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gradle.properties

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-structuresVersion=3.5.8
+structuresVersion=3.5.9
 
 allureVersion=2.32.0
 antlrVersion=4.13.1

helm/structures/templates/structures-server-config-map.yaml

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ data:
   STRUCTURES_ENABLE_STATIC_FILE_SERVER: "{{ .Values.properties.structures.enableStaticFileServer }}"
   STRUCTURES_INITIALIZE_WITH_SAMPLE_DATA: "{{ .Values.properties.structures.initializeWithSampleData }}"
   STRUCTURES_TENANT_ID_FIELD_NAME: "{{ .Values.properties.structures.tenantIdFieldName }}"
+  # Diagnostic cluster observer (logging only, never shuts anything down). Above 1 it also
+  # logs episodes where the server topology is below this count, which is the split-brain
+  # condition Ignite cannot detect. Set to a majority of replicaCount, e.g. 2 for 3.
+  STRUCTURES_CLUSTER_OBSERVER_MINIMUM_CLUSTER_SIZE: "{{ .Values.properties.structures.clusterObserver.minimumClusterSize | default "1" }}"
   {{- if .Values.evictionTracking.enabled }}
   # Eviction tracking - path includes ${POD_NAME} which Spring resolves from the POD_NAME env var
   STRUCTURES_CACHE_EVICTION_CSV_PATH: "{{ .Values.evictionTracking.mountPath | default "/eviction-data" }}/evictions-${POD_NAME}.csv"

helm/structures/values.yaml

@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ properties:
       apiKey: "noop"
       baseUrl: "https://api.x.ai"
       model: "grok-4"
+    # Diagnostic Ignite cluster observer (logging only - it never shuts anything down).
+    # Binds to structures.cluster-observer.* in StructuresProperties.
+    clusterObserver:
+      # 1 (default): membership, segmentation and post-departure vertx routing diagnostics.
+      # Above 1: additionally logs episodes where the server topology is below this count,
+      # the split-brain condition Ignite cannot detect on its own. Set it to a majority of
+      # replicaCount (floor(n/2)+1), e.g. 2 for 3 replicas.
+      minimumClusterSize: 1
 
 continuum_gateway:
   stomp:

structures-core/src/main/java/org/kinotic/structures/api/config/ClusterObserverProperties.java

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package org.kinotic.structures.api.config;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for the diagnostic Ignite cluster observer.
+ * <p>
+ * The observer never changes behavior - it only logs - so these settings affect what is
+ * reported and how often, never what the node does.
+ *
+ * @see StructuresProperties
+ */
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@Accessors(chain = true)
+@NoArgsConstructor
+public class ClusterObserverProperties {
+
+    /**
+     * Minimum number of server nodes expected in the topology. When above 1, episodes where
+     * the topology is below this count are logged, which is the split-brain condition Ignite
+     * cannot detect on its own. Set it to a majority of the replica count (floor(n/2)+1),
+     * e.g. 2 for 3 replicas. The default of 1 leaves topology reporting off; membership,
+     * segmentation and routing diagnostics are always active.
+     */
+    private Integer minimumClusterSize = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * How long the topology may stay below {@link #getMinimumClusterSize()} before it is
+     * reported. Reported once per episode, with an explicit recovery line if it resolves.
+     */
+    private Long reportBelowMinimumAfterMs = 60_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * How often the below-minimum condition is repeated while it persists. Repeating
+     * matters on long-running pods: a node orphaned days ago must still be visible in a
+     * recent log window, not only in a single line from when it happened.
+     */
+    private Long repeatBelowMinimumEveryMs = 3_600_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * How long a node may run without the topology ever reaching
+     * {@link #getMinimumClusterSize()} before that is reported as a warning. Slow cluster
+     * formation is normal, so this only warns; see
+     * {@link #getEscalateNeverReachedMinimumAfterMs()} for the point at which it is treated
+     * as a real problem.
+     */
+    private Long reportNeverReachedMinimumAfterMs = 300_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * How long a node may run without the topology ever reaching
+     * {@link #getMinimumClusterSize()} before it is reported as an error. By this point slow
+     * startup is no longer a plausible explanation and the node has most likely formed its
+     * own topology, which Ignite can never merge.
+     */
+    private Long escalateNeverReachedMinimumAfterMs = 900_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * How often the never-reached-minimum condition is repeated while it persists, for the
+     * same reason as {@link #getRepeatBelowMinimumEveryMs()}.
+     */
+    private Long repeatNeverReachedEveryMs = 3_600_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Delays, in milliseconds after a node departs, at which the vertx routing caches are
+     * inspected for entries still referencing it. Sampling repeatedly distinguishes a
+     * cleanup that is merely slow from one that never completes; only the last sample
+     * warns. Widen the final delay if cleanup in your environment legitimately takes
+     * longer than the default window.
+     */
+    private List<Long> staleRouteSampleDelaysMs = List.of(5_000L, 20_000L, 60_000L);
+
+    /**
+     * Upper bound on any single Ignite read the observer performs. Bounded so a cluster
+     * hang (the very condition being diagnosed) can never stall the observer itself.
+     */
+    private Long inspectionTimeoutMs = 10_000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Maximum number of local cache entries examined per inspection. A scan that hits this
+     * cap is reported as inconclusive rather than clean.
+     */
+    private Integer maxEntriesScanned = 50_000;
+}

structures-core/src/main/java/org/kinotic/structures/api/config/StructuresProperties.java

@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ public class StructuresProperties {
      */
     private ClusterEvictionProperties clusterEviction = new ClusterEvictionProperties();
 
+    /**
+     * Diagnostic cluster observer configuration (logging only)
+     */
+    private ClusterObserverProperties clusterObserver = new ClusterObserverProperties();
+
 
     public boolean hasElasticUsernameAndPassword(){
         return elasticUsername != null && !elasticUsername.isBlank() && elasticPassword != null && !elasticPassword.isBlank();