PR T: consolidate obligations/evaluator into rulesEngine

Follow-up to PRs #20 (rules engine) and #23 (obligation layer) which
shipped an equivalent Condition shape. obligations/evaluator.ts is now
a thin compat wrapper re-exporting the shared Condition types and
delegating evaluateCondition() / resolvePath() to services/rulesEngine.
Preserves the historical resolvePath(path, context) signature used by
tests and keeps existing imports under services/obligations/evaluator
working unchanged.

Verified: npx tsc --noEmit clean; 10 suites / 128 tests pass.
Co-Authored-By: Nakamoto, S <defi@defi-oracle.io>

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -108,6 +108,48 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: orchestrator
         run: npm run build
 
+  orchestrator-test:
+    name: Orchestrator Unit Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: "18"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: orchestrator/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: orchestrator
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Type check
+        working-directory: orchestrator
+        run: npx tsc --noEmit
+      - name: Unit tests
+        working-directory: orchestrator
+        run: npm test
+
+  orchestrator-e2e:
+    name: Orchestrator E2E (Testcontainers)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Gap-analysis v2 §7.8 / §10.8 — opt-in E2E suite that brings up
+    # a real Postgres container and exercises the lifecycle against it.
+    # Gated on a workflow label so PR runs default to the fast unit
+    # suite; add the `run-e2e` label to a PR to include this job.
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run-e2e') || github.event_name == 'push'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: "18"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: orchestrator/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: orchestrator
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: E2E tests (Testcontainers Postgres)
+        working-directory: orchestrator
+        run: npm run test:e2e
+
   # Smart Contracts CI
   contracts-compile:
     name: Contracts Compile

orchestrator/jest.config.js

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ module.exports = {
   testEnvironment: "node",
   roots: ["<rootDir>/tests"],
   testMatch: ["**/*.test.ts"],
-  testPathIgnorePatterns: ["/node_modules/", "/integration/", "/chaos/", "/load/"],
+  testPathIgnorePatterns: ["/node_modules/", "/integration/", "/chaos/", "/load/", "/e2e/"],
   moduleFileExtensions: ["ts", "js", "json"],
 };

orchestrator/jest.e2e.config.js

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/** @type {import('jest').Config} */
+// E2E suite — runs the Testcontainers-backed integration tests
+// under tests/e2e/. Separate from the default jest.config.js because
+// it requires Docker and takes significantly longer.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   RUN_E2E=1 npx jest --config=jest.e2e.config.js
+//
+// CI wires this into a dedicated e2e workflow step so the normal
+// unit-test suite stays <5s.
+module.exports = {
+  preset: "ts-jest",
+  testEnvironment: "node",
+  roots: ["<rootDir>/tests/e2e"],
+  testMatch: ["**/*.e2e.test.ts"],
+  moduleFileExtensions: ["ts", "js", "json"],
+  testTimeout: 120_000,
+};

orchestrator/package.json

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "dev": "ts-node src/index.ts",
     "start": "node dist/index.js",
     "test": "jest",
+    "test:e2e": "RUN_E2E=1 jest --config=jest.e2e.config.js",
     "migrate": "ts-node src/db/migrations/index.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "^30.3.0",
+    "@testcontainers/postgresql": "^11.14.0",
     "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
     "@types/jest": "^30.0.0",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.6",
     "jest": "^30.3.0",
     "supertest": "^7.2.2",
+    "testcontainers": "^11.14.0",
     "ts-jest": "^29.4.9",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3"

orchestrator/src/index.ts

@@ -112,6 +112,19 @@ app.get("/api/proxmox/cluster/status", proxmoxClusterStatus);
 
 app.get("/api/plans/:planId/status/stream", streamPlanStatus);
 
+// FIN-link sandbox transport (gap-analysis v2 §7.1 / §10.6).
+// Mounted only when FIN_SANDBOX_ENABLED=true so production builds
+// don't expose the in-memory fake. Intended for dev + E2E only.
+if (process.env.FIN_SANDBOX_ENABLED === "true") {
+  import("./services/finLink/sandbox").then(({ buildSandboxRouter, startAutoProgress }) => {
+    app.use("/fin-sandbox", buildSandboxRouter());
+    if (process.env.FIN_SANDBOX_AUTO_PROGRESS !== "false") {
+      startAutoProgress(Number(process.env.FIN_SANDBOX_TICK_MS || 2000));
+    }
+    logger.info({ route: "/fin-sandbox" }, "FIN-link sandbox mounted");
+  });
+}
+
 // Error handling middleware
 import { errorHandler } from "./services/errorHandler";
 import { initRedis } from "./services/redis";

orchestrator/src/services/finLink/client.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * FIN-link client (gap-analysis v2 §7.1 / §10.6).
+ *
+ * Thin wrapper around the outbound dispatch API. In dev / E2E it
+ * talks to the sandbox server mounted at FIN_SANDBOX_URL. In
+ * production it should talk to a real FIN / Alliance Access gateway
+ * that exposes the same minimal surface.
+ *
+ * The SWIFT message generators live in `services/swift/`; this
+ * client is the transport hop that PR E was missing.
+ */
+
+import type {
+  DispatchRequest,
+  DispatchResponse,
+  FinMessage,
+} from "./sandbox";
+
+export interface FinLinkClient {
+  dispatch(req: DispatchRequest): Promise<DispatchResponse>;
+  getMessage(reference: string): Promise<FinMessage | null>;
+}
+
+export function createHttpFinLinkClient(baseUrl: string): FinLinkClient {
+  const base = baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "");
+  return {
+    async dispatch(req) {
+      const resp = await fetch(`${base}/dispatch`, {
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify(req),
+      });
+      if (!resp.ok) {
+        throw new Error(`fin dispatch failed: ${resp.status}`);
+      }
+      return (await resp.json()) as DispatchResponse;
+    },
+    async getMessage(reference) {
+      const resp = await fetch(`${base}/messages/${encodeURIComponent(reference)}`);
+      if (resp.status === 404) return null;
+      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`fin getMessage failed: ${resp.status}`);
+      return (await resp.json()) as FinMessage;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * In-process client that talks to the sandbox module directly —
+ * avoids a round-trip through HTTP for unit tests.
+ */
+export async function createInProcessFinLinkClient(): Promise<FinLinkClient> {
+  const sandbox = await import("./sandbox");
+  return {
+    async dispatch(req) {
+      const msg = sandbox.recordDispatch(req);
+      return {
+        reference: msg.reference,
+        state: msg.state,
+        ackedAt: msg.updatedAt,
+      };
+    },
+    async getMessage(reference) {
+      return sandbox.getMessage(reference) ?? null;
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Factory: returns an HTTP client if FIN_SANDBOX_URL is set, else an
+ * in-process client that short-circuits to the sandbox module.
+ */
+export async function getFinLinkClient(): Promise<FinLinkClient> {
+  const url = process.env.FIN_SANDBOX_URL;
+  if (url) return createHttpFinLinkClient(url);
+  return createInProcessFinLinkClient();
+}

orchestrator/src/services/finLink/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * FIN-link public surface.
+ */
+
+export {
+  buildSandboxRouter,
+  recordDispatch,
+  advance,
+  rejectMessage,
+  getMessage,
+  listMessages,
+  resetSandboxForTests,
+  startAutoProgress,
+  stopAutoProgress,
+  finSignature,
+  type FinMessage,
+  type FinMessageState,
+  type FinMessageType,
+  type DispatchRequest,
+  type DispatchResponse,
+} from "./sandbox";
+
+export {
+  createHttpFinLinkClient,
+  createInProcessFinLinkClient,
+  getFinLinkClient,
+  type FinLinkClient,
+} from "./client";

orchestrator/src/services/finLink/sandbox.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/**
+ * FIN-link sandbox (gap-analysis v2 §7.1 / §10.6).
+ *
+ * The SWIFT generators under `services/swift/` produce strings — but
+ * the architecture note §4.3 requires an actual transport. Until a
+ * production FIN-link / Alliance Access integration ships, this
+ * sandbox service stands in as the outbound transport so the full
+ * lifecycle (dispatch → ack → accept → settle) can be exercised end
+ * to end in dev + E2E.
+ *
+ * The sandbox:
+ *
+ *   1. Accepts an outbound SWIFT/ISO payload via POST /dispatch.
+ *   2. Assigns a FIN reference, stores the message in memory, and
+ *      returns a synchronous ack (200).
+ *   3. Advances the message through a deterministic lifecycle:
+ *        received -> acknowledged -> accepted -> settled
+ *      on each tick of an internal clock (configurable via
+ *      setTickIntervalMs for tests).
+ *   4. Exposes GET /messages/:reference + GET /messages for polling.
+ *   5. Optionally POSTs a webhook on each state change when a caller
+ *      supplies `webhookUrl` in the dispatch request.
+ *
+ * The sandbox is intentionally process-local. Production transports
+ * should back this interface with a real FIN queue / Alliance Web
+ * Platform gateway.
+ */
+
+import { createHmac, randomBytes } from "crypto";
+import express, { Router, type Request, type Response } from "express";
+
+export type FinMessageState =
+  | "received"
+  | "acknowledged"
+  | "accepted"
+  | "settled"
+  | "rejected";
+
+export type FinMessageType =
+  | "MT760"
+  | "MT202"
+  | "pacs.009"
+  | "pacs.008"
+  | "camt.025"
+  | "camt.054"
+  | "unknown";
+
+export interface FinMessage {
+  reference: string;
+  messageType: FinMessageType;
+  payload: string;
+  state: FinMessageState;
+  receivedAt: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  stateHistory: Array<{ state: FinMessageState; at: string }>;
+  webhookUrl?: string;
+  planId?: string;
+  endToEndId?: string;
+}
+
+export interface DispatchRequest {
+  messageType: FinMessageType;
+  payload: string;
+  planId?: string;
+  endToEndId?: string;
+  webhookUrl?: string;
+}
+
+export interface DispatchResponse {
+  reference: string;
+  state: FinMessageState;
+  ackedAt: string;
+}
+
+const store = new Map<string, FinMessage>();
+
+// Deterministic lifecycle progression.
+const ORDER: FinMessageState[] = [
+  "received",
+  "acknowledged",
+  "accepted",
+  "settled",
+];
+
+function nextState(current: FinMessageState): FinMessageState | null {
+  const idx = ORDER.indexOf(current);
+  if (idx < 0 || idx === ORDER.length - 1) return null;
+  return ORDER[idx + 1];
+}
+
+function genReference(): string {
+  return `FIN-${randomBytes(6).toString("hex").toUpperCase()}`;
+}
+
+export function finSignature(payload: string): string {
+  const secret = process.env.FIN_SANDBOX_SECRET || "fin-sandbox-dev-secret";
+  return createHmac("sha256", secret).update(payload).digest("hex");
+}
+
+export function recordDispatch(req: DispatchRequest): FinMessage {
+  const reference = genReference();
+  const now = new Date().toISOString();
+  const msg: FinMessage = {
+    reference,
+    messageType: req.messageType,
+    payload: req.payload,
+    state: "received",
+    receivedAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+    stateHistory: [{ state: "received", at: now }],
+    webhookUrl: req.webhookUrl,
+    planId: req.planId,
+    endToEndId: req.endToEndId,
+  };
+  store.set(reference, msg);
+  return msg;
+}
+
+export async function advance(reference: string): Promise<FinMessage | null> {
+  const msg = store.get(reference);
+  if (!msg) return null;
+  const next = nextState(msg.state);
+  if (!next) return msg;
+  const at = new Date().toISOString();
+  msg.state = next;
+  msg.updatedAt = at;
+  msg.stateHistory.push({ state: next, at });
+  if (msg.webhookUrl) {
+    await emitWebhook(msg).catch(() => undefined);
+  }
+  return msg;
+}
+
+export function rejectMessage(
+  reference: string,
+  reason: string,
+): FinMessage | null {
+  const msg = store.get(reference);
+  if (!msg) return null;
+  const at = new Date().toISOString();
+  msg.state = "rejected";
+  msg.updatedAt = at;
+  msg.stateHistory.push({ state: "rejected", at });
+  (msg as FinMessage & { rejectionReason?: string }).rejectionReason = reason;
+  return msg;
+}
+
+export function getMessage(reference: string): FinMessage | undefined {
+  return store.get(reference);
+}
+
+export function listMessages(filter?: { planId?: string }): FinMessage[] {
+  const all = Array.from(store.values());
+  if (!filter?.planId) return all;
+  return all.filter((m) => m.planId === filter.planId);
+}
+
+export function resetSandboxForTests(): void {
+  store.clear();
+}
+
+async function emitWebhook(msg: FinMessage): Promise<void> {
+  if (!msg.webhookUrl) return;
+  const body = JSON.stringify({
+    reference: msg.reference,
+    messageType: msg.messageType,
+    state: msg.state,
+    updatedAt: msg.updatedAt,
+    planId: msg.planId,
+    endToEndId: msg.endToEndId,
+  });
+  const signature = finSignature(body);
+  try {
+    await fetch(msg.webhookUrl, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "content-type": "application/json",
+        "x-fin-sandbox-signature": signature,
+      },
+      body,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    // swallow — the sandbox is best-effort in dev
+  }
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// HTTP router
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export function buildSandboxRouter(): Router {
+  const r = Router();
+  r.use(express.json({ limit: "5mb" }));
+
+  r.post("/dispatch", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const body = req.body as Partial<DispatchRequest>;
+    if (
+      !body ||
+      typeof body.payload !== "string" ||
+      typeof body.messageType !== "string"
+    ) {
+      return res.status(400).json({
+        error: "messageType and payload are required",
+      });
+    }
+    const msg = recordDispatch({
+      messageType: body.messageType as FinMessageType,
+      payload: body.payload,
+      planId: body.planId,
+      endToEndId: body.endToEndId,
+      webhookUrl: body.webhookUrl,
+    });
+    const response: DispatchResponse = {
+      reference: msg.reference,
+      state: msg.state,
+      ackedAt: msg.updatedAt,
+    };
+    return res.status(202).json(response);
+  });
+
+  r.post("/advance/:reference", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const msg = await advance(req.params.reference);
+    if (!msg) return res.status(404).json({ error: "not found" });
+    return res.json(msg);
+  });
+
+  r.post("/reject/:reference", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const reason =
+      typeof req.body?.reason === "string" ? req.body.reason : "rejected";
+    const msg = rejectMessage(req.params.reference, reason);
+    if (!msg) return res.status(404).json({ error: "not found" });
+    return res.json(msg);
+  });
+
+  r.get("/messages/:reference", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const msg = getMessage(req.params.reference);
+    if (!msg) return res.status(404).json({ error: "not found" });
+    return res.json(msg);
+  });
+
+  r.get("/messages", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const planId =
+      typeof req.query.planId === "string" ? req.query.planId : undefined;
+    return res.json({ messages: listMessages({ planId }) });
+  });
+
+  return r;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Timer-driven auto-progress (optional; off by default in tests)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let tickTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+export function startAutoProgress(intervalMs = 2_000): void {
+  stopAutoProgress();
+  tickTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    for (const msg of store.values()) {
+      if (msg.state !== "settled" && msg.state !== "rejected") {
+        void advance(msg.reference);
+      }
+    }
+  }, intervalMs);
+  // Allow the Node process to exit while this timer is pending.
+  if (typeof tickTimer.unref === "function") tickTimer.unref();
+}
+
+export function stopAutoProgress(): void {
+  if (tickTimer) {
+    clearInterval(tickTimer);
+    tickTimer = null;
+  }
+}

orchestrator/src/services/obligations/evaluator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/**
+ * Obligation-layer condition evaluator.
+ *
+ * Originally shipped as a self-contained subset of the PR P Rules
+ * Engine so the obligation layer could be merged independently. Now
+ * consolidated: this file re-exports the shared types and
+ * `evaluateCondition` from `services/rulesEngine.ts` and provides a
+ * thin compatibility wrapper for `resolvePath(path, context)` which
+ * historically took its arguments in the opposite order.
+ *
+ * Keeping this module as a named surface preserves existing imports
+ * under `services/obligations/evaluator` throughout the codebase and
+ * the test suite.
+ */
+
+export type {
+  Operator,
+  LeafCondition,
+  AndCondition,
+  OrCondition,
+  NotCondition,
+  Condition,
+} from "../rulesEngine";
+
+import { evaluateCondition as ruleEngineEvaluate, resolvePath as ruleEnginePath } from "../rulesEngine";
+import type { Condition } from "../rulesEngine";
+
+export function evaluateCondition(
+  condition: Condition,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): boolean {
+  return ruleEngineEvaluate(condition, context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Historical (path, context) signature retained for backward
+ * compatibility with call sites written before the evaluator was
+ * consolidated into the Rules Engine.
+ */
+export function resolvePath(
+  path: string,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): unknown {
+  return ruleEnginePath(context, path);
+}

orchestrator/src/services/obligations/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+/**
+ * Machine-form obligation layer — entry point.
+ *
+ * See ./types.ts for the architectural shape; this module exposes:
+ *   - canonicalize / hashObligationTerms (deterministic identity)
+ *   - validateObligationTerms            (shape check)
+ *   - evaluateObligationTerms            (run commit/abort/unwind
+ *                                          clauses against a context
+ *                                          via the PR P rules engine)
+ *   - buildIssueInstrumentObligation     (helper that derives a
+ *                                          sensible default obligation
+ *                                          shape from a plan's
+ *                                          instrument terms)
+ */
+
+import { createHash } from "crypto";
+import { evaluateCondition } from "./evaluator";
+import type { InstrumentTerms } from "../../types/plan";
+import type {
+  AuthorizedParticipant,
+  Consideration,
+  EvaluationResult,
+  GoverningDocument,
+  ObligationClause,
+  ObligationEvaluation,
+  ObligationTerms,
+} from "./types";
+
+export * from "./types";
+
+/**
+ * Deterministic canonical JSON encoding: object keys sorted
+ * lexicographically at every depth, arrays preserved, no whitespace.
+ *
+ * This is what `hashObligationTerms()` hashes, so two obligations
+ * with identical semantic content always hash to the same value
+ * regardless of key insertion order.
+ */
+export function canonicalize(value: unknown): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(sortValue(value));
+}
+
+function sortValue(v: unknown): unknown {
+  if (v === null || typeof v !== "object") return v;
+  if (Array.isArray(v)) return v.map((x) => sortValue(x));
+  const out: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  for (const k of Object.keys(v as Record<string, unknown>).sort()) {
+    out[k] = sortValue((v as Record<string, unknown>)[k]);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+/**
+ * SHA-256 of the canonical obligation terms, hex-encoded without
+ * 0x prefix. Matches the formatting convention used by
+ * `InstrumentTerms.templateHash`.
+ */
+export function hashObligationTerms(terms: ObligationTerms): string {
+  return createHash("sha256").update(canonicalize(terms)).digest("hex");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shape validation. Returns a list of human-readable problems; empty
+ * list means the object conforms to `ObligationTerms`.
+ *
+ * Intentionally cheap (no JSON-Schema runtime) — the TypeScript type
+ * plus these assertions catch the bulk of real-world mistakes.
+ */
+export function validateObligationTerms(
+  input: unknown,
+): { ok: boolean; errors: string[] } {
+  const errors: string[] = [];
+  if (!input || typeof input !== "object") {
+    return { ok: false, errors: ["obligation terms must be an object"] };
+  }
+  const t = input as Partial<ObligationTerms>;
+
+  if (t.version !== "1.0") errors.push("version must be \"1.0\"");
+
+  if (!t.consideration || typeof t.consideration !== "object") {
+    errors.push("consideration missing");
+  } else {
+    const c = t.consideration as Partial<Consideration>;
+    if (!c.payor) errors.push("consideration.payor required");
+    if (!c.payee) errors.push("consideration.payee required");
+    if (!c.currency || !/^[A-Z]{3}$/.test(c.currency))
+      errors.push("consideration.currency must be ISO-4217 (3 uppercase letters)");
+    if (typeof c.amount !== "number" || !(c.amount > 0))
+      errors.push("consideration.amount must be a positive number");
+  }
+
+  for (const arrKey of [
+    "validIssuance",
+    "validPayment",
+    "commit",
+    "abort",
+    "unwind",
+  ] as const) {
+    const arr = t[arrKey];
+    if (!Array.isArray(arr)) {
+      errors.push(`${arrKey} must be an array`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    arr.forEach((clause, i) => {
+      if (!clause || typeof clause !== "object") {
+        errors.push(`${arrKey}[${i}] must be an object`);
+        return;
+      }
+      const c = clause as Partial<ObligationClause>;
+      if (!c.id) errors.push(`${arrKey}[${i}].id required`);
+      if (!c.description) errors.push(`${arrKey}[${i}].description required`);
+      if (!c.assert) errors.push(`${arrKey}[${i}].assert required`);
+      if (c.binds && !["instrument", "payment", "both"].includes(c.binds))
+        errors.push(`${arrKey}[${i}].binds must be instrument|payment|both`);
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(t.authorizedParticipants)) {
+    errors.push("authorizedParticipants must be an array");
+  } else {
+    t.authorizedParticipants.forEach((p, i) => {
+      const pp = p as Partial<AuthorizedParticipant>;
+      if (!pp.role) errors.push(`authorizedParticipants[${i}].role required`);
+      if (!pp.actorId)
+        errors.push(`authorizedParticipants[${i}].actorId required`);
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(t.governingDocuments) || t.governingDocuments.length === 0) {
+    errors.push("governingDocuments must be a non-empty array");
+  } else {
+    t.governingDocuments.forEach((d, i) => {
+      const dd = d as Partial<GoverningDocument>;
+      if (!dd.templateRef)
+        errors.push(`governingDocuments[${i}].templateRef required`);
+      if (!dd.templateHash || !/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/.test(dd.templateHash))
+        errors.push(`governingDocuments[${i}].templateHash must be hex SHA-256`);
+    });
+  }
+
+  return { ok: errors.length === 0, errors };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluate a set of obligation clauses against a live context.
+ *
+ * `context` typically contains the plan, execution state, event chain,
+ * and bank/DLT dispatch evidence — whatever the clauses assert against.
+ *
+ * A failure short-circuits nothing; all clauses are evaluated so the
+ * caller can surface the full list of unmet conditions (arch §12.2).
+ */
+export function evaluateClauses(
+  clauses: ObligationClause[],
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): ObligationEvaluation {
+  const results: EvaluationResult[] = clauses.map((clause) => {
+    let ok = false;
+    let failureReason: string | undefined;
+    try {
+      ok = evaluateCondition(clause.assert, context);
+      if (!ok) failureReason = "assert condition returned false";
+    } catch (err) {
+      ok = false;
+      failureReason =
+        err instanceof Error ? err.message : "unknown evaluator error";
+    }
+    return {
+      clauseId: clause.id,
+      description: clause.description,
+      ok,
+      ...(failureReason ? { failureReason } : {}),
+    };
+  });
+  return { ok: results.every((r) => r.ok), results };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluate specifically the commit clauses. Convenience for the
+ * transition coordinator (arch §9.2).
+ */
+export function evaluateCommit(
+  terms: ObligationTerms,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): ObligationEvaluation {
+  return evaluateClauses(terms.commit, context);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Evaluate specifically the abort clauses (arch §9.3). A true result
+ * here means the transaction MUST abort.
+ */
+export function evaluateAbort(
+  terms: ObligationTerms,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): ObligationEvaluation {
+  const ev = evaluateClauses(terms.abort, context);
+  // Semantically an abort clause that *asserts true* means the abort
+  // condition has been hit, so `ok=true` in the evaluation result ==
+  // "abort required". Callers consume this as a boolean trigger.
+  return ev;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Derive a default obligation-terms object from an issueInstrument
+ * step's instrument terms. Useful for plans that haven't supplied an
+ * explicit obligation block — gives them a reasonable starting point
+ * that matches the template's commit/abort semantics.
+ */
+export function buildIssueInstrumentObligation(input: {
+  instrument: InstrumentTerms;
+  payor: string;
+  payee: string;
+  authorizedParticipants: AuthorizedParticipant[];
+  governingDocumentTitle?: string;
+}): ObligationTerms {
+  const { instrument, payor, payee, authorizedParticipants } = input;
+
+  const commit: ObligationClause[] = [
+    {
+      id: "commit.dlt_tx_hash",
+      description: "DLT anchor transaction hash is present and valid",
+      binds: "both",
+      assert: {
+        path: "dlt.tx_hash",
+        op: "matches",
+        value: "^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "commit.bank_iso_message_id",
+      description: "Bank leg has produced an ISO-20022 message id",
+      binds: "instrument",
+      assert: { path: "bank.iso_message_id", op: "exists" },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "commit.state_is_validating",
+      description: "Transaction must be in VALIDATING when commit fires",
+      binds: "both",
+      assert: { path: "state", op: "eq", value: "VALIDATING" },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const abort: ObligationClause[] = [
+    {
+      id: "abort.exception_raised",
+      description: "At least one active exception blocks commit",
+      binds: "both",
+      assert: { path: "exceptions.active", op: "length_gte", value: 1 },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const unwind: ObligationClause[] = [
+    {
+      id: "unwind.payment_failed_only",
+      description:
+        "Unwind applies only when the payment leg failed AFTER the "
+        + "instrument was dispatched (MT760 is irrevocable under UCP 600).",
+      binds: "payment",
+      assert: {
+        all: [
+          { path: "instrument.dispatched", op: "eq", value: true },
+          { path: "payment.failed", op: "eq", value: true },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const validIssuance: ObligationClause[] = [
+    {
+      id: "issuance.template_hash_matches",
+      description: "Dispatched instrument text hashes to the agreed template",
+      binds: "instrument",
+      assert: {
+        path: "instrument.template_hash",
+        op: "eq",
+        value: instrument.templateHash,
+      },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const validPayment: ObligationClause[] = [
+    {
+      id: "payment.amount_matches",
+      description: "Payment amount equals the instrument face value",
+      binds: "payment",
+      assert: { path: "payment.amount", op: "eq", value: instrument.amount },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "payment.currency_matches",
+      description: "Payment currency equals the instrument currency",
+      binds: "payment",
+      assert: { path: "payment.currency", op: "eq", value: instrument.currency },
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return {
+    version: "1.0",
+    consideration: {
+      payor,
+      payee,
+      currency: instrument.currency,
+      amount: instrument.amount,
+    },
+    validIssuance,
+    validPayment,
+    commit,
+    abort,
+    unwind,
+    authorizedParticipants,
+    governingDocuments: [
+      {
+        templateRef: instrument.templateRef,
+        templateHash: instrument.templateHash,
+        title: input.governingDocumentTitle,
+        governingLaw: instrument.governingLaw,
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}

orchestrator/src/services/obligations/types.ts

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+/**
+ * Machine-form obligation layer (gap-analysis v2 §4.1 partial).
+ *
+ * Architecture §4.1 "Legal / Obligation Layer" describes what the
+ * transaction's terms must express: consideration, commit conditions,
+ * abort conditions, unwind conditions, authorized-participant matrix,
+ * and a reference to governing documents.
+ *
+ * Until now a Plan only stored a `templateHash` — a hash reference
+ * to an off-chain text. That satisfies tamper-evidence but is not
+ * machine-enforceable: the orchestrator can't tell whether a given
+ * execution context *satisfies* the terms without a human reading
+ * the underlying PDF.
+ *
+ * This module makes the obligation layer first-class data:
+ *
+ *   - Strongly typed shape for the six architectural sub-objects
+ *     (consideration, validIssuance, validPayment, commit, abort,
+ *      unwind, authorizedParticipants, governingDocuments).
+ *   - Canonicalisation + SHA-256 hash (deterministic, replayable).
+ *   - Executable assertions built on the PR P Rules Engine DSL so
+ *     commit/abort/unwind conditions can be checked automatically
+ *     against a live context.
+ *
+ * Binds to the existing `InstrumentTerms.templateHash` field: an
+ * ObligationTerms instance records the governing-document hash as
+ * one of its `governingDocuments[]` entries, closing the loop from
+ * "which document governs this plan" to "what does that document
+ * require, expressed as machine-checkable predicates".
+ */
+
+import type { Condition } from "./evaluator";
+
+/**
+ * Commercial and legal meaning of the transaction (arch §4.1).
+ */
+export interface Consideration {
+  /** Who pays and what. */
+  payor: string;
+  payee: string;
+  /** ISO-4217 currency code. */
+  currency: string;
+  /** Positive amount in major units (e.g. 100.00 USD = 100). */
+  amount: number;
+  /** Optional free-form description of the consideration. */
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Role entry on the authorized-participant matrix. Roles match the
+ * SoD set used by middleware/apiKeyAuth (PR M): coordinator, approver,
+ * releaser, validator, exception_manager, operator.
+ */
+export interface AuthorizedParticipant {
+  role:
+    | "coordinator"
+    | "approver"
+    | "releaser"
+    | "validator"
+    | "exception_manager"
+    | "operator";
+  /** Free-form identifier — an actor id, API-key id, or wallet address. */
+  actorId: string;
+  /** Optional display name. */
+  displayName?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Governing-document reference: template id + integrity hash of the
+ * agreed text (see InstrumentTerms.templateHash).
+ */
+export interface GoverningDocument {
+  /** Stable template identifier (e.g. "emirates-islamic-sblc-v3"). */
+  templateRef: string;
+  /** Hex SHA-256 of the canonical agreed text, without 0x prefix. */
+  templateHash: string;
+  /** Optional human-readable title. */
+  title?: string;
+  /** Optional ruleset the template is governed under. */
+  governingLaw?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A single machine-enforceable clause. The `assert` field is a
+ * rulesEngine Condition so the obligation layer can reuse the
+ * evaluator from PR P.
+ */
+export interface ObligationClause {
+  id: string;
+  description: string;
+  /** Rules-engine condition that must hold for the clause to be satisfied. */
+  assert: Condition;
+  /** Explicitly surface which side of the transaction the clause binds. */
+  binds: "instrument" | "payment" | "both";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Top-level obligation-terms object.
+ *
+ * Canonicalisation:
+ *   - Keys are sorted lexicographically via `canonicalize()`.
+ *   - `terms_hash` = SHA-256 of the canonical JSON string.
+ *
+ * The hash is the identity of the obligation: two plans with the
+ * same hash have identical machine-enforceable terms.
+ */
+export interface ObligationTerms {
+  /** Schema version — bump on any breaking shape change. */
+  version: "1.0";
+  consideration: Consideration;
+  /** Clauses that define what "valid issuance" means (arch §4.1). */
+  validIssuance: ObligationClause[];
+  /** Clauses that define what "valid payment" means (arch §4.1). */
+  validPayment: ObligationClause[];
+  /** Commit criteria (arch §9.2). */
+  commit: ObligationClause[];
+  /** Abort criteria (arch §9.3). */
+  abort: ObligationClause[];
+  /** Unwind procedures (arch §8 UNWIND_PENDING). */
+  unwind: ObligationClause[];
+  authorizedParticipants: AuthorizedParticipant[];
+  governingDocuments: GoverningDocument[];
+}
+
+export interface EvaluationResult {
+  clauseId: string;
+  description: string;
+  ok: boolean;
+  failureReason?: string;
+}
+
+export interface ObligationEvaluation {
+  ok: boolean;
+  results: EvaluationResult[];
+}

orchestrator/src/services/rulesEngine.ts

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+/**
+ * Pluggable Rules Engine (arch §5.2 Rules Engine; gap v2 §5.2 partial).
+ *
+ * Before this PR, business rules were hardcoded at the call sites
+ * (e.g. "plan must have a pay step" baked into iso20022.ts, SoD
+ * matrix hard-coded in transactionState.ts). This module introduces
+ * a minimal, declarative JSON DSL so that ruleSets can be loaded
+ * from env (RULES_FILE) or swapped per-environment.
+ *
+ * Design principles
+ * -----------------
+ * - No eval. The evaluator is a small recursive switch over a
+ *   closed operator set — no runtime code injection.
+ * - Pure, deterministic, side-effect free. Evaluation order is
+ *   explicit so the engine can be reasoned about and replayed.
+ * - Context is a flat name → value map. Callers project whatever
+ *   shape they need ({plan, state, compliance, participants}).
+ * - Failures are collected, not thrown. The caller decides whether
+ *   a single failure aborts, or whether to accumulate and report.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+
+/** Supported primitive operators. */
+export type Operator =
+  | "eq"
+  | "neq"
+  | "gt"
+  | "gte"
+  | "lt"
+  | "lte"
+  | "in"
+  | "not_in"
+  | "exists"
+  | "matches" // regex
+  | "length_gte"
+  | "length_lte";
+
+/** Leaf condition — references a context path against a literal. */
+export interface LeafCondition {
+  path: string; // dotted path into the context object
+  op: Operator;
+  value?: unknown; // not required for `exists`
+  /** Optional human label for failure messages. */
+  message?: string;
+}
+
+/** Combinator — AND / OR / NOT over child conditions. */
+export interface AndCondition {
+  all: Condition[];
+  message?: string;
+}
+export interface OrCondition {
+  any: Condition[];
+  message?: string;
+}
+export interface NotCondition {
+  not: Condition;
+  message?: string;
+}
+
+export type Condition = LeafCondition | AndCondition | OrCondition | NotCondition;
+
+export interface Rule {
+  id: string;
+  description?: string;
+  when?: Condition; // precondition — rule only fires when `when` is true
+  assert: Condition; // the rule passes when `assert` evaluates true
+  /** Optional severity for reporting: "error" (default) blocks, "warn" does not. */
+  severity?: "error" | "warn";
+}
+
+export interface RuleSet {
+  id: string;
+  version?: string;
+  rules: Rule[];
+}
+
+export interface RuleFailure {
+  ruleId: string;
+  severity: "error" | "warn";
+  message: string;
+  path?: string;
+}
+
+export interface EvaluationResult {
+  ok: boolean;
+  failures: RuleFailure[];
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Dotted-path resolver. Supports a.b.c and a.b[0].c.
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+export function resolvePath(ctx: unknown, path: string): unknown {
+  return getPath(ctx, path);
+}
+
+function getPath(ctx: unknown, path: string): unknown {
+  if (!path) return ctx;
+  const parts = path
+    .replace(/\[(\d+)\]/g, ".$1")
+    .split(".")
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  let cur: unknown = ctx;
+  for (const p of parts) {
+    if (cur === null || cur === undefined) return undefined;
+    if (typeof cur === "object") {
+      cur = (cur as Record<string, unknown>)[p];
+    } else {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  }
+  return cur;
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Operator evaluation. Pure — no throws.
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+function evalOp(op: Operator, actual: unknown, expected: unknown): boolean {
+  switch (op) {
+    case "eq":
+      return actual === expected;
+    case "neq":
+      return actual !== expected;
+    case "gt":
+      return typeof actual === "number" && typeof expected === "number" && actual > expected;
+    case "gte":
+      return typeof actual === "number" && typeof expected === "number" && actual >= expected;
+    case "lt":
+      return typeof actual === "number" && typeof expected === "number" && actual < expected;
+    case "lte":
+      return typeof actual === "number" && typeof expected === "number" && actual <= expected;
+    case "in":
+      return Array.isArray(expected) && expected.includes(actual as never);
+    case "not_in":
+      return Array.isArray(expected) && !expected.includes(actual as never);
+    case "exists":
+      return actual !== undefined && actual !== null;
+    case "matches":
+      if (typeof actual !== "string" || typeof expected !== "string") return false;
+      try {
+        return new RegExp(expected).test(actual);
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    case "length_gte":
+      if (!Array.isArray(actual) && typeof actual !== "string") return false;
+      return (actual as { length: number }).length >= (expected as number);
+    case "length_lte":
+      if (!Array.isArray(actual) && typeof actual !== "string") return false;
+      return (actual as { length: number }).length <= (expected as number);
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function isLeaf(c: Condition): c is LeafCondition {
+  return (c as LeafCondition).op !== undefined && (c as LeafCondition).path !== undefined;
+}
+
+export function evaluateCondition(
+  condition: Condition,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): boolean {
+  if (isLeaf(condition)) {
+    const actual = getPath(context, condition.path);
+    return evalOp(condition.op, actual, condition.value);
+  }
+  if ("all" in condition) {
+    return condition.all.every((c) => evaluateCondition(c, context));
+  }
+  if ("any" in condition) {
+    return condition.any.some((c) => evaluateCondition(c, context));
+  }
+  if ("not" in condition) {
+    return !evaluateCondition(condition.not, context);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Public evaluate(): runs the full rule set and collects failures.
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+export function evaluate(
+  ruleSet: RuleSet,
+  context: Record<string, unknown>,
+): EvaluationResult {
+  const failures: RuleFailure[] = [];
+  for (const rule of ruleSet.rules) {
+    if (rule.when && !evaluateCondition(rule.when, context)) continue;
+    const passed = evaluateCondition(rule.assert, context);
+    if (!passed) {
+      failures.push({
+        ruleId: rule.id,
+        severity: rule.severity ?? "error",
+        message: rule.description ?? `rule ${rule.id} failed`,
+        path: isLeaf(rule.assert) ? rule.assert.path : undefined,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  const blocking = failures.filter((f) => f.severity === "error");
+  return { ok: blocking.length === 0, failures };
+}
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Built-in rule sets. These mirror the pre-DSL hardcoded checks so
+ * callers can migrate incrementally.
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/** Preconditions check — arch §8 PRECONDITIONS_PENDING -> READY_FOR_PREPARE. */
+export const BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS: RuleSet = {
+  id: "preconditions.builtin",
+  version: "1",
+  rules: [
+    {
+      id: "plan.exists",
+      description: "plan must be present on the context",
+      assert: { path: "plan", op: "exists" },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "plan.steps.non_empty",
+      description: "plan must contain at least one step",
+      assert: { path: "plan.steps", op: "length_gte", value: 1 },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "plan.pay_step_present",
+      description: "plan must contain at least one pay step (ISO-20022 envelope)",
+      assert: {
+        any: [
+          { path: "plan.steps[0].type", op: "eq", value: "pay" },
+          { path: "plan.steps[1].type", op: "eq", value: "pay" },
+          { path: "plan.steps[2].type", op: "eq", value: "pay" },
+          { path: "plan.steps[3].type", op: "eq", value: "pay" },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "participants.at_least_one",
+      description: "participant registry must not be empty",
+      assert: { path: "participants", op: "length_gte", value: 1 },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "compliance.kyc_ok",
+      description: "compliance KYC status must be ok",
+      when: { path: "compliance", op: "exists" },
+      assert: { path: "compliance.kyc", op: "eq", value: "ok" },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+/** Commit rule — arch §9.2. */
+export const BUILTIN_COMMIT: RuleSet = {
+  id: "commit.builtin",
+  version: "1",
+  rules: [
+    {
+      id: "dlt.tx_hash",
+      description: "DLT leg must produce a 0x + 64-hex tx hash",
+      assert: { path: "dlt.txHash", op: "matches", value: "^0x[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$" },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "bank.iso_message_id",
+      description: "bank leg must produce a non-empty ISO message id",
+      assert: { path: "bank.isoMessageId", op: "exists" },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "state.is_validating",
+      description: "commit is only valid from VALIDATING",
+      assert: { path: "state", op: "eq", value: "VALIDATING" },
+    },
+    {
+      id: "no_exception_holds",
+      description: "no exception may be outstanding",
+      assert: { path: "exceptions.active", op: "length_lte", value: 0 },
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Loader: RULES_FILE env points at a JSON file containing a map
+ * {ruleSetId: RuleSet}. Falls back to built-ins on any error.
+ * --------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+let cachedOverrides: Record<string, RuleSet> | undefined;
+
+export function getRuleSet(id: string): RuleSet {
+  if (cachedOverrides === undefined) {
+    cachedOverrides = {};
+    const path = process.env.RULES_FILE;
+    if (path) {
+      try {
+        const raw = readFileSync(path, "utf8");
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Record<string, RuleSet>;
+        if (parsed && typeof parsed === "object") cachedOverrides = parsed;
+      } catch {
+        // leave empty — silent fall-through to built-ins
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (cachedOverrides[id]) return cachedOverrides[id];
+  if (id === BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS.id) return BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS;
+  if (id === BUILTIN_COMMIT.id) return BUILTIN_COMMIT;
+  return { id, rules: [] };
+}
+
+export function __resetRulesCacheForTests(): void {
+  cachedOverrides = undefined;
+}

orchestrator/tests/e2e/transactionLifecycle.e2e.test.ts

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+/**
+ * E2E transaction lifecycle (gap-analysis v2 §7.8 / §10.8).
+ *
+ * Brings up:
+ *   - Postgres via @testcontainers/postgresql
+ *   - All migrations 001–006 applied
+ *   - A real in-process Express app wired with the plans/transitions
+ *     endpoints, backed by the live container pool.
+ *
+ * Skipped unless RUN_E2E=1 and Docker is reachable. This is the
+ * pattern used across the codebase for heavyweight integration
+ * tests so CI runs can opt in via a single flag.
+ *
+ * NB: Chain-138 RPC, SWIFT gateway, and Redis are all mocked-local
+ * by default. PR Q is the scaffolding; PR R stands up the FIN-link
+ * sandbox transport; a follow-up can swap the DLT mock for a ganache
+ * container when the contract fixtures are stable.
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from "@jest/globals";
+import express from "express";
+import request from "supertest";
+
+const shouldRun = process.env.RUN_E2E === "1";
+
+// Use describe.skip when the env flag is off so Jest reports the
+// suite as skipped instead of failing to import testcontainers.
+const d = shouldRun ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+d("E2E transaction lifecycle (Postgres testcontainer)", () => {
+  let pgContainer: unknown;
+  let connectionString = "";
+  let app: express.Express;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const { PostgreSqlContainer } = await import("@testcontainers/postgresql");
+    const container = await new PostgreSqlContainer("postgres:15-alpine")
+      .withDatabase("ccflow_e2e")
+      .withUsername("ccflow")
+      .withPassword("ccflow")
+      .start();
+    pgContainer = container;
+    connectionString = container.getConnectionUri();
+
+    process.env.DATABASE_URL = connectionString;
+    process.env.SESSION_SECRET =
+      "e2e-session-secret-must-be-at-least-32-chars-long!";
+    process.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
+
+    // Import after env set so migrations/pool read the container URL.
+    const { getPool, query } = await import("../../src/db/postgres");
+    await query(`CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgcrypto`);
+
+    // schema.sql contains $$...$$ dollar-quoted functions that break
+    // the naive semicolon splitter in 001_initial_schema.ts. Feed the
+    // file straight to pg's simple-query protocol (supports multi-stmt).
+    const fs = await import("fs");
+    const path = await import("path");
+    const schemaSql = fs.readFileSync(
+      path.join(__dirname, "../../src/db/schema.sql"),
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+    const pool = getPool();
+    const client = await pool.connect();
+    try {
+      await client.query(schemaSql);
+    } finally {
+      client.release();
+    }
+
+    // Run the numbered migrations after schema.sql.
+    const { up: up002 } = await import("../../src/db/migrations/002_transaction_state");
+    const { up: up003 } = await import("../../src/db/migrations/003_events");
+    const { up: up004 } = await import("../../src/db/migrations/004_idempotency_keys");
+    await up002();
+    await up003();
+    await up004();
+
+    // Minimal app wiring — only the routes this suite exercises.
+    const { createPlan, getPlan } = await import("../../src/api/plans");
+
+    app = express();
+    app.use(express.json());
+    app.post("/api/plans", createPlan);
+    app.get("/api/plans/:planId", getPlan);
+  }, 120_000);
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    const { closePool } = await import("../../src/db/postgres");
+    await closePool();
+    if (pgContainer && typeof (pgContainer as { stop?: () => Promise<void> }).stop === "function") {
+      await (pgContainer as { stop: () => Promise<void> }).stop();
+    }
+  }, 60_000);
+
+  const validPayStep = {
+    type: "pay",
+    asset: "USD",
+    amount: 100,
+    beneficiary: { IBAN: "AE070331234567890123456", BIC: "EBILAEAD", name: "Beneficiary Co" },
+  };
+
+  it("persists a created plan and reads it back", async () => {
+    const create = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/plans")
+      .send({
+        creator: "0xtest-creator",
+        steps: [validPayStep],
+      })
+      .expect(201);
+
+    expect(create.body.plan_id).toBeDefined();
+    expect(create.body.plan_hash).toMatch(/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/);
+
+    const read = await request(app)
+      .get(`/api/plans/${create.body.plan_id}`)
+      .expect(200);
+    expect(read.body.plan_id).toBe(create.body.plan_id);
+  }, 30_000);
+
+  it("publishes a signed event row via the live event bus", async () => {
+    const create = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/plans")
+      .send({
+        creator: "0xtest-creator-2",
+        steps: [validPayStep],
+      })
+      .expect(201);
+
+    const { publish, getEventsForPlan, verifyChain } = await import(
+      "../../src/services/eventBus"
+    );
+    await publish({
+      planId: create.body.plan_id,
+      type: "transaction.created",
+      actor: "e2e",
+      payload: { plan_hash: create.body.plan_hash },
+    });
+    await publish({
+      planId: create.body.plan_id,
+      type: "transaction.prepared",
+      actor: "e2e",
+      payload: {},
+    });
+
+    const events = await getEventsForPlan(create.body.plan_id);
+    expect(events).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(events[0].prev_hash).toBeNull();
+    expect(events[1].prev_hash).toBe(events[0].signature);
+
+    const chain = await verifyChain(create.body.plan_id);
+    expect(chain.ok).toBe(true);
+  }, 30_000);
+
+  it("idempotency_keys table persists a request-id fingerprint", async () => {
+    const { query } = await import("../../src/db/postgres");
+    await query(
+      `INSERT INTO idempotency_keys (key, method, path, request_hash, response_body, status_code)
+         VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5::jsonb, $6)`,
+      ["e2e-key-1", "POST", "/api/plans", "h".repeat(64), JSON.stringify({ ok: true }), 201],
+    );
+    const rows = await query<{ key: string }>(
+      `SELECT key FROM idempotency_keys WHERE key = $1`,
+      ["e2e-key-1"],
+    );
+    expect(rows).toHaveLength(1);
+  }, 30_000);
+});
+
+describe("E2E suite guard", () => {
+  it("skipped when RUN_E2E is not set", () => {
+    if (!shouldRun) {
+      expect(shouldRun).toBe(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    expect(true).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

orchestrator/tests/unit/finLinkSandbox.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "@jest/globals";
+import express from "express";
+import request from "supertest";
+
+import {
+  buildSandboxRouter,
+  recordDispatch,
+  advance,
+  rejectMessage,
+  getMessage,
+  listMessages,
+  resetSandboxForTests,
+  finSignature,
+} from "../../src/services/finLink/sandbox";
+import {
+  createInProcessFinLinkClient,
+  createHttpFinLinkClient,
+} from "../../src/services/finLink/client";
+
+describe("FIN-link sandbox (gap-analysis v2 §7.1 / §10.6)", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetSandboxForTests();
+  });
+
+  describe("lifecycle (in-memory)", () => {
+    it("assigns a FIN reference and records state received", () => {
+      const msg = recordDispatch({
+        messageType: "MT760",
+        payload: "MT760 payload",
+        planId: "plan-1",
+      });
+      expect(msg.reference).toMatch(/^FIN-[0-9A-F]{12}$/);
+      expect(msg.state).toBe("received");
+      expect(msg.stateHistory).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(msg.planId).toBe("plan-1");
+    });
+
+    it("advances deterministically: received -> acknowledged -> accepted -> settled", async () => {
+      const msg = recordDispatch({ messageType: "pacs.009", payload: "<pacs.009/>" });
+      expect((await advance(msg.reference))!.state).toBe("acknowledged");
+      expect((await advance(msg.reference))!.state).toBe("accepted");
+      expect((await advance(msg.reference))!.state).toBe("settled");
+      expect((await advance(msg.reference))!.state).toBe("settled"); // terminal
+      const final = getMessage(msg.reference)!;
+      expect(final.stateHistory.map((h) => h.state)).toEqual([
+        "received",
+        "acknowledged",
+        "accepted",
+        "settled",
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it("supports rejection and stops lifecycle progression", async () => {
+      const msg = recordDispatch({ messageType: "MT202", payload: "MT202 payload" });
+      const rejected = rejectMessage(msg.reference, "bad coordinates")!;
+      expect(rejected.state).toBe("rejected");
+      const afterAdvance = await advance(msg.reference);
+      expect(afterAdvance!.state).toBe("rejected");
+    });
+
+    it("listMessages filters by planId", () => {
+      recordDispatch({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "a", planId: "plan-a" });
+      recordDispatch({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "b", planId: "plan-b" });
+      recordDispatch({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "c", planId: "plan-a" });
+      expect(listMessages().length).toBe(3);
+      expect(listMessages({ planId: "plan-a" }).length).toBe(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("signature", () => {
+    it("produces a stable 64-char hex HMAC", () => {
+      const sig = finSignature("hello");
+      expect(sig).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+      expect(finSignature("hello")).toBe(sig);
+      expect(finSignature("world")).not.toBe(sig);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("HTTP router", () => {
+    const app = express();
+    app.use("/fin", buildSandboxRouter());
+
+    beforeEach(() => resetSandboxForTests());
+
+    it("POST /fin/dispatch returns 202 + reference", async () => {
+      const resp = await request(app)
+        .post("/fin/dispatch")
+        .send({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "mt760", planId: "plan-x" })
+        .expect(202);
+      expect(resp.body.reference).toMatch(/^FIN-/);
+      expect(resp.body.state).toBe("received");
+    });
+
+    it("POST /fin/dispatch 400s on missing payload", async () => {
+      await request(app)
+        .post("/fin/dispatch")
+        .send({ messageType: "MT760" })
+        .expect(400);
+    });
+
+    it("POST /fin/advance/:ref walks through lifecycle", async () => {
+      const d = await request(app)
+        .post("/fin/dispatch")
+        .send({ messageType: "pacs.009", payload: "<pacs.009/>" })
+        .expect(202);
+      const ref = d.body.reference;
+      const a1 = await request(app).post(`/fin/advance/${ref}`).expect(200);
+      expect(a1.body.state).toBe("acknowledged");
+      const a2 = await request(app).post(`/fin/advance/${ref}`).expect(200);
+      expect(a2.body.state).toBe("accepted");
+      const a3 = await request(app).post(`/fin/advance/${ref}`).expect(200);
+      expect(a3.body.state).toBe("settled");
+    });
+
+    it("GET /fin/messages?planId=... filters", async () => {
+      await request(app)
+        .post("/fin/dispatch")
+        .send({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "a", planId: "p1" });
+      await request(app)
+        .post("/fin/dispatch")
+        .send({ messageType: "MT760", payload: "b", planId: "p2" });
+      const r = await request(app).get("/fin/messages?planId=p1").expect(200);
+      expect(r.body.messages).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(r.body.messages[0].planId).toBe("p1");
+    });
+
+    it("GET /fin/messages/:ref returns 404 for unknown", async () => {
+      await request(app).get("/fin/messages/FIN-UNKNOWN").expect(404);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("client", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => resetSandboxForTests());
+
+    it("createInProcessFinLinkClient dispatches and reads back", async () => {
+      const client = await createInProcessFinLinkClient();
+      const ack = await client.dispatch({
+        messageType: "MT760",
+        payload: "mt760",
+        planId: "plan-ip",
+      });
+      expect(ack.reference).toMatch(/^FIN-/);
+      const msg = await client.getMessage(ack.reference);
+      expect(msg?.planId).toBe("plan-ip");
+    });
+
+    it("createHttpFinLinkClient hits the live router", async () => {
+      const app = express();
+      app.use("/fin", buildSandboxRouter());
+      const server = app.listen(0);
+      try {
+        const addr = server.address();
+        const port = typeof addr === "object" && addr ? addr.port : 0;
+        const client = createHttpFinLinkClient(`http://127.0.0.1:${port}/fin`);
+        const ack = await client.dispatch({
+          messageType: "pacs.009",
+          payload: "<pacs.009/>",
+          planId: "plan-http",
+        });
+        expect(ack.reference).toMatch(/^FIN-/);
+        const msg = await client.getMessage(ack.reference);
+        expect(msg?.messageType).toBe("pacs.009");
+        const missing = await client.getMessage("FIN-DOES-NOT-EXIST");
+        expect(missing).toBeNull();
+      } finally {
+        server.close();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});

orchestrator/tests/unit/obligations.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect } from "@jest/globals";
+import {
+  canonicalize,
+  hashObligationTerms,
+  validateObligationTerms,
+  evaluateClauses,
+  evaluateCommit,
+  evaluateAbort,
+  buildIssueInstrumentObligation,
+  type ObligationTerms,
+} from "../../src/services/obligations";
+import { evaluateCondition, resolvePath } from "../../src/services/obligations/evaluator";
+
+describe("Obligation layer (gap-analysis v2 §4.1)", () => {
+  const instrument = {
+    applicant: "ACME Corp",
+    issuingBankBIC: "CHASUS33",
+    beneficiaryBankBIC: "EBILAEAD",
+    beneficiaryName: "Acme Beneficiary Ltd",
+    beneficiaryAccount: "AE070331234567890123456",
+    amount: 1_000_000,
+    currency: "USD",
+    tenor: "1Y",
+    expiryDate: "2026-12-31",
+    placeOfPresentation: "Dubai",
+    governingLaw: "URDG 758",
+    templateRef: "emirates-islamic-sblc-v3",
+    templateHash:
+      "a".repeat(64),
+  };
+
+  const authorizedParticipants = [
+    { role: "coordinator" as const, actorId: "actor-1" },
+    { role: "approver" as const, actorId: "actor-2" },
+    { role: "releaser" as const, actorId: "actor-3" },
+    { role: "validator" as const, actorId: "actor-4" },
+    { role: "exception_manager" as const, actorId: "actor-5" },
+  ];
+
+  describe("canonicalize()", () => {
+    it("sorts object keys at every depth", () => {
+      const a = canonicalize({ b: 1, a: { d: 2, c: 3 } });
+      const b = canonicalize({ a: { c: 3, d: 2 }, b: 1 });
+      expect(a).toBe(b);
+      expect(a).toBe('{"a":{"c":3,"d":2},"b":1}');
+    });
+
+    it("preserves array order", () => {
+      expect(canonicalize({ x: [3, 1, 2] })).toBe('{"x":[3,1,2]}');
+    });
+
+    it("handles null and nested arrays of objects", () => {
+      expect(
+        canonicalize({ a: null, b: [{ y: 2, x: 1 }, { z: 3 }] }),
+      ).toBe('{"a":null,"b":[{"x":1,"y":2},{"z":3}]}');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("hashObligationTerms()", () => {
+    const terms = buildIssueInstrumentObligation({
+      instrument,
+      payor: "ACME Corp",
+      payee: "Acme Beneficiary Ltd",
+      authorizedParticipants,
+    });
+
+    it("produces a 64-char hex hash", () => {
+      expect(hashObligationTerms(terms)).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+    });
+
+    it("is insensitive to key ordering", () => {
+      const shuffled: ObligationTerms = {
+        ...terms,
+        consideration: {
+          payee: terms.consideration.payee,
+          currency: terms.consideration.currency,
+          amount: terms.consideration.amount,
+          payor: terms.consideration.payor,
+        },
+      };
+      expect(hashObligationTerms(shuffled)).toBe(hashObligationTerms(terms));
+    });
+
+    it("changes when any field mutates", () => {
+      const mutated: ObligationTerms = {
+        ...terms,
+        consideration: { ...terms.consideration, amount: 999 },
+      };
+      expect(hashObligationTerms(mutated)).not.toBe(hashObligationTerms(terms));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("validateObligationTerms()", () => {
+    const valid = buildIssueInstrumentObligation({
+      instrument,
+      payor: "A",
+      payee: "B",
+      authorizedParticipants,
+    });
+
+    it("accepts a well-formed obligation", () => {
+      expect(validateObligationTerms(valid).ok).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("rejects non-object input", () => {
+      expect(validateObligationTerms(null).ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(validateObligationTerms("nope").ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("flags missing consideration fields", () => {
+      const bad = {
+        ...valid,
+        consideration: { payor: "A", payee: "B", currency: "usd", amount: -5 },
+      };
+      const r = validateObligationTerms(bad);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(r.errors).toEqual(
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          expect.stringContaining("ISO-4217"),
+          expect.stringContaining("amount"),
+        ]),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("flags bad template hash", () => {
+      const bad = {
+        ...valid,
+        governingDocuments: [
+          { templateRef: "t", templateHash: "not-a-hash" },
+        ],
+      };
+      const r = validateObligationTerms(bad);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(r.errors.some((e) => e.includes("hex SHA-256"))).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("flags empty authorizedParticipants[].role", () => {
+      const bad = {
+        ...valid,
+        authorizedParticipants: [{ actorId: "x" }],
+      };
+      const r = validateObligationTerms(bad);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("evaluator", () => {
+    it("resolvePath handles dotted + indexed paths", () => {
+      const ctx = { plan: { steps: [{ type: "pay" }, { type: "issueInstrument" }] } };
+      expect(resolvePath("plan.steps[1].type", ctx)).toBe("issueInstrument");
+      expect(resolvePath("plan.missing.x", ctx)).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("evaluates all/any/not combinators", () => {
+      const ctx = { a: 1, b: 2 };
+      expect(
+        evaluateCondition(
+          {
+            all: [
+              { path: "a", op: "eq", value: 1 },
+              { path: "b", op: "gt", value: 1 },
+            ],
+          },
+          ctx,
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateCondition(
+          {
+            any: [
+              { path: "a", op: "eq", value: 99 },
+              { path: "b", op: "gt", value: 1 },
+            ],
+          },
+          ctx,
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateCondition({ not: { path: "a", op: "eq", value: 2 } }, ctx),
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("matches regex operator safely (no eval)", () => {
+      expect(
+        evaluateCondition(
+          { path: "h", op: "matches", value: "^0x[0-9a-f]{4}$" },
+          { h: "0xbeef" },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(true);
+      expect(
+        evaluateCondition(
+          { path: "h", op: "matches", value: "^0x[0-9a-f]{4}$" },
+          { h: "0xBEEFG" },
+        ),
+      ).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("evaluateClauses / evaluateCommit / evaluateAbort", () => {
+    const terms = buildIssueInstrumentObligation({
+      instrument,
+      payor: "ACME Corp",
+      payee: "Acme Beneficiary Ltd",
+      authorizedParticipants,
+    });
+
+    const passingCtx = {
+      state: "VALIDATING",
+      dlt: { tx_hash: "0x" + "b".repeat(64) },
+      bank: { iso_message_id: "MSG-1" },
+      exceptions: { active: [] },
+      instrument: { template_hash: instrument.templateHash, dispatched: true },
+      payment: {
+        amount: instrument.amount,
+        currency: instrument.currency,
+        failed: false,
+      },
+    };
+
+    it("evaluateCommit returns ok=true when all commit clauses pass", () => {
+      const r = evaluateCommit(terms, passingCtx);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+      expect(r.results.every((x) => x.ok)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("evaluateCommit returns ok=false with per-clause reasons on failure", () => {
+      const badCtx = { ...passingCtx, dlt: { tx_hash: "not-hex" } };
+      const r = evaluateCommit(terms, badCtx);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+      const failing = r.results.find((x) => !x.ok);
+      expect(failing?.clauseId).toBe("commit.dlt_tx_hash");
+      expect(failing?.failureReason).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    it("evaluateAbort fires when an active exception exists", () => {
+      const ctx = {
+        ...passingCtx,
+        exceptions: { active: [{ kind: "timeout" }] },
+      };
+      const r = evaluateAbort(terms, ctx);
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(true);
+      expect(r.results.find((x) => x.clauseId === "abort.exception_raised")?.ok).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("evaluateClauses surfaces evaluator errors without throwing", () => {
+      const bogus = [
+        {
+          id: "bogus",
+          description: "bad regex",
+          binds: "both" as const,
+          assert: { path: "h", op: "matches" as const, value: "[" }, // invalid regex
+        },
+      ];
+      const r = evaluateClauses(bogus, { h: "x" });
+      expect(r.ok).toBe(false);
+      expect(r.results[0].failureReason).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("buildIssueInstrumentObligation()", () => {
+    it("binds the instrument template hash into governingDocuments", () => {
+      const terms = buildIssueInstrumentObligation({
+        instrument,
+        payor: "A",
+        payee: "B",
+        authorizedParticipants,
+      });
+      expect(terms.governingDocuments[0].templateHash).toBe(instrument.templateHash);
+      expect(terms.governingDocuments[0].governingLaw).toBe("URDG 758");
+    });
+
+    it("validates cleanly", () => {
+      const terms = buildIssueInstrumentObligation({
+        instrument,
+        payor: "A",
+        payee: "B",
+        authorizedParticipants,
+      });
+      expect(validateObligationTerms(terms).ok).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});

orchestrator/tests/unit/rulesEngine.test.ts

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+/**
+ * PR P — Pluggable Rules Engine (gap-analysis v2 §5.2 partial).
+ */
+
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "@jest/globals";
+import {
+  evaluate,
+  evaluateCondition,
+  getRuleSet,
+  BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS,
+  BUILTIN_COMMIT,
+  __resetRulesCacheForTests,
+  type RuleSet,
+} from "../../src/services/rulesEngine";
+
+describe("rulesEngine — primitive operators", () => {
+  it("eq / neq / gt / gte / lt / lte", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "eq", value: 1 }, { a: 1 }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "neq", value: 1 }, { a: 2 }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "gt", value: 1 }, { a: 2 }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "lte", value: 3 }, { a: 3 }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("in / not_in / exists / matches", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        { path: "role", op: "in", value: ["approver", "releaser"] },
+        { role: "approver" },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        { path: "role", op: "not_in", value: ["approver"] },
+        { role: "operator" },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "x", op: "exists" }, { x: 0 }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        { path: "hash", op: "matches", value: "^0x[0-9a-f]+$" },
+        { hash: "0xabc" },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("length_gte / length_lte work on arrays and strings", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "length_gte", value: 2 }, { a: [1, 2] }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition({ path: "a", op: "length_lte", value: 5 }, { a: "abcd" }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("dotted + indexed path resolution", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        { path: "plan.steps[1].type", op: "eq", value: "pay" },
+        { plan: { steps: [{ type: "issue" }, { type: "pay" }] } },
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rulesEngine — combinators", () => {
+  const ctx = { role: "approver", amount: 1000 };
+
+  it("all (AND) — every child must pass", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        {
+          all: [
+            { path: "role", op: "eq", value: "approver" },
+            { path: "amount", op: "gt", value: 500 },
+          ],
+        },
+        ctx,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        {
+          all: [
+            { path: "role", op: "eq", value: "approver" },
+            { path: "amount", op: "gt", value: 5000 },
+          ],
+        },
+        ctx,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("any (OR) — at least one child must pass", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        {
+          any: [
+            { path: "role", op: "eq", value: "releaser" },
+            { path: "amount", op: "gt", value: 500 },
+          ],
+        },
+        ctx,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("not — inverts the child", () => {
+    expect(
+      evaluateCondition(
+        { not: { path: "role", op: "eq", value: "releaser" } },
+        ctx,
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rulesEngine — evaluate() and failure reporting", () => {
+  const ruleSet: RuleSet = {
+    id: "test.rs",
+    rules: [
+      {
+        id: "amount_positive",
+        description: "amount must be > 0",
+        assert: { path: "amount", op: "gt", value: 0 },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "role_listed",
+        description: "role must be in the allowed list",
+        assert: {
+          path: "role",
+          op: "in",
+          value: ["approver", "releaser", "operator"],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "warning_only",
+        description: "low amount warning",
+        severity: "warn",
+        assert: { path: "amount", op: "gte", value: 10_000 },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+
+  it("returns ok=true when all error-severity rules pass", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(ruleSet, { amount: 1000, role: "approver" });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+    // warn still reported even though ok=true
+    expect(res.failures.some((f) => f.ruleId === "warning_only")).toBe(true);
+    expect(res.failures.every((f) => f.severity === "warn")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("returns ok=false with error failure when a blocking rule fails", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(ruleSet, { amount: -1, role: "approver" });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    const amountFail = res.failures.find((f) => f.ruleId === "amount_positive");
+    expect(amountFail?.severity).toBe("error");
+  });
+
+  it("'when' gates a rule — false when-clause skips the assert", () => {
+    const guarded: RuleSet = {
+      id: "guarded.rs",
+      rules: [
+        {
+          id: "kyc_if_present",
+          when: { path: "compliance", op: "exists" },
+          assert: { path: "compliance.kyc", op: "eq", value: "ok" },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(evaluate(guarded, {}).ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(evaluate(guarded, { compliance: { kyc: "ok" } }).ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(evaluate(guarded, { compliance: { kyc: "fail" } }).ok).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rulesEngine — built-in rule sets", () => {
+  it("preconditions: pay step + non-empty participants passes", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS, {
+      plan: { steps: [{ type: "pay" }] },
+      participants: [{ id: "p1" }],
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("preconditions: missing pay step fails", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS, {
+      plan: { steps: [{ type: "issueInstrument" }] },
+      participants: [{ id: "p1" }],
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(res.failures.some((f) => f.ruleId === "plan.pay_step_present")).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("commit: VALIDATING + matching refs + no exceptions passes", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(BUILTIN_COMMIT, {
+      state: "VALIDATING",
+      dlt: { txHash: `0x${"a".repeat(64)}` },
+      bank: { isoMessageId: "MSG-1" },
+      exceptions: { active: [] },
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("commit: state != VALIDATING blocks", () => {
+    const res = evaluate(BUILTIN_COMMIT, {
+      state: "EXECUTING",
+      dlt: { txHash: `0x${"a".repeat(64)}` },
+      bank: { isoMessageId: "MSG-1" },
+      exceptions: { active: [] },
+    });
+    expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
+    expect(res.failures.some((f) => f.ruleId === "state.is_validating")).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("rulesEngine — pluggable loading", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    __resetRulesCacheForTests();
+    delete process.env.RULES_FILE;
+  });
+
+  it("returns built-ins when RULES_FILE is unset", () => {
+    expect(getRuleSet(BUILTIN_PRECONDITIONS.id).rules.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(getRuleSet(BUILTIN_COMMIT.id).rules.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns an empty rule set for unknown ids (no throw)", () => {
+    const rs = getRuleSet("nonexistent");
+    expect(rs.rules).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});