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Jon Chery 031887ec56 refactor(P57): contract surface redesign + rename + .yml repo-wide
Contract surface redesign:
- New top-level fields: id (3-6 char acronym → stack.name), name (full → stack.title),
  infrastructure (map keyed by module name, replaces module:)
- Drop uses: field (dead reference; version pin lives in CI workflow uses: line)
- Drop top-level module/inputs (now nested under infrastructure map)
- Per-module optional version (defaults to latest published from registry)
- Multi-module contracts: one file deploys N modules in one pipeline run,
  resource IDs namespaced with module name to avoid collisions
- stack.schema.json: add optional title field for display name

Rename:
- pipelines/deploy.yaml → pipelines/contract.yml (declarative spec, not a pipeline)
- pipelines/ci.yaml → pipelines/ci.yml
- All 44 .yaml files → .yml repo-wide (contracts, module examples, kyverno policies)
- .acdl/contract.yaml → .acdl/contract.yml

Resolver (core/contract_resolver.py):
- Rewrite resolve() to loop infrastructure map, default version to latest,
  merge module fragments into one stack with namespaced resource IDs
- _latest_version() picks highest non-deprecated from registry
- _namespace_resources() prefixes IDs + rewrites ref: expressions for multi-module
- Single-module path: unprefixed IDs (backward compatible)

Verification:
- 494 tests pass (0 contract-shape failures)
- Local E2E passes (contract → resolver → adapter → local ECS HTTP 200 → outbox)

---ci---
project: acdl
phase: 57
milestone: v1.10.2
status: execute
---/ci---
2026-07-27 21:37:40 +00:00

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# Contracts
A consumer declares intent in a **contract** — a small YAML file that
names infrastructure (one or more modules), selects an environment, and
supplies module-specific inputs. The platform validates, resolves, and
deploys it.
## The contract file
A consumer repo keeps its contract at `.acdl/contract.yml`. A minimal
example (the `static-assets` module):
```yaml
id: assets
name: static-assets
environment: dev
infrastructure:
static-assets:
version: "1.0.0"
inputs:
bucket_name: my-static-site-assets
region: us-east-1
```
A `microservice` example:
```yaml
id: msvc
name: microservice
environment: dev
infrastructure:
microservice:
version: "1.0.0"
inputs:
image: my-registry/my-microservice:latest
port: 8080
env:
LOG_LEVEL: info
```
## Fields
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `id` | string | yes | Short operational acronym (3-6 chars, `^[a-z][a-z0-9-]{2,5}$`). Becomes the stack name used for the Terraform state key, ECS service name, outbox event identity, and resource naming prefix. |
| `name` | string | yes | Full human-readable stack name (min 3 chars). Becomes the stack title used for display in PR comments, evidence records, and leadership dashboards. |
| `environment` | string | yes | The platform-managed environment to deploy to (`dev`/`qa`/`prod`/`dr`). See [Environments](../environments/). |
| `infrastructure` | object | yes | Map of modules to deploy, keyed by module registry name. Each entry has an optional `version` (defaults to latest published) and required `inputs`. One entry = single-module deploy; N entries = multi-module manifest deployed in one pipeline run. |
### Infrastructure entry fields
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `version` | string | no | Module version pin (semver `X.Y.Z`). Omitted = latest non-deprecated version from the registry. |
| `inputs` | object | yes | Module-specific inputs (see the module's README). |
## Validation
The contract is validated against
[`schemas/contract.schema.json`](https://github.com/acdl/acdl/blob/main/schemas/contract.schema.json).
An invalid contract (missing field, unknown module, wrong type) fails at the
validate-contract stage with a clear error.
## Sample contracts
Two reference examples exist in `contracts/`:
- [`contracts/static-assets.yml`](https://github.com/acdl/acdl/blob/main/contracts/static-assets.yml)
— the `static-assets` module.
- [`contracts/microservice.yml`](https://github.com/acdl/acdl/blob/main/contracts/microservice.yml)
— the `microservice` module.
Additionally, every module has a `modules/<name>/examples/` directory with
validated example contracts (`simple.yml` + `complex.yml` + variation
files). See the [module catalog](../modules/) for the full list.
## Multiple modules per contract
A contract may declare multiple modules under the `infrastructure` map.
All modules deploy to the same `environment` in one pipeline run. Resource
IDs are namespaced with the module name to avoid collisions (e.g.
`microservice-vpc`, `static-assets-s3`).
```yaml
id: app
name: pricing-service-api
environment: dev
infrastructure:
microservice:
version: "1.0.0"
inputs: { ... }
static-assets:
version: "1.0.0"
inputs: { ... }
```
## Multiple contracts
A consumer repo may also contain more than one contract file (e.g. one per
environment). Each contract is a separate deployment; each is referenced by a
CI definition in `.github/workflows/` that invokes the central reusable
workflow with the contract path. See the
[Consumer Guide](../consumer-guide/) for the multi-contract pattern.