TenantAtlas/specs/042-inventory-dependencies-graph/plan.md

Implementation Plan: Inventory Dependencies Graph

Date: 2026-01-07
Spec: specs/042-inventory-dependencies-graph/spec.md

Summary

Add dependency edge model, extraction logic, and UI views to explain relationships between inventory items and prerequisite/foundation objects.

Dependencies

• Inventory items and stable identifiers (Spec 040)
• Inventory UI detail pages (Spec 041) or equivalent navigation
• Assignments payload (from Spec 006 or equivalent) for assigned_to relationships
• Scope tags and device categories as foundation objects

Deliverables

• Relationship taxonomy (enum + metadata)
• Persisted dependency edges (inventory_links table)
• Extraction pipeline (integrated into inventory sync)
• Query service methods (inbound/outbound)
• UI components (Filament section + filtering)
• Tests (unit, feature, UI smoke, tenant isolation)

Risks

• Heterogeneous reference shapes across policy types → Mitigation: Normalize references early; unsupported shapes → soft warning, skip edge creation
• Edge explosion for large tenants → Mitigation: Hard limit ≤50 edges per item per direction (enforced at extraction); pagination UI for future

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1. Extraction Pipeline

Timing & Integration

• When: Dependencies extracted during inventory sync run (not on-demand)
• Hook: After InventorySyncService creates/updates InventoryItem, call DependencyExtractionService
• Idempotency: Each sync run reconciles edges for synced items (upsert based on unique key)

Inputs

1. InventoryItem (raw, meta, resource_type, external_id)
2. Assignments payload (if available): AAD Group IDs
3. Scope tags (from item meta->scopeTags or raw payload)
4. Device categories (from conditional logic in raw payload, if applicable)

Extraction Logic

DependencyExtractionService::extractForItem(InventoryItem $item): array

• Parse $item->raw and $item->meta for known reference shapes
• For each reference:
  • Normalize to {type, external_id, display_name?}
  • Determine relationship_type (assigned_to, scoped_by, targets, depends_on)
  • Resolve target:
    • If InventoryItem exists with matching external_id → target_type='inventory_item'
    • If foundation object (AAD Group, Scope Tag, Device Category) → target_type='foundation_object'
    • If unresolvable → target_type='missing', target_id=null, store metadata.last_known_name
  • Create/update edge

Error & Warning Logic

• Unsupported reference shape: Log warning (info severity), record in sync run metadata, skip edge creation
• Low confidence: If reference parsing heuristic uncertain, create edge with metadata.confidence='low'
• Unresolved target: Create edge with target_type='missing' (not an error)
• All targets missing: Extraction still emits missing edges; UI must handle zero resolvable targets without error

Hard Limits

• Max 50 edges per item per direction (outbound/inbound)
• Enforced at extraction: sort by priority (assigned_to > scoped_by > targets > depends_on), keep top 50, log truncation warning

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2. Storage & Upsert Details

Schema: inventory_links Table

Schema::create('inventory_links', function (Blueprint $table) {
    $table->id();
    $table->foreignId('tenant_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();
    $table->string('source_type'); // 'inventory_item', 'foundation_object'
    $table->uuid('source_id'); // InventoryItem.id or foundation stable ID
    $table->string('target_type'); // 'inventory_item', 'foundation_object', 'missing'
    $table->uuid('target_id')->nullable(); // null if target_type='missing'
    $table->string('relationship_type'); // 'assigned_to', 'scoped_by', etc.
    $table->jsonb('metadata')->nullable(); // {last_known_name, raw_ref, confidence, ...}
    $table->timestamps();
    
    // Unique key (idempotency)
    $table->unique([
        'tenant_id', 
        'source_type', 
        'source_id', 
        'target_type', 
        'target_id', 
        'relationship_type'
    ], 'inventory_links_unique');
    
    $table->index(['tenant_id', 'source_type', 'source_id']);
    $table->index(['tenant_id', 'target_type', 'target_id']);
});

Upsert Strategy

• On extraction: InventoryLink::upsert($edges, uniqueBy: ['tenant_id', 'source_type', 'source_id', 'target_type', 'target_id', 'relationship_type'], update: ['metadata', 'updated_at'])
• On item deletion: Edges NOT auto-deleted (orphan cleanup is manual or scheduled job)
• On re-run: Existing edges updated (updated_at bumped), new edges created

Hard Limit Enforcement

• Extraction service limits to 50 edges per direction before upserting
• Query methods (getOutboundEdges, getInboundEdges) have default limit=50 parameter

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3. UI Components (Filament)

Location

• InventoryItemResource → ViewInventoryItem page
• New section: "Dependencies" (below "Details" section)

Component Structure

// app/Filament/Resources/InventoryItemResource.php (or dedicated Infolist)
Section::make('Dependencies')
    ->schema([
        // Filter: Inbound / Outbound / All (default: All)
        Forms\Components\Select::make('direction')
            ->options(['all' => 'All', 'inbound' => 'Inbound', 'outbound' => 'Outbound'])
            ->default('all')
            ->live(),
        
        // Edges table (or custom Blade component)
        ViewEntry::make('edges')
            ->view('filament.components.dependency-edges')
            ->state(fn (InventoryItem $record) => 
                DependencyService::getEdges($record, request('direction', 'all'))
            ),
    ])

Blade View: resources/views/filament/components/dependency-edges.blade.php

• Zero-state: If $edges->isEmpty(): "No dependencies found"
• Edge rendering:
  • Group by relationship_type (collapsible groups or headings)
  • Each edge: icon + target name + link (if resolvable) + "Missing" red badge (if target_type='missing') + tooltip (metadata.last_known_name)
• Performance: Load edges synchronously (≤50 per direction, fast query with indexes)
• Privacy: If display name unavailable, render masked identifier (e.g., ID: abcd12…), no cross-tenant lookups

Filter Behavior

• Single-select dropdown (not multi-select)
• Default: "All" (both inbound + outbound shown)
• Empty/null selection → treated as "All"

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4. Tests

Unit Tests

• DependencyExtractionServiceTest.php:

  • test_normalizes_references_deterministically(): same raw input → same edges (order-independent)
  • test_respects_unique_key(): re-extraction → no duplicate edges
  • test_handles_unsupported_references(): logs warning, skips edge

• InventoryLinkTest.php:

  • test_unique_constraint_enforced(): duplicate insert → exception or upsert
  • test_tenant_scoping(): edges filtered by tenant_id

Feature Tests

• DependencyExtractionFeatureTest.php:

  • test_extraction_creates_expected_edges(): fixture item → assert edges created (assigned_to, scoped_by)
  • test_extraction_marks_missing_targets(): item references non-existent group → edge with target_type='missing'
  • test_extraction_respects_50_edge_limit(): item with 60 refs → only 50 edges created
  • test_only_missing_prerequisites_scenario(): item whose all targets are unresolved → only missing edges, UI renders badges

• DependencyQueryServiceTest.php:

  • test_get_outbound_edges_filters_by_tenant(): cannot see other tenant's edges
  • test_get_inbound_edges_returns_correct_direction()

UI Smoke Tests

• InventoryItemDependenciesTest.php:
  • test_dependencies_section_renders(): view page → see "Dependencies" section
  • test_filter_works(): select "Inbound" → only inbound edges shown
  • test_zero_state_shown(): item with no edges → "No dependencies found"
  • test_missing_badge_shown(): edge with target_type='missing' → red badge visible
  • test_masks_identifier_when_name_unavailable(): foundation object without display name → masked ID shown

Security Tests

• DependencyTenantIsolationTest.php:
  • test_cannot_see_other_tenant_edges(): tenant A user → cannot query tenant B edges
  • test_edges_scoped_by_tenant(): all query methods enforce tenant_id filter
  • test_no_cross_tenant_enrichment(): service never fetches/display names across tenants

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Implementation Sequence

1. T001: Define relationship taxonomy (enum + migration for reference data or config)
2. T002: Create inventory_links migration + model + factory
3. T003: Implement DependencyExtractionService (extraction logic + normalization)
4. T004: Integrate extraction into InventorySyncService (post-item-creation hook)
5. T005: Implement DependencyQueryService (getInbound/Outbound + tenant scoping)
6. T006: Add Filament "Dependencies" section to InventoryItem detail page
7. T007: Implement filter UI (direction select + live wire)
8. T008: Add Blade view for edge rendering (zero-state, missing badge, tooltip)
9. T009: Write unit tests (extraction, unique key, tenant scoping)
10. T010: Write feature tests (extraction, query, limits)
11. T011: Write UI smoke tests (section render, filter, zero-state)
12. T012: Run full test suite + Pint