Bump version to 1.1.0-RC.2 [skip ci]

The PostgreSQL 17 journal qualification refused every call on Amazon Aurora
PostgreSQL, which reports full_page_writes=off and does not expose the
parameter in its cluster parameter group.

- The settings query gains an eleventh column,
  to_regprocedure('aurora_version()') IS NOT NULL, which is true on Aurora,
  false on stock PostgreSQL 17 and never raises.
- full_page_writes=off is accepted only when that column is true. Stock
  PostgreSQL with full_page_writes=off is still refused, and synchronous_commit,
  fsync, recovery, isolation, time zone and lock timeout are unchanged on Aurora.
- The decision is the pure function tornPagesPrevented, covered by an always-on
  unit test. The opt-in real PostgreSQL 17 suite simulates Aurora with a
  function named aurora_version() and full_page_writes=off on the server.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.2 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ on:
   push:
 jobs:
   maven:
-    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/ci-workflows/.gitea/workflows/maven.yaml@main
+    uses: self:KofTwentyTwo/ci-workflows/.gitea/workflows/maven.yaml@v1
     secrets: inherit

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ All notable changes are documented here, following [Keep a Changelog](https://ke
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- The retained upload journal's PostgreSQL 17 qualification accepts Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, which reports `full_page_writes=off` and does not let a deployment change it. `off` is accepted only when the settings query detects Aurora (`to_regprocedure('aurora_version()') IS NOT NULL`); stock PostgreSQL with `full_page_writes=off` is still refused, and every other requirement is unchanged on Aurora. See `docs/RETAINED-UPLOAD-JOURNAL.md`.
+- Bounded STRING custom fields carry QQQ's native `ValueTooLongBehavior.ERROR`, so a write longer than `maxLength` is rejected with a field error and the stored value is preserved, instead of passing through unchecked (the QQQ default `PASS_THROUGH`).
+- Persisted help content is reloaded after each committed runtime metadata refresh, so sections and fields created by publishing a custom-field definition receive their stored `helpContent` rows without a restart.
 - QBit metadata reports the Maven artifact version from a filtered resource, including release versions.
 - `presence.changed` events and presence snapshots always carry `viewers`, sending `[]` once the last viewer leaves, as the schema requires (#52).
 

docs/RETAINED-UPLOAD-JOURNAL.md

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ Both owner tables must use the same QQQ backend. Hosts apply DDL through their m
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | File H2 | Native `h2`, `jdbc:h2:file:`, actual configured connection, writable real transaction, live `WRITE_DELAY=0` | `UploadJournalTable.h2Script()` |
 | MySQL 8.4 | Native `mysql`, actual MySQL 8.4 product/version, exact configured URL target and catalog, writable real transaction, both owner tables InnoDB, fixed owner table mappings, journal `utf8mb4_0900_bin` columns/table, single-column unique locator/intake indexes, synchronous commit settings | `UploadJournalTable.mysqlScript()` |
-| Aurora MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, other versions/providers | Refused; no inferred compatibility or durability claim | None |
+| PostgreSQL 17 | Native `postgres` (vendor and backend type), actual PostgreSQL 17 product/version, exact configured `jdbc:postgresql://host/catalog` target and catalog, writable real transaction, not in recovery, `synchronous_commit` `on` or `remote_apply`, `fsync=on`, `full_page_writes=on` (see the Aurora rule below), session `TimeZone` UTC, `lock_timeout` from 1 to 5000 ms, READ COMMITTED, both owner tables permanent ordinary tables with fixed mappings, no non-deterministic collation, complete unique indexes on `locator_hash` and `intake_key` | `UploadJournalTable.postgresScript()` |
+| Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL 17 | Every PostgreSQL 17 requirement above, except that `full_page_writes=off` is accepted | `UploadJournalTable.postgresScript()` |
+| Aurora MySQL, MariaDB, other versions/providers | Refused; no inferred compatibility or durability claim | None |
+
+Aurora rule: stock PostgreSQL must report `full_page_writes=on`, because recovery repairs a partly written page from the full page image in the write-ahead log. Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL reports `full_page_writes=off` and the parameter is not in its cluster parameter group, so a deployment cannot turn it on; its storage layer does not write torn pages, so the protection is not needed there. The qualification therefore accepts `off` only when the same settings query reports `to_regprocedure('aurora_version()') IS NOT NULL`, which is true on Aurora, false on stock PostgreSQL 17 and never raises. Nothing else is relaxed on Aurora: `synchronous_commit`, `fsync`, recovery state, isolation, time zone and lock timeout are checked exactly as on stock PostgreSQL. The detection is a name lookup, so a function named `aurora_version()` on the session's search path of a stock server is reported as Aurora; creating one is a schema change inside the host's trust boundary, like the settings themselves.
 
 The MySQL adapter resolves explicit or native-generated URLs through QQQ `ConnectionManager`. It accepts a single ordinary `jdbc:mysql://host:port/catalog` target with a simple catalog identifier. Proxy/load-balancing URLs, alternate catalogs or table remapping fail closed. Error messages do not echo URLs or credentials. Driver options remain host-owned; TLS and credentials are not changed by the journal.
 

pom.xml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       <!-- Only the published Redis API package is a permitted cross-qbit boundary. -->
       <qbit.guardrails.allowedApiPackages>com.kingsrook.qbits.objectstorage.api,com.kingsrook.qbits.email.api,com.kingsrook.qbits.redis.api</qbit.guardrails.allowedApiPackages>
       <qbit.guardrails.allowedQbitArtifacts>com.kingsrook.qbits:qbit-object-storage,com.kingsrook.qbits:qbit-email,com.kingsrook.qbits:*-api,com.kingsrook.qbits:qbit-redis</qbit.guardrails.allowedQbitArtifacts>
-      <revision>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</revision>
+      <revision>1.1.0-RC.2</revision>
       <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
       <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
       <jacoco.version>0.8.15</jacoco.version>

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/FeatureSettingsCustomizer.java

@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.customizers.TableCustomizerInterfa
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.CapturedContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceHelpContentManager;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.delete.DeleteInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.update.UpdateInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.QInstance;
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Publish committed policy changes through the core overlay.
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ public class FeatureSettingsCustomizer implements TableCustomizerInterface
       var instance = QContext.getQInstance();
       if(transaction == null)
       {
-         RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.refresh(instance);
+         refreshMetadata(instance);
       }
       else
       {
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ public class FeatureSettingsCustomizer implements TableCustomizerInterface
          {
             try
             {
-               QContext.withTemporaryContext(context, () -> RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.refresh(instance));
+               QContext.withTemporaryContext(context, () -> refreshMetadata(instance));
             }
             catch(QException e)
             {
@@ -95,4 +97,13 @@ public class FeatureSettingsCustomizer implements TableCustomizerInterface
          });
       }
    }
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Bind persisted help after the overlay creates its dynamic fields and sections.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static void refreshMetadata(QInstance instance) throws QException
+   {
+      RuntimeMetaDataOverlay.refresh(instance);
+      QInstanceHelpContentManager.reloadHelpContent(instance);
+   }
 }

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/attachments/uploadjournal/PostgresJournalDatabase.java

@@ -47,14 +47,25 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSTableBackendDe
  ** pair, on the native QQQ postgres backend (vendor and backend type "postgres").
  ** Observation only: no schema migration and no session or server setting is
  ** changed at runtime.
+ **
+ ** Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL 17 is the one qualified variant: it is held to every
+ ** rule here except full_page_writes, which Aurora reports as "off" and does not
+ ** let a deployment change (see tornPagesPrevented).
  *******************************************************************************/
 final class PostgresJournalDatabase
 {
    static final String VENDOR = "postgres";
 
-   private static final String SETTINGS = "SELECT current_setting('server_version_num')::int, current_setting('transaction_read_only'), pg_is_in_recovery(),"
+   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // Column 11 detects Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL inside the same statement. to_regprocedure   //
+   // returns NULL when no aurora_version() function resolves, so it is true on Aurora, false //
+   // on stock PostgreSQL 17 and never raises. Calling aurora_version() directly would abort  //
+   // the transaction on stock PostgreSQL, and pg_proc does not list the function on Aurora.  //
+   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   static final String SETTINGS = "SELECT current_setting('server_version_num')::int, current_setting('transaction_read_only'), pg_is_in_recovery(),"
       + " current_setting('synchronous_commit'), current_setting('fsync'), current_setting('full_page_writes'), current_setting('TimeZone'),"
-      + " (SELECT setting::bigint FROM pg_settings WHERE name='lock_timeout'), current_setting('transaction_isolation'), current_database()";
+      + " (SELECT setting::bigint FROM pg_settings WHERE name='lock_timeout'), current_setting('transaction_isolation'), current_database(),"
+      + " to_regprocedure('aurora_version()') IS NOT NULL";
 
    private static final String TABLES = "SELECT c.relname, c.relkind, c.relpersistence FROM pg_class c JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid=c.relnamespace"
       + " WHERE n.nspname=current_schema() AND c.relname = ANY(?)";
@@ -124,7 +135,8 @@ final class PostgresJournalDatabase
          try(ResultSet settings = statement.executeQuery(SETTINGS))
          {
             if(!settings.next() || settings.getInt(1) / 10000 != 17 || !"off".equals(settings.getString(2)) || settings.getBoolean(3)
-               || !Set.of("on", "remote_apply").contains(settings.getString(4)) || !"on".equals(settings.getString(5)) || !"on".equals(settings.getString(6))
+               || !Set.of("on", "remote_apply").contains(settings.getString(4)) || !"on".equals(settings.getString(5))
+               || !tornPagesPrevented(settings.getString(6), settings.getBoolean(11))
                || !Set.of("UTC", "Etc/UTC").contains(settings.getString(7)) || settings.getLong(8) < 1 || settings.getLong(8) > 5000
                || !"read committed".equals(settings.getString(9)) || !catalog.equals(settings.getString(10)))
             {
@@ -147,6 +159,28 @@ final class PostgresJournalDatabase
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The torn-page rule, as a pure decision over the observed full_page_writes
+    ** value and the Aurora detection column.
+    **
+    ** Stock PostgreSQL must report full_page_writes "on": after a crash that leaves
+    ** a partly written page, recovery repairs it from the full page image in the
+    ** write-ahead log, so "off" there can lose committed journal rows.
+    **
+    ** Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL reports full_page_writes "off" (measured on engine
+    ** 17.9: source default, and the parameter is not in the cluster parameter group,
+    ** so a deployment cannot turn it on). Its storage layer does not write torn
+    ** pages, so the protection is not needed there. "off" is therefore accepted
+    ** only when the server is Aurora; every other rule (synchronous_commit, fsync,
+    ** recovery, isolation, time zone, lock timeout) stays as strict on Aurora.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   static boolean tornPagesPrevented(String fullPageWrites, boolean aurora)
+   {
+      return ("on".equals(fullPageWrites) || (aurora && "off".equals(fullPageWrites)));
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Permanent (logged) ordinary tables only, deterministic text comparison, and
     ** complete valid non-partial unique indexes for the journal's two identities.

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/customfields/CustomFieldsProvider.java

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QVirtualFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.ValueRangeBehavior;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.ValueTooLongBehavior;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.possiblevalues.QPossibleValueSource;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.possiblevalues.QPossibleValueSourceType;
@@ -127,6 +128,10 @@ public class CustomFieldsProvider implements RuntimeMetaDataProviderInterface
             .withCriteriaExpander(new QCodeReference(FieldCriteriaExpander.class));
       field.withLabel(definition.getValueString("label")).withIsRequired(json && Boolean.TRUE.equals(definition.getValueBoolean("required")))
          .withMaxLength(definition.getValueInteger("maxLength"));
+      if(type == QFieldType.STRING && definition.getValueInteger("maxLength") != null)
+      {
+         field.withBehavior(ValueTooLongBehavior.ERROR);
+      }
       if(definition.getValue("defaultValue") != null && json)
       {
          field.withDefaultValue(com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils.getValueAsFieldType(type, definition.getValue("defaultValue")));

src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/security/ParentRecordAccess.java

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QNotFoundException;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.exceptions.QPermissionDeniedException;
-import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.AbstractActionInput;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.get.GetInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.tables.QTableMetaData;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public final class ParentRecordAccess
    {
       QTableMetaData table = tableName == null ? null : QContext.getQInstance().getTable(tableName);
       return (table != null && table.getPrimaryKeyField() != null && !tableName.startsWith(CollaborationQBitConfig.TABLE_NAME_PREFIX)
-         && PermissionsHelper.hasTablePermission(new AbstractActionInput(), tableName, TablePermissionSubType.READ));
+         && PermissionsHelper.hasTablePermission(new GetInput(tableName), tableName, TablePermissionSubType.READ));
    }
 
    /*******************************************************************************

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/CustomFieldsTest.java

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.UpdateAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.DeleteAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.actions.tables.QueryAction;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.context.QContext;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.instances.QInstanceEnricher;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.insert.InsertInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.update.UpdateInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.delete.DeleteInput;
@@ -44,9 +45,12 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QueryInput;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QQueryFilter;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.actions.tables.query.QCriteriaOperator;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.data.QRecord;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.helpcontent.HelpContentMetaDataProvider;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.QFieldType;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.fields.JsonPathStorage;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.PermissionLevel;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.permissions.QPermissionRules;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.module.rdbms.model.metadata.RDBMSBackendMetaData;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.app.CollaborationHome;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.dashboard.widgets.TableData;
@@ -62,6 +66,48 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
  *******************************************************************************/
 public class CustomFieldsTest extends PersonalServiceFixture
 {
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Publication binds stored guidance to sections that did not exist at startup.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void publishedSectionReceivesStoredHelp() throws Exception
+   {
+      new HelpContentMetaDataProvider().defineAll(instance, "memory", table ->
+         table.withPermissionRules(new QPermissionRules()
+            .withLevel(PermissionLevel.NOT_PROTECTED)));
+      new QInstanceEnricher(instance).enrich();
+      admin();
+      var help = new InsertAction().execute(new InsertInput("helpContent").withRecords(List.of(new QRecord()
+         .withValue("key", "table:document;section:customFields").withValue("role", "ALL_SCREENS")
+         .withValue("format", "MARKDOWN").withValue("content", "Synthetic dynamic section guidance.")))).getRecords().getFirst();
+      assertThat(help.getErrors()).isNullOrEmpty();
+      QRecord definition = draft("guided", "STRING");
+      FieldDefinitions.apply(definition.getValue("id"), "Publish");
+      assertThat(instance.getTable("document").getSection("customFields").getHelpContents())
+         .anySatisfy(content -> assertThat(content.getContent()).contains("Synthetic dynamic section guidance."));
+   }
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** A configured string bound rejects writes without replacing persisted values.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void publishedStringRejectsValuesBeyondItsMaximumLength() throws Exception
+   {
+      admin();
+      QRecord definition = draft("note", "STRING");
+      new UpdateAction().execute(new UpdateInput(CollaborationTables.FIELD_DEFINITION).withRecords(List.of(
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", definition.getValue("id")).withValue("maxLength", 5))));
+      FieldDefinitions.apply(definition.getValue("id"), "Publish");
+      login("alice");
+      var valid = new UpdateAction().execute(new UpdateInput("document").withRecords(List.of(
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("cf_note", "valid")))).getRecords().getFirst();
+      assertThat(valid.getErrors()).isNullOrEmpty();
+      var invalid = new UpdateAction().execute(new UpdateInput("document").withRecords(List.of(
+         new QRecord().withValue("id", 1).withValue("cf_note", "too long")))).getRecords().getFirst();
+      assertThat(invalid.getErrors()).isNotEmpty();
+      assertThat(query("cf_note", QCriteriaOperator.EQUALS, "valid")).hasSize(1);
+   }
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Refreshing a SELECT must replace its generated vocabulary and allow later fields.
     *******************************************************************************/

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/attachments/uploadjournal/PostgresJournalDatabaseTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * QQQ - Low-code Application Framework for Engineers.
+ * Copyright (C) 2021-2025.  Kingsrook, LLC
+ * 651 N Broad St Ste 205 # 6917 | Middletown DE 19709 | United States
+ * contact@kingsrook.com
+ * https://github.com/Kingsrook/
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.kingsrook.qbits.collaboration.attachments.uploadjournal;
+
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ ** The torn-page decision of the PostgreSQL journal qualification, without a
+ ** database: the rule is a pure function of the observed full_page_writes value
+ ** and the Aurora detection column. The real-server cases, including the
+ ** detection column itself, are in the opt-in PostgresUploadJournalTest.
+ *******************************************************************************/
+class PostgresJournalDatabaseTest
+{
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** "on" qualifies everywhere; "off" qualifies only on Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void fullPageWritesOffIsAcceptedOnlyOnAurora()
+   {
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("on", false)).isTrue();
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("on", true)).isTrue();
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("off", true)).isTrue();
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("off", false)).isFalse();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Anything that is neither "on" nor Aurora's "off" is refused, Aurora or not:
+    ** a missing value, another spelling or an unexpected value.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void unknownFullPageWritesValuesAreRefused()
+   {
+      for(boolean aurora : new boolean[] { false, true })
+      {
+         assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented(null, aurora)).isFalse();
+         assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("", aurora)).isFalse();
+         assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("OFF", aurora)).isFalse();
+         assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("ON", aurora)).isFalse();
+         assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.tornPagesPrevented("false", aurora)).isFalse();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The settings query detects Aurora only through to_regprocedure, as its last
+    ** column. It never calls aurora_version() directly, which would abort the
+    ** transaction on stock PostgreSQL.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void settingsQueryDetectsAuroraOnlyThroughToRegprocedure()
+   {
+      String detection = "to_regprocedure('aurora_version()') IS NOT NULL";
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.SETTINGS).endsWith(", " + detection);
+      assertThat(PostgresJournalDatabase.SETTINGS.replace(detection, "")).doesNotContain("aurora");
+   }
+}

src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/collaboration/attachments/uploadjournal/PostgresUploadJournalTest.java

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatThrownBy;
  ** dynamic port, random synthetic passwords); the application connects as a
  ** DML-only role, and the superuser is used only for fixture DDL and fault
  ** injection. The attachment row is a minimal stand-in, not a full intake fixture.
+ **
+ ** No Amazon Aurora server is used. The Aurora cases run on this stock PostgreSQL
+ ** 17 server and simulate exactly two things: a function named aurora_version()
+ ** created in the suite's database (so to_regprocedure resolves, as it does on
+ ** Aurora), and full_page_writes turned off on the server (as Aurora reports it).
  *******************************************************************************/
 @EnabledIfSystemProperty(named = "postgresJournalTests", matches = "true")
 class PostgresUploadJournalTest
@@ -107,6 +112,9 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Start only the disposable server with explicit durable settings. pgjdbc
     ** announces the JVM zone as the session TimeZone, so the suite runs in UTC.
+    ** fsync and full_page_writes are set through ALTER SYSTEM rather than on the
+    ** command line, because a command-line value cannot be changed by a reload and
+    ** the Aurora and durability cases need to turn each one off and back on.
     *******************************************************************************/
    @BeforeAll
    static void start() throws Exception
@@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
       TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("UTC"));
       postgres = new GenericContainer<>("postgres:17")
          .withEnv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", ROOT_PASSWORD).withEnv("POSTGRES_DB", DATABASE)
-         .withCommand("postgres", "-c", "fsync=on", "-c", "synchronous_commit=on", "-c", "full_page_writes=on")
+         .withCommand("postgres", "-c", "synchronous_commit=on")
          .withExposedPorts(5432)
          .withCreateContainerCmdModifier(command ->
          {
@@ -138,6 +146,8 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
          statement.execute("ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES TO " + APP_ROLE);
          statement.execute("ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO " + APP_ROLE);
       }
+      serverSetting("fsync", "on");
+      serverSetting("full_page_writes", "on");
    }
 
 
@@ -174,6 +184,9 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
       execute("ALTER ROLE " + APP_ROLE + " RESET synchronous_commit");
       execute("ALTER ROLE " + APP_ROLE + " RESET default_transaction_isolation");
       execute("ALTER ROLE " + APP_ROLE + " RESET default_transaction_read_only");
+      serverSetting("fsync", "on");
+      serverSetting("full_page_writes", "on");
+      execute("DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS aurora_version()");
       backend = new PostgreSQLBackendMetaData();
       backend.setName("postgres_journal");
       backend.setDatabaseName(DATABASE);
@@ -440,6 +453,67 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The settings query carries the Aurora detection as its eleventh column. As
+    ** the DML-only application role on a stock server it reports false and does not
+    ** raise, so the transaction stays usable; once aurora_version() resolves (the
+    ** simulated Aurora) it reports true.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void settingsQueryDetectsAuroraWithoutRaising() throws Exception
+   {
+      assertThat(settingsQueryReportsAurora()).isFalse();
+      simulateAurora();
+      assertThat(settingsQueryReportsAurora()).isTrue();
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** full_page_writes=off is refused on stock PostgreSQL and accepted only once
+    ** the server is detected as Aurora (simulated); removing the detection refuses
+    ** it again, with no row written by a refused call.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void fullPageWritesOffIsAcceptedOnlyOnAurora() throws Exception
+   {
+      serverSetting("full_page_writes", "off");
+      assertUnsupported();
+      assertThat(count("collaboration_upload_journal")).isZero();
+      simulateAurora();
+      ConnectionManager.closeConnectionProviders();
+      assertThat(journal.prepare(candidate("aurora")).id()).isPositive();
+      assertThat(count("collaboration_upload_journal")).isEqualTo(1);
+      execute("DROP FUNCTION aurora_version()");
+      assertUnsupported();
+      assertThat(count("collaboration_upload_journal")).isEqualTo(1);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Aurora (simulated, full_page_writes=off) gets no other allowance: with
+    ** synchronous_commit off, or with fsync off, it is refused like any server.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void auroraIsStillRefusedWithoutSynchronousCommitOrFsync() throws Exception
+   {
+      simulateAurora();
+      serverSetting("full_page_writes", "off");
+      assertThat(journal.prepare(candidate("aurora-baseline")).id()).isPositive();
+      execute("ALTER ROLE " + APP_ROLE + " SET synchronous_commit='off'");
+      assertUnsupported();
+      execute("ALTER ROLE " + APP_ROLE + " RESET synchronous_commit");
+      serverSetting("fsync", "off");
+      assertUnsupported();
+      serverSetting("fsync", "on");
+      ConnectionManager.closeConnectionProviders();
+      assertThat(journal.prepare(candidate("aurora-restored")).id()).isPositive();
+      assertThat(count("collaboration_upload_journal")).isEqualTo(2);
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Physical drift is refused: an unlogged owner table (lost in crash recovery)
     ** and a non-deterministic collation on a journal column.
@@ -565,6 +639,75 @@ class PostgresUploadJournalTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Make this stock server look like Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL to the detection:
+    ** a function named aurora_version() in the suite's schema. Nothing else about
+    ** Aurora is simulated by this call.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private void simulateAurora() throws SQLException
+   {
+      execute("CREATE FUNCTION aurora_version() RETURNS text LANGUAGE sql AS 'SELECT ''17.9''::text'");
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Run the production settings query as the application role inside one
+    ** transaction, then prove that transaction was not aborted by it.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private boolean settingsQueryReportsAurora() throws SQLException
+   {
+      try(Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(appUrl(), APP_ROLE, APP_PASSWORD); Statement statement = connection.createStatement())
+      {
+         connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+         boolean aurora;
+         try(ResultSet settings = statement.executeQuery(PostgresJournalDatabase.SETTINGS))
+         {
+            assertThat(settings.getMetaData().getColumnCount()).isEqualTo(11);
+            assertThat(settings.next()).isTrue();
+            aurora = settings.getBoolean(11);
+            assertThat(settings.wasNull()).isFalse();
+         }
+         try(ResultSet stillUsable = statement.executeQuery("SELECT 1"))
+         {
+            assertThat(stillUsable.next()).isTrue();
+         }
+         connection.rollback();
+         return (aurora);
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** Change a reload-level (sighup) setting of the disposable server and wait
+    ** until a new session reports it, so the next pooled session observes it too.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private static void serverSetting(String name, String value) throws Exception
+   {
+      try(Connection connection = root(); Statement statement = connection.createStatement())
+      {
+         statement.execute("ALTER SYSTEM SET " + name + "=" + value);
+         statement.execute("SELECT pg_reload_conf()");
+      }
+      long deadline = System.nanoTime() + Duration.ofSeconds(30).toNanos();
+      while(System.nanoTime() < deadline)
+      {
+         try(Connection connection = root(); Statement statement = connection.createStatement();
+            ResultSet setting = statement.executeQuery("SELECT current_setting('" + name + "')"))
+         {
+            if(setting.next() && value.equals(setting.getString(1)))
+            {
+               return;
+            }
+         }
+         Thread.sleep(100);
+      }
+      throw (new IllegalStateException("The disposable server did not apply " + name + "=" + value + "."));
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Prepare a leased manifest whose stored bytes have been verified by owner.
     *******************************************************************************/