https://github.com/DavisVT/Vaultix/pull/new/feature/deadline-enforcement
feat: Implement comprehensive deadline enforcement for escrows
## Overview
This PR implements comprehensive deadline enforcement to prevent escrows from remaining in limbo indefinitely.
## Changes Made
### Core Implementation
- ✅ Added `EXPIRED` status as a terminal state
- ✅ Created `POST /escrows/:id/expire` endpoint
- ✅ Updated state machine to support expiration transitions
- ✅ Added guards preventing operations on expired escrows
- ✅ Updated scheduler to auto-expire overdue escrows
### Key Features
- **Explicit Lifecycle Rules**: PENDING/ACTIVE/DISPUTED → EXPIRED (terminal)
- **Authorization**: Only depositor (creator) or arbitrator can trigger expiration
- **Deadline Validation**: Must have `expiresAt` and current time must exceed it
- **Automatic Processing**: Hourly cron job auto-expires overdue escrows
- **Operation Guards**: Blocks fulfill, confirm, and release on expired escrows
- **Event Tracking**: Full audit trail with EXPIRED events and webhooks
### Testing
- ✅ 8 comprehensive service tests covering all scenarios
- ✅ 5 state machine tests for EXPIRED transitions
- ✅ All tests validate authorization, timing, and edge cases
- ✅ No TypeScript diagnostics errors
### Documentation
- 📄 `DEADLINE_ENFORCEMENT.md` - Comprehensive implementation guide
- 📄 `EXPIRATION_EXAMPLE.md` - Practical usage examples
- 📄 `QUICK_REFERENCE_EXPIRATION.md` - Developer quick reference
- 📄 `DEADLINE_ENFORCEMENT_CHANGES.md` - Detailed change summary
- 📄 `IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.md` - Deployment checklist
## Requirements Fulfilled
✅ Define clear lifecycle phases with EXPIRED state
✅ Implement deadline-based behaviors using current time
✅ Allow depositor to trigger timeout resolution
✅ Allow arbitrator to trigger expiration
✅ Enforce invariants (no ops after expiry, no expiry of terminal states)
✅ Emit EXPIRED events with full context
✅ Handle interactions with disputes and conditions
✅ Comprehensive test coverage
## API Changes
### New Endpoint
```http
POST /escrows/:id/expire
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Content-Type: application/json
{
"reason": "optional"
}EXPIRED- Terminal state for overdue escrows
- ❌ Fulfill conditions
- ❌ Confirm conditions
- ❌ Release escrow
apps/backend/DEADLINE_ENFORCEMENT_CHANGES.mdapps/backend/IMPLEMENTATION_CHECKLIST.mdapps/backend/docs/DEADLINE_ENFORCEMENT.mdapps/backend/docs/EXPIRATION_EXAMPLE.mdapps/backend/docs/QUICK_REFERENCE_EXPIRATION.mdapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/dto/expire-escrow.dto.ts
apps/backend/src/modules/escrow/controllers/escrow.controller.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/entities/escrow-event.entity.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/entities/escrow.entity.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/escrow-state-machine.spec.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/escrow-state-machine.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/services/escrow-scheduler.service.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/services/escrow.service.spec.tsapps/backend/src/modules/escrow/services/escrow.service.ts
- ✅ Backward compatible
- ✅ No database migration required
- ✅ Existing escrows without
expiresAtunaffected ⚠️ Requires app restart to load new enum values
- Create escrow with deadline in the past
- Call
POST /escrows/:id/expireas depositor - Verify status changed to EXPIRED
- Try to fulfill/confirm conditions (should fail with 400)
- Check events table for EXPIRED event
- Verify webhook dispatched
cd apps/backend
npm test -- escrow.service.spec.ts
npm test -- escrow-state-machine.spec.ts- Review code changes
- Run full test suite
- Deploy to staging
- Test scheduler execution
- Verify webhook delivery
- Update API documentation
- Notify frontend team
- Deploy to production
- Monitor logs
- Code follows project style guidelines
- Tests added and passing
- Documentation updated
- No TypeScript errors
- Backward compatible
- Ready for review
See apps/backend/docs/EXPIRATION_EXAMPLE.md for detailed usage examples.
Closes deadline enforcement requirements for preventing escrows from remaining in limbo indefinitely.
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## 📊 Summary
- **Branch**: `feature/deadline-enforcement`
- **Base**: `main`
- **Files Changed**: 14
- **Lines Added**: 1005
- **Lines Removed**: 14
- **Tests Added**: 13
- **Documentation Files**: 5