Aglet

Prioritize interrupted download resume gaps by reader cost

Resume behavior matters when readers retrieve large documents over an unreliable connection or must meet a review deadline. Prioritization should weigh lost transfer effort and content confidence, separating a transparent restart from an accepted response that combines bytes from incompatible ranges.

Decide where the work belongs

  1. Name the reader consequence

    Record transfer effort lost, time remaining for the document decision, and whether the reader can safely restart. Note if the partial artifact is stored and could be mistaken for a complete file or a file from another revision.

  2. Map range and identity paths

    List pause, network loss, process restart, stale partial file, revision change, and retry cases. Mark which paths preserve document identity and which expose only byte length without enough evidence to assemble safely.

  3. Choose the queue

    Queue range arithmetic when request and response boundaries conflict, identity binding when revisions can mix, or recovery-copy work when restart is deliberate but unexplained. Attach partial and complete comparison evidence.

What to carry forward

Prioritize the issue when a large interrupted download repeatedly discards effort or can produce a completed-looking file with wrong bytes. A documented full restart with clear partial disposal can rank below silent overlap or revision mixing.

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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