Validation: Spike: Stripe integration architecture
Verdict: PASS
Ticket
ldraney/landscaping-assistant#128 — Spike: Stripe integration architecture (Payment Links, webhooks, k8s secrets). Documentation-only spike delivering architecture decision doc and updating existing docs.
Environment
Production:
landscaping-assistant.app (custom domain via Hetzner edge proxy). Woodpecker CI pipeline #883 (push to main for commit b16dccf). Repo type: frontend (Rails 8.1 + Hotwire).Tiers Executed
Tier 1 (pipeline/tests) + Tier 3 (content verification + prod health). Tier 2 skipped (no staging environment for this repo).
Checks
| # | Criterion | How Verified | Result | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | docs/stripe-integration.md created with architecture decisions and rationale | git show HEAD:docs/stripe-integration.md — verified 352 lines, all 7 decision headings present (Payment Links API, Webhook Architecture, Secrets Wiring, Test vs Live Mode, stripe Gem, Payment Link Lifecycle, Webhook Endpoint Registration) | PASS | 7 decision headings confirmed matching 7 investigation areas from issue |
| 2 | #125 acceptance criteria updated (docs/service-requests.md) | git diff b16dccf^..b16dccf — docs/service-requests.md: +28/-4 lines. Placeholder Stripe section replaced with decided integration pattern (Payment Links API, webhook flow, SOPS secrets, feature flag) | PASS | Diff shows placeholder bullets replaced with 8-step integration pattern and key decisions summary |
| 3 | Open Question #5 resolved in docs/user-stories-auth.md | git diff b16dccf^..b16dccf — docs/user-stories-auth.md: +1/-1 line. Question struck through, marked RESOLVED (spike #128), links to stripe-integration.md | PASS | Diff confirms strikethrough and resolution annotation |
| 4 | Pipeline green (Tier 1) | Woodpecker pipeline #883: all 6 steps (clone, database, bundle-install, lint, test, build-and-push) exit_code 0. 661 specs, 0 failures. Image pushed to Harbor. | PASS | Top-level status shows "failure" but all steps succeeded — spurious status (see Discovered Issues) |
| 5 | Production deployment healthy (Tier 3) | curl https://landscaping-assistant.app/up returns 200. Root / returns 302 (expected auth redirect to Keycloak). | PASS | HTTP 200 on /up health check |
| 6 | No regression from docs-only change | Pipeline #888 (next commit, PR #328 merge) fully green — all 6 steps success, confirming main remains healthy after spike merge | PASS | Pipeline #888 status: success |
Regression Check
Docs-only PR — no routes, controllers, or models changed. Regression risk minimal. Confirmed by: (1) 661 specs passing in pipeline #883, (2) subsequent pipeline #888 fully green, (3) production /up health check returning 200.
Discovered Issues
Pipeline #883 spurious top-level failure: All 6 pipeline steps show success with exit_code 0, but the pipeline's top-level status is "failure." This appears to be a Woodpecker CI reporting anomaly — possibly a post-step notification or status callback that failed after all real work completed. Not a blocker for this ticket. Pre-existing issue — not caused by this spike.