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 +====== Provider Contract ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Provider Contract specifies the capabilities, operations, inputs, outputs, constraints, errors, compatibility rules, and lifecycle behaviors that govern interaction with a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider|Provider]] through a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_abstraction|Provider Abstraction]].
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 +The contract establishes the obligations that a conforming [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_plugin|Provider Plugin]] must satisfy and the assumptions that the core software may rely on.
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 +A Provider Contract may define required and optional capabilities, version compatibility, capability discovery, validation rules, return values, error handling, lifecycle operations, and conformance expectations.
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 +Within the Crucible architecture, the Provider Contract forms the principal cloud-agnostic seam between core orchestration functions and provider-specific implementations.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//specification of the capabilities, operations, inputs, outputs, constraints, errors, compatibility rules, and lifecycle behaviors governing interaction with a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider|provider]]//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalized from software interface contracts, plugin architectures, service contracts, conformance specifications, and provider-integration usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +A Provider Contract defines architectural and behavioral obligations. It does not necessarily constitute a commercial, legal, or procurement contract.
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 +Versioning the Provider Contract allows the architecture to evolve while preserving explicit compatibility expectations.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A Provider Contract specifies that a Provider Plugin accepts a validated image-upload request, returns the resulting provider image identifier, reports defined failure conditions, and supports image description and verification operations.
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 +----
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