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Cumulative snapshot publishing (publish census N plus all prior censuses) #376

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@MasonStilwell

From the 2026-07-10 meeting notes (New tasks).

Publishing must not publish only the latest census. Publishing census N must produce snapshot N, which contains census N plus every prior census (N-1, N-2, ..., 0).

Storage model on the SI side:

  • Only snapshot N is present in the SI database at a given time.
  • Prior snapshots (N-1, N-2, ..., 0) are retained as SQL backups zipped into files, not live in the DB simultaneously.

Scope to define:

  • How a snapshot is assembled (full cumulative state through census N).
  • Backup/zip creation and retention for superseded snapshots.
  • Restore path from a zipped backup.
  • Confirm this contract before building, since it shapes the export format.

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