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Part of #300 (spec v0.9.0). A compliance audit of main (9e166fe) went through every requirement in sections 1–6 and Appendix A. This PR fixes the MUSTs it found behaving wrongly. Untested requirements whose behavior is already correct get tests in a separate test-only PR.

Fixes

  • A provider without init is READY from registration (2.8.5.1). Its READY handlers now run before the old provider shuts down. Before, the provider stayed NOT_READY until set_provider returned, so every evaluation returned the default with PROVIDER_NOT_READY while the old provider was still shutting down.
  • NotImplementedError is handled like any other error (4.3.8, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5.2.5, 1.6.1, 1.6.2). The client already treated it that way, since it's Ruby's abstract-method idiom. When raised by an error or finally hook, an event handler, or a provider's init or shutdown, it used to stop the remaining hooks, handlers or shutdowns. In one case it also ran an error hook twice. Interrupt and other non-StandardError exceptions are still not rescued.
  • track returns nothing (6.1.1.1). It used to return whatever the provider's track returned.
  • After, error and finally hooks get a deep-frozen copy of the evaluation context (4.1.4.1). The copy is made on a hook's first read. Before, a hook could append to an array in the caller's context, and with an API-level context that change leaked into every later evaluation.
  • Flag metadata values are frozen too (1.4.15.1). Before, details.flag_metadata["k"] << "x" changed the provider's string.

Worth a look

  • OpenFeature::SDK::FrozenCopy.of replaces Hooks.frozen_copy, and hook inputs and flag metadata now share it.

    • It copies only the spec's value types (3.1.2): strings, times, hashes and arrays.
    • Anything else, such as a user object or a record, is passed through as before. That way a hook that only reads such an object can't fail on a frozen copy.
    • Shared and cyclic structures each map to a single copy.
    • ProviderMetadata is a Struct, so HookContext copies its members itself.
    • Time values are copied but left unfrozen, so a hook calling utc or localtime keeps working and still can't touch the caller's object.
    • A Hash's default proc isn't copied, because on a frozen copy one that stores would raise on every missing key.
  • Cost: one API hook, Ruby 4.0, against main.

    Case main This PR
    Boolean flag about 1.7µs about 2.2µs
    Context with 100 plain values, hook doesn't read it 3.8µs 4.5µs
    40-deep context with a Mutex at the bottom 3.2µs 2.8µs

    Evaluations without hooks are unchanged.

  • Rollbacks: the old provider is shut down only if it's still unbound once the new provider's READY handlers have run. So a handler that rolls back to the old provider doesn't leave a shut-down provider bound.

  • Known limits, left alone:

    • Flag or provider metadata that isn't a Hash or ProviderMetadata is passed through. All contrib providers use those shapes.
    • A before hook can still change nested values in the API context. That's also true on main, and before hooks are allowed to change the context.
  • Remaining race: a READY handler registered between the status update and the dispatch snapshot can still run twice. Providers with init have the same race on main.

Not changed, by earlier decisions

  • A default value of the wrong type still raises ArgumentError (1.4.10). It's Ruby's equivalent of a compile-time type error.
  • provider_metadata still returns nil after shutdown (1.1.5), since no provider is configured then.
  • 5.3.5: a lifecycle event emitted from a handler on the provider's init thread updates the status straight away, so set_provider_and_wait returns READY from inside a handler (1.1.2.4). Each event's status is still recorded before its own handlers run.

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  • README.md
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The SDK adds a shared deep-copy utility for supported values, applies frozen copies to hook inputs and flag metadata, narrows exception handling to a shared recoverable-error set, and adjusts provider readiness and replacement ordering.

Changes: SDK behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Frozen copies for SDK values
lib/open_feature/sdk/frozen_copy.rb, lib/open_feature/sdk/hooks/*, lib/open_feature/sdk/provider/resolution_details.rb, sig/open_feature/sdk/frozen_copy.rbs, sig/open_feature/sdk/hooks/*, spec/open_feature/sdk/frozen_copy_spec.rb, spec/open_feature/sdk/hooks/*, spec/specification/flag_evaluation_api_spec.rb, README.md
FrozenCopy.of recursively copies and freezes supported strings, times, hashes, and arrays while preserving cycles and shared references. Hook context values and flag metadata use the utility. Tests cover copying and immutability behavior, and the README describes the hook context behavior.
Recoverable exception handling
lib/open_feature/sdk/evaluation_error.rb, lib/open_feature/sdk/client.rb, lib/open_feature/sdk/configuration.rb, lib/open_feature/sdk/event_dispatcher.rb, lib/open_feature/sdk/hooks/hook_executor.rb, sig/open_feature/sdk/evaluation_error.rbs, spec/specification/events_spec.rb, spec/specification/flag_evaluation_api_spec.rb, spec/specification/hooks_spec.rb, spec/specification/tracking_spec.rb
The SDK defines RECOVERABLE_ERRORS as StandardError and NotImplementedError. Client, provider, event, and hook rescue clauses use this set. Specifications cover handler continuation and the existing client result behavior.
Provider readiness and replacement order
lib/open_feature/sdk/configuration.rb, spec/specification/provider_spec.rb
Providers without init are marked READY at registration. Their READY handlers run before shutdown of a replaced provider. Provider initialization failures are also covered by specifications.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Configuration
  participant NewProviderWithoutInit
  participant APIReadyHandlers
  participant ClientReadyHandlers
  participant ReplacedProvider
  Configuration->>NewProviderWithoutInit: Set initial status to READY
  Configuration->>APIReadyHandlers: Dispatch READY
  Configuration->>ClientReadyHandlers: Dispatch READY
  Configuration->>ReplacedProvider: Shut down after READY handling
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Possibly related issues

  • open-feature/ruby-sdk#300: The issue lists lifecycle, error-handling, hook-input, tracking, and metadata requirements addressed by this change.

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Suggested reviewers: sameerank, leoromanovsky

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 88ef1

Re-registering the previous provider from a READY handler during a provider swap can leave that provider shut down while it is in use. The trigger is narrow, but the fix should land before merge or be explicitly accepted.

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The title names a fix for compliance-audit gaps but does not name the main change. The changeset covers READY-state handling for providers without init, NotImplementedError handling, track return value, frozen evaluation context for hooks, and flag metadata freezing. The title says 'spec v0.9.0 gaps' and 'compliance audit', which points to the purpose but not to any specific behavior. It is related to the changeset, so it is not off-topic, but it is too broad to show the primary change.

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The pull request description is specific and relates directly to the changeset. It states the audit scope (spec v0.9.0, sections 1-6 and Appendix A) and lists the MUST fixes: provider without init becomes READY at registration (2.8.5.1), NotImplementedError handled like other errors in hooks, handlers and provider init/shutdown, track returning nil (6.1.1.1), deep-frozen evaluation context copies for after/error/finally hooks (4.1.4.1), and frozen flag metadata (1.4.15.1). It also describes the new FrozenCopy.of helper, which replaces Hooks.frozen_copy, and its value-type limits. Those points match the raw summary, including the removed Hooks.frozen_copy, the new RECOVERABLE_ERRORS constant, and the track spec. It also documents benchmark costs, rollback behavior, and known limits.

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🟡 Changes recommended

Reentrant READY callbacks can shut down an active provider, and copied hash defaults still expose mutable caller-owned values.

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What changed in this PR

Addresses spec v0.9.0 compliance gaps in the Ruby SDK’s provider lifecycle, error handling, tracking, and immutable hook inputs.

Changes:

  • Marks providers without init READY at registration and moves READY callbacks before replacement shutdown.
  • Handles NotImplementedError consistently and makes track return nil.
  • Introduces shared deep-copy logic for hook inputs and flag metadata, with regression tests and updated signatures.
File Description
spec/​specification/​tracking_spec.rb Tests that tracking returns nil.
spec/​specification/​provider_spec.rb Tests initialization errors and immediate readiness.
spec/​specification/​hooks_spec.rb Tests nested immutability and hook error isolation.
spec/​specification/​flag_evaluation_api_spec.rb Tests metadata freezing and shutdown error isolation.
spec/​specification/​events_spec.rb Tests handler error isolation.
spec/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hook_context_spec.rb Updates mixed-value freezing expectations.
spec/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hints_spec.rb Tests nested hint freezing with uncopyable values.
spec/​open_feature/​sdk/​frozen_copy_spec.rb Tests shared copying behavior and cycles.
sig/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hook_context.rbs Updates lazy context access signatures.
sig/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​frozen_copy.rbs Removes the old helper signature.
sig/​open_feature/​sdk/​frozen_copy.rbs Declares the shared copy helper.
sig/​open_feature/​sdk/​evaluation_error.rbs Declares recoverable error types.
README.md Documents deep freezing and object passthrough.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​provider/​resolution_details.rb Deep-freezes flag metadata values.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hook_executor.rb Uses consistent recoverable error handling.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hook_context.rb Lazily copies context and freezes provider metadata.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​hints.rb Uses the shared copy helper.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​hooks/​frozen_copy.rb Removes the hook-specific helper.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​frozen_copy.rb Adds shared, cycle-aware frozen copying.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​event_dispatcher.rb Isolates recoverable handler failures.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​evaluation_error.rb Defines shared recoverable error classes.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​configuration.rb Updates readiness timing and lifecycle error handling.
lib/​open_feature/​sdk/​client.rb Returns nil from tracking and shares error handling.

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Comment thread lib/open_feature/sdk/configuration.rb Resolved
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- A provider without init is READY from registration, and its READY
  handlers run before the old provider's shutdown, so a handler added
  during that shutdown runs once (2.8.5.1).
- NotImplementedError from error and finally hooks, event handlers,
  provider init and shutdown is handled like other errors, as the
  client already does (1.6.1, 1.6.2, 4.3.8, 4.4.3, 4.4.4, 5.2.5). One
  RECOVERABLE_ERRORS list defines what the SDK recovers from.
- track returns nothing (6.1.1.1).
- After the before stage, hooks read a deep-frozen copy of the
  evaluation context, made on first read, so they can't change the
  caller's nested values (4.1.4.1).
- Flag metadata values are frozen too (1.4.15.1).
- FrozenCopy is shared by hook inputs and flag metadata. It copies
  only the spec's value types (strings, times, hashes, arrays); other
  objects such as user records are passed through, as before.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jose Colella <jose.colella@gusto.com>
From review of the audit fixes:
- A Time in a hook input is copied but left unfrozen, so a hook calling
  utc or localtime no longer turns the evaluation into its default.
- A Hash's default proc isn't copied, so reading a missing key of a
  frozen copy doesn't raise.
- The old provider is shut down only if it's still unbound after the
  new provider's READY handlers, so a handler that rolls back to it
  doesn't leave a shut-down provider bound.
- Context fields share one copy map, so a structure two fields share
  is copied once.
- FrozenCopy works where Ractor isn't defined.
- Threaded specs wait with timeouts instead of blocking.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jose Colella <jose.colella@gusto.com>
Clearing the default proc also cleared a plain default, so a copied
Hash.new(value) lost its default. Now only a default proc is dropped,
and a plain default is copied and frozen like the values.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Jose Colella <jose.colella@gusto.com>
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