# Which Problems Are Solved
- The eventstore did not support intentionally overwriting the resource
owner when creating events for aggregates that may be reused across
owners.
- Resource owner handling was implicit and could not be controlled per
command/event type.
- We needed a safe way to distinguish between:
- keeping the existing aggregate owner, and
- explicitly setting a new owner for specific create-like events.
# How the Problems Are Solved
- Introduced a new eventstore command type with an explicit
enforce_owner flag.
- Updated eventstore.commands_to_events and eventstore.push so owner
assignment is now explicit:
- if enforce_owner is true, the command owner is written
- if enforce_owner is false, the existing aggregate owner is retained
when present
- Added EnforceResourceOwnerCommand and wiring so command types can opt
in to enforced owner behavior.
- Wired the new behavior through the v3 eventstore push path, including
compatibility fallback for older command type mapping.
- Added migration/setup changes to register and use the new command type
and SQL functions.
- Added and updated tests for owner overwrite and aggregate ID reuse
scenarios.
# Additional Changes
- Added small migration/setup robustness improvements related to
eventstore setup ordering and helper reuse.
- Added focused test coverage for enforced owner behavior and
sequencing.
- Events that currently allow owner changes (implement
EnforceResourceOwner) are:
- AddedEvent (action)
- GroupAddedEvent
- StartedEvent (idp intent)
- ProjectAddedEvent
- HumanAddedEvent
- HumanRegisteredEvent
- MachineAddedEvent
- CreatedEvent (schema user)
# Additional Context
- Follow-up for eventstore owner-handling correctness in create flows
and aggregate ID reuse cases.
- No additional issue link was attached for this change.
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Co-authored-by: abhishek kumar gupta <abhishek818t@gmail.com>
A timing issue (a race condition) was identified in our event processing
system. Under specific circumstances, it was possible for the system to
skip processing certain events, leading to potential data
inconsistencies.
## Which problems are solved
The system tracks its progress through the event log using timestamps.
The issue occurred because we were using the timestamp from the start of
a database transaction. If a query to read new events began after the
transaction started but before the new event was committed, the query
would not see the new event and would fail to process it.
## How the problems are solved
The fix is to change which timestamp is used for tracking. We now use
the precise timestamp of when the event is actually written to the
database. This ensures that the event's timestamp is always correctly
ordered, closing the timing gap and preventing the race condition.
This change enhances the reliability and integrity of our event
processing pipeline. It guarantees that all events are processed in the
correct order and eliminates the risk of skipped events, ensuring data
is always consistent across the system.
## Additional information
original fix: https://github.com/zitadel/zitadel/pull/10560
