Aglet

Investigate interrupted download ranges with byte evidence

Investigation should model the local partial file and every requested range as one byte sequence. Use a patterned document with a known length, interrupt at several boundaries, and compare response bytes before appending. The brief should show whether failure occurs in ranges, persistence, or assembly.

Build a useful investigation brief

  1. Create a patterned document

    Use bytes that identify their position and a length spanning full ranges plus a remainder. Record expected total length and boundary requests, then create partial files after an early, middle, and final-range interruption.

  2. Trace resume requests

    Capture local retained length, requested start and end, response range, response length, revision identity, and append decision. Compare each response with the source slice and mark any mismatch before it reaches the assembled file.

  3. Rebuild the output independently

    Assemble recorded partial and response bytes outside the download flow, compare them with the source, and identify the earliest gap or overlap. Test a revision change separately and state whether persistent local state remains an unproven cause.

What to carry forward

The investigation is sufficient when a patterned fixture and range trace identify the first incorrect append or identity boundary. Stop at that boundary and preserve the arithmetic; later corruption is a consequence until separate evidence shows otherwise.

Technical background: MDN reference.

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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