Module normalize 

Deterministic rule forms.

canonical is what pull writes: volatile fields removed and keys sorted. comparable is what diff compares: canonical plus server defaults. They remain separate so pull does not write defaults the author omitted.

Functions

canonical

The on-disk form.

canonical_item

The on-disk form of an exception item.

canonical_list

The on-disk form of an exception-list container.

comparable

The comparison form.

fill_defaults

Add fields the server fills on create without overwriting explicit values.

sort_items

Sort exception items for stable file output and diff reports. Items with unreadable identities sort last.

sort_lists

Sort exception-list containers for stable file output and diff reports. Lists with unreadable list_id values sort last.

sort_rules

Sort rules for stable file output and diff reports. Rules with unreadable rule_id values sort last.

strip_exception_ids

Remove the volatile pointer from every exception reference.

strip_volatile

Remove the server-owned fields that change on every write.