Record a maximum attempt or time budget and classify provider errors deliberately. Preserve the independent snapshot and final-state observations, since a successful final command alone cannot prove the decision used fresh state. The companion arithmetic helps explain why twenty-one is intended; actual SQLite execution supplies the isolation and failure evidence. A different engine or transaction mode needs its own integration checks instead of inheriting these conclusions merely because it exposes a transaction API.
WAL snapshots and whole-transaction retry — complete production-contract lab
Set up the SDK project
- Save every file in one new owned folder, preserving Server/ paths and global.json. Install official .NET10 SDK10.0.403.
- Restore explicitly: dotnet restore Server/ProductionLab.csproj --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
- Start only your loopback fixture: ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development dotnet run --project Server/ProductionLab.csproj --no-launch-profile --urls http://127.0.0.1:5080 --Production:DatabasePath=./owned-production.db
- Use a fresh owned database for independent scenarios; the server creates only the classroom schema and seed data. Stop your own server with Ctrl+C and clean up only its fixture files.
- No external broker, shared network cache, production identity provider or public service is provisioned. Antiforgery uses an ephemeral development key provider, so a restart invalidates old token/cookie pairs.
- POST /lab/sql/snapshot and /lab/sql/retry independently. These reset their own counter fixture and execute real separate-connection WAL operations.
Download complete SDK project ↗
Project files
Server/ProductionLab.csproj
Download 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"/><PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Hybrid" Version="10.11.0"/></ItemGroup></Project>
Server/CacheLabs.cs
Download file ↗using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Hybrid;
public sealed record CatalogView(string Name,long Version);
public sealed record CatalogInput(string Name);
public sealed record SharedView(string Value,int Generation);
public sealed class CacheProbe {
private int reads,factories; private readonly object sync=new(); private TaskCompletionSource<bool> gate=Ready();
private static TaskCompletionSource<bool> Ready() { var value=new TaskCompletionSource<bool>(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); value.SetResult(true); return value; }
public int Reads=>Volatile.Read(ref reads); public int Factories=>Volatile.Read(ref factories);
public void Read()=>Interlocked.Increment(ref reads);
public void Close() { lock(sync) if(gate.Task.IsCompleted) gate=new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); }
public void Open() { lock(sync) gate.TrySetResult(true); }
public async ValueTask<SharedView> Create(CancellationToken token) { int generation=Interlocked.Increment(ref factories); Task wait; lock(sync) wait=gate.Task; await wait.WaitAsync(token); return new("shared",generation); }
}
public static class CacheLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapGet("/cache/catalog",async (Store store,HybridCache cache,CacheProbe probe,CancellationToken token)=> {
var value=await cache.GetOrCreateAsync("catalog:1",ct=> {
ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested(); probe.Read(); using var c=store.Open(); using var query=Store.Command(c,"SELECT name,version FROM catalog_cache WHERE id=1"); using var row=query.ExecuteReader(); row.Read(); return ValueTask.FromResult(new CatalogView(row.GetString(0),row.GetInt64(1)));
},cancellationToken:token); return Results.Ok(value);
});
app.MapPost("/cache/catalog",async (CatalogInput input,bool? failBeforeCommit,Store store,HybridCache cache,CancellationToken token)=> {
if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input.Name)||input.Name.Length>30) return Results.BadRequest();
using(var c=store.Open()) using(var tx=c.BeginTransaction()) {
Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE catalog_cache SET name=$name,version=version+1 WHERE id=1",tx,("$name",input.Name));
if(failBeforeCommit==true) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled cache-write rollback"); }
tx.Commit();
}
await cache.RemoveAsync("catalog:1",token); return Results.NoContent();
});
app.MapGet("/cache/shared",async (HybridCache cache,CacheProbe probe,CancellationToken token)=>Results.Ok(await cache.GetOrCreateAsync("stampede:demo",ct=>probe.Create(ct),cancellationToken:token)));
app.MapGet("/cache/stats",(CacheProbe probe)=>new { reads=probe.Reads,factories=probe.Factories });
app.MapPost("/lab/cache/gate/{action}",(string action,CacheProbe probe)=> { if(action=="close") probe.Close(); else if(action=="open") probe.Open(); else return Results.BadRequest(); return Results.NoContent(); });
app.MapPost("/lab/cache/reset",async(HybridCache cache,CancellationToken token)=> { await cache.RemoveAsync("stampede:demo",token); return Results.NoContent(); });
}
}
Server/ContractLabs.cs
Download file ↗using System.Text.Json;
public static class ContractLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapGet("/contracts/compatible",()=>Results.Ok(new { id=1,name="rune",optional="new" }));
app.MapGet("/contracts/breaking",()=>Results.Ok(new { id=1,name=42 }));
app.MapGet("/contracts/effect",(Store store)=> { using var c=store.Open(); return new { value=Store.Number(c,"SELECT value FROM contract_effect WHERE id=1") }; });
app.MapPost("/contracts/change/{phase}",(string phase,Store store)=> {
if(phase!="before"&&phase!="after")return Results.BadRequest();
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction(); Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE contract_effect SET value=value+1 WHERE id=1",tx);
if(phase=="before") { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled failure before commit"); }
tx.Commit(); return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled uncertain response after commit");
});
}
public static bool Accept(JsonElement root) => root.ValueKind==JsonValueKind.Object && root.TryGetProperty("id",out var id)&&id.ValueKind==JsonValueKind.Number&&id.TryGetInt32(out int value)&&value>0&&root.TryGetProperty("name",out var name)&&name.ValueKind==JsonValueKind.String&&!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name.GetString());
public static async Task VerifyAsync(string address) {
var uri=new Uri(address); if(!uri.IsLoopback||uri.Scheme!="http"||uri.AbsolutePath!="/"||!string.IsNullOrEmpty(uri.UserInfo))throw new ArgumentException("Owned loopback root required");
using var client=new HttpClient { BaseAddress=uri,Timeout=TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5) }; int checks=0;
foreach(var item in new[] { ("contracts/compatible",true),("contracts/breaking",false) }) {
using var response=await client.GetAsync(item.Item1); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); using var document=JsonDocument.Parse(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
if(Accept(document.RootElement)!=item.Item2)throw new Exception("Consumer contract expectation failed"); checks++;
}
async Task<long> State() { using var response=await client.GetAsync("contracts/effect"); response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode(); using var document=JsonDocument.Parse(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()); return document.RootElement.GetProperty("value").GetInt64(); }
if(await State()!=0)throw new Exception("Use a fresh fixture"); checks++;
using(var response=await client.PostAsync("contracts/change/before",null)) { if((int)response.StatusCode!=503)throw new Exception("Expected failure"); checks++; }
if(await State()!=0)throw new Exception("Rollback failed"); checks++;
using(var response=await client.PostAsync("contracts/change/after",null)) { if((int)response.StatusCode!=503)throw new Exception("Expected uncertain response"); checks++; }
if(await State()!=1)throw new Exception("Commit state missing"); checks++;
Console.WriteLine(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { checks,transport="real owned loopback HTTP" }));
}
}
Server/HttpLabs.cs
Download file ↗using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
public sealed record DocumentInput(string Body);
public sealed record DocumentView(int Id,string Body,long Version);
public sealed class ConditionalWriteProbe {
private readonly object sync=new(); private TaskCompletionSource<bool>? release; private int entered;
public bool Entered=>Volatile.Read(ref entered)==1;
public void Arm() { lock(sync) { release=new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); Volatile.Write(ref entered,0); } }
public void Release() { lock(sync) release?.TrySetResult(true); }
public Task PauseAsync(CancellationToken token) { lock(sync) { if(release is null)return Task.CompletedTask; Volatile.Write(ref entered,1); return release.Task.WaitAsync(token); } }
}
public static class HttpLabs {
public static DocumentView Read(Store store) { using var c=store.Open(); using var command=Store.Command(c,"SELECT body,version FROM documents WHERE id=1"); using var row=command.ExecuteReader(); row.Read(); return new(1,row.GetString(0),row.GetInt64(1)); }
public static EntityTagHeaderValue Tag(long version) => new("\"v"+version+"\"");
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapGet("/documents/1",(HttpContext context,Store store)=> {
var value=Read(store); var tag=Tag(value.Version); context.Response.GetTypedHeaders().ETag=tag;
try { var candidates=context.Request.GetTypedHeaders().IfNoneMatch; if(candidates?.Any(candidate=>candidate.Tag.Value=="*" || candidate.Compare(tag,useStrongComparison:false))==true) return Results.StatusCode(304); }
catch(FormatException) { return Results.BadRequest(new { error="Malformed conditional header" }); }
return Results.Ok(value);
});
app.MapPut("/documents/1",async (HttpContext context,DocumentInput input,Store store,ConditionalWriteProbe probe)=> {
if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input.Body)||input.Body.Length>50) return Results.BadRequest();
IList<EntityTagHeaderValue>? candidates;
try { candidates=context.Request.GetTypedHeaders().IfMatch; } catch(FormatException) { return Results.BadRequest(); }
if(candidates is null||candidates.Count==0) return Results.Problem(statusCode:428,title:"If-Match is required");
if(context.Request.Headers["X-Lab-Pause"]=="true")await probe.PauseAsync(context.RequestAborted);
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction();
long current=Store.Number(c,"SELECT version FROM documents WHERE id=1",tx);
bool any=candidates.Any(x=>x.Tag.Value=="*");
if(!any&&!candidates.Any(x=>x.Compare(Tag(current),useStrongComparison:true))) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.StatusCode(412); }
using var update=Store.Command(c,"UPDATE documents SET body=$body,version=version+1 WHERE id=1 AND version=$version RETURNING version",tx,("$body",input.Body),("$version",current));
object? changed=update.ExecuteScalar(); if(changed is null) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.StatusCode(412); }
long version=Convert.ToInt64(changed,System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); tx.Commit(); context.Response.GetTypedHeaders().ETag=Tag(version); return Results.Ok(new DocumentView(1,input.Body,version));
});
app.MapPost("/lab/condition/arm",(ConditionalWriteProbe probe)=> { probe.Arm(); return Results.NoContent(); });
app.MapPost("/lab/condition/release",(ConditionalWriteProbe probe)=> { probe.Release(); return Results.NoContent(); });
app.MapGet("/lab/condition/evidence",(ConditionalWriteProbe probe)=>new { entered=probe.Entered });
app.MapGet("/api/v1/item",()=>Results.Ok(new { id=1,name="rune" }));
app.MapGet("/api/v1/item-extra",()=>Results.Ok(new { id=1,name="rune",state="active" }));
app.MapGet("/api/v2/item",()=>Results.Ok(new { id=1,displayName="rune",state="active" }));
app.MapGet("/stream",async (HttpContext context,int? abortAfter,bool? fail)=> {
if(abortAfter is not null&&abortAfter!=1) { context.Response.StatusCode=400; return; }
context.Response.ContentType="application/x-ndjson";
for(int id=1;id<=2;id++) {
await context.Response.WriteAsync(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { type="item",id })+"\n",context.RequestAborted); await context.Response.Body.FlushAsync(context.RequestAborted);
if(abortAfter==id) { context.Abort(); return; }
if(fail==true&&id==1) { await context.Response.WriteAsync("{\"type\":\"error\",\"code\":\"controlled-failure\"}\n",context.RequestAborted); return; }
}
await context.Response.WriteAsync("{\"type\":\"complete\",\"count\":2}\n",context.RequestAborted);
});
}
}
Server/MessagingLabs.cs
Download file ↗using System.Text.Json;
using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
public sealed record CreateOrder(string OrderId,int Quantity);
public sealed record InboxInput(string MessageId,string Payload,int Amount);
public sealed record OrderedInput(string MessageId,string AggregateId,int Sequence,int Amount);
public static class MessagingLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapGet("/messaging/counts",(Store store)=>store.Counts());
app.MapPost("/outbox/orders", (CreateOrder input, bool? failBeforeCommit, Store store) => {
if(input.OrderId!="demo" || input.Quantity is <1 or >10) return Results.BadRequest();
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction();
try {
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO orders(order_id,quantity) VALUES($id,$quantity)",tx,("$id",input.OrderId),("$quantity",input.Quantity));
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO outbox(event_key,aggregate_id,sequence,payload) VALUES($key,$id,1,$payload)",tx,("$key","order-demo-v1"),("$id",input.OrderId),("$payload","quantity:"+input.Quantity));
} catch(SqliteException ex) when(ex.SqliteErrorCode==19) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Conflict(new { error="Order or event identity already exists" }); }
if(failBeforeCommit==true) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled pre-commit failure"); }
tx.Commit(); return Results.Created("/outbox/orders/demo",new { input.OrderId,input.Quantity });
});
app.MapPost("/outbox/claim/{owner}",(string owner,Store store)=> {
if(owner!="one"&&owner!="two") return Results.BadRequest(); long now=DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds();
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction();
using var command=Store.Command(c,"UPDATE outbox SET owner=$owner,lease_until=$until,attempts=attempts+1 WHERE id=(SELECT id FROM outbox WHERE status='pending' AND (lease_until IS NULL OR lease_until<=$now) ORDER BY id LIMIT 1) RETURNING id,payload,attempts",tx,("$owner",owner),("$until",now+500),("$now",now));
object? row=null; using(var read=command.ExecuteReader()) if(read.Read()) row=new { id=read.GetInt64(0),payload=read.GetString(1),attempts=read.GetInt32(2),owner };
tx.Commit(); return row is null ? Results.NoContent() : Results.Ok(row);
});
app.MapPost("/outbox/ack/{id:long}/{owner}",(long id,string owner,int generation,Store store)=> {
using var c=store.Open(); int changed=Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE outbox SET status='sent' WHERE id=$id AND owner=$owner AND status='pending' AND lease_until>$now AND attempts=$generation",null,("$id",id),("$owner",owner),("$now",DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds()),("$generation",generation)); return changed==1 ? Results.NoContent() : Results.Conflict(new { error="Lease is not currently owned" });
});
app.MapPost("/inbox/apply",(InboxInput input,bool? failBeforeCommit,Store store)=> {
if(input.MessageId!="demo" || (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input.Payload)||input.Payload.Length>50) || input.Amount is <1 or >10) return Results.BadRequest();
string canonical=JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { input.Payload,input.Amount });
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction(); using var check=Store.Command(c,"SELECT payload FROM inbox WHERE message_id=$id",tx,("$id",input.MessageId)); string? prior=check.ExecuteScalar() as string;
if(prior is not null) { tx.Rollback(); return prior==canonical ? Results.Ok(new { replay=true }) : Results.Conflict(new { error="Payload conflict" }); }
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO inbox(message_id,payload) VALUES($id,$payload)",tx,("$id",input.MessageId),("$payload",canonical)); Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE effects SET total=total+$amount WHERE id=1",tx,("$amount",input.Amount));
if(failBeforeCommit==true) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled inbox failure"); } tx.Commit(); return Results.Ok(new { replay=false });
});
app.MapPost("/ordered/apply",(OrderedInput input,Store store)=> {
if((string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input.MessageId)||input.MessageId.Length>20) || input.AggregateId!="demo" || input.Sequence is <1 or >10) return Results.BadRequest();
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction();
string canonical=JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { input.AggregateId,input.Sequence,input.Amount });
using var priorCommand=Store.Command(c,"SELECT payload FROM ordered_inbox WHERE message_id=$id",tx,("$id",input.MessageId)); string? prior=priorCommand.ExecuteScalar() as string;
if(prior is not null) { tx.Rollback(); return prior==canonical ? Results.Ok(new { outcome="replay" }) : Results.Conflict(new { outcome="payload conflict" }); }
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO aggregate_state VALUES($id,0,0)",tx,("$id",input.AggregateId)); long last=Store.Number(c,"SELECT last_sequence FROM aggregate_state WHERE aggregate_id=$id",tx,("$id",input.AggregateId));
if(input.Sequence!=last+1) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.Conflict(new { outcome=input.Sequence>last+1 ? "gap" : "stale",expected=last+1 }); }
if(input.Amount<0) { Store.Execute(c,"INSERT OR IGNORE INTO deadletters VALUES($id,'negative amount')",tx,("$id",input.MessageId)); tx.Commit(); return Results.UnprocessableEntity(new { outcome="quarantined",expected=last+1 }); }
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO ordered_inbox VALUES($id,$payload)",tx,("$id",input.MessageId),("$payload",canonical)); Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE aggregate_state SET last_sequence=$sequence,total=total+$amount WHERE aggregate_id=$id",tx,("$sequence",input.Sequence),("$amount",input.Amount),("$id",input.AggregateId)); tx.Commit(); return Results.Ok(new { outcome="applied",sequence=input.Sequence });
});
app.MapGet("/ordered/state",(Store store)=> { using var c=store.Open(); return new { applied=Store.Number(c,"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ordered_inbox"),deadletters=Store.Number(c,"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM deadletters"),last=Store.Number(c,"SELECT COALESCE(MAX(last_sequence),0) FROM aggregate_state") }; });
}
}
Server/PipelineLabs.cs
Download file ↗using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text.Json;
public sealed record PipelineInput(int Quantity);
public static class PipelineLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapPost("/pipeline",(HttpContext context,PipelineInput input,bool? failAfterCommit,Store store)=> {
if(input.Quantity is <1 or >10)return Results.BadRequest();
string requestId=context.Request.Headers["Idempotency-Key"].ToString(); if(requestId is not "demo" and not "second")return Results.BadRequest();
IList<EntityTagHeaderValue>? candidates;
try { candidates=context.Request.GetTypedHeaders().IfMatch; } catch(FormatException) { return Results.BadRequest(); }
if(candidates is null||candidates.Count==0)return Results.StatusCode(428);
string originalCondition=string.Join(",",candidates.Select(x=>x.ToString()));
string payload=JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { input.Quantity,condition=originalCondition });
using var c=store.Open(); using var tx=c.BeginTransaction();
using(var query=Store.Command(c,"SELECT payload,result_version FROM pipeline_requests WHERE request_id=$id",tx,("$id",requestId))) using(var read=query.ExecuteReader()) {
if(read.Read()) {
string prior=read.GetString(0); long version=read.GetInt64(1); read.Close();
long currentVersion=Store.Number(c,"SELECT version FROM documents WHERE id=1",tx); tx.Rollback();
return prior==payload&¤tVersion==version ? Results.Ok(new { version,replay=true }) : Results.Conflict(new { error="Request changed or the saved receipt is no longer current" });
}
}
long current=Store.Number(c,"SELECT version FROM documents WHERE id=1",tx);
if(!candidates.Any(x=>x.Tag.Value=="*"||x.Compare(HttpLabs.Tag(current),useStrongComparison:true))) { tx.Rollback(); return Results.StatusCode(412); }
long next=current+1; Store.Execute(c,"UPDATE documents SET body=$body,version=$next WHERE id=1 AND version=$current",tx,("$body","quantity:"+input.Quantity),("$next",next),("$current",current));
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO pipeline_requests VALUES($id,$payload,$version)",tx,("$id",requestId),("$payload",payload),("$version",next));
Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO outbox(event_key,aggregate_id,sequence,payload) VALUES($key,'document-1',$sequence,$payload)",tx,("$key","document-1-v"+next),("$sequence",next),("$payload",payload)); tx.Commit();
if(failAfterCommit==true)return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Controlled lost-success response after commit");
context.Response.Headers.ETag="\"v"+next+"\""; return Results.Ok(new { version=next,replay=false });
});
app.MapGet("/pipeline/state",(Store store)=> { using var c=store.Open(); return new { version=Store.Number(c,"SELECT version FROM documents WHERE id=1"),requests=Store.Number(c,"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pipeline_requests"),events=Store.Number(c,"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM outbox") }; });
}
}
Server/PrivacyLogs.cs
Download file ↗using System.Diagnostics.Metrics;
public sealed class EvidenceLog : ILoggerProvider {
private readonly object sync=new(); private readonly Queue<string> messages=new();
public string[] Snapshot() { lock(sync) return messages.ToArray(); }
public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)=>new Writer(this,categoryName);
public void Dispose() { }
private void Add(string category,string text) { if(category=="ProductionPrivacy") lock(sync) { if(messages.Count==32) messages.Dequeue(); messages.Enqueue(text); } Console.WriteLine(text); }
private sealed class Writer(EvidenceLog owner,string category):ILogger {
public IDisposable? BeginScope<TState>(TState state) where TState:notnull=>null;
public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel level)=>category=="Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime"||category=="ProductionPrivacy";
public void Log<TState>(LogLevel level,EventId id,TState state,Exception? exception,Func<TState,Exception?,string> formatter) { if(IsEnabled(level)) owner.Add(category,formatter(state,exception)); }
}
}
public sealed class PrivacySignals : IDisposable {
private readonly Meter meter=new("SharpRune.ProductionPrivacy"); private readonly MeterListener listener=new(); private readonly Counter<long> counter;
private readonly object sync=new(); private readonly HashSet<string> labels=new(StringComparer.Ordinal); private int disposed;
public PrivacySignals() {
counter=meter.CreateCounter<long>("production.operations");
listener.InstrumentPublished=(instrument,value)=> { if(instrument.Meter.Name=="SharpRune.ProductionPrivacy") value.EnableMeasurementEvents(instrument); };
listener.SetMeasurementEventCallback<long>((instrument,value,tags,state)=> { foreach(var tag in tags) if(tag.Key=="operation"&&tag.Value is string label) lock(sync) labels.Add(label); }); listener.Start();
}
public string Record(string raw) { string operation=raw is "quote" or "search" ? raw : "other"; counter.Add(1,new KeyValuePair<string,object?>("operation",operation)); return operation; }
public string[] Labels() { lock(sync) return labels.OrderBy(x=>x,StringComparer.Ordinal).ToArray(); }
public void Dispose() { if(Interlocked.Exchange(ref disposed,1)!=0)return; listener.Dispose(); meter.Dispose(); }
}
Server/Program.cs
Download file ↗using System.Net;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Hybrid;
if(args.Length==2&&args[0]=="--verify-base") { await ContractLabs.VerifyAsync(args[1]); return; }
var builder=WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
if(!builder.Environment.IsDevelopment())throw new InvalidOperationException("This fixture exposes controlled faults and is Development-only");
var evidence=new EvidenceLog(); builder.Logging.ClearProviders(); builder.Logging.AddProvider(evidence);
builder.Configuration.AddJsonFile("runtime-settings.json",optional:false,reloadOnChange:true);
builder.Services.AddOptions<LiveSettings>().Bind(builder.Configuration.GetSection("Live")).Validate(x=>!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Label)&&x.Maximum is >=1 and <=10,"Invalid live settings").ValidateOnStart();
builder.Services.AddSingleton<ConditionalWriteProbe>(); builder.Services.AddSingleton<Store>(); builder.Services.AddSingleton<CacheProbe>(); builder.Services.AddSingleton<PrivacySignals>();
builder.Services.AddHybridCache(options=>options.DefaultEntryOptions=new HybridCacheEntryOptions { Expiration=TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1),LocalCacheExpiration=TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1) });
builder.Services.AddDataProtection().UseEphemeralDataProtectionProvider();
builder.Services.AddAntiforgery(options=> { options.HeaderName="X-CSRF-TOKEN"; options.Cookie.Name="ProductionLab.Csrf"; options.Cookie.SecurePolicy=CookieSecurePolicy.None; });
builder.Services.AddCors(options=>options.AddPolicy("classroom",policy=>policy.WithOrigins("https://client.example").WithMethods("GET","POST").WithHeaders("Content-Type")));
builder.Services.Configure<ForwardedHeadersOptions>(options=> {
options.ForwardedHeaders=ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedFor|ForwardedHeaders.XForwardedProto; options.ForwardLimit=1;
options.KnownProxies.Clear(); options.KnownIPNetworks.Clear(); options.KnownProxies.Add(IPAddress.Parse(builder.Configuration["Production:Proxy"]??"203.0.113.10"));
});
builder.Services.AddHostFiltering(options=>options.AllowedHosts=(builder.Configuration["AllowedHosts"]??"*").Split(';'));
builder.Services.AddSingleton<WorkQueue>(); builder.Services.AddSingleton<ScopeEvidence>(); builder.Services.AddScoped<ScopedOperation>(); builder.Services.AddHostedService<ScopedWorker>();
var app=builder.Build(); app.Services.GetRequiredService<Store>().Initialize();
app.UseHostFiltering(); app.UseForwardedHeaders(); app.UseCors("classroom"); app.UseAntiforgery();
SqlLabs.Map(app); MessagingLabs.Map(app); HttpLabs.Map(app); CacheLabs.Map(app); SecurityLabs.Map(app,evidence); WorkerLabs.Map(app); ContractLabs.Map(app); PipelineLabs.Map(app);
app.MapGet("/live",()=>Results.Text("live")); app.Run();
Server/SecurityLabs.cs
Download file ↗using System.Text.Encodings.Web;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
public sealed class LiveSettings { public string Label { get; set; }="initial"; public int Maximum { get; set; }=3; public string Secret { get; set; }=""; }
public static class SecurityLabs {
private static int submissions;
public static void Map(WebApplication app,EvidenceLog evidence) {
app.MapGet("/configuration",(IOptionsMonitor<LiveSettings> monitor)=> {
try { var value=monitor.CurrentValue; return Results.Ok(new { value.Label,value.Maximum,hasSecret=!string.IsNullOrEmpty(value.Secret) }); }
catch(OptionsValidationException) { return Results.Problem(statusCode:503,title:"Current configuration is invalid"); }
});
app.MapGet("/cors/data",(HttpContext context)=>Results.Ok(new { value="public classroom data",authenticated=context.User.Identity?.IsAuthenticated??false }));
app.MapGet("/antiforgery/token",(HttpContext context,IAntiforgery anti)=> { var tokens=anti.GetAndStoreTokens(context); return Results.Ok(new { requestToken=tokens.RequestToken }); });
app.MapPost("/antiforgery/submit",async(HttpContext context,IAntiforgery anti)=> {
try { await anti.ValidateRequestAsync(context); }
catch(AntiforgeryValidationException) { return Results.BadRequest(new { error="Antiforgery validation failed" }); }
return Results.Ok(new { accepted=Interlocked.Increment(ref submissions) });
});
app.MapGet("/antiforgery/count",()=>new { count=Volatile.Read(ref submissions) });
app.MapGet("/encoded",(string? name)=>Results.Content("<!doctype html><html><body><p>"+HtmlEncoder.Default.Encode(name??"")+"</p></body></html>","text/html; charset=utf-8"));
app.MapGet("/proxy",(HttpContext context)=>new { scheme=context.Request.Scheme,remote=context.Connection.RemoteIpAddress?.ToString(),host=context.Request.Host.Value });
app.MapGet("/canonical",(HttpContext context)=>new { observedHost=context.Request.Host.Value,url=new Uri(new Uri("https://public.example.test/"),"items/7").AbsoluteUri });
app.MapGet("/privacy/observe",(string? email,string? operation,PrivacySignals signals,ILoggerFactory logs)=> {
string safe=signals.Record(operation??""); string identity=string.IsNullOrEmpty(email)?"anonymous":"redacted";
logs.CreateLogger("ProductionPrivacy").LogInformation("Handled {Operation} for {Identity}",safe,identity); return Results.Ok(new { operation=safe,identity });
});
app.MapGet("/privacy/evidence",(PrivacySignals signals)=>new { messages=evidence.Snapshot(),metricLabels=signals.Labels() });
}
}
Server/SqlLabs.cs
Download file ↗using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
public static class SqlLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapGet("/sql/nulls", (Store store) => { using var c = store.Open(); return new { equalsNull = Store.Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sql_values WHERE amount = NULL"), isNull = Store.Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sql_values WHERE amount IS NULL"), all = Store.Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sql_values"), known = Store.Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(amount) FROM sql_values"), sum = Store.Number(c, "SELECT SUM(amount) FROM sql_values") }; });
app.MapPost("/lab/sql/null-check", (Store store) => {
using var c = store.Open(); using var tx = c.BeginTransaction(); Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO sql_values(id,amount) VALUES(6,NULL)",tx);
bool rejected = false; try { Store.Execute(c,"INSERT INTO sql_required(amount) VALUES(NULL)",tx); } catch(SqliteException ex) when(ex.SqliteErrorCode==19) { rejected=true; }
tx.Rollback(); return new { checkAllowedNull = true, notNullRejected = rejected };
});
app.MapGet("/sql/plans", (Store store) => {
using var c = store.Open();
var rows = new List<int>(); using(var command=Store.Command(c,"SELECT id,price FROM products WHERE category=$category ORDER BY price,id",null,("$category","books"))) using(var read=command.ExecuteReader()) while(read.Read()) rows.Add(read.GetInt32(0));
return new { ids=rows, composite=Plan(c,"SELECT id,price FROM products WHERE category='books' ORDER BY price,id"), expression=Plan(c,"SELECT id FROM products WHERE lower(name)='rune'"), collated=Plan(c,"SELECT id FROM products WHERE name='rune' COLLATE NOCASE"), partial=Plan(c,"SELECT id,price FROM products WHERE active=1 ORDER BY price") };
});
app.MapPost("/lab/sql/snapshot", (Store store) => {
using var first=store.Open(); Store.Execute(first,"UPDATE counters SET value=10 WHERE id=1"); using var reader=first.BeginTransaction(deferred:true);
long before=Store.Number(first,"SELECT value FROM counters WHERE id=1",reader);
using(var second=store.Open()) Store.Execute(second,"UPDATE counters SET value=20 WHERE id=1");
long during=Store.Number(first,"SELECT value FROM counters WHERE id=1",reader); reader.Commit();
using var fresh=store.Open(); return new { before,during,after=Store.Number(fresh,"SELECT value FROM counters WHERE id=1") };
});
app.MapPost("/lab/sql/retry", (Store store) => {
using var first=store.Open(); Store.Execute(first,"UPDATE counters SET value=10 WHERE id=1"); using var stale=first.BeginTransaction(deferred:true);
long seen=Store.Number(first,"SELECT value FROM counters WHERE id=1",stale);
using(var second=store.Open()) Store.Execute(second,"UPDATE counters SET value=20 WHERE id=1");
int error=0,extended=0; try { Store.Execute(first,"UPDATE counters SET value=$value WHERE id=1",stale,("$value",seen+1)); } catch(SqliteException ex) when(ex.SqliteErrorCode==5 || ex.SqliteErrorCode==6) { error=ex.SqliteErrorCode; extended=ex.SqliteExtendedErrorCode; }
stale.Rollback(); if(error==0) return Results.Problem(statusCode:500,title:"Fixture did not encounter the expected stale-writer boundary");
using var fresh=store.Open(); using var tx=fresh.BeginTransaction(); long current=Store.Number(fresh,"SELECT value FROM counters WHERE id=1",tx); Store.Execute(fresh,"UPDATE counters SET value=$value WHERE id=1",tx,("$value",current+1)); tx.Commit();
return Results.Ok(new { attempts=2,error,extended,value=current+1 });
});
}
private static List<string> Plan(SqliteConnection c,string sql) { var rows=new List<string>(); using var command=Store.Command(c,"EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN "+sql); using var read=command.ExecuteReader(); while(read.Read()) rows.Add(read.GetString(3)); return rows; }
}
Server/Store.cs
Download file ↗using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite;
public sealed class Store {
private readonly string connectionString;
public Store(IConfiguration configuration) {
string path = configuration["Production:DatabasePath"] ?? Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "sharprune-production-" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N") + ".db");
connectionString = new SqliteConnectionStringBuilder { DataSource = path, DefaultTimeout = 1, Pooling = false, ForeignKeys = true }.ToString();
}
public SqliteConnection Open() { var connection = new SqliteConnection(connectionString); connection.Open(); return connection; }
public static SqliteCommand Command(SqliteConnection c, string sql, SqliteTransaction? tx = null, params (string Key, object? Value)[] values) {
var command = c.CreateCommand(); command.CommandText = sql; command.Transaction = tx;
foreach (var value in values) command.Parameters.AddWithValue(value.Key, value.Value ?? DBNull.Value);
return command;
}
public static int Execute(SqliteConnection c, string sql, SqliteTransaction? tx = null, params (string Key, object? Value)[] values) { using var command = Command(c, sql, tx, values); return command.ExecuteNonQuery(); }
public static long Number(SqliteConnection c, string sql, SqliteTransaction? tx = null, params (string Key, object? Value)[] values) { using var command = Command(c, sql, tx, values); return Convert.ToInt64(command.ExecuteScalar(), System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); }
public void Initialize() {
using var c = Open(); Execute(c, "PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL");
Execute(c, """
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sql_values(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, amount INTEGER CHECK(amount > 0));
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sql_required(amount INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(amount > 0));
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO sql_values VALUES(1,NULL),(2,NULL),(3,1),(4,2),(5,3);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS products(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,name TEXT NOT NULL,category TEXT NOT NULL,price INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(price>=0),active INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(active IN(0,1)));
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO products VALUES(1,'Rune','books',30,1),(2,'rune','books',10,1),(3,'Sword','books',20,0),(4,'Shield','gear',20,1),(5,'RUNE','gear',15,0);
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_products_category_price_id ON products(category,price,id);
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_products_active_price ON products(price) WHERE active=1;
CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ix_products_lower_name ON products(lower(name));
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS counters(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,value INTEGER NOT NULL);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO counters VALUES(1,10);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS orders(order_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,quantity INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK(quantity BETWEEN 1 AND 10));
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS outbox(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,event_key TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,aggregate_id TEXT NOT NULL,sequence INTEGER NOT NULL,payload TEXT NOT NULL,status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'pending',owner TEXT,lease_until INTEGER,attempts INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS inbox(message_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,payload TEXT NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS effects(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,total INTEGER NOT NULL);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO effects VALUES(1,0);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS aggregate_state(aggregate_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,last_sequence INTEGER NOT NULL,total INTEGER NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ordered_inbox(message_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,payload TEXT NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS deadletters(message_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,reason TEXT NOT NULL);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,body TEXT NOT NULL,version INTEGER NOT NULL);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO documents VALUES(1,'rune',1);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS catalog_cache(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,name TEXT NOT NULL,version INTEGER NOT NULL);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO catalog_cache VALUES(1,'rune',1);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contract_effect(id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,value INTEGER NOT NULL);
INSERT OR IGNORE INTO contract_effect VALUES(1,0);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pipeline_requests(request_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,payload TEXT NOT NULL,result_version INTEGER NOT NULL);
""");
}
public object Counts() { using var c = Open(); return new { orders = Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM orders"), outbox = Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM outbox"), inbox = Number(c, "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM inbox"), effects = Number(c, "SELECT total FROM effects WHERE id=1") }; }
}
Server/WorkerLabs.cs
Download file ↗using System.Threading.Channels;
public sealed record WorkRequest(int Value);
public sealed record WorkReceipt(int Value,int ScopeId);
public sealed record WorkMessage(int Value,CancellationToken Token) { public TaskCompletionSource<WorkReceipt> Completion { get; }=new(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously); }
public sealed class WorkQueue {
public Channel<WorkMessage> Items { get; }=Channel.CreateBounded<WorkMessage>(4);
}
public sealed class ScopeEvidence {
private int created,disposed,live;
public int Created=>Volatile.Read(ref created); public int Disposed=>Volatile.Read(ref disposed); public int Live=>Volatile.Read(ref live);
public int Start() { Interlocked.Increment(ref live); return Interlocked.Increment(ref created); }
public void End() { Interlocked.Decrement(ref live); Interlocked.Increment(ref disposed); }
}
public sealed class ScopedOperation : IAsyncDisposable {
private readonly ScopeEvidence evidence; private int disposed; public int Id { get; }
public ScopedOperation(ScopeEvidence evidence) { this.evidence=evidence; Id=evidence.Start(); }
public async Task<WorkReceipt> ProcessAsync(int value,CancellationToken token) { await Task.Delay(2,token); return new(value*2,Id); }
public ValueTask DisposeAsync() { if(Interlocked.Exchange(ref disposed,1)==0)evidence.End(); return ValueTask.CompletedTask; }
}
public sealed class ScopedWorker(WorkQueue queue,IServiceScopeFactory scopes) : BackgroundService {
protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken) {
await foreach(var item in queue.Items.Reader.ReadAllAsync(stoppingToken)) {
using var owner=CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(stoppingToken,item.Token);
try {
WorkReceipt result;
await using(var scope=scopes.CreateAsyncScope()) result=await scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ScopedOperation>().ProcessAsync(item.Value,owner.Token);
item.Completion.TrySetResult(result);
} catch(OperationCanceledException) { item.Completion.TrySetCanceled(owner.Token); }
}
}
public override async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken token) {
queue.Items.Writer.TryComplete();
try { if(ExecuteTask is not null) await ExecuteTask.WaitAsync(token); }
finally { await base.StopAsync(token); }
}
}
public static class WorkerLabs {
public static void Map(WebApplication app) {
app.MapPost("/worker",async(WorkRequest input,WorkQueue queue,CancellationToken token)=> {
if(input.Value is <1 or >10)return Results.BadRequest(); var item=new WorkMessage(input.Value,token);
if(!queue.Items.Writer.TryWrite(item))return Results.StatusCode(429);
return Results.Ok(await item.Completion.Task.WaitAsync(token));
});
app.MapGet("/worker/evidence",(ScopeEvidence evidence)=>new { evidence.Created,evidence.Disposed,evidence.Live });
}
}
Server/appsettings.json
Download file ↗{
"AllowedHosts": "*",
"Production": {
"Proxy": "203.0.113.10"
}
}
Server/runtime-settings.json
Download file ↗{
"Live": {
"Label": "initial",
"Maximum": 3,
"Secret": "classroom-not-a-secret"
}
}
Expected result
Snapshot reports10/10/20. The stale-write fixture records an actual busy boundary, then a fresh transaction produces21 on its second unit attempt; detailed codes remain provider-specific.
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.Text;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
int current=10; int snapshot=current; current=20; Console.WriteLine("snapshot:"+snapshot); Console.WriteLine("fresh:"+current); current++; Console.WriteLine("replayed:"+current);
C# practice output
snapshot:10 fresh:20 replayed:21
A fresh transaction must repeat dependent reads; retrying only a stale UPDATE can preserve a wrong decision.
Further reading
Interview questions for this lesson
- Explain: Why can a stale SQLite WAL reader keep seeing ten after another connection commits twenty, and why must a retry repeat dependent reads?
- Trace: Portable .NET9 console only: predict every printed line and explain why the copied snapshot stays10 while a fresh decision produces21. State which real HTTP, SQL or infrastructure guarantee this program does not test.
- Design: Design a bounded retry for a unit that reads a balance-like value and updates it, while excluding or reconciling any external side effect.