Consolidate import request ownership

docs/roadmap/implementation.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Consolidation Implementation Plan
 
-Status: in progress. Stages 1 through 4 are complete; follow Stage 5 through Stage 20 in order.
+Status: in progress. Stages 1 through 5 are complete; follow Stage 6 through Stage 20 in order.
 The target executor is a Luna coding agent working through one end-to-end sprint.
 
 ## Authority, Baseline, And Execution
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ test command currently cannot compile because the old assembly callers in
 `load_input.go` and `load_request.go` are scheduled to migrate in Stage 6; test
 verification is deferred until that integration.
 
-## Stage 5 — Consolidate Import Requests And Default Ownership
+## Stage 5 — Consolidate Import Requests And Default Ownership (Complete)
 
 **Owners:** engine import entry points, `importTraversal`, `source_version.go`,
 and tests that directly invoke the old import variants.
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ and tests that directly invoke the old import variants.
 longer travel through version processing; no forwarding ladder remains merely
 to supply another nil/default positional parameter.
 
+Progress notes (2026-10-25): replaced the import entry ladders with named
+requests and one access worker, moved defaults to acquisition policy, and
+retargeted direct import tests. The focused engine test command cannot compile
+yet because the remaining ordinary and grouped assembly callers are scheduled
+for Stage 6; verification is deferred until that integration. `git diff --check`
+passed.
+
 ## Stage 6 — Wire Ordinary And Grouped Lifecycle To Acquisition
 
 **Owners:** engine `load.go`, `load_request.go`, `load_input.go`, related tests.

internal/engine/acquisition.go

@@ -170,11 +170,8 @@ func acquireInput(request inputAcquisitionRequest, policy acquisitionPolicy, sta
 		}
 	}
 	if request.input.imports && selectedSource.kind != sourceNone {
-		if request.deferAssembly {
-			input.composition, input.sources, diagnostics = loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessingDeferred(selectedSource, request.input.filesystem, parsed, destination, request.protectionRule, limits, accounting, visited, hostToken, versionState, versionProcessing, policy.sequencePolicy, true)
-		} else {
-			input.composition, input.sources, diagnostics = loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessing(selectedSource, request.input.filesystem, parsed, destination, request.protectionRule, limits, accounting, visited, hostToken, versionState, versionProcessing, policy.sequencePolicy)
-		}
+		importRequest := importAcquisitionRequest{input: request, main: parsed, processing: versionProcessing}
+		input.composition, input.sources, diagnostics = acquireImportedInput(importRequest, &policy, state, tier)
 		if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 			return input, diagnostics
 		}

internal/engine/destination_accounting_test.go

@@ -216,9 +216,8 @@ func TestImportedEmptyBodiesChargeFullRelativeDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 			currentLimits := limits
 			currentLimits.nodes = wantNodes + test.delta
 			accounting := &importAccounting{}
-			composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedDocumentsTracked(
-				File(mainPath), nil, main, entryDestination, nil, currentLimits, accounting, nil, nil,
-			)
+			request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, entryDestination, nil, nil)
+			composed, sources, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithAccounting(request, currentLimits, accounting)
 			if test.wantError {
 				if composed != nil || len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 					t.Fatalf("below-bound relative placement = %#v, %#v", composed, diagnostics)
@@ -279,9 +278,8 @@ func TestGlobMatchesChargeTheirSharedRelativeDestination(t *testing.T) {
 			currentLimits := limits
 			currentLimits.nodes = wantNodes + test.delta
 			accounting := &importAccounting{}
-			composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedDocumentsTracked(
-				File(mainPath), nil, main, entryDestination, nil, currentLimits, accounting, nil, nil,
-			)
+			request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, entryDestination, nil, nil)
+			composed, sources, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithAccounting(request, currentLimits, accounting)
 			if test.wantError {
 				if composed != nil || len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 					t.Fatalf("below-bound glob placement = %#v, %#v", composed, diagnostics)
@@ -366,9 +364,8 @@ func TestAbsentOptionalImportsDoNotChargeUnusedDeepDestinations(t *testing.T) {
 			main := parseImportMain(t, mainPath)
 			limits := defaultImportLimits()
 			accounting := &importAccounting{}
-			composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedDocumentsTracked(
-				File(mainPath), nil, main, destination, nil, limits, accounting, nil, nil,
-			)
+			request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, destination, nil, nil)
+			composed, sources, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithAccounting(request, limits, accounting)
 			if len(diagnostics) != 0 || composed == nil || len(sources) != 1 {
 				t.Fatalf("absent optional import = %#v, %#v, %#v", composed, sources, diagnostics)
 			}

internal/engine/destination_import_test.go

@@ -108,8 +108,11 @@ parent: true
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = access.close() }()
 	state := importTraversal{
-		access: access, accounting: &importAccounting{}, limits: defaultImportLimits(),
-		active: make(map[resourceIdentity]int), visited: make(map[resourceIdentity]importRoute),
+		access: access,
+		policy: &acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()},
+		state:  &acquisitionState{accounting: &importAccounting{}},
+		tier:   &tierAcquisitionState{visited: make(map[resourceIdentity]importRoute)},
+		active: make(map[resourceIdentity]int),
 	}
 	if diagnostics := state.walkDeclarations(directory, declarations, 0, Keys("entry")); len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("walk diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)

internal/engine/glob_test.go

@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ func TestGlobTraversalBoundsNonmatchesAndAcceptedCandidates(t *testing.T) {
 	main := parseImportMain(t, mainPath)
 	limits := defaultImportLimits()
 	limits.entries = 2
-	_, _, diagnostics := loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, main, nil, limits)
+	request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	_, _, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, limits)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("entry-budget diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -228,7 +229,8 @@ func TestGlobTraversalBoundsNonmatchesAndAcceptedCandidates(t *testing.T) {
 	main = parseImportMain(t, mainPath)
 	limits = defaultImportLimits()
 	limits.sources = 2
-	_, _, diagnostics = loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, main, nil, limits)
+	request = testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	_, _, diagnostics = testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, limits)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("candidate-budget diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)
 	}

internal/engine/imports.go

@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ type importAccounting struct {
 }
 
 type importTraversal struct {
-	access           *filesystemAccess
-	accounting       *importAccounting
-	limits           importLimits
-	rule             *VersionRule
-	versionState     *sourceVersionState
-	directiveContext rootDirectiveContext
-	defaults         importDefaults
+	access  *filesystemAccess
+	request importAcquisitionRequest
+	policy  *acquisitionPolicy
+	state   *acquisitionState
+	tier    *tierAcquisitionState
 
 	scope        acquisitionScope
 	itemScope    bool
@@ -60,38 +58,37 @@ type importTraversal struct {
 	itemFallback Path
 	sources      []SourceInfo
 	active       map[resourceIdentity]int
-	visited      map[resourceIdentity]importRoute
 	stack        []importRoute
 	importGraph  importInclusionGraph
 }
 
-func loadImportedDocuments(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedDocumentsTracked(source, context, main, Path{}, rule, limits, &importAccounting{}, nil, nil)
-}
-
-func loadImportedDocumentsTracked(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, hostToken *namespaceToken) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithVersion(source, context, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, hostToken, nil)
-}
-
-func loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithVersion(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, hostToken *namespaceToken, versionState *sourceVersionState) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	var processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult
-	if versionState != nil && versionState.mode != sourceVersionModeDefault {
-		processing = versionState.mainProcessing
+func compositionTraversal(policy sequencePolicy, rule *VersionRule, versionState *sourceVersionState, accounting *importAccounting, graph importInclusionGraph) importTraversal {
+	return importTraversal{
+		request:     importAcquisitionRequest{input: inputAcquisitionRequest{protectionRule: rule}},
+		policy:      &acquisitionPolicy{sequencePolicy: policy, importLimits: defaultImportLimits()},
+		state:       &acquisitionState{accounting: accounting, versionState: versionState},
+		tier:        &tierAcquisitionState{},
+		importGraph: graph.clone(),
 	}
-	return loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessing(source, context, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, hostToken, versionState, processing, sequencePolicy{})
 }
 
-func loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessing(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, hostToken *namespaceToken, versionState *sourceVersionState, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult, policy sequencePolicy) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessingDeferred(source, context, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, hostToken, versionState, processing, policy, false)
-}
-
-func loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessingDeferred(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, hostToken *namespaceToken, versionState *sourceVersionState, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult, policy sequencePolicy, deferAssembly bool) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+func acquireImportedInput(request importAcquisitionRequest, policy *acquisitionPolicy, state *acquisitionState, tier *tierAcquisitionState) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	source := request.input.input.source
+	context := request.input.input.filesystem
+	main := request.main
 	if nativeContext(source, context) {
 		access, basePath, mainPath, diagnostic := nativeFilesystemAccess(source, context)
 		if diagnostic != nil {
 			return nil, sourceInfos(main.source), []Diagnostic{*diagnostic}
 		}
-		return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, versionState, processing, policy, deferAssembly)
+		native := source.namespace
+		if native == nil && context != nil && context.FS != nil {
+			native = context.FS.namespace
+		}
+		return acquireImportedWithAccess(request, policy, state, tier, access, resolvedFilesystemContext{
+			native: native, hostToken: tier.hostToken, rootPath: access.rootPath,
+			basePath: basePath, mainPath: mainPath,
+		})
 	}
 	rootPath, basePath, mainPath, diagnostic := importFilesystem(source, context, main)
 	if diagnostic != nil {
@@ -103,37 +100,26 @@ func loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithProcessingDeferred(source Source, context *
 		diagnostic.Primary = nil
 		return nil, sourceInfos(main.source), []Diagnostic{diagnostic}
 	}
-	if hostToken != nil {
-		access.token = hostToken
+	if tier.hostToken != nil {
+		access.token = tier.hostToken
 	}
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, versionState, processing, policy, deferAssembly)
+	return acquireImportedWithAccess(request, policy, state, tier, access, resolvedFilesystemContext{
+		hostToken: tier.hostToken, rootPath: rootPath, basePath: basePath, mainPath: mainPath,
+	})
 }
 
-func loadImportedWithAccess(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTracked(access, basePath, mainPath, main, Path{}, rule, limits, accounting, nil)
-}
-
-func loadImportedWithAccessTracked(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedWithVersion(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, nil)
-}
-
-func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedWithVersion(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, versionState *sourceVersionState) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	var processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult
-	if versionState != nil && versionState.mode != sourceVersionModeDefault {
-		processing = versionState.mainProcessing
+func acquireImportedWithAccess(request importAcquisitionRequest, policy *acquisitionPolicy, loadState *acquisitionState, tier *tierAcquisitionState, access *filesystemAccess, resolved resolvedFilesystemContext) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	main := request.main
+	destination := request.input.input.destination
+	limits := policy.importLimits
+	accounting := loadState.accounting
+	versionState := loadState.versionState
+	processing := request.processing
+	basePath, mainPath := resolved.basePath, resolved.mainPath
+	if tier.visited == nil {
+		tier.visited = make(map[resourceIdentity]importRoute)
 	}
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessing(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, versionState, processing)
-}
-
-func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessing(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, versionState *sourceVersionState, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicy(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, versionState, processing, sequencePolicy{})
-}
-
-func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicy(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, versionState *sourceVersionState, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult, policy sequencePolicy) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
-	return loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access, basePath, mainPath, main, destination, rule, limits, accounting, visited, versionState, processing, policy, false)
-}
-
-func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystemAccess, basePath, mainPath string, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting, visited map[resourceIdentity]importRoute, versionState *sourceVersionState, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult, policy sequencePolicy, deferAssembly bool) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	visited := tier.visited
 	if !access.contains(basePath) || (mainPath != "" && !access.contains(mainPath)) {
 		_ = access.close()
 		return nil, sourceInfos(main.source), []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportOutsideRoot, "selected source and import base must stay inside the configuration root", nil)}
@@ -163,21 +149,19 @@ func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystem
 	accounting.sources++
 	accounting.bytes += main.bytes
 	accounting.nodes += countInputNodes(main.document)
-	defaults := importDefaults{}
-	if versionState != nil {
-		defaults = snapshotImportDefaults(versionState.importDefaults)
+	directiveContext := request.input.directiveContext
+	if directiveContext == 0 {
+		directiveContext = rootDirectiveContextImportsOnly
 	}
-	directiveContext := rootDirectiveContextImportsOnly
 	if processing != nil && processing.directiveContext != 0 {
 		directiveContext = processing.directiveContext
 	}
+	request.input.directiveContext = directiveContext
 	state := importTraversal{
-		access: access, accounting: accounting, limits: limits, rule: rule, versionState: versionState,
-		directiveContext: directiveContext,
-		defaults:         defaults,
-		scope:            acquisitionScope{owner: mainNodeKey, destination: destination.clone()},
-		sources:          []SourceInfo{mainInfo},
-		active:           make(map[resourceIdentity]int), visited: visited,
+		access: access, request: request, policy: policy, state: loadState, tier: tier,
+		scope:       acquisitionScope{owner: mainNodeKey, destination: destination.clone()},
+		sources:     []SourceInfo{mainInfo},
+		active:      make(map[resourceIdentity]int),
 		importGraph: newImportInclusionGraph(),
 	}
 	if mainIsItem {
@@ -187,9 +171,7 @@ func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystem
 		state.scope.destination = Path{}
 		state.sources[0] = cloneSourceInfo(mainInfo)
 	}
-	if state.visited == nil {
-		state.visited = make(map[resourceIdentity]importRoute)
-	}
+
 	if diagnostic := state.checkInitialLimits(); diagnostic != nil {
 		_ = access.close()
 		return nil, cloneSourceInfos(state.sources), []Diagnostic{*diagnostic}
@@ -203,7 +185,7 @@ func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystem
 	state.importGraph.addNode(importGraphNode{key: mainNodeKey, canonical: mainIdentity, sourceID: mainInfo.ID, role: importRoleMain})
 	mainRoute.key = mainNodeKey
 	state.active[mainResource] = 0
-	state.visited[mainResource] = mainRoute
+	tier.visited[mainResource] = mainRoute
 	state.stack = append(state.stack, mainRoute)
 	var body *document.Node
 	var declarations []importDeclarationSpec
@@ -269,7 +251,7 @@ func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystem
 			}},
 		}
 	}
-	if deferAssembly {
+	if request.input.deferAssembly {
 		if diagnostic := reservePendingItemPlacements(&acquisition, limits, accounting); diagnostic != nil {
 			return nil, cloneSourceInfos(state.sources), []Diagnostic{*diagnostic}
 		}
@@ -286,7 +268,7 @@ func loadImportedWithAccessTrackedAndProcessingPolicyDeferred(access *filesystem
 		parsed: main, composition: acquired, acquisition: cloneAcquisitionScopes(acquired.acquisition),
 		sources: state.sources, versionState: versionState, accounting: accounting,
 	}
-	composed, diagnostics := composeAcquiredInputWithPolicies(input, collectionPolicyScope{}, policy)
+	composed, diagnostics := composeAcquiredInputWithPolicies(input, collectionPolicyScope{}, policy.sequencePolicy)
 	return composed, cloneSourceInfos(state.sources), diagnostics
 }
 
@@ -311,11 +293,7 @@ func composeAcquiredInputWithPolicies(input assembledInput, lower collectionPoli
 	if accounting == nil {
 		accounting = &importAccounting{sources: len(input.sources), bytes: acquired.inputBytes, nodes: acquired.inputNodes}
 	}
-	traversal := importTraversal{
-		accounting: accounting,
-		limits:     defaultImportLimits(), rule: rule, versionState: input.versionState,
-		importGraph: acquired.importGraph.clone(),
-	}
+	traversal := compositionTraversal(policy, rule, input.versionState, accounting, acquired.importGraph)
 	if len(scope.contributions) == 1 && scope.contributions[0].role == importRoleMain && scope.contributions[0].pendingItem != nil {
 		main := scope.contributions[0]
 		localScope := cloneAcquisitionScope(*main.pendingItem)
@@ -361,7 +339,7 @@ func composeAcquiredInputWithPolicies(input assembledInput, lower collectionPoli
 		}
 		if !main.placementCharged {
 			placementNodes := destinationWrapperNodeCountForMode(main.destination, placementModeSequenceItem)
-			if accounting.nodes+placementNodes > traversal.limits.nodes {
+			if accounting.nodes+placementNodes > traversal.policy.importLimits.nodes {
 				return nil, []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate node limit", main.source.ImportedFrom)}
 			}
 			accounting.nodes += placementNodes
@@ -401,10 +379,7 @@ func composeAcquiredScopeWithPolicy(
 	versionState *sourceVersionState,
 	accounting *importAccounting,
 ) (*composedDocument, []Diagnostic) {
-	traversal := importTraversal{
-		accounting: accounting, limits: defaultImportLimits(), rule: rule,
-		versionState: versionState, importGraph: graph.clone(),
-	}
+	traversal := compositionTraversal(policy, rule, versionState, accounting, graph)
 	if diagnostics := traversal.composePendingItems(scope); len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 		return nil, diagnostics
 	}
@@ -454,15 +429,15 @@ func reservePendingItemPlacements(scope *acquisitionScope, limits importLimits,
 }
 
 func (s *importTraversal) checkInitialLimits() *Diagnostic {
-	if s.accounting.sources > s.limits.sources {
+	if s.state.accounting.sources > s.policy.importLimits.sources {
 		value := importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the source-count limit", nil)
 		return &value
 	}
-	if s.accounting.bytes > s.limits.bytes {
+	if s.state.accounting.bytes > s.policy.importLimits.bytes {
 		value := importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate byte limit", nil)
 		return &value
 	}
-	if s.accounting.nodes > s.limits.nodes {
+	if s.state.accounting.nodes > s.policy.importLimits.nodes {
 		value := importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate node limit", nil)
 		return &value
 	}
@@ -472,7 +447,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) checkInitialLimits() *Diagnostic {
 func (s *importTraversal) walkDeclarations(basePath string, declarations []importDeclarationSpec, depth int, parentDestination Path) []Diagnostic {
 	policies := make([]resolvedImportPolicy, len(declarations))
 	for index, spec := range declarations {
-		policy, diagnostics := resolveImportPolicy(spec, s.defaults)
+		policy, diagnostics := resolveImportPolicy(spec, s.policy.importDefaults)
 		if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 			return diagnostics
 		}
@@ -490,9 +465,9 @@ func (s *importTraversal) walkDeclarations(basePath string, declarations []impor
 		case importSelectorPath:
 			selection, diagnostics = selectNamedImportCandidates(s.access, basePath, spec, policy)
 		case importSelectorDirectory:
-			selection, diagnostics = selectDirectoryImportCandidates(s.access, basePath, spec, policy, s.limits, s.accounting)
+			selection, diagnostics = selectDirectoryImportCandidates(s.access, basePath, spec, policy, s.policy.importLimits, s.state.accounting)
 		case importSelectorGlob:
-			selection, diagnostics = selectGlobImportCandidates(s.access, basePath, spec, policy, s.limits, s.accounting)
+			selection, diagnostics = selectGlobImportCandidates(s.access, basePath, spec, policy, s.policy.importLimits, s.state.accounting)
 		default:
 			location := spec.location
 			return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportInvalid, "import selector is invalid", &location)}
@@ -554,7 +529,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 	if !s.access.contains(canonical) {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportOutsideRoot, "import target resolves outside the configuration root", &location)}
 	}
-	if depth > s.limits.depth {
+	if depth > s.policy.importLimits.depth {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the active import-depth limit", &location)}
 	}
 
@@ -570,18 +545,18 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		cycle := append([]importRoute(nil), s.stack[activeIndex:]...)
 		return []Diagnostic{importCycleDiagnostic(canonical, location, cycle)}
 	}
-	if previous, ok := s.visited[identity]; ok {
+	if previous, ok := s.tier.visited[identity]; ok {
 		s.importGraph.addEdge(importerKey, nodeKey, location)
 		return []Diagnostic{importRepeatedDiagnostic(location, previous, currentRoute)}
 	}
-	if s.accounting.sources+1 > s.limits.sources {
+	if s.state.accounting.sources+1 > s.policy.importLimits.sources {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the source-count limit", &location)}
 	}
 
 	if _, err := s.access.relative(canonical); err != nil {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportOutsideRoot, "import target could not be addressed inside the configuration root", &location)}
 	}
-	sourceID := "source-" + strconv.Itoa(s.accounting.sources+1)
+	sourceID := "source-" + strconv.Itoa(s.state.accounting.sources+1)
 	kind := SourceKindFile
 	label := candidate.label
 	if label == "" {
@@ -611,7 +586,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		s.sources = s.sources[:len(s.sources)-1]
 		return nil
 	}
-	s.accounting.sources++
+	s.state.accounting.sources++
 
 	root, issues := yamladapter.Parse(bytes.NewReader(data), sourceID, yamladapter.Limits{
 		Depth: maxDocumentDepth, Nodes: maxDocumentNodes,
@@ -620,26 +595,26 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		return parserDiagnostics(sourceID, issues)
 	}
 	nodeCount := countInputNodes(root)
-	if s.accounting.nodes+nodeCount > s.limits.nodes {
+	if s.state.accounting.nodes+nodeCount > s.policy.importLimits.nodes {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate node limit", &location)}
 	}
-	s.accounting.nodes += nodeCount
+	s.state.accounting.nodes += nodeCount
 
 	var body *document.Node
 	var declarations []importDeclarationSpec
 	var sequenceDeclarations []sequenceDeclarationSpec
 	var diagnostics []Diagnostic
 	var processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult
-	directiveContext := s.directiveContext
+	directiveContext := s.request.input.directiveContext
 	if directiveContext == 0 {
 		directiveContext = rootDirectiveContextImportsOnly
 	}
-	if s.versionState != nil && s.versionState.mode != sourceVersionModeDefault {
+	if s.state.versionState != nil && s.state.versionState.mode != sourceVersionModeDefault {
 		versionDestination := destination
 		if s.itemScope {
 			versionDestination = appendDestination(s.itemPrefix.Index(0), destination)
 		}
-		processed, failures := s.versionState.processWithDirectiveContext(root, sourceVersionContribution, versionDestination, sourceID, policy.placement, directiveContext)
+		processed, failures := s.state.versionState.processWithDirectiveContext(root, sourceVersionContribution, versionDestination, sourceID, policy.placement, directiveContext)
 		if len(failures) != 0 {
 			return failures
 		}
@@ -650,7 +625,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		if s.itemScope {
 			versionDestination = appendDestination(s.itemPrefix.Index(0), destination)
 		}
-		processed := processSourceVersionWithDirectiveContext(root, s.rule, sourceVersionContribution, versionDestination, sourceVersionModeDefault, directiveContext)
+		processed := processSourceVersionWithDirectiveContext(root, s.request.input.protectionRule, sourceVersionContribution, versionDestination, sourceVersionModeDefault, directiveContext)
 		if len(processed.diagnostics) != 0 {
 			return processed.diagnostics
 		}
@@ -672,7 +647,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 	if mode == placementModeSequenceItem {
 		route := importRoute{canonical: canonical, locations: currentRoute.locations, key: nodeKey}
 		s.active[identity] = len(s.stack)
-		s.visited[identity] = route
+		s.tier.visited[identity] = route
 		s.stack = append(s.stack, route)
 		diagnostics := s.visitItemSource(canonical, nodeKey, destination, relativeDestination, depth, info, body, declarations, sequenceDeclarations, processing)
 		delete(s.active, identity)
@@ -684,10 +659,10 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the source depth or node limit after destination placement", &location)}
 	}
 	placementNodes := destinationWrapperNodeCount(placementDestination)
-	if s.accounting.nodes+placementNodes > s.limits.nodes {
+	if s.state.accounting.nodes+placementNodes > s.policy.importLimits.nodes {
 		return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate node limit", &location)}
 	}
-	s.accounting.nodes += placementNodes
+	s.state.accounting.nodes += placementNodes
 	route := importRoute{canonical: canonical, locations: currentRoute.locations, key: nodeKey}
 	s.scope.contributions = append(s.scope.contributions, acquiredContribution{
 		source: cloneSourceInfo(info), payload: body, document: placed,
@@ -696,7 +671,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) visitPath(candidate selectedImportCandidate, spec impo
 		sequenceDeclarations: cloneSequenceDeclarations(sequenceDeclarations),
 	})
 	s.active[identity] = len(s.stack)
-	s.visited[identity] = route
+	s.tier.visited[identity] = route
 	s.stack = append(s.stack, route)
 	diagnostics = s.walkDeclarations(s.access.dir(canonical), declarations, depth, destination)
 	delete(s.active, identity)
@@ -799,10 +774,10 @@ func (s *importTraversal) composePendingItems(scope *acquisitionScope) []Diagnos
 		}
 		placementNodes := destinationWrapperNodeCountForMode(contribution.destination, placementModeSequenceItem)
 		if !contribution.placementCharged {
-			if s.accounting.nodes+placementNodes > s.limits.nodes {
+			if s.state.accounting.nodes+placementNodes > s.policy.importLimits.nodes {
 				return []Diagnostic{importDiagnostic(CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds the aggregate node limit", contribution.source.ImportedFrom)}
 			}
-			s.accounting.nodes += placementNodes
+			s.state.accounting.nodes += placementNodes
 		}
 		contribution.payload = completed.root
 		contribution.document = placed
@@ -1126,7 +1101,7 @@ func projectSourceVersionEvidence(processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult, des
 }
 
 func (s *importTraversal) readImport(name, sourceID string, required bool) ([]byte, bool, *Diagnostic) {
-	remaining := s.limits.bytes - s.accounting.bytes
+	remaining := s.policy.importLimits.bytes - s.state.accounting.bytes
 	limit := min(int64(maxSourceBytes), remaining)
 	if limit < 0 {
 		limit = 0
@@ -1139,7 +1114,7 @@ func (s *importTraversal) readImport(name, sourceID string, required bool) ([]by
 		value := sourceReadDiagnostic(failure, sourceID, CodeImportLimitExceeded, "configuration exceeds a source or aggregate byte limit")
 		return nil, false, &value
 	}
-	s.accounting.bytes += int64(len(data))
+	s.state.accounting.bytes += int64(len(data))
 	return data, false, nil
 }
 

internal/engine/imports_test.go

@@ -1268,7 +1268,8 @@ func TestImportTraversalEnforcesPrivateBudgets(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "aggregate nodes", limits: importLimits{depth: 8, sources: 8, bytes: maxTotalBytes, nodes: countInputNodes(main.document) + 1}},
 	} {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, _, diagnostics := loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, main, nil, test.limits)
+			request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+			_, _, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, test.limits)
 			if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 				t.Fatalf("budget diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)
 			}
@@ -1278,7 +1279,8 @@ func TestImportTraversalEnforcesPrivateBudgets(t *testing.T) {
 	writeImportFile(t, directory, "one.yml", "configkit: {imports: [{path: nested.yml}]}\n")
 	writeImportFile(t, directory, "nested.yml", "settings: {nested: nested}\n")
 	main = parseImportMain(t, mainPath)
-	_, _, diagnostics := loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, main, nil, importLimits{depth: 1, sources: 8, bytes: maxTotalBytes, nodes: maxDocumentNodes})
+	request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	_, _, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, importLimits{depth: 1, sources: 8, bytes: maxTotalBytes, nodes: maxDocumentNodes})
 	if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("depth diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -1312,7 +1314,9 @@ func TestImportDepthBudgetCountsSelectedEdges(t *testing.T) {
 			writeImportFile(t, directory, "parts/next.yml", "next: true\n")
 			limits := defaultImportLimits()
 			limits.depth = 1
-			composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, parseImportMain(t, mainPath), nil, limits)
+			main := parseImportMain(t, mainPath)
+			request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+			composed, sources, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, limits)
 			if test.code != "" {
 				if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != test.code {
 					t.Fatalf("diagnostics = %#v, want %s", diagnostics, test.code)
@@ -1342,7 +1346,8 @@ func TestImportTraversalAcceptsExactPrivateBudgets(t *testing.T) {
 		bytes:   main.bytes + int64(len(data)),
 		nodes:   countInputNodes(main.document) + countInputNodes(imported.document),
 	}
-	composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedDocuments(File(mainPath), nil, main, nil, limits)
+	request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	composed, sources, diagnostics := testAcquireImportWithLimits(request, limits)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 || composed == nil || len(sources) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("exact-limit composition = (%#v, %#v, %#v)", composed, sources, diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -1401,6 +1406,32 @@ func parseImportMain(t *testing.T, filename string) parsedSource {
 	return parsed
 }
 
+func testImportRequest(source Source, context *FilesystemContext, main parsedSource, destination Path, rule *VersionRule, processing *sourceVersionProcessingResult) importAcquisitionRequest {
+	return importAcquisitionRequest{
+		input: inputAcquisitionRequest{
+			input: loadInput{
+				source: source, imports: true, filesystem: context,
+				destination: destination.clone(), placementMode: main.source.placementMode,
+			},
+			role: sourceVersionMain, directiveContext: rootDirectiveContextImportsOnly,
+			protectionRule: rule,
+		},
+		main: main, processing: processing,
+	}
+}
+
+func testAcquireImport(request importAcquisitionRequest, policy acquisitionPolicy, state *acquisitionState, tier *tierAcquisitionState) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	return acquireImportedInput(request, &policy, state, tier)
+}
+
+func testAcquireImportWithLimits(request importAcquisitionRequest, limits importLimits) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	return testAcquireImport(request, acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: limits}, &acquisitionState{accounting: &importAccounting{}}, &tierAcquisitionState{})
+}
+
+func testAcquireImportWithAccounting(request importAcquisitionRequest, limits importLimits, accounting *importAccounting) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, []Diagnostic) {
+	return testAcquireImport(request, acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: limits}, &acquisitionState{accounting: accounting}, &tierAcquisitionState{})
+}
+
 func parseImportSpecificationsYAML(t *testing.T, input string) []importDeclarationSpec {
 	t.Helper()
 	declarations, diagnostics := parseImportSpecificationYAML(input)

internal/engine/item_policy_test.go

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestPendingItemCompositionProjectsNestedIdentityDiagnostics(t *testing.T) {
 		destination: Keys("items"), pendingItem: &itemScope,
 	}}}
 
-	traversal := importTraversal{accounting: &importAccounting{}, limits: defaultImportLimits()}
+	traversal := compositionTraversal(sequencePolicy{}, nil, nil, &importAccounting{}, newImportInclusionGraph())
 	diagnostics := traversal.composePendingItems(&outer)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("diagnostics = %#v, want one conflict", diagnostics)

internal/engine/load.go

@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ func executeLoadRequest[T any](request loadRequest[T], secrets SecretBinding, lo
 	}
 	versionState := &sourceVersionState{
 		localRule: request.definition.Version, effectiveRule: request.protectionVersion(), mode: request.sourceVersionMode,
-		importDefaults: snapshotImportDefaults(request.importDefaults),
 	}
 	accumulator.versionState = versionState
 	input, diagnostics := assembleBaseInputTrackedWithVersion(request.main.source, mainOptions, request.main.destination, accounting, nil, nil, versionState)

internal/engine/load_request.go

@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ func assembleLayeredInput[T any](request loadRequest[T], input assembledInput, a
 	projectVersion := sequenceVersionPath(request.protectionVersion())
 	for index, group := range request.underlays {
 		evidenceStart := len(input.versionState.evidenceSince(0))
-		acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, index+1, request.protectionVersion(), accounting, input.versionState, request.sequencePolicy)
+		acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, index+1, request.protectionVersion(), accounting, input.versionState, acquisitionPolicy{
+			importDefaults: request.importDefaults, sequencePolicy: request.sequencePolicy, importLimits: defaultImportLimits(),
+		})
 		mergeResourceContexts(&input.contexts, acquired.contexts)
 		if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 			input.sources = append(input.sources, acquired.sources...)
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ func assembleLayeredInput[T any](request loadRequest[T], input assembledInput, a
 	return input, versionDiagnostics
 }
 
-func acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group loadGroup, index int, rule *VersionRule, accounting *importAccounting, versionState *sourceVersionState, policy sequencePolicy) (*acquiredUnderlayGroup, []Diagnostic) {
+func acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group loadGroup, index int, rule *VersionRule, accounting *importAccounting, versionState *sourceVersionState, policy acquisitionPolicy) (*acquiredUnderlayGroup, []Diagnostic) {
 	initialBytes, initialNodes := accounting.bytes, accounting.nodes
 	visited := make(map[resourceIdentity]importRoute)
 	hostToken := &namespaceToken{}
@@ -231,14 +233,9 @@ func acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group loadGroup, index int, rule *VersionRule, a
 		options := Options[struct{}]{
 			Imports: contribution.imports, Filesystem: contribution.filesystem,
 			Definition: Definition[struct{}]{Version: rule}, destination: contribution.destination.clone(),
-			placementMode: contribution.placementMode, sequencePolicy: policy, deferAssembly: true,
+			placementMode: contribution.placementMode, sequencePolicy: policy.sequencePolicy, deferAssembly: true,
 			directiveContext: rootDirectiveContextLayered,
-			importDefaults: func() importDefaults {
-				if versionState == nil {
-					return importDefaults{}
-				}
-				return snapshotImportDefaults(versionState.importDefaults)
-			}(),
+			importDefaults:   snapshotImportDefaults(policy.importDefaults),
 		}
 		acquired, diagnostics := assembleBaseInputTrackedForRole(contribution.source, options, contribution.destination, accounting, visited, hostToken, versionState, sourceVersionContribution)
 		for _, source := range acquired.sources {

internal/engine/load_request_test.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestUnderlayGroupAcquisitionRetainsScopesUntilComposition(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	accounting := &importAccounting{}
 	group := loadGroup{inputs: []loadInput{{source: filesystem.File("main.yml"), imports: true}}}
-	acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, 2, nil, accounting, nil, sequencePolicy{})
+	acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, 2, nil, accounting, nil, acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()})
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("acquire underlay group: %#v", diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestUnderlayGroupAcquisitionRetainsScopesUntilComposition(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("composed group handoff = %#v", composition)
 	}
 
-	empty, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(loadGroup{}, 3, nil, accounting, nil, sequencePolicy{})
+	empty, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(loadGroup{}, 3, nil, accounting, nil, acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()})
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 || len(empty.scopes) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("empty group acquisition = %#v, %#v", empty, diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func TestGroupedLoadStrictConflictsRepetitionAndBudgets(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testAcquireUnderlayGroup(group loadGroup, index int, rule *VersionRule, accounting *importAccounting) (*composedDocument, []SourceInfo, map[string]ResourceContext, []Diagnostic) {
-	acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, index, rule, accounting, nil, sequencePolicy{})
+	acquired, diagnostics := acquireUnderlayGroupScopes(group, index, rule, accounting, nil, acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()})
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 		return nil, acquired.sources, acquired.contexts, diagnostics
 	}

internal/engine/native_filesystem_test.go

@@ -182,7 +182,12 @@ func TestNativeFilesystemRootAndOptionalImports(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(diagnostics)
 	}
 	access := newNativeAccess(filesystem, "config", namespace.token)
-	composed, sources, diagnostics := loadImportedWithAccess(access, "config/sub", source.path, parsed, nil, defaultImportLimits(), &importAccounting{})
+	request := testImportRequest(source, nil, parsed, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	policy := &acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()}
+	state := &acquisitionState{accounting: &importAccounting{}}
+	tier := &tierAcquisitionState{}
+	resolved := resolvedFilesystemContext{native: namespace, rootPath: "config", basePath: "config/sub", mainPath: source.path}
+	composed, sources, diagnostics := acquireImportedWithAccess(request, policy, state, tier, access, resolved)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 || composed == nil || len(sources) != 2 || sources[1].Path != "config/shared.yml" {
 		t.Fatalf("contained imports = (%#v, %#v, %#v)", composed, sources, diagnostics)
 	}
@@ -196,7 +201,12 @@ func TestNativeFilesystemRootAndOptionalImports(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(diagnostics) != 0 {
 		t.Fatal(diagnostics)
 	}
-	_, _, diagnostics = loadImportedWithAccess(newNativeAccess(outside, "config", outsideNamespace.token), "config/sub", "config/sub/main.yml", parsed, nil, defaultImportLimits(), &importAccounting{})
+	request = testImportRequest(filesystemFile(outsideNamespace, "config/sub/main.yml"), nil, parsed, Path{}, nil, nil)
+	policy = &acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: defaultImportLimits()}
+	state = &acquisitionState{accounting: &importAccounting{}}
+	tier = &tierAcquisitionState{}
+	resolved = resolvedFilesystemContext{native: outsideNamespace, rootPath: "config", basePath: "config/sub", mainPath: "config/sub/main.yml"}
+	_, _, diagnostics = acquireImportedWithAccess(request, policy, state, tier, newNativeAccess(outside, "config", outsideNamespace.token), resolved)
 	if len(diagnostics) != 1 || diagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportOutsideRoot {
 		t.Fatalf("escaping import diagnostics = %#v", diagnostics)
 	}

internal/engine/source_version.go

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ type sourceVersionState struct {
 	localRule      *VersionRule
 	effectiveRule  *VersionRule
 	mode           sourceVersionMode
-	importDefaults importDefaults
 	mainProcessing *sourceVersionProcessingResult
 	evidence       []*sourceVersionEvidence
 	diagnostics    []Diagnostic

internal/engine/source_version_test.go

@@ -1523,9 +1523,11 @@ func TestSourceVersionImportAccountingIncludesConsumedHeaderNodes(t *testing.T)
 	limits.nodes = wantNodes
 
 	accounting := &importAccounting{}
-	composed, sources, foundDiagnostics := loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithVersion(
-		File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, limits, accounting, nil, nil, state,
-	)
+	request := testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, nil)
+	policy := acquisitionPolicy{importLimits: limits}
+	owners := &acquisitionState{accounting: accounting, versionState: state}
+	tier := &tierAcquisitionState{}
+	composed, sources, foundDiagnostics := testAcquireImport(request, policy, owners, tier)
 	if len(foundDiagnostics) != 0 || composed == nil || len(sources) != 2 || accounting.nodes != wantNodes || accounting.bytes != wantBytes {
 		t.Fatalf("exact raw byte/node accounting = %#v, %d/%d, want %d/%d, %#v", composed, accounting.bytes, accounting.nodes, wantBytes, wantNodes, foundDiagnostics)
 	}
@@ -1539,10 +1541,11 @@ func TestSourceVersionImportAccountingIncludesConsumedHeaderNodes(t *testing.T)
 	below := defaultImportLimits()
 	below.nodes = wantNodes - 1
 	accounting = &importAccounting{}
-	composed, _, foundDiagnostics = loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithVersion(
-		File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, below, accounting, nil, nil,
-		&sourceVersionState{localRule: rule, effectiveRule: rule, mode: sourceVersionModeRequired},
-	)
+	request = testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, nil)
+	policy.importLimits = below
+	owners = &acquisitionState{accounting: accounting, versionState: &sourceVersionState{localRule: rule, effectiveRule: rule, mode: sourceVersionModeRequired}}
+	tier = &tierAcquisitionState{}
+	composed, _, foundDiagnostics = testAcquireImport(request, policy, owners, tier)
 	if composed != nil || len(foundDiagnostics) != 1 || foundDiagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("raw header nodes were not charged: %#v, %#v", composed, foundDiagnostics)
 	}
@@ -1550,10 +1553,11 @@ func TestSourceVersionImportAccountingIncludesConsumedHeaderNodes(t *testing.T)
 	below = defaultImportLimits()
 	below.bytes = wantBytes - 1
 	accounting = &importAccounting{}
-	composed, _, foundDiagnostics = loadImportedDocumentsTrackedWithVersion(
-		File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, below, accounting, nil, nil,
-		&sourceVersionState{localRule: rule, effectiveRule: rule, mode: sourceVersionModeRequired},
-	)
+	request = testImportRequest(File(mainPath), nil, main, Path{}, rule, nil)
+	policy.importLimits = below
+	owners = &acquisitionState{accounting: accounting, versionState: &sourceVersionState{localRule: rule, effectiveRule: rule, mode: sourceVersionModeRequired}}
+	tier = &tierAcquisitionState{}
+	composed, _, foundDiagnostics = testAcquireImport(request, policy, owners, tier)
 	if composed != nil || len(foundDiagnostics) != 1 || foundDiagnostics[0].Code != CodeImportLimitExceeded {
 		t.Fatalf("raw header bytes were not charged: %#v, %#v", composed, foundDiagnostics)
 	}