Added support for Postgres polling sources

Remove global Postgres schema registration in favor of explicit schema-aware sink factory wiring, and update weatherfeeder to register the Postgres sink explicitly. Add optional per-source HTTP timeout and response body limit overrides while keeping feedkit defaults. Remove remaining legacy source/config compatibility surfaces, including singular kind support and old source registry/type aliases, and migrate weatherfeeder sources to plural `Kinds()` metadata. Clean up related docs, tests, and sample config to match the new Postgres, HTTP, and NATS configuration model.

README.md

@@ -1,123 +1,92 @@
 # feedkit
 
-`feedkit` provides domain-agnostic plumbing for feed-processing daemons.
+`feedkit` is a small Go toolkit for building feed-processing daemons.
 
-A daemon built on feedkit typically:
-- ingests upstream input (polling APIs or consuming streams)
+It gives you the reusable plumbing around collection, processing, routing, and
+emission, while leaving domain concepts, schemas, and application wiring in
+your daemon. The intended shape is a family of sibling applications such as
+`weatherfeeder`, `newsfeeder`, or `earthquakefeeder` that all share the same
+infrastructure patterns without sharing domain logic.
+
+## What It Does
+
+A daemon built on `feedkit` typically:
+- ingests upstream input by polling HTTP APIs or consuming streams
 - emits domain-agnostic `event.Event` values
-- applies optional processing (normalization, dedupe, policy)
-- routes events to sinks (stdout, NATS, files, databases, etc.)
+- optionally processes those events with stages like dedupe or normalization
+- routes events to one or more sinks such as stdout, NATS, or Postgres
+
+Conceptually, the pipeline is:
+
+`Collect -> Process -> Route -> Emit`
 
 ## Philosophy
 
-feedkit is not a framework. It provides small composable packages and leaves
-lifecycle, domain schemas, and domain-specific validation in your daemon.
+`feedkit` is intentionally not a framework.
 
-## Conceptual pipeline
+It does not try to own:
+- your domain payload schemas
+- your domain event kinds
+- your daemon lifecycle or `main.go`
+- your observability stack or deployment model
 
-Collect -> Process (optional stages, including normalize) -> Route -> Emit
+Instead, it provides small composable packages that are easy to wire together in
+different daemons.
 
-| Stage | Package(s) |
-|---|---|
-| Collect | `sources`, `scheduler` |
-| Process | `pipeline`, `processors`, `normalize` (optional stage) |
-| Route | `dispatch` |
-| Emit | `sinks` |
-| Configure | `config` |
+## When To Use It
 
-## Core packages
+`feedkit` is a good fit when you want:
+- multiple small ingestion daemons with shared infrastructure patterns
+- clear separation between raw upstream payloads and normalized canonical models
+- reusable routing and sink behavior across domains
+- strong config and event-envelope conventions without centralizing domain rules
 
-### `config`
+It is a poor fit if you want a monolithic framework that dictates application
+structure end-to-end.
 
-Loads YAML config with strict decoding and domain-agnostic validation.
+## Built-In Capabilities
 
-`SourceConfig` supports both source modes:
-- `mode: poll` requires `every`
-- `mode: stream` forbids `every`
-- omitted `mode` means auto (inferred from the registered driver type)
+`feedkit` currently includes:
+- strict YAML config loading and validation
+- polling and streaming source abstractions
+- scheduler orchestration for configured sources and supervised stream workers
+- optional pipeline processors
+- built-in dedupe and normalization processors
+- route compilation and sink fanout
+- built-in sinks for `stdout`, `nats`, and `postgres`
 
-It also supports optional expected source kinds:
-- `kinds: ["observation", "alert"]` (preferred)
-- `kind: "observation"` (legacy fallback)
+The Postgres sink is intentionally split between feedkit-owned infrastructure
+and daemon-owned schema mapping. `feedkit` manages connection setup, DDL,
+writes, and pruning; downstream applications define the schema and event mapper.
 
-### `event`
+## Typical Wiring
 
-Defines the domain-agnostic event envelope (`event.Event`) used across the system.
-
-### `sources`
-
-Defines source interfaces and driver registry:
-
-```go
-type Input interface {
-    Name() string
-}
-
-type PollSource interface {
-    Input
-    Poll(ctx context.Context) ([]event.Event, error)
-}
-
-type StreamSource interface {
-    Input
-    Run(ctx context.Context, out chan<- event.Event) error
-}
-```
-
-Notes:
-- a poll can emit `0..N` events
-- stream sources emit events continuously
-- a single source may emit multiple event kinds
-- driver implementations live in downstream daemons and are registered via `sources.Registry`
-
-### `scheduler`
-
-Runs one goroutine per source job:
-- poll sources: cadence driven (`every` + jitter)
-- stream sources: continuous run loop
-
-### `pipeline`
-
-Optional processing chain between collection and dispatch.
-Processors can transform, drop, or reject events.
-
-### `processors`
-
-Defines the generic processor interface and a named-driver registry used by
-daemons to build ordered processor chains.
-
-### `normalize`
-
-Concrete normalization processor implementation. Typical use: sources emit raw
-payload events, then a normalize stage maps them to canonical schemas.
-
-### `dispatch`
-
-Compiles routes and fans out events to sinks with per-sink queue/worker isolation.
-
-### `sinks`
-
-Defines sink interface and sink registry. Built-ins include:
-- `stdout`
-- `nats`
-- `postgres` (downstream registers table schema + event mapper; feedkit handles create-if-missing DDL, transactional inserts, and optional prune APIs)
-
-Detailed Postgres configuration and wiring examples live in package docs:
-`sinks/doc.go`.
-
-## Typical wiring
+At a high level, a daemon built on `feedkit` does this:
 
 1. Load config.
-2. Register/build sources from `cfg.Sources`.
-3. Register/build sinks from `cfg.Sinks`.
-4. Compile routes.
-5. Start scheduler (`sources -> bus`).
-6. Start dispatcher (`bus -> pipeline -> sinks`).
+2. Register domain-specific source drivers.
+3. Register built-in and/or custom sinks.
+4. Build sources, sinks, and optional processor chain from config.
+5. Compile routes.
+6. Start the scheduler and dispatcher.
 
-## Non-goals
+The package docs are the better source of truth for code-level details. In
+particular, each subpackage `doc.go` describes its external API surface and any
+optional helper APIs in `helpers.go`.
 
-feedkit intentionally does not:
-- define domain payload schemas
-- enforce domain-specific event kinds
-- own application lifecycle
-- prescribe observability stack choices
+## Package Layout
+
+The major packages are:
+- `config`: config loading and validation
+- `event`: the domain-agnostic event envelope
+- `sources`: source interfaces and reusable source helpers
+- `scheduler`: source execution and cadence management
+- `processors`: processor interfaces and registry
+- `processors/dedupe`: built-in in-memory dedupe processor
+- `processors/normalize`: built-in normalization processor and helpers
+- `pipeline`: optional processor chain
+- `dispatch`: route compilation and fanout
+- `sinks`: sink interfaces, built-ins, and explicit Postgres factory helpers
+
+The root package docs in `doc.go` provide a concise package-by-package map for
+Go documentation consumers.

config/config.go

@@ -69,39 +69,31 @@ type SourceConfig struct {
 	// If set, it describes the expected emitted event kinds for this source.
 	Kinds []string `yaml:"kinds"`
 
-	// Kind is the legacy singular form. Prefer "kinds".
-	// If both kind and kinds are set, validation fails.
-	Kind string `yaml:"kind"`
-
 	// Params are driver-specific settings (URL, headers, station IDs, API keys, etc.).
 	// The driver implementation is responsible for reading/validating these.
 	Params map[string]any `yaml:"params"`
 }
 
 // ExpectedKinds returns normalized expected kinds from config.
-// "kinds" takes precedence; "kind" is used as a legacy fallback.
 func (cfg SourceConfig) ExpectedKinds() []string {
-	if len(cfg.Kinds) > 0 {
-		out := make([]string, 0, len(cfg.Kinds))
-		for _, k := range cfg.Kinds {
-			k = strings.TrimSpace(k)
-			if k == "" {
-				continue
-			}
-			out = append(out, k)
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(cfg.Kinds))
+	for _, k := range cfg.Kinds {
+		k = strings.TrimSpace(k)
+		if k == "" {
+			continue
 		}
-		return out
+		out = append(out, k)
 	}
-	if k := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Kind); k != "" {
-		return []string{k}
+	if len(out) == 0 {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return nil
+	return out
 }
 
 // SinkConfig describes one output sink adapter.
 type SinkConfig struct {
 	Name   string         `yaml:"name"`
-	Driver string         `yaml:"driver"` // "stdout", "file", "postgres", "rabbitmq", ...
+	Driver string         `yaml:"driver"` // "stdout", "nats", "postgres", ...
 	Params map[string]any `yaml:"params"` // sink-specific settings
 }
 

config/config_test.go

@@ -12,20 +12,12 @@ func TestSourceConfigExpectedKinds(t *testing.T) {
 		want []string
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "plural kinds preferred",
+			name: "plural kinds normalized",
 			cfg: SourceConfig{
 				Kinds: []string{" observation ", "forecast"},
-				Kind:  "alert",
 			},
 			want: []string{"observation", "forecast"},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "legacy singular fallback",
-			cfg: SourceConfig{
-				Kind: " alert ",
-			},
-			want: []string{"alert"},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "empty kinds",
 			cfg:  SourceConfig{},

config/load.go

@@ -105,13 +105,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Kind/Kinds (optional)
-			if s.Kind != "" && len(s.Kinds) > 0 {
-				m.Add(fieldErr(path+".kind", `cannot be set when "kinds" is provided (use only "kinds")`))
-			}
-			if s.Kind != "" && strings.TrimSpace(s.Kind) == "" {
-				m.Add(fieldErr(path+".kind", "cannot be blank (omit it entirely, or provide a non-empty string)"))
-			}
+			// Kinds (optional)
 			for j, k := range s.Kinds {
 				kpath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.kinds[%d]", path, j)
 				if strings.TrimSpace(k) == "" {
@@ -141,7 +135,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 			}
 
 			if strings.TrimSpace(s.Driver) == "" {
-				m.Add(fieldErr(path+".driver", "is required (stdout|file|postgres|rabbitmq|...)"))
+				m.Add(fieldErr(path+".driver", "is required (stdout|nats|postgres|...)"))
 			}
 
 			// Params can be nil; that's fine.

config/validate_test.go

@@ -114,31 +114,6 @@ func TestValidate_SourceModeRejectsUnknownValue(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidate_SourceKindAndKindsConflict(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := &Config{
-		Sources: []SourceConfig{
-			{
-				Name:   "src1",
-				Driver: "driver1",
-				Every:  Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
-				Kind:   "observation",
-				Kinds:  []string{"forecast"},
-			},
-		},
-		Sinks: []SinkConfig{
-			{Name: "sink1", Driver: "stdout"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	err := cfg.Validate()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `sources[0].kind`) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error to mention sources[0].kind, got: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestValidate_SourceKindsRejectBlankEntries(t *testing.T) {
 	cfg := &Config{
 		Sources: []SourceConfig{

doc.go

@@ -1,113 +1,57 @@
-// Package feedkit provides domain-agnostic plumbing for feed-processing daemons.
+// Package feedkit provides a high-level map of the feedkit package set.
 //
-// A feed daemon ingests upstream input, turns it into event.Event values, applies
-// optional processing, and emits to sinks.
+// Most real applications do not import the root package directly. Instead, they
+// compose the subpackages that handle configuration, collection, processing,
+// routing, and sinks.
 //
-// Conceptual flow:
+// The usual flow through feedkit is:
 //
-//	Collect -> Process (optional stages, including normalize) -> Route -> Emit
+//	Collect -> Process -> Route -> Emit
 //
-// In feedkit this maps to:
-//
-//	Collect: sources + scheduler
-//	Process: pipeline + processors + normalize (optional stage)
-//	Route:   dispatch
-//	Emit:    sinks
-//	Config:  config
-//
-// feedkit intentionally does not define domain payload schemas or domain-specific
-// validation rules. Those belong in each concrete daemon.
-//
-// Public packages
+// That flow maps to packages like this:
 //
 //   - config
-//     YAML config loading/validation (strict decode + domain-agnostic checks).
-//
-//     SourceConfig supports both polling and streaming sources:
-//
-//   - mode: "poll" | "stream" | omitted (auto by driver type)
-//
-//   - every: poll interval (required for mode="poll")
-//
-//   - kinds: optional expected emitted kinds
-//
-//   - kind: legacy singular fallback
-//
-//   - params: driver-specific settings
+//     Loads and validates daemon config. This package owns domain-agnostic
+//     config shape and consistency checks.
 //
 //   - event
-//     Domain-agnostic event envelope (ID, Kind, Source, EmittedAt, Schema, Payload).
+//     Defines the event.Event envelope shared across sources, processors,
+//     dispatch, and sinks.
 //
 //   - sources
-//     Source abstractions and source-driver registry.
-//
-//     There are two source interfaces:
-//
-//   - PollSource: Poll(ctx) ([]event.Event, error)
-//
-//   - StreamSource: Run(ctx, out) error
-//
-//     Both share Input{Name()}. A source may emit 0..N events per poll/run step,
-//     and may emit multiple event kinds.
+//     Defines polling and streaming source interfaces, the source registry, and
+//     reusable source helpers.
 //
 //   - scheduler
-//     Runs one goroutine per job:
-//
-//   - PollSource jobs run on Every (+ jitter)
-//
-//   - StreamSource jobs run continuously
-//
-//   - pipeline
-//     Processor chain between scheduler and dispatch.
-//     Processors can transform, drop, or reject events.
+//     Runs configured sources on a cadence and supervises long-lived stream
+//     workers with restart/fatal handling.
 //
 //   - processors
-//     Generic processor interface and named factory registry for wiring chains.
+//     Defines the generic processor interface and registry used to build
+//     ordered processor chains.
 //
-//   - normalize
-//     Concrete pipeline processor for raw->canonical mapping.
-//     If no normalizer matches, the event passes through unchanged by default.
+//   - processors/dedupe
+//     Built-in in-memory dedupe processor keyed by Event.ID.
+//
+//   - processors/normalize
+//     Built-in normalization processor plus helper APIs for raw-to-canonical
+//     event mapping.
+//
+//   - pipeline
+//     Applies an ordered processor chain between collection and dispatch.
 //
 //   - dispatch
-//     Routes events to sinks and isolates slow sinks via per-sink queues/workers.
+//     Compiles routes and fans events out to sinks with per-sink isolation.
 //
 //   - sinks
-//     Sink abstractions + sink registry.
-//     Built-ins include stdout, NATS, and Postgres. For Postgres, downstream
-//     code registers table schemas/mappers while feedkit manages DDL, writes,
-//     and optional prune helpers.
+//     Defines sink interfaces, the sink registry, schema-free built-in sinks,
+//     and explicit Postgres factory helpers.
 //
-// Typical wiring (daemon main.go)
+// feedkit is intentionally domain-agnostic. Domain schemas, domain event kinds,
+// upstream-specific parsing, and daemon lifecycle remain the responsibility of
+// each concrete application.
 //
-//  1. Load config.
-//  2. Register source drivers and build sources from config.Sources.
-//  3. Register sink drivers and build sinks from config.Sinks.
-//  4. Compile routes.
-//  5. Start scheduler (sources -> bus) and dispatcher (bus -> pipeline -> sinks).
-//
-// Sketch:
-//
-//	cfg, _ := config.Load("config.yml")
-//	srcReg := sources.NewRegistry()
-//	// domain registers poll/stream drivers...
-//
-//	var jobs []scheduler.Job
-//	for _, sc := range cfg.Sources {
-//	    src, _ := srcReg.BuildInput(sc)
-//	    jobs = append(jobs, scheduler.Job{
-//	        Source: src,
-//	        Every:  sc.Every.Duration,
-//	    })
-//	}
-//
-//	bus := make(chan event.Event, 256)
-//	s := &scheduler.Scheduler{Jobs: jobs, Out: bus, Logf: logf}
-//	// start dispatcher similarly...
-//
-// # Context and cancellation
-//
-// All blocking work should honor context cancellation:
-//   - source polling/streaming I/O
-//   - sink consumption
-//   - any expensive processor work
+// For repository-level overview and usage narrative, see README.md. For
+// code-level details, each subpackage doc.go is the source of truth for that
+// package's public API surface and optional helpers.
 package feedkit

internal/postgres/postgres.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+const initTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+var (
+	sqlOpen = sql.Open
+	pingDB  = func(ctx context.Context, db *sql.DB) error { return db.PingContext(ctx) }
+)
+
+// ConnConfig describes the minimal connection settings shared by feedkit's
+// Postgres readers and writers.
+type ConnConfig struct {
+	URI      string
+	Username string
+	Password string
+}
+
+// BuildDSN validates a Postgres URI and injects credentials into it.
+func BuildDSN(cfg ConnConfig) (string, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(strings.TrimSpace(cfg.URI))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: %w", err)
+	}
+	if u.Scheme == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: missing scheme")
+	}
+	if u.Host == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: missing host")
+	}
+	u.User = url.UserPassword(cfg.Username, cfg.Password)
+	return u.String(), nil
+}
+
+// Open builds a DSN, opens a database handle, and verifies connectivity with a
+// bounded ping before returning the handle.
+func Open(ctx context.Context, cfg ConnConfig) (*sql.DB, error) {
+	dsn, err := BuildDSN(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	db, err := sqlOpen("postgres", dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pingCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, initTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := pingDB(pingCtx, db); err != nil {
+		_ = db.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}

internal/postgres/postgres_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package postgres
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func withPostgresPackageTestState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	oldSQLOpen := sqlOpen
+	oldPingDB := pingDB
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		sqlOpen = oldSQLOpen
+		pingDB = oldPingDB
+	})
+}
+
+func TestBuildDSNInjectsCredentials(t *testing.T) {
+	dsn, err := BuildDSN(ConnConfig{
+		URI:      " postgres://db.example.local:5432/feedkit?sslmode=disable ",
+		Username: "app_user",
+		Password: "app_pass",
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	u, err := url.Parse(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("url.Parse() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if u.User == nil || u.User.Username() != "app_user" {
+		t.Fatalf("username = %q, want app_user", u.User.Username())
+	}
+	pass, ok := u.User.Password()
+	if !ok || pass != "app_pass" {
+		t.Fatalf("password = %q, want app_pass", pass)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildDSNRejectsInvalidURI(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BuildDSN(ConnConfig{URI: "http://[::1", Username: "u", Password: "p"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid uri") {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildDSNRejectsMissingScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BuildDSN(ConnConfig{URI: "//db.example.local/feedkit", Username: "u", Password: "p"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "missing scheme") {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildDSNRejectsMissingHost(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := BuildDSN(ConnConfig{URI: "postgres:///feedkit", Username: "u", Password: "p"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "missing host") {
+		t.Fatalf("BuildDSN() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenPropagatesOpenFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresPackageTestState(t)
+
+	sqlOpen = func(_, _ string) (*sql.DB, error) {
+		return nil, errors.New("open failed")
+	}
+
+	_, err := Open(context.Background(), ConnConfig{
+		URI:      "postgres://db.example.local/feedkit",
+		Username: "u",
+		Password: "p",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Open() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "open failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("Open() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenPropagatesPingFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresPackageTestState(t)
+
+	const driverName = "feedkit_internal_postgres_ping_fail"
+	registerPingTestDriver(driverName, errors.New("ping failed"))
+
+	sqlOpen = func(_, _ string) (*sql.DB, error) {
+		return sql.Open(driverName, "")
+	}
+
+	_, err := Open(context.Background(), ConnConfig{
+		URI:      "postgres://db.example.local/feedkit",
+		Username: "u",
+		Password: "p",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Open() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "ping failed") {
+		t.Fatalf("Open() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	pingDriverMu   sync.Mutex
+	pingDriverSeen = map[string]bool{}
+)
+
+func registerPingTestDriver(name string, pingErr error) {
+	pingDriverMu.Lock()
+	defer pingDriverMu.Unlock()
+
+	if pingDriverSeen[name] {
+		return
+	}
+	sql.Register(name, &pingTestDriver{pingErr: pingErr})
+	pingDriverSeen[name] = true
+}
+
+type pingTestDriver struct {
+	pingErr error
+}
+
+func (d *pingTestDriver) Open(string) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	return &pingTestConn{pingErr: d.pingErr}, nil
+}
+
+type pingTestConn struct {
+	pingErr error
+}
+
+func (c *pingTestConn) Prepare(string) (driver.Stmt, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+func (c *pingTestConn) Close() error               { return nil }
+func (c *pingTestConn) Begin() (driver.Tx, error)  { return nil, errors.New("not implemented") }
+func (c *pingTestConn) Ping(context.Context) error { return c.pingErr }
+
+func (c *pingTestConn) QueryContext(context.Context, string, []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Rows, error) {
+	return &pingTestRows{}, nil
+}
+
+type pingTestRows struct{}
+
+func (r *pingTestRows) Columns() []string         { return []string{"ok"} }
+func (r *pingTestRows) Close() error              { return nil }
+func (r *pingTestRows) Next([]driver.Value) error { return io.EOF }

normalize/doc.go

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Package normalize provides a concrete normalization processor for feedkit pipelines.
-//
-// Motivation:
-// Many daemons have sources that:
-//  1. fetch raw upstream data (often JSON), and
-//  2. transform it into a domain's normalized payload format.
-//
-// Doing both steps inside Source.Poll works, but tends to make sources large and
-// encourages duplication (unit conversions, common mapping helpers, etc.).
-//
-// This package lets a source emit a "raw" event (e.g., Schema="raw.openweather.current.v1",
-// Payload=json.RawMessage), and then a normalize.Processor can convert it into a
-// normalized event (e.g., Schema="weather.observation.v1", Payload=WeatherObservation{}).
-//
-// Key property: normalization is optional.
-// If no Normalizer matches an event, Processor passes it through unchanged by default.
-package normalize

pipeline/dedupe.go

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package pipeline
-
-// Placeholder for dedupe processor:
-// - key by Event.ID or computed key
-// - in-memory store first; later optional Postgres-backed

pipeline/ratelimit.go

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package pipeline
-
-// Placeholder for rate limit processor:
-// - per source/kind sink routing limits
-// - cooldown windows

processors/dedupe/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Package dedupe provides a default in-memory LRU deduplication processor.
+//
+// The processor keys strictly by event.Event.ID:
+//   - first-seen IDs pass through
+//   - repeated IDs are dropped
+//
+// The in-memory seen-ID set is bounded by a required maxEntries capacity.
+// When capacity is exceeded, the least recently used ID is evicted.
+//
+// Typical registry wiring:
+//
+// ```go
+// reg := processors.NewRegistry()
+// reg.Register("dedupe", dedupe.Factory(10_000))
+//
+//	reg.Register("normalize", func() (processors.Processor, error) {
+//	    return normalize.NewProcessor(myNormalizers, false), nil
+//	})
+//
+// chain, err := reg.BuildChain([]string{"dedupe", "normalize"})
+//
+//	if err != nil {
+//	    // handle wiring error
+//	}
+//
+// p := &pipeline.Pipeline{Processors: chain}
+// ```
+package dedupe

processors/dedupe/processor.go

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package dedupe
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/processors"
+)
+
+// Processor drops duplicate events by Event.ID using an in-memory LRU.
+type Processor struct {
+	maxEntries int
+
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+	order *list.List               // most-recent at front, least-recent at back
+	byID  map[string]*list.Element // id -> list element (element.Value is string id)
+}
+
+var _ processors.Processor = (*Processor)(nil)
+
+// NewProcessor constructs a dedupe processor with a required max entry count.
+func NewProcessor(maxEntries int) (*Processor, error) {
+	if maxEntries <= 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dedupe: maxEntries must be > 0, got %d", maxEntries)
+	}
+
+	return &Processor{
+		maxEntries: maxEntries,
+		order:      list.New(),
+		byID:       make(map[string]*list.Element, maxEntries),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Factory returns a processors.Factory that constructs Processor instances.
+func Factory(maxEntries int) processors.Factory {
+	return func() (processors.Processor, error) {
+		return NewProcessor(maxEntries)
+	}
+}
+
+// Process implements processors.Processor.
+func (p *Processor) Process(_ context.Context, in event.Event) (*event.Event, error) {
+	if p == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dedupe: processor is nil")
+	}
+	if p.maxEntries <= 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dedupe: processor maxEntries must be > 0")
+	}
+
+	id := strings.TrimSpace(in.ID)
+	if id == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dedupe: event ID is required")
+	}
+
+	p.mu.Lock()
+
+	if p.order == nil || p.byID == nil {
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dedupe: processor is not initialized")
+	}
+
+	if elem, exists := p.byID[id]; exists {
+		p.order.MoveToFront(elem)
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	elem := p.order.PushFront(id)
+	p.byID[id] = elem
+
+	if p.order.Len() > p.maxEntries {
+		oldest := p.order.Back()
+		if oldest != nil {
+			p.order.Remove(oldest)
+			if oldestID, ok := oldest.Value.(string); ok {
+				delete(p.byID, oldestID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	out := in
+	return &out, nil
+}

processors/dedupe/processor_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package dedupe
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/processors"
+)
+
+func TestNewProcessorValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("rejects non-positive maxEntries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, maxEntries := range []int{0, -1} {
+			p, err := NewProcessor(maxEntries)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error for maxEntries=%d, got nil", maxEntries)
+			}
+			if p != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected nil processor for maxEntries=%d", maxEntries)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "maxEntries") {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("accepts positive maxEntries", func(t *testing.T) {
+		p, err := NewProcessor(1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("NewProcessor error: %v", err)
+		}
+		if p == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected processor, got nil")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestProcessorFirstSeenAndDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
+	p, err := NewProcessor(8)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewProcessor error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	first := testEvent("evt-1")
+
+	out, err := p.Process(ctx, first)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process first error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first event to pass through")
+	}
+	if out.ID != first.ID {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unchanged ID %q, got %q", first.ID, out.ID)
+	}
+
+	out, err = p.Process(ctx, first)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process duplicate error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected duplicate to be dropped, got %#v", out)
+	}
+
+	out, err = p.Process(ctx, testEvent("evt-2"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process second unique error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected second unique event to pass through")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProcessorLRUEvictionAndPromotion(t *testing.T) {
+	p, err := NewProcessor(2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewProcessor error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	mustPass(t, p, ctx, "a")
+	mustPass(t, p, ctx, "b")
+	mustDrop(t, p, ctx, "a") // promote "a" so "b" becomes least-recently-used
+	mustPass(t, p, ctx, "c") // evicts "b"
+	mustDrop(t, p, ctx, "a") // "a" should still be tracked after promotion
+	mustPass(t, p, ctx, "b") // "b" was evicted, so now it passes again
+}
+
+func TestProcessorRejectsBlankID(t *testing.T) {
+	p, err := NewProcessor(4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewProcessor error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	in := testEvent("   ")
+	out, err := p.Process(context.Background(), in)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error for blank ID")
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil output on error, got %#v", out)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "event ID is required") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFactoryWithRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	r := processors.NewRegistry()
+	r.Register("dedupe", Factory(3))
+
+	p, err := r.Build("dedupe")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if p == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected processor, got nil")
+	}
+
+	out, err := p.Process(context.Background(), testEvent("evt-factory-1"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Process error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first event to pass through")
+	}
+}
+
+func mustPass(t *testing.T, p *Processor, ctx context.Context, id string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	out, err := p.Process(ctx, testEvent(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected pass for id=%q, got error: %v", id, err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected pass for id=%q, got drop", id)
+	}
+}
+
+func mustDrop(t *testing.T, p *Processor, ctx context.Context, id string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	out, err := p.Process(ctx, testEvent(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected drop for id=%q, got error: %v", id, err)
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected drop for id=%q, got output", id)
+	}
+}
+
+func testEvent(id string) event.Event {
+	return event.Event{
+		ID:        id,
+		Kind:      event.Kind("observation"),
+		Source:    "source-1",
+		EmittedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+		Payload:   map[string]any{"ok": true},
+	}
+}

processors/doc.go

@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 // Example:
 //
 //	reg := processors.NewRegistry()
+//	reg.Register("dedupe", dedupe.Factory(10_000))
 //	reg.Register("normalize", func() (processors.Processor, error) {
+//	    // import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/processors/normalize"
 //	    return normalize.NewProcessor(myNormalizers, false), nil
 //	})
 //
-//	chain, err := reg.BuildChain([]string{"normalize"})
+//	chain, err := reg.BuildChain([]string{"dedupe", "normalize"})
 //	if err != nil {
 //	    // handle wiring error
 //	}

processors/normalize/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Package normalize provides the feedkit normalization processor and related
+// helper APIs for raw-to-canonical event mapping.
+//
+// External API surface:
+//   - Processor: concrete processors.Processor implementation
+//   - Normalizer / Func: normalization interface and ergonomic function adapter
+//
+// Optional helpers from helpers.go:
+//   - PayloadJSONBytes: extract supported JSON-shaped payloads into bytes
+//   - DecodeJSONPayload: decode an event payload into a typed struct
+//   - FinalizeEvent: copy the input event envelope onto a normalized output
+//
+// Typical usage:
+// sources emit raw events (often with json.RawMessage payloads), then a
+// normalize.Processor converts matching raw schemas into canonical payloads.
+//
+// Key property: normalization is optional.
+// If no Normalizer matches an event, Processor passes it through unchanged by default.
+package normalize

processors/normalize/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package normalize
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+// PayloadJSONBytes extracts a JSON payload into bytes suitable for json.Unmarshal.
+//
+// Supported payload shapes:
+//   - json.RawMessage
+//   - []byte
+//   - string
+//   - map[string]any
+func PayloadJSONBytes(e event.Event) ([]byte, error) {
+	if e.Payload == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("payload is nil")
+	}
+
+	switch v := e.Payload.(type) {
+	case json.RawMessage:
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("payload is empty json.RawMessage")
+		}
+		return []byte(v), nil
+	case []byte:
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("payload is empty []byte")
+		}
+		return v, nil
+	case string:
+		if v == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("payload is empty string")
+		}
+		return []byte(v), nil
+	case map[string]any:
+		b, err := json.Marshal(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal map payload: %w", err)
+		}
+		return b, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported payload type %T", e.Payload)
+	}
+}
+
+// DecodeJSONPayload extracts the event payload as bytes and unmarshals it into T.
+func DecodeJSONPayload[T any](in event.Event) (T, error) {
+	var zero T
+
+	b, err := PayloadJSONBytes(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return zero, fmt.Errorf("extract payload: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var parsed T
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &parsed); err != nil {
+		return zero, fmt.Errorf("decode raw payload: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return parsed, nil
+}
+
+// FinalizeEvent builds the output event envelope by copying the input and applying
+// the new schema/payload, plus optional EffectiveAt.
+func FinalizeEvent(in event.Event, outSchema string, outPayload any, effectiveAt time.Time) (*event.Event, error) {
+	out := in
+	out.Schema = outSchema
+	out.Payload = outPayload
+
+	if !effectiveAt.IsZero() {
+		t := effectiveAt.UTC()
+		out.EffectiveAt = &t
+	}
+
+	if err := out.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &out, nil
+}

processors/normalize/helpers_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package normalize
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+func TestPayloadJSONBytesSupportedShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		payload any
+		want    string
+	}{
+		{name: "rawmessage", payload: json.RawMessage(`{"a":1}`), want: `{"a":1}`},
+		{name: "bytes", payload: []byte(`{"a":2}`), want: `{"a":2}`},
+		{name: "string", payload: `{"a":3}`, want: `{"a":3}`},
+		{name: "map", payload: map[string]any{"a": 4}, want: `{"a":4}`},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := PayloadJSONBytes(event.Event{Payload: tc.payload})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("PayloadJSONBytes() unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if string(got) != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("PayloadJSONBytes() = %s, want %s", string(got), tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPayloadJSONBytesRejectsInvalidPayloads(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		payload any
+		want    string
+	}{
+		{name: "nil", payload: nil, want: "payload is nil"},
+		{name: "empty rawmessage", payload: json.RawMessage{}, want: "payload is empty json.RawMessage"},
+		{name: "empty bytes", payload: []byte{}, want: "payload is empty []byte"},
+		{name: "empty string", payload: "", want: "payload is empty string"},
+		{name: "unsupported", payload: 123, want: "unsupported payload type"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := PayloadJSONBytes(event.Event{Payload: tc.payload})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("PayloadJSONBytes() expected error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("PayloadJSONBytes() error = %q, want substring %q", err, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeJSONPayload(t *testing.T) {
+	type payload struct {
+		Name string `json:"name"`
+	}
+
+	got, err := DecodeJSONPayload[payload](event.Event{
+		Payload: json.RawMessage(`{"name":"alice"}`),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodeJSONPayload() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.Name != "alice" {
+		t.Fatalf("DecodeJSONPayload() = %#v, want name alice", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFinalizeEventPreservesEnvelopeAndEffectiveAtBehavior(t *testing.T) {
+	existingEffectiveAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 11, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	in := event.Event{
+		ID:          "evt-1",
+		Kind:        event.Kind("observation"),
+		Source:      "source-a",
+		EmittedAt:   time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
+		EffectiveAt: &existingEffectiveAt,
+		Schema:      "raw.example.v1",
+		Payload:     map[string]any{"old": true},
+	}
+
+	out, err := FinalizeEvent(in, "example.v1", map[string]any{"value": 1.234567}, time.Time{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out.ID != in.ID || out.Kind != in.Kind || out.Source != in.Source || out.EmittedAt != in.EmittedAt {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() changed preserved envelope fields: %#v", out)
+	}
+	if out.EffectiveAt == nil || !out.EffectiveAt.Equal(existingEffectiveAt) {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() effectiveAt = %#v, want preserved existing value", out.EffectiveAt)
+	}
+
+	nextEffectiveAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 13, 0, 0, 0, time.FixedZone("x", -4*3600))
+	out, err = FinalizeEvent(in, "example.v1", map[string]any{"value": 1.234567}, nextEffectiveAt)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() unexpected overwrite error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out.EffectiveAt == nil || !out.EffectiveAt.Equal(nextEffectiveAt.UTC()) {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() effectiveAt = %#v, want %s", out.EffectiveAt, nextEffectiveAt.UTC())
+	}
+
+	payloadMap, ok := out.Payload.(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() payload type = %T, want map[string]any", out.Payload)
+	}
+	if payloadMap["value"] != 1.234567 {
+		t.Fatalf("FinalizeEvent() payload value = %#v, want unrounded 1.234567", payloadMap["value"])
+	}
+}

scheduler/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Package scheduler runs feedkit sources and forwards their events to the
+// daemon event bus.
+//
+// External API surface:
+//   - Scheduler: runs configured polling and streaming jobs
+//   - Job: one scheduler task bound to a source
+//   - StreamExitPolicy: stream supervision policy for non-fatal exits
+//   - StreamBackoff: restart pacing for supervised stream sources
+//
+// Optional helpers from helpers.go:
+//   - JobFromSourceConfig: build a scheduler job from a configured source and
+//     feedkit-owned scheduling params
+//
+// Poll sources are run on a fixed cadence with optional jitter. Stream sources
+// are supervised long-lived workers. Their generic feedkit controls live under
+// sources[].params:
+//   - stream_exit_policy: restart|stop|fatal (default restart)
+//   - stream_backoff_initial: positive duration (default 1s)
+//   - stream_backoff_max: positive duration (default 1m)
+//   - stream_backoff_jitter: non-negative duration (default 250ms)
+//
+// Stream sources can classify exits with sources.StreamRetryable and
+// sources.StreamFatal. Plain errors are treated as retryable by default, while
+// fatal exits are propagated from Scheduler.Run so the daemon can shut down.
+package scheduler

scheduler/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package scheduler
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/sources"
+)
+
+// JobFromSourceConfig builds a scheduler Job from a configured source and its
+// generic feedkit config.
+func JobFromSourceConfig(src sources.Input, cfg config.SourceConfig) (Job, error) {
+	if src == nil {
+		return Job{}, fmt.Errorf("scheduler: source %q is nil", cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	job := Job{
+		Source: src,
+		Every:  cfg.Every.Duration,
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := src.(sources.StreamSource); ok {
+		if cfg.Every.Duration > 0 {
+			return Job{}, fmt.Errorf("source %q: sources[].every must be omitted for stream sources", cfg.Name)
+		}
+
+		policy, err := parseStreamExitPolicy(cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Job{}, err
+		}
+		backoff, err := parseStreamBackoff(cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Job{}, err
+		}
+
+		job.StreamExitPolicy = policy
+		job.StreamBackoff = backoff
+		return job, nil
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := src.(sources.PollSource); ok {
+		if cfg.Every.Duration <= 0 {
+			return Job{}, fmt.Errorf("source %q: sources[].every must be > 0 for polling sources", cfg.Name)
+		}
+		if err := rejectStreamParams(cfg); err != nil {
+			return Job{}, err
+		}
+		return job, nil
+	}
+
+	return Job{}, fmt.Errorf("scheduler: source %q implements neither PollSource nor StreamSource", cfg.Name)
+}
+
+func parseStreamExitPolicy(cfg config.SourceConfig) (StreamExitPolicy, error) {
+	const key = "stream_exit_policy"
+	raw, exists := cfg.Params[key]
+	if !exists || raw == nil {
+		return StreamExitPolicyRestart, nil
+	}
+
+	s, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.%s must be one of: restart, stop, fatal", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+
+	switch StreamExitPolicy(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(s))) {
+	case StreamExitPolicyRestart:
+		return StreamExitPolicyRestart, nil
+	case StreamExitPolicyStop:
+		return StreamExitPolicyStop, nil
+	case StreamExitPolicyFatal:
+		return StreamExitPolicyFatal, nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.%s must be one of: restart, stop, fatal", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseStreamBackoff(cfg config.SourceConfig) (StreamBackoff, error) {
+	initial, err := parsePositiveOrDefaultDuration(cfg, "stream_backoff_initial", defaultStreamBackoffInitial)
+	if err != nil {
+		return StreamBackoff{}, err
+	}
+	max, err := parsePositiveOrDefaultDuration(cfg, "stream_backoff_max", defaultStreamBackoffMax)
+	if err != nil {
+		return StreamBackoff{}, err
+	}
+	jitter, err := parseNonNegativeOrDefaultDuration(cfg, "stream_backoff_jitter", defaultStreamBackoffJitter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return StreamBackoff{}, err
+	}
+	if max < initial {
+		return StreamBackoff{}, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.stream_backoff_max must be >= params.stream_backoff_initial", cfg.Name)
+	}
+	return StreamBackoff{
+		Initial: initial,
+		Max:     max,
+		Jitter:  jitter,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func rejectStreamParams(cfg config.SourceConfig) error {
+	streamKeys := []string{
+		"stream_exit_policy",
+		"stream_backoff_initial",
+		"stream_backoff_max",
+		"stream_backoff_jitter",
+	}
+	for _, key := range streamKeys {
+		if _, ok := cfg.Params[key]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.%s is only valid for stream sources", cfg.Name, key)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parsePositiveOrDefaultDuration(cfg config.SourceConfig, key string, def time.Duration) (time.Duration, error) {
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params[key]; !exists {
+		return def, nil
+	}
+	v, ok := cfg.ParamDuration(key)
+	if !ok || v <= 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.%s must be a positive duration", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
+
+func parseNonNegativeOrDefaultDuration(cfg config.SourceConfig, key string, def time.Duration) (time.Duration, error) {
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params[key]; !exists {
+		return def, nil
+	}
+	v, ok := cfg.ParamDuration(key)
+	if !ok || v < 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.%s must be a non-negative duration", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}

scheduler/scheduler.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"hash/fnv"
 	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
@@ -28,8 +29,10 @@ type Logger = logging.Logf
 //   - For stream sources: Jitter is applied once at startup only (optional; useful to avoid
 //     reconnect storms when many instances start together).
 type Job struct {
-	Source sources.Input
-	Every  time.Duration
+	Source           sources.Input
+	Every            time.Duration
+	StreamExitPolicy StreamExitPolicy
+	StreamBackoff    StreamBackoff
 
 	// Jitter is the maximum additional delay added before each poll.
 	// Example: if Every=15m and Jitter=30s, each poll will occur at:
@@ -41,12 +44,37 @@ type Job struct {
 	Jitter time.Duration
 }
 
+// StreamExitPolicy controls how the scheduler handles non-fatal stream exits.
+type StreamExitPolicy string
+
+const (
+	StreamExitPolicyRestart StreamExitPolicy = "restart"
+	StreamExitPolicyStop    StreamExitPolicy = "stop"
+	StreamExitPolicyFatal   StreamExitPolicy = "fatal"
+)
+
+// StreamBackoff controls restart pacing for stream supervision.
+type StreamBackoff struct {
+	Initial time.Duration
+	Max     time.Duration
+	Jitter  time.Duration
+}
+
 type Scheduler struct {
 	Jobs []Job
 	Out  chan<- event.Event
 	Logf Logger
 }
 
+const (
+	defaultStreamBackoffInitial = 1 * time.Second
+	defaultStreamBackoffMax     = 1 * time.Minute
+	defaultStreamBackoffJitter  = 250 * time.Millisecond
+	streamBackoffResetAfter     = 5 * time.Minute
+)
+
+var timeNow = time.Now
+
 // Run starts one goroutine per job.
 // Poll jobs run on their own interval and emit 0..N events per poll.
 // Stream jobs run continuously and emit events as they arrive.
@@ -58,16 +86,38 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("scheduler.Run: no jobs configured")
 	}
 
+	runCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	fatalErrCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, job := range s.Jobs {
 		job := job // capture loop variable
-		go s.runJob(ctx, job)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			s.runJob(runCtx, job, fatalErrCh)
+		}()
 	}
 
-	<-ctx.Done()
-	return ctx.Err()
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-fatalErrCh:
+		cancel()
+		<-done
+		return err
+	case <-runCtx.Done():
+		<-done
+		return runCtx.Err()
+	}
 }
 
-func (s *Scheduler) runJob(ctx context.Context, job Job) {
+func (s *Scheduler) runJob(ctx context.Context, job Job, fatalErrCh chan<- error) {
 	if job.Source == nil {
 		s.logf("scheduler: job has nil source")
 		return
@@ -75,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) runJob(ctx context.Context, job Job) {
 
 	// Stream sources: event-driven.
 	if ss, ok := job.Source.(sources.StreamSource); ok {
-		s.runStream(ctx, job, ss)
+		s.runStream(ctx, job, ss, fatalErrCh)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -93,18 +143,51 @@ func (s *Scheduler) runJob(ctx context.Context, job Job) {
 	s.runPoller(ctx, job, ps)
 }
 
-func (s *Scheduler) runStream(ctx context.Context, job Job, src sources.StreamSource) {
+func (s *Scheduler) runStream(ctx context.Context, job Job, src sources.StreamSource, fatalErrCh chan<- error) {
+	policy := effectiveStreamExitPolicy(job.StreamExitPolicy)
+	backoff := effectiveStreamBackoff(job.StreamBackoff)
+	rng := seededRNG(src.Name())
+
 	// Optional startup jitter: helps avoid reconnect storms if many daemons start at once.
 	if job.Jitter > 0 {
-		rng := seededRNG(src.Name())
 		if !sleepJitter(ctx, rng, job.Jitter) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Stream sources should block until ctx cancel or fatal error.
-	if err := src.Run(ctx, s.Out); err != nil && ctx.Err() == nil {
-		s.logf("scheduler: stream source %q exited with error: %v", src.Name(), err)
+	nextDelay := backoff.Initial
+	for {
+		startedAt := timeNow()
+		err := src.Run(ctx, s.Out)
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		normalizedErr := normalizeStreamExitError(src.Name(), err)
+		if sources.IsStreamFatal(normalizedErr) {
+			s.reportFatal(fatalErrCh, fmt.Errorf("scheduler: stream source %q exited fatally: %w", src.Name(), normalizedErr))
+			return
+		}
+
+		switch policy {
+		case StreamExitPolicyStop:
+			s.logf("scheduler: stream source %q stopped after exit: %v", src.Name(), normalizedErr)
+			return
+		case StreamExitPolicyFatal:
+			s.reportFatal(fatalErrCh, fmt.Errorf("scheduler: stream source %q exited under fatal policy: %w", src.Name(), normalizedErr))
+			return
+		}
+
+		if streamRunWasStable(startedAt, timeNow()) {
+			nextDelay = backoff.Initial
+		}
+
+		delay := nextDelay + randomDuration(rng, backoff.Jitter)
+		s.logf("scheduler: stream source %q exited; restarting in %s: %v", src.Name(), delay, normalizedErr)
+		if !sleepDuration(ctx, delay) {
+			return
+		}
+		nextDelay = nextStreamBackoff(nextDelay, backoff.Max)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -164,10 +247,77 @@ func (s *Scheduler) logf(format string, args ...any) {
 	s.Logf(format, args...)
 }
 
+func (s *Scheduler) reportFatal(ch chan<- error, err error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	select {
+	case ch <- err:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 // ---- helpers ----
 
+func effectiveStreamExitPolicy(policy StreamExitPolicy) StreamExitPolicy {
+	switch policy {
+	case StreamExitPolicyStop, StreamExitPolicyFatal:
+		return policy
+	default:
+		return StreamExitPolicyRestart
+	}
+}
+
+func effectiveStreamBackoff(cfg StreamBackoff) StreamBackoff {
+	out := cfg
+	if out.Initial <= 0 {
+		out.Initial = defaultStreamBackoffInitial
+	}
+	if out.Max <= 0 {
+		out.Max = defaultStreamBackoffMax
+	}
+	if out.Max < out.Initial {
+		out.Max = out.Initial
+	}
+	if out.Jitter < 0 {
+		out.Jitter = 0
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func normalizeStreamExitError(sourceName string, err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return sources.StreamRetryable(fmt.Errorf("stream source %q exited unexpectedly without error", sourceName))
+}
+
+func nextStreamBackoff(current, max time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if current <= 0 {
+		current = defaultStreamBackoffInitial
+	}
+	if max <= 0 {
+		max = defaultStreamBackoffMax
+	}
+	if current >= max {
+		return max
+	}
+	next := current * 2
+	if next < current || next > max {
+		return max
+	}
+	return next
+}
+
+func streamRunWasStable(startedAt, endedAt time.Time) bool {
+	if startedAt.IsZero() || endedAt.IsZero() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return endedAt.Sub(startedAt) >= streamBackoffResetAfter
+}
+
 func seededRNG(name string) *rand.Rand {
-	seed := time.Now().UnixNano() ^ int64(hashStringFNV32a(name))
+	seed := timeNow().UnixNano() ^ int64(hashStringFNV32a(name))
 	return rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
 }
 
@@ -206,11 +356,23 @@ func sleepJitter(ctx context.Context, rng *rand.Rand, max time.Duration) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	return sleepDuration(ctx, randomDuration(rng, max))
+}
+
+func randomDuration(rng *rand.Rand, max time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	if max <= 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
 	// Int63n requires a positive argument.
 	// We add 1 so max itself is attainable.
 	n := rng.Int63n(int64(max) + 1)
-	d := time.Duration(n)
+	return time.Duration(n)
+}
 
+func sleepDuration(ctx context.Context, d time.Duration) bool {
+	if d <= 0 {
+		return true
+	}
 	timer := time.NewTimer(d)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 

scheduler/scheduler_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,472 @@
+package scheduler
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/sources"
+)
+
+type testPollSource struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+func (s testPollSource) Name() string { return s.name }
+
+func (s testPollSource) Poll(context.Context) ([]event.Event, error) { return nil, nil }
+
+type scriptedStreamSource struct {
+	name  string
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+	calls int
+	runs  []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error
+}
+
+func (s *scriptedStreamSource) Name() string { return s.name }
+
+func (s *scriptedStreamSource) Run(ctx context.Context, out chan<- event.Event) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	call := s.calls
+	s.calls++
+	var run func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error
+	if call < len(s.runs) {
+		run = s.runs[call]
+	}
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if run != nil {
+		return run(ctx, out)
+	}
+
+	<-ctx.Done()
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
+
+func (s *scriptedStreamSource) CallCount() int {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	return s.calls
+}
+
+type capturingLogger struct {
+	mu    sync.Mutex
+	lines []string
+}
+
+func (l *capturingLogger) Logf(format string, args ...any) {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	l.lines = append(l.lines, fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
+}
+
+func (l *capturingLogger) Contains(substr string) bool {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	for _, line := range l.lines {
+		if strings.Contains(line, substr) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunRestartsPlainStreamErrors(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-a",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return errors.New("temporary failure") },
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return errors.New("temporary failure") },
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{
+			Source: src,
+			StreamBackoff: StreamBackoff{
+				Initial: time.Millisecond,
+				Max:     time.Millisecond,
+			},
+		}},
+		Out: make(chan event.Event, 1),
+	}
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- s.Run(ctx) }()
+
+	waitFor(t, func() bool { return src.CallCount() >= 3 })
+	cancel()
+
+	err := <-errCh
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = %v, want context canceled", err)
+	}
+	if src.CallCount() < 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("stream call count = %d, want at least 3", src.CallCount())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunFatalStreamErrorReturns(t *testing.T) {
+	base := errors.New("fatal failure")
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-fatal",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return sources.StreamFatal(base) },
+		},
+	}
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{Source: src}},
+		Out:  make(chan event.Event, 1),
+	}
+
+	err := s.Run(context.Background())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = nil, want fatal error")
+	}
+	if !sources.IsStreamFatal(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = %v, want fatal classification", err)
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, base) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error does not wrap base fatal error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunStopPolicyStopsOnlyThatSource(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-stop",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return errors.New("stop now") },
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{
+			Source:           src,
+			StreamExitPolicy: StreamExitPolicyStop,
+		}},
+		Out: make(chan event.Event, 1),
+	}
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- s.Run(ctx) }()
+
+	waitFor(t, func() bool { return src.CallCount() >= 1 })
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errCh:
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() returned early: %v", err)
+	default:
+	}
+
+	if src.CallCount() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("stream call count = %d, want 1", src.CallCount())
+	}
+
+	cancel()
+	err := <-errCh
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = %v, want context canceled", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunFatalPolicyTreatsPlainErrorAsFatal(t *testing.T) {
+	base := errors.New("plain failure")
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-fatal-policy",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return base },
+		},
+	}
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{
+			Source:           src,
+			StreamExitPolicy: StreamExitPolicyFatal,
+		}},
+		Out: make(chan event.Event, 1),
+	}
+
+	err := s.Run(context.Background())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = nil, want fatal-policy error")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, base) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error does not wrap base error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunNilExitRestartsAsUnexpected(t *testing.T) {
+	logger := &capturingLogger{}
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-nil-exit",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return nil },
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{
+			Source: src,
+			StreamBackoff: StreamBackoff{
+				Initial: time.Millisecond,
+				Max:     time.Millisecond,
+			},
+		}},
+		Out:  make(chan event.Event, 1),
+		Logf: logger.Logf,
+	}
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- s.Run(ctx) }()
+
+	waitFor(t, func() bool { return src.CallCount() >= 2 })
+	cancel()
+
+	err := <-errCh
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = %v, want context canceled", err)
+	}
+	if !logger.Contains("exited unexpectedly without error") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected log to mention unexpected nil stream exit")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSchedulerRunContextCancelDuringBackoff(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{
+		name: "stream-backoff-cancel",
+		runs: []func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error{
+			func(context.Context, chan<- event.Event) error { return errors.New("retry me") },
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	s := &Scheduler{
+		Jobs: []Job{{
+			Source: src,
+			StreamBackoff: StreamBackoff{
+				Initial: time.Second,
+				Max:     time.Second,
+			},
+		}},
+		Out: make(chan event.Event, 1),
+	}
+
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errCh <- s.Run(ctx) }()
+
+	waitFor(t, func() bool { return src.CallCount() >= 1 })
+	cancel()
+
+	err := <-errCh
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("Scheduler.Run() error = %v, want context canceled", err)
+	}
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+	if src.CallCount() != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("stream call count = %d, want 1", src.CallCount())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNextStreamBackoffCapsAtMax(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := nextStreamBackoff(500*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Second); got != time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("nextStreamBackoff() = %s, want 1s", got)
+	}
+	if got := nextStreamBackoff(time.Second, 2*time.Second); got != 2*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("nextStreamBackoff() = %s, want 2s", got)
+	}
+	if got := nextStreamBackoff(2*time.Second, 2*time.Second); got != 2*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("nextStreamBackoff() = %s, want 2s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamRunWasStableAfterFiveMinutes(t *testing.T) {
+	start := time.Date(2026, 3, 29, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if streamRunWasStable(start, start.Add(4*time.Minute+59*time.Second)) {
+		t.Fatalf("streamRunWasStable() = true, want false")
+	}
+	if !streamRunWasStable(start, start.Add(5*time.Minute)) {
+		t.Fatalf("streamRunWasStable() = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobFromSourceConfigPollSource(t *testing.T) {
+	job, err := JobFromSourceConfig(testPollSource{name: "poll-a"}, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "poll-a",
+		Driver: "poll_driver",
+		Every:  config.Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if job.Every != time.Minute {
+		t.Fatalf("Job.Every = %s, want 1m", job.Every)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobFromSourceConfigPollSourceRejectsStreamParams(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := JobFromSourceConfig(testPollSource{name: "poll-a"}, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "poll-a",
+		Driver: "poll_driver",
+		Every:  config.Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"stream_exit_policy": "restart",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = nil, want rejection")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "only valid for stream sources") {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobFromSourceConfigStreamSourceParsesDefaultsAndOverrides(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{name: "stream-a"}
+
+	job, err := JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-a",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"stream_exit_policy":     "stop",
+			"stream_backoff_initial": "2s",
+			"stream_backoff_max":     "10s",
+			"stream_backoff_jitter":  "500ms",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if job.StreamExitPolicy != StreamExitPolicyStop {
+		t.Fatalf("Job.StreamExitPolicy = %q, want %q", job.StreamExitPolicy, StreamExitPolicyStop)
+	}
+	if job.StreamBackoff.Initial != 2*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("Job.StreamBackoff.Initial = %s, want 2s", job.StreamBackoff.Initial)
+	}
+	if job.StreamBackoff.Max != 10*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("Job.StreamBackoff.Max = %s, want 10s", job.StreamBackoff.Max)
+	}
+	if job.StreamBackoff.Jitter != 500*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("Job.StreamBackoff.Jitter = %s, want 500ms", job.StreamBackoff.Jitter)
+	}
+
+	defaultJob, err := JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-default",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() default error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if defaultJob.StreamExitPolicy != StreamExitPolicyRestart {
+		t.Fatalf("default Job.StreamExitPolicy = %q, want restart", defaultJob.StreamExitPolicy)
+	}
+	if defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Initial != defaultStreamBackoffInitial {
+		t.Fatalf("default Job.StreamBackoff.Initial = %s, want %s", defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Initial, defaultStreamBackoffInitial)
+	}
+	if defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Max != defaultStreamBackoffMax {
+		t.Fatalf("default Job.StreamBackoff.Max = %s, want %s", defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Max, defaultStreamBackoffMax)
+	}
+	if defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Jitter != defaultStreamBackoffJitter {
+		t.Fatalf("default Job.StreamBackoff.Jitter = %s, want %s", defaultJob.StreamBackoff.Jitter, defaultStreamBackoffJitter)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobFromSourceConfigStreamSourceRejectsInvalidSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{name: "stream-b"}
+
+	_, err := JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-b",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"stream_exit_policy": "sometimes",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = nil, want invalid policy error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream_exit_policy") {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %q", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-b",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"stream_backoff_initial": "0s",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = nil, want invalid initial backoff error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream_backoff_initial") {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %q", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-b",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"stream_backoff_initial": "2s",
+			"stream_backoff_max":     "1s",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = nil, want invalid max backoff error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stream_backoff_max") {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJobFromSourceConfigStreamSourceRejectsEvery(t *testing.T) {
+	src := &scriptedStreamSource{name: "stream-c"}
+
+	_, err := JobFromSourceConfig(src, config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "stream-c",
+		Driver: "stream_driver",
+		Mode:   config.SourceModeStream,
+		Every:  config.Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = nil, want every rejection")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "sources[].every must be omitted") {
+		t.Fatalf("JobFromSourceConfig() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func waitFor(t *testing.T, cond func() bool) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if cond() {
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("condition not satisfied before timeout")
+}

scheduler/worker.go

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package scheduler
-
-// Placeholder for per-source worker logic:
-// - ticker loop
-// - jitter
-// - backoff on errors
-// - emits events into scheduler.Out

sinks/builtins.go

@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 package sinks
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
-)
+import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
 
 // RegisterBuiltins registers sink drivers included in this binary.
 //
@@ -17,39 +12,8 @@ func RegisterBuiltins(r *Registry) {
 		return NewStdoutSink(cfg.Name), nil
 	})
 
-	// File sink: writes/archives events somewhere on disk.
-	r.Register("file", func(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
-		return NewFileSinkFromConfig(cfg)
-	})
-
-	// Postgres sink: persists events durably.
-	r.Register("postgres", func(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
-		return NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(cfg)
-	})
-
 	// NATS sink: publishes events to a broker for downstream consumers.
 	r.Register("nats", func(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
 		return NewNATSSinkFromConfig(cfg)
 	})
 }
-
-// ---- helpers for validating sink params ----
-//
-// These helpers live in sinks (not config) on purpose:
-// - config is domain-agnostic and should not embed driver-specific validation helpers.
-// - sinks are adapters; validating their own params here keeps the logic near the driver.
-
-func requireStringParam(cfg config.SinkConfig, key string) (string, error) {
-	v, ok := cfg.Params[key]
-	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s is required", cfg.Name, key)
-	}
-	s, ok := v.(string)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s must be a string", cfg.Name, key)
-	}
-	if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s cannot be empty", cfg.Name, key)
-	}
-	return s, nil
-}

sinks/doc.go

@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
-// Package sinks provides sink abstractions, a sink driver registry, and several
-// built-in sink drivers.
+// Package sinks defines the feedkit sink interface, sink driver registry, and
+// built-in infrastructure sinks.
 //
-// Built-in drivers:
+// External API surface:
+//   - Sink: adapter interface that consumes event.Event values
+//   - Registry / NewRegistry: named sink factory registry
+//   - RegisterBuiltins: registers the schema-free built-in sink drivers
+//
+// Built-in sink implementations:
 //   - stdout
 //   - nats
 //   - postgres
 //
+// Optional helpers from helpers.go:
+//   - PostgresFactory: returns a sink factory for the built-in Postgres sink
+//     using a provided downstream schema
+//
 // # NATS built-in overview
 //
 // The NATS sink publishes each event as JSON to a configured subject.
 //
 // Required params:
 //   - url: NATS server URL (for example, nats://localhost:4222)
-//   - exchange: NATS subject to publish to
+//   - subject: NATS subject to publish to
 //
 // Example config:
 //
@@ -21,7 +30,7 @@
 //	    driver: nats
 //	    params:
 //	      url: nats://localhost:4222
-//	      exchange: feedkit.events
+//	      subject: feedkit.events
 //
 // # Postgres built-in overview
 //
@@ -29,7 +38,7 @@
 // and feedkit ownership:
 //   - downstream code registers table schema + event mapping functions
 //   - feedkit manages DB connection, create-if-missing DDL, transactional
-//     inserts, and prune helpers
+//     inserts, optional automatic retention pruning, and manual prune helpers
 //
 // Example config:
 //
@@ -40,10 +49,19 @@
 //	      uri: postgres://localhost:5432/feedkit?sslmode=disable
 //	      username: feedkit_user
 //	      password: feedkit_pass
+//	      prune: 3d # optional: prune rows older than now-3d on each write tx
+//
+// params.prune supports:
+//   - Go duration strings (72h, 90m, 30s, ...)
+//   - day/week suffixes (3d, 2w)
+//
+// If params.prune is omitted, automatic pruning is disabled.
 //
 // Example downstream wiring:
 //
-//	sinks.MustRegisterPostgresSchema("pg_main", sinks.PostgresSchema{
+//	sinkReg := sinks.NewRegistry()
+//	sinks.RegisterBuiltins(sinkReg)
+//	sinkReg.Register("postgres", sinks.PostgresFactory(sinks.PostgresSchema{
 //	    Tables: []sinks.PostgresTable{
 //	        {
 //	            Name: "events",
@@ -53,7 +71,7 @@
 //	                {Name: "payload_json", Type: "JSONB", Nullable: false},
 //	            },
 //	            PrimaryKey:  []string{"event_id"},
-//	            PruneColumn: "emitted_at",
+//	            PruneColumn: "emitted_at", // required for retention pruning
 //	        },
 //	    },
 //	    MapEvent: func(ctx context.Context, e event.Event) ([]sinks.PostgresWrite, error) {
@@ -72,9 +90,9 @@
 //	            },
 //	        }, nil
 //	    },
-//	})
+//	}))
 //
-// Pruning via type assertion:
+// Manual pruning via type assertion (administrative helpers):
 //
 //	if p, ok := sink.(sinks.PostgresPruner); ok {
 //	    _, _ = p.PruneKeepLatest(ctx, "events", 10000)

sinks/file.go

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package sinks
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
-	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
-)
-
-type FileSink struct {
-	name string
-	path string
-}
-
-func NewFileSinkFromConfig(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
-	path, err := requireStringParam(cfg, "path")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &FileSink{name: cfg.Name, path: path}, nil
-}
-
-func (s *FileSink) Name() string { return s.name }
-
-func (s *FileSink) Consume(ctx context.Context, e event.Event) error {
-	_ = ctx
-	_ = e
-	return fmt.Errorf("file sink: TODO implement (path=%s)", s.path)
-}

sinks/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package sinks
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+)
+
+// requireStringParam returns a non-empty string sink param.
+//
+// This helper is intentionally local to sinks rather than config so
+// driver-specific validation stays close to the adapters that use it.
+func requireStringParam(cfg config.SinkConfig, key string) (string, error) {
+	v, ok := cfg.Params[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s is required", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+	s, ok := v.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s must be a string", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(s) == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.%s cannot be empty", cfg.Name, key)
+	}
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// PostgresFactory returns a sink factory that builds the built-in Postgres sink
+// using the provided downstream schema definition.
+func PostgresFactory(schema PostgresSchema) Factory {
+	return func(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
+		return NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(cfg, schema)
+	}
+}

sinks/helpers_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package sinks
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+func TestPostgresFactoryReturnsWorkingFactory(t *testing.T) {
+	factory := PostgresFactory(testPostgresSchema())
+	if factory == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("PostgresFactory() returned nil")
+	}
+	if _, err := factory(config.SinkConfig{}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("factory(config) expected parameter validation error")
+	}
+}
+
+func testPostgresSchema() PostgresSchema {
+	return PostgresSchema{
+		Tables: []PostgresTable{
+			{
+				Name: "events",
+				Columns: []PostgresColumn{
+					{Name: "event_id", Type: "TEXT", Nullable: false},
+					{Name: "emitted_at", Type: "TIMESTAMPTZ", Nullable: false},
+				},
+				PrimaryKey:  []string{"event_id"},
+				PruneColumn: "emitted_at",
+			},
+		},
+		MapEvent: func(_ context.Context, e event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
+			return []PostgresWrite{
+				{
+					Table: "events",
+					Values: map[string]any{
+						"event_id":   e.ID,
+						"emitted_at": e.EmittedAt,
+					},
+				},
+			}, nil
+		},
+	}
+}

sinks/nats.go

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type NATSSink struct {
-	name     string
-	url      string
-	exchange string
+	name    string
+	url     string
+	subject string
 
 	mu   sync.Mutex
 	conn *nats.Conn
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ func NewNATSSinkFromConfig(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	ex, err := requireStringParam(cfg, "exchange")
+	subject, err := requireStringParam(cfg, "subject")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &NATSSink{name: cfg.Name, url: url, exchange: ex}, nil
+	return &NATSSink{name: cfg.Name, url: url, subject: subject}, nil
 }
 
 func (r *NATSSink) Name() string { return r.name }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (r *NATSSink) Consume(ctx context.Context, e event.Event) error {
 	if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := conn.Publish(r.exchange, b); err != nil {
+	if err := conn.Publish(r.subject, b); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("NATS sink: publish: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil

sinks/nats_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package sinks
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+)
+
+func TestNewNATSSinkFromConfigRequiresSubject(t *testing.T) {
+	sink, err := NewNATSSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
+		Name:   "nats-main",
+		Driver: "nats",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":     "nats://localhost:4222",
+			"subject": "feedkit.events",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewNATSSinkFromConfig() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	natsSink, ok := sink.(*NATSSink)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("sink type = %T, want *NATSSink", sink)
+	}
+	if natsSink.subject != "feedkit.events" {
+		t.Fatalf("subject = %q, want feedkit.events", natsSink.subject)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewNATSSinkFromConfigRejectsLegacyExchange(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewNATSSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
+		Name:   "nats-main",
+		Driver: "nats",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":      "nats://localhost:4222",
+			"exchange": "feedkit.events",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewNATSSinkFromConfig() expected error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.subject is required") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want params.subject is required", err)
+	}
+}

sinks/postgres.go

@@ -4,24 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
-	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+	pgconn "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/internal/postgres"
 )
 
-const postgresInitTimeout = 5 * time.Second
-
 type postgresTx interface {
 	ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) (sql.Result, error)
 	Commit() error
 	Rollback() error
 }
 
+type postgresExecer interface {
+	ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) (sql.Result, error)
+}
+
 type postgresDB interface {
 	PingContext(ctx context.Context) error
 	BeginTx(ctx context.Context, opts *sql.TxOptions) (postgresTx, error)
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ func (w *sqlTxWrapper) Rollback() error {
 	return w.tx.Rollback()
 }
 
-var openPostgresDB = func(dsn string) (postgresDB, error) {
-	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", dsn)
+var openPostgresDB = func(ctx context.Context, cfg pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresDB, error) {
+	db, err := pgconn.Open(ctx, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -78,12 +79,13 @@ var openPostgresDB = func(dsn string) (postgresDB, error) {
 }
 
 type PostgresSink struct {
-	name   string
-	db     postgresDB
-	schema postgresSchemaCompiled
+	name        string
+	db          postgresDB
+	schema      postgresSchemaCompiled
+	pruneWindow time.Duration
 }
 
-func NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
+func NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(cfg config.SinkConfig, schemaDef PostgresSchema) (Sink, error) {
 	uri, err := requireStringParam(cfg, "uri")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -96,23 +98,26 @@ func NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	schema, ok := lookupPostgresSchema(cfg.Name)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink %q: no schema registered (call sinks.RegisterPostgresSchema before building sinks)", cfg.Name)
-	}
-
-	dsn, err := buildPostgresDSN(uri, username, password)
+	pruneWindow, err := parsePostgresPruneWindow(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink %q: build dsn: %w", cfg.Name, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	db, err := openPostgresDB(dsn)
+	schema, err := compilePostgresSchema(schemaDef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink %q: compile schema: %w", cfg.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	db, err := openPostgresDB(context.Background(), pgconn.ConnConfig{
+		URI:      uri,
+		Username: username,
+		Password: password,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink %q: open db: %w", cfg.Name, err)
 	}
 
-	s := &PostgresSink{name: cfg.Name, db: db, schema: schema}
+	s := &PostgresSink{name: cfg.Name, db: db, schema: schema, pruneWindow: pruneWindow}
 	if err := s.initialize(); err != nil {
 		_ = db.Close()
 		return nil, err
@@ -168,6 +173,15 @@ func (p *PostgresSink) Consume(ctx context.Context, e event.Event) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: insert into %q: %w", tbl.name, err)
 		}
 	}
+	if p.pruneWindow > 0 {
+		cutoff := time.Now().UTC().Add(-p.pruneWindow)
+		for _, tableName := range p.schema.tableOrder {
+			tbl := p.schema.tables[tableName]
+			if _, err := execPruneOlderThan(ctx, tx, tbl, cutoff); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: commit tx: %w", err)
@@ -214,19 +228,9 @@ func (p *PostgresSink) PruneOlderThan(ctx context.Context, table string, cutoff
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
-	query := fmt.Sprintf(
-		`DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s < $1`,
-		quotePostgresIdent(tbl.name),
-		quotePostgresIdent(tbl.pruneColumn),
-	)
-
-	res, err := p.db.ExecContext(ctx, query, cutoff)
+	rows, err := execPruneOlderThan(ctx, p.db, tbl, cutoff)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: prune older than table %q: %w", tbl.name, err)
-	}
-	rows, err := res.RowsAffected()
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: prune older than table %q rows affected: %w", tbl.name, err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("postgres sink: %w", err)
 	}
 	return rows, nil
 }
@@ -256,13 +260,9 @@ func (p *PostgresSink) PruneAllOlderThan(ctx context.Context, cutoff time.Time)
 }
 
 func (p *PostgresSink) initialize() error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), postgresInitTimeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	if err := p.db.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("postgres sink %q: ping db: %w", p.name, err)
-	}
-
 	for _, tableName := range p.schema.tableOrder {
 		tbl := p.schema.tables[tableName]
 
@@ -294,19 +294,75 @@ func (p *PostgresSink) lookupTable(table string) (postgresTableCompiled, error)
 	return tbl, nil
 }
 
-func buildPostgresDSN(uri, username, password string) (string, error) {
-	u, err := url.Parse(strings.TrimSpace(uri))
+func parsePostgresPruneWindow(cfg config.SinkConfig) (time.Duration, error) {
+	raw, ok := cfg.Params["prune"]
+	if !ok || raw == nil {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+
+	s, ok := raw.(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.prune must be a string duration (e.g. 72h, 3d, 2w)", cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	d, err := parsePostgresPruneDuration(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: %w", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("sink %q: params.prune %q is invalid: %w", cfg.Name, s, err)
 	}
-	if u.Scheme == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: missing scheme")
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+func parsePostgresPruneDuration(raw string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	s := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	if s == "" {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("must not be empty")
 	}
-	if u.Host == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid uri: missing host")
+
+	lower := strings.ToLower(s)
+	if strings.HasSuffix(lower, "d") || strings.HasSuffix(lower, "w") {
+		unit := lower[len(lower)-1]
+		n, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(lower[:len(lower)-1]))
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("must use a positive integer before %q", string(unit))
+		}
+		if n <= 0 {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("must be > 0")
+		}
+		if unit == 'd' {
+			return time.Duration(n) * 24 * time.Hour, nil
+		}
+		return time.Duration(n) * 7 * 24 * time.Hour, nil
 	}
-	u.User = url.UserPassword(username, password)
-	return u.String(), nil
+
+	d, err := time.ParseDuration(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("must be a Go duration or use d/w suffixes")
+	}
+	if d <= 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("must be > 0")
+	}
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+func buildPruneOlderThanSQL(tbl postgresTableCompiled) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		`DELETE FROM %s WHERE %s < $1`,
+		quotePostgresIdent(tbl.name),
+		quotePostgresIdent(tbl.pruneColumn),
+	)
+}
+
+func execPruneOlderThan(ctx context.Context, execer postgresExecer, tbl postgresTableCompiled, cutoff time.Time) (int64, error) {
+	query := buildPruneOlderThanSQL(tbl)
+	res, err := execer.ExecContext(ctx, query, cutoff)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("prune older than table %q: %w", tbl.name, err)
+	}
+	rows, err := res.RowsAffected()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("prune older than table %q rows affected: %w", tbl.name, err)
+	}
+	return rows, nil
 }
 
 func buildCreateTableSQL(tbl postgresTableCompiled) string {

sinks/postgres_schema.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
@@ -72,51 +71,6 @@ type postgresTableCompiled struct {
 	indexes     []PostgresIndex
 }
 
-var (
-	postgresSchemaRegistryMu sync.RWMutex
-	postgresSchemaRegistry   = map[string]postgresSchemaCompiled{}
-)
-
-// RegisterPostgresSchema registers one downstream schema by sink name.
-//
-// This should be called by downstream daemon wiring code before sink
-// construction. Duplicate sink-name registrations are rejected.
-func RegisterPostgresSchema(sinkName string, schema PostgresSchema) error {
-	sinkName = strings.TrimSpace(sinkName)
-	if sinkName == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("postgres schema: sink name cannot be empty")
-	}
-
-	compiled, err := compilePostgresSchema(schema)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	postgresSchemaRegistryMu.Lock()
-	defer postgresSchemaRegistryMu.Unlock()
-
-	if _, exists := postgresSchemaRegistry[sinkName]; exists {
-		return fmt.Errorf("postgres schema: sink %q already registered", sinkName)
-	}
-
-	postgresSchemaRegistry[sinkName] = compiled
-	return nil
-}
-
-func MustRegisterPostgresSchema(sinkName string, schema PostgresSchema) {
-	if err := RegisterPostgresSchema(sinkName, schema); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func lookupPostgresSchema(sinkName string) (postgresSchemaCompiled, bool) {
-	postgresSchemaRegistryMu.RLock()
-	defer postgresSchemaRegistryMu.RUnlock()
-
-	s, ok := postgresSchemaRegistry[sinkName]
-	return s, ok
-}
-
 func compilePostgresSchema(schema PostgresSchema) (postgresSchemaCompiled, error) {
 	if schema.MapEvent == nil {
 		return postgresSchemaCompiled{}, fmt.Errorf("postgres schema: map function is required")

sinks/postgres_test.go

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
-	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+	pgconn "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/internal/postgres"
 )
 
 type fakeResult struct {
@@ -96,20 +96,12 @@ func (d *fakeDB) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func resetPostgresSchemaRegistryForTest() {
-	postgresSchemaRegistryMu.Lock()
-	defer postgresSchemaRegistryMu.Unlock()
-	postgresSchemaRegistry = map[string]postgresSchemaCompiled{}
-}
-
 func withPostgresTestState(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	resetPostgresSchemaRegistryForTest()
 	oldOpen := openPostgresDB
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		openPostgresDB = oldOpen
-		resetPostgresSchemaRegistryForTest()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -183,35 +175,8 @@ func mustCompileSchema(t *testing.T, s PostgresSchema) postgresSchemaCompiled {
 	return compiled
 }
 
-func TestRegisterPostgresSchema(t *testing.T) {
-	withPostgresTestState(t)
-
-	err := RegisterPostgresSchema("pg", schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("register schema: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if _, ok := lookupPostgresSchema("pg"); !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("expected schema registration")
-	}
-
-	err = RegisterPostgresSchema("pg", schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected duplicate registration error")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "already registered") {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected duplicate error: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRegisterPostgresSchema_RejectsInvalidSchema(t *testing.T) {
-	withPostgresTestState(t)
-
-	err := RegisterPostgresSchema("pg", PostgresSchema{
+func TestCompilePostgresSchemaRejectsInvalidSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := compilePostgresSchema(PostgresSchema{
 		Tables: []PostgresTable{
 			{
 				Name: "events",
@@ -230,7 +195,7 @@ func TestRegisterPostgresSchema_RejectsInvalidSchema(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected schema validation error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = RegisterPostgresSchema("pg2", PostgresSchema{
+	_, err = compilePostgresSchema(PostgresSchema{
 		Tables: []PostgresTable{
 			{
 				Name: "events",
@@ -254,7 +219,56 @@ func TestRegisterPostgresSchema_RejectsInvalidSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_MissingParams(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresFactoryBuildsMultipleSinksWithSameSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresTestState(t)
+
+	dbs := []*fakeDB{{}, {}}
+	var gotCfgs []pgconn.ConnConfig
+	openPostgresDB = func(ctx context.Context, cfg pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresDB, error) {
+		gotCfgs = append(gotCfgs, cfg)
+		db := dbs[len(gotCfgs)-1]
+		if err := db.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return db, nil
+	}
+
+	factory := PostgresFactory(schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}))
+
+	for _, name := range []string{"pg_a", "pg_b"} {
+		sink, err := factory(config.SinkConfig{
+			Name:   name,
+			Driver: "postgres",
+			Params: map[string]any{
+				"uri":      "postgres://localhost/db",
+				"username": "user",
+				"password": "pass",
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("factory(%q) error = %v", name, err)
+		}
+		if sink == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("factory(%q) returned nil sink", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(gotCfgs) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(gotCfgs) = %d, want 2", len(gotCfgs))
+	}
+	if gotCfgs[0].Username != "user" || gotCfgs[0].Password != "pass" {
+		t.Fatalf("first ConnConfig = %+v", gotCfgs[0])
+	}
+	for i, db := range dbs {
+		if db.pingCalls != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("db[%d] pingCalls = %d, want 1", i, db.pingCalls)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigMissingParams(t *testing.T) {
 	withPostgresTestState(t)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -273,7 +287,7 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_MissingParams(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:   "pg",
 				Driver: "postgres",
 				Params: tc.params,
-			})
+			}, schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil }))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expected error")
 			}
@@ -284,7 +298,7 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_MissingParams(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_MissingSchemaRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigRejectsInvalidSchema(t *testing.T) {
 	withPostgresTestState(t)
 
 	_, err := NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
@@ -295,29 +309,36 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_MissingSchemaRegistration(t *testing.T) {
 			"username": "user",
 			"password": "pass",
 		},
+	}, PostgresSchema{
+		Tables: []PostgresTable{
+			{
+				Name: "events",
+				Columns: []PostgresColumn{
+					{Name: "id", Type: "TEXT", Nullable: false},
+				},
+				PruneColumn: "missing_col",
+			},
+		},
+		MapEvent: func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil },
 	})
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error")
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid schema error")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no schema registered") {
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "compile schema") {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_EagerInit(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigEagerInit(t *testing.T) {
 	withPostgresTestState(t)
 
-	err := RegisterPostgresSchema("pg", schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("register schema: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	db := &fakeDB{}
-	var gotDSN string
-	openPostgresDB = func(dsn string) (postgresDB, error) {
-		gotDSN = dsn
+	var gotCfg pgconn.ConnConfig
+	openPostgresDB = func(ctx context.Context, cfg pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresDB, error) {
+		gotCfg = cfg
+		if err := db.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		return db, nil
 	}
 
@@ -329,7 +350,7 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_EagerInit(t *testing.T) {
 			"username": "app_user",
 			"password": "app_pass",
 		},
-	})
+	}, schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil }))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("new postgres sink: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -350,35 +371,26 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_EagerInit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected create index query: %s", db.execCalls[1].query)
 	}
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(gotDSN)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("parse dsn: %v", err)
+	if gotCfg.URI != "postgres://db.example.local:5432/feedkit?sslmode=disable" {
+		t.Fatalf("URI = %q", gotCfg.URI)
 	}
-	if u.User == nil || u.User.Username() != "app_user" {
-		t.Fatalf("dsn missing username: %q", gotDSN)
+	if gotCfg.Username != "app_user" {
+		t.Fatalf("Username = %q, want app_user", gotCfg.Username)
 	}
-	pass, ok := u.User.Password()
-	if !ok || pass != "app_pass" {
-		t.Fatalf("dsn missing password: %q", gotDSN)
+	if gotCfg.Password != "app_pass" {
+		t.Fatalf("Password = %q, want app_pass", gotCfg.Password)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_InitFailureClosesDB(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigInitFailureClosesDB(t *testing.T) {
 	withPostgresTestState(t)
 
-	err := RegisterPostgresSchema("pg", schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("register schema: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	db := &fakeDB{execErrOnCall: 1, execErr: errors.New("ddl failed")}
-	openPostgresDB = func(_ string) (postgresDB, error) {
+	openPostgresDB = func(_ context.Context, _ pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresDB, error) {
 		return db, nil
 	}
 
-	_, err = NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
+	_, err := NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
 		Name:   "pg",
 		Driver: "postgres",
 		Params: map[string]any{
@@ -386,7 +398,7 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_InitFailureClosesDB(t *testing.T) {
 			"username": "user",
 			"password": "pass",
 		},
-	})
+	}, schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil }))
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("expected init error")
 	}
@@ -395,7 +407,88 @@ func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfig_InitFailureClosesDB(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkConsume_InvalidEvent(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigPruneParamAccepted(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   string
+		want time.Duration
+	}{
+		{name: "go duration", in: "72h", want: 72 * time.Hour},
+		{name: "days suffix", in: "3d", want: 72 * time.Hour},
+		{name: "weeks suffix", in: "2w", want: 14 * 24 * time.Hour},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			withPostgresTestState(t)
+
+			openPostgresDB = func(_ context.Context, _ pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresDB, error) {
+				return &fakeDB{}, nil
+			}
+
+			s, err := NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
+				Name:   "pg",
+				Driver: "postgres",
+				Params: map[string]any{
+					"uri":      "postgres://localhost/db",
+					"username": "user",
+					"password": "pass",
+					"prune":    tc.in,
+				},
+			}, schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil }))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("new postgres sink: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			pg, ok := s.(*PostgresSink)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("expected *PostgresSink, got %T", s)
+			}
+			if pg.pruneWindow != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("prune window = %s, want %s", pg.pruneWindow, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresSinkFromConfigPruneParamRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresTestState(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   any
+	}{
+		{name: "empty", in: ""},
+		{name: "zero", in: "0"},
+		{name: "negative", in: "-1h"},
+		{name: "malformed", in: "abc"},
+		{name: "fractional day", in: "1.5d"},
+		{name: "wrong type", in: 5},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := NewPostgresSinkFromConfig(config.SinkConfig{
+				Name:   "pg",
+				Driver: "postgres",
+				Params: map[string]any{
+					"uri":      "postgres://localhost/db",
+					"username": "user",
+					"password": "pass",
+					"prune":    tc.in,
+				},
+			}, schemaOneTable(func(_ context.Context, _ event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) { return nil, nil }))
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.prune") {
+				t.Fatalf("expected params.prune error, got %v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeInvalidEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	db := &fakeDB{}
 	called := 0
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
@@ -419,7 +512,7 @@ func TestPostgresSinkConsume_InvalidEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkConsume_UnmappedEventIsNoOp(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeUnmappedEventIsNoOp(t *testing.T) {
 	db := &fakeDB{}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
 		name: "pg",
@@ -437,7 +530,7 @@ func TestPostgresSinkConsume_UnmappedEventIsNoOp(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkConsume_OneEventWritesMultipleTablesAtomically(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeOneEventWritesMultipleTablesAtomically(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := &fakeTx{}
 	db := &fakeDB{tx: tx}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
@@ -468,7 +561,7 @@ func TestPostgresSinkConsume_OneEventWritesMultipleTablesAtomically(t *testing.T
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkConsume_InsertFailureRollsBack(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeInsertFailureRollsBack(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := &fakeTx{execErrOnCall: 2, execErr: errors.New("duplicate key")}
 	db := &fakeDB{tx: tx}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
@@ -497,7 +590,72 @@ func TestPostgresSinkConsume_InsertFailureRollsBack(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkPrune_PerTable(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeAutoPruneRunsInSameTransaction(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &fakeTx{}
+	db := &fakeDB{tx: tx}
+	sink := &PostgresSink{
+		name: "pg",
+		db:   db,
+		schema: mustCompileSchema(t, schemaTwoTables(func(_ context.Context, e event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
+			return []PostgresWrite{
+				{Table: "events", Values: map[string]any{"event_id": e.ID, "emitted_at": e.EmittedAt}},
+				{Table: "event_payloads", Values: map[string]any{"event_id": e.ID, "payload_json": `{}`, "emitted_at": e.EmittedAt}},
+			}, nil
+		})),
+		pruneWindow: 24 * time.Hour,
+	}
+
+	if err := sink.Consume(context.Background(), validTestEvent()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("consume: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tx.execCalls) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 4 tx statements (2 inserts + 2 prunes), got %d", len(tx.execCalls))
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(tx.execCalls[2].query, `DELETE FROM "events"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected prune delete for events, got %s", tx.execCalls[2].query)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(tx.execCalls[3].query, `DELETE FROM "event_payloads"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected prune delete for event_payloads, got %s", tx.execCalls[3].query)
+	}
+	if tx.commitCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected one commit, got %d", tx.commitCalls)
+	}
+	if tx.rollbackCalls != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected zero rollbacks, got %d", tx.rollbackCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresSinkConsumeAutoPruneFailureRollsBack(t *testing.T) {
+	tx := &fakeTx{execErrOnCall: 3, execErr: errors.New("prune failed")}
+	db := &fakeDB{tx: tx}
+	sink := &PostgresSink{
+		name: "pg",
+		db:   db,
+		schema: mustCompileSchema(t, schemaTwoTables(func(_ context.Context, e event.Event) ([]PostgresWrite, error) {
+			return []PostgresWrite{
+				{Table: "events", Values: map[string]any{"event_id": e.ID, "emitted_at": e.EmittedAt}},
+				{Table: "event_payloads", Values: map[string]any{"event_id": e.ID, "payload_json": `{}`, "emitted_at": e.EmittedAt}},
+			}, nil
+		})),
+		pruneWindow: 24 * time.Hour,
+	}
+
+	err := sink.Consume(context.Background(), validTestEvent())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected prune error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "prune older than") {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if tx.commitCalls != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no commit")
+	}
+	if tx.rollbackCalls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected rollback, got %d", tx.rollbackCalls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresSinkPrunePerTable(t *testing.T) {
 	db := &fakeDB{execRows: 7}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
 		name: "pg",
@@ -540,7 +698,7 @@ func TestPostgresSinkPrune_PerTable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkPrune_AllTables(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkPruneAllTables(t *testing.T) {
 	db := &fakeDB{execRows: 3}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
 		name: "pg",
@@ -571,7 +729,7 @@ func TestPostgresSinkPrune_AllTables(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPostgresSinkPrune_Errors(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPostgresSinkPruneErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	db := &fakeDB{}
 	sink := &PostgresSink{
 		name: "pg",

sinks/registry.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sinks
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
 )
@@ -21,13 +22,40 @@ func NewRegistry() *Registry {
 }
 
 func (r *Registry) Register(driver string, f Factory) {
+	if r == nil {
+		panic("sinks.Registry.Register: registry cannot be nil")
+	}
+	driver = strings.TrimSpace(driver)
+	if driver == "" {
+		panic("sinks.Registry.Register: driver cannot be empty")
+	}
+	if f == nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("sinks.Registry.Register: factory cannot be nil (driver=%q)", driver))
+	}
+	if r.byDriver == nil {
+		r.byDriver = map[string]Factory{}
+	}
+	if _, exists := r.byDriver[driver]; exists {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("sinks.Registry.Register: driver %q already registered", driver))
+	}
 	r.byDriver[driver] = f
 }
 
 func (r *Registry) Build(cfg config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) {
-	f, ok := r.byDriver[cfg.Driver]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown sink driver: %q", cfg.Driver)
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sinks registry is nil")
 	}
-	return f(cfg)
+	driver := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Driver)
+	f, ok := r.byDriver[driver]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown sink driver: %q", driver)
+	}
+	sink, err := f(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build sink %q: %w", driver, err)
+	}
+	if sink == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build sink %q: factory returned nil sink", driver)
+	}
+	return sink, nil
 }

sinks/registry_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package sinks
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+type testSink struct{ name string }
+
+func (s testSink) Name() string { return s.name }
+
+func (s testSink) Consume(context.Context, event.Event) error { return nil }
+
+func TestRegistryRegisterPanicsOnNilRegistry(t *testing.T) {
+	var r *Registry
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Register() expected panic on nil registry")
+		}
+	}()
+	r.Register("stdout", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return testSink{name: "stdout"}, nil })
+}
+
+func TestRegistryRegisterPanicsOnEmptyDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Register() expected panic on empty driver")
+		}
+	}()
+	r.Register("   ", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return testSink{name: "x"}, nil })
+}
+
+func TestRegistryRegisterPanicsOnNilFactory(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Register() expected panic on nil factory")
+		}
+	}()
+	r.Register("stdout", nil)
+}
+
+func TestRegistryRegisterPanicsOnDuplicateDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	r.Register("stdout", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return testSink{name: "a"}, nil })
+
+	defer func() {
+		if recover() == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Register() expected panic on duplicate driver")
+		}
+	}()
+	r.Register("stdout", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return testSink{name: "b"}, nil })
+}
+
+func TestRegistryBuildNilRegistryFails(t *testing.T) {
+	var r *Registry
+	_, err := r.Build(config.SinkConfig{Driver: "stdout"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() expected error for nil registry")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "registry is nil") {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %q, want registry is nil", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegistryBuildTrimsDriver(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	r.Register("stdout", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return testSink{name: "stdout"}, nil })
+
+	sink, err := r.Build(config.SinkConfig{Name: "sink1", Driver: " stdout "})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if sink.Name() != "stdout" {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() sink name = %q, want stdout", sink.Name())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegistryBuildWrapsFactoryError(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	r.Register("broken", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return nil, errors.New("boom") })
+
+	_, err := r.Build(config.SinkConfig{Driver: "broken"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() expected error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `build sink "broken": boom`) {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegistryBuildRejectsNilSink(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	r.Register("nil_sink", func(config.SinkConfig) (Sink, error) { return nil, nil })
+
+	_, err := r.Build(config.SinkConfig{Driver: "nil_sink"})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() expected nil sink error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "factory returned nil sink") {
+		t.Fatalf("Build() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRegisterBuiltinsExposesExpectedDrivers(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	RegisterBuiltins(r)
+
+	if len(r.byDriver) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(byDriver) = %d, want 2", len(r.byDriver))
+	}
+	for _, driver := range []string{"stdout", "nats"} {
+		if _, ok := r.byDriver[driver]; !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("builtins missing driver %q", driver)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, ok := r.byDriver["postgres"]; ok {
+		t.Fatalf("builtins unexpectedly registered postgres driver")
+	}
+}

sources/doc.go

@@ -1,14 +1,52 @@
-// Package sources defines feedkit's input-source abstraction.
+// Package sources defines feedkit's input-source abstractions and source
+// registry.
 //
-// A source ingests upstream input and emits one or more event.Event values.
-//
-// feedkit supports two source modes:
-//   - PollSource: scheduler invokes Poll on a cadence.
-//   - StreamSource: source runs continuously and pushes events as input arrives.
+// External API surface:
+//   - Input: common source identity surface
+//   - PollSource: polling source interface
+//   - StreamSource: streaming source interface
+//   - StreamRetryable / StreamFatal / IsStreamRetryable / IsStreamFatal:
+//     stream exit classification helpers
+//   - Registry / NewRegistry: source driver registry and builders
+//   - HTTPSource / NewHTTPSource: reusable HTTP polling helper
+//   - PostgresQuerySource / NewPostgresQuerySource: reusable Postgres polling
+//     helper
 //
 // Source drivers are domain-specific and registered into Registry by driver name.
 // Registry can then build configured sources from config.SourceConfig.
 //
 // A single source may emit 0..N events per poll or stream iteration, and those
 // events may span multiple event kinds.
+//
+// Optional helpers from helpers.go:
+//   - DefaultEventID: default event ID policy for source implementations
+//   - SingleEvent: construct and validate a one-element event slice
+//   - ValidateExpectedKinds: compare configured expected kinds against source
+//     advertised kinds when metadata is available
+//
+// HTTP-backed polling sources can share NewHTTPSource for generic HTTP config
+// parsing and conditional GET behavior. The helper understands:
+//   - params.url
+//   - params.user_agent
+//   - params.conditional (optional, default true)
+//   - params.http_timeout (optional, default transport.DefaultHTTPTimeout)
+//   - params.http_response_body_limit_bytes (optional, default
+//     transport.DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes)
+//
+// When validators are available, NewHTTPSource prefers ETag/If-None-Match and
+// falls back to Last-Modified/If-Modified-Since. A 304 Not Modified response is
+// treated as a successful unchanged poll.
+//
+// Postgres-backed polling sources can share NewPostgresQuerySource for generic
+// DB config parsing and query execution. The helper understands:
+//   - params.uri
+//   - params.username
+//   - params.password
+//   - params.query
+//   - params.query_timeout (optional, default 30s)
+//
+// feedkit does not register a built-in postgres poll driver. Downstream daemons
+// should register domain-specific driver names that call
+// NewPostgresQuerySource, then keep SQL semantics, row scanning, ordering,
+// watermark policy, and event construction in their own source types.
 package sources

sources/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+// DefaultEventID applies feedkit's default Event.ID policy:
+//
+//   - If upstream provides an ID, use it (trimmed).
+//   - Otherwise, ID is "<Source>:<EffectiveAt>" when available.
+//   - If EffectiveAt is unavailable, fall back to "<Source>:<EmittedAt>".
+//
+// Timestamps are encoded as RFC3339Nano in UTC.
+func DefaultEventID(upstreamID, sourceName string, effectiveAt *time.Time, emittedAt time.Time) string {
+	if id := strings.TrimSpace(upstreamID); id != "" {
+		return id
+	}
+
+	src := strings.TrimSpace(sourceName)
+	if src == "" {
+		src = "UNKNOWN_SOURCE"
+	}
+
+	if effectiveAt != nil && !effectiveAt.IsZero() {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", src, effectiveAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+	}
+
+	t := emittedAt.UTC()
+	if t.IsZero() {
+		t = time.Now().UTC()
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", src, t.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
+}
+
+// SingleEvent constructs, validates, and returns a slice containing exactly one event.
+func SingleEvent(
+	kind event.Kind,
+	sourceName string,
+	schema string,
+	id string,
+	emittedAt time.Time,
+	effectiveAt *time.Time,
+	payload any,
+) ([]event.Event, error) {
+	if emittedAt.IsZero() {
+		emittedAt = time.Now().UTC()
+	} else {
+		emittedAt = emittedAt.UTC()
+	}
+
+	e := event.Event{
+		ID:          id,
+		Kind:        kind,
+		Source:      sourceName,
+		EmittedAt:   emittedAt,
+		EffectiveAt: effectiveAt,
+		Schema:      schema,
+		Payload:     payload,
+	}
+
+	if err := e.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return []event.Event{e}, nil
+}
+
+// ValidateExpectedKinds checks that configured source expected kinds are a subset
+// of the kinds advertised by the built source, when the source exposes kind
+// metadata. If the source does not advertise kinds, the check is skipped.
+func ValidateExpectedKinds(cfg config.SourceConfig, in Input) error {
+	expectedKinds, err := parseExpectedKinds(cfg.ExpectedKinds())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(expectedKinds) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	advertisedKinds := advertisedSourceKinds(in)
+	if len(advertisedKinds) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for kind := range expectedKinds {
+		if !advertisedKinds[kind] {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"configured expected kind %q not advertised by source (configured=%v advertised=%v)",
+				kind,
+				sortedKinds(expectedKinds),
+				sortedKinds(advertisedKinds),
+			)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseExpectedKinds(raw []string) (map[event.Kind]bool, error) {
+	kinds := map[event.Kind]bool{}
+	for i, k := range raw {
+		kind, err := event.ParseKind(k)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid expected kind at index %d (%q): %w", i, k, err)
+		}
+		kinds[kind] = true
+	}
+	return kinds, nil
+}
+
+func advertisedSourceKinds(in Input) map[event.Kind]bool {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	kinds := map[event.Kind]bool{}
+	if ks, ok := in.(KindsSource); ok {
+		for _, kind := range ks.Kinds() {
+			kinds[kind] = true
+		}
+		return kinds
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sortedKinds(kindSet map[event.Kind]bool) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(kindSet))
+	for kind := range kindSet {
+		out = append(out, string(kind))
+	}
+	sort.Strings(out)
+	return out
+}

sources/helpers_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+)
+
+type testInput struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+func (s testInput) Name() string { return s.name }
+
+type testKindsSource struct {
+	testInput
+	kinds []event.Kind
+}
+
+func (s testKindsSource) Kinds() []event.Kind { return s.kinds }
+
+func TestValidateExpectedKindsSubsetAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.SourceConfig{Kinds: []string{"observation"}}
+	in := testKindsSource{
+		testInput: testInput{name: "test"},
+		kinds:     []event.Kind{"observation", "forecast"},
+	}
+
+	if err := ValidateExpectedKinds(cfg, in); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateExpectedKinds() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateExpectedKindsMismatchFails(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.SourceConfig{Kinds: []string{"alert"}}
+	in := testKindsSource{
+		testInput: testInput{name: "test"},
+		kinds:     []event.Kind{"observation", "forecast"},
+	}
+
+	err := ValidateExpectedKinds(cfg, in)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateExpectedKinds() expected mismatch error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "configured expected kind") {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateExpectedKinds() error %q does not include expected message", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateExpectedKindsNoMetadataSkipsCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := config.SourceConfig{Kinds: []string{"alert"}}
+	in := testInput{name: "test"}
+
+	if err := ValidateExpectedKinds(cfg, in); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ValidateExpectedKinds() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultEventIDUsesUpstreamID(t *testing.T) {
+	emittedAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 15, 4, 5, 123, time.UTC)
+	got := DefaultEventID(" upstream-id ", "source", nil, emittedAt)
+	if got != "upstream-id" {
+		t.Fatalf("DefaultEventID() = %q, want upstream-id", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultEventIDPrefersEffectiveAt(t *testing.T) {
+	effectiveAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 16, 4, 5, 987654321, time.FixedZone("x", -6*3600))
+	emittedAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 15, 4, 5, 123, time.UTC)
+
+	got := DefaultEventID("", "source", &effectiveAt, emittedAt)
+	want := "source:" + effectiveAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("DefaultEventID() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDefaultEventIDFallsBackToEmittedAt(t *testing.T) {
+	emittedAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 15, 4, 5, 123456789, time.FixedZone("y", 3*3600))
+	got := DefaultEventID("", "source", nil, emittedAt)
+	want := "source:" + emittedAt.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("DefaultEventID() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSingleEventBuildsValidatedSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	effectiveAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 16, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	emittedAt := time.Date(2026, 3, 28, 15, 0, 0, 0, time.FixedZone("z", -5*3600))
+
+	got, err := SingleEvent(
+		event.Kind("observation"),
+		"source-a",
+		"raw.example.v1",
+		"evt-1",
+		emittedAt,
+		&effectiveAt,
+		map[string]any{"ok": true},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("SingleEvent() unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("SingleEvent() len = %d, want 1", len(got))
+	}
+	if got[0].EmittedAt != emittedAt.UTC() {
+		t.Fatalf("SingleEvent() emittedAt = %s, want %s", got[0].EmittedAt, emittedAt.UTC())
+	}
+}

sources/http.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/transport"
+)
+
+// HTTPSource is a reusable helper for polling HTTP-backed sources.
+//
+// It centralizes generic source config parsing (`params.url`,
+// `params.user_agent`, and optional `params.conditional`), default HTTP client
+// setup, and conditional GET validator handling. Concrete daemon sources remain
+// responsible for decoding the response body and constructing events.
+type HTTPSource struct {
+	Driver                 string
+	Name                   string
+	URL                    string
+	UserAgent              string
+	Accept                 string
+	Conditional            bool
+	ResponseBodyLimitBytes int64
+	Client                 *http.Client
+
+	mu         sync.Mutex
+	validators transport.HTTPValidators
+}
+
+// NewHTTPSource builds a generic HTTP polling helper from SourceConfig.
+//
+// Required params:
+//   - params.url
+//   - params.user_agent
+//
+// Optional params:
+//   - params.conditional (default true): enable conditional GET using cached
+//     ETag / Last-Modified validators
+func NewHTTPSource(driver string, cfg config.SourceConfig, accept string) (*HTTPSource, error) {
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Name)
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: name is required", driver)
+	}
+	if cfg.Params == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params are required (need params.url and params.user_agent)", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	url, ok := cfg.ParamString("url", "URL")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.url is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	userAgent, ok := cfg.ParamString("user_agent", "userAgent")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.user_agent is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	conditional := true
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params["conditional"]; exists {
+		var ok bool
+		conditional, ok = cfg.ParamBool("conditional")
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.conditional must be a boolean", cfg.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	timeout := transport.DefaultHTTPTimeout
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params["http_timeout"]; exists {
+		var ok bool
+		timeout, ok = cfg.ParamDuration("http_timeout")
+		if !ok || timeout <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.http_timeout must be a positive duration", cfg.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	bodyLimit := transport.DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params["http_response_body_limit_bytes"]; exists {
+		rawLimit, ok := cfg.ParamInt("http_response_body_limit_bytes")
+		if !ok || rawLimit <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.http_response_body_limit_bytes must be a positive integer", cfg.Name)
+		}
+		bodyLimit = int64(rawLimit)
+	}
+
+	return &HTTPSource{
+		Driver:                 driver,
+		Name:                   name,
+		URL:                    url,
+		UserAgent:              userAgent,
+		Accept:                 accept,
+		Conditional:            conditional,
+		ResponseBodyLimitBytes: bodyLimit,
+		Client:                 transport.NewHTTPClient(timeout),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// FetchBytesIfChanged fetches the configured URL and reports whether the
+// upstream content changed. An unchanged 304 response returns changed=false
+// with no body and no error.
+func (s *HTTPSource) FetchBytesIfChanged(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, bool, error) {
+	client := s.Client
+	if client == nil {
+		client = transport.NewHTTPClient(transport.DefaultHTTPTimeout)
+	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	validators := s.validators
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	bodyLimit := s.ResponseBodyLimitBytes
+	if bodyLimit <= 0 {
+		bodyLimit = transport.DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes
+	}
+
+	body, changed, next, err := transport.FetchBodyIfChangedWithLimit(
+		ctx,
+		client,
+		s.URL,
+		s.UserAgent,
+		s.Accept,
+		s.Conditional,
+		validators,
+		bodyLimit,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: %w", s.Driver, s.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	if s.Conditional {
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		s.validators = next
+		s.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	return body, changed, nil
+}
+
+// FetchJSONIfChanged fetches the configured URL and returns the raw response
+// body as json.RawMessage when content changed. An unchanged 304 response
+// returns changed=false with a nil body and no error.
+func (s *HTTPSource) FetchJSONIfChanged(ctx context.Context) (json.RawMessage, bool, error) {
+	body, changed, err := s.FetchBytesIfChanged(ctx)
+	if err != nil || !changed {
+		return nil, changed, err
+	}
+	return json.RawMessage(body), true, nil
+}

sources/http_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/transport"
+)
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceConditionalDefaultsTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":        "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent": "test-agent",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !src.Conditional {
+		t.Fatalf("Conditional = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceRejectsInvalidConditional(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":         "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":  "test-agent",
+			"conditional": "sometimes",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.conditional must be a boolean") {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %q, want params.conditional must be a boolean", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceConditionalCanBeExplicitlyFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":         "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":  "test-agent",
+			"conditional": false,
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.Conditional {
+		t.Fatalf("Conditional = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceHTTPTimeoutOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":          "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":   "test-agent",
+			"http_timeout": "250ms",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.Client == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Client = nil")
+	}
+	if src.Client.Timeout != 250*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Fatalf("Client.Timeout = %s, want 250ms", src.Client.Timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceBodyLimitOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":                            "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":                     "test-agent",
+			"http_response_body_limit_bytes": 12345,
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.ResponseBodyLimitBytes != 12345 {
+		t.Fatalf("ResponseBodyLimitBytes = %d, want 12345", src.ResponseBodyLimitBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceRejectsInvalidHTTPTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":          "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":   "test-agent",
+			"http_timeout": "soon",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.http_timeout must be a positive duration") {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceRejectsInvalidBodyLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":                            "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent":                     "test-agent",
+			"http_response_body_limit_bytes": "abc",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.http_response_body_limit_bytes must be a positive integer") {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSourceFetchJSONIfChanged(t *testing.T) {
+	var call int
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		call++
+		switch call {
+		case 1:
+			w.Header().Set("ETag", `"v1"`)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+		case 2:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != `"v1"` {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-None-Match = %q", got)
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotModified)
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected call count %d", call)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":        srv.URL,
+			"user_agent": "test-agent",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	raw, changed, err := src.FetchJSONIfChanged(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchJSONIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !changed {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchJSONIfChanged() changed = false, want true")
+	}
+	if got := string(raw); got != `{"ok":true}` {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchJSONIfChanged() body = %q", got)
+	}
+
+	raw, changed, err = src.FetchJSONIfChanged(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchJSONIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if changed {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchJSONIfChanged() changed = true, want false")
+	}
+	if raw != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchJSONIfChanged() body = %q, want nil", string(raw))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSourceFetchJSONIfChangedHonorsBodyLimitOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":                            srv.URL,
+			"user_agent":                     "test-agent",
+			"http_response_body_limit_bytes": 4,
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = src.FetchJSONIfChanged(context.Background())
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchJSONIfChanged() error = nil, want limit error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "response body too large") {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchJSONIfChanged() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceUsesDefaultBodyLimitWhenUnset(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":        "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent": "test-agent",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.ResponseBodyLimitBytes != transport.DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes {
+		t.Fatalf("ResponseBodyLimitBytes = %d, want %d", src.ResponseBodyLimitBytes, transport.DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHTTPSourceUsesDefaultTimeoutWhenUnset(t *testing.T) {
+	src, err := NewHTTPSource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "test-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"url":        "https://example.invalid",
+			"user_agent": "test-agent",
+		},
+	}, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHTTPSource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.Client == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Client = nil")
+	}
+	if src.Client.Timeout != transport.DefaultHTTPTimeout {
+		t.Fatalf("Client.Timeout = %s, want %s", src.Client.Timeout, transport.DefaultHTTPTimeout)
+	}
+}

sources/postgres.go

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	pgconn "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/internal/postgres"
+)
+
+const defaultPostgresQueryTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+type postgresQueryDB interface {
+	QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) (*sql.Rows, error)
+}
+
+var openPostgresQueryDB = func(ctx context.Context, cfg pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresQueryDB, error) {
+	return pgconn.Open(ctx, cfg)
+}
+
+// PostgresQuerySource is a reusable helper for polling Postgres-backed sources.
+//
+// It centralizes generic source config parsing and query execution. Concrete
+// daemon sources remain responsible for SQL semantics, row scanning, cursoring,
+// and event construction.
+type PostgresQuerySource struct {
+	Driver       string
+	Name         string
+	SQL          string
+	QueryTimeout time.Duration
+
+	db postgresQueryDB
+}
+
+// NewPostgresQuerySource builds a generic Postgres polling helper from
+// SourceConfig.
+//
+// Required params:
+//   - params.uri
+//   - params.username
+//   - params.password
+//   - params.query
+//
+// Optional params:
+//   - params.query_timeout (default 30s)
+func NewPostgresQuerySource(driver string, cfg config.SourceConfig) (*PostgresQuerySource, error) {
+	name := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Name)
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: name is required", driver)
+	}
+	if cfg.Params == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params are required (need params.uri, params.username, params.password, and params.query)", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	uri, ok := cfg.ParamString("uri")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.uri is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+	username, ok := cfg.ParamString("username")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.username is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+	password, ok := cfg.ParamString("password")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.password is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+	query, ok := cfg.ParamString("query")
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: params.query is required", driver, cfg.Name)
+	}
+
+	queryTimeout := defaultPostgresQueryTimeout
+	if _, exists := cfg.Params["query_timeout"]; exists {
+		var ok bool
+		queryTimeout, ok = cfg.ParamDuration("query_timeout")
+		if !ok || queryTimeout <= 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("source %q: params.query_timeout must be a positive duration", cfg.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	db, err := openPostgresQueryDB(context.Background(), pgconn.ConnConfig{
+		URI:      uri,
+		Username: username,
+		Password: password,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: open db: %w", driver, cfg.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	return &PostgresQuerySource{
+		Driver:       driver,
+		Name:         name,
+		SQL:          query,
+		QueryTimeout: queryTimeout,
+		db:           db,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *PostgresQuerySource) Query(ctx context.Context, args ...any) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	queryCtx := ctx
+	if s.QueryTimeout > 0 {
+		if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || time.Until(deadline) > s.QueryTimeout {
+			// We intentionally do not cancel this derived context here because the
+			// returned rows may still be reading from the database.
+			queryCtx, _ = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.QueryTimeout)
+		}
+	}
+
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(queryCtx, s.SQL, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s %q: query: %w", s.Driver, s.Name, err)
+	}
+	return rows, nil
+}

sources/postgres_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"database/sql/driver"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/config"
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/event"
+	pgconn "gitea.maximumdirect.net/ejr/feedkit/internal/postgres"
+)
+
+type fakePostgresQueryDB struct {
+	queryErr   error
+	lastCtx    context.Context
+	lastQuery  string
+	lastArgs   []any
+	returnRows *sql.Rows
+}
+
+func (db *fakePostgresQueryDB) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	db.lastCtx = ctx
+	db.lastQuery = query
+	db.lastArgs = append([]any(nil), args...)
+	if db.queryErr != nil {
+		return nil, db.queryErr
+	}
+	return db.returnRows, nil
+}
+
+func withPostgresQuerySourceTestState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	oldOpen := openPostgresQueryDB
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		openPostgresQueryDB = oldOpen
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresQuerySourceMissingParams(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresQuerySourceTestState(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		params map[string]any
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{name: "missing uri", params: map[string]any{"username": "u", "password": "p", "query": "SELECT 1"}, want: "params.uri"},
+		{name: "missing username", params: map[string]any{"uri": "postgres://localhost/db", "password": "p", "query": "SELECT 1"}, want: "params.username"},
+		{name: "missing password", params: map[string]any{"uri": "postgres://localhost/db", "username": "u", "query": "SELECT 1"}, want: "params.password"},
+		{name: "missing query", params: map[string]any{"uri": "postgres://localhost/db", "username": "u", "password": "p"}, want: "params.query"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, err := NewPostgresQuerySource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+				Name:   "pg-source",
+				Driver: "test_driver",
+				Params: tc.params,
+			})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = %q, want substring %q", err, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresQuerySourceRejectsInvalidQueryTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewPostgresQuerySource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "pg-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"uri":           "postgres://localhost/db",
+			"username":      "u",
+			"password":      "p",
+			"query":         "SELECT 1",
+			"query_timeout": "soon",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "params.query_timeout must be a positive duration") {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresQuerySourceSuccessfulConstruction(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresQuerySourceTestState(t)
+
+	db := &fakePostgresQueryDB{}
+	var gotCfg pgconn.ConnConfig
+	openPostgresQueryDB = func(_ context.Context, cfg pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresQueryDB, error) {
+		gotCfg = cfg
+		return db, nil
+	}
+
+	src, err := NewPostgresQuerySource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "pg-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"uri":           "postgres://db.example.local/feedkit",
+			"username":      "app_user",
+			"password":      "app_pass",
+			"query":         "SELECT * FROM observations",
+			"query_timeout": "45s",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if src.Name != "pg-source" {
+		t.Fatalf("Name = %q, want pg-source", src.Name)
+	}
+	if src.QueryTimeout != 45*time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("QueryTimeout = %s, want 45s", src.QueryTimeout)
+	}
+	if src.SQL != "SELECT * FROM observations" {
+		t.Fatalf("SQL = %q", src.SQL)
+	}
+	if gotCfg.Username != "app_user" || gotCfg.Password != "app_pass" {
+		t.Fatalf("ConnConfig = %+v", gotCfg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewPostgresQuerySourceOpenFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresQuerySourceTestState(t)
+
+	openPostgresQueryDB = func(_ context.Context, _ pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresQueryDB, error) {
+		return nil, errors.New("db unavailable")
+	}
+
+	_, err := NewPostgresQuerySource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "pg-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"uri":      "postgres://localhost/db",
+			"username": "u",
+			"password": "p",
+			"query":    "SELECT 1",
+		},
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `test_driver "pg-source": open db: db unavailable`) {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresQuerySourceQueryAppliesTimeoutAndWrapsError(t *testing.T) {
+	db := &fakePostgresQueryDB{queryErr: errors.New("query failed")}
+	src := &PostgresQuerySource{
+		Driver:       "test_driver",
+		Name:         "pg-source",
+		SQL:          "SELECT 1",
+		QueryTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		db:           db,
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	_, err := src.Query(ctx, "arg1")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Query() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `test_driver "pg-source": query: query failed`) {
+		t.Fatalf("Query() error = %q", err)
+	}
+	if db.lastCtx == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("lastCtx = nil")
+	}
+	if _, ok := db.lastCtx.Deadline(); !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected derived deadline on query context")
+	}
+	if db.lastQuery != "SELECT 1" {
+		t.Fatalf("lastQuery = %q", db.lastQuery)
+	}
+	if len(db.lastArgs) != 1 || db.lastArgs[0] != "arg1" {
+		t.Fatalf("lastArgs = %#v", db.lastArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresQuerySourceQueryUsesEarlierCallerDeadline(t *testing.T) {
+	db := &fakePostgresQueryDB{queryErr: errors.New("query failed")}
+	src := &PostgresQuerySource{
+		Driver:       "test_driver",
+		Name:         "pg-source",
+		SQL:          "SELECT 1",
+		QueryTimeout: 30 * time.Second,
+		db:           db,
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, _ = src.Query(ctx)
+	if db.lastCtx != ctx {
+		t.Fatalf("expected source to reuse earlier caller deadline")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPostgresQuerySourceSupportsDownstreamPollingPattern(t *testing.T) {
+	withPostgresQuerySourceTestState(t)
+
+	db, cleanup := openRowsTestDB(t, "feedkit_sources_pg_rows", []string{"event_id"}, [][]driver.Value{{"evt-1"}})
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	openPostgresQueryDB = func(_ context.Context, _ pgconn.ConnConfig) (postgresQueryDB, error) {
+		return db, nil
+	}
+
+	type fakeDownstreamSource struct {
+		pg *PostgresQuerySource
+	}
+	poll := func(s fakeDownstreamSource, ctx context.Context) ([]event.Event, error) {
+		rows, err := s.pg.Query(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer rows.Close()
+
+		var out []event.Event
+		for rows.Next() {
+			var eventID string
+			if err := rows.Scan(&eventID); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			out = append(out, event.Event{
+				ID:        eventID,
+				Kind:      event.Kind("observation"),
+				Source:    s.pg.Name,
+				Schema:    "raw.test.v1",
+				EmittedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+				Payload:   map[string]any{"event_id": eventID},
+			})
+		}
+		if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return out, nil
+	}
+
+	pg, err := NewPostgresQuerySource("test_driver", config.SourceConfig{
+		Name:   "pg-source",
+		Driver: "test_driver",
+		Params: map[string]any{
+			"uri":      "postgres://localhost/db",
+			"username": "u",
+			"password": "p",
+			"query":    "SELECT event_id FROM events",
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewPostgresQuerySource() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	events, err := poll(fakeDownstreamSource{pg: pg}, context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("poll() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(events) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("len(events) = %d, want 1", len(events))
+	}
+	if events[0].ID != "evt-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("events[0].ID = %q, want evt-1", events[0].ID)
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	rowsDriverMu   sync.Mutex
+	rowsDriverSeen = map[string]bool{}
+)
+
+func openRowsTestDB(t *testing.T, driverName string, columns []string, rows [][]driver.Value) (*sql.DB, func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	rowsDriverMu.Lock()
+	if !rowsDriverSeen[driverName] {
+		sql.Register(driverName, &rowsTestDriver{columns: append([]string(nil), columns...), rows: cloneDriverRows(rows)})
+		rowsDriverSeen[driverName] = true
+	}
+	rowsDriverMu.Unlock()
+
+	db, err := sql.Open(driverName, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("sql.Open() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return db, func() {
+		_ = db.Close()
+	}
+}
+
+func cloneDriverRows(in [][]driver.Value) [][]driver.Value {
+	out := make([][]driver.Value, 0, len(in))
+	for _, row := range in {
+		copied := append([]driver.Value(nil), row...)
+		out = append(out, copied)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+type rowsTestDriver struct {
+	columns []string
+	rows    [][]driver.Value
+}
+
+func (d *rowsTestDriver) Open(string) (driver.Conn, error) {
+	return &rowsTestConn{columns: append([]string(nil), d.columns...), rows: cloneDriverRows(d.rows)}, nil
+}
+
+type rowsTestConn struct {
+	columns []string
+	rows    [][]driver.Value
+}
+
+func (c *rowsTestConn) Prepare(string) (driver.Stmt, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+func (c *rowsTestConn) Close() error              { return nil }
+func (c *rowsTestConn) Begin() (driver.Tx, error) { return nil, errors.New("not implemented") }
+
+func (c *rowsTestConn) QueryContext(_ context.Context, _ string, _ []driver.NamedValue) (driver.Rows, error) {
+	return &rowsTestRows{columns: append([]string(nil), c.columns...), rows: cloneDriverRows(c.rows)}, nil
+}
+
+type rowsTestRows struct {
+	columns []string
+	rows    [][]driver.Value
+	idx     int
+}
+
+func (r *rowsTestRows) Columns() []string { return append([]string(nil), r.columns...) }
+func (r *rowsTestRows) Close() error      { return nil }
+
+func (r *rowsTestRows) Next(dest []driver.Value) error {
+	if r.idx >= len(r.rows) {
+		return io.EOF
+	}
+	copy(dest, r.rows[r.idx])
+	r.idx++
+	return nil
+}

sources/registry.go

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ import (
 type PollFactory func(cfg config.SourceConfig) (PollSource, error)
 type StreamFactory func(cfg config.SourceConfig) (StreamSource, error)
 
-// Factory is the legacy alias for poll source factories.
-type Factory = PollFactory
-
 type Registry struct {
 	byPollDriver   map[string]PollFactory
 	byStreamDriver map[string]StreamFactory
@@ -30,13 +27,6 @@ func NewRegistry() *Registry {
 	}
 }
 
-// Register associates a driver name (e.g. "openmeteo_observation") with a factory.
-//
-// The driver string is the "lookup key" used by config.sources[].driver.
-func (r *Registry) Register(driver string, f PollFactory) {
-	r.RegisterPoll(driver, f)
-}
-
 // RegisterPoll associates a driver name with a polling-source factory.
 func (r *Registry) RegisterPoll(driver string, f PollFactory) {
 	driver = strings.TrimSpace(driver)
@@ -75,11 +65,6 @@ func (r *Registry) RegisterStream(driver string, f StreamFactory) {
 	r.byStreamDriver[driver] = f
 }
 
-// Build constructs a polling source from a SourceConfig by looking up cfg.Driver.
-func (r *Registry) Build(cfg config.SourceConfig) (PollSource, error) {
-	return r.BuildPoll(cfg)
-}
-
 // BuildPoll constructs a polling source from a SourceConfig by looking up cfg.Driver.
 func (r *Registry) BuildPoll(cfg config.SourceConfig) (PollSource, error) {
 	driver := strings.TrimSpace(cfg.Driver)

sources/source.go

@@ -31,24 +31,18 @@ type PollSource interface {
 	Poll(ctx context.Context) ([]event.Event, error)
 }
 
-// Source is a compatibility alias for the legacy polling-source name.
-type Source = PollSource
-
 // StreamSource is an event-driven source (NATS/RabbitMQ/MQTT/etc).
 //
 // Run should block, producing events into `out` until ctx is cancelled or a fatal error occurs.
 // It MUST NOT close out (the scheduler/daemon owns the bus).
+//
+// Stream sources can classify exits by wrapping errors with StreamRetryable or
+// StreamFatal. Plain non-nil errors are treated as retryable by the scheduler.
 type StreamSource interface {
 	Input
 	Run(ctx context.Context, out chan<- event.Event) error
 }
 
-// KindSource is an optional interface for sources that advertise one "primary" kind.
-// This is legacy-friendly but no longer required.
-type KindSource interface {
-	Kind() event.Kind
-}
-
 // KindsSource is an optional interface for sources that advertise multiple kinds.
 type KindsSource interface {
 	Kinds() []event.Kind

sources/stream_errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package sources
+
+import "errors"
+
+type streamRetryableError struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (e *streamRetryableError) Error() string {
+	if e.err == nil {
+		return "retryable stream error"
+	}
+	return e.err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *streamRetryableError) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
+
+type streamFatalError struct {
+	err error
+}
+
+func (e *streamFatalError) Error() string {
+	if e.err == nil {
+		return "fatal stream error"
+	}
+	return e.err.Error()
+}
+
+func (e *streamFatalError) Unwrap() error { return e.err }
+
+// StreamRetryable marks a stream-source exit as retryable.
+func StreamRetryable(err error) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &streamRetryableError{err: err}
+}
+
+// StreamFatal marks a stream-source exit as fatal.
+func StreamFatal(err error) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &streamFatalError{err: err}
+}
+
+// IsStreamRetryable reports whether err contains a retryable stream marker.
+func IsStreamRetryable(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var target *streamRetryableError
+	return errors.As(err, &target)
+}
+
+// IsStreamFatal reports whether err contains a fatal stream marker.
+func IsStreamFatal(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var target *streamFatalError
+	return errors.As(err, &target)
+}

sources/stream_errors_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package sources
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestStreamRetryableWrapsThroughErrorChains(t *testing.T) {
+	base := errors.New("retry me")
+	err := fmt.Errorf("outer: %w", StreamRetryable(base))
+
+	if !IsStreamRetryable(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamRetryable() = false, want true")
+	}
+	if IsStreamFatal(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamFatal() = true, want false")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, base) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.Is(err, base) = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamFatalWrapsThroughErrorChains(t *testing.T) {
+	base := errors.New("fatal")
+	err := fmt.Errorf("outer: %w", StreamFatal(base))
+
+	if !IsStreamFatal(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamFatal() = false, want true")
+	}
+	if IsStreamRetryable(err) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamRetryable() = true, want false")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, base) {
+		t.Fatalf("errors.Is(err, base) = false, want true")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStreamErrorHelpersNil(t *testing.T) {
+	if StreamRetryable(nil) != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamRetryable(nil) != nil")
+	}
+	if StreamFatal(nil) != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamFatal(nil) != nil")
+	}
+	if IsStreamRetryable(nil) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamRetryable(nil) = true")
+	}
+	if IsStreamFatal(nil) {
+		t.Fatalf("IsStreamFatal(nil) = true")
+	}
+}

transport/http.go

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
-// maxResponseBodyBytes is a hard safety limit on HTTP response bodies.
+// DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes is a hard safety limit on HTTP response bodies.
 // API responses should be small, so this protects us from accidental
 // or malicious large responses.
-const maxResponseBodyBytes = 2 << 21 // 4 MiB
+const DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes int64 = 2 << 21 // 4 MiB
 
 // DefaultHTTPTimeout is the standard timeout used by HTTP sources.
 // Individual drivers may override this if they have a specific need.
@@ -28,7 +29,95 @@ func NewHTTPClient(timeout time.Duration) *http.Client {
 }
 
 func FetchBody(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url, userAgent, accept string) ([]byte, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	return FetchBodyWithLimit(ctx, client, url, userAgent, accept, DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes)
+}
+
+func FetchBodyWithLimit(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url, userAgent, accept string, bodyLimitBytes int64) ([]byte, error) {
+	res, err := doRequest(ctx, client, http.MethodGet, url, userAgent, accept, "", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %s", res.Status)
+	}
+
+	return readValidatedBody(res.Body, bodyLimitBytes)
+}
+
+// HTTPValidators are cache validators learned from prior successful GET responses.
+//
+// ETag is preferred when present. LastModified is used as a fallback validator
+// when ETag is unavailable.
+type HTTPValidators struct {
+	ETag         string
+	LastModified string
+}
+
+// FetchBodyIfChanged performs an HTTP GET and opportunistically uses conditional
+// request headers based on the provided validators.
+//
+// Behavior:
+//   - if conditional is false, this behaves like a normal GET and leaves validators unchanged
+//   - if validators.ETag is set, sends If-None-Match
+//   - else if validators.LastModified is set, sends If-Modified-Since
+//   - 304 Not Modified is treated as success with changed=false and no body
+//   - 200 responses are treated as changed=true and still enforce the normal body checks
+//
+// Returned validators reflect any updates learned from the response headers.
+func FetchBodyIfChanged(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client *http.Client,
+	url, userAgent, accept string,
+	conditional bool,
+	validators HTTPValidators,
+) ([]byte, bool, HTTPValidators, error) {
+	return FetchBodyIfChangedWithLimit(ctx, client, url, userAgent, accept, conditional, validators, DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes)
+}
+
+func FetchBodyIfChangedWithLimit(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	client *http.Client,
+	url, userAgent, accept string,
+	conditional bool,
+	validators HTTPValidators,
+	bodyLimitBytes int64,
+) ([]byte, bool, HTTPValidators, error) {
+	headerName, headerValue := conditionalHeader(conditional, validators)
+
+	res, err := doRequest(ctx, client, http.MethodGet, url, userAgent, accept, headerName, headerValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, validators, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+
+	switch res.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusNotModified:
+		if conditional {
+			validators = refreshValidators(validators, res.Header)
+		}
+		return nil, false, validators, nil
+	default:
+		if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
+			return nil, false, validators, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %s", res.Status)
+		}
+	}
+
+	b, err := readValidatedBody(res.Body, bodyLimitBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, validators, err
+	}
+
+	if conditional {
+		validators = replaceValidators(res.Header)
+	}
+
+	return b, true, validators, nil
+}
+
+func doRequest(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, method, url, userAgent, accept, headerName, headerValue string) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -39,19 +128,50 @@ func FetchBody(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url, userAgent, accept
 	if accept != "" {
 		req.Header.Set("Accept", accept)
 	}
-
-	res, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer res.Body.Close()
-
-	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %s", res.Status)
+	if headerName != "" && headerValue != "" {
+		req.Header.Set(headerName, headerValue)
 	}
 
-	// Read at most maxResponseBodyBytes + 1 so we can detect overflow.
-	limited := io.LimitReader(res.Body, maxResponseBodyBytes+1)
+	return client.Do(req)
+}
+
+func conditionalHeader(enabled bool, validators HTTPValidators) (string, string) {
+	if !enabled {
+		return "", ""
+	}
+	if etag := strings.TrimSpace(validators.ETag); etag != "" {
+		return "If-None-Match", etag
+	}
+	if lastModified := strings.TrimSpace(validators.LastModified); lastModified != "" {
+		return "If-Modified-Since", lastModified
+	}
+	return "", ""
+}
+
+func replaceValidators(header http.Header) HTTPValidators {
+	return HTTPValidators{
+		ETag:         strings.TrimSpace(header.Get("ETag")),
+		LastModified: strings.TrimSpace(header.Get("Last-Modified")),
+	}
+}
+
+func refreshValidators(current HTTPValidators, header http.Header) HTTPValidators {
+	if etag := strings.TrimSpace(header.Get("ETag")); etag != "" {
+		current.ETag = etag
+	}
+	if lastModified := strings.TrimSpace(header.Get("Last-Modified")); lastModified != "" {
+		current.LastModified = lastModified
+	}
+	return current
+}
+
+func readValidatedBody(r io.Reader, bodyLimitBytes int64) ([]byte, error) {
+	if bodyLimitBytes <= 0 {
+		bodyLimitBytes = DefaultHTTPResponseBodyLimitBytes
+	}
+
+	// Read at most bodyLimitBytes + 1 so we can detect overflow.
+	limited := io.LimitReader(r, bodyLimitBytes+1)
 
 	b, err := io.ReadAll(limited)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -62,8 +182,8 @@ func FetchBody(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url, userAgent, accept
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("empty response body")
 	}
 
-	if len(b) > maxResponseBodyBytes {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("response body too large (>%d bytes)", maxResponseBodyBytes)
+	if int64(len(b)) > bodyLimitBytes {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("response body too large (>%d bytes)", bodyLimitBytes)
 	}
 
 	return b, nil

transport/http_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+package transport
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFetchBodyIfChangedPrefersETagAndTreats304AsUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var call int
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		call++
+		switch call {
+		case 1:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("first request If-None-Match = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-Modified-Since"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("first request If-Modified-Since = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			w.Header().Set("ETag", `"v1"`)
+			w.Header().Set("Last-Modified", "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"ok":true}`))
+		case 2:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != `"v1"` {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-None-Match = %q, want %q", got, `"v1"`)
+			}
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-Modified-Since"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-Modified-Since = %q, want empty when ETag is cached", got)
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotModified)
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected call count %d", call)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	validators := HTTPValidators{}
+	body, changed, next, err := FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "application/json", true, validators)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !changed {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = false, want true")
+	}
+	if got := string(body); got != `{"ok":true}` {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() body = %q", got)
+	}
+	if got := next.ETag; got != `"v1"` {
+		t.Fatalf("cached ETag = %q, want %q", got, `"v1"`)
+	}
+	if got := next.LastModified; got != "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT" {
+		t.Fatalf("cached Last-Modified = %q", got)
+	}
+
+	body, changed, next, err = FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "application/json", true, next)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if changed {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = true, want false")
+	}
+	if body != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() body = %q, want nil", string(body))
+	}
+	if got := next.ETag; got != `"v1"` {
+		t.Fatalf("cached ETag after 304 = %q, want %q", got, `"v1"`)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchBodyIfChangedFallsBackToIfModifiedSince(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var call int
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		call++
+		switch call {
+		case 1:
+			w.Header().Set("Last-Modified", "Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT")
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`first`))
+		case 2:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-None-Match = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-Modified-Since"); got != "Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT" {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-Modified-Since = %q", got)
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotModified)
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected call count %d", call)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	_, changed, validators, err := FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", true, HTTPValidators{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !changed {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = false, want true")
+	}
+	if got := validators.LastModified; got != "Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT" {
+		t.Fatalf("cached Last-Modified = %q", got)
+	}
+
+	_, changed, _, err = FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", true, validators)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if changed {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = true, want false")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchBodyIfChangedClearsValidatorsOn200WithoutValidators(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var call int
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		call++
+		switch call {
+		case 1:
+			w.Header().Set("ETag", `"v1"`)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`first`))
+		case 2:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != `"v1"` {
+				t.Fatalf("second request If-None-Match = %q", got)
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`second`))
+		case 3:
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("third request If-None-Match = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			if got := r.Header.Get("If-Modified-Since"); got != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("third request If-Modified-Since = %q, want empty", got)
+			}
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`third`))
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected call count %d", call)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	_, _, validators, err := FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", true, HTTPValidators{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	_, _, validators, err = FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", true, validators)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if validators.ETag != "" || validators.LastModified != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("validators after 200 without validators = %+v, want cleared", validators)
+	}
+	_, _, _, err = FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", true, validators)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("third FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchBodyIfChangedConditionalDisabledSkipsConditionalHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var calls int
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		calls++
+		if got := r.Header.Get("If-None-Match"); got != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("request If-None-Match = %q, want empty", got)
+		}
+		if got := r.Header.Get("If-Modified-Since"); got != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("request If-Modified-Since = %q, want empty", got)
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`body`))
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	validators := HTTPValidators{ETag: `"v1"`, LastModified: "Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:04:05 GMT"}
+	_, changed, next, err := FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), srv.Client(), srv.URL, "test-agent", "", false, validators)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if !changed {
+		t.Fatalf("FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = false, want true")
+	}
+	if next != validators {
+		t.Fatalf("validators changed when conditional disabled: got %+v want %+v", next, validators)
+	}
+	if calls != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("calls = %d, want 1", calls)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFetchBodyIfChangedAllowsEmpty304ButRejectsEmpty200(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	notModified := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotModified)
+	}))
+	defer notModified.Close()
+
+	_, changed, _, err := FetchBodyIfChanged(
+		context.Background(),
+		notModified.Client(),
+		notModified.URL,
+		"test-agent",
+		"",
+		true,
+		HTTPValidators{ETag: `"v1"`},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("304 FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if changed {
+		t.Fatalf("304 FetchBodyIfChanged() changed = true, want false")
+	}
+
+	emptyBody := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer emptyBody.Close()
+
+	_, _, _, err = FetchBodyIfChanged(context.Background(), emptyBody.Client(), emptyBody.URL, "test-agent", "", true, HTTPValidators{})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("empty 200 FetchBodyIfChanged() error = nil, want error")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "empty response body" {
+		t.Fatalf("empty 200 FetchBodyIfChanged() error = %q", err)
+	}
+}