release_implementation_plan.current.json

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  "document_role": "archival_named_current_snapshot_for_stability",
  "current_truth_source": false,
  "truth_scope": "archival_snapshot",
  "canonical_current_state_chain": "docs/review/conformance/current_state_chain.current.json",
  "documentation_truth_reviewed_at": "2026-03-26",
  "archival_note": "Historical snapshot retained in place for provenance and stable references; not the canonical package-wide current-state source.",
  "schema_version": 1,
  "phase": 9,
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    "operator_surface_passed": true,
    "performance_passed": false,
    "documentation_passed": true,
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      "http2-trailer-fields-h2-client",
      "http3-trailer-fields-aioquic-client",
      "http11-content-coding-curl-client",
      "http2-content-coding-curl-client",
      "http3-content-coding-aioquic-client",
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        "max_p95_ms",
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        "max_p99_9_increase_fraction",
        "max_rss_increase_fraction"
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      "RFC 9113",
      "RFC 9114",
      "RFC 9000",
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      "RFC 9002",
      "RFC 7541",
      "RFC 9204",
      "RFC 6455",
      "RFC 8441",
      "RFC 9220",
      "RFC 8446",
      "RFC 5280",
      "RFC 7301"
    ],
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      "RFC 6960"
    ],
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      "reload",
      "proxy_header_normalization",
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    ]
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      "objective": "remove ambiguity in semantics, release-root policy, and acceptance criteria",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "contract ambiguity"
      ],
      "dependencies": [],
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        "docs/review/conformance/FLAG_CERTIFICATION_TARGET.md",
        "docs/review/performance/PERFORMANCE_SLOS.md",
        "docs/review/conformance/promotion_gate.target.json",
        "docs/review/conformance/flag_contracts.json",
        "docs/review/conformance/flag_covering_array.json",
        "docs/review/conformance/state/CURRENT_REPOSITORY_STATE.md"
      ],
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        "every blocker has an owner and a tracked deliverable",
        "0.3.8 release root is frozen as the next promotion target"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "artifact repeatability"
      ],
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        "9A"
      ],
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        "docs/review/conformance/releases/0.3.9/release-0.3.9/",
        "tools/",
        "src/tigrcorn/compat/release_gates.py"
      ],
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        "artifact validation rejects incomplete bundles"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9C",
      "title": "RFC 7692 independent-certification closure",
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        "websocket-http3-server-aioquic-client-permessage-deflate"
      ],
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        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/websocket/handler.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http2/websocket.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http3/websocket.py",
        "docs/review/conformance/external_matrix.release.json"
      ],
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        "all three RFC 7692 scenarios have preserved passing third-party artifacts",
        "RFC 7692 resolves at independent_certification"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9D",
      "title": "RFC 9110 bounded semantic closure at independent tier",
      "objective": "promote CONNECT, trailers, and content coding to independent evidence",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "http11-connect-relay-curl-client",
        "http2-connect-relay-h2-client",
        "http3-connect-relay-aioquic-client",
        "http11-trailer-fields-curl-client",
        "http2-trailer-fields-h2-client",
        "http3-trailer-fields-aioquic-client",
        "http11-content-coding-curl-client",
        "http2-content-coding-curl-client",
        "http3-content-coding-aioquic-client"
      ],
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      ],
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        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/content_coding.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/asgi/receive.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/asgi/send.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/server/runner.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http2/handler.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http3/handler.py",
        "docs/review/conformance/external_matrix.release.json"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "all nine RFC 9110 bounded-semantic scenarios have preserved passing third-party artifacts",
        "RFC 9110 bounded sections resolve at independent_certification"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9E",
      "title": "RFC 6960 independent-certification closure",
      "objective": "promote OCSP behavior from local to preserved third-party evidence",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "tls-server-ocsp-validation-openssl-client"
      ],
      "dependencies": [
        "9B"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "src/tigrcorn/security/tls.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/security/policies.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/security/x509/path.py",
        "docs/review/conformance/external_matrix.release.json"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "the openssl OCSP scenario has preserved passing artifacts",
        "RFC 6960 resolves at independent_certification"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9F",
      "title": "public flag contract/runtime closure",
      "objective": "turn the seven remaining flags into fully wired, tested surfaces",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "--ssl-ciphers",
        "--log-config",
        "--statsd-host",
        "--otel-endpoint",
        "--limit-concurrency",
        "--websocket-ping-interval",
        "--websocket-ping-timeout"
      ],
      "dependencies": [
        "9A"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "src/tigrcorn/cli.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/config/load.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/config/model.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/config/normalize.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/config/validate.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/security/tls.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/security/tls13/extensions.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/security/tls13/handshake.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/observability/logging.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/observability/metrics.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/observability/tracing.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/flow/keepalive.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/scheduler/policy.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/scheduler/runtime.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/server/runner.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/websocket/handler.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http2/websocket.py",
        "src/tigrcorn/protocols/http3/websocket.py"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "all current public flag strings are promotion-ready",
        "flag surface passes in evaluate_promotion_target"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9G",
      "title": "strict performance target closure",
      "objective": "upgrade the Phase 6 harness to the stricter promotion-grade performance program",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "performance metric gaps",
        "performance threshold gaps",
        "performance lane gaps"
      ],
      "dependencies": [
        "9F"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "src/tigrcorn/compat/perf_runner.py",
        "tools/run_perf_matrix.py",
        "benchmarks/",
        "docs/review/performance/PERFORMANCE_SLOS.md",
        "docs/review/performance/performance_slos.json",
        "docs/review/performance/performance_matrix.json",
        "docs/review/performance/artifacts/"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "performance target passes in evaluate_promotion_target",
        "required lanes and artifact files are present and validated"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9H",
      "title": "promotion-evaluator hardening",
      "objective": "make the composite evaluator enforce the entire target without under-checking",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "evaluator under-enforcement"
      ],
      "dependencies": [
        "9G"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "src/tigrcorn/compat/release_gates.py",
        "tests/test_release_gates.py",
        "tests/test_performance_harness.py",
        "tests/test_promotion_targets.py",
        "docs/review/conformance/promotion_gate.target.json"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "negative fixtures fail for every missing metric, file, and lane",
        "the evaluator only passes when the strict target is complete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "9I",
      "title": "release assembly and certifiable checkpoint",
      "objective": "assemble the new release root and cut the first fully promotion-green checkpoint",
      "blockers_closed": [
        "final promotion gate"
      ],
      "dependencies": [
        "9C",
        "9D",
        "9E",
        "9F",
        "9G",
        "9H"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "docs/review/conformance/releases/0.3.9/release-0.3.9/",
        "docs/review/conformance/state/CURRENT_REPOSITORY_STATE.md",
        "README.md",
        "docs/review/conformance/README.md",
        "docs/review/conformance/phase8_strict_promotion_target_status.current.json"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "authoritative boundary, strict boundary, flag surface, operator surface, performance target, and documentation all pass",
        "the package can honestly claim strict-target complete certification"
      ]
    },
    {
      "phase_id": "10",
      "title": "optional post-promotion boundary expansion",
      "objective": "expand into adjacent HTTP validator and digest work after the strict target is complete",
      "blockers_closed": [],
      "dependencies": [
        "9I"
      ],
      "key_files": [
        "docs/review/conformance/RFC_APPLICABILITY_AND_COMPETITOR_STATUS.md",
        "docs/review/conformance/RFC_APPLICABILITY_AND_COMPETITOR_SUPPORT.md"
      ],
      "exit_criteria": [
        "RFC 7232 is implemented as a first-class subsystem if selected",
        "RFC 9530 is implemented after representation metadata exists if selected"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "stream_a_strict_rfc_evidence": [
      "9B",
      "9C",
      "9D",
      "9E"
    ],
    "stream_b_runtime_flag_closure": [
      "9A",
      "9F"
    ],
    "stream_c_performance_and_gates": [
      "9A",
      "9G",
      "9H"
    ],
    "critical_path": [
      "9A",
      "9B",
      "9C",
      "9D",
      "9E",
      "9F",
      "9G",
      "9H",
      "9I"
    ]
  },
  "promotion_definition_of_done": [
    "all 13 missing strict-target scenarios preserved as passing third-party artifacts under a new release root",
    "RFC 7692, RFC 9110 \u00a79.3.6, RFC 9110 \u00a76.5, RFC 9110 \u00a78, and RFC 6960 resolve at independent_certification",
    "all 7 remaining public flag gaps are fully wired and tested",
    "operator surface stays green",
    "performance target emits all required metrics, thresholds, budgets, lanes, and artifact files",
    "promotion evaluator enforces the full target contract",
    "documentation remains truthful before and after promotion"
  ],
  "post_promotion_backlog": {
    "adjacent_next_rfcs": [
      "RFC 7232",
      "RFC 9530"
    ],
    "conditional_expansion_rfcs": [
      "RFC 9111",
      "RFC 9421"
    ],
    "keep_outside_transport_boundary_unless_product_expands": [
      "RFC 7515",
      "RFC 7516",
      "RFC 7519",
      "RFC 8152",
      "RFC 9052"
    ]
  },
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      "status": "completed",
      "status_doc": "docs/review/conformance/PROMOTION_CONTRACT_PROMOTION_CONTRACT_FREEZE.md",
      "status_json": "docs/review/conformance/promotion_contract_promotion_contract.current.json",
      "backlog_doc": "docs/review/conformance/PROMOTION_CONTRACT_EXECUTION_BACKLOG.md",
      "backlog_json": "docs/review/conformance/promotion_contract_execution_backlog.current.json"
    },
    "9B": {
      "status": "completed",
      "status_doc": "docs/review/conformance/INDEPENDENT_HARNESS_INDEPENDENT_HARNESS_FOUNDATION.md",
      "status_json": "docs/review/conformance/independent_harness_independent_harness.current.json"
    },
    "9C": {
      "status": "partially_completed",
      "status_doc": "docs/review/conformance/RFC7692_INDEPENDENT_INDEPENDENT_CLOSURE.md",
      "status_json": "docs/review/conformance/rfc7692_independent_independent_closure.current.json"
    },
    "9D": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "9E": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "9F": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "9G": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "9H": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "9I": {
      "status": "not_started"
    },
    "10": {
      "status": "not_started"
    }
  }
}