Operational Flow Spec v5.0

Event Pipeline

This specification defines the live ingestion and processing pipeline that feeds the QUORUM decision system. It establishes the contracts for event capture, state transitions, streaming guarantees, and failure semantics.

01 // End-to-End Pipeline Flow

01 Ingest
02 Validate
03 Normalize
04 Enrich
05 Construct
06 Arbitrate
07 Execute
08 Audit
09 Commit

Ingestion Contract

export interface QuorumEventIngestion {
  event_id: string;
  received_at: string;

  source: {
    system: string;
    api_version: string;
  };

  payload: {
    raw: Record<string, unknown>;
    content_type: "json" | "protobuf";
  };

  transport: {
    protocol: "http" | "grpc" | "stream";
    retry_count: number;
  };
}

Streaming Model

export interface QuorumStreamPipeline {
  stream_id: string;

  buffering: {
    queue_type: "kafka" | "redis_stream";
    backpressure: "throttle" | "spillover";
  };

  guarantees: {
    ordering: "strict" | "session_bound";
    delivery: "exactly_once";
    replayable: boolean;
  };
}

QUORUM utilizes a distributed streaming backbone ensuring strict ordering within session boundaries and guaranteed exactly-once delivery semantics for decision consistency.

Lifecycle State Machine

Events traverse a strictly defined set of states. Transitions are atomic and logged for forensic reconstruction.

RECEIVED
NORMALIZING
ARBITRATING
AUDITED

Failure & Retry Semantics

Retry Policy

  • Max Retries 5
  • Backoff Exponential
  • Base Delay 100ms

Failure Modes

  • - VALIDATION_FAILED
  • - NORMALIZATION_ERROR
  • - ARBITRATION_CONFLICT
  • - EXECUTION_TIMEOUT
  • - DLQ_AUTO_ESCALATE

Note: All non-retryable failures are dispatched to the Dead Letter Queue (DLQ) with a full persistence snapshot for manual compliance review.