Add mock file audit backend

Makefile

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+SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR ?= /tmp/audit-core
+
+test: ## Run unit tests
+	python3 -m pytest -q
+
+mock-audit-smoke: ## Write one non-secret smoke event to the mock audit backend
+	AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR="$(AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR)" python3 -m audit_core emit \
+	  --source audit-core \
+	  --action audit_core.mock_backend.smoke \
+	  --resource "$(AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR)" \
+	  --outcome success \
+	  --detail backend=mock-file
+
+mock-audit-cleanup: ## Remove mock audit files older than the retention window
+	AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR="$(AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR)" python3 -m audit_core cleanup
+
+help: ## Show this help
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*##"; printf "\nUsage:\n  make \033[36m<target>\033[0m\n"} \
+	  /^[a-zA-Z_-]+:.*?##/ { printf "  \033[36m%-24s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2 }' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+.PHONY: test mock-audit-smoke mock-audit-cleanup help

README.md

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 Reliable multi-tenant auto setup audit capability
+
+## Development Mock Backend
+
+The first implementation is intentionally tiny: a replaceable audit interface
+with a mock file backend.
+
+By default it writes JSONL audit events to:
+
+```text
+/tmp/audit-core/audit-YYYYMMDDTHH.jsonl
+```
+
+Files older than 7 days are removed when the backend writes or when cleanup is
+run explicitly. This backend is for local integration and bootstrap wiring. It
+is not durable audit custody.
+
+Example:
+
+```bash
+python3 -m audit_core emit \
+  --source openbao \
+  --action openbao.authenticated_readiness_proof \
+  --resource openbao/openbao-0 \
+  --outcome success \
+  --detail file_audit_visible=true \
+  --detail backend=mock-file
+```
+
+Cleanup:
+
+```bash
+python3 -m audit_core cleanup
+```
+
+Make targets:
+
+```bash
+make test
+make mock-audit-smoke
+make mock-audit-cleanup
+```
+
+Environment:
+
+- `AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR`: override the output directory.
+- `AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_RETENTION_DAYS`: override the default 7-day cleanup window.

audit_core/__init__.py

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+"""Audit Core public interface."""
+
+from audit_core.interface import AuditBackend, AuditEvent
+from audit_core.mock_file_backend import MockFileAuditBackend
+
+__all__ = ["AuditBackend", "AuditEvent", "MockFileAuditBackend"]

audit_core/__main__.py

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+from audit_core.cli import main
+
+
+raise SystemExit(main())

audit_core/cli.py

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+"""Command line helpers for the development audit backend."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from typing import Any
+
+from audit_core.interface import AuditEvent
+from audit_core.mock_file_backend import MockFileAuditBackend
+
+
+def parse_detail(values: list[str]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    details: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    for item in values:
+        if "=" not in item:
+            raise SystemExit(f"detail must be key=value: {item}")
+        key, value = item.split("=", 1)
+        details[key] = value
+    return details
+
+
+def emit(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    details = parse_detail(args.detail)
+    event = AuditEvent(
+        tenant=args.tenant,
+        scope=args.scope,
+        source=args.source,
+        actor=args.actor,
+        action=args.action,
+        resource=args.resource,
+        outcome=args.outcome,
+        reason=args.reason,
+        details=details,
+    )
+    backend = MockFileAuditBackend(base_dir=args.dir, retention_days=args.retention_days)
+    path = backend.emit(event)
+    print(json.dumps({"ok": True, "path": path, "event_id": event.event_id}, sort_keys=True))
+    return 0
+
+
+def cleanup(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+    backend = MockFileAuditBackend(base_dir=args.dir, retention_days=args.retention_days)
+    removed = backend.cleanup_old_files()
+    print(json.dumps({"ok": True, "removed": removed}, sort_keys=True))
+    return 0
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Audit Core development CLI")
+    sub = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+
+    emit_parser = sub.add_parser("emit", help="Write one event to the mock file backend.")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--tenant", default="platform")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--scope", default="platform-control-plane")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--source", required=True)
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--actor")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--action", required=True)
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--resource", required=True)
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--outcome", default="success")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--reason")
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--detail", action="append", default=[])
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--dir", default=None)
+    emit_parser.add_argument("--retention-days", type=int, default=None)
+    emit_parser.set_defaults(func=emit)
+
+    cleanup_parser = sub.add_parser("cleanup", help="Remove mock audit files older than retention.")
+    cleanup_parser.add_argument("--dir", default=None)
+    cleanup_parser.add_argument("--retention-days", type=int, default=None)
+    cleanup_parser.set_defaults(func=cleanup)
+
+    return parser
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    parser = build_parser()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args.func(args)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())

audit_core/interface.py

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+"""Small audit interface shared by backends and integrations."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from typing import Any, Protocol
+from uuid import uuid4
+
+
+def utc_now() -> str:
+    return datetime.now(timezone.utc).replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class AuditEvent:
+    """Minimal event envelope for the first Audit Core implementation."""
+
+    source: str
+    action: str
+    resource: str
+    outcome: str
+    tenant: str = "platform"
+    scope: str = "platform-control-plane"
+    actor: str | None = None
+    reason: str | None = None
+    details: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    event_id: str = field(default_factory=lambda: str(uuid4()))
+    observed_at: str = field(default_factory=utc_now)
+    schema_version: str = "audit-core.event.v1alpha1"
+
+    def as_record(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "schema_version": self.schema_version,
+            "event_id": self.event_id,
+            "observed_at": self.observed_at,
+            "tenant": self.tenant,
+            "scope": self.scope,
+            "source": self.source,
+            "actor": self.actor,
+            "action": self.action,
+            "resource": self.resource,
+            "outcome": self.outcome,
+            "reason": self.reason,
+            "details": self.details,
+        }
+
+
+class AuditBackend(Protocol):
+    """Protocol implemented by audit sinks."""
+
+    def emit(self, event: AuditEvent) -> str:
+        """Persist an event and return a backend-specific reference."""

audit_core/mock_file_backend.py

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+"""Development-only file backend for Audit Core.
+
+This backend intentionally writes local JSONL files under /tmp by default. It
+is useful for wiring integrations before the durable Audit Core archive exists,
+but it is not production audit custody.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from audit_core.interface import AuditEvent
+
+
+class MockFileAuditBackend:
+    """Append audit events to hourly JSONL files and clean up old files."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        base_dir: str | Path | None = None,
+        retention_days: int | None = None,
+        now: datetime | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.base_dir = Path(base_dir or os.environ.get("AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_DIR", "/tmp/audit-core"))
+        self.retention_days = int(
+            retention_days
+            if retention_days is not None
+            else os.environ.get("AUDIT_CORE_MOCK_RETENTION_DAYS", "7")
+        )
+        self._now = now
+
+    def emit(self, event: AuditEvent) -> str:
+        self.base_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self.cleanup_old_files()
+        path = self.current_path()
+        record = event.as_record()
+        with path.open("a", encoding="utf-8") as handle:
+            handle.write(json.dumps(record, sort_keys=True, separators=(",", ":")) + "\n")
+        return str(path)
+
+    def cleanup_old_files(self) -> list[str]:
+        if self.retention_days < 0 or not self.base_dir.exists():
+            return []
+
+        cutoff = self.now() - timedelta(days=self.retention_days)
+        removed: list[str] = []
+        for path in self.base_dir.glob("audit-*.jsonl"):
+            try:
+                modified = datetime.fromtimestamp(path.stat().st_mtime, tz=timezone.utc)
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                continue
+            if modified < cutoff:
+                path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                removed.append(str(path))
+        return removed
+
+    def current_path(self) -> Path:
+        stamp = self.now().strftime("%Y%m%dT%H")
+        return self.base_dir / f"audit-{stamp}.jsonl"
+
+    def now(self) -> datetime:
+        return self._now or datetime.now(timezone.utc)

pyproject.toml

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+[project]
+name = "audit-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Standalone audit fabric interfaces and development backends."
+readme = "README.md"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+license = { file = "LICENSE" }
+authors = [
+  { name = "NetKingdom / Audit Core maintainers" }
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = ["pytest"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]

tests/test_mock_file_backend.py

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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+
+from audit_core.interface import AuditEvent
+from audit_core.mock_file_backend import MockFileAuditBackend
+
+
+def test_emit_writes_hourly_jsonl_file(tmp_path):
+    now = datetime(2026, 6, 1, 20, 30, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    backend = MockFileAuditBackend(base_dir=tmp_path, now=now)
+
+    path = backend.emit(
+        AuditEvent(
+            source="openbao",
+            action="audit.verify",
+            resource="openbao/openbao-0",
+            outcome="success",
+            details={"file_audit_visible": True},
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert path.endswith("audit-20260601T20.jsonl")
+    lines = (tmp_path / "audit-20260601T20.jsonl").read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    record = json.loads(lines[0])
+    assert record["source"] == "openbao"
+    assert record["tenant"] == "platform"
+    assert record["scope"] == "platform-control-plane"
+    assert record["details"] == {"file_audit_visible": True}
+
+
+def test_cleanup_removes_files_older_than_retention(tmp_path):
+    now = datetime(2026, 6, 8, 20, 30, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+    old_file = tmp_path / "audit-20260531T20.jsonl"
+    fresh_file = tmp_path / "audit-20260608T20.jsonl"
+    ignored_file = tmp_path / "other.jsonl"
+    old_file.write_text("{}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    fresh_file.write_text("{}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    ignored_file.write_text("{}\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    old_ts = (now - timedelta(days=8)).timestamp()
+    fresh_ts = (now - timedelta(days=1)).timestamp()
+    os.utime(old_file, (old_ts, old_ts))
+    os.utime(fresh_file, (fresh_ts, fresh_ts))
+
+    backend = MockFileAuditBackend(base_dir=tmp_path, retention_days=7, now=now)
+
+    removed = backend.cleanup_old_files()
+
+    assert str(old_file) in removed
+    assert not old_file.exists()
+    assert fresh_file.exists()
+    assert ignored_file.exists()