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• allows bucketing on all attribute types, not just string (bool, numeric, object)
• uses CBOR for deterministic object hashing
• ⚠️ pseudorandom bucket assignment may change; be sure to update all flagd components to keep assignments consistent in all runtimes

This PR

Implements the fractional-non-string-rand-units architecture decision by replacing string-concatenation hashing with deterministic CBOR encoding and supporting non-string explicit hashing inputs in fractional evaluation.

• Replaces string-based Murmur3 hashing (murmur3.StringSum32) with byte-based Murmur3 hashing (murmur3.Sum32) over deterministic CBOR-encoded payloads (github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2).
• Adds value normalization (normalizeValue and encodeDeterministicCBOR) so numeric integers, maps, and slices are consistently typed and canonically encoded across platforms.
• Supports non-string explicit bucketing values as hashing inputs (e.g., numbers, booleans, maps, or arrays), removing the restriction that bucketing values must be strings.
• Hardens implicit fallback hashing by encoding [flagKey, targetingKey] as a deterministic CBOR array instead of concatenating strings.
• Stricter error handling: explicitly errors out when the first element of fractional evaluation data is null, or when an implicit targetingKey is missing, non-string, or empty.

Fixes #1737

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📝 Walkthrough

Fractional evaluation now validates hashing inputs, normalizes values recursively, encodes them with deterministic CBOR, and hashes the bytes with Murmur3. Distribution selection remains weighted. Tests and integration execution reflect the updated hashing behavior.

Changes: Fractional evaluation hashing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Hashing input validation core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go	Explicit and implicit hashing inputs are supported. Invalid targeting keys and encoding failures return errors.
Deterministic input hashing core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go	Numeric, map, and slice values are normalized recursively before deterministic CBOR encoding. Murmur3 hashes the encoded bytes.
Distribution and variant selection core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go	Distribution validation and integer-based weighted bucket selection remain in place. Zero-weight and unreachable buckets return nil.
Unit test expectations core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go	Expected variants and fallback results are updated for deterministic CBOR hashing.
Integration execution updates test/integration/go.mod, test/integration/integration_test.go, test-harness	Integration dependencies and the test-harness reference are updated. Fractional test tag exclusions are revised so the intended fractional versions run.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: aepfli

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Evaluate
  participant InputParser
  participant ValueNormalizer
  participant DeterministicCBOR
  participant Murmur3
  participant DistributionSelector
  Evaluate->>InputParser: Parse explicit or implicit hashing input
  InputParser->>ValueNormalizer: Normalize validated values
  ValueNormalizer->>DeterministicCBOR: Encode normalized values
  DeterministicCBOR->>Murmur3: Hash encoded bytes
  Murmur3-->>Evaluate: Return 32-bit hash
  Evaluate->>DistributionSelector: Select weighted variant
  DistributionSelector-->>Evaluate: Return variant or nil

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f7a89

The RPC integration suite currently skips all fractional scenarios, so the new CBOR hashing behavior is not validated through the production RPC path before merge.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 1 files. (1 skipped: 1 …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check		The changes satisfy the coding objectives in issue #1737. core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go accepts non-string explicit inputs, normalizes nested values, encodes inputs as deterministic CBOR, and has…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes remain within issue #1737. The fractional test expectation updates, Gherkin tag changes, test-harness reference, and integration dependency changes support implementation validation and pr…
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main changes: support for bucketing on non-string context values and fractional reassignment caused by the hashing update.
Description check		The description directly explains the CBOR hashing changes, non-string bucketing support, error handling, compatibility impact, and linked issue.

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Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 1 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go (1)

117-186: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consolidate the duplicated encode-and-parse-distributions steps.

The explicit-input branch (Lines 140-155) and the implicit-input branch (Lines 157-186) each independently call encodeDeterministicCBOR, then parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions, then return the same three values. Only the value passed to encodeDeterministicCBOR differs between branches. Extract the hashing-input selection into a single variable, then perform the encode-and-parse-distributions step once.

♻️ Proposed refactor to remove duplication

-    // If first element is a non-array type, use it as explicit hashing input.
-    if _, isArray := valuesArray[0].([]any); !isArray {
-        hashingInput := valuesArray[0]
-        valuesArray = valuesArray[1:]
-
-        bytesToHash, err := encodeDeterministicCBOR(hashingInput)
-        if err != nil {
-            return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: failed to encode hashing input: %w", flagKey, err)
-        }
-
-        feDistributions, err := parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions(valuesArray, data, logger, flagKey)
-        if err != nil {
-            return nil, nil, err
-        }
-
-        return bytesToHash, feDistributions, nil
-    }
-
-    // First element is an array ([]any), meaning no explicit hashing input was provided.
-    // We fall back to implicit targetingKey rules.
-    rawTargetingKey, exists := dataMap[targetingKeyKey]
-    if !exists || rawTargetingKey == nil {
-        return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: bucketing value not supplied and no targetingKey in context", flagKey)
-    }
-
-    targetingKey, isString := rawTargetingKey.(string)
-    if !isString {
-        return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: targetingKey is not a string", flagKey)
-    }
-
-    if targetingKey == "" {
-        return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: targetingKey is empty", flagKey)
-    }
-
-    // Build 2-element array [flagKey, targetingKey] and encode to CBOR.
-    implicitInput := []any{flagKey, targetingKey}
-    bytesToHash, err := encodeDeterministicCBOR(implicitInput)
-    if err != nil {
-        return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: failed to encode implicit targetingKey: %w", flagKey, err)
-    }
-
-    feDistributions, err := parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions(valuesArray, data, logger, flagKey)
-    if err != nil {
-        return nil, nil, err
-    }
-
-    return bytesToHash, feDistributions, nil
+    var hashingInput any
+
+    // If first element is a non-array type, use it as explicit hashing input.
+    if _, isArray := valuesArray[0].([]any); !isArray {
+        hashingInput = valuesArray[0]
+        valuesArray = valuesArray[1:]
+    } else {
+        // First element is an array ([]any), meaning no explicit hashing input was provided.
+        // We fall back to implicit targetingKey rules.
+        rawTargetingKey, exists := dataMap[targetingKeyKey]
+        if !exists || rawTargetingKey == nil {
+            return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: bucketing value not supplied and no targetingKey in context", flagKey)
+        }
+
+        targetingKey, isString := rawTargetingKey.(string)
+        if !isString {
+            return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: targetingKey is not a string", flagKey)
+        }
+
+        if targetingKey == "" {
+            return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: targetingKey is empty", flagKey)
+        }
+
+        hashingInput = []any{flagKey, targetingKey}
+    }
+
+    bytesToHash, err := encodeDeterministicCBOR(hashingInput)
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag %q: failed to encode hashing input: %w", flagKey, err)
+    }
+
+    feDistributions, err := parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions(valuesArray, data, logger, flagKey)
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil, nil, err
+    }
+
+    return bytesToHash, feDistributions, nil

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In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go` around lines 117 - 186, Refactor
parseFractionalEvaluationData so the explicit and implicit branches only select
a shared hashing-input value: use the first value for explicit input, or
construct the [flagKey, targetingKey] fallback after validating targetingKey.
Move encodeDeterministicCBOR and parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions into one
common path after that selection, preserving the existing validation and error
context.

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Inline comments:
In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go`:
- Around line 62-110: Update the positive float64 range check in normalizeValue
to use a strict less-than comparison against float64(math.MaxUint64), ensuring
values at 2^64 or above remain float64 and are never converted to uint64 out of
range. Preserve the existing handling for valid in-range integral values and
negative values.
- Around line 138-147: Add a fractional evaluation test covering an explicit
hashing input represented as raw []byte, exercising the non-array branch around
valuesArray and encodeDeterministicCBOR. Assert the evaluation result and
hashing behavior match the expected fractional assignment, while preserving
existing coverage for other explicit input types.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go`:
- Around line 117-186: Refactor parseFractionalEvaluationData so the explicit
and implicit branches only select a shared hashing-input value: use the first
value for explicit input, or construct the [flagKey, targetingKey] fallback
after validating targetingKey. Move encodeDeterministicCBOR and
parseFractionalEvaluationDistributions into one common path after that
selection, preserving the existing validation and error context.

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core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go (1)

140-141: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression cases for non-string explicit hashing inputs.

The valid explicit inputs in these cases resolve to strings. The implicit cases use string flagKey and targetingKey components. The tests do not cover raw []byte, numeric, boolean, or nested array/map inputs. An implementation that still stringifies these values can pass every updated assertion. Add cases through the same evaluator path and pin them to known variant or CBOR/Murmur3 vectors.

Also applies to: 150-151, 170-171, 190-191, 200-201, 210-211, 298-299, 417-418, 441-443, 657-658, 687-688

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In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go` around lines 140 - 141, Add regression
cases in the evaluator table-driven tests covering explicit raw []byte, numeric,
boolean, and nested array/map inputs, plus implicit non-string
flagKey/targetingKey components. Exercise each through the existing evaluator
path and assert known variant or CBOR/Murmur3 vector results so stringification
implementations fail.

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In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go`:
- Around line 441-443: Rename the test case surrounding the expectedVariant,
expectedValue, and expectedReason fields to describe the new behavior: an
explicit hashing input resolving to nil causes an error and the resolver returns
the default variant. Remove wording that says nil or missing custom variables
are ignored and parsing continues.

In `@test-harness`:
- Line 1: Update the test-harness submodule checkout to commit
82ba89ec8db498fa51368e558e4d87642d9e93c4, ensuring that commit is fetched and
available locally before validating or merging the updated gitlink.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go`:
- Around line 140-141: Add regression cases in the evaluator table-driven tests
covering explicit raw []byte, numeric, boolean, and nested array/map inputs,
plus implicit non-string flagKey/targetingKey components. Exercise each through
the existing evaluator path and assert known variant or CBOR/Murmur3 vector
results so stringification implementations fail.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Rename the test case to match the new fallback behavior.

The assertion at Line 441-443 now expects model.DefaultReason. The test name at Line 421 still says the parser should “ignore nil/missing custom variables and continue”. The parser now returns an error when the explicit hashing input resolves to nil, and the resolver returns the default variant. Rename the case to describe the new behavior.

Proposed test name

- "missing email - parser should ignore nil/missing custom variables and continue": {
+ "missing explicit bucket-by value returns default variant": {

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In `@core/pkg/evaluator/fractional_test.go` around lines 441 - 443, Rename the
test case surrounding the expectedVariant, expectedValue, and expectedReason
fields to describe the new behavior: an explicit hashing input resolving to nil
causes an error and the resolver returns the default variant. Remove wording
that says nil or missing custom variables are ignored and parsing continues.

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Hey @NeaguGeorgiana23 ! I fixed the CI issues. 2 small things needed fixing, you can see them :

• the shared go test suite needed a small fix to not convert "null" to nil :
• the replace directive in the go.mod needed to be removed, and the v3 fractional disabled in favor of v2; that's because we intentionally want to test the in-process go provider independently of the flag service implementation; in this repo, RPC will be at v3 (since flag implements it) but in-process will stay at v2 (since the in-process provider is intentionally using the old version to reflect reality when this is released)

Hey @NeaguGeorgiana23! Fixed the CI issues. Two small things:

• the shared go test suite needed a fix to stop converting "null" to nil: fix!: remove "null" -> nil conversion go-sdk-contrib#958
• dropped the replace directive in go.mod and disabled v3 fractional in favor of v2: 9faa5e6

Reasoning on the second: we intentionally test the in-process go provider independently of the flagd server implementation. In this PR RPC is at v3 (flagd implements it now with your change), but in-process stays at v2 (the in-process provider intentionally uses the old version to reflect the reality that'll exist when this ships).

Hope that makes sense!

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test/integration/integration_test.go (1)

173-211: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Add RPC coverage for CBOR fractional hashing.

TestRPC excludes @fractional-v1 and @fractional-v2, while the selected test-harness defines no @fractional-v3 scenarios. The RPC suite therefore runs no fractional scenario and does not exercise core/pkg/evaluator/fractional.go. Add v3-tagged scenarios and select them for @rpc; keep the v1/v2 exclusions.

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In `@test/integration/integration_test.go` around lines 173 - 211, Add RPC-tagged
fractional-v3 scenarios to the test-harness so the fractional hashing evaluator
is exercised, then update TestRPC’s tags to include `@fractional-v3` while
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- Around line 173-211: Add RPC-tagged fractional-v3 scenarios to the
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Hey @NeaguGeorgiana23 ! I fixed the CI issues. 2 small things needed fixing, you can see them :

• the shared go test suite needed a small fix to not convert "null" to nil :
• the replace directive in the go.mod needed to be removed, and the v3 fractional disabled in favor of v2; that's because we intentionally want to test the in-process go provider independently of the flag service implementation; in this repo, RPC will be at v3 (since flag implements it) but in-process will stay at v2 (since the in-process provider is intentionally using the old version to reflect reality when this is released)

Hey @NeaguGeorgiana23! Fixed the CI issues. Two small things:

• the shared go test suite needed a fix to stop converting "null" to nil: fix!: remove "null" -> nil conversion go-sdk-contrib#958
• dropped the replace directive in go.mod and disabled v3 fractional in favor of v2: 9faa5e6

Reasoning on the second: we intentionally test the in-process go provider independently of the flagd server implementation. In this PR RPC is at v3 (flagd implements it now with your change), but in-process stays at v2 (the in-process provider intentionally uses the old version to reflect the reality that'll exist when this ships).

Hope that makes sense!

Hey, thanks for the clarification regarding the in-process tests.

Also, regarding the first issue, I also created a PR with the same change a while ago: open-feature/go-sdk-contrib#932. This contains the "null" to nil fix, and one more fix that Relaxes the Gherkin step definition regex in tests/flagd/testframework/context_steps.go. This fix was added to enable context values to include double quotes or complex string patterns, which is needed for the v3 fractional tests (e.g. hashing_input: {"a": 1, "b": 2}).

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Implementation looks good, but blocking for now so that we can merge/release in sync, probably in the 2nd week of October.

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