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v1

v1.9.3

Oct 26, 2026

Changes in this version

+ const CheckTimeout

+ const Federation

+ const OperatorRead

+ const OperatorWrite

+ const PayloadRead

+ const StreamLifetime

+ const Subscribe

+ var ErrForbidden = errors.New("dispatch: access denied")

+ var ErrUnauthenticated = errors.New("dispatch: authentication required")

+ var ErrUnavailable = errors.New("dispatch: authorization unavailable")

+ func BulkTarget(queue string, limit int, before time.Time, dryRun bool) (string, error)

+ func CreationTarget(kind, name, queue string) (string, error)

+ func Metadata(p Principal) durable.AuditMetadata

+ func ResourceTarget(prefix id.Prefix, raw string) (string, error)

+ type AuditService struct

+ func (a *AuditService) AcceptanceFailures() uint64

+ func (a *AuditService) Activate(ctx context.Context, store durable.OutboxStore, catalog durable.NamespaceStore, ...) error

+ func (a *AuditService) Deactivate()

+ type Authenticator interface

+ Authenticate func(context.Context, *http.Request) (Principal, error)

+ type AuthenticatorFunc func(context.Context, *http.Request) (Principal, error)

+ func (f AuthenticatorFunc) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (Principal, error)

+ type Authorizer interface

+ Authorize func(context.Context, Principal, string, Resource) error

+ type AuthorizerFunc func(context.Context, Principal, string, Resource) error

+ func (f AuthorizerFunc) Authorize(ctx context.Context, p Principal, a string, r Resource) error

+ type Boundary struct

+ Audit *AuditService

+ Authorizer Authorizer

+ Resource Resource

+ func (b Boundary) AcceptOutcome(ctx context.Context, o durable.LegacyOutcome) error

+ func (b Boundary) AuthenticationDenied(ctx context.Context, op Operation) error

+ func (b Boundary) BeginCommand(ctx context.Context, p Principal, op Operation) (attempt CommandAttempt, auditErr error)

+ func (b Boundary) Check(ctx context.Context, p Principal, op Operation) error

+ func (b Boundary) CheckNamespace(ctx context.Context, p Principal, op Operation, namespace string) error

+ func (b Boundary) DurableReadsReady() bool

+ func (b Boundary) FinishCommand(ctx context.Context, a CommandAttempt, success bool) error

+ func (b Boundary) RecordDurableRead(ctx context.Context, p Principal, action, outcome, namespace string, ...) error

+ type CommandAttempt struct

+ Record durable.LegacyAttempt

+ func (a CommandAttempt) CaptureOutcome(success bool) (durable.LegacyOutcome, error)

+ type ForgeAuthenticator struct

+ Providers []string

+ Registry func() (auth.Registry, error)

+ func NewForgeAuthenticator(registry func() (auth.Registry, error), providers ...string) *ForgeAuthenticator

+ func (a *ForgeAuthenticator) Authenticate(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (Principal, error)

+ type Operation struct

+ Action string

+ AuditAction string

+ Payload bool

+ Target string

+ func ContractOperation(intent string) (op Operation)

+ func DWPOperation(method string) (op Operation)

+ func RESTOperation(method, path string) (op Operation)

+ func (op Operation) Mutating() bool

+ type OutcomeUnconfirmedError struct

+ AttemptID string

+ func (e *OutcomeUnconfirmedError) Error() string

+ func (e *OutcomeUnconfirmedError) Unwrap() error

+ type Principal struct

+ Kind string

+ Subject string

+ func FromContract(p fc.Principal) (Principal, error)

+ func FromForge(a *auth.AuthContext) (Principal, error)

+ func (p Principal) Validate() error

+ type Resource struct

+ InstallationID string

+ PolicyTenant string

+ type WardenAuthorizer struct

+ Engine func() (*warden.Engine, error)

+ func (a *WardenAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, p Principal, action string, r Resource) error

v1.9.2

Oct 20, 2026

v1.9.1

Oct 18, 2026

v1.9.0

Oct 18, 2026

v1.8.0

Oct 11, 2026