aborist/qa/ implements the cache-first answer flow from the providence
whitepaper, scaled up to v9.8's full 8-dim admissibility invariant.
cache_key = SHA-256 of:
source_root | question_hash | model_profile_hash | conversation_hash
| governance_policy_hash | schema_version | canonicalization_version
| chunking_version
Any drift in any dimension yields a distinct cache_key — prior records
cannot serve. Falsification states (failed/stale/quarantined) gate
every cache hit.
- qa/keys.py — pure hash functions, deterministic & testable
- qa/client.py — ChatClient Protocol + StubClient + OpenAI-compatible
HTTP client (vllm/llama.cpp/uncloseai compatible)
- qa/runner.py — ask(): lookup -> hit (no LLM call, hit_count++)
OR miss (call client, write record, audit event,
proof binds answer to source root)
- cli.py — `aborist ask` and `aborist providence` subcommands
- pyproject.toml — httpx promoted from extras to core (used by both
html and qa); selectolax stays in [html] extras
Smoke (StubClient, no network): cache miss writes record with chunk_0
Merkle proof reconstructing source_root; cache hit returns same record
without calling client; 1085 audit events chained 0 breaks across
ingest/derive/evict/rehydrate/providence_write.
227 lines
7.2 KiB
Python
227 lines
7.2 KiB
Python
"""Q&A: 8-dim cache_key, falsification-aware lookup, audit chain.
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Mock client only — no network. Verifies the v9.8 admissibility invariant
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end-to-end.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import hashlib
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from typing import Iterator
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from aborist.document import Document
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from aborist.ingest import ingest_source
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from aborist.merkle import proof_from_dict, verify_proof
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from aborist.qa import ask
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from aborist.qa.client import StubClient
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from aborist.qa.keys import (
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cache_key,
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conversation_hash,
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governance_policy_hash,
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model_profile_hash,
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question_hash,
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)
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from aborist.source import Source
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from aborist.store import connect
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class FakeSource(Source):
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source_type = "test"
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def __init__(self, docs: list[Document]):
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self.docs = docs
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def iter_documents(self) -> Iterator[Document]:
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yield from self.docs
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def _doc(uri: str, content: str) -> Document:
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return Document(uri=uri, content=content, source_type="test", title=uri)
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LONG = (
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"The eight forms of capital include living, social, and intellectual. " * 10
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+ "Merkle providence proves answer derives from a specific source. " * 10
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)
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def _ingest_one(conn) -> str:
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ingest_source(conn, FakeSource([_doc("test://qa", LONG)]))
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return conn.execute(
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"SELECT document_root FROM documents WHERE document_uri='test://qa'"
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).fetchone()["document_root"]
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def test_ask_writes_record_with_strict_proof(tmp_path):
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db = tmp_path / "qa.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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root = _ingest_one(conn)
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client = StubClient(answer="capital flows in eight named queues.")
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result = ask(
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conn,
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document_root=root,
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question="What are the forms of capital?",
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client=client,
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model_id="test-model",
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revision="r1",
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quantization="fp8",
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)
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assert result["status"] == "cache_miss_then_written"
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assert result["audit_mode"] == "STRICT"
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assert result["answer_text"] == "capital flows in eight named queues."
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# Stored proof reconstructs the source root.
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proof = proof_from_dict(result["merkle_proof"]["chunk_0_proof"])
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assert verify_proof(proof)
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assert proof.root.hex() == root
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# Providence cache row landed with correct fields.
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row = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM providence_cache").fetchone()
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assert row["source_root"] == root
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assert row["falsification_state"] == "live"
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assert row["chain"] == "private"
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assert row["audit_event_hash"] is not None
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# Audit chain has providence_write event.
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last = conn.execute(
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"SELECT event_type FROM audit_events ORDER BY seq DESC LIMIT 1"
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).fetchone()["event_type"]
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assert last == "providence_write"
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_ask_cache_hit_does_not_call_client(tmp_path):
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db = tmp_path / "hit.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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root = _ingest_one(conn)
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client = StubClient(answer="first answer")
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ask(conn, document_root=root, question="Q1?", client=client, model_id="m")
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assert len(client.calls) == 1
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# Second ask with identical inputs -> hit, no client call.
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result = ask(
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conn, document_root=root, question="Q1?", client=client, model_id="m"
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)
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assert result["status"] == "cache_hit"
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assert result["answer_text"] == "first answer"
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assert len(client.calls) == 1 # unchanged
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row = conn.execute(
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"SELECT hit_count FROM providence_cache"
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).fetchone()
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assert row["hit_count"] == 1
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_different_model_yields_different_cache_key(tmp_path):
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db = tmp_path / "model.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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root = _ingest_one(conn)
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client = StubClient(answer="ans")
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ask(conn, document_root=root, question="Q?", client=client, model_id="A")
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ask(conn, document_root=root, question="Q?", client=client, model_id="B")
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n = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM providence_cache").fetchone()[0]
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assert n == 2
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assert len(client.calls) == 2
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_falsification_skips_cache_hit(tmp_path):
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"""Stale records are ignored even when the 8-dim key matches."""
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db = tmp_path / "stale.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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root = _ingest_one(conn)
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client = StubClient(answer="first")
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first = ask(
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conn, document_root=root, question="Q?", client=client, model_id="m"
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)
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ckey = first["cache_key"]
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# Mark stale.
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conn.execute(
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"UPDATE providence_cache SET falsification_state='stale' "
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"WHERE cache_key=?",
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(ckey,),
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)
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# Asking again must MISS and call client; new record inserted (or
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# rejected on PRIMARY KEY collision since cache_key is the PK).
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try:
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ask(conn, document_root=root, question="Q?", client=client, model_id="m")
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# If accepted, we'd have 2 records — but PK collision will throw.
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assert False, "expected PK collision on stale-then-write"
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except Exception: # IntegrityError from cache_key PK
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pass
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# Falsified record stays stale; no fresh record landed.
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rows = conn.execute(
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"SELECT cache_key, falsification_state FROM providence_cache"
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).fetchall()
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assert len(rows) == 1
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assert rows[0]["falsification_state"] == "stale"
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assert len(client.calls) == 2 # second call did happen
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_unknown_document(tmp_path):
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db = tmp_path / "u.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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result = ask(
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conn,
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document_root="00" * 32,
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question="Q?",
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client=StubClient(),
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model_id="m",
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)
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assert result["status"] == "unknown_document"
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_cold_source_refuses(tmp_path):
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"""Source must be hot — answer derived from evicted content can't be proved."""
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from aborist.evict import evict_to_cold
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db = tmp_path / "cold.db"
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conn = connect(db)
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try:
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root = _ingest_one(conn)
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evict_to_cold(conn)
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result = ask(
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conn,
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document_root=root,
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question="Q?",
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client=StubClient(),
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model_id="m",
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)
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assert result["status"] == "source_cold"
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finally:
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conn.close()
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def test_cache_key_is_pure_function():
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"""Hashes are deterministic; manual computation matches the runner."""
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src_root = "a" * 64
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qh = question_hash("What is X?")
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mh = model_profile_hash("m", "r", "q")
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msg = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}]
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ch = conversation_hash(msg)
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gh = governance_policy_hash({"temperature": 0.1})
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k1 = cache_key(src_root, qh, mh, ch, gh, "v1", "v1", "v1")
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k2 = cache_key(src_root, qh, mh, ch, gh, "v1", "v1", "v1")
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assert k1 == k2
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# Bumping any dim changes the key.
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k3 = cache_key(src_root, qh, mh, ch, gh, "v2", "v1", "v1")
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assert k3 != k1
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# Pure SHA-256 of the joined string.
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expected = hashlib.sha256(
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"|".join([src_root, qh, mh, ch, gh, "v1", "v1", "v1"]).encode()
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).hexdigest()
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assert k1 == expected
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