{
  "handle": "Tension",
  "mechanism": "A data structure representing a detected conflict between two or more valid but mutually exclusive signals, constraints, or values. It serves as the input for resolution protocols like {{dialectic}} or {{yield}}.",
  "gloss": "Reified conflict state",
  "invariants": [
    "Mutually Exclusive: The bound elements cannot both be fully satisfied simultaneously.",
    "Persistence: Must persist until explicitly resolved."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "ring": 1,
    "tier": 1,
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:Tension#mh:SHA-256:54939ec0d160d8ad50590ad8e9e69b808dfafbe6a72eae8b58c9addfff1386b5",
      "sema:Tension#mh:SHA-256:547a74e52a7d1be70c14efcd8565adc2fae6a2c98d9bb7915a9b9164d578cfee",
      "sema:Tension#mh:SHA-256:c7008633a28095a54d70d9a4a208562a8263848f126732a7a2db4ca1b0cd6074",
      "sema:Tension#mh:SHA-256:57321a5553f0c0dd43019cd5bb2b47ec3c96242657c9069d643d064175d83f0b"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Infrastructure",
      "Data Structures"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Tension#mh:SHA-256:40e5946b8186e342a8bcbcf3e1ec0339c1c457d1d5a2bdd83689ad700ab1820a",
  "sema_ref": "Tension#40e5",
  "sema_stub": "40e5",
  "data_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "tension_id",
      "polarity_a",
      "polarity_b",
      "status"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "tension_id": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "polarity_a": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "The first conflicting force/idea/constraint"
      },
      "polarity_b": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "The opposing force/idea/constraint"
      },
      "status": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "Active",
          "Resolving",
          "Resolved",
          "Ignored"
        ]
      },
      "resolution_strategy": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "How the tension is being handled"
      }
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "dialectic": "sema:Dialectic#mh:SHA-256:26bec9ea9924523af3aa4d24165e4131dfe2ca964a54cee6a7a12cd391bb8aec",
      "yield": "sema:Yield#mh:SHA-256:336aa68eb26e16b71fc62a16207a842730c80ffa7b8826259d423d86f825fd50"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Infrastructure",
  "sema_category": "Data Structures",
  "used_by": {
    "yields": {
      "TensionHold": "sema:TensionHold#mh:SHA-256:b220760e24a7814387f787ab1274c6ab6a57f0ba3e9844d9f8b0fb234d14a934"
    }
  }
}