# RetentionPolicyStoreContract

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> Summary: RetentionPolicyStoreContract: Behavior tests for the IRetentionPolicyStore contract.

<div class="api-provenance">Namespace Tracon.Testing.Contracts.Storage · Assembly <code>Tracon.Testing.Contracts.Xunit.dll</code></div>

Behavior tests for the [IRetentionPolicyStore](/api/tracon.iretentionpolicystore/) contract.

```csharp
public abstract class RetentionPolicyStoreContract : TenantIsolationContract<IRetentionPolicyStore>, IAsyncLifetime, IAsyncDisposable
```

<dl class="api-relations"><dt>Inheritance</dt><dd><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a> ← <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;</a> ← <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;</a> ← <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.retentionpolicystorecontract/">RetentionPolicyStoreContract</a></dd><dt>Implements</dt><dd>IAsyncLifetime, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iasyncdisposable">IAsyncDisposable</a></dd><dt>Inherited Members</dt><dd><a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_TenantA">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.TenantA</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_TenantB">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.TenantB</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_UseAmbientTenant_Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_MutableTenantContext_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.UseAmbientTenant(MutableTenantContext)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_SeedAsync_System_String_System_String_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.SeedAsync(string, string, CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_ExistsAsync_System_String_System_Object_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.ExistsAsync(string, object)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_CountAsync_System_String_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CountAsync(string, CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_TryDeleteAsync_System_String_System_Object_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.TryDeleteAsync(string, object)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_TryOverwriteAsync_System_String_System_String_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.TryOverwriteAsync(string, string)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_CancellableReadAsync_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CancellableReadAsync(CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_CancellableWriteAsync_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CancellableWriteAsync(CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_WroteAnythingAsync">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.WroteAnythingAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_Tenant_cannot_read_another_tenants_record">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Tenant_cannot_read_another_tenants_record()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_Tenant_reads_its_own_record">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Tenant_reads_its_own_record()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_Tenant_does_not_see_another_tenants_record_in_the_list">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Tenant_does_not_see_another_tenants_record_in_the_list()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_Tenant_cannot_delete_another_tenants_record">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Tenant_cannot_delete_another_tenants_record()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_Same_name_lives_independently_across_two_tenants">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Same_name_lives_independently_across_two_tenants()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.tenantisolationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_TenantIsolationContract_1_AmbientTenant">TenantIsolationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.AmbientTenant</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_CreateStoreAsync">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CreateStoreAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_InitializeAsync">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.InitializeAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_DisposeAsync">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.DisposeAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_OnDisposeAsync">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.OnDisposeAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_CancellableReadAsync_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CancellableReadAsync(CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_CancellableWriteAsync_System_Threading_CancellationToken_">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.CancellableWriteAsync(CancellationToken)</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_WroteAnythingAsync">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.WroteAnythingAsync()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_Canceled_token_throws_on_read">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Canceled_token_throws_on_read()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_The_write_this_contract_checks_can_be_read_back">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.The_write_this_contract_checks_can_be_read_back()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_Canceled_token_throws_on_write_and_leaves_no_trace">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Canceled_token_throws_on_write_and_leaves_no_trace()</a>, <a href="/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage.storecancellationcontract-1/#Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_StoreCancellationContract_1_Store">StoreCancellationContract&lt;IRetentionPolicyStore&gt;.Store</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype">object.GetType()</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.memberwiseclone">object.MemberwiseClone()</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring">object.ToString()</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object)">object.Equals(object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)">object.Equals(object?, object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals">object.ReferenceEquals(object?, object?)</a>, <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode">object.GetHashCode()</a></dd></dl>

## Constructors

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract__ctor"></a> RetentionPolicyStoreContract\(\)

```csharp
protected RetentionPolicyStoreContract()
```

## Methods

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Another_tenants_policy_is_not_visible"></a> Another\_tenants\_policy\_is\_not\_visible\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Another_tenants_policy_is_not_visible()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_CountAsync_System_String_System_Threading_CancellationToken_"></a> CountAsync\(string, CancellationToken\)

Reports how many records the given tenant sees through the listing endpoint.

```csharp
protected override ValueTask<int> CountAsync(string tenantId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
```

#### Parameters

`tenantId` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The reading tenant.

`cancellationToken` [CancellationToken](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.cancellationtoken)

The token every store call inside the hook must be handed; see
[TenantIsolationContract.SeedAsync](/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage/).

#### Returns

 [ValueTask](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.valuetask\-1)<[int](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)\>

The number of records seen.

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Deleted_policy_is_not_read_back"></a> Deleted\_policy\_is\_not\_read\_back\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Deleted_policy_is_not_read_back()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_ExistsAsync_System_String_System_Object_"></a> ExistsAsync\(string, object\)

Reports whether the record is visible from the given tenant's viewpoint.

```csharp
protected override ValueTask<bool> ExistsAsync(string tenantId, object key)
```

#### Parameters

`tenantId` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The reading tenant.

`key` [object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)

The key returned by [TenantIsolationContract.SeedAsync](/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage/).

#### Returns

 [ValueTask](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.valuetask\-1)<[bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)\>

[true](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool) if the record is visible.

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Failed_run_carries_the_error_message"></a> Failed\_run\_carries\_the\_error\_message\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Failed_run_carries_the_error_message()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Falls_back_to_the_wildcard_policy_when_no_tenant_specific_record_exists"></a> Falls\_back\_to\_the\_wildcard\_policy\_when\_no\_tenant\_specific\_record\_exists\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Falls_back_to_the_wildcard_policy_when_no_tenant_specific_record_exists()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Run_history_returns_newest_first"></a> Run\_history\_returns\_newest\_first\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Run_history_returns_newest_first()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Run_is_created_and_progress_accumulates"></a> Run\_is\_created\_and\_progress\_accumulates\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Run_is_created_and_progress_accumulates()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Saved_policy_is_read_back"></a> Saved\_policy\_is\_read\_back\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Saved_policy_is_read_back()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Saving_the_same_target_a_second_time_overwrites_it"></a> Saving\_the\_same\_target\_a\_second\_time\_overwrites\_it\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Saving_the_same_target_a_second_time_overwrites_it()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_SeedAsync_System_String_System_String_System_Threading_CancellationToken_"></a> SeedAsync\(string, string, CancellationToken\)

Writes a sample record for the given tenant.

```csharp
protected override ValueTask<object> SeedAsync(string tenantId, string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
```

#### Parameters

`tenantId` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The tenant that owns the record.

`name` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The name distinguishing the record. The same name may be used by two tenants.

`cancellationToken` [CancellationToken](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.cancellationtoken)

The token every store call inside the hook must be handed. The
cancellation contract calls this hook with a token that is already
cancelled, so a hook that drops the token reports a store as sound
when it is not.

#### Returns

 [ValueTask](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.valuetask\-1)<[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)\>

The key to use for reading the record back.

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_Tenant_specific_record_takes_precedence_over_the_wildcard"></a> Tenant\_specific\_record\_takes\_precedence\_over\_the\_wildcard\(\)

```csharp
[Fact]
public Task Tenant_specific_record_takes_precedence_over_the_wildcard()
```

#### Returns

 [Task](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.task)

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_TryDeleteAsync_System_String_System_Object_"></a> TryDeleteAsync\(string, object\)

Attempts to delete the record on behalf of the given tenant.

```csharp
protected override ValueTask<bool?> TryDeleteAsync(string tenantId, object key)
```

#### Parameters

`tenantId` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The tenant attempting the delete.

`key` [object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object)

The key returned by [TenantIsolationContract.SeedAsync](/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage/).

#### Returns

 [ValueTask](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.valuetask\-1)<[bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)?\>

[true](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool) if the delete succeeded, [false](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool)
if the record was not found; [null](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null) if the store does
not offer deletion.

### <a id="Tracon_Testing_Contracts_Storage_RetentionPolicyStoreContract_TryOverwriteAsync_System_String_System_String_"></a> TryOverwriteAsync\(string, string\)

Attempts to change the record's content on behalf of the given
tenant.

```csharp
protected override ValueTask<bool> TryOverwriteAsync(string tenantId, string name)
```

#### Parameters

`tenantId` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The tenant attempting the update.

`name` [string](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)

The record's name.

#### Returns

 [ValueTask](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.threading.tasks.valuetask\-1)<[bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)\>

[true](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool) if the update was attempted; [false](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool)
if the store does not support this scenario.

#### Remarks

The default implementation calls [TenantIsolationContract.SeedAsync](/api/tracon.testing.contracts.storage/) a second
time: writing a record with the same name verifies that two tenants
can carry the same name independently.
