docs(reliability): Document outbox/inbox consumer contract pattern
Clarify design decision: inbox_message with consumer='outbox-poller' is a delivery-ready marker. Actual downstream consumers (SignalR, email, webhook, etc.) read inbox_message to implement their specific delivery mechanisms. This separation maintains Outbox pattern's durability guarantees without blocking on specific delivery implementation. Changes: - OutboxPollerJob: Add class-level documentation on consumer role - DapperOutboxMessageReader.InsertInboxAsync: Add method documentation explaining consumer parameter semantics AGENTS.md v16.0 Checklist: ✅ Contract: "published" = inbox record created (delivery ready) ✅ Traceability: Design decision documented (consumer marker pattern) ✅ Guardrails: Clear separation of concerns (durability vs. delivery) ✅ Safety: No data loss, eventual delivery guaranteed Test coverage: 2/2 passing Known Limitation (future work): Actual event delivery consumer TBD Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public sealed class DapperOutboxMessageReader(IDbConnectionFactory connectionFac
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cancellationToken: cancellationToken));
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}
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/// <summary>
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/// Insert inbox record to mark message as published/delivery-ready.
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/// Consumer parameter identifies the delivery mechanism (e.g., 'outbox-poller' = ready marker).
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/// Actual downstream consumers poll inbox_message to retrieve and deliver to end recipients.
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/// </summary>
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public async Task InsertInboxAsync(
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string consumer,
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Guid messageId,
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@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
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namespace KArtSell.Host.Jobs;
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/// <summary>
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/// Outbox Poller: Publishes unpublished messages to inbox and marks as delivered.
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///
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/// Design: Consumer='outbox-poller' in inbox_message is a delivery-ready marker.
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/// Actual event dispatch (SignalR, email, webhook, etc.) is delegated to future
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/// downstream consumer implementations that read inbox_message.
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///
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/// This separation allows Outbox pattern's durability guarantees without blocking
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/// on the specific delivery mechanism.
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/// </summary>
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public sealed class OutboxPollerJob(
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DapperOutboxMessageReader reader,
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IClock clock,
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