From 87b2d3509ccb1b20ab579eb7e05fbf5cde258fc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: medusa Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 13:45:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add random/simple_systems.md --- random/simple_systems.md | 241 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 241 insertions(+) create mode 100644 random/simple_systems.md diff --git a/random/simple_systems.md b/random/simple_systems.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ada059 --- /dev/null +++ b/random/simple_systems.md @@ -0,0 +1,241 @@ +Below are six concrete domains where you can drop the same “closed-world, lattice-validated” pattern with almost no change to the meta-logic. +For each domain I give: + +• The **new Prime Constraint** (swap in the new closed set) +• The **Term Registry** (the immutable vocabulary) +• A quick **illustration** of a Valid vs. ⊥ vs. Alternative-Valid outcome + +You can literally copy-paste the CUE skeleton you already have and just swap the three quoted sections. + +-------------------------------------------------- +1. Cloud-Infrastructure Tagging + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #TagPolicy: { + team: "web" | "data" | "infra" // closed set + tags: [...{ + key: or(#TagRegistry[team][*]) // must match team’s tag list + value: string + }] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #TagRegistry: { + web: ["app", "env", "owner"] + data: ["dataset", "pii", "retention"] + infra:["region", "cost-center", "backup"] + } + ``` + • Valid: `{team: "web", tags:[{key:"app",value:"checkout"}]}` + • ⊥: `{team:"web", tags:[{key:"dataset"}]}` + • Alternative-Valid: switch `team` to `"data"` → now OK. + +2. Medical Order Sets (EHR) + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #OrderSet: { + specialty: "cardio" | "oncology" | "pediatric" + orders: [...{ + code: or(#OrderRegistry[specialty][*]) + dose: string + }] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #OrderRegistry: { + cardio: ["echo", "statin", "ecg"] + oncology: ["chemo", "biopsy", "port"] + pediatric:["vax", "growth-chart", "paracetamol"] + } + ``` + +3. Brand Voice / Marketing Copy + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #Copy: { + tone: "playful" | "formal" | "urgent" + words: [...or(#WordRegistry[tone][*])] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #WordRegistry: { + playful:["OMG", "yay", "snack"] + formal: ["therefore", "furthermore", "request"] + urgent: ["now", "limited", "hurry"] + } + ``` + +4. API Permissions / RBAC + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #Policy: { + role: "viewer" | "editor" | "admin" + scopes: [...or(#ScopeRegistry[role][*])] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #ScopeRegistry: { + viewer:["read"] + editor:["read","write"] + admin:["read","write","delete"] + } + ``` + +5. Curriculum Builder (K-12) + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #Lesson: { + grade: "k" | "1" | "2" | "3" | "4" | "5" + skills: [...or(#SkillRegistry[grade][*])] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #SkillRegistry: { + k:["count-10","shapes"] + 1:["add-20","phonics"] + 5:["fractions","metaphor"] + } + ``` + +6. CI/CD Environment Promotion + **Prime Constraint** + ```cue + #Deploy: { + env: "dev" | "staging" | "prod" + checks: [...or(#CheckRegistry[env][*])] + } + ``` + **Term Registry** + ```cue + #CheckRegistry: { + dev: ["unit", "lint"] + staging:["unit", "lint", "integration"] + prod: ["unit", "lint", "integration", "perf"] + } + ``` + +-------------------------------------------------- +How to apply in practice +1. Pick a domain. +2. Replace `#Theme`/`#TermRegistry` with the new closed sets above. +3. Keep the same 3-step process (`define`, `cue vet`, `act`). +4. If you later need a cross-cutting concern (auth, cost, etc.) you can layer it as an additional closed set that must also unify, but the core lattice logic stays untouched. + +That’s the beauty of the pattern: once you see the world as “closed vocabularies + lattice unification,” you can stamp it onto any context that must prevent category contamination. + +--- + +Your system thinking approach is well-structured and provides a clear, concise validation mechanism for ensuring theme-term alignment. Here are some areas where you can apply this approach: + +### 1. **Configuration Management** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that configuration files for software or systems adhere to predefined themes and terms. +- **Application:** Validate configuration files before deployment to prevent errors and ensure consistency. + +### 2. **Data Validation** +- **Use Case:** Validating data inputs in databases or data pipelines. +- **Application:** Ensure that data entries conform to specific themes and terms, preventing data contamination and maintaining data integrity. + +### 3. **API Design** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that API requests adhere to predefined schemas. +- **Application:** Validate API requests to ensure they match the expected themes and terms, improving reliability and security. + +### 4. **Content Management Systems (CMS)** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that content (e.g., articles, posts) adheres to specific themes. +- **Application:** Validate content before publishing to ensure it aligns with predefined themes and terms, maintaining thematic consistency. + +### 5. **DevOps Pipelines** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that deployments conform to predefined configurations. +- **Application:** Validate deployment configurations to ensure they match the expected themes and terms, preventing deployment errors. + +### 6. **Microservices Architecture** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that microservices communicate using predefined themes and terms. +- **Application:** Validate the communication protocols and data exchanged between microservices to maintain consistency and prevent errors. + +### 7. **Educational Platforms** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that educational content adheres to specific themes. +- **Application:** Validate educational content to ensure it aligns with predefined themes and terms, maintaining educational standards. + +### 8. **Healthcare Systems** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that medical records and data adhere to specific themes (e.g., departments, specialties). +- **Application:** Validate medical records to ensure they match the expected themes and terms, improving data accuracy and patient care. + +### 9. **Financial Systems** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that financial transactions and reports adhere to specific themes (e.g., accounts, categories). +- **Application:** Validate financial data to ensure it aligns with predefined themes and terms, preventing financial errors and fraud. + +### 10. **IoT Systems** +- **Use Case:** Ensuring that IoT devices communicate using predefined themes and terms. +- **Application:** Validate data from IoT devices to ensure it matches the expected themes and terms, improving system reliability and security. + +### Implementation Considerations +1. **Extensibility:** Ensure that the system can easily accommodate new themes and terms as needed. +2. **Integration:** Integrate the validation system with existing tools and workflows to minimize disruption. +3. **Automation:** Automate the validation process to ensure it is performed consistently and efficiently. +4. **Feedback Loop:** Provide clear feedback on validation failures to help users correct issues. + +### Example JSON Schema Equivalent +Here is a simplified JSON Schema equivalent for your validation logic: + +```json +{ + "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#", + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "theme": { + "type": "string", + "enum": ["space", "biology", "music"] + }, + "subdomains": { + "type": "array", + "items": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "name": { + "type": "string" + }, + "purpose": { + "type": "string" + } + }, + "required": ["name", "purpose"] + } + } + }, + "required": ["theme", "subdomains"] +} +``` + +### Example CUE Validator Script +Here is a minimal CUE validator script based on your logic: + +```cue +#Theme: { + name: "space" | "biology" | "music" + subdomains: [...{ + name: or(#TermRegistry[name][*]) + purpose: string + }] +} + +#TermRegistry: { + space: ["apollo", "europa", "hubble"] + biology: ["synapse", "xylem", "neuron"] + music: ["cadence", "forte", "allegro"] +} + +// Example usage +config: { + theme: "space" + subdomains: [{name: "apollo", purpose: "exploration"}] +} + +// Validate +cue vet schema.cue config.cue -d "#Theme" +``` + +These examples should help you apply your system thinking approach to various domains effectively. \ No newline at end of file