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aether/store/immutability_test.go
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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>
2026-01-13 21:39:45 +00:00

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package store
import (
"testing"
"time"
"git.flowmade.one/flowmade-one/aether"
)
// TestEventImmutability_MemoryStore verifies that events cannot be modified after persistence
// in the in-memory event store. This demonstrates the append-only nature of event sourcing.
func TestEventImmutability_MemoryStore(t *testing.T) {
store := NewInMemoryEventStore()
actorID := "test-actor-123"
// Create and save an event
originalEvent := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-immutable-1",
EventType: "TestEvent",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 1,
Data: map[string]interface{}{
"value": "original",
},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err := store.SaveEvent(originalEvent)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("SaveEvent failed: %v", err)
}
// Retrieve the event from the store
events, err := store.GetEvents(actorID, 0)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetEvents failed: %v", err)
}
if len(events) == 0 {
t.Fatal("expected 1 event, got 0")
}
retrievedEvent := events[0]
// Verify the stored event has the correct values
if retrievedEvent.Data["value"] != "original" {
t.Errorf("Data value mismatch: got %v, want %v", retrievedEvent.Data["value"], "original")
}
if retrievedEvent.EventType != "TestEvent" {
t.Errorf("EventType mismatch: got %q, want %q", retrievedEvent.EventType, "TestEvent")
}
// Verify ID is correct
if retrievedEvent.ID != "evt-immutable-1" {
t.Errorf("Event ID mismatch: got %q, want %q", retrievedEvent.ID, "evt-immutable-1")
}
}
// TestEventImmutability_NoUpdateMethod verifies that the EventStore interface
// has only append, read methods - no Update or Delete methods.
func TestEventImmutability_NoUpdateMethod(t *testing.T) {
// This test documents that the EventStore interface is append-only.
// The interface intentionally provides:
// - SaveEvent: append only
// - GetEvents: read only
// - GetLatestVersion: read only
//
// To verify this, we demonstrate that any attempt to call non-existent
// update/delete methods would be caught at compile time (not runtime).
// This is enforced by the interface definition in event.go which does
// not include Update, Delete, or Modify methods.
store := NewInMemoryEventStore()
// Compile-time check: these would not compile if we tried them:
// store.Update(event) // compile error: no such method
// store.Delete(eventID) // compile error: no such method
// store.Modify(eventID, newData) // compile error: no such method
// Only these methods exist:
var eventStore aether.EventStore = store
if eventStore == nil {
t.Fatal("eventStore is nil")
}
// If we got here, the compile-time checks passed
t.Log("EventStore interface enforces append-only semantics by design")
}
// TestEventImmutability_VersionOnlyGoesUp verifies that versions are monotonically
// increasing and attempting to save with a non-increasing version fails.
func TestEventImmutability_VersionOnlyGoesUp(t *testing.T) {
store := NewInMemoryEventStore()
actorID := "actor-version-check"
// Save first event with version 1
event1 := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-v1",
EventType: "Event1",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 1,
Data: map[string]interface{}{},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err := store.SaveEvent(event1)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("SaveEvent(v1) failed: %v", err)
}
// Try to save with same version - should fail
event2Same := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-v1-again",
EventType: "Event2",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 1, // Same version
Data: map[string]interface{}{},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err = store.SaveEvent(event2Same)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected SaveEvent(same version) to fail, but it succeeded")
}
// Try to save with lower version - should fail
event3Lower := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-v0",
EventType: "Event3",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 0, // Lower version
Data: map[string]interface{}{},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err = store.SaveEvent(event3Lower)
if err == nil {
t.Error("expected SaveEvent(lower version) to fail, but it succeeded")
}
// Save with next version - should succeed
event4Next := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-v2",
EventType: "Event4",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 2,
Data: map[string]interface{}{},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err = store.SaveEvent(event4Next)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("SaveEvent(v2) failed: %v", err)
}
// Verify we have exactly 2 events
events, err := store.GetEvents(actorID, 0)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetEvents failed: %v", err)
}
if len(events) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 events, got %d", len(events))
}
}
// TestEventImmutability_EventCannotBeDeleted verifies that there is no way to delete
// events from the store through the EventStore interface.
func TestEventImmutability_EventCannotBeDeleted(t *testing.T) {
store := NewInMemoryEventStore()
actorID := "actor-nodelete"
// Save an event
event := &aether.Event{
ID: "evt-nodelete",
EventType: "ImportantEvent",
ActorID: actorID,
Version: 1,
Data: map[string]interface{}{"critical": true},
Timestamp: time.Now(),
}
err := store.SaveEvent(event)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("SaveEvent failed: %v", err)
}
// Retrieve it
events1, err := store.GetEvents(actorID, 0)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetEvents (1) failed: %v", err)
}
if len(events1) != 1 {
t.Fatal("expected 1 event after save")
}
// Try to delete through interface - this method doesn't exist
// store.Delete("evt-nodelete") // compile error: no such method
// store.DeleteByActorID(actorID) // compile error: no such method
// Verify the event is still there (we can't delete it)
events2, err := store.GetEvents(actorID, 0)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("GetEvents (2) failed: %v", err)
}
if len(events2) != 1 {
t.Errorf("expected 1 event (should not be deletable), got %d", len(events2))
}
if events2[0].ID != "evt-nodelete" {
t.Errorf("event ID changed: got %q, want %q", events2[0].ID, "evt-nodelete")
}
}