TenantAtlas/specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/implementation-report.md

Implementation Report: Exchange Structured Output and Target Normalizer Readiness

Date: 2026-07-08

Result

• Status: PASS.
• Active spec: specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/.
• Branch: 435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness.
• Requested branch label: feat/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness.
• Branch-name exception: recorded. Runtime/test implementation stayed on the current Spec Kit preparation branch because the active Spec 435 package was already untracked in this worktree; no branch switch was performed mid-dirty state.
• HEAD at implementation start/end: a23131cd feat: add Exchange evidence capture adapter guard (#501).
• Initial dirty state: active Spec 435 package only.
• Final dirty state: active Spec 435 package plus intended Spec 435 runtime/test files.
• Implementation/fix iterations: 2 post-implementation findings fixed.

Activated Skills and Gates

• spec-kit-implementation-loop: active implementation workflow.
• pest-testing: Pest 4 unit/feature coverage and validation.
• tenantpilot-spec-readiness-gate: active spec package readiness and close-out alignment.
• tenantpilot-workspace-scope-safety: no tenant_id, no scope/persistence drift, no provider-connection ownership drift.
• tenantpilot-evidence-anchor-contract: no evidence rows, no OperationRun-as-proof, no raw payload proof.
• tenantpilot-provider-freshness-semantics: runner success is not provider readiness or customer-safe evidence.
• tenantpilot-operation-run-truth: sanitized context only; no OperationRun lifecycle/start UX changes.
• Hard-gate stop conditions: none.

Implementation Summary

• Added ExchangePowerShellStructuredOutputEnvelope as a safe in-memory envelope for structured Exchange runner output.
• Added target readiness dispatch through ExchangePowerShellEvidenceNormalizer.
• Added target-specific readiness normalizers for exactly:
  • transportRule
  • remoteDomain
  • inboundConnector
• Added ExchangePowerShellHashInputBuilder and ExchangePowerShellNormalizerReadiness for deterministic in-memory hash previews and safe readiness summaries.
• Added focused Spec 435 unit and feature tests.

No evidence append, resource upsert, Graph/Exchange call, PowerShell execution, UI surface, job, listener, schedule, migration, tenant_id, customer output, restore, certification, compare/render promotion, or mini-platform was added.

Prerequisite Proof

• Spec 434 implementation report records PASS and merge-ready after close-out hotfix.
• Spec 433 implementation report records PASS WITH CONDITIONS; the existing condition is outside this no-UI readiness slice.
• Spec 432 implementation report records PASS for production runner boundary, output guard, process executor abstraction, timeout/concurrency guards, and sanitized OperationRun context.
• Specs 430-434 were used as read-only context and were not edited.

Structured Output Proof

• Accepted states:
  • structured_collection
  • structured_empty_collection
• Blocked states covered:
  • malformed/scalar output
  • warning-prefixed output
  • binary/non-UTF8 output
  • oversized output
  • non-zero exit
  • timeout
• Envelope safe summaries exclude raw stdout, raw stderr, transcripts, and credential/provider secret material.
• Empty collections stay distinguishable from malformed/failure states and create no durable proof.

Target Matrix

Type	Structured Output	Identity	Normalizer	Redaction	Hash Input	Ready for Spec 436?
transportRule	proven	stable Guid/source identity proven; display-only blocks	proven for state/mode, priority, conditions/actions/exceptions, volatile exclusions	sensitive conditions/actions redacted	deterministic, material/volatile/order tested	yes
remoteDomain	proven	source Identity proven for default/custom; display/domain-only/missing/duplicate/conflict block	proven for settings normalization	protected/sensitive remote-domain settings redacted	deterministic, includes target and normalizer metadata	yes
inboundConnector	proven	source Identity proven; missing/duplicate/conflict block	proven for routing settings	IPs, smart hosts, certificate names, comments, routing metadata redacted	deterministic, includes target and normalizer metadata	yes

No-Promotion Matrix

Area	State
Evidence rows	No
Resource rows	No
Raw payload evidence	No
Normalized payload evidence	No
Content-backed	No
Compare	No
Render	No
Certification	No
Restore	No
Customer claim	No
UI	No
Jobs/Schedules/Listeners	No
Migration	No
tenant_id	No
Exchange mini-platform	No

Product Surface Close-Out

• Runtime UI files changed: no.
• UI impact: N/A - no rendered UI surface changed.
• Product Surface exceptions: none.
• Browser proof: N/A - no rendered UI surface changed.
• Human Product Sanity: N/A - no product surface changed.
• Visible complexity outcome: neutral; backend-only readiness helpers.
• No-legacy confirmation: canonical addition only; no aliases, fallback readers, hidden routes, duplicate UI, or compatibility shim.
• Completed-spec rewrite assertion: completed Specs 430-434 were not rewritten.
• Livewire v4 compliance: unchanged.
• Provider registration location: unchanged under apps/platform/bootstrap/providers.php.
• Global search posture: unchanged; no resources were added or modified.
• Destructive/high-impact action posture: none; no UI action or runtime start surface added.
• Asset strategy: none; filament:assets not required for this slice.
• Deployment impact: no env vars, migrations, queues, scheduler, storage, assets, or Dokploy runtime behavior changes.

Validation

• cd apps/platform && ./vendor/bin/sail artisan test --filter=Spec435 --compact
  • Result: failed before completion with Symfony Process signal 9. Non-Docker fallback used per tasks.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter=Spec435 --compact
  • Result: PASS, 28 tests / 167 assertions.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter=Spec434 --compact
  • Result: PASS, 25 tests / 154 assertions.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter=Spec433 --compact
  • Result: PASS, 48 tests / 211 assertions.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter='Spec432|Spec431|Spec430' --compact
  • Result: PASS, 173 tests / 1357 assertions.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter='Spec415|Spec417|Spec419|Spec420|Spec426|Spec427' --compact
  • Result: PASS, 202 tests / 2137 assertions, 8 existing PostgreSQL-specific skips. This filter also ran existing browser smoke tests for Specs 419 and 420, both passing.
• cd apps/platform && php artisan test --filter='ProviderCapabilityRegistryTest|ProviderCapabilityEvaluationTest' --compact
  • Result: PASS, 7 tests / 30 assertions.
• cd apps/platform && ./vendor/bin/pint --dirty --format agent
  • Result: fixed one test file initially; final rerun PASS.
• git diff --check
  • Result: PASS. Note: active Spec 435 files are untracked, so this command does not inspect their content until staged/tracked; syntax checks, Pint, and tests covered the new file content.
• git status --short
  • Result: intended Spec 435 runtime/test files plus active Spec 435 package only.

Post-Implementation Analysis

Iteration 1 confirmed and fixed one in-scope finding:

• Medium: readiness previews preserved provider collection order for multi-item collections, while Spec 435 requires deterministic collection ordering. Fixed by sorting previews by stable identity value with identity/hash tie-breakers and added a regression test.

Iteration 2 confirmed and fixed one in-scope finding:

• High: structured output envelopes preserved forbidden secret-like provider fields in public items state even though safeSummary() excluded them. Fixed by recursively stripping forbidden secret, credential, token, authorization, cookie, transcript, and raw-output key families from accepted envelope items while preserving normalizer-relevant Exchange fields. Added regression coverage that asserts public envelope items no longer contain those fields.

Remaining in-scope findings: none.

Residual risks: none for Spec 435. Evidence append and customer/product promotion remain deferred to Spec 436 or later.

Files Changed

• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangePowerShellStructuredOutputEnvelope.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangePowerShellEvidenceNormalizer.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangePowerShellTargetEvidenceNormalizer.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangeTransportRuleEvidenceNormalizer.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangeRemoteDomainEvidenceNormalizer.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangeInboundConnectorEvidenceNormalizer.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangePowerShellNormalizerReadiness.php
• apps/platform/app/Services/TenantConfiguration/ExchangePowerShellHashInputBuilder.php
• apps/platform/tests/Unit/Support/TenantConfiguration/Spec435ExchangeStructuredOutputEnvelopeTest.php
• apps/platform/tests/Unit/Support/TenantConfiguration/Spec435ExchangeNormalizerReadinessTest.php
• apps/platform/tests/Unit/Support/TenantConfiguration/Spec435ExchangeHashInputReadinessTest.php
• apps/platform/tests/Feature/TenantConfiguration/Spec435ExchangeNoEvidencePromotionTest.php
• specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/spec.md
• specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/plan.md
• specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/tasks.md
• specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/checklists/requirements.md
• specs/435-exchange-structured-output-target-normalizer-readiness/implementation-report.md

Merge Readiness Gate

Status: PASS. Merge-ready: yes.

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Wichtig:
- Keine Implementierung.
- Keine Codeänderungen.
- Keine Scope-Erweiterung.
- Prüfe gegen spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md und constitution.md.
- Prüfe die geänderten Dateien, Tests, Browser-Smoke-Test-Ergebnis, RBAC, Workspace-/Tenant-Isolation, Auditability, UX und OperationRun-Semantik, soweit relevant.
- Benenne nur konkrete Findings mit Repo-Beleg.
- Gib am Ende eine klare Entscheidung: Merge-ready, merge-ready with notes, oder not merge-ready.