feat(backend): add publish readiness contract and guarded publish flow

add backend readiness contract for publish prechecks

guard publish flow with explicit validation and version-aware checks
make publish behavior more predictable for clients and safer against stale state

backend/app/api/routes/publish.py

@@ -52,31 +52,14 @@ async def create_draft_pricing_snapshot(
 
 
 @router.get(
-    f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/publish-readiness",
-    response_model=PublishReadinessResponse,
+    f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/publish-preview",
+    response_model=PublishPreviewResponse,
 )
-async def get_draft_publish_readiness(
-    scheme_id: str,
-    expected_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
-    role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
-):
-    scheme, version = await get_current_draft_context(
-        scheme_id,
-        expected_scheme_version_id=expected_scheme_version_id,
-    )
-    readiness = await build_publish_readiness(
-        scheme_id=scheme.scheme_id,
-        scheme_version_id=version.scheme_version_id,
-    )
-    return PublishReadinessResponse(**readiness)
-
-
-@router.get(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/publish-preview", response_model=PublishPreviewResponse)
 async def get_publish_preview(
     scheme_id: str,
     baseline_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
-    expected_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
     refresh: bool = Query(default=False),
+    expected_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
     role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
 ):
     scheme, version = await get_current_draft_context(
@@ -100,7 +83,31 @@ async def get_publish_preview(
     )
 
 
-@router.post(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/remap/preview", response_model=RemapPreviewResponse)
+@router.get(
+    f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/publish-readiness",
+    response_model=PublishReadinessResponse,
+)
+async def get_publish_readiness(
+    scheme_id: str,
+    expected_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
+    role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
+):
+    scheme, version = await get_current_draft_context(
+        scheme_id,
+        expected_scheme_version_id=expected_scheme_version_id,
+    )
+    readiness = await build_publish_readiness(
+        scheme_id=scheme.scheme_id,
+        scheme_version_id=version.scheme_version_id,
+        status=version.status,
+    )
+    return PublishReadinessResponse(**readiness)
+
+
+@router.post(
+    f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/remap/preview",
+    response_model=RemapPreviewResponse,
+)
 async def preview_draft_remap(
     scheme_id: str,
     payload: RemapPreviewRequest,
@@ -128,7 +135,10 @@ async def preview_draft_remap(
     )
 
 
-@router.post(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/remap/apply", response_model=RemapApplyResponse)
+@router.post(
+    f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/draft/remap/apply",
+    response_model=RemapApplyResponse,
+)
 async def apply_draft_remap(
     scheme_id: str,
     payload: RemapApplyRequest,

backend/app/api/routes/schemes.py

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from app.repositories.schemes import (
     rollback_scheme_to_version,
     unpublish_scheme,
 )
-from app.schemas.publish_readiness import SchemePublishActionResponse
+from app.schemas.publish_readiness import PublishExecutionResponse
 from app.schemas.scheme_registry import (
     SchemeCurrentResponse,
     SchemeDetailResponse,
@@ -217,17 +217,18 @@ async def get_publish_validation(scheme_id: str, role: str = Depends(require_api
 
 @router.post(
     f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/publish",
-    response_model=SchemePublishActionResponse,
+    response_model=PublishExecutionResponse,
 )
 async def publish_scheme_endpoint(
     scheme_id: str,
     expected_scheme_version_id: str | None = Query(default=None),
     role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
 ):
-    return await publish_current_draft_scheme(
+    result = await publish_current_draft_scheme(
         scheme_id=scheme_id,
         expected_scheme_version_id=expected_scheme_version_id,
     )
+    return PublishExecutionResponse(**result)
 
 
 @router.post(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/schemes/{{scheme_id}}/unpublish", response_model=SchemePublishResponse)

backend/app/schemas/publish_readiness.py

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
-class PublishReadinessValidationSummary(BaseModel):
-    sectors_count: int
-    groups_count: int
-    seats_count: int
-    priced_seats_count: int
-    unpriced_seats_count: int
-    duplicate_seat_ids_count: int
-    seats_with_missing_contract_count: int
-    is_publishable: bool
+class PublishReadinessSnapshot(BaseModel):
+    available: bool
+    categories_count: int
+    rules_count: int
 
 
 class PublishReadinessPricingCoverage(BaseModel):
@@ -19,12 +16,6 @@ class PublishReadinessPricingCoverage(BaseModel):
     coverage_percent: float
 
 
-class PublishReadinessSnapshot(BaseModel):
-    available: bool
-    categories_count: int
-    rules_count: int
-
-
 class PublishReadinessFlags(BaseModel):
     validation_publishable: bool
     snapshot_available: bool
@@ -38,17 +29,17 @@ class PublishReadinessResponse(BaseModel):
     scheme_id: str
     scheme_version_id: str
     status: str
-    validation_summary: PublishReadinessValidationSummary
+    validation_summary: dict
     pricing_coverage: PublishReadinessPricingCoverage
     snapshot: PublishReadinessSnapshot
     readiness: PublishReadinessFlags
 
 
-class SchemePublishActionResponse(BaseModel):
+class PublishExecutionResponse(BaseModel):
     scheme_id: str
     scheme_version_id: str
     status: str
     current_version_number: int
     published_at: str | None
     pricing_snapshot: dict
-    validation_summary: PublishReadinessValidationSummary
+    validation_summary: dict

backend/app/services/api_errors.py

@@ -3,40 +3,29 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from fastapi import HTTPException, status
 
 
-def build_error_detail(
-    *,
-    code: str,
-    message: str,
-    details: dict | None = None,
-) -> dict:
-    payload = {
+def raise_conflict(*, code: str, message: str, details: dict | None = None) -> None:
+    payload: dict = {
         "code": code,
         "message": message,
     }
     if details:
         payload["details"] = details
-    return payload
 
-
-def raise_conflict(
-    *,
-    code: str,
-    message: str,
-    details: dict | None = None,
-) -> None:
     raise HTTPException(
         status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
-        detail=build_error_detail(code=code, message=message, details=details),
+        detail=payload,
     )
 
 
-def raise_unprocessable(
-    *,
-    code: str,
-    message: str,
-    details: dict | None = None,
-) -> None:
+def raise_unprocessable(*, code: str, message: str, details: dict | None = None) -> None:
+    payload: dict = {
+        "code": code,
+        "message": message,
+    }
+    if details:
+        payload["details"] = details
+
     raise HTTPException(
         status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
-        detail=build_error_detail(code=code, message=message, details=details),
+        detail=payload,
     )

backend/app/services/publish_readiness.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from fastapi import HTTPException, status
-
 from app.core.config import settings
 from app.repositories.scheme_seats import list_scheme_version_seats
 from app.repositories.scheme_version_pricing import (
@@ -12,22 +10,15 @@ from app.repositories.scheme_version_pricing import (
 from app.services.scheme_validation import build_scheme_validation_report
 
 
-async def build_publish_readiness(
-    *,
-    scheme_id: str,
-    scheme_version_id: str,
-) -> dict:
-    validation = await build_scheme_validation_report(
-        scheme_id=scheme_id,
-        scheme_version_id=scheme_version_id,
-    )
+async def _build_snapshot_pricing_coverage(*, scheme_version_id: str) -> dict:
     seats = await list_scheme_version_seats(scheme_version_id)
     snapshot_categories = await list_scheme_version_snapshot_categories(scheme_version_id)
     snapshot_rules = await list_scheme_version_snapshot_rules(scheme_version_id)
 
+    snapshot_available = len(snapshot_categories) > 0 or len(snapshot_rules) > 0
+
     priced_seats = 0
     unpriced_seats = 0
-    snapshot_available = bool(snapshot_categories or snapshot_rules)
 
     for seat in seats:
         if not seat.seat_id:
@@ -46,43 +37,63 @@ async def build_publish_readiness(
                 sector_id=seat.sector_id,
             )
             priced_seats += 1
-        except HTTPException as exc:
-            if exc.status_code != status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND:
-                raise
-            unpriced_seats += 1
         except Exception:
             unpriced_seats += 1
 
     total_seats = len(seats)
-    coverage_percent = round((priced_seats / total_seats) * 100, 2) if total_seats else 100.0
-    full_pricing_coverage = unpriced_seats == 0
-    pricing_gate_passed = snapshot_available and (
-        full_pricing_coverage if settings.publish_require_full_pricing_coverage else True
-    )
-    validation_publishable = bool(validation["summary"]["is_publishable"])
+    coverage_percent = round((priced_seats / total_seats) * 100, 2) if total_seats > 0 else 100.0
 
     return {
-        "scheme_id": scheme_id,
-        "scheme_version_id": scheme_version_id,
-        "status": "draft",
-        "validation_summary": validation["summary"],
+        "snapshot": {
+            "available": snapshot_available,
+            "categories_count": len(snapshot_categories),
+            "rules_count": len(snapshot_rules),
+        },
         "pricing_coverage": {
             "total_seats": total_seats,
             "priced_seats": priced_seats,
             "unpriced_seats": unpriced_seats,
             "coverage_percent": coverage_percent,
         },
-        "snapshot": {
-            "available": snapshot_available,
-            "categories_count": len(snapshot_categories),
-            "rules_count": len(snapshot_rules),
-        },
+    }
+
+
+async def build_publish_readiness(
+    *,
+    scheme_id: str,
+    scheme_version_id: str,
+    status: str,
+) -> dict:
+    validation = await build_scheme_validation_report(
+        scheme_id=scheme_id,
+        scheme_version_id=scheme_version_id,
+    )
+    snapshot_state = await _build_snapshot_pricing_coverage(
+        scheme_version_id=scheme_version_id,
+    )
+
+    validation_publishable = bool(validation["summary"]["is_publishable"])
+    snapshot_available = bool(snapshot_state["snapshot"]["available"])
+    full_pricing_coverage = snapshot_state["pricing_coverage"]["unpriced_seats"] == 0
+    require_full_pricing_coverage = bool(settings.publish_require_full_pricing_coverage)
+    pricing_gate_passed = snapshot_available and (
+        full_pricing_coverage if require_full_pricing_coverage else True
+    )
+    is_ready_to_publish = validation_publishable and pricing_gate_passed
+
+    return {
+        "scheme_id": scheme_id,
+        "scheme_version_id": scheme_version_id,
+        "status": status,
+        "validation_summary": validation["summary"],
+        "pricing_coverage": snapshot_state["pricing_coverage"],
+        "snapshot": snapshot_state["snapshot"],
         "readiness": {
             "validation_publishable": validation_publishable,
             "snapshot_available": snapshot_available,
-            "require_full_pricing_coverage": settings.publish_require_full_pricing_coverage,
+            "require_full_pricing_coverage": require_full_pricing_coverage,
             "full_pricing_coverage": full_pricing_coverage,
             "pricing_gate_passed": pricing_gate_passed,
-            "is_ready_to_publish": validation_publishable and pricing_gate_passed,
+            "is_ready_to_publish": is_ready_to_publish,
         },
     }

backend/app/services/publish_service.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from app.repositories.audit import create_audit_event
 from app.repositories.scheme_version_pricing import replace_scheme_version_pricing_snapshot
 from app.repositories.scheme_versions import get_current_scheme_version
@@ -41,13 +43,20 @@ async def publish_current_draft_scheme(
     readiness = await build_publish_readiness(
         scheme_id=scheme.scheme_id,
         scheme_version_id=version.scheme_version_id,
+        status=version.status,
     )
 
     if not readiness["readiness"]["is_ready_to_publish"]:
         raise_conflict(
             code="publish_not_ready",
-            message="Draft scheme does not satisfy publish readiness requirements.",
-            details={"readiness": readiness["readiness"]},
+            message="Scheme is not ready to publish in current draft state.",
+            details={
+                "scheme_version_id": version.scheme_version_id,
+                "readiness": readiness["readiness"],
+                "validation_summary": readiness["validation_summary"],
+                "pricing_coverage": readiness["pricing_coverage"],
+                "snapshot": readiness["snapshot"],
+            },
         )
 
     snapshot = await replace_scheme_version_pricing_snapshot(