docs: Verify and document append-only immutability guarantees
Document that EventStore interface has no Update/Delete methods, enforcing append-only semantics by design. Events are immutable once persisted. Changes: - Update EventStore interface documentation in event.go to explicitly state immutability guarantee and explain why Update/Delete methods are absent - Add detailed retention policy documentation to JetStreamConfig showing how MaxAge limits enforce automatic expiration without manual deletion - Document JetStreamEventStore's immutability guarantee with storage-level explanation of file-based storage and limits-based retention - Add comprehensive immutability tests verifying: - Events cannot be modified after persistence - No Update or Delete methods exist on EventStore interface - Versions are monotonically increasing - Events cannot be deleted through the API - Update README with detailed immutability section explaining: - Interface-level append-only guarantee - Storage-level immutability through JetStream configuration - Audit trail reliability - Pattern for handling corrections (append new event) Closes #60 Co-Authored-By: Claude Code <noreply@anthropic.com>
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// EventStore defines the interface for event persistence.
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// # Immutability Guarantee
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//
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// EventStore is append-only. Once an event is persisted via SaveEvent, it is never
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// modified or deleted. The interface intentionally provides no Update or Delete methods.
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// This ensures:
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// - Events serve as an immutable audit trail
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// - State can be safely derived by replaying events
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// - Concurrent reads are always safe (events never change)
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//
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// To correct a mistake, append a new event that expresses the correction.
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//
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// # Version Semantics
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//
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// Events for an actor must have monotonically increasing versions. When SaveEvent
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// SaveEvent persists an event to the store. The event's Version must be
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// strictly greater than the current latest version for the actor.
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// Returns VersionConflictError if version <= current latest version.
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// Once saved, the event is immutable and can never be modified or deleted.
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SaveEvent(event *Event) error
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// GetEvents retrieves events for an actor from a specific version (inclusive).
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// Returns an empty slice if no events exist for the actor.
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// The returned events are guaranteed to be immutable - they will never be
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// modified or deleted from the store.
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GetEvents(actorID string, fromVersion int64) ([]*Event, error)
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// GetLatestVersion returns the latest version for an actor.
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