@cleocode/core 2026.6.13 → 2026.6.15

package/dist/release/reconcile.d.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,68 @@
  * @adr ADR-T9345
  * @spec .cleo/rcasd/T9345/research/SPEC-T9345-release-pipeline-v2.md §4.4, §8
  */
+import { type ReleasePlan } from '@cleocode/contracts';
 import { type EngineResult } from '../engine-result.js';
+/**
+ * Result produced by {@link synthesizePlanForReconcile} when plan synthesis
+ * fires on the tag-driven path (no `.cleo/release/<version>.plan.json` exists
+ * but the git tag is present).
+ *
+ * The plan is always in-memory — it is written to disk only after
+ * {@link releaseReconcileV2} successfully commits the provenance transaction
+ * (or skipped entirely when `opts.dryRun = true`).
+ */
+export interface SynthesizedPlanReport {
+    /** The synthesised `ReleasePlan` object, ready for reconcile. */
+    plan: ReleasePlan;
+    /** Previous tag inferred from `git tag --sort=creatordate`. `null` on first-ever release. */
+    prevTag: string | null;
+    /**
+     * T#### tokens derived from the CHANGELOG.md section for this version.
+     * Empty when no CHANGELOG section was found.
+     */
+    changelogTaskIds: string[];
+    /**
+     * T#### tokens derived from merged-PR titles/branches between prevTag..tag.
+     * Empty when gh is unavailable.
+     */
+    prTaskIds: string[];
+    /**
+     * T#### tokens derived from git log subjects between prevTag..tag.
+     * Populated even without gh access.
+     */
+    commitTaskIds: string[];
+    /**
+     * PR numbers discovered via merge-commit subjects (`Merge pull request #NNN`)
+     * in the prevTag..tag range.
+     */
+    discoveredPrNumbers: number[];
+    /** True when a CHANGELOG.md section for this version was found. */
+    changelogSectionFound: boolean;
+}
+/**
+ * Synthesise a minimal {@link ReleasePlan} for a tag-driven release that has
+ * no `.cleo/release/<version>.plan.json` on disk (DHQ-080 · T11977).
+ *
+ * Derivation order (highest-fidelity source wins):
+ *   (a) CHANGELOG.md section for `version` — task-ID tokens + summaries.
+ *   (b) Merged PRs between prevTag..tag (`git log --merges`) — T#### from titles.
+ *   (c) All commits between prevTag..tag — T#### from subjects/bodies.
+ *
+ * The synthesised plan carries `meta.origin = 'tag-reconcile-synthesized'`
+ * so honest plans (from `cleo release plan`) remain distinguishable. Fields
+ * that cannot be derived without a prior `cleo release plan` run (evidenceAtoms,
+ * gates, prUrl, mergeCommitSha, workflowRunUrl) are left empty/null.
+ *
+ * Does NOT write to disk — the caller decides whether to persist or dry-run.
+ *
+ * @param version   — Version tag to synthesise a plan for (e.g. `v2026.6.14`).
+ * @param projectRoot — Absolute project root.
+ * @returns `SynthesizedPlanReport` with the in-memory plan + derivation metadata.
+ *
+ * @task T11977
+ */
+export declare function synthesizePlanForReconcile(version: string, projectRoot: string): Promise<SynthesizedPlanReport>;
 /**
  * Options for {@link releaseReconcileV2}.
  *
@@ -66,6 +127,16 @@ export interface ReleaseReconcileV2Options {
      * informational; the backfill verb audit-logs overwrites separately.
      */
     forceOverwrite?: boolean;
+    /**
+     * When true (T11977 · DHQ-080), print the synthesised plan derivation
+     * without writing to the DB or disk. Only meaningful on the tag-driven
+     * path (no plan file exists); has no effect when a plan file is present.
+     *
+     * The result envelope carries `dryRun: true` and `synthesizedPlan` with
+     * the plan that WOULD be written, plus the derivation metadata. No DB
+     * rows are inserted.
+     */
+    dryRun?: boolean;
 }
 /** Successful reconcile result envelope (SPEC §4.4.5 `data` payload). */
 export interface ReleaseReconcileV2Result {
@@ -103,6 +174,32 @@ export interface ReleaseReconcileV2Result {
     durationMs?: number;
     /** Total inserts performed (filled into envelope `meta.txSize`). */
     txSize?: number;
+    /**
+     * Present when reconcile synthesised the plan at runtime (DHQ-080 · T11977):
+     * no `.cleo/release/<version>.plan.json` existed but the git tag was found.
+     * The provenance flag `meta.origin = 'tag-reconcile-synthesized'` is written
+     * into the plan rows so honest plans (from `cleo release plan`) are
+     * distinguishable in the `releases` table.
+     */
+    synthesized?: {
+        /** Number of task IDs derived from CHANGELOG.md section. */
+        changelogTaskCount: number;
+        /** Number of task IDs derived from git log commit subjects. */
+        commitTaskCount: number;
+        /** PR numbers discovered from merge-commit subjects. */
+        discoveredPrNumbers: number[];
+        /** Previous tag inferred from `git tag --sort=creatordate`. Null on first release. */
+        prevTag: string | null;
+        /** True when a CHANGELOG.md section for this version was found. */
+        changelogSectionFound: boolean;
+    };
+    /**
+     * Present when `opts.dryRun = true` and synthesis fires (T11977 · DHQ-080).
+     * The result reflects what WOULD be written without any DB mutation.
+     * `commitCount`, `taskCount`, `changeCount`, `artifactCount`, `brainLinkCount`
+     * reflect plan-level derivation only (no git log walk was performed).
+     */
+    dryRun?: boolean;
 }
 /**
  * Sanitised PR shape ready for insertion: any FK columns pointing at a

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package/dist/release/reconcile.js

@@ -39,13 +39,351 @@ import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { join, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
 import { safeParseReleasePlan } from '@cleocode/contracts';
-import { eq } from 'drizzle-orm';
+import { eq, inArray } from 'drizzle-orm';
 import { engineError, engineSuccess } from '../engine-result.js';
 import { getLogger } from '../logger.js';
 import { generateProjectHash } from '../nexus/hash.js';
 import { getProjectRoot } from '../paths.js';
 import { getDb, getNativeDb } from '../store/sqlite.js';
 import * as schema from '../store/tasks-schema.js';
+// ─── Tag-reconcile plan synthesis (T11977 · DHQ-080) ─────────────────────────
+/** Provenance origin label written into plan.meta when synthesis fires. */
+const TAG_RECONCILE_ORIGIN = 'tag-reconcile-synthesized';
+/** T#### regex re-used across synthesis helpers. */
+const SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE = /\bT\d{1,5}\b/g;
+/** Conventional-commit prefix detector (mirrors backfill.ts equivalent). */
+const SYNTH_CC_RE = /^(feat|fix|chore|docs|refactor|test|perf|build|ci|revert|breaking|style)(?:\(([^)]+)\))?!?:\s/i;
+/**
+ * Infer the previous git tag by listing all tags sorted by creator-date
+ * (annotated + lightweight, oldest-first) and returning the entry
+ * immediately before `version`. Returns `null` when `version` is the
+ * oldest tag or no tags exist.
+ */
+function inferPrevTag(version, projectRoot) {
+    try {
+        const raw = execFileSync('git', ['tag', '--list', '--sort=creatordate'], {
+            cwd: projectRoot,
+            encoding: 'utf-8',
+            stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+            timeout: SUBPROCESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        }).trim();
+        const tags = raw
+            .split('\n')
+            .map((t) => t.trim())
+            .filter((t) => t.length > 0);
+        const idx = tags.indexOf(version);
+        if (idx <= 0)
+            return null;
+        return tags[idx - 1] ?? null;
+    }
+    catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Parse the CHANGELOG.md section for `version` and extract:
+ *   - Every T#### token mentioned in the section body.
+ *   - The section text (for task summary extraction).
+ *
+ * Canonical header format (ADR-028 §2.5): `## [VERSION]` (no `v` prefix).
+ * We strip the leading `v` before matching so both forms are accepted.
+ *
+ * Returns `{ found: false }` when CHANGELOG.md is missing or has no matching
+ * section — synthesis continues without CHANGELOG data (non-fatal).
+ */
+function parseChangelogSection(version, projectRoot) {
+    const changelogPath = join(projectRoot, 'CHANGELOG.md');
+    if (!existsSync(changelogPath))
+        return { found: false };
+    let contents;
+    try {
+        contents = readFileSync(changelogPath, 'utf-8');
+    }
+    catch {
+        return { found: false };
+    }
+    // Normalise version to no-v form (ADR-028 §2.5).
+    const normalized = version.startsWith('v') ? version.slice(1) : version;
+    const headerPattern = `## [${normalized}]`;
+    const startIdx = contents.indexOf(headerPattern);
+    if (startIdx < 0)
+        return { found: false };
+    // Slice from the header line to the next `## [` section header (exclusive).
+    const bodyStart = startIdx + headerPattern.length;
+    const nextSectionIdx = contents.indexOf('\n## [', bodyStart);
+    const sectionText = nextSectionIdx >= 0 ? contents.slice(bodyStart, nextSectionIdx) : contents.slice(bodyStart);
+    // Extract all T#### tokens from the section body.
+    SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.lastIndex = 0;
+    const tokens = new Set();
+    let m = SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.exec(sectionText);
+    while (m !== null) {
+        tokens.add(m[0]);
+        m = SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.exec(sectionText);
+    }
+    return { found: true, taskIds: Array.from(tokens), sectionText };
+}
+/**
+ * Extract unique T#### tokens from the `prevTag..tag` git log (subjects +
+ * bodies), plus PR numbers from merge-commit subjects.
+ *
+ * Returns empty arrays on git failure (non-fatal — synthesis continues).
+ */
+function extractTokensFromGitLog(prevTag, tag, projectRoot) {
+    try {
+        const range = prevTag ? `${prevTag}..${tag}` : tag;
+        const logOut = execFileSync('git', ['log', '--pretty=format:%s%n%b%n---COMMIT---', range], {
+            cwd: projectRoot,
+            encoding: 'utf-8',
+            stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+            timeout: SUBPROCESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            maxBuffer: 64 * 1024 * 1024,
+        }).trim();
+        SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.lastIndex = 0;
+        const taskIds = new Set();
+        let m = SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.exec(logOut);
+        while (m !== null) {
+            taskIds.add(m[0]);
+            m = SYNTH_TASK_TOKEN_RE.exec(logOut);
+        }
+        // Extract PR numbers from merge-commit subjects: "Merge pull request #NNN"
+        const prNumbers = new Set();
+        const PR_RE = /Merge pull request #(\d+)/g;
+        let pm = PR_RE.exec(logOut);
+        while (pm !== null) {
+            const n = Number.parseInt(pm[1], 10);
+            if (Number.isFinite(n) && n > 0)
+                prNumbers.add(n);
+            pm = PR_RE.exec(logOut);
+        }
+        return { taskIds: Array.from(taskIds), prNumbers: Array.from(prNumbers) };
+    }
+    catch {
+        return { taskIds: [], prNumbers: [] };
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Parse the CC type from a commit subject and map to a task kind.
+ * Mirrors the equivalent in `backfill.ts`.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+function synthCcToTaskKind(subject) {
+    const m = subject.match(SYNTH_CC_RE);
+    const raw = m?.[1]?.toLowerCase() ?? '';
+    switch (raw) {
+        case 'feat':
+            return 'feat';
+        case 'fix':
+            return 'fix';
+        case 'docs':
+            return 'docs';
+        case 'refactor':
+            return 'refactor';
+        case 'test':
+            return 'test';
+        case 'perf':
+            return 'perf';
+        case 'revert':
+            return 'revert';
+        case 'breaking':
+            return 'breaking';
+        default:
+            return 'chore';
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Synthesise a minimal {@link ReleasePlan} for a tag-driven release that has
+ * no `.cleo/release/<version>.plan.json` on disk (DHQ-080 · T11977).
+ *
+ * Derivation order (highest-fidelity source wins):
+ *   (a) CHANGELOG.md section for `version` — task-ID tokens + summaries.
+ *   (b) Merged PRs between prevTag..tag (`git log --merges`) — T#### from titles.
+ *   (c) All commits between prevTag..tag — T#### from subjects/bodies.
+ *
+ * The synthesised plan carries `meta.origin = 'tag-reconcile-synthesized'`
+ * so honest plans (from `cleo release plan`) remain distinguishable. Fields
+ * that cannot be derived without a prior `cleo release plan` run (evidenceAtoms,
+ * gates, prUrl, mergeCommitSha, workflowRunUrl) are left empty/null.
+ *
+ * Does NOT write to disk — the caller decides whether to persist or dry-run.
+ *
+ * @param version   — Version tag to synthesise a plan for (e.g. `v2026.6.14`).
+ * @param projectRoot — Absolute project root.
+ * @returns `SynthesizedPlanReport` with the in-memory plan + derivation metadata.
+ *
+ * @task T11977
+ */
+export async function synthesizePlanForReconcile(version, projectRoot) {
+    const prevTag = inferPrevTag(version, projectRoot);
+    // (a) CHANGELOG.md section
+    const changelogResult = parseChangelogSection(version, projectRoot);
+    const changelogTaskIds = changelogResult.found ? changelogResult.taskIds : [];
+    // (b+c) Git log tokens + PR numbers
+    const { taskIds: commitTaskIds, prNumbers: discoveredPrNumbers } = extractTokensFromGitLog(prevTag, version, projectRoot);
+    // Union the sources; changelog wins position (highest fidelity).
+    const allTokens = new Set([...changelogTaskIds, ...commitTaskIds]);
+    // Intersect with valid task IDs in the runtime store (do not fabricate rows).
+    // Use inArray to avoid a full table scan (DHQ-065 anti-pattern guard).
+    const db = await getDb(projectRoot);
+    const validIds = new Set();
+    if (allTokens.size > 0) {
+        const tokenList = Array.from(allTokens);
+        const rows = await db
+            .select({ id: schema.tasks.id })
+            .from(schema.tasks)
+            .where(inArray(schema.tasks.id, tokenList))
+            .all();
+        for (const r of rows) {
+            if (typeof r.id === 'string') {
+                validIds.add(r.id);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // Derive task kind heuristic from the CHANGELOG section or first git log subject.
+    let seedKind = 'chore';
+    if (changelogResult.found) {
+        // Scan changelog section for a first `###` heading to derive kind.
+        const firstHeading = changelogResult.sectionText.split('\n').find((l) => l.startsWith('### '));
+        if (firstHeading?.toLowerCase().includes('added'))
+            seedKind = 'feat';
+        else if (firstHeading?.toLowerCase().includes('fix'))
+            seedKind = 'fix';
+    }
+    else {
+        // Fall back to first commit subject CC type.
+        try {
+            const range = prevTag ? `${prevTag}..${version}` : version;
+            const firstSubject = execFileSync('git', ['log', '--pretty=format:%s', '--reverse', range], {
+                cwd: projectRoot,
+                encoding: 'utf-8',
+                stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+                timeout: SUBPROCESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            })
+                .trim()
+                .split('\n')[0];
+            if (firstSubject)
+                seedKind = synthCcToTaskKind(firstSubject);
+        }
+        catch {
+            // non-fatal
+        }
+    }
+    const epicId = validIds.size > 0
+        ? Array.from(validIds)[0]
+        : `SYNTH-${version.replace(/[^A-Z0-9]/gi, '')}`;
+    // Build per-task entries. Each task gets a summary from the CHANGELOG section
+    // when available; otherwise a generic backfill note.
+    const taskEntries = validIds.size > 0
+        ? Array.from(validIds).map((id) => {
+            // Try to extract a summary line for this task from the CHANGELOG section.
+            let summary = `${id} — synthesized from ${version}`;
+            if (changelogResult.found) {
+                // Look for a bullet line containing the task ID.
+                const summaryLine = changelogResult.sectionText
+                    .split('\n')
+                    .find((l) => l.includes(`(${id}`) || l.includes(`${id}/`) || l.includes(` ${id} `));
+                if (summaryLine) {
+                    // Strip leading `-` or `*` and trailing refs like `_(T#/PR#)_`.
+                    summary = summaryLine
+                        .replace(/^\s*[-*]\s*/, '')
+                        .replace(/\s*_\(.*\)_\s*$/, '')
+                        .trim();
+                }
+            }
+            return {
+                id,
+                kind: seedKind,
+                impact: 'patch',
+                userFacingSummary: summary,
+                evidenceAtoms: [`note:synthesized-from-tag-${version}`],
+                epicAncestor: epicId,
+            };
+        })
+        : [
+            {
+                id: `SYNTH-${version.replace(/[^A-Z0-9]/gi, '')}-PLACEHOLDER`,
+                kind: 'chore',
+                impact: 'patch',
+                userFacingSummary: `Tag-driven release ${version} (no task tokens resolved)`,
+                evidenceAtoms: [`note:synthesized-from-tag-${version}`],
+                epicAncestor: epicId,
+            },
+        ];
+    // Bucket task IDs into changelog sections.
+    const changelog = {
+        features: [],
+        fixes: [],
+        chores: [],
+        breaking: [],
+    };
+    for (const t of taskEntries) {
+        if (t.kind === 'feat')
+            changelog.features.push(t.id);
+        else if (t.kind === 'fix' || t.kind === 'hotfix')
+            changelog.fixes.push(t.id);
+        else if (t.kind === 'breaking' || t.kind === 'revert')
+            changelog.breaking.push(t.id);
+        else
+            changelog.chores.push(t.id);
+    }
+    const nowIso = new Date().toISOString();
+    const plan = {
+        $schema: 'https://cleocode.io/schemas/release-plan/v1.json',
+        version,
+        resolvedVersion: version,
+        suffixApplied: false,
+        scheme: 'calver',
+        channel: 'latest',
+        epicId,
+        releaseKind: 'regular',
+        createdAt: nowIso,
+        createdBy: TAG_RECONCILE_ORIGIN,
+        previousVersion: prevTag,
+        previousTag: prevTag,
+        previousShippedAt: null,
+        tasks: taskEntries,
+        changelog,
+        gates: [],
+        platformMatrix: [
+            {
+                platform: 'any',
+                publisher: 'npm',
+                package: '@cleocode/cleo',
+                smoke: false,
+            },
+        ],
+        preflightSummary: {
+            esbuildExternalsDrift: false,
+            lockfileDrift: false,
+            epicCompletenessClean: true,
+            doubleListingClean: true,
+            preflightWarnings: [TAG_RECONCILE_ORIGIN],
+        },
+        workflowRunUrl: null,
+        prUrl: null,
+        mergeCommitSha: null,
+        status: 'published',
+        meta: {
+            firstEverRelease: prevTag === null,
+            origin: TAG_RECONCILE_ORIGIN,
+            synthesizedAt: nowIso,
+            changelogSectionFound: changelogResult.found,
+            discoveredPrCount: discoveredPrNumbers.length,
+        },
+    };
+    const prTaskIds = [];
+    // PR task IDs are derived at reconcile time from the actual fetched PRs.
+    // We surface discoveredPrNumbers in the report so dry-run can show them.
+    return {
+        plan,
+        prevTag,
+        changelogTaskIds,
+        prTaskIds,
+        commitTaskIds: Array.from(allTokens),
+        discoveredPrNumbers,
+        changelogSectionFound: changelogResult.found,
+    };
+}
 const log = getLogger('release:reconcile-v2');
 const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
 /** Default subprocess timeout for git/gh calls (60s per task rules). */
@@ -676,10 +1014,65 @@ export async function releaseReconcileV2(version, opts = {}) {
     const startedAt = Date.now();
     const projectRoot = getProjectRoot(opts.projectRoot);
     // ── 1. Pre-conditions (R-080 .. R-083) ──
+    //
+    // T11977 / DHQ-080: tag-driven path (git tag + push → GHA publishes to npm,
+    // no `cleo release plan` ever run) leaves no plan file. When the plan is
+    // absent BUT the git tag exists, synthesise a minimal plan at reconcile time
+    // from the git log + CHANGELOG.md + merged PRs. The synthesised plan carries
+    // `meta.origin = 'tag-reconcile-synthesized'` so honest plans are
+    // distinguishable. Evidence-staleness validation (R-313) is skipped for
+    // synthesised plans (there is no evidence to validate).
+    //
+    // When `opts.dryRun = true`, return the derivation report WITHOUT touching
+    // the DB or disk.
+    /** Populated when synthesis fires on the tag-driven path. */
+    let synthReport = null;
     const planRes = loadPlan(version, projectRoot);
-    if (!planRes.success)
-        return planRes;
-    const plan = planRes.data;
+    let plan;
+    if (!planRes.success) {
+        // Only attempt synthesis for E_PLAN_NOT_FOUND — other errors (e.g.
+        // E_PLAN_INVALID) are returned immediately (the file exists but is corrupt).
+        if (planRes.error.code !== 'E_PLAN_NOT_FOUND')
+            return planRes;
+        // Check whether the tag exists before committing to synthesis.
+        const earlyTagRes = assertTagExists(version, projectRoot);
+        if (!earlyTagRes.success) {
+            // Neither a plan file nor a git tag — original E_PLAN_NOT_FOUND is
+            // the most useful error to surface.
+            return planRes;
+        }
+        log.info({ version }, 'E_PLAN_NOT_FOUND on tag-driven path — synthesising minimal plan (DHQ-080 · T11977)');
+        synthReport = await synthesizePlanForReconcile(version, projectRoot);
+        plan = synthReport.plan;
+        // Dry-run: return derivation metadata without any DB writes.
+        if (opts.dryRun) {
+            const durationMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+            return engineSuccess({
+                version,
+                tag: version,
+                tagSha: earlyTagRes.data,
+                commitCount: 0,
+                taskCount: plan.tasks.length,
+                changeCount: 0,
+                artifactCount: 0,
+                brainLinkCount: 0,
+                orphanCommits: [],
+                dryRun: true,
+                synthesized: {
+                    changelogTaskCount: synthReport.changelogTaskIds.length,
+                    commitTaskCount: synthReport.commitTaskIds.length,
+                    discoveredPrNumbers: synthReport.discoveredPrNumbers,
+                    prevTag: synthReport.prevTag,
+                    changelogSectionFound: synthReport.changelogSectionFound,
+                },
+                durationMs,
+                txSize: 0,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    else {
+        plan = planRes.data;
+    }
     const tagRes = assertTagExists(version, projectRoot);
     if (!tagRes.success)
         return tagRes;
@@ -689,8 +1082,9 @@ export async function releaseReconcileV2(version, opts = {}) {
         return releaseRes;
     // T9528: backfill walks historical tags whose evidence atoms may reference
     // long-deleted files or rebased commits — skip the R-313 staleness gate.
+    // T11977: synthesised plans have no evidence atoms to validate — also skip.
     // Production publish flows still pass through this check.
-    if (!opts.backfill) {
+    if (!opts.backfill && synthReport === null) {
         const stalenessRes = revalidateEvidenceStaleness(plan, version, projectRoot);
         if (!stalenessRes.success)
             return stalenessRes;
@@ -1310,6 +1704,19 @@ export async function releaseReconcileV2(version, opts = {}) {
         ...(unknownTokens.size > 0 ? { unknownTokens: Array.from(unknownTokens) } : {}),
         ...(skippedTaskRefs.size > 0 ? { skippedTaskRefs: Array.from(skippedTaskRefs) } : {}),
         ...(reReconciled ? { reReconciled: true } : {}),
+        // T11977 / DHQ-080: include synthesis metadata when the plan was derived at
+        // reconcile time (tag-driven path with no prior `cleo release plan`).
+        ...(synthReport !== null
+            ? {
+                synthesized: {
+                    changelogTaskCount: synthReport.changelogTaskIds.length,
+                    commitTaskCount: synthReport.commitTaskIds.length,
+                    discoveredPrNumbers: synthReport.discoveredPrNumbers,
+                    prevTag: synthReport.prevTag,
+                    changelogSectionFound: synthReport.changelogSectionFound,
+                },
+            }
+            : {}),
         durationMs,
         txSize,
     };