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shifu-authoring-flow

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Use when changing backend shifu authoring, draft history, publish, outline structure, or import/export behavior. Keep draft and publish flows consistent and protect outline integrity.

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Shifu Authoring Flow

Core Rules

  • Preserve the separation between draft state, publish state, and history logs.
  • Route structural changes through the dedicated shifu helper modules instead of mutating trees directly in routes.
  • Keep import/export payload changes synchronized with validation, permissions, and history behavior.

Workflow

  1. Start from route.py, funcs.py, and the relevant shifu_* helper module.
  2. Identify whether the change affects draft state, publish state, or both.
  3. Update permissions, structural validation, and import/export behavior together when the payload contract moves.
  4. Add or update tests under src/api/tests/service/shifu/.

Regression Checklist

  • Draft save and reload.
  • Publish path.
  • Import/export if payload shape changed.
  • Permission failure path.