At-Least-Once Delivery - CI/CD Glossary Definition
At-least-once delivery guarantees a message is delivered one or more times, never zero, which means duplicates are possible and consumers must be idempotent.
Why it matters
Most real queues and webhook systems are at-least-once. Tests should deliberately replay a message and assert the consumer produces no duplicate side effect.
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