smplkit 3.0.95 → 3.0.97

data/lib/smplkit/config/client.rb

@@ -1,16 +1,47 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+# The Smpl Config client — one unified +ConfigClient+.
+#
+# Smpl Config has two surfaces on a single client, mirroring how the audit and
+# jobs clients expose their full surface from one class:
+#
+# * *CRUD surface* — pure CRUD, no live connection: +new+ / +get+ /
+#   +list+ / +delete+ and the discovery buffer (+register_config+ /
+#   +register_config_item+ / +flush+ / +pending_count+). The client owns the
+#   discovery buffer directly.
+# * *Live surface* — lazily connects to your running service on first use:
+#   +subscribe+ (a live dict-like +LiveConfigProxy+), +get_value+ (an ad-hoc
+#   resolved read), +bind+ (a live Struct/Hash binding), +on_change+, and
+#   +refresh+. The first live call transparently flushes discovery, fetches and
+#   resolves every config into the local cache, and opens the live-updates
+#   WebSocket — no explicit install step.
+#
+# The client supports two construction shapes:
+#
+# * *Wired* into +Smplkit::Client+ — borrows the parent's config transport for
+#   both runtime fetch and CRUD and the parent's shared WebSocket for the live
+#   channel. This is the common path.
+# * *Standalone* — +ConfigClient.new(api_key: ..., base_url: ..., ...)+ builds
+#   and owns its own config transport, and on first live use opens and owns its
+#   own WebSocket. +close+ tears down only the owned transport and owned
+#   WebSocket.
 module Smplkit
   module Config
-    # Module-level helpers for the runtime config client. Extracted so they
-    # can be unit-tested without spinning up the full client.
+    # Module-level helpers for the config client. Extracted so they can be
+    # unit-tested without spinning up the full client.
+    #
+    # @api private
     module Discovery
       module_function
 
       # Map a runtime value to a Config item type. Used both when binding a
-      # Hash/Struct target and when supplying a default to +get(id, key,
+      # Hash/Struct target and when supplying a default to +get_value(id, key,
       # default)+. +true+/+false+ are checked first because Ruby's
       # +Numeric+/+Integer+ tests would not accidentally claim them.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param value [Object] The runtime value whose item type to infer.
+      # @return [String] One of +"BOOLEAN"+, +"NUMBER"+, or +"STRING"+.
       def value_to_item_type(value)
         case value
         when true, false then "BOOLEAN"
@@ -19,9 +50,15 @@ module Smplkit
         end
       end
 
-      # Walk a bound target, returning +[key, type, value, description]+
-      # tuples flattened to dot-notation. Nested Hashes / Structs are
-      # descended into; everything else is treated as an opaque leaf.
+      # Walk a bound target, returning +[key, type, value, description]+ tuples
+      # flattened to dot-notation. Nested Hashes / Structs are descended into;
+      # everything else is treated as an opaque leaf.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param target [Hash, Struct] The bound target to walk.
+      # @param prefix [String] Dot-notation prefix accumulated during recursion.
+      # @return [Array<Array(String, String, Object, String, nil)>] One
+      #   +[key, type, value, description]+ tuple per leaf.
       def iter_items(target, prefix: "")
         if target.is_a?(Hash)
           iter_hash_items(target, prefix: prefix)
@@ -32,6 +69,14 @@ module Smplkit
         end
       end
 
+      # Walk a Hash leaf-by-leaf, flattening nested Hashes / Structs to
+      # dot-notation.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param hash [Hash] The Hash to walk.
+      # @param prefix [String] Dot-notation prefix accumulated during recursion.
+      # @return [Array<Array(String, String, Object, String, nil)>] One
+      #   +[key, type, value, description]+ tuple per leaf.
       def iter_hash_items(hash, prefix: "")
         out = []
         hash.each do |raw_key, value|
@@ -45,6 +90,14 @@ module Smplkit
         out
       end
 
+      # Walk a Struct member-by-member, flattening nested Hashes / Structs to
+      # dot-notation.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param struct [Struct] The Struct to walk.
+      # @param prefix [String] Dot-notation prefix accumulated during recursion.
+      # @return [Array<Array(String, String, Object, String, nil)>] One
+      #   +[key, type, value, description]+ tuple per leaf.
       def iter_struct_items(struct, prefix: "")
         out = []
         struct.members.each do |member|
@@ -62,8 +115,14 @@ module Smplkit
       # Apply a server-pushed value to a bound target in place. Walks the
       # dotted key path to the leaf's parent and assigns the value via
       # +Hash#[]=+ or +Struct#[]=+. Bails silently if any intermediate is
-      # missing or not a supported container — the server may have items
-      # that don't line up with what the bound target declared.
+      # missing or not a supported container — the server may have items that
+      # don't line up with what the bound target declared.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param target [Hash, Struct] The bound target to mutate in place.
+      # @param dotted_key [String] The dot-notation path to the leaf to set.
+      # @param value [Object] The value to assign at the leaf.
+      # @return [void]
       def apply_change_to_target(target, dotted_key, value)
         parts = dotted_key.split(".")
         current = walk_to_leaf_parent(target, parts[0..-2])
@@ -77,6 +136,14 @@ module Smplkit
         end
       end
 
+      # Walk a dotted key path to the leaf's parent container.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param target [Hash, Struct] The root container to walk from.
+      # @param parts [Array<String>] Path segments leading to (but excluding)
+      #   the leaf.
+      # @return [Hash, Struct, nil] The leaf's parent container, or +nil+ when
+      #   any intermediate is missing or not a supported container.
       def walk_to_leaf_parent(target, parts)
         current = target
         parts.each do |part|
@@ -97,6 +164,14 @@ module Smplkit
         current
       end
 
+      # Assign a value to a Struct member, ignoring members the Struct does not
+      # declare.
+      #
+      # @api private
+      # @param struct [Struct] The Struct to mutate.
+      # @param name [String] The member name to assign.
+      # @param value [Object] The value to assign.
+      # @return [void]
       def assign_struct_member(struct, name, value)
         sym = name.to_sym
         return unless struct.members.include?(sym)
@@ -132,16 +207,15 @@ module Smplkit
 
     # A live, read-only, dict-like view of a config's resolved values.
     #
-    # Returned by +ConfigClient#get(id)+ (single-arg form). Always reflects
-    # the latest server-pushed state — every read sees current values.
+    # Returned by +ConfigClient#subscribe+. Always reflects the latest
+    # server-pushed state — every read sees current values.
     #
-    # Supports +[]+, +key?+, +keys+, +values+, +each_pair+, +to_h+, +size+,
-    # and method-style attribute access for keys that don't collide with
-    # built-in method names. Use subscript (+proxy["values"]+) for keys
-    # that do collide.
+    # Supports +[]+, +key?+, +keys+, +values+, +each_pair+, +to_h+, +size+, and
+    # method-style attribute access for keys that don't collide with built-in
+    # method names. Use subscript (+proxy["values"]+) for keys that do collide.
     #
-    # For typed access via a Struct schema, use +ConfigClient#bind+ —
-    # bound objects stay live on the same cache, with no proxy indirection.
+    # For typed access via a Struct schema, use +ConfigClient#bind+ — bound
+    # objects stay live on the same cache, with no proxy indirection.
     class LiveConfigProxy
       # Methods that live on the proxy itself; never resolved against the
       # cached values dictionary.
@@ -155,27 +229,60 @@ module Smplkit
 
       attr_reader :config_id
 
+      # @return [Array<String>] The current resolved item keys.
       def keys = current_values.keys
+
+      # @return [Array<Object>] The current resolved values.
       def values = current_values.values
+
+      # @yieldparam key [String] Each resolved item key.
+      # @yieldparam value [Object] Each resolved value.
+      # @return [Enumerator, void] An enumerator when no block is given.
       def each_pair(&) = current_values.each_pair(&)
       alias each each_pair
+
+      # @return [Array<Array(String, Object)>] The current resolved items as
+      #   +[key, value]+ pairs.
       def items = current_values.to_a
+
+      # @return [Hash{String => Object}] A copy of the current resolved values.
       def to_h = current_values.dup
+
+      # @return [Integer] The number of resolved items.
       def size = current_values.size
       alias length size
+
+      # @param key [String, Symbol] The item key to test for.
+      # @return [Boolean] +true+ when +key+ is present in the resolved values.
       def key?(key) = current_values.key?(key.to_s)
       alias include? key?
       alias has_key? key?
 
+      # @param key [String, Symbol] The item key to read.
+      # @return [Object, nil] The current resolved value for +key+, or +nil+
+      #   when absent.
       def [](key)
         current_values[key.to_s]
       end
 
+      # Return the current resolved value for +key+, or a fallback.
+      #
+      # @param key [String, Symbol] The config item key to read.
+      # @param default [Object] Value returned when +key+ is not present.
+      # @return [Object] The current resolved value for +key+, or +default+ if
+      #   the key is absent.
       def get(key, default = nil)
         values = current_values
         values.key?(key.to_s) ? values[key.to_s] : default
       end
 
+      # Register a change listener scoped to this config.
+      #
+      # @param item_key [String, Symbol, nil] When given, fires only when this
+      #   item key changes; otherwise fires on any change to this config.
+      # @yieldparam event [ConfigChangeEvent] The change that fired the
+      #   listener.
+      # @return [Proc] The registered block, unchanged.
       def on_change(item_key = nil, &)
         if item_key.nil?
           @client.on_change(@config_id, &)
@@ -208,130 +315,423 @@ module Smplkit
       end
     end
 
-    # Synchronous runtime client for Smpl Config.
+    # Normalize a +parent+ argument to a config id string.
     #
-    # Obtained via +Smplkit::Client#config+. Exposes +#bind+ (the
-    # recommended declarative API), +#get+ (lookup-only escape hatch),
-    # +#refresh+, and +#on_change+. Management/CRUD lives on
-    # +Smplkit::Client#manage.config+.
+    # @api private
+    # @param parent [String, Config, nil] A config id, a saved +Config+ whose
+    #   id is used, or +nil+.
+    # @return [String, nil] The resolved config id, or +nil+ when +parent+ is
+    #   +nil+.
+    # @raise [ArgumentError] If +parent+ is an unsaved +Config+ (no id yet).
+    def self.resolve_parent_id(parent)
+      return parent if parent.nil? || parent.is_a?(String)
+      if parent.id.nil? || parent.id == ""
+        raise ArgumentError, "parent config must be saved (have an id) before being used as a parent"
+      end
+
+      parent.id
+    end
+
+    # Build a standalone config transport and resolve the app base URL.
+    #
+    # +base_url+/+api_key+ are used directly when supplied (the path a top-level
+    # client takes after it has already resolved them); otherwise the config
+    # resolver fills in whatever is missing (+~/.smplkit+ / env vars /
+    # defaults). The app base URL is returned alongside so a standalone client
+    # can open its own WebSocket against the event gateway.
+    #
+    # @api private
+    # @param api_key [String, nil] API key, or +nil+ to resolve it.
+    # @param base_url [String, nil] Full config-service base URL, or +nil+ to
+    #   resolve it from +base_domain+/+scheme+.
+    # @param profile [String, nil] Named +~/.smplkit+ profile section.
+    # @param base_domain [String, nil] Base domain for API requests.
+    # @param scheme [String, nil] URL scheme.
+    # @param debug [Boolean, nil] Enable SDK debug logging.
+    # @param extra_headers [Hash{String => String}, nil] Headers attached to
+    #   every request.
+    # @return [Array(Object, String, String)] The transport, the app base URL,
+    #   and the resolved API key.
+    def self.config_transport(api_key:, base_url:, profile:, base_domain:, scheme:, debug:, extra_headers:)
+      cfg = ConfigResolution.resolve_client_config(
+        profile: profile, api_key: api_key, base_domain: base_domain, scheme: scheme, debug: debug
+      )
+      resolved_key = api_key.nil? ? cfg.api_key : api_key
+      merged = {}
+      merged.merge!(cfg.extra_headers || {})
+      merged.merge!(extra_headers || {})
+      tcfg = ConfigResolution::ResolvedClientConfig.new(
+        api_key: resolved_key, base_domain: cfg.base_domain, scheme: cfg.scheme,
+        debug: cfg.debug, extra_headers: merged
+      )
+      app_url = ConfigResolution.service_url(cfg.scheme, "app", cfg.base_domain)
+      transport = Transport.build_api_client(SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config, "config", tcfg, base_url: base_url)
+      [transport, app_url, resolved_key]
+    end
+
+    # The Smpl Config client (sync).
+    #
+    # One client exposes the full surface, reachable as +client.config+
+    # (+Smplkit::Client+) or constructed directly:
+    #
+    #   config = Smplkit::ConfigClient.new(environment: "production")
+    #   billing = config.new("billing", name: "Billing")
+    #   billing.set_number("max_seats", 50)
+    #   billing.save
+    #   proxy = config.subscribe("billing")
+    #   puts proxy["max_seats"]
+    #
+    # The CRUD surface (+new+ / +get+ / +list+ / +delete+ and discovery)
+    # is pure CRUD. The live surface (+subscribe+ / +get_value+ / +bind+ /
+    # +on_change+ / +refresh+) connects lazily on first use — the first call
+    # flushes discovery, fetches and resolves all configs into the local cache,
+    # and opens the live-updates WebSocket. No explicit install step is
+    # required.
     class ConfigClient
-      # Sentinel used to distinguish "argument not supplied" from "argument
-      # supplied as nil" on +#get+. A frozen +Object+ is sufficient — we
-      # only ever identity-compare with +equal?+.
+      # Sentinel distinguishing "no default supplied" from an explicit +nil+
+      # default in +#get_value+.
       MISSING = Object.new.freeze
       private_constant :MISSING
 
-      def initialize(parent, manage:, metrics:)
+      # @param api_key [String, nil] API key. When omitted, resolved from
+      #   +SMPLKIT_API_KEY+ or +~/.smplkit+.
+      # @param environment [String, nil] Deployment environment used to resolve
+      #   runtime config values and to scope discovery declarations.
+      # @param base_url [String, nil] Full config-service base URL. Usually
+      #   resolved from +base_domain+/+scheme+; supplied directly by the
+      #   top-level clients which have already computed it.
+      # @param profile [String, nil] Named +~/.smplkit+ profile section.
+      # @param base_domain [String, nil] Base domain for API requests (default
+      #   +"smplkit.com"+).
+      # @param scheme [String, nil] URL scheme (default +"https"+).
+      # @param debug [Boolean, nil] Enable SDK debug logging.
+      # @param extra_headers [Hash{String => String}, nil] Extra headers
+      #   attached to every request.
+      # @param parent [Smplkit::Client, nil] Internal — the owning client. Not
+      #   for direct use.
+      # @param transport [Object, nil] Internal — a pre-built config transport
+      #   supplied by a top-level client so the config surface shares one
+      #   connection pool. Not for direct use.
+      # @param metrics [Object, nil] Internal — the parent's metrics reporter.
+      def initialize(api_key = nil, environment: nil, base_url: nil, profile: nil,
+                     base_domain: nil, scheme: nil, debug: nil, extra_headers: nil,
+                     parent: nil, transport: nil, metrics: nil)
         @parent = parent
-        @manage = manage
         @metrics = metrics
-        @environment = parent._environment
-        @service = parent._service
-
-        @config_cache = {}        # config_key -> { item_key => resolved_value }
-        @raw_config_store = {}    # config_key -> Smplkit::Config::Config
-        @proxies = {}             # config_key -> LiveConfigProxy
-        @bindings = {}            # config_key -> Hash | Struct (bound target)
-        @listeners = []           # [callback, config_id_or_nil, item_key_or_nil]
+        @environment = parent.nil? ? environment : parent._environment
+        @service = parent&._service
+        @standalone_api_key = nil
+        if transport.nil?
+          @http, @app_base_url, @standalone_api_key = Smplkit::Config.config_transport(
+            api_key: api_key, base_url: base_url, profile: profile,
+            base_domain: base_domain, scheme: scheme, debug: debug, extra_headers: extra_headers
+          )
+          @owns_transport = true
+        else
+          @http = transport
+          @app_base_url = nil
+          @owns_transport = false
+        end
+        @api = SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigsApi.new(@http)
+
+        # Discovery buffer is owned by this client (no management delegation).
+        @buffer = ConfigRegistrationBuffer.new
+
+        # Live-surface state.
+        @config_cache = {}      # config_id -> { item_key => resolved_value }
+        @raw_config_store = {}  # config_id -> Config
+        @proxies = {}           # config_id -> LiveConfigProxy
+        @bindings = {}          # config_id -> Hash | Struct (bound target)
+        # Parent config id each binding was bound under (nil for roots) —
+        # drives in-memory cache seeding through the bound parent chain.
+        @bound_parents = {}
         @connected = false
         @lock = Mutex.new
+        @listeners = [] # [callback, config_id_or_nil, item_key_or_nil]
         @ws_manager = nil
+        @owns_ws = false
       end
 
-      # Eagerly initialize the runtime. Flushes any buffered discovery
-      # declarations, fetches the full config list, resolves values for the
-      # SDK's current environment into the local cache, and subscribes to
-      # +config_changed+ / +config_deleted+ / +configs_changed+ events on
-      # the shared WebSocket.
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Management surface: CRUD (no live connection)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      # Return a new unsaved +Config+. Call +Config#save+ to persist.
       #
-      # Idempotent — safe to call multiple times. Invoked automatically on
-      # the first +#get+ or +#bind+ call.
-      def start
-        return if @connected
+      # +parent+ accepts either a config id (string) or an existing +Config+
+      # instance — passing the instance lets you skip naming the id explicitly
+      # when you already have the parent in scope.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config identifier (slug) the resource will be
+      #   saved under.
+      # @param name [String, nil] Display name. Defaults to a title-cased form
+      #   of +id+.
+      # @param description [String, nil] Optional human-readable description.
+      # @param parent [String, Config, nil] Optional parent config to inherit
+      #   values from, as a config id or an existing +Config+ instance.
+      # @return [Config] A new, unsaved +Config+. Nothing is sent to the server
+      #   until you call +Config#save+.
+      def new(id, name: nil, description: nil, parent: nil)
+        Config.new(
+          self,
+          key: id,
+          name: name || Smplkit::Helpers.key_to_display_name(id),
+          description: description,
+          parent_id: Smplkit::Config.resolve_parent_id(parent)
+        )
+      end
+
+      # Fetch the editable +Config+ resource by id.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config identifier (slug) to fetch.
+      # @return [Config] The editable +Config+ resource.
+      # @raise [Smplkit::NotFoundError] If no config with that id exists.
+      def get(id)
+        response = ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.get_config(id) }
+        Helpers.config_from_json(self, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(response.data))
+      end
+
+      # List configs for the authenticated account.
+      #
+      # @param page_number [Integer, nil] 1-based page to fetch. When omitted,
+      #   the server's default first page is returned.
+      # @param page_size [Integer, nil] Number of configs per page. When
+      #   omitted, the server's default page size is used.
+      # @return [Array<Config>] The configs on the requested page, or an empty
+      #   array if there are none.
+      def list(page_number: nil, page_size: nil)
+        opts = {}
+        opts[:page_number] = page_number unless page_number.nil?
+        opts[:page_size] = page_size unless page_size.nil?
+        response = ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.list_configs(opts) }
+        (response.data || []).map { |r| Helpers.config_from_json(self, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(r)) }
+      end
+
+      # Delete a config by id.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config identifier (slug) to delete.
+      # @return [void]
+      def delete(id)
+        ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.delete_config(id) }
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def _create_config(config)
+        response = ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.create_config(config_body(config)) }
+        Helpers.config_from_json(self, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(response.data))
+      end
+
+      def _update_config(config)
+        response = ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.update_config(config.key, config_body(config)) }
+        Helpers.config_from_json(self, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(response.data))
+      end
 
-        @environment = @parent._environment
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Management surface: discovery buffer (owned directly)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-        # Per ADR-037 §2.14: flush pending discovery declarations BEFORE
-        # the initial fetch so newly-declared configs show up in the cache.
+      # Queue a configuration declaration for bulk-discovery upload.
+      #
+      # The declaration is buffered and sent in the background; it surfaces the
+      # config in the smplkit console even if no values are set yet.
+      #
+      # @param config_id [String] The config identifier (slug) being declared.
+      # @param service [String, nil] Name of the service declaring the config,
+      #   or +nil+.
+      # @param environment [String, nil] Environment the declaration is scoped
+      #   to, or +nil+.
+      # @param parent [String, nil] Optional parent config id this config
+      #   inherits from.
+      # @param name [String, nil] Optional display name for the config.
+      # @param description [String, nil] Optional human-readable description.
+      # @return [void]
+      def register_config(config_id, service:, environment:, parent: nil, name: nil, description: nil)
+        @buffer.declare(config_id, service: service, environment: environment,
+                                   parent: parent, name: name, description: description)
+        trigger_background_flush_if_needed
+      end
+
+      # Queue a config item declaration. +register_config+ must run first.
+      #
+      # The declaration is buffered and sent in the background, surfacing the
+      # item (with its type and default) in the smplkit console.
+      #
+      # @param config_id [String] The config identifier (slug) the item belongs
+      #   to.
+      # @param item_key [String] Key of the item within the config.
+      # @param item_type [String] Item value type — one of +"STRING"+,
+      #   +"NUMBER"+, +"BOOLEAN"+, or +"JSON"+.
+      # @param default [Object] The in-code default value for the item.
+      # @param description [String, nil] Optional human-readable description.
+      # @return [void]
+      def register_config_item(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description = nil)
+        @buffer.add_item(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description)
+        trigger_background_flush_if_needed
+      end
+
+      # Send any queued config and item declarations to the server.
+      #
+      # Discovery is best-effort — failures here never propagate to your code.
+      # Drained entries are not requeued; the SDK re-observes them on the next
+      # process start.
+      #
+      # @return [void]
+      def flush
+        batch = @buffer.drain
+        return if batch.empty?
+
+        body = build_config_bulk_request(batch)
         begin
-          @manage&.config&.flush
+          ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.bulk_register_configs(body) }
         rescue StandardError => e
-          Smplkit.debug("config", "pre-start discovery flush failed: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
+          # Fire-and-forget — discovery failures never propagate to caller code.
+          Smplkit.debug("registration", "config bulk register failed: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
         end
+      end
 
-        do_refresh("initial")
-        @connected = true
-
-        @ws_manager = @parent._ensure_ws
-        @ws_manager.on("config_changed") { |data| handle_config_changed(data) }
-        @ws_manager.on("config_deleted") { |data| handle_config_deleted(data) }
-        @ws_manager.on("configs_changed") { |data| handle_configs_changed(data) }
+      # Number of pending config declarations awaiting flush.
+      #
+      # @return [Integer] The count of buffered declarations not yet flushed.
+      def pending_count
+        @buffer.pending_count
       end
 
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Live surface: bind, subscribe, get_value
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
       # Bind a Hash or Struct to a config id; return the same object back, live.
       #
       # Declarative, code-first API. Two flavors:
       #
-      # * +Hash+: keys present are leaves to register, with their values as
-      #   the in-code defaults. Nested Hashes flatten to dot-notation. Keys
-      #   the caller wants to inherit from +parent:+ are simply omitted.
-      # * +Struct+: every member is registered as an explicit override.
-      #   Ruby Structs do not track which members were "explicitly set" vs
-      #   defaulted, so there is no Hash-style omit-to-inherit. For
-      #   omit-to-inherit, use a Hash target.
-      #
-      # On first call the schema and values are registered with the server.
-      # After the local cache is populated, any server-side overrides for
-      # this config are applied to the bound object in place. WebSocket
-      # events thereafter mutate the bound object in place — readers always
-      # see the current resolved value with no indirection.
-      #
-      # Idempotent. Repeat calls with the same +id+ return the
+      # * +Hash+: keys present are leaves to register, with their values as the
+      #   in-code defaults. Nested Hashes flatten to dot-notation. Keys the
+      #   caller wants to inherit from +parent:+ are simply omitted.
+      # * +Struct+: every member is registered as an explicit override. Ruby
+      #   Structs do not track which members were "explicitly set" vs defaulted,
+      #   so there is no Hash-style omit-to-inherit. For omit-to-inherit, use a
+      #   Hash target.
+      #
+      # On first boot the schema and values are registered with the server. The
+      # local cache is then seeded so reads work immediately: if the config
+      # already exists server-side (fetched on connect) its values are
+      # authoritative and synced onto the bound object; if it is brand-new, the
+      # cache entry is seeded in-memory from the bound object's values resolved
+      # through its bound parent chain (no network round-trip). On every
+      # WebSocket-delivered change thereafter the bound object is mutated in
+      # place. Readers always see the current resolved value with no proxy
+      # indirection.
+      #
+      # Idempotent. Repeated calls with the same +id+ return the
       # originally-bound object; the new +config+ argument is ignored.
-      def bind(id, target, parent: nil)
-        unless target.is_a?(Hash) || target.is_a?(Struct)
-          raise TypeError, "bind() requires a Hash or Struct; got #{target.class.name}"
+      #
+      # Connects lazily on first use — no explicit install step.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config id to register under.
+      # @param config [Hash, Struct] A populated Hash or Struct. Both supply
+      #   the schema (via the keys or Struct members) and the in-code defaults.
+      # @param parent [Hash, Struct, nil] Optional parent — any object
+      #   previously returned from a +#bind+ call. Activates parent-chain
+      #   inheritance for keys the caller omitted.
+      # @return [Hash, Struct] The same +config+ object, registered and live.
+      # @raise [TypeError] If +config+ is neither a Hash nor a Struct.
+      # @raise [ArgumentError] If +parent+ is provided but was not previously
+      #   bound via +#bind+.
+      def bind(id, config, parent: nil)
+        ensure_connected
+        unless config.is_a?(Hash) || config.is_a?(Struct)
+          raise TypeError, "bind() requires a Hash or Struct; got #{config.class.name}"
         end
 
         return @bindings[id] if @bindings.key?(id)
 
-        parent_id = resolve_parent_id(parent)
-
-        if target.is_a?(Struct)
-          class_name = target.class.name
-          config_name = class_name&.split("::")&.last
-        else
-          config_name = nil
-        end
-
-        _observe_config_declaration(id, parent: parent_id, name: config_name, description: nil)
+        parent_id = register_binding_declaration(id, config, parent)
 
-        Discovery.iter_items(target).each do |item_key, item_type, value, description|
-          _observe_item_declaration(id, item_key, item_type, value, description)
-        end
+        # Register the binding BEFORE syncing so WebSocket dispatch finds it.
+        @bindings[id] = config
+        @bound_parents[id] = parent_id
+        seed_or_sync_binding(id, config)
+        config
+      end
 
-        # Register the binding BEFORE start() so any WS dispatch that fires
-        # during the initial fetch finds it.
-        @bindings[id] = target
+      # Return a live, dict-like +LiveConfigProxy+ for a config id.
+      #
+      # The proxy always reflects the latest resolved values; reads happen
+      # through it (+proxy["key"]+, +proxy.get("key", default)+). Subscribing
+      # registers the config declaration for code-first observability so the
+      # reference appears in the smplkit console.
+      #
+      # Connects lazily on first use — no explicit install step.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config identifier (slug) to subscribe to.
+      # @return [LiveConfigProxy] A live proxy whose reads always see the
+      #   current resolved values.
+      # @raise [Smplkit::NotFoundError] If the config is unknown.
+      def subscribe(id)
+        ensure_connected
+        observe_config_declaration(id, parent: nil, name: nil, description: nil)
+        in_cache = @lock.synchronize { @config_cache.key?(id) }
+        raise Smplkit::NotFoundError, "Config with id '#{id}' not found" unless in_cache
 
-        start unless @connected
-        sync_target_from_cache(target, id)
-        target
+        @metrics&.record("config.resolutions", unit: "resolutions", dimensions: { "config" => id })
+        cached_proxy(id)
       end
 
-      # Read a config (full) or a single value within a config.
+      # Read a single resolved config value (inheritance-aware).
+      #
+      # The value comes from the locally-cached resolved chain, so parent
+      # configs are already folded in.
+      #
+      # Two forms:
       #
-      # Three forms dispatched by argument count:
+      # * +get_value(id, key)+ returns the resolved value. Raises +NotFoundError+
+      #   if the config is unknown and +KeyError+ if the key is absent.
+      # * +get_value(id, key, default)+ returns the resolved value, falling back
+      #   to +default+ if the config or key is missing. Never raises.
+      #   *Registers* the config (if new) and the key (inferred type, +default+
+      #   as default) for code-first observability, so the reference appears in
+      #   the smplkit console.
       #
-      #   get("id")                    # LiveConfigProxy (raises NotFoundError)
-      #   get("id", "key")             # value (raises NotFoundError / KeyError)
-      #   get("id", "key", default)    # value or default; auto-registers (never raises)
-      def get(id, key = MISSING, default = MISSING)
-        start unless @connected
+      # For a live dict-like view use +#subscribe+; for typed access via a
+      # Struct schema use +#bind+. Connects lazily on first use — no explicit
+      # install step.
+      #
+      # @param id [String] The config identifier (slug) to read from.
+      # @param key [String] The item key within the config.
+      # @param default [Object] Value returned when the config or key is
+      #   missing. When omitted, a missing config or key raises instead of
+      #   returning a fallback. Supplying a default also registers the config
+      #   (if new) and the key — with its type inferred and +default+ as its
+      #   value — so the reference appears in the smplkit console.
+      # @return [Object] The resolved value. When +default+ is supplied and the
+      #   config or key is missing, returns +default+ instead.
+      # @raise [Smplkit::NotFoundError] If the config is unknown and no
+      #   +default+ was supplied.
+      # @raise [KeyError] If the key is absent and no +default+ was supplied.
+      def get_value(id, key, default = MISSING)
+        ensure_connected
+        key = key.to_s
+        has_default = !default.equal?(MISSING)
+        if has_default
+          # Register the config + key so the reference shows up in the console
+          # even if it's never been declared via bind(). The buffer is
+          # idempotent at the (config_id, item_key) level.
+          observe_config_declaration(id, parent: nil, name: nil, description: nil)
+          observe_item_declaration(id, key, Discovery.value_to_item_type(default), default, nil)
+        end
+
+        values = @lock.synchronize { @config_cache[id]&.dup }
+        if values.nil?
+          return default if has_default
 
-        return get_full_config(id) if key.equal?(MISSING)
+          raise Smplkit::NotFoundError, "Config with id '#{id}' not found"
+        end
+        unless values.key?(key)
+          return default if has_default
 
-        get_single_value(id, key.to_s, default)
+          raise KeyError, "Config item '#{key}' not found in config '#{id}'"
+        end
+        values[key]
       end
 
       # Register a change listener.
@@ -341,7 +741,18 @@ module Smplkit
       #   client.config.on_change { |event| ... }                          # global
       #   client.config.on_change("id") { |event| ... }                    # config-scoped
       #   client.config.on_change("id", item_key: "key") { |event| ... }   # item-scoped
+      #
+      # Connects lazily on first use — no explicit install step.
+      #
+      # @param config_id [String, nil] When given, restrict the listener to
+      #   changes of this config. Omit for a global listener.
+      # @param item_key [String, nil] When +config_id+ is given, restrict the
+      #   listener to changes of this single item key.
+      # @yieldparam event [ConfigChangeEvent] The change that fired the
+      #   listener.
+      # @return [Proc] The registered block, unchanged.
       def on_change(config_id = nil, item_key: nil, &block)
+        ensure_connected
         raise ArgumentError, "on_change requires a block" unless block
 
         @listeners << [block, config_id, item_key&.to_s]
@@ -350,87 +761,166 @@ module Smplkit
 
       # Re-fetch all configs and update resolved values, firing change
       # listeners for anything that differs from the previous state.
+      #
+      # Connects lazily on first use — no explicit install step.
+      #
+      # @return [void]
+      # @raise [Smplkit::ConnectionError] If the fetch fails.
       def refresh
-        start unless @connected
+        ensure_connected
         do_refresh("manual")
       end
 
-      def _close
-        # No durable resources owned by this sub-client; the parent client
-        # tears down the WebSocket and management transports.
+      # Release resources — only those this client owns.
+      #
+      # Tears down the owned WebSocket (opened by a standalone client on first
+      # live use) and the owned HTTP transport (standalone construction). A
+      # wired client borrows the parent's transport and WebSocket and closes
+      # neither.
+      #
+      # @return [void]
+      def close
+        if @owns_ws && @ws_manager
+          @ws_manager.stop
+          @ws_manager = nil
+          @owns_ws = false
+        end
+        nil
       end
+      alias _close close
 
-      # Internal: return (a copy of) the resolved values for a config id.
-      # Used by +LiveConfigProxy+.
-      def _cached_values(config_id)
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          (@config_cache[config_id] || {}).dup
+      # Construct, yield to the block, and close on exit.
+      #
+      # @param kwargs [Hash] Keyword arguments forwarded to +#initialize+.
+      # @yieldparam client [ConfigClient] The constructed client, closed when
+      #   the block returns.
+      # @return [Object] The value returned by the block.
+      def self.open(**kwargs)
+        client = new(**kwargs)
+        begin
+          yield client
+        ensure
+          client.close
         end
       end
 
-      # Internal: queue a config declaration with the management buffer.
-      def _observe_config_declaration(config_id, parent:, name:, description:)
-        @manage&.config&.register_config(
-          config_id,
-          service: @service,
-          environment: @environment,
-          parent: parent,
-          name: name,
-          description: description
-        )
+      # Internal: return (a copy of) the resolved values for a config id.
+      # Used by +LiveConfigProxy+.
+      def _cached_values(config_id)
+        @lock.synchronize { (@config_cache[config_id] || {}).dup }
       end
 
-      # Internal: queue a config item declaration with the management buffer.
-      def _observe_item_declaration(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description)
-        @manage&.config&.register_config_item(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description)
+      # Internal: trigger lazy connect. Used by +Client#wait_until_ready+.
+      def _ensure_connected
+        ensure_connected
       end
 
       private
 
-      def resolve_parent_id(parent)
-        return nil if parent.nil?
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Live surface: lazy connect + transport / WebSocket helpers
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-        @bindings.each { |cid, bound| return cid if bound.equal?(parent) }
-        raise ArgumentError,
-              "bind(): parent must be an object previously returned from client.config.bind(). " \
-              "Bind the parent first."
-      end
+      def ensure_ws
+        return @parent._ensure_ws unless @parent.nil?
 
-      def get_full_config(id)
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          raise Smplkit::NotFoundError, "Config with id '#{id}' not found" unless @config_cache.key?(id)
+        if @ws_manager.nil?
+          @ws_manager = SharedWebSocket.new(
+            app_base_url: @app_base_url, api_key: @standalone_api_key, metrics: @metrics
+          )
+          @ws_manager.start
+          @owns_ws = true
         end
-        @metrics&.record("config.resolutions", unit: "resolutions", dimensions: { "config" => id })
-        cached_proxy(id)
+        @ws_manager
       end
 
-      def get_single_value(id, key, default)
-        has_default = !default.equal?(MISSING)
-        if has_default
-          _observe_config_declaration(id, parent: nil, name: nil, description: nil)
-          _observe_item_declaration(id, key, Discovery.value_to_item_type(default), default, nil)
+      # Open the live connection to the running Smpl Config service.
+      #
+      # Flushes any buffered discovery declarations, fetches and resolves every
+      # config for the configured environment into the local cache, opens the
+      # shared WebSocket, and subscribes to +config_changed+ / +config_deleted+
+      # / +configs_changed+ events.
+      #
+      # Idempotent and internal — every live method calls it on first use, so
+      # the live surface auto-connects with no explicit step.
+      def ensure_connected
+        @parent&._ensure_started
+        return if @connected
+
+        # Flush any buffered discovery declarations BEFORE the initial fetch, so
+        # newly-discovered configs appear in the cache on first read.
+        begin
+          flush
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          Smplkit.debug("config", "discovery flush before connect failed: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
         end
 
-        values = @lock.synchronize { @config_cache[id]&.dup }
-        if values.nil?
-          return default if has_default
+        # Fetch + resolve + cache + fire change listeners (against empty
+        # old_cache, so any registered listeners see "initial" events).
+        do_refresh("initial")
+        @connected = true
 
-          raise Smplkit::NotFoundError, "Config with id '#{id}' not found"
+        @ws_manager = ensure_ws
+        @ws_manager.on("config_changed") { |data| handle_config_changed(data) }
+        @ws_manager.on("config_deleted") { |data| handle_config_deleted(data) }
+        @ws_manager.on("configs_changed") { |data| handle_configs_changed(data) }
+      end
+
+      # List configs directly from the API for the runtime cache.
+      def fetch_all_configs
+        rows = ApiSupport::PaginatedFetch.collect { |opts| @api.list_configs(opts) }
+        rows.map { |r| Helpers.config_from_json(nil, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(r)) }
+      end
+
+      # Fetch a single config from the API. Returns +nil+ on missing data.
+      def fetch_config(config_id)
+        response = ApiSupport::ErrorMapping.call { @api.get_config(config_id) }
+        Helpers.config_from_json(nil, ApiSupport::ResourceShim.from_model(response.data))
+      end
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Internal: binding helpers
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      # Validate the parent, register the config + item declarations. Returns
+      # the resolved parent config id (or +nil+).
+      def register_binding_declaration(id, config, parent)
+        parent_id = nil
+        unless parent.nil?
+          parent_id = config_id_for(parent)
+          if parent_id.nil?
+            raise ArgumentError,
+                  "bind(): parent must be an object previously returned from client.config.bind(). " \
+                  "Bind the parent first."
+          end
         end
-        unless values.key?(key)
-          return default if has_default
 
-          raise KeyError, "Config item '#{key}' not found in config '#{id}'"
+        if config.is_a?(Struct)
+          class_name = config.class.name
+          config_name = class_name&.split("::")&.last
+        else
+          # Hash bind: no class to introspect for name/description.
+          config_name = nil
         end
-        values[key]
-      end
 
-      def cached_proxy(config_id)
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          @proxies[config_id] ||= LiveConfigProxy.new(self, config_id)
+        observe_config_declaration(id, parent: parent_id, name: config_name, description: nil)
+
+        Discovery.iter_items(config).each do |item_key, item_type, value, description|
+          observe_item_declaration(id, item_key, item_type, value, description)
         end
+        parent_id
+      end
+
+      # Return the config_id this target was bound under, or nil.
+      def config_id_for(target)
+        @bindings.each { |cid, bound| return cid if bound.equal?(target) }
+        nil
       end
 
+      # Apply current cached values to a freshly-bound target.
+      #
+      # Handles the existing-config case: on restart, server-side values
+      # override the in-code defaults from the constructor (or Hash).
       def sync_target_from_cache(target, config_id)
         cache = @lock.synchronize { (@config_cache[config_id] || {}).dup }
         cache.each do |dotted_key, value|
@@ -438,9 +928,100 @@ module Smplkit
         end
       end
 
+      # Seed the resolved cache for a freshly-bound config, or sync from it.
+      #
+      # If +config_id+ is already in the resolved cache it existed server-side
+      # (fetched on connect), so server values are authoritative — sync them
+      # onto the bound object. Otherwise the config is brand-new: seed
+      # +config_cache[config_id]+ in-memory by resolving this object's values
+      # through its bound parent chain, so +#subscribe+ / +#get_value+ work
+      # immediately with no flush or refresh. Pure in-memory — no network.
+      def seed_or_sync_binding(config_id, target)
+        already_present = @lock.synchronize { @config_cache.key?(config_id) }
+        if already_present
+          sync_target_from_cache(target, config_id)
+          return
+        end
+        seeded = resolve_bound_chain(config_id)
+        @lock.synchronize { @config_cache[config_id] = seeded }
+      end
+
+      # Resolve a bound config's values through its bound parent chain.
+      #
+      # Walks +bound_parents+ from the child up through already-bound ancestors,
+      # flattening each bound object's in-code values, then runs the same
+      # deep-merge resolve used everywhere else (child wins over parent).
+      # Ancestors that aren't bound objects stop the walk.
+      def resolve_bound_chain(config_id)
+        chain = []
+        current = config_id
+        seen = {}
+        while !current.nil? && @bindings.key?(current) && !seen.key?(current)
+          seen[current] = true
+          items = bound_items_to_flat(@bindings[current])
+          chain << { "items" => items, "environments" => {} }
+          current = @bound_parents[current]
+        end
+        Helpers.resolve_chain(chain, @environment)
+      end
+
+      # Flatten a bound Struct or Hash to +{dotted_key => value}+. Mirrors the
+      # discovery-declaration walk. Used to seed the local resolved cache from
+      # in-memory bindings without any network round-trip.
+      def bound_items_to_flat(target)
+        Discovery.iter_items(target).each_with_object({}) do |(item_key, _type, value, _desc), out|
+          out[item_key] = value
+        end
+      end
+
+      def cached_proxy(config_id)
+        @lock.synchronize { @proxies[config_id] ||= LiveConfigProxy.new(self, config_id) }
+      end
+
+      # Queue a config declaration with the owned discovery buffer.
+      def observe_config_declaration(config_id, parent:, name:, description:)
+        register_config(config_id, service: @service, environment: @environment,
+                                   parent: parent, name: name, description: description)
+      end
+
+      # Queue a config item declaration with the owned discovery buffer.
+      def observe_item_declaration(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description)
+        register_config_item(config_id, item_key, item_type, default, description)
+      end
+
+      def trigger_background_flush_if_needed
+        return unless @buffer.pending_count >= CONFIG_BATCH_FLUSH_SIZE
+
+        Thread.new { threshold_flush }
+      end
+
+      def threshold_flush
+        flush
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        Smplkit.debug("registration", "threshold config flush failed: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
+      end
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Live surface: refresh / change listeners
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      # Re-apply in-memory seeds for bound configs not yet present server-side.
+      #
+      # A freshly-bound config lives only as a seed until it is flushed and
+      # fetched; without this, any cache rebuild (a manual refresh, or a
+      # WebSocket event for another config) would drop it. Server-present
+      # configs are already in +new_cache+ and are authoritative — only bound
+      # ids missing from it are re-seeded.
+      def merge_pending_seeds(new_cache)
+        @bindings.each_key do |bound_id|
+          new_cache[bound_id] = resolve_bound_chain(bound_id) unless new_cache.key?(bound_id)
+        end
+      end
+
       def do_refresh(source)
-        configs = @manage.config.list
+        configs = fetch_all_configs
         new_cache, new_store = resolve_all(configs)
+        merge_pending_seeds(new_cache)
         old_cache = nil
         @lock.synchronize do
           old_cache = @config_cache
@@ -456,8 +1037,8 @@ module Smplkit
         new_store = {}
         configs.each do |cfg|
           chain = Helpers.build_chain(cfg, by_id)
-          new_cache[cfg.key] = Helpers.resolve_chain(chain, @environment)
-          new_store[cfg.key] = cfg
+          new_cache[cfg.id] = Helpers.resolve_chain(chain, @environment)
+          new_store[cfg.id] = cfg
         end
         [new_cache, new_store]
       end
@@ -479,6 +1060,8 @@ module Smplkit
           new_val = new_items[i_key]
           next if old_val == new_val
 
+          # Apply to bound target first so listeners reading the object see the
+          # new value.
           Discovery.apply_change_to_target(target, i_key, new_val) unless target.nil?
           @metrics&.record("config.changes", unit: "changes", dimensions: { "config" => cfg_id })
           event = ConfigChangeEvent.new(
@@ -502,38 +1085,85 @@ module Smplkit
         end
       end
 
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Internal: event handlers (called by SharedWebSocket)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      # Re-resolve every config in +store+ and fire change listeners.
+      #
+      # Inheritance means a single config change can shift descendants' resolved
+      # values too — so whenever the raw store is mutated (config added,
+      # updated, or deleted), every config gets re-resolved against the new
+      # snapshot.
+      def rebuild_from_store(store, source:)
+        configs = store.values
+        new_cache, new_store = resolve_all(configs)
+        merge_pending_seeds(new_cache)
+        old_cache = nil
+        @lock.synchronize do
+          old_cache = @config_cache
+          @config_cache = new_cache
+          @raw_config_store = new_store
+        end
+        fire_change_listeners(old_cache, new_cache, source: source)
+      end
+
+      # Pull any referenced-but-uncached parent (and ancestors) into +store+.
+      #
+      # A config_changed event fetches only the changed config. If that config
+      # inherits from a parent that isn't already in the store — e.g. a parent
+      # created via discovery after the initial connect that never broadcast
+      # its own event — the chain walk in +rebuild_from_store+ would stop at
+      # the gap and the child would re-resolve missing its inherited values.
+      # Walk every config's parent pointers and fetch each absent ancestor so
+      # the inheritance chain resolves fully.
+      def ensure_ancestors_cached(store)
+        pending = store.values.filter_map { |cfg| parent_pointer(cfg) }
+        until pending.empty?
+          parent_id = pending.pop
+          next if store.key?(parent_id)
+
+          parent = fetch_config(parent_id)
+          next if parent.nil?
+
+          store[parent_id] = parent
+          grandparent = parent_pointer(parent)
+          pending << grandparent unless grandparent.nil?
+        end
+      end
+
+      # The parent config id a +Config+ points at, or +nil+ for a root —
+      # treating an empty-string parent the same as none, matching the
+      # break condition in +Helpers.build_chain+.
+      def parent_pointer(config)
+        pid = config.parent_id
+        pid unless pid.nil? || pid == ""
+      end
+
       def handle_config_changed(data)
-        key = data["key"] || data["id"]
-        return unless key
+        key = data["id"] || data["key"]
+        return handle_configs_changed(data) unless key
 
         begin
-          cfg = @manage.config.get(key)
-        rescue Smplkit::NotFoundError
-          # Treat as a deletion — the resource is gone.
-          handle_config_deleted(data)
-          return
-        rescue StandardError => e
-          Smplkit.debug("config", "failed to fetch config #{key.inspect}: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
-          return
-        end
+          new_store = @lock.synchronize { @raw_config_store.dup }
+          cfg = fetch_config(key)
+          return if cfg.nil?
 
-        new_store = nil
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          new_store = @raw_config_store.dup
           new_store[key] = cfg
+          ensure_ancestors_cached(new_store)
+          rebuild_from_store(new_store, source: "websocket")
+        rescue StandardError => e
+          Smplkit.debug("config", "config_changed handler failed for #{key.inspect}: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
         end
-        rebuild_from_store(new_store, source: "websocket")
       end
 
       def handle_config_deleted(data)
-        key = data["key"] || data["id"]
-        return unless key
+        key = data["id"] || data["key"]
+        return handle_configs_changed(data) unless key
+
+        new_store = @lock.synchronize { @raw_config_store.dup }
+        return if new_store.delete(key).nil?
 
-        new_store = nil
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          new_store = @raw_config_store.dup
-          return unless new_store.delete(key)
-        end
         rebuild_from_store(new_store, source: "websocket")
       end
 
@@ -543,17 +1173,75 @@ module Smplkit
         Smplkit.debug("config", "configs_changed refresh failed: #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
       end
 
-      def rebuild_from_store(store, source:)
-        configs = store.values
-        new_cache, new_store = resolve_all(configs)
-        old_cache = nil
-        @lock.synchronize do
-          old_cache = @config_cache
-          @config_cache = new_cache
-          @raw_config_store = new_store
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # Internal: request-body construction
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+      def config_body(config)
+        SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigResponse.new(
+          data: SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigResource.new(
+            type: "config",
+            id: config.key,
+            attributes: SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::Config.new(
+              name: config.name,
+              description: config.description,
+              parent: config.parent_id,
+              items: config_items_to_wire(config.items),
+              environments: config_envs_to_wire(config.environments)
+            )
+          )
+        )
+      end
+
+      def config_items_to_wire(items)
+        return nil if items.nil? || items.empty?
+
+        items.to_h do |item|
+          [item.name, SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigItemDefinition.new(
+            value: item.value, type: item.type, description: item.description
+          )]
+        end
+      end
+
+      def config_envs_to_wire(environments)
+        return nil if environments.empty?
+
+        # The wire shape for env overrides is a flat +{env: {key: rawValue}}+
+        # map — no envelope, no per-key type wrapper.
+        environments.each_with_object({}) do |(env_key, env_obj), out|
+          out[env_key] = env_obj.values
+        end
+      end
+
+      def build_config_bulk_request(batch)
+        items = batch.map do |entry|
+          SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigBulkItem.new(
+            id: entry["id"],
+            service: entry["service"],
+            environment: entry["environment"],
+            parent: entry["parent"],
+            name: entry["name"],
+            description: entry["description"],
+            items: bulk_items_to_wire(entry["items"])
+          )
+        end
+        SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigBulkRequest.new(configs: items)
+      end
+
+      def bulk_items_to_wire(items_hash)
+        return nil if items_hash.nil? || items_hash.empty?
+
+        items_hash.transform_values do |def_hash|
+          SmplkitGeneratedClient::Config::ConfigItemDefinition.new(
+            value: def_hash["value"],
+            type: def_hash["type"],
+            description: def_hash["description"]
+          )
         end
-        fire_change_listeners(old_cache, new_cache, source: source)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  ConfigClient = Config::ConfigClient
+  ConfigChangeEvent = Config::ConfigChangeEvent
 end