feat: support production-sized typed applications

[patrickleet]

Summary

• add Service::application(name, surface) to compile a typed Service inventory and authorized Surface into one logical application
• derive modules from portable command namespaces, eliminating a second hand-maintained module inventory
• raise the complete ApplicationManifest bound from 1 MiB to 4 MiB while keeping every opaque JSON contract bounded at 1 MiB
• preserve custom message content types across NATS and prevent metadata from shadowing reserved transport headers
• add Context::inherit_causation so event handlers can carry causal command identity into events emitted by downstream aggregates

Why

Larger typed applications can exceed the old whole-manifest limit because the complete artifact intentionally contains module declarations, flattened inventories, and selected Surface identity. Application authors also had to reproduce assembly logic that could drift from the runtime command inventory.

The transport fixes close two related event-driven correctness gaps. NATS messages now retain their declared encoding instead of being reconstructed as JSON, and downstream aggregate events can remain qualified to the original causal command when a policy handles one event and emits another.

API

Application assembly becomes:

let application = service.application("catalog", surface)?;

A causal event handler can explicitly continue the chain:

let mut downstream = ctx.repo::<DownstreamAggregate>().get(id).await?;
ctx.inherit_causation(&mut downstream)?;
downstream.record(observation)?;
ctx.repo::<DownstreamAggregate>().commit(&mut downstream).await?;

The application helper fails closed for missing Surface commands, invalid <module>.<action> namespaces, and commands the Service does not own. Causation propagation fails when the incoming message has no causation identity.

Benefits

• one typed command inventory owns runtime dispatch and application artifacts
• newly mounted commands cannot be silently omitted from a parallel module list
• large applications have room for complete portable contracts without unbounded individual values
• NATS preserves the same wire encoding and reserved metadata semantics as other transports
• modeled causal projectors can follow multi-aggregate event chains without losing qualification
• distributed build and distributed dev consume the same high-level application assembly

Verification

• cargo test --lib size_limit_tests --features graphql --quiet
• cargo test --lib service_compiles_exact_application_modules_from_command_namespaces --features graphql --quiet
• cargo test --lib --features nats handler_context_
• cargo test --lib --features nats wire_reserved_headers_are_case_insensitive
• NATS_URL=nats://127.0.0.1:14223 cargo test --test nats_transport message_id_and_metadata_survive_the_round_trip --features nats
• coherent lifecycle build completed manifest introspection, Rust runtime compilation, linked JavaScript preparation, and SvelteKit compilation

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Services can now be compiled into applications with namespaced command modules.
  • Application manifests now support up to 4 MiB, with individual JSON contracts up to 1 MiB.
  • Downstream aggregates can inherit command causation for newly recorded events.

• Bug Fixes

  • Invalid command namespaces, missing commands, and unsupported bindings are rejected during application creation.
  • Message headers are now matched case-insensitively.
  • NATS messages now preserve content types across delivery and exclude reserved headers from metadata.

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The changes increase application manifest size limits, add service-to-application compilation, preserve NATS content types, accept case-insensitive reserved headers, and propagate causation IDs. Tests cover each behavior.

Changes

Manifest size limits

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Manifest size boundaries src/application/manifest.rs	The per-contract JSON limit increases to 1 MiB, and the complete manifest limit increases to 4 MiB. Tests cover acceptance, round-tripping, and rejection boundaries.

Service application compilation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Compile service commands into applications src/microsvc/service/runtime.rs, src/microsvc/service/tests.rs	Service::application groups commands by namespace, validates command IDs and surface bindings, builds the application, and verifies its modules and manifest commands.

Message transport metadata

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Normalize reserved wire headers src/bus/message.rs	Reserved message ID and kind headers are recognized case-insensitively. Tests verify the parsed values and metadata.
Preserve NATS content types src/bus/nats.rs, tests/nats_transport/main.rs	NATS publishing writes Content-Type, filters reserved metadata headers, and restores content types on receipt. Tests verify header cleanup and round-trip preservation.

Causation propagation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Inherit causation IDs in contexts src/microsvc/context.rs	Context::inherit_causation sets an aggregate entity’s causation ID or returns HandlerError::DecodeFailed when the ID is missing. Tests cover both outcomes.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ef8b4

This PR expands application manifests, adds typed application and causation APIs, and preserves NATS content types without leaving reserved metadata duplicates. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Service
  participant SurfaceSpec
  participant Application
  Service->>Service: Group typed commands by namespace
  Service->>SurfaceSpec: Match commands and apply bindings
  SurfaceSpec-->>Service: Return validated command bindings
  Service->>Application: Build named application
  Application-->>Service: Return application or validation error

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[patrickleet]

All five commits from this PR, including the resolved Content-Type review fix, are now cherry-picked with provenance into #226 (head 37c7143). The consolidated branch adds missing/unowned Surface rejection coverage and README examples. Local library and live NATS round-trip tests pass; the full CI run is in progress. Keeping this PR open until the replacement is verified so the original work remains clearly tracked.

[patrickleet]

Superseded by #226. All five commits from this PR have been cherry-picked into the replacement with their original commit provenance, including the resolved review fix. Consolidated local validation passes; remaining CI and review will continue on #226. Closing this duplicate PR, not abandoning its changes.