Build a useful investigation brief
Build a size matrix
Create one-event, near-limit, over-limit, high-count, mixed-validity, malformed, and partial-retry fixtures. Vary size and count independently where possible. Record expected per-event receipt, acknowledgement, processing, and state before execution. Include envelope revision and receiver limit.
Trace envelope to effect
Capture content length, event count, envelope cursor, parser result, per-event identity, loop outcome, response, durable receipt, and downstream state. Compare the first failed or missing event with a smaller working batch rather than relying on total response status. Keep batch position in the trace.
Test the competing limit
Change one body size, event count, parser branch, receiver revision, or retry condition. Compare which events are acknowledged and applied. If sender batching behavior cannot be observed, leave that limit as an explicit unresolved boundary.
What to carry forward
The brief is ready when the matrix identifies the first size, count, parse, or processing boundary and shows per-event consequences. Recommend the smallest safe correction or evidence request. Leave the remote batching contract unresolved when local fixtures cannot observe it.
Technical background: Stripe documentation.
Keep the decision with the work.
Use a Work Item in Aglet to record the problem, the evidence you have, and the next decision. Add an owner and priority, then keep updates in the discussion so the next person can follow the reasoning.
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