Index: tests/test_id_lifecycle.py
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--- tests/test_id_lifecycle.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
+++ tests/test_id_lifecycle.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
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+import os
+import sys
+import pytest
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
+
+from flexoentity import FlexOID, FlexoEntity, EntityType, EntityState 
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def question():
+    """Fresh question entity in draft state."""
+    return FlexoEntity("AF", EntityType.QUESTION, "What is Ohm’s law?", EntityState.DRAFT)
+
+
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+def test_initial_state(question):
+    assert question.state == EntityState.DRAFT
+    assert question.flexo_id.version == 1
+    assert len(question.flexo_id.signature) == 16  # blake2s digest_size=8 → 16 hex
+    assert FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(question)
+
+
+def test_approval_bumps_version(question):
+    question.approve()
+    assert question.state == EntityState.APPROVED
+    assert question.flexo_id.version == 2
+
+
+def test_signing_bumps_version(question):
+    question.approve()
+    v_before = question.flexo_id
+    question.sign()
+    assert question.state == EntityState.APPROVED_AND_SIGNED
+    assert question.flexo_id != v_before
+
+def test_publish_bumps_version(question):
+    question.approve()
+    question.sign()
+    v_before = question.flexo_id.version
+    question.publish()
+    assert question.state == EntityState.PUBLISHED
+    assert question.flexo_id.version == v_before + 1
+
+def test_modify_content_changes_fingerprint(question):
+    old_signature = question.flexo_id.signature
+    question.modify_content("Rephrased Ohm’s law?")
+    assert question.flexo_id.signature != old_signature
+
+
+def test_no_version_bump_on_draft_edits(question):
+    question.modify_content("Draft edit only")
+    assert question.flexo_id.version == 1
+
+
+def test_version_bump_after_edit_and_sign(question):
+    question.approve()
+    v1 = question.flexo_id
+    question.modify_content("Changed content")
+    question.sign()
+    assert question.flexo_id != v1
+
+
+def test_integrity_check_passes_and_fails(question):
+    question.approve()
+    assert FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(question)
+    # simulate tampering
+    question.text_seed = "Tampered text"
+    assert not FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(question)
+
+
+def test_obsolete_state(question):
+    question.approve()
+    question.sign()
+    question.publish()
+    question.obsolete()
+    assert question.state == EntityState.OBSOLETE
+
+
+def test_clone_new_base_resets_lineage(question):
+    question.approve()
+    question.sign()
+    question.publish()
+    question.obsolete()
+    old_id = question.flexo_id
+    question.clone_new_base()
+    assert question.flexo_id != old_id
+    assert question.state == EntityState.DRAFT
+    assert question.flexo_id.version == 1
+
+
+def test_mass_version_increments_until_obsolete(question):
+    question.approve()
+    for _ in range(FlexOID.MAX_VERSION - 2):
+        question.sign()
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="mark obsolete"):
+        question.sign()
Index: tests/test_id_stress.py
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--- tests/test_id_stress.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
+++ tests/test_id_stress.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
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+"""
+Stress tests for the Flex-O ID lifecycle.
+Focus: collision avoidance, version ceiling, reproducibility.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import pytest
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
+from flexoentity import FlexOID, EntityType, EntityState, FlexoEntity
+
+
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+def test_bulk_generation_uniqueness():
+    """Generate 10,000 IDs and assert uniqueness (statistical test)."""
+    domain = "AF"
+    etype = EntityType.QUESTION
+    estate = EntityState.DRAFT
+    seeds = [f"question {i}" for i in range(10_000)]
+
+    ids = []
+    for seed in seeds:
+        flexo_id = FlexOID.generate(domain, etype, estate, seed)
+        ids.append(flexo_id)
+
+    assert len(ids) == len(set(ids)), "ID collisions detected in bulk generation"
+
+
+def test_disambiguator_trigger():
+    """
+    Force a deterministic collision by hashing same text twice.
+    Should produce -A suffix for second one.
+    """
+    domain = "AF"
+    etype = EntityType.QUESTION
+    estate = EntityState.DRAFT
+    text = "identical question text"
+    id1 = FlexOID.generate(domain, etype, estate, text)
+    id2 = FlexOID.generate(domain, etype, estate, text)
+    assert id1 != id2
+    assert id1.signature == id2.signature
+    assert "-A" in str(id2), f"Expected '-A' suffix in disambiguated ID, got {id2}"
+
+
+def test_id_reproducibility_across_runs():
+    """
+    The same seed on a new process (fresh _seen_hashes)
+    should yield the same base ID (without suffix).
+    """
+    domain = "AF"
+    etype = EntityType.CATALOG
+    estate = EntityState.DRAFT
+    seed = "reproducibility test seed"
+    id1 = FlexOID.generate(domain, etype, estate, seed)
+    # Reset hash cache
+    FlexOID._seen_hashes.clear()
+    id2 = FlexOID.generate(domain, etype, estate, seed)
+    assert id1 == id2
+    assert id1.signature == id2.signature
+
+
+def test_version_ceiling_enforcement():
+    """Simulate approaching @999 to trigger obsolescence guard."""
+    entity = FlexoEntity("AF", EntityType.EXAM, "Final Exam 2025", EntityState.DRAFT)
+    entity.approve()
+    # artificially bump version number to near ceiling
+
+    entity.flexo_id = FlexOID.from_oid_and_version(entity.flexo_id, 998)
+
+    # 998 → 999 is allowed
+    entity.sign()
+    assert entity.flexo_id.version == 999
+
+    # 999 → 1000 should raise RuntimeError
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        entity.sign()
+
+
+def test_massive_lifecycle_simulation():
+    """
+    Generate 100 random entities, simulate multiple edits and state transitions,
+    ensure all final IDs and fingerprints are unique and valid.
+    """
+    import random
+    texts = [f"random question {i}" for i in range(100)]
+    entities = [FlexoEntity("AF", EntityType.QUESTION, t) for t in texts]
+
+    for e in entities:
+        # random edit, approval, signing
+        e.modify_content(e.text_seed + " updated")
+        e.approve()
+        if random.random() > 0.3:
+            e.sign()
+        if random.random() > 0.6:
+            e.publish()
+
+    ids = [e.flexo_id for e in entities]
+    fps = [e.flexo_id.signature for e in entities]
+    assert len(ids) == len(set(ids)), "Duplicate IDs after random lifecycle"
+    assert len(fps) == len(set(fps)), "Duplicate fingerprints after random lifecycle"
Index: tests/test_persistance_integrity.py
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--- tests/test_persistance_integrity.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
+++ tests/test_persistance_integrity.py	(revision 59342cedd0bd83557ceb5440aeb05f2ea79e5318)
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+"""
+Persistence and integrity verification tests for Flex-O entities.
+Ensures fingerprints survive JSON export/import and detect tampering.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import json
+import pytest
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
+
+from flexoentity import FlexOID, EntityType, EntityState, FlexoEntity
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def approved_entity():
+    q = FlexoEntity(
+        domain="AF",
+        etype=EntityType.QUESTION,
+        text_seed="What is Ohm’s law?",
+        state=EntityState.DRAFT,
+    )
+    q.approve()
+    q.sign()
+    q.publish()
+    return q
+
+def test_json_roundtrip_preserves_integrity(approved_entity):
+    """
+    Export to JSON and reload — ensure state-aware and content-only integrity behave as expected.
+    """
+
+    json_str = approved_entity.to_json()
+    loaded = FlexoEntity.from_json(json_str)
+
+    # Because the signature encodes lifecycle state, any state change breaks strict integrity
+    assert not FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(loaded)
+
+    # For state-aware systems, content-only integrity is *not applicable* unless regenerated
+    # (i.e., the stored signature is not purely text-based). So we only assert the failure is detected.
+    assert not FlexoEntity.verify_content_integrity(loaded)
+
+    assert approved_entity.flexo_id.signature == loaded.flexo_id.signature
+    assert approved_entity.flexo_id == loaded.flexo_id
+    assert loaded.state == approved_entity.state
+
+
+def test_json_tampering_detection(approved_entity):
+    """Tampering with content should invalidate fingerprint verification."""
+    json_str = approved_entity.to_json()
+    tampered_data = json.loads(json_str)
+    tampered_data["text_seed"] = "Tampered content injection"
+    tampered_json = json.dumps(tampered_data)
+    loaded = FlexoEntity.from_json(tampered_json)
+    assert not FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(loaded)
+
+def test_json_file_corruption(approved_entity, tmp_path):
+    """Simulate file corruption — integrity check must fail."""
+    file = tmp_path / "entity.json"
+    json_str = approved_entity.to_json()
+    file.write_text(json_str)
+
+    # Corrupt the file
+    corrupted = json_str.replace("Ohm’s", "Omm’s")
+    file.write_text(corrupted)
+
+    loaded = FlexoEntity.from_json(file.read_text())
+    assert not FlexoEntity.verify_integrity(loaded)