Add appended message request validation

appended_messages_contract_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package promptkit_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit"
+)
+
+func TestAppendedMessageRoleConstantsAreStrings(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		developer string = promptkit.RoleDeveloper
+		system    string = promptkit.RoleSystem
+		user      string = promptkit.RoleUser
+		assistant string = promptkit.RoleAssistant
+	)
+	if developer != "developer" || system != "system" || user != "user" || assistant != "assistant" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected role constants: %q %q %q %q", developer, system, user, assistant)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInvalidAppendedMessagesFailBeforeSourceOrModelWork(t *testing.T) {
+	promptSource := &inspectionCountingFS{}
+	var modelCalls atomic.Int64
+	engine, err := promptkit.NewEngine(
+		promptkit.Config{},
+		promptkit.WithPromptFS(promptSource, "."),
+		promptkit.WithLLMClient(countingLLMClient{calls: &modelCalls}),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("construct engine: %v", err)
+	}
+	request := promptkit.RunRequest{
+		PromptID: "unreached",
+		AppendedMessages: []promptkit.RenderedMessage{{
+			Role:    "unsupported-role",
+			Content: "sensitive appended content",
+		}},
+	}
+
+	operations := []struct {
+		name string
+		run  func() error
+	}{
+		{name: "Prepare", run: func() error { _, err := engine.Prepare(context.Background(), request); return err }},
+		{name: "PrepareExecution", run: func() error { _, err := engine.PrepareExecution(context.Background(), request); return err }},
+		{name: "Run", run: func() error { _, err := engine.Run(context.Background(), request); return err }},
+	}
+	for _, operation := range operations {
+		t.Run(operation.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := operation.run()
+			if !errors.Is(err, promptkit.ErrInvalidRequest) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %v, want ErrInvalidRequest", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	if promptSource.opens.Load() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid appended message opened prompt sources %d times", promptSource.opens.Load())
+	}
+	if modelCalls.Load() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid appended message invoked the model %d times", modelCalls.Load())
+	}
+}

convert.go

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package promptkit
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit/internal/domain"
 	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit/internal/jsonvalue"
@@ -12,19 +14,52 @@ func toDomainRunRequest(req RunRequest) (domain.RunRequest, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return domain.RunRequest{}, err
 	}
+	appendedMessages, err := toDomainAppendedMessages(req.AppendedMessages)
+	if err != nil {
+		return domain.RunRequest{}, err
+	}
 	return domain.RunRequest{
-		PromptID:      req.PromptID,
-		PromptVersion: req.PromptVersion,
-		ProfileID:     req.ProfileID,
-		SessionID:     req.SessionID,
-		APIKey:        req.APIKey,
-		Inputs:        toDomainArtifactRefMap(req.Inputs),
-		Vars:          copyStringMap(req.Vars),
-		Execution:     execution,
-		Validation:    toDomainOutputContractPtr(req.Validation),
+		PromptID:         req.PromptID,
+		PromptVersion:    req.PromptVersion,
+		ProfileID:        req.ProfileID,
+		SessionID:        req.SessionID,
+		APIKey:           req.APIKey,
+		Inputs:           toDomainArtifactRefMap(req.Inputs),
+		Vars:             copyStringMap(req.Vars),
+		Execution:        execution,
+		Validation:       toDomainOutputContractPtr(req.Validation),
+		AppendedMessages: appendedMessages,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func toDomainAppendedMessages(messages []RenderedMessage) ([]domain.RenderedMessage, error) {
+	if messages == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	converted := make([]domain.RenderedMessage, len(messages))
+	for index, message := range messages {
+		if !utf8.ValidString(message.Content) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("appended message %d content must be valid UTF-8", index)
+		}
+		role, err := domain.NormalizeMessageRole(message.Role)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("appended message %d role: %w", index, err)
+		}
+
+		cacheControl, err := domain.NormalizeCacheControl(toDomainCacheControl(message.CacheControl))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("appended message %d cache_control: %w", index, err)
+		}
+		converted[index] = domain.RenderedMessage{
+			Role:         role,
+			Content:      message.Content,
+			CacheControl: cacheControl,
+		}
+	}
+	return converted, nil
+}
+
 func fromDomainPreparedRun(prepared *domain.PreparedRun) *PreparedRun {
 	if prepared == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -285,6 +320,16 @@ func fromDomainRenderedMessages(messages []domain.RenderedMessage) []RenderedMes
 	return out
 }
 
+func toDomainCacheControl(cacheControl *CacheControl) *domain.CacheControl {
+	if cacheControl == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &domain.CacheControl{
+		Type: domain.CacheControlType(cacheControl.Type),
+		TTL:  cacheControl.TTL,
+	}
+}
+
 func fromDomainCacheControl(cacheControl *domain.CacheControl) *CacheControl {
 	if cacheControl == nil {
 		return nil

convert_appended_messages_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package promptkit
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit/internal/domain"
+)
+
+func TestToDomainAppendedMessages(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		messages    []RenderedMessage
+		want        []domain.RenderedMessage
+		wantErr     string
+		privateRole string
+		privateText string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "normalizes supported roles",
+			messages: []RenderedMessage{
+				{Role: " DeVeLoPeR ", Content: "developer"},
+				{Role: "SyStEm", Content: "system"},
+				{Role: "\tUsEr\n", Content: "user"},
+				{Role: "assistant", Content: "assistant"},
+			},
+			want: []domain.RenderedMessage{
+				{Role: domain.RoleDeveloper, Content: "developer"},
+				{Role: domain.RoleSystem, Content: "system"},
+				{Role: domain.RoleUser, Content: "user"},
+				{Role: domain.RoleAssistant, Content: "assistant"},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid role UTF-8",
+			messages: []RenderedMessage{{Role: string([]byte{0xff}), Content: "private-content"}},
+			wantErr:  "appended message 0 role",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid content UTF-8",
+			messages: []RenderedMessage{{Role: "private-role", Content: string([]byte{0xff})}},
+			wantErr:  "appended message 0 content",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "unsupported role",
+			messages:    []RenderedMessage{{Role: "private-role", Content: "private-content"}},
+			wantErr:     "appended message 0 role",
+			privateRole: "private-role",
+			privateText: "private-content",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "invalid cache control",
+			messages:    []RenderedMessage{{Role: RoleUser, Content: "private-content", CacheControl: &CacheControl{Type: "private-cache"}}},
+			wantErr:     "appended message 0 cache_control",
+			privateText: "private-content",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty and whitespace content",
+			messages: []RenderedMessage{
+				{Role: RoleUser, Content: ""},
+				{Role: RoleAssistant, Content: " \t\n "},
+			},
+			want: []domain.RenderedMessage{
+				{Role: domain.RoleUser, Content: ""},
+				{Role: domain.RoleAssistant, Content: " \t\n "},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := toDomainAppendedMessages(test.messages)
+			if test.wantErr != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.wantErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("error = %v, want %q", err, test.wantErr)
+				}
+				for _, privateValue := range []string{test.privateRole, test.privateText} {
+					if privateValue != "" && strings.Contains(err.Error(), privateValue) {
+						t.Fatalf("error exposed appended message data %q: %v", privateValue, err)
+					}
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("toDomainAppendedMessages() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, test.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("toDomainAppendedMessages() = %#v, want %#v", got, test.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToDomainAppendedMessagesCopiesCacheControl(t *testing.T) {
+	cacheControl := &CacheControl{Type: CacheControlEphemeral, TTL: "1h"}
+	messages := []RenderedMessage{{Role: RoleUser, Content: "content", CacheControl: cacheControl}}
+	request, err := toDomainRunRequest(RunRequest{AppendedMessages: messages})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("toDomainRunRequest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	messages[0].Content = "changed"
+	cacheControl.TTL = ""
+	if request.AppendedMessages[0].Content != "content" || request.AppendedMessages[0].CacheControl.TTL != "1h" {
+		t.Fatalf("domain request did not retain an independent appended-message copy: %#v", request.AppendedMessages)
+	}
+}

docs/roadmap/implementation.md

@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ field.
 
 ## Stage 2: Add The Public Request Contract And Boundary Validation
 
+**Status:** Complete
+
 ### Objective
 
 Expose the smallest public API for appended messages and convert it into a

engine_test.go

@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ func TestRunRequestFormattingRedactsDirectAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 			"transcript": promptkit.InlineWithURI(inputURI, inputBody),
 		},
 		Vars: map[string]string{"audience": variableValue},
+		AppendedMessages: []promptkit.RenderedMessage{{
+			Role:    "private-role-sentinel",
+			Content: "private-appended-content-sentinel",
+			CacheControl: &promptkit.CacheControl{
+				Type: "private-cache-sentinel",
+				TTL:  "private-ttl-sentinel",
+			},
+		}},
 	}
 
 	for _, formatted := range []string{
@@ -229,7 +237,7 @@ func TestRunRequestFormattingRedactsDirectAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("%+v", req),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%#v", req),
 	} {
-		for _, privateValue := range []string{secret, inputURI, inputBody, variableValue} {
+		for _, privateValue := range []string{secret, inputURI, inputBody, variableValue, "private-role-sentinel", "private-appended-content-sentinel", "private-cache-sentinel", "private-ttl-sentinel"} {
 			if strings.Contains(formatted, privateValue) {
 				t.Fatalf("formatted RunRequest leaked private value %q: %s", privateValue, formatted)
 			}
@@ -240,6 +248,7 @@ func TestRunRequestFormattingRedactsDirectAPIKey(t *testing.T) {
 			"APIKeySet:true",
 			"Inputs:1",
 			"Vars:1",
+			"AppendedMessages:1",
 		} {
 			if !strings.Contains(formatted, summary) {
 				t.Fatalf("formatted RunRequest omitted structural summary %q: %s", summary, formatted)

formatting.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (r RunRequest) GoString() string {
 
 func (r RunRequest) redactedString() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"promptkit.RunRequest{PromptID:%q PromptVersion:%q ProfileID:%q APIKeySet:%t Inputs:%d Vars:%d ExecutionSet:%t ValidationSet:%t}",
+		"promptkit.RunRequest{PromptID:%q PromptVersion:%q ProfileID:%q APIKeySet:%t Inputs:%d Vars:%d ExecutionSet:%t ValidationSet:%t AppendedMessages:%d}",
 		r.PromptID,
 		r.PromptVersion,
 		r.ProfileID,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (r RunRequest) redactedString() string {
 		len(r.Vars),
 		r.Execution != nil,
 		r.Validation != nil,
+		len(r.AppendedMessages),
 	)
 }
 

internal/domain/domain.go

@@ -60,15 +60,16 @@ type CacheControl struct {
 
 // RunRequest represents a request to generate a single artifact.
 type RunRequest struct {
-	PromptID      string
-	PromptVersion string
-	ProfileID     string
-	SessionID     string
-	APIKey        string `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
-	Inputs        map[string]ArtifactRef
-	Vars          map[string]string
-	Execution     *ExecutionTargetOverride
-	Validation    *OutputContract
+	PromptID         string
+	PromptVersion    string
+	ProfileID        string
+	SessionID        string
+	APIKey           string `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
+	Inputs           map[string]ArtifactRef
+	Vars             map[string]string
+	Execution        *ExecutionTargetOverride
+	Validation       *OutputContract
+	AppendedMessages []RenderedMessage
 }
 
 // RunResult represents the complete result of a prompt execution run.

message_roles.go

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package promptkit
+
+import "gitea.maximumdirect.net/eric/promptkit/internal/domain"
+
+const (
+	// RoleDeveloper identifies a developer instruction message.
+	RoleDeveloper = domain.RoleDeveloper
+	// RoleSystem identifies a system instruction message.
+	RoleSystem = domain.RoleSystem
+	// RoleUser identifies a user message.
+	RoleUser = domain.RoleUser
+	// RoleAssistant identifies an assistant message.
+	RoleAssistant = domain.RoleAssistant
+)

types.go

@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ type RunRequest struct {
 	// Validation optionally replaces the prompt's complete output contract. It
 	// does not merge individual fields. Nil uses the prompt contract.
 	Validation *OutputContract
+	// AppendedMessages are already-rendered messages appended after every prompt
+	// definition message. Promptkit neither templates nor resolves files in
+	// them, and preserves valid content exactly. Nil and empty slices are
+	// equivalent. Prepare, PrepareExecution, and Run validate and copy the
+	// messages before source or model work; malformed values return an error
+	// matching ErrInvalidRequest.
+	AppendedMessages []RenderedMessage
 }
 
 // PreparedRun contains prepared prompt execution state returned by
@@ -629,12 +636,13 @@ type RenderedPrompt struct {
 	Messages []RenderedMessage `json:"messages"`
 }
 
-// RenderedMessage is a rendered chat message and has a stable JSON
-// representation.
+// RenderedMessage is a prepared, provider-bound text chat message and has a
+// stable JSON representation. Its role must be one of [RoleDeveloper],
+// [RoleSystem], [RoleUser], or [RoleAssistant].
 type RenderedMessage struct {
-	// Role is the definition-supplied chat role.
+	// Role is the provider-bound chat role.
 	Role string `json:"role"`
-	// Content is the rendered message text.
+	// Content is the provider-bound message text and may be empty or whitespace.
 	Content string `json:"content"`
 	// CacheControl is optional provider cache metadata.
 	CacheControl *CacheControl `json:"cache_control,omitempty"`