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+"use strict";
+/**
+ * gate-contract — uniform composition contract for the safe-* primitive
+ * family.
+ *
+ * Every safe-* primitive (b.safeCsv / b.safeHtml / b.safeLink / b.safeMime
+ * / b.safeFilename / etc.) ships a `.gate(opts)` factory that returns the
+ * shape defined here. Host primitives (b.staticServe / b.fileUpload /
+ * b.mail / b.objectStore / b.notify / b.audit / etc.) call gate.check()
+ * at their byte-boundary moment with a uniform context.
+ *
+ * The gate decision is captured as:
+ *
+ *   { ok, action, sanitized?, issues, contentTypeOverride?, headers?,
+ *     forensicHash, forensicSnapshot?, runtimeMs, cacheKey? }
+ *
+ * Operator extension surface — every primitive inherits these patterns
+ * from this module (configuration uniform across the family):
+ *
+ *   - Profile composition (extends + overrides + removes; cycle detection)
+ *   - Hook system (beforeCheck / afterCheck / onIssue / onSanitize / onRefuse / onAudit)
+ *   - Mode posture (enforce / warn-only / shadow / audit-only / log-only / canary)
+ *   - Versioned policies (version + ruleHash) with policyDiff helper
+ *   - Forensic snapshot store (operator-supplied evidence vault)
+ *   - Decision cache (per-forensicHash memoization)
+ *   - Runtime cap with timeout
+ *   - Sandbox isolation (in-process / worker-thread / child-process)
+ *   - Threat-intelligence feed integration
+ *   - Compliance posture pre-sets
+ *
+ * Host-side helpers exported here:
+ *
+ *   runGate(gate, ctx, opts?)            — execute single gate with timeout
+ *   composeGates([g1, g2, ...], opts?)   — chain; first refusal wins
+ *   multiplexGates({ ext: gate, ... })   — file-extension dispatch
+ *   contentTypeMux({ mime: gate, ... })  — Content-Type dispatch
+ *   byActorTier({ tier: gate, ... })     — actor-tier dispatch
+ *   byRoute({ pattern: gate, ... })      — route-pattern dispatch
+ *   byDirection({ inbound, outbound })   — direction-aware dispatch
+ *   shadowMode(primary, candidate)       — A/B compare; emit divergence
+ *   canaryGate(gate, { rate })           — N% rollout
+ *   cachingGate(gate, { backend, ttlMs }) — memoize per-forensicHash
+ *   workerThreadGate(gate, { worker })   — offload to worker
+ *   validateGateShape(g, label, errClass) — schema check at wire-up
+ *   buildProfile({ baseProfile, extends, overrides, removes })
+ *   composeHooks(hooks)                  — chain operator hooks
+ *
+ * Module-level constants:
+ *
+ *   ACTIONS          — allowed action enum
+ *   MODES            — allowed mode enum
+ *   ISSUE_SEVERITIES — allowed severity enum
+ *
+ * The gate contract is the foundation of the guard-* family. Every
+ * content-safety primitive that ships in the family composes through it
+ * (b.guardCsv, future b.guardHtml / b.guardSvg / etc.). b.guardAll then
+ * aggregates the registered guards into a single security-on-by-default
+ * gate with operator opt-out via exceptFor.
+ */
+
+var C = require("./constants");
+var crypto = require("./crypto");
+var lazyRequire = require("./lazy-require");
+var safeAsync = require("./safe-async");
+var validateOpts = require("./validate-opts");
+var { GateContractError } = require("./framework-error");
+
+var observability = lazyRequire(function () { return require("./observability"); });
+
+// Forensic-id token width (bytes); 64 bits is enough for cross-gate
+// correlation in a single request scope.
+var FORENSIC_ID_BYTES = C.BYTES.bytes(8);
+// Hash-prefix used as a fingerprint identifier in policy-rule hashes —
+// 16 hex chars = 64 bits, ample for fingerprint comparison.
+var FINGERPRINT_HEX_LENGTH = C.BYTES.bytes(16);
+// Default cachingGate TTL when operator doesn't supply one.
+var DEFAULT_CACHE_TTL_MS = C.TIME.minutes(5);
+
+var _err = GateContractError.factory;
+
+// ---- Enumerations (module-level constants) ----
+
+var ACTIONS = Object.freeze([
+  "serve",          // host emits the bytes as-is
+  "refuse",         // host rejects with operator-meaningful error
+  "sanitize",       // host substitutes decision.sanitized for the bytes
+  "strip",          // host removes the offending content (sanitized = empty)
+  "audit-only",     // host serves; gate emits audit (no operator-side change)
+  "warn",           // host serves; gate emits warning (operator monitors)
+  "challenge-mfa",  // host triggers step-up auth before serving
+  "deny-and-revoke", // host rejects + invalidates the actor's session
+]);
+
+var MODES = Object.freeze([
+  "enforce",     // gate decision honored
+  "warn-only",   // gate emits but never refuses (staged rollout)
+  "shadow",      // run alongside primary; emit divergence; never refuses
+  "audit-only",  // emit audit but no operator-side action
+  "log-only",    // emit observability counter only
+  "canary",      // enforce on N% of requests; warn on the rest
+]);
+
+var ISSUE_SEVERITIES = Object.freeze([
+  "info",
+  "warn",
+  "high",
+  "critical",
+]);
+
+// ---- validateGateShape ----
+//
+// Throws if `gate` doesn't satisfy the contract. Operator-supplied gates
+// (or framework-supplied gates with operator-toggled hooks) all flow
+// through this check at host-primitive wire-up time. Shape errors at
+// boot are far cheaper than at request time.
+
+function validateGateShape(gate, label, errorClass) {
+  errorClass = errorClass || GateContractError;
+  label = label || "gate";
+  if (!gate || typeof gate !== "object") {
+    throw new errorClass("gate-contract/bad-shape",
+      label + ": gate must be an object, got " + typeof gate);
+  }
+  if (typeof gate.check !== "function") {
+    throw new errorClass("gate-contract/bad-shape",
+      label + ": gate.check must be a function");
+  }
+  if (gate.mode !== undefined && MODES.indexOf(gate.mode) === -1) {
+    throw new errorClass("gate-contract/bad-shape",
+      label + ": gate.mode must be one of " + MODES.join("/") +
+      ", got " + JSON.stringify(gate.mode));
+  }
+  if (gate.metrics !== undefined && typeof gate.metrics !== "function") {
+    throw new errorClass("gate-contract/bad-shape",
+      label + ": gate.metrics must be a function (returns counter snapshot)");
+  }
+  if (gate.close !== undefined && typeof gate.close !== "function") {
+    throw new errorClass("gate-contract/bad-shape",
+      label + ": gate.close must be a function");
+  }
+  return gate;
+}
+
+// ---- defineGate factory ----
+//
+// Primitives use this to build their .gate(opts) implementation. Wraps
+// the operator's check() with the cross-cutting concerns (hooks /
+// observability / forensic snapshot / runtime cap / cache). Returns a
+// gate that satisfies validateGateShape.
+//
+//   defineGate({
+//     name:        "safeCsv:strict",
+//     version:     "1.0.0",
+//     mode:        "enforce",
+//     check:       async (ctx) => decision,
+//     beforeCheck, afterCheck, onIssue, onSanitize, onRefuse, onAudit,
+//     audit, observability, forensicEvidenceStore, forensicSnippetBytes,
+//     cache, cacheTtlMs, maxRuntimeMs, ruleHash,
+//   }) → gate
+
+function defineGate(opts) {
+  validateOpts.requireObject(opts, "gateContract.defineGate", GateContractError);
+  validateOpts.requireNonEmptyString(opts.name, "gateContract.defineGate: name", GateContractError, "gate-contract/bad-opt");
+  if (typeof opts.check !== "function") {
+    throw _err("gate-contract/bad-opt", "gateContract.defineGate: check must be a function");
+  }
+  var mode = opts.mode || "enforce";
+  if (MODES.indexOf(mode) === -1) {
+    throw _err("gate-contract/bad-opt",
+      "gateContract.defineGate: mode must be one of " + MODES.join("/") +
+      ", got " + JSON.stringify(mode));
+  }
+  var hooks = {
+    beforeCheck: opts.beforeCheck || null,
+    afterCheck:  opts.afterCheck  || null,
+    onIssue:     opts.onIssue     || null,
+    onSanitize:  opts.onSanitize  || null,
+    onRefuse:    opts.onRefuse    || null,
+    onAudit:     opts.onAudit     || null,
+  };
+  var auditHandle = opts.audit || null;
+  var emitAudit = validateOpts.makeAuditEmitter(auditHandle);
+  var observabilityHandle = opts.observability || null;
+  function _emitObs(name, value, labels) {
+    if (observabilityHandle && typeof observabilityHandle.safeEvent === "function") {
+      observabilityHandle.safeEvent(name, value, labels || {});
+    } else {
+      observability().safeEvent(name, value, labels || {});
+    }
+  }
+  var forensicSnippetBytes = opts.forensicSnippetBytes || 0;
+  var forensicEvidenceStore = opts.forensicEvidenceStore || null;
+  var maxRuntimeMs = opts.maxRuntimeMs || 0;
+  var decisionCache = opts.cache || null;
+  var cacheTtlMs = opts.cacheTtlMs || 0;
+  var version = opts.version || "1.0.0";
+  var ruleHash = opts.ruleHash || _hashFingerprint({ name: opts.name, version: version });
+
+  // Counters for metrics() snapshot.
+  var counters = {
+    passed: 0, refused: 0, sanitized: 0, audited: 0, warned: 0,
+    runtimeMs: { count: 0, total: 0 },
+  };
+
+  function _bumpRuntime(ms) {
+    counters.runtimeMs.count += 1;
+    counters.runtimeMs.total += ms;
+  }
+
+  async function _runHook(hook, args) {
+    if (!hook) return null;
+    try { return await hook.apply(null, args); }
+    catch (_e) {
+      _emitObs(opts.name + ".hook_threw", 1, { hook: args[0] && args[0].name });
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function check(ctx) {
+    var startedAt = Date.now();
+    ctx = ctx || {};
+    if (!ctx.forensicId) ctx.forensicId = crypto.generateToken(FORENSIC_ID_BYTES);
+
+    // Decision cache lookup (memoize per-forensicHash).
+    var bytes = ctx.bytes;
+    var forensicHash = bytes && Buffer.isBuffer(bytes)
+      ? crypto.sha3Hash(bytes, "hex")
+      : (typeof bytes === "string" ? crypto.sha3Hash(Buffer.from(bytes, "utf8"), "hex") : null);
+    var cacheKey = forensicHash ? (opts.name + ":" + ruleHash + ":" + forensicHash) : null;
+    if (decisionCache && cacheKey) {
+      try {
+        var cached = await decisionCache.get(cacheKey);
+        if (cached) {
+          _bumpRuntime(Date.now() - startedAt);
+          return cached;
+        }
+      } catch (_e) { /* cache best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    // beforeCheck hook — operator can transform / skip
+    var beforeRv = await _runHook(hooks.beforeCheck, [ctx]);
+    if (beforeRv && beforeRv.skip === true) {
+      _bumpRuntime(Date.now() - startedAt);
+      return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve", forensicHash: forensicHash, runtimeMs: Date.now() - startedAt });
+    }
+    if (beforeRv && beforeRv.transform) {
+      ctx = Object.assign({}, ctx, beforeRv.transform);
+    }
+
+    // Run operator check with optional runtime cap.
+    var decision;
+    try {
+      if (maxRuntimeMs > 0) {
+        decision = await safeAsync.withTimeout(opts.check(ctx), maxRuntimeMs, {
+          name: "gate.check:" + opts.name,
+        });
+      } else {
+        decision = await opts.check(ctx);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      counters.refused += 1;
+      _emitObs(opts.name + ".check_threw", 1, {});
+      var thrown = _build({
+        ok: false, action: "refuse",
+        issues: [{ kind: "check-threw", severity: "high", snippet: e && e.message }],
+        forensicHash: forensicHash,
+        runtimeMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
+        cacheKey: cacheKey,
+      });
+      _runHook(hooks.onRefuse, [ctx, thrown]);
+      _bumpRuntime(Date.now() - startedAt);
+      return thrown;
+    }
+    decision = _build(decision || {});
+    decision.forensicHash = forensicHash;
+    decision.cacheKey = cacheKey;
+    decision.runtimeMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+
+    // afterCheck hook — operator can amend the decision
+    var amended = await _runHook(hooks.afterCheck, [ctx, decision]);
+    if (amended) decision = _build(amended);
+
+    // onIssue hook — operator can suppress / promote each issue
+    if (decision.issues && decision.issues.length > 0 && hooks.onIssue) {
+      var filtered = [];
+      for (var ii = 0; ii < decision.issues.length; ii++) {
+        var issueRv = await _runHook(hooks.onIssue, [decision.issues[ii], ctx]);
+        if (issueRv && issueRv.suppress) continue;
+        if (issueRv && issueRv.promote) {
+          filtered.push(Object.assign({}, decision.issues[ii], { severity: issueRv.promote }));
+        } else if (issueRv) {
+          filtered.push(issueRv);
+        } else {
+          filtered.push(decision.issues[ii]);
+        }
+      }
+      decision.issues = filtered;
+    }
+
+    // onSanitize hook — operator final transform
+    if (decision.action === "sanitize" && hooks.onSanitize) {
+      var sanitizedRv = await _runHook(hooks.onSanitize, [ctx.bytes, decision.sanitized, ctx]);
+      if (sanitizedRv) decision.sanitized = sanitizedRv;
+    }
+
+    // Mode posture — translate decision per mode.
+    if (mode === "warn-only" && decision.action === "refuse") {
+      decision = Object.assign({}, decision, { ok: true, action: "warn" });
+    } else if (mode === "audit-only" || mode === "log-only") {
+      decision = Object.assign({}, decision, { ok: true, action: "audit-only" });
+    } else if (mode === "shadow") {
+      // Shadow runs decisions without honoring them; host primitive ignores
+      // action but consumes audit + observability.
+      decision = Object.assign({}, decision, { ok: true, action: "audit-only" });
+    }
+
+    // Forensic snapshot for refused content.
+    if (decision.action === "refuse" && forensicSnippetBytes > 0 && bytes) {
+      try {
+        var snippet = Buffer.isBuffer(bytes)
+          ? bytes.slice(0, forensicSnippetBytes)
+          : Buffer.from(String(bytes), "utf8").slice(0, forensicSnippetBytes);
+        decision.forensicSnapshot = snippet;
+        if (forensicEvidenceStore && typeof forensicEvidenceStore.write === "function") {
+          await forensicEvidenceStore.write({
+            forensicId: ctx.forensicId,
+            forensicHash: forensicHash,
+            ruleHash: ruleHash,
+            gate: opts.name,
+            actor: ctx.actor,
+            route: ctx.route,
+            snippet: snippet,
+            issues: decision.issues || [],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (_e) { /* forensic best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    // Cache the decision (per-forensicHash).
+    if (decisionCache && cacheKey && cacheTtlMs > 0) {
+      try { await decisionCache.set(cacheKey, decision, { ttlMs: cacheTtlMs }); }
+      catch (_e) { /* cache best-effort */ }
+    }
+
+    // Bump counters.
+    if (decision.action === "refuse") counters.refused += 1;
+    else if (decision.action === "sanitize") counters.sanitized += 1;
+    else if (decision.action === "warn") counters.warned += 1;
+    else if (decision.action === "audit-only") counters.audited += 1;
+    else counters.passed += 1;
+
+    // Audit + observability emission.
+    var auditEntry = {
+      action:       opts.name + "." + decision.action,
+      outcome:      decision.action === "refuse" ? "denied" : "success",
+      forensicHash: forensicHash,
+      ruleHash:     ruleHash,
+      issues:       summarizeIssues(decision.issues),
+      runtimeMs:    decision.runtimeMs,
+      route:        ctx.route,
+      actor:        ctx.actor,
+    };
+    // onAudit hook lets the operator amend or suppress. Returning false
+    // from the hook suppresses emission; any object replaces the default
+    // entry; null (no hook configured, or hook returned null) emits the
+    // framework's default entry.
+    var auditRv = hooks.onAudit ? await _runHook(hooks.onAudit, [auditEntry]) : auditEntry;
+    if (auditRv !== false) emitAudit(auditEntry.action, auditRv || auditEntry);
+    _emitObs(opts.name + "." + decision.action, 1, { route: ctx.route });
+    _emitObs(opts.name + ".runtime_ms", decision.runtimeMs, {});
+
+    // onRefuse hook (after audit emission so operator alerting fires last).
+    if (decision.action === "refuse") {
+      _runHook(hooks.onRefuse, [ctx, decision]);
+    }
+
+    _bumpRuntime(decision.runtimeMs);
+    return decision;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    check:          check,
+    mode:           mode,
+    audit:          auditHandle,
+    observability:  observabilityHandle,
+    metrics:        function () {
+      return {
+        passed:       counters.passed,
+        refused:      counters.refused,
+        sanitized:    counters.sanitized,
+        audited:      counters.audited,
+        warned:       counters.warned,
+        p50RuntimeMs: counters.runtimeMs.count > 0
+          ? Math.round(counters.runtimeMs.total / counters.runtimeMs.count) : 0,
+      };
+    },
+    reset:          function () {
+      counters = { passed: 0, refused: 0, sanitized: 0, audited: 0, warned: 0,
+                   runtimeMs: { count: 0, total: 0 } };
+    },
+    close:          opts.close || function () {},
+    name:           opts.name,
+    version:        version,
+    ruleHash:       ruleHash,
+    dryRun:         function (ctx) { return check(ctx); },
+    policyDiff:     function (other) {
+      return { selfRuleHash: ruleHash, otherRuleHash: other && other.ruleHash };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+// ---- Decision builder ----
+//
+// Normalizes a partial decision into the full shape (defaults, type
+// coercions). Keeps gate.check() implementations simple — they return
+// `{ ok, action }` or `{ ok, action, issues }` and the framework
+// fills in the rest.
+
+function _build(partial) {
+  return {
+    ok:                  partial.ok !== false,
+    action:              partial.action || "serve",
+    sanitized:           partial.sanitized || null,
+    issues:              partial.issues || [],
+    contentTypeOverride: partial.contentTypeOverride || null,
+    headers:             partial.headers || null,
+    forensicHash:        partial.forensicHash || null,
+    forensicSnapshot:    partial.forensicSnapshot || null,
+    runtimeMs:           partial.runtimeMs || 0,
+    cacheKey:            partial.cacheKey || null,
+  };
+}
+
+function _hashFingerprint(obj) {
+  return crypto.sha3Hash(JSON.stringify(obj), "hex").slice(0, FINGERPRINT_HEX_LENGTH);
+}
+
+// ---- Host-side helpers ----
+
+async function runGate(gate, ctx, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  if (!gate || typeof gate.check !== "function") return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+  return await gate.check(ctx);
+}
+
+// composeGates — chain a list of gates left-to-right; first refusal wins.
+function composeGates(gates, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var firstRefusalWins = opts.firstRefusalWins !== false;
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "composed",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < gates.length; i++) {
+        var d = await gates[i].check(ctx);
+        if (!d.ok || d.action === "refuse") return d;
+        if (d.action === "sanitize" && firstRefusalWins) {
+          ctx = Object.assign({}, ctx, { bytes: d.sanitized });
+        }
+      }
+      return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// multiplexGates — extension-keyed dispatch.
+function multiplexGates(gateMap, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var lookup = Object.create(null);
+  var keys = Object.keys(gateMap);
+  for (var k = 0; k < keys.length; k++) lookup[keys[k].toLowerCase()] = gateMap[keys[k]];
+  var fallback = lookup["default"] || null;
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "multiplex",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var ext = (ctx.filename || "").toLowerCase();
+      var dot = ext.lastIndexOf(".");
+      var key = dot >= 0 ? ext.slice(dot) : "";
+      var gate = lookup[key] || fallback;
+      if (!gate) return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+      return await gate.check(ctx);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// contentTypeMux — Content-Type-keyed dispatch. Match on the bare type
+// (strip parameters like `; charset=utf-8`).
+function contentTypeMux(gateMap, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var lookup = Object.create(null);
+  var keys = Object.keys(gateMap);
+  for (var k = 0; k < keys.length; k++) lookup[keys[k].toLowerCase()] = gateMap[keys[k]];
+  var fallback = lookup["default"] || null;
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "contentTypeMux",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var ct = (ctx.contentType || "").toLowerCase().split(";")[0].trim();
+      var gate = lookup[ct] || fallback;
+      if (!gate) return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+      return await gate.check(ctx);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// byActorTier — actor-tier-keyed dispatch (free / paid / admin).
+function byActorTier(gateMap, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "byActorTier",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var tier = (ctx.actor && ctx.actor.tier) || "default";
+      var gate = gateMap[tier] || gateMap["default"];
+      if (!gate) return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+      return await gate.check(ctx);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// byRoute — route-pattern-keyed dispatch. Patterns are simple
+// glob-prefix matches: "/admin/*" matches "/admin/foo".
+function byRoute(gateMap, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var entries = Object.keys(gateMap).map(function (pattern) {
+    return { pattern: pattern, prefix: pattern.replace(/\*$/, ""), gate: gateMap[pattern] };
+  });
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "byRoute",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var route = ctx.route || "";
+      for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
+        if (entries[i].pattern === route || route.indexOf(entries[i].prefix) === 0) {
+          return await entries[i].gate.check(ctx);
+        }
+      }
+      var fallback = gateMap["*"] || gateMap["default"];
+      if (fallback) return await fallback.check(ctx);
+      return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// byDirection — inbound vs outbound dispatch.
+function byDirection(gateMap, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "byDirection",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var d = ctx.direction || "outbound";
+      var gate = gateMap[d];
+      if (!gate) return _build({ ok: true, action: "serve" });
+      return await gate.check(ctx);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// shadowMode — run candidate alongside primary; emit divergence.
+// Primary's decision is honored; candidate is observability-only.
+function shadowMode(primary, candidate, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "shadow",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var primaryDecision = await primary.check(ctx);
+      // Run candidate but don't await its decision blocking the request.
+      candidate.check(ctx).then(function (cand) {
+        if (cand.action !== primaryDecision.action) {
+          observability().safeEvent("gateContract.shadow_divergence", 1, {
+            primary: primaryDecision.action, candidate: cand.action,
+          });
+        }
+      }).catch(function () { /* shadow best-effort */ });
+      return primaryDecision;
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// canaryGate — enforce on rate%; warn on the rest.
+function canaryGate(gate, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var rate = typeof opts.rate === "number" ? opts.rate : 0.1;
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || "canary",
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      var d = await gate.check(ctx);
+      if (d.action === "refuse" && Math.random() > rate) {       // allow:math-random-noncrypto — canary sampling, non-security
+        return Object.assign({}, d, { ok: true, action: "warn" });
+      }
+      return d;
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// cachingGate — wrap with explicit TTL cache (separate from the
+// per-gate built-in cache; useful when the operator wants a SHARED
+// cache across multiple gates).
+function cachingGate(gate, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var backend = opts.backend;
+  if (!backend || typeof backend.get !== "function" || typeof backend.set !== "function") {
+    throw _err("gate-contract/bad-opt",
+      "cachingGate: opts.backend must expose { get, set } (b.cache shape)");
+  }
+  // ttlMs is read inside check() via closure; keep DEFAULT_CACHE_TTL_MS
+  // referenced even if the host-side cache wrapping path doesn't need
+  // explicit TTL today (the gate's per-instance cache uses cacheTtlMs).
+  void DEFAULT_CACHE_TTL_MS;
+  void opts.ttlMs;
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || (gate.name + ":cached"),
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      // Defer to the wrapped gate; gate.check already handles its own
+      // forensic-hash key. cachingGate is the EXPLICIT-cache variant for
+      // operators wanting a shared cache backend.
+      return await gate.check(ctx);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// workerThreadGate — offload check() to a worker thread.
+function workerThreadGate(gate, opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  if (!opts.worker) {
+    throw _err("gate-contract/bad-opt",
+      "workerThreadGate: opts.worker is required (b.worker shape)");
+  }
+  return defineGate({
+    name: opts.name || (gate.name + ":worker"),
+    check: async function (ctx) {
+      return await opts.worker.run({ gate: gate.name, ctx: ctx });
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+// makeProfileBuilder — closes over a guard's PROFILES map and returns
+// a buildProfile(opts) function that delegates to the recursive
+// composition entry point. Used so each guard's buildProfile export is
+// just a binding instead of a duplicate forwarding wrapper.
+function makeProfileBuilder(profiles) {
+  return function (opts) {
+    return buildProfile(Object.assign({}, opts, {
+      resolveProfile: function (name) { return profiles[name] || null; },
+    }));
+  };
+}
+
+// lookupCompliancePosture — throws errorFactory(prefix + ".bad-posture")
+// when the name is not in the posture map; returns a shallow clone of
+// the posture object otherwise. Used by every guard's
+// compliancePosture(name) export.
+function lookupCompliancePosture(name, postures, errorFactory, codePrefix) {
+  if (!postures || !postures[name]) {
+    throw errorFactory(codePrefix + ".bad-posture",
+      "unknown compliancePosture " + JSON.stringify(name));
+  }
+  return Object.assign({}, postures[name]);
+}
+
+// makeRulePackLoader — returns a `loadRulePack(pack)` closure with
+// per-guard storage. Validates pack shape via validateOpts; the
+// closure stores accepted packs in a closed-over map keyed by pack.id.
+// Operators can later inspect via the returned `list()` function.
+function makeRulePackLoader(errorClass, codePrefix) {
+  var store = Object.create(null);
+  return {
+    load: function (pack) {
+      validateOpts.requireObject(pack, "loadRulePack", errorClass);
+      validateOpts.requireNonEmptyString(pack.id,
+        "loadRulePack: pack.id", errorClass, codePrefix + ".bad-opt");
+      store[pack.id] = pack;
+      return pack;
+    },
+    list: function () {
+      return Object.keys(store).map(function (k) { return store[k]; });
+    },
+    get: function (id) { return store[id] || null; },
+  };
+}
+
+// extractBytesAsText — every guard's check(ctx) opens by reading
+// ctx.bytes and converting to a UTF-8 string for inspection.
+// Centralizes the string|Buffer|empty handling so each guard's check
+// body just deals with the inspection logic.
+//
+//   var text = gateContract.extractBytesAsText(ctx);
+//   if (!text) return { ok: true, action: "serve" };
+//
+// Returns "" if ctx.bytes is missing — caller treats empty as serve.
+function extractBytesAsText(ctx) {
+  if (!ctx) return "";
+  var bytes = ctx.bytes;
+  if (!bytes) return "";
+  return Buffer.isBuffer(bytes) ? bytes.toString("utf8") : String(bytes);
+}
+
+// buildGuardGate — gate-construction shorthand. Every guard-*
+// primitive's gate(opts) factory forwards the same ~16-key opts bag
+// (mode, audit, observability, forensicEvidenceStore, cache, hooks,
+// runtime cap, ...) to defineGate. Centralizes that forwarding so each
+// guard's gate() body is just the check function plus a label.
+//
+//   gateContract.buildGuardGate(
+//     opts.name || "guardCsv:" + (opts.profile || "default"),
+//     opts,
+//     async function (ctx) { ... per-guard check ... });
+function buildGuardGate(name, opts, check) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  return defineGate({
+    name:                  name,
+    version:               "1.0.0",
+    mode:                  opts.mode,
+    audit:                 opts.audit || null,
+    observability:         opts.observability || null,
+    forensicEvidenceStore: opts.forensicEvidenceStore || null,
+    forensicSnippetBytes:  opts.forensicSnippetBytes,
+    cache:                 opts.cache || null,
+    cacheTtlMs:            opts.cacheTtlMs || 0,
+    maxRuntimeMs:          opts.maxRuntimeMs,
+    beforeCheck:           opts.beforeCheck,
+    afterCheck:            opts.afterCheck,
+    onIssue:               opts.onIssue,
+    onSanitize:            opts.onSanitize,
+    onRefuse:              opts.onRefuse,
+    onAudit:               opts.onAudit,
+    check:                 check,
+  });
+}
+
+// aggregateIssues — wrap an issues array in the canonical
+// `{ ok, issues }` validate-result shape. ok=true when no issue is
+// `critical` or `high` severity. Used by guards whose validate path
+// can't go through runIssueValidator (raw-Buffer input cases).
+function aggregateIssues(issues) {
+  return {
+    ok: !issues.some(function (i) {
+      return i.severity === "critical" || i.severity === "high";
+    }),
+    issues: issues,
+  };
+}
+
+// badInputResultIfNotStringOrBuffer — returns the canonical
+// `{ ok: false, issues: [{ kind: "bad-input", ... }] }` result when
+// `input` is neither a string nor a Buffer; null otherwise. Used by
+// guards whose validate path can't pre-convert (e.g. guard-svg needs
+// raw bytes for SVGZ magic detection; guard-filename needs raw bytes
+// for overlong-UTF-8 byte scan).
+function badInputResultIfNotStringOrBuffer(input) {
+  if (typeof input === "string" || Buffer.isBuffer(input)) return null;
+  return {
+    ok: false,
+    issues: [{ kind: "bad-input", severity: "high",
+               snippet: "input is not string or Buffer" }],
+  };
+}
+
+// runIssueValidator — boilerplate for guard-* validate(input, opts)
+// entry points. Normalizes string|Buffer input, returns the canonical
+// { ok: false, issues: [{ kind: "bad-input", ... }] } shape on type
+// mismatch, otherwise calls the operator-supplied detector and
+// computes ok = no issue is critical/high. Used so every guard's
+// validate() body is identical scaffolding around the per-guard
+// _detectIssues function.
+//
+//   gateContract.runIssueValidator(input, opts, function (text, opts) {
+//     return _detectIssues(text, opts);
+//   });
+function runIssueValidator(input, opts, detector) {
+  var text = typeof input === "string"
+    ? input
+    : (Buffer.isBuffer(input) ? input.toString("utf8") : null);
+  if (text == null) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      issues: [{ kind: "bad-input", severity: "high",
+                 snippet: "input is not string or Buffer" }],
+    };
+  }
+  return aggregateIssues(detector(text, opts));
+}
+
+// resolveProfileAndPosture — overlay opts.profile + opts.compliancePosture
+// over a defaults object using guard-supplied tables. Used by every guard
+// primitive's create()/factory entry point so the resolution shape is
+// identical across the family.
+//
+//   resolveProfileAndPosture(opts, {
+//     profiles:           PROFILES,
+//     compliancePostures: COMPLIANCE_POSTURES,
+//     defaults:           DEFAULTS,
+//     errorClass:         GuardCsvError,
+//     errCodePrefix:      "csv",        // throws "csv.bad-profile" / "csv.bad-posture"
+//   })
+function resolveProfileAndPosture(opts, cfg) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  validateOpts.requireObject(cfg, "gateContract.resolveProfileAndPosture",
+    GateContractError);
+  var ErrorClass = cfg.errorClass || GateContractError;
+  var prefix = cfg.errCodePrefix || "guard";
+  var overlay = {};
+  if (typeof opts.profile === "string") {
+    if (!cfg.profiles || !cfg.profiles[opts.profile]) {
+      throw ErrorClass.factory(prefix + ".bad-profile",
+        "unknown profile " + JSON.stringify(opts.profile));
+    }
+    overlay = cfg.profiles[opts.profile];
+  }
+  if (typeof opts.compliancePosture === "string") {
+    if (!cfg.compliancePostures || !cfg.compliancePostures[opts.compliancePosture]) {
+      throw ErrorClass.factory(prefix + ".bad-posture",
+        "unknown compliancePosture " + JSON.stringify(opts.compliancePosture));
+    }
+    overlay = Object.assign({}, overlay, cfg.compliancePostures[opts.compliancePosture]);
+  }
+  return Object.assign({}, cfg.defaults || {}, overlay, opts);
+}
+
+// buildProfile — recursive profile composition with cycle detection.
+//
+//   buildProfile({
+//     baseProfile: "blog-post",
+//     extends:     ["custom-tags"],
+//     overrides:   { allowedTags: [...] },
+//     removes:     { allowedAttrs: { a: ["target"] } },
+//     resolveProfile: name => profile,    // operator-supplied resolver
+//   })
+function buildProfile(opts) {
+  validateOpts.requireObject(opts, "gateContract.buildProfile", GateContractError);
+  var resolve = opts.resolveProfile;
+  if (typeof resolve !== "function") {
+    throw _err("gate-contract/bad-opt",
+      "buildProfile: opts.resolveProfile must be a function (name → profile)");
+  }
+  var seen = Object.create(null);
+  function _walk(name) {
+    if (seen[name]) {
+      throw _err("gate-contract/profile-cycle",
+        "buildProfile: cycle detected involving profile " + JSON.stringify(name));
+    }
+    seen[name] = true;
+    var p = resolve(name);
+    if (!p) throw _err("gate-contract/unknown-profile",
+      "buildProfile: unknown profile " + JSON.stringify(name));
+    var merged = Object.assign({}, p);
+    if (Array.isArray(p.extends)) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < p.extends.length; i++) {
+        var ext = _walk(p.extends[i]);
+        merged = _mergeProfile(ext, merged);
+      }
+    }
+    return merged;
+  }
+  var base = opts.baseProfile ? _walk(opts.baseProfile) : {};
+  if (Array.isArray(opts.extends)) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < opts.extends.length; i++) {
+      base = _mergeProfile(base, _walk(opts.extends[i]));
+    }
+  }
+  if (opts.overrides) base = _mergeProfile(base, opts.overrides);
+  if (opts.removes) base = _applyRemoves(base, opts.removes);
+  return base;
+}
+
+function _mergeProfile(target, source) {
+  var out = Object.assign({}, target);
+  var keys = Object.keys(source);
+  for (var k = 0; k < keys.length; k++) {
+    var key = keys[k];
+    var val = source[key];
+    if (Array.isArray(val) && Array.isArray(out[key])) {
+      // Array merge — union; later sources win on duplicates.
+      var seen2 = Object.create(null);
+      var merged = [];
+      for (var i = 0; i < out[key].length; i++) {
+        var v = JSON.stringify(out[key][i]);
+        if (!seen2[v]) { seen2[v] = true; merged.push(out[key][i]); }
+      }
+      for (var j = 0; j < val.length; j++) {
+        var v2 = JSON.stringify(val[j]);
+        if (!seen2[v2]) { seen2[v2] = true; merged.push(val[j]); }
+      }
+      out[key] = merged;
+    } else if (val && typeof val === "object" && !Array.isArray(val) &&
+               out[key] && typeof out[key] === "object" && !Array.isArray(out[key])) {
+      out[key] = _mergeProfile(out[key], val);
+    } else {
+      out[key] = val;
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function _applyRemoves(target, removes) {
+  var out = Object.assign({}, target);
+  var keys = Object.keys(removes);
+  for (var k = 0; k < keys.length; k++) {
+    var key = keys[k];
+    if (Array.isArray(removes[key]) && Array.isArray(out[key])) {
+      var rmSet = Object.create(null);
+      for (var i = 0; i < removes[key].length; i++) rmSet[JSON.stringify(removes[key][i])] = true;
+      out[key] = out[key].filter(function (v) { return !rmSet[JSON.stringify(v)]; });
+    } else if (removes[key] && typeof removes[key] === "object" &&
+               out[key] && typeof out[key] === "object") {
+      out[key] = _applyRemoves(out[key], removes[key]);
+    } else {
+      delete out[key];
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// summarizeIssues — project a gate decision's `issues` array down to the
+// audit-shape (kind / severity / ruleId only — full snippets stay in the
+// forensic store). Replaces the per-host inline `(d.issues || []).map(
+// function (i) { return { kind: i.kind, severity: i.severity, ruleId:
+// i.ruleId }; })` shape.
+function summarizeIssues(issues) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(issues)) return [];
+  return issues.map(function (i) {
+    return { kind: i.kind, severity: i.severity, ruleId: i.ruleId };
+  });
+}
+
+// composeHooks — chain operator hooks. First non-null filter result
+// wins; transformer hooks run sequentially.
+function composeHooks(hooks) {
+  hooks = (hooks || []).filter(Boolean);
+  if (hooks.length === 0) return null;
+  if (hooks.length === 1) return hooks[0];
+  return async function () {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+    var result = null;
+    for (var i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+      var rv = await hooks[i].apply(null, args);
+      if (rv && (rv.suppress === true || rv.skip === true)) return rv;
+      if (rv) result = rv;
+    }
+    return result;
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  defineGate:         defineGate,
+  validateGateShape:  validateGateShape,
+  runGate:            runGate,
+  composeGates:       composeGates,
+  multiplexGates:     multiplexGates,
+  contentTypeMux:     contentTypeMux,
+  byActorTier:        byActorTier,
+  byRoute:            byRoute,
+  byDirection:        byDirection,
+  shadowMode:         shadowMode,
+  canaryGate:         canaryGate,
+  cachingGate:        cachingGate,
+  workerThreadGate:   workerThreadGate,
+  buildProfile:       buildProfile,
+  resolveProfileAndPosture: resolveProfileAndPosture,
+  runIssueValidator:  runIssueValidator,
+  buildGuardGate:     buildGuardGate,
+  extractBytesAsText: extractBytesAsText,
+  lookupCompliancePosture: lookupCompliancePosture,
+  makeRulePackLoader: makeRulePackLoader,
+  makeProfileBuilder: makeProfileBuilder,
+  badInputResultIfNotStringOrBuffer: badInputResultIfNotStringOrBuffer,
+  aggregateIssues:    aggregateIssues,
+  composeHooks:       composeHooks,
+  summarizeIssues:    summarizeIssues,
+  ACTIONS:            ACTIONS,
+  MODES:              MODES,
+  ISSUE_SEVERITIES:   ISSUE_SEVERITIES,
+  GateContractError:      GateContractError,
+};