WebSocket Stream Manager — Constitution

Hard-Stop Rules

These rules must never be violated. Violations require immediate halt and review.

• Never allow unbounded connection pool growth
• Never skip heartbeat failure detection in production
• Never close connections without proper WebSocket close handshake

Mandatory Rules

These rules must be followed in all circumstances.

• Idle connection reaping after configurable timeout
• Backpressure activation before memory limits
• Connection handshake within 5-second timeout
• Heartbeat failure triggers reconnection within 3 intervals

Preferred Practices

Best practices that should be followed when possible.

• Use binary frames for high-throughput event streaming
• Include connection quality metrics in health endpoints
• Provide graceful degradation under connection pressure