{
"name": "stable-thread-ordering-by-date",
"description": "Independent threads are ordered by earliest visible message date.",
"spec": {
"source": "public API contract",
"url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5256",
"behavior": "flat public output is deterministic across input order"
},
"input": [
{
"id": "<later@example>",
"message_id": "<later@example>",
"in_reply_to": null,
"references": [],
"subject": "Later",
"date": "2026-05-15T10:00:00Z"
},
{
"id": "<earlier@example>",
"message_id": "<earlier@example>",
"in_reply_to": null,
"references": [],
"subject": "Earlier",
"date": "2026-05-15T09:00:00Z"
}
],
"expected": {
"threads": [
{
"root": "<earlier@example>",
"messages": [
"<earlier@example>"
]
},
{
"root": "<later@example>",
"messages": [
"<later@example>"
]
}
]
}
}