Route replication through provider capabilities

docs/adr/2026_08_replicator_capabilities_03_migration_plan.md

@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ Replace the factory-registration-only responsibilities of
 definitions. Retain a module only for separately identified stateful
 behaviour; do not retain an instance merely to add a construction handler.
 
+Serialise active initialisation, replacement, and disposal. Publish the active
+provider and Replicator as one context after initialisation, clear that context
+before retiring the old adapter, and keep each typed dispatch on one context
+snapshot. This is the minimum publication fence for this stage. Waiting for
+in-flight adapter work and making acquisitions wait for replacement settlement
+remain part of the later active-construction migration.
+
+The lifecycle coordinator coalesces its network work internally, but an
+`onResumed` handler settles once that work has been scheduled. It does not hold
+later resume consumers until a OneShot transfer or Continuous start has
+settled.
+
 At this boundary, existing P2P AutoSync, AutoWatch, and incoming-request
 entry points receive the same non-interactive readiness and accepted-peer gate.
 The no-interaction authority reaches counterpart RPC authorisation and

src/LiveSyncBaseCore.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { LOG_LEVEL_INFO } from "octagonal-wheels/common/logger";
 import type PouchDB from "pouchdb-core";
 import type { SimpleStore } from "octagonal-wheels/databases/SimpleStoreBase";
-import type { HasSettings, ObsidianLiveSyncSettings, EntryDoc } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
+import {
+    REMOTE_COUCHDB,
+    REMOTE_MINIO,
+    type HasSettings,
+    type ObsidianLiveSyncSettings,
+    type EntryDoc,
+} from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
 import { __$checkInstanceBinding } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/dev/checks";
 import type { Confirm } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/interfaces/Confirm";
 import type { DatabaseFileAccess } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/interfaces/DatabaseFileAccess";
@@ -20,8 +26,7 @@ import type { InjectableServiceHub } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/ser
 import { AbstractModule } from "./modules/AbstractModule";
 import { ModulePeriodicProcess } from "./modules/core/ModulePeriodicProcess";
 import { ModuleReplicator } from "./modules/core/ModuleReplicator";
-import { ModuleReplicatorCouchDB } from "./modules/core/ModuleReplicatorCouchDB";
-import { ModuleReplicatorMinIO } from "./modules/core/ModuleReplicatorMinIO";
+import { ModuleReplicationLifecycle } from "./modules/core/ModuleReplicationLifecycle";
 import { ModuleConflictChecker } from "./modules/coreFeatures/ModuleConflictChecker";
 import { ModuleConflictResolver } from "./modules/coreFeatures/ModuleConflictResolver";
 import { ModuleResolvingMismatchedTweaks } from "./modules/coreFeatures/ModuleResolveMismatchedTweaks";
@@ -30,6 +35,15 @@ import type { ServiceModules } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/interface
 import { ModuleBasicMenu } from "./modules/essential/ModuleBasicMenu";
 import { usePrepareDatabaseForUse } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/serviceFeatures/prepareDatabaseForUse";
 import type { Constructor } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/utils.type";
+import {
+    CAPABILITY_NOT_APPLICABLE,
+    defineReplicatorProviderDefinitions,
+    supportedOpenReplicationContinuous,
+    supportedOpenReplicationOneShot,
+    supportedOpenReplicationUnattended,
+} from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { LiveSyncCouchDBReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/couchdb/LiveSyncReplicator";
+import { LiveSyncJournalReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/journal/LiveSyncJournalReplicator";
 
 export class LiveSyncBaseCore<
     T extends ServiceContext = ServiceContext,
@@ -77,6 +91,7 @@ export class LiveSyncBaseCore<
         featuresInitialiser: (core: LiveSyncBaseCore<T, TCommands>) => void
     ) {
         this._services = serviceHub;
+        this.registerReplicatorProviders();
         this._serviceModules = serviceModuleInitialiser(this, serviceHub);
         const extraModules = extraModuleInitialiser(this);
         this.registerModules(extraModules);
@@ -136,12 +151,40 @@ export class LiveSyncBaseCore<
         this.modules.push(module);
     }
 
+    /** Compose the current central providers before any lifecycle event can acquire one. */
+    private registerReplicatorProviders() {
+        const definitions = defineReplicatorProviderDefinitions([REMOTE_COUCHDB, REMOTE_MINIO] as const, {
+            [REMOTE_COUCHDB]: {
+                kind: REMOTE_COUCHDB,
+                diagnosticName: "CouchDB",
+                isConfigured: (settings) =>
+                    settings.remoteType === REMOTE_COUCHDB &&
+                    !!settings.couchDB_URI?.trim() &&
+                    !!settings.couchDB_DBNAME?.trim(),
+                create: (_settings) => Promise.resolve(new LiveSyncCouchDBReplicator(this)),
+                userInitiatedOneShot: supportedOpenReplicationOneShot(),
+                unattendedOneShot: supportedOpenReplicationUnattended(),
+                continuous: supportedOpenReplicationContinuous(),
+            },
+            [REMOTE_MINIO]: {
+                kind: REMOTE_MINIO,
+                diagnosticName: "Object Storage",
+                isConfigured: (settings) =>
+                    settings.remoteType === REMOTE_MINIO && !!settings.endpoint?.trim() && !!settings.bucket?.trim(),
+                create: (_settings) => Promise.resolve(new LiveSyncJournalReplicator(this)),
+                userInitiatedOneShot: supportedOpenReplicationOneShot(),
+                unattendedOneShot: supportedOpenReplicationUnattended(),
+                continuous: CAPABILITY_NOT_APPLICABLE,
+            },
+        });
+        this.services.replicator.registerReplicatorProviderDefinitions(definitions);
+    }
+
     public registerModules(extraModules: AbstractModule[] = []) {
         this._registerModule(new ModuleLiveSyncMain(this));
         this._registerModule(new ModuleConflictChecker(this));
-        this._registerModule(new ModuleReplicatorMinIO(this));
-        this._registerModule(new ModuleReplicatorCouchDB(this));
         this._registerModule(new ModuleReplicator(this));
+        this._registerModule(new ModuleReplicationLifecycle(this));
         this._registerModule(new ModuleConflictResolver(this));
         this._registerModule(new ModulePeriodicProcess(this));
         this._registerModule(new ModuleResolvingMismatchedTweaks(this));

src/apps/cli/commands/daemonCommand.unit.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { createServiceContext } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/context";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 import { runCommand } from "./runCommand";
 import type { CLIOptions } from "./types";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ vi.mock("@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/services/base/UnresolvedErrorManager"
 }));
 
 import * as offlineScanner from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/serviceFeatures/offlineScanner";
+import { getReplicationSchedulingControl } from "@/modules/core/ReplicationScheduling";
 
 function createCoreMock() {
     const standardIo = {
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ function createCoreMock() {
                 currentSettings: vi.fn(() => ({ liveSync: true, syncOnStart: false })),
             },
             replication: {
-                replicate: vi.fn(async () => true),
+                replicateUnattended: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const })),
             },
             appLifecycle: {
                 onUnload: {
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
         await runCommand(makeDaemonOptions(30), { ...baseContext, core });
 
         expect(setTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(getReplicationSchedulingControl(core).externalPolling).toBe(true);
         // Interval should be in milliseconds (30s → 30000ms)
         expect(setTimeoutSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), 30000);
     });
@@ -194,9 +197,9 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
     it("calls replicate before performFullScan", async () => {
         const core = createCoreMock();
         const callOrder: string[] = [];
-        core.services.replication.replicate = vi.fn(async () => {
+        core.services.replication.replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async () => {
             callOrder.push("replicate");
-            return true;
+            return { status: "completed" as const };
         });
         vi.mocked(offlineScanner.performFullScan).mockImplementation(async () => {
             callOrder.push("performFullScan");
@@ -206,11 +209,19 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
         await runCommand(makeDaemonOptions(), { ...baseContext, core });
 
         expect(callOrder).toEqual(["replicate", "performFullScan"]);
+        expect(core.services.replication.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "daemon",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        expect(getReplicationSchedulingControl(core).initialOneShotSatisfied).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it("returns false when initial replication fails", async () => {
         const core = createCoreMock();
-        core.services.replication.replicate = vi.fn(async () => false);
+        core.services.replication.replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async () => ({
+            status: "failed" as const,
+            error: new Error("initial replication failed"),
+        }));
         vi.mocked(offlineScanner.performFullScan).mockClear();
 
         const result = await runCommand(makeDaemonOptions(), { ...baseContext, core });
@@ -218,6 +229,10 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
         expect(result).toBe(false);
         // performFullScan should NOT have been called
         expect(offlineScanner.performFullScan).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(core.services.replication.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "daemon",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
     });
 
     it("polling mode: registers onUnload handler that clears timeout", async () => {
@@ -242,11 +257,11 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
 
         // startup replicate (call 1) succeeds; poll calls 2–7 fail; call 8 succeeds.
         let callCount = 0;
-        core.services.replication.replicate = vi.fn(async () => {
+        core.services.replication.replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async () => {
             callCount++;
-            if (callCount === 1) return true; // initial startup replicate
+            if (callCount === 1) return { status: "completed" as const }; // initial startup replicate
             if (callCount <= 7) throw new Error("network failure");
-            return true; // recovery
+            return { status: "completed" as const }; // recovery
         });
 
         const baseMs = 30 * 1000;
@@ -297,9 +312,9 @@ describe("daemon command", () => {
 
         // Make replicate succeed on the initial call (startup), then fail on the poll.
         let callCount = 0;
-        core.services.replication.replicate = vi.fn(async () => {
+        core.services.replication.replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async () => {
             callCount++;
-            if (callCount === 1) return true; // startup replicate
+            if (callCount === 1) return { status: "completed" as const }; // startup replicate
             throw new Error("network failure");
         });
 

src/apps/cli/commands/runCommand.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ import { fsPromises as fs, path } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/node";
 import type { LiveSyncCouchDBReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/couchdb/LiveSyncReplicator";
 import type { LiveSyncJournalReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/journal/LiveSyncJournalReplicator";
 import { writeStderrLine, writeStdoutLine } from "@/apps/cli/cliOutput";
+import {
+    isReplicationCompleted,
+    NO_INTERACTION,
+    USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY,
+} from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { markInitialOneShotSatisfied, setExternalPollingMode } from "@/modules/core/ReplicationScheduling";
 
 function redactConnectionString(uri: string): string {
     return uri.replace(/\/\/([^@/]+)@/u, "//***@");
@@ -95,19 +101,28 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
     if (options.command === "daemon") {
         const log = (msg: unknown) => writeStderrLine(standardIo, `[Daemon] ${String(msg)}`);
 
+        // The daemon owns its own recurring poller. Suppress the application
+        // resume starter and generic periodic timer before restoring settings.
+        setExternalPollingMode(core, !!options.interval);
+
         // Skip the config mismatch dialog — the daemon cannot resolve it interactively
         // and the default "Dismiss" action would block replication. The daemon should
         // accept whatever configuration the remote has.
         await core.services.setting.applyPartial({ disableCheckingConfigMismatch: true }, true);
 
-        // 1. Replicate CouchDB → local PouchDB so the mirror scan has content to work with.
-        log("Replicating from CouchDB...");
-        const replResult = await core.services.replication.replicate(true);
-        if (!replResult) {
-            writeStderrLine(standardIo, "[Daemon] Initial CouchDB replication failed, cannot continue");
+        // 1. Replicate the configured remote into the local database so the
+        // mirror scan has content to work with.
+        log("Replicating from remote...");
+        const replResult = await core.services.replication.replicateUnattended({
+            trigger: "daemon",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        if (!isReplicationCompleted(replResult)) {
+            writeStderrLine(standardIo, "[Daemon] Initial replication failed, cannot continue");
             return false;
         }
-        log("CouchDB replication complete");
+        markInitialOneShotSatisfied(core);
+        log("Initial replication complete");
 
         // 2. Mirror scan to reconcile PouchDB ↔ local filesystem.
         const errorManager = new UnresolvedErrorManager(core.services.appLifecycle, core.services.context.events);
@@ -129,8 +144,9 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
                 true
             );
             // applySettings fires the full lifecycle: onSuspending → onResumed.
-            // ModuleReplicatorCouchDB starts continuous replication on onResumed
-            // via fireAndForget.
+            // The provider-independent lifecycle coordinator owns any eligible
+            // Continuous start; the daemon marker suppresses a duplicate
+            // sync-on-start OneShot.
             await core.services.control.applySettings();
             // Lifecycle events (onSuspending) may re-enable suspension flags.
             // Clear them explicitly after the lifecycle completes. applyPartial
@@ -153,7 +169,13 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
 
             const poll = async () => {
                 try {
-                    await core.services.replication.replicate(true);
+                    const result = await core.services.replication.replicateUnattended({
+                        trigger: "daemon",
+                        interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                    });
+                    if (!isReplicationCompleted(result)) {
+                        throw new Error(`Daemon polling replication did not complete (${result.status}).`);
+                    }
                     if (consecutiveFailures > 0) {
                         consecutiveFailures--;
                         currentIntervalMs = Math.max(currentIntervalMs / 2, baseIntervalMs);
@@ -182,11 +204,11 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
                 return true;
             });
         } else {
-            log("LiveSync mode: restoring sync settings and starting _changes feed");
+            log("LiveSync mode: restoring sync settings and starting continuous synchronisation where supported");
             await restoreSyncSettings();
-            // The applySettings() lifecycle fires onResumed → ModuleReplicatorCouchDB which
-            // starts continuous replication via fireAndForget(openReplication). Don't call
-            // openReplication directly — it races with the handler and causes dedup/termination.
+            // The applySettings() lifecycle fires onResumed → the provider-
+            // independent lifecycle coordinator, which starts Continuous when
+            // supported. Do not call a concrete Replicator directly.
             log("LiveSync active");
             const currentSettings = core.services.setting.currentSettings();
             if (!currentSettings.liveSync && !currentSettings.syncOnStart) {
@@ -204,8 +226,11 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
 
     if (options.command === "sync") {
         writeStdoutLine(standardIo, "[Command] sync");
-        const result = await core.services.replication.replicate(true);
-        if (!result) {
+        const result = await core.services.replication.replicateUserInitiated({
+            trigger: "manual",
+            interaction: USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY,
+        });
+        if (!isReplicationCompleted(result)) {
             // TODO: Standardise the logic for identifying the cause of replication
             // failure so that every reason (locked DB, version mismatch, network
             // error, etc.) is surfaced with a CLI-specific actionable message.
@@ -218,7 +243,7 @@ export async function runCommand(options: CLIOptions, context: CLICommandContext
                 );
             }
         }
-        return !!result;
+        return isReplicationCompleted(result);
     }
 
     if (options.command === "p2p-peers") {

src/features/ConfigSync/PluginPane.svelte

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     import { LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE, Logger } from "octagonal-wheels/common/logger";
     import type { LiveSyncBaseCore } from "@/LiveSyncBaseCore.ts";
     import { $msg as translateMessage } from "@/common/translation";
+    import { USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
     export let plugin: ObsidianLiveSyncPlugin;
     export let core :LiveSyncBaseCore;
     // $: core = plugin.core;
@@ -104,7 +105,10 @@
         await requestUpdate();
     }
     async function replicate() {
-        await core.services.replication.replicate(true);
+        await core.services.replication.replicateUserInitiated({
+            trigger: "manual",
+            interaction: USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY,
+        });
     }
     function selectAllNewest(selectMode: boolean) {
         selectNewestPulse++;

src/modules/core/AutomaticReplicationTriggers.unit.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+    AUTO_MERGED,
+    DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+    REMOTE_P2P,
+    type FilePathWithPrefix,
+} from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { EVENT_FILE_SAVED, eventHub } from "@/common/events";
+
+const taskMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+    scheduleTask: vi.fn((_key: string, _delay: number, task: () => unknown) => task()),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("octagonal-wheels/concurrency/task", () => taskMocks);
+
+import { ModuleConflictResolver } from "../coreFeatures/ModuleConflictResolver";
+import { ModuleObsidianEvents } from "../essentialObsidian/ModuleObsidianEvents";
+import { ModulePeriodicProcess } from "./ModulePeriodicProcess";
+import { ModuleReplicationLifecycle } from "./ModuleReplicationLifecycle";
+import { ModuleReplicator } from "./ModuleReplicator";
+
+function createApi() {
+    return {
+        addLog: vi.fn(),
+        addCommand: vi.fn(),
+        registerWindow: vi.fn(),
+        addRibbonIcon: vi.fn(),
+        registerProtocolHandler: vi.fn(),
+        setInterval: vi.fn(),
+        clearInterval: vi.fn(),
+    };
+}
+
+function p2pSettings(overrides: Partial<typeof DEFAULT_SETTINGS> = {}) {
+    return {
+        ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+        remoteType: REMOTE_P2P,
+        isConfigured: true,
+        ...overrides,
+    };
+}
+
+function createObsidianEventHarness(settings: Partial<typeof DEFAULT_SETTINGS>) {
+    const save = vi.fn();
+    const saveCommand = { callback: save };
+    const replicateUnattendedByEvent = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const }));
+    const queueCheckForIfOpen = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+    const services = {
+        API: createApi(),
+        appLifecycle: {
+            isReady: vi.fn(() => true),
+            isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false),
+        },
+        conflict: { queueCheckForIfOpen },
+        control: { hasUnloaded: vi.fn(() => false) },
+        fileProcessing: { commitPendingFileEvents: vi.fn(async () => true) },
+        replication: { replicateUnattendedByEvent },
+    };
+    const core = {
+        _services: services,
+        services,
+        settings: p2pSettings(settings),
+    } as any;
+    const plugin = {
+        app: {
+            commands: {
+                commands: { "editor:save-file": saveCommand },
+                executeCommandById: vi.fn(),
+            },
+        },
+    } as any;
+
+    return {
+        module: new ModuleObsidianEvents(plugin, core),
+        queueCheckForIfOpen,
+        replicateUnattendedByEvent,
+        save,
+        saveCommand,
+        services,
+    };
+}
+
+describe("automatic replication triggers while P2P is active", () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+        eventHub.offAll();
+        taskMocks.scheduleTask.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    it("keeps periodic synchronisation on the provider-independent replication boundary", async () => {
+        const replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const }));
+        const services = {
+            API: createApi(),
+            control: { hasUnloaded: vi.fn(() => false) },
+            replication: { replicateUnattended },
+        };
+        const core = {
+            _services: services,
+            services,
+            settings: p2pSettings({ periodicReplication: true }),
+        } as any;
+        const module = new ModulePeriodicProcess(core);
+
+        await module.periodicSyncProcessor.process();
+
+        expect(replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "periodic",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("keeps database-save synchronisation on the event replication boundary", async () => {
+        const replicateUnattendedByEvent = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const }));
+        const settings = p2pSettings({ syncOnSave: true });
+        const services = {
+            appLifecycle: { isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false) },
+            replication: { replicateUnattendedByEvent },
+        };
+        const module = {
+            core: { services, settings },
+            services,
+            settings,
+            getNormalFileReflectionFilterSignature: (
+                ModuleReplicator.prototype as unknown as {
+                    getNormalFileReflectionFilterSignature: (value: typeof settings) => string;
+                }
+            ).getNormalFileReflectionFilterSignature,
+        };
+
+        await (ModuleReplicator.prototype as any)._everyOnloadAfterLoadSettings.call(module);
+        eventHub.emitEvent(EVENT_FILE_SAVED);
+
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "database-event",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("keeps editor-save synchronisation on the event replication boundary", async () => {
+        const { module, replicateUnattendedByEvent, save, saveCommand } = createObsidianEventHarness({
+            syncOnEditorSave: true,
+        });
+
+        module.swapSaveCommand();
+        saveCommand.callback();
+
+        expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "editor-save",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("keeps file-open synchronisation on the event replication boundary", async () => {
+        const { module, queueCheckForIfOpen, replicateUnattendedByEvent, services } = createObsidianEventHarness({
+            syncOnFileOpen: true,
+        });
+        const file = { path: "opened.md" } as never;
+
+        await module.watchWorkspaceOpenAsync(file);
+
+        expect(services.fileProcessing.commitPendingFileEvents).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "file-open",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        expect(queueCheckForIfOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith("opened.md");
+    });
+
+    it("keeps post-merge synchronisation on the event replication boundary", async () => {
+        const replicateUnattendedByEvent = vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const }));
+        const queueCheckFor = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+        const path = "merged.md" as FilePathWithPrefix;
+        const module = {
+            settings: p2pSettings({ syncAfterMerge: true }),
+            services: {
+                appLifecycle: { isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false) },
+                conflict: { queueCheckFor },
+                replication: { replicateUnattendedByEvent },
+            },
+            checkConflictAndPerformAutoMerge: vi.fn(async () => AUTO_MERGED),
+            _log: vi.fn(),
+        };
+
+        await (ModuleConflictResolver.prototype as any)._resolveConflict.call(module, path);
+
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(replicateUnattendedByEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "merge",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        expect(queueCheckFor).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path);
+    });
+});
+
+describe("recurring replication scheduling precedence", () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+        eventHub.offAll();
+    });
+
+    function createRecurringSchedulingHarness() {
+        const resumeHandlers: Array<() => Promise<boolean>> = [];
+        const settingRealisedHandlers: Array<() => Promise<boolean>> = [];
+        let resolveContinuous!: (
+            outcome: { status: "completed" } | { status: "blocked"; reason: "capability-not-applicable" }
+        ) => void;
+        const startContinuous = vi.fn(
+            () =>
+                new Promise<{ status: "completed" } | { status: "blocked"; reason: "capability-not-applicable" }>(
+                    (resolve) => {
+                        resolveContinuous = resolve;
+                    }
+                )
+        );
+        const API = createApi();
+        const settings = {
+            ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
+            isConfigured: true,
+            liveSync: true,
+            syncOnStart: true,
+            periodicReplication: true,
+            periodicReplicationInterval: 60,
+        };
+        const services = {
+            API,
+            appLifecycle: {
+                isReady: vi.fn(() => true),
+                isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false),
+                onResumed: { addHandler: vi.fn((handler: () => Promise<boolean>) => resumeHandlers.push(handler)) },
+                onSuspending: { addHandler: vi.fn() },
+                onUnload: { addHandler: vi.fn() },
+            },
+            control: { hasUnloaded: vi.fn(() => false) },
+            replication: {
+                startContinuous,
+                replicateUnattended: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const })),
+            },
+            setting: {
+                currentSettings: vi.fn(() => settings),
+                onBeforeRealiseSetting: { addHandler: vi.fn() },
+                onSettingRealised: {
+                    addHandler: vi.fn((handler: () => Promise<boolean>) => settingRealisedHandlers.push(handler)),
+                },
+            },
+        };
+        const core = { _services: services, services, settings } as any;
+        const lifecycle = new ModuleReplicationLifecycle(core);
+        const periodic = new ModulePeriodicProcess(core);
+        lifecycle.onBindFunction(core, services as never);
+        periodic.onBindFunction(core, services as never);
+
+        return {
+            API,
+            resolveContinuous: (
+                outcome: { status: "completed" } | { status: "blocked"; reason: "capability-not-applicable" }
+            ) => resolveContinuous(outcome),
+            resume: async () => await Promise.all(resumeHandlers.map(async (handler) => await handler())),
+            realiseSettings: async () =>
+                await Promise.all(settingRealisedHandlers.map(async (handler) => await handler())),
+        };
+    }
+
+    it("does not enable the generic periodic timer while Continuous owns recurring synchronisation", async () => {
+        const harness = createRecurringSchedulingHarness();
+
+        await harness.resume();
+        await harness.realiseSettings();
+
+        expect(harness.API.setInterval).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        harness.resolveContinuous({ status: "completed" });
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(harness.API.setInterval).not.toHaveBeenCalled());
+    });
+
+    it("restores the generic periodic timer when Continuous is not applicable", async () => {
+        const harness = createRecurringSchedulingHarness();
+
+        await harness.resume();
+        await harness.realiseSettings();
+        harness.resolveContinuous({ status: "blocked", reason: "capability-not-applicable" });
+
+        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(harness.API.setInterval).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
+    });
+});

src/modules/core/ModulePeriodicProcess.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 import { PeriodicProcessor } from "@/common/PeriodicProcessor";
 import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main";
 import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { getReplicationSchedulingControl } from "./ReplicationScheduling";
 
 export class ModulePeriodicProcess extends AbstractModule {
-    periodicSyncProcessor = new PeriodicProcessor(this.core, async () => await this.services.replication.replicate());
+    private readonly schedulingControl = getReplicationSchedulingControl(this.core);
+    periodicSyncProcessor = new PeriodicProcessor(this.core, async () => {
+        await this.services.replication.replicateUnattended({
+            trigger: "periodic",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
 
     disablePeriodic() {
         this.periodicSyncProcessor?.disable();
         return Promise.resolve(true);
     }
     resumePeriodic() {
+        if (this.schedulingControl.externalPolling || this.schedulingControl.continuousOwnsRecurring) {
+            void this.disablePeriodic();
+            return Promise.resolve(true);
+        }
         this.periodicSyncProcessor.enable(
             this.settings.periodicReplication ? this.settings.periodicReplicationInterval * 1000 : 0
         );
@@ -32,6 +44,15 @@ export class ModulePeriodicProcess extends AbstractModule {
     }
 
     override onBindFunction(core: LiveSyncCore, services: typeof core.services): void {
+        this.schedulingControl.disablePeriodic = () => {
+            void this.disablePeriodic();
+        };
+        this.schedulingControl.refreshPeriodic = () => {
+            void this.resumePeriodic();
+        };
+        if (this.schedulingControl.externalPolling || this.schedulingControl.continuousOwnsRecurring) {
+            void this.disablePeriodic();
+        }
         services.appLifecycle.onUnload.addHandler(this._allOnUnload.bind(this));
         services.setting.onBeforeRealiseSetting.addHandler(this._everyBeforeRealizeSetting.bind(this));
         services.setting.onSettingRealised.addHandler(this._everyAfterRealizeSetting.bind(this));

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicationLifecycle.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE } from "octagonal-wheels/common/logger";
+import {
+    isReplicationCompleted,
+    NO_INTERACTION,
+    type ReplicationOutcome,
+} from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule";
+import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main";
+import {
+    getReplicationSchedulingControl,
+    markInitialOneShotSatisfied,
+    setContinuousSchedulingOwnership,
+    setExternalPollingMode,
+} from "./ReplicationScheduling";
+
+function isCapabilityUnavailable(result: ReplicationOutcome): boolean {
+    return (
+        result.status === "blocked" &&
+        (result.reason === "capability-not-applicable" || result.reason === "capability-not-implemented")
+    );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Coordinates application resume with the active provider's typed roles.
+ * Provider implementations do not subscribe to the application lifecycle.
+ */
+export class ModuleReplicationLifecycle extends AbstractModule {
+    private readonly schedulingControl = getReplicationSchedulingControl(this.core);
+    private resumePromise?: Promise<boolean>;
+
+    private async runAfterResume(): Promise<boolean> {
+        if (this.schedulingControl.externalPolling) return true;
+        if (this.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) return true;
+        if (!this.services.appLifecycle.isReady()) return true;
+
+        const settings = this.services.setting.currentSettings();
+        if (!settings.isConfigured) {
+            setContinuousSchedulingOwnership(this.core, false);
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        const skipOneShot = this.schedulingControl.initialOneShotSatisfied;
+        if (settings.liveSync) {
+            // Reserve recurring ownership before the asynchronous start so a
+            // later resume handler cannot enable Periodic in the meantime.
+            setContinuousSchedulingOwnership(this.core, true);
+            const result = await this.services.replication.startContinuous({
+                trigger: "resume",
+                interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+            });
+            if (!isReplicationCompleted(result)) {
+                setContinuousSchedulingOwnership(this.core, false);
+            }
+            // The daemon's initial finite convergence must not suppress a
+            // supported Continuous start. It only suppresses the fallback
+            // OneShot when Continuous is unavailable.
+            this.schedulingControl.initialOneShotSatisfied = false;
+            if (isCapabilityUnavailable(result) && settings.syncOnStart && !skipOneShot) {
+                await this.services.replication.replicateUnattended({
+                    trigger: "resume",
+                    interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                });
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        setContinuousSchedulingOwnership(this.core, false);
+        if (settings.syncOnStart && !skipOneShot) {
+            await this.services.replication.replicateUnattended({
+                trigger: "resume",
+                interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+            });
+        }
+        this.schedulingControl.initialOneShotSatisfied = false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private _everyAfterResumeProcess(): Promise<boolean> {
+        if (!this.resumePromise) {
+            // The lifecycle event is a short notification boundary. Keep the
+            // long-running OneShot/Continuous start coalesced internally, but
+            // let later resume handlers (P2P, periodic scheduling, and other
+            // modules) continue without waiting for network work to settle.
+            this.resumePromise = this.runAfterResume()
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    this._log(error, LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE);
+                    return true;
+                })
+                .finally(() => {
+                    this.resumePromise = undefined;
+                });
+        }
+        return Promise.resolve(true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Let a CLI daemon own recurring polling without a duplicate lifecycle or
+     * generic periodic scheduler. This is intentionally narrower than a
+     * provider or Replicator control API.
+     */
+    setExternalPollingMode(enabled: boolean): void {
+        setExternalPollingMode(this.core, enabled);
+    }
+
+    /** Mark the daemon's initial finite convergence for the next resume. */
+    markInitialOneShotSatisfied(): void {
+        markInitialOneShotSatisfied(this.core);
+    }
+
+    override onBindFunction(core: LiveSyncCore, services: typeof core.services): void {
+        services.appLifecycle.onResumed.addHandler(this._everyAfterResumeProcess.bind(this));
+    }
+}

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicator.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { clearHandlers } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/Syn
 import type { NecessaryServices } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/interfaces/ServiceModule";
 import { MARK_LOG_NETWORK_ERROR } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/services/lib/logUtils";
 import { usesLegacyIndexedDBAdapter } from "@/common/compatibilitySettings.ts";
+import { NO_INTERACTION, type ReplicationInteraction } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 
 function isOnlineAndCanReplicate(
     errorManager: UnresolvedErrorManager,
@@ -108,7 +109,12 @@ export class ModuleReplicator extends AbstractModule {
         this._normalFileReflectionFilterSignature = this.getNormalFileReflectionFilterSignature(this.settings);
         eventHub.onEvent(EVENT_FILE_SAVED, () => {
             if (this.settings.syncOnSave && !this.core.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) {
-                scheduleTask("perform-replicate-after-save", 250, () => this.services.replication.replicateByEvent());
+                scheduleTask("perform-replicate-after-save", 250, () =>
+                    this.services.replication.replicateUnattendedByEvent({
+                        trigger: "database-event",
+                        interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                    })
+                );
             }
         });
         eventHub.onEvent(EVENT_SETTING_SAVED, (setting) => {
@@ -223,12 +229,30 @@ Even if you choose to clean up, you will see this option again if you exit Obsid
         });
     }
 
-    private async onReplicationFailed(showMessage: boolean = false): Promise<boolean> {
+    private async onReplicationFailed(
+        showMessageOrInteraction: boolean | ReplicationInteraction = false,
+        interaction?: ReplicationInteraction
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        // The typed ReplicationService passes the legacy visibility flag first
+        // and the authority second. The authority is the source of truth for
+        // recovery dialogues when it is present; retain the legacy boolean for
+        // older callers which do not provide one.
+        const showMessage = interaction
+            ? interaction.kind === "permitted" && interaction.permissions.failureRecovery
+            : typeof showMessageOrInteraction === "boolean"
+              ? showMessageOrInteraction
+              : showMessageOrInteraction.kind === "permitted" && showMessageOrInteraction.permissions.failureRecovery;
         const activeReplicator = this.services.replicator.getActiveReplicator();
         if (!activeReplicator) {
             Logger(`No active replicator found`, LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
             return false;
         }
+        if (!showMessage) {
+            // Automatic requests may report the failure, but they must never
+            // enter tweak, lock, fetch, unlock, or cleanup dialogues.
+            Logger(`Replication failed on an unattended path.`, LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
+            return false;
+        }
         if (activeReplicator.tweakSettingsMismatched && activeReplicator.preferredTweakValue) {
             await this.services.tweakValue.askResolvingMismatched(activeReplicator.preferredTweakValue);
         } else {

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicator.unit.spec.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,60 @@ describe("ModuleReplicator", () => {
             eventHub.offAll();
         }
     });
+
+    it("only permits recovery dialogue when the authority grants failure recovery", async () => {
+        const askResolvingMismatched = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+        const activeReplicator = {
+            tweakSettingsMismatched: true,
+            preferredTweakValue: { customChunkSize: 60 },
+        };
+        const services = {
+            context: createServiceContext(),
+            API: {
+                addLog: vi.fn(),
+                addCommand: vi.fn(),
+                registerWindow: vi.fn(),
+                addRibbonIcon: vi.fn(),
+                registerProtocolHandler: vi.fn(),
+            },
+            appLifecycle: {
+                getUnresolvedMessages: { addHandler: vi.fn() },
+            },
+            replicator: { getActiveReplicator: vi.fn(() => activeReplicator) },
+            tweakValue: { askResolvingMismatched },
+        };
+        const core = {
+            _services: services,
+            services,
+            settings: {},
+        } as any;
+        const module = new ModuleReplicator(core);
+
+        await (module as any).onReplicationFailed(false);
+        expect(askResolvingMismatched).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        await (module as any).onReplicationFailed(true, {
+            kind: "permitted",
+            permissions: {
+                peerSelection: true,
+                localPeerAdmission: true,
+                configurationExchange: true,
+                failureRecovery: false,
+            },
+        });
+        expect(askResolvingMismatched).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        await (module as any).onReplicationFailed(true, {
+            kind: "permitted",
+            permissions: {
+                peerSelection: true,
+                localPeerAdmission: true,
+                configurationExchange: true,
+                failureRecovery: true,
+            },
+        });
+        expect(askResolvingMismatched).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
 });
 
 describe("compatibility: cleaned-remote reconciliation for IndexedDB clients", () => {

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicatorCouchDB.ts

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import { fireAndForget } from "octagonal-wheels/promises";
-import { REMOTE_MINIO, REMOTE_P2P, type RemoteDBSettings } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
-import { LiveSyncCouchDBReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/couchdb/LiveSyncReplicator";
-import type { LiveSyncAbstractReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/LiveSyncAbstractReplicator";
-import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule";
-import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main";
-
-export class ModuleReplicatorCouchDB extends AbstractModule {
-    _anyNewReplicator(settingOverride: Partial<RemoteDBSettings> = {}): Promise<LiveSyncAbstractReplicator | false> {
-        const settings = { ...this.settings, ...settingOverride };
-        // If new remote types were added, add them here. Do not use `REMOTE_COUCHDB` directly for the safety valve.
-        if (settings.remoteType == REMOTE_MINIO || settings.remoteType == REMOTE_P2P) {
-            return Promise.resolve(false);
-        }
-        return Promise.resolve(new LiveSyncCouchDBReplicator(this.core));
-    }
-    _everyAfterResumeProcess(): Promise<boolean> {
-        if (this.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) return Promise.resolve(true);
-        if (!this.services.appLifecycle.isReady()) return Promise.resolve(true);
-        if (this.settings.remoteType != REMOTE_MINIO && this.settings.remoteType != REMOTE_P2P) {
-            const LiveSyncEnabled = this.settings.liveSync;
-            const continuous = LiveSyncEnabled;
-            const eventualOnStart = !LiveSyncEnabled && this.settings.syncOnStart;
-            // If enabled LiveSync or on start, open replication
-            if (LiveSyncEnabled || eventualOnStart) {
-                // And note that we do not open the conflict detection dialogue directly during this process.
-                // This should be raised explicitly if needed.
-                fireAndForget(async () => {
-                    const canReplicate = await this.services.replication.isReplicationReady(false);
-                    if (!canReplicate) return;
-                    const openReplication = () =>
-                        this.core.replicator.openReplication(this.settings, continuous, false, false);
-                    if (continuous) {
-                        void openReplication();
-                    } else {
-                        await this.services.replicator.runFiniteReplicationActivity(openReplication, {
-                            label: "replication",
-                        });
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        }
-
-        return Promise.resolve(true);
-    }
-    override onBindFunction(core: LiveSyncCore, services: typeof core.services): void {
-        services.replicator.getNewReplicator.addHandler(this._anyNewReplicator.bind(this));
-        services.appLifecycle.onResumed.addHandler(this._everyAfterResumeProcess.bind(this));
-    }
-}

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicatorCouchDB.unit.spec.ts

@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { ModuleReplicatorCouchDB } from "./ModuleReplicatorCouchDB.ts";
-
-function createModule(settings: { liveSync: boolean; syncOnStart: boolean }, isReplicationReady = true) {
-    const openReplication = vi.fn(async () => true);
-    const runFiniteReplicationActivity = vi.fn(async (task: () => unknown) => await task());
-    const services = {
-        API: {
-            addLog: vi.fn(),
-            addCommand: vi.fn(),
-            registerWindow: vi.fn(),
-            addRibbonIcon: vi.fn(),
-            registerProtocolHandler: vi.fn(),
-        },
-        appLifecycle: {
-            isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false),
-            isReady: vi.fn(() => true),
-        },
-        replication: {
-            isReplicationReady: vi.fn(async () => isReplicationReady),
-        },
-        replicator: {
-            runFiniteReplicationActivity,
-        },
-        setting: {
-            saveSettingData: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
-        },
-    };
-    const core = {
-        _services: services,
-        services,
-        settings: {
-            remoteType: "",
-            ...settings,
-        },
-        replicator: { openReplication },
-    } as any;
-    return {
-        module: new ModuleReplicatorCouchDB(core),
-        openReplication,
-        runFiniteReplicationActivity,
-    };
-}
-
-describe("ModuleReplicatorCouchDB resume replication activity", () => {
-    it("exposes start-up one-shot replication as finite replication activity", async () => {
-        const { module, openReplication, runFiniteReplicationActivity } = createModule({
-            liveSync: false,
-            syncOnStart: true,
-        });
-
-        await module._everyAfterResumeProcess();
-
-        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(openReplication).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
-        expect(runFiniteReplicationActivity).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function), {
-            label: "replication",
-        });
-        expect(openReplication).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object), false, false, false);
-    });
-
-    it("does not wrap the unbounded continuous channel in another finite activity", async () => {
-        const { module, openReplication, runFiniteReplicationActivity } = createModule({
-            liveSync: true,
-            syncOnStart: false,
-        });
-
-        await module._everyAfterResumeProcess();
-
-        await vi.waitFor(() => expect(openReplication).toHaveBeenCalledOnce());
-        expect(runFiniteReplicationActivity).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(openReplication).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object), true, false, false);
-    });
-
-    it("does not start a one-shot activity when start-up readiness fails", async () => {
-        const { module, openReplication, runFiniteReplicationActivity } = createModule(
-            {
-                liveSync: false,
-                syncOnStart: true,
-            },
-            false
-        );
-
-        await module._everyAfterResumeProcess();
-        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
-
-        expect(runFiniteReplicationActivity).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(openReplication).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-});

src/modules/core/ModuleReplicatorMinIO.ts

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { REMOTE_MINIO, type RemoteDBSettings } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
-import { LiveSyncJournalReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/journal/LiveSyncJournalReplicator";
-import type { LiveSyncAbstractReplicator } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/replication/LiveSyncAbstractReplicator";
-import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main";
-import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule";
-
-export class ModuleReplicatorMinIO extends AbstractModule {
-    _anyNewReplicator(settingOverride: Partial<RemoteDBSettings> = {}): Promise<LiveSyncAbstractReplicator | false> {
-        const settings = { ...this.settings, ...settingOverride };
-        if (settings.remoteType == REMOTE_MINIO) {
-            return Promise.resolve(new LiveSyncJournalReplicator(this.core));
-        }
-        return Promise.resolve(false);
-    }
-    override onBindFunction(core: LiveSyncCore, services: typeof core.services): void {
-        services.replicator.getNewReplicator.addHandler(this._anyNewReplicator.bind(this));
-    }
-}

src/modules/core/ReplicationLifecycle.unit.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { REMOTE_P2P } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/types";
+import { NO_INTERACTION, type ReplicationOutcome } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
+import { createServiceContext } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/context";
+import { ModuleReplicationLifecycle } from "./ModuleReplicationLifecycle";
+import { getReplicationSchedulingControl, setExternalPollingMode } from "./ReplicationScheduling";
+
+type ResumeHandler = () => Promise<boolean>;
+
+function createResumeHarness(settings: {
+    liveSync: boolean;
+    syncOnStart: boolean;
+    isConfigured?: boolean;
+    remoteType?: string;
+    P2P_Enabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+    const resumeHandlers: ResumeHandler[] = [];
+    const replicateUnattended = vi.fn(async (): Promise<ReplicationOutcome> => ({ status: "completed" }));
+    const startContinuous = vi.fn(async (): Promise<ReplicationOutcome> => ({ status: "completed" }));
+    const currentSettings = {
+        isConfigured: true,
+        periodicReplication: false,
+        ...settings,
+    };
+    const services = {
+        context: createServiceContext(),
+        API: {
+            addLog: vi.fn(),
+            addCommand: vi.fn(),
+            registerWindow: vi.fn(),
+            addRibbonIcon: vi.fn(),
+            registerProtocolHandler: vi.fn(),
+            isOnline: true,
+        },
+        appLifecycle: {
+            isReady: vi.fn(() => true),
+            isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false),
+            onResumed: {
+                addHandler: vi.fn((handler: ResumeHandler) => resumeHandlers.push(handler)),
+            },
+        },
+        replication: {
+            replicateUnattended,
+            startContinuous,
+        },
+        setting: {
+            currentSettings: vi.fn(() => currentSettings),
+        },
+    };
+    const core = {
+        _services: services,
+        services,
+        settings: currentSettings,
+    } as any;
+    const module = new ModuleReplicationLifecycle(core);
+    module.onBindFunction(core, services as never);
+
+    return {
+        core,
+        module,
+        replicateUnattended,
+        startContinuous,
+        resume: async () => await Promise.all(resumeHandlers.map((handler) => handler())),
+    };
+}
+
+describe("provider-independent replication resume lifecycle", () => {
+    it("starts one unattended OneShot when sync-on-start is enabled", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: false, syncOnStart: true });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "resume",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to sync-on-start when Continuous is not applicable", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: true, syncOnStart: true });
+        harness.startContinuous.mockResolvedValue({
+            status: "blocked",
+            reason: "capability-not-applicable",
+        });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "resume",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "resume",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
+
+    it("starts Continuous without a finite fallback when it is supported", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: true, syncOnStart: true });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("does not fall back after an actual Continuous failure", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: true, syncOnStart: true });
+        harness.startContinuous.mockResolvedValue({
+            status: "failed",
+            error: new Error("connection failed"),
+        });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("coalesces concurrent resume callbacks", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: false, syncOnStart: true });
+        let resolveReplication!: (value: { status: "completed" }) => void;
+        harness.replicateUnattended.mockImplementationOnce(
+            () => new Promise((resolve) => (resolveReplication = resolve))
+        );
+
+        const first = harness.resume();
+        const second = harness.resume();
+        resolveReplication({ status: "completed" });
+        await Promise.all([first, second]);
+
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    });
+
+    it("does not block later resume handlers while a OneShot is running", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: false, syncOnStart: true });
+        let resolveReplication!: (value: { status: "completed" }) => void;
+        harness.replicateUnattended.mockImplementationOnce(
+            () => new Promise((resolve) => (resolveReplication = resolve))
+        );
+
+        const resumed = harness.resume();
+        await expect(resumed).resolves.toEqual([true]);
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+        resolveReplication({ status: "completed" });
+        await resumed;
+    });
+
+    it("skips only the daemon-satisfied OneShot while allowing Continuous", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: true, syncOnStart: true });
+        getReplicationSchedulingControl(harness.core).initialOneShotSatisfied = true;
+        harness.startContinuous.mockResolvedValue({
+            status: "blocked",
+            reason: "capability-not-applicable",
+        });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(getReplicationSchedulingControl(harness.core).initialOneShotSatisfied).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("does not start lifecycle replication while an external poller owns scheduling", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({ liveSync: false, syncOnStart: true });
+        setExternalPollingMode(harness.core, true);
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("requests the generic finite fallback for P2P when Continuous is not applicable", async () => {
+        const harness = createResumeHarness({
+            remoteType: REMOTE_P2P,
+            P2P_Enabled: true,
+            liveSync: true,
+            syncOnStart: true,
+        });
+        harness.startContinuous.mockResolvedValue({
+            status: "blocked",
+            reason: "capability-not-applicable",
+        });
+        harness.replicateUnattended.mockResolvedValue({
+            status: "blocked",
+            reason: "capability-not-implemented",
+        });
+
+        await harness.resume();
+
+        expect(harness.startContinuous).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+        expect(harness.replicateUnattended).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            trigger: "resume",
+            interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+        });
+    });
+});

src/modules/core/ReplicationScheduling.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Host-owned scheduling state shared by the lifecycle coordinator and the
+ * CLI daemon. It deliberately contains policy state only; provider choice and
+ * replication execution remain in ReplicationService.
+ */
+export interface ReplicationSchedulingControl {
+    /** The daemon owns recurring polling and suppresses host automation. */
+    externalPolling: boolean;
+    /** A Continuous start is pending or accepted and therefore owns recurring synchronisation. */
+    continuousOwnsRecurring: boolean;
+    /** The daemon's initial convergence satisfies the next resume OneShot. */
+    initialOneShotSatisfied: boolean;
+    /** Registered by the periodic module so the daemon can remove an old timer. */
+    disablePeriodic?: () => void;
+    /** Reconcile the periodic timer after recurring ownership changes. */
+    refreshPeriodic?: () => void;
+}
+
+const controls = new WeakMap<object, ReplicationSchedulingControl>();
+
+export function getReplicationSchedulingControl(owner: object): ReplicationSchedulingControl {
+    let control = controls.get(owner);
+    if (!control) {
+        control = {
+            externalPolling: false,
+            continuousOwnsRecurring: false,
+            initialOneShotSatisfied: false,
+        };
+        controls.set(owner, control);
+    }
+    return control;
+}
+
+export function setContinuousSchedulingOwnership(owner: object, ownsRecurring: boolean): void {
+    const control = getReplicationSchedulingControl(owner);
+    if (control.continuousOwnsRecurring === ownsRecurring) return;
+    control.continuousOwnsRecurring = ownsRecurring;
+    control.refreshPeriodic?.();
+}
+
+export function setExternalPollingMode(owner: object, enabled: boolean): void {
+    const control = getReplicationSchedulingControl(owner);
+    control.externalPolling = enabled;
+    if (enabled) control.disablePeriodic?.();
+}
+
+export function markInitialOneShotSatisfied(owner: object): void {
+    getReplicationSchedulingControl(owner).initialOneShotSatisfied = true;
+}

src/modules/coreFeatures/ModuleConflictResolver.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { stripAllPrefixes, isPlainText } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat
 import { EVENT_CONFLICT_CANCELLED, eventHub } from "@/common/events.ts";
 import type { InjectableServiceHub } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/services/implements/injectable/InjectableServiceHub";
 import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main.ts";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 
 export class ModuleConflictResolver extends AbstractModule {
     private async _resolveConflictByDeletingRev(
@@ -142,7 +143,10 @@ export class ModuleConflictResolver extends AbstractModule {
                 //auto resolved, but need check again;
                 if (this.settings.syncAfterMerge && !this.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) {
                     //Wait for the running replication, if not running replication, run it once.
-                    await this.services.replication.replicateByEvent();
+                    await this.services.replication.replicateUnattendedByEvent({
+                        trigger: "merge",
+                        interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                    });
                 }
                 this._log("[conflict] Automatically merged, but we have to check it again");
                 await this.services.conflict.queueCheckFor(filename);

src/modules/coreFeatures/ModuleConflictResolver.unit.spec.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function createModule(files: FilePathWithPrefix[] = []) {
                 isSuspended: vi.fn(() => false),
             },
             replication: {
-                replicateByEvent: vi.fn(async () => true),
+                replicateUnattendedByEvent: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const })),
             },
             vault: {
                 getActiveFilePath: vi.fn(() => undefined),

src/modules/essential/ModuleBasicMenu.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { fireAndForget } from "octagonal-wheels/promises";
 import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule";
 import { $msg } from "@/common/translation";
 import { copyFileDatabaseInfo } from "@/serviceFeatures/fileDatabaseInfo";
+import { USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 // Separated Module for basic menu commands, which are not related to obsidian specific features. It is expected to be used in other platforms with minimal changes.
 // However, it is odd that it has here at all; it really ought to be in each respective feature. It will likely be moved eventually. Until now, addCommand pointed to Obsidian's version.
 export class ModuleBasicMenu extends AbstractModule {
@@ -12,7 +13,10 @@ export class ModuleBasicMenu extends AbstractModule {
             id: "livesync-replicate",
             name: $msg("Sync now"),
             callback: async () => {
-                await this.services.replication.replicate();
+                await this.services.replication.replicateUserInitiated({
+                    trigger: "manual",
+                    interaction: USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY,
+                });
             },
         });
         this.addCommand({

src/modules/essential/ModuleBasicMenu.unit.spec.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function createFixture() {
             registerProtocolHandler: vi.fn(),
         },
         replication: {
-            replicate: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+            replicateUserInitiated: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const })),
         },
         vault: {
             getActiveFilePath: vi.fn((): string | null => "note.md"),

src/modules/essentialObsidian/ModuleObsidianEvents.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/mock_and_interop/stores";
 import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main.ts";
 import { compatGlobal } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/compat/common/coreEnvFunctions";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 
 type MutableCommandDefinition = {
     callback?: () => void;
@@ -71,7 +72,12 @@ export class ModuleObsidianEvents extends AbstractObsidianModule {
                     } else {
                         if (this.settings.syncOnEditorSave) {
                             this._log("Sync on Editor Save.", LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE);
-                            fireAndForget(() => this.services.replication.replicateByEvent());
+                            fireAndForget(() =>
+                                this.services.replication.replicateUnattendedByEvent({
+                                    trigger: "editor-save",
+                                    interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                                })
+                            );
                         }
                     }
                 });
@@ -195,11 +201,7 @@ export class ModuleObsidianEvents extends AbstractObsidianModule {
 
     async watchWindowVisibilityAsync() {
         if (this.settings.suspendFileWatching) {
-            if (
-                this.settings.isConfigured &&
-                this.services.appLifecycle.isReady() &&
-                this.hasBoundedActivity()
-            ) {
+            if (this.settings.isConfigured && this.services.appLifecycle.isReady() && this.hasBoundedActivity()) {
                 const isHidden = activeWindow.document.hidden;
                 this.isLastHidden = isHidden;
                 this.deferredBoundedLifecycle = isHidden ? "suspend-if-hidden" : undefined;
@@ -290,7 +292,10 @@ export class ModuleObsidianEvents extends AbstractObsidianModule {
             return;
         }
         if (this.settings.syncOnFileOpen && !this.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) {
-            await this.services.replication.replicateByEvent();
+            await this.services.replication.replicateUnattendedByEvent({
+                trigger: "file-open",
+                interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+            });
         }
         await this.services.conflict.queueCheckForIfOpen(file.path as FilePathWithPrefix);
     }

src/modules/essentialObsidian/ModuleObsidianMenu.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { addIcon } from "@/deps.ts";
 import { $msg } from "@/common/translation";
 import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main.ts";
 import { AbstractModule } from "@/modules/AbstractModule.ts";
+import { USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 // Obsidian specific menu commands.
 export class ModuleObsidianMenu extends AbstractModule {
     _everyOnloadStart(): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -17,7 +18,10 @@ export class ModuleObsidianMenu extends AbstractModule {
         );
 
         this.addRibbonIcon("replicate", $msg("moduleObsidianMenu.replicate"), async () => {
-            await this.services.replication.replicate(true);
+            await this.services.replication.replicateUserInitiated({
+                trigger: "manual",
+                interaction: USER_INITIATED_REPLICATION_AUTHORITY,
+            });
         }).addClass("livesync-ribbon-replicate");
 
         return Promise.resolve(true);

src/modules/features/ModuleInteractiveConflictResolver.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { LiveSyncCore } from "@/main.ts";
 import { EVENT_CONFLICT_CANCELLED, EVENT_ON_UNRESOLVED_ERROR, eventHub } from "@/common/events.ts";
 import { $msg } from "@/common/translation.ts";
 import type { Editor, MarkdownFileInfo, MarkdownView } from "@/deps.ts";
+import { NO_INTERACTION } from "@vrtmrz/livesync-commonlib/replication";
 
 export class ModuleInteractiveConflictResolver extends AbstractObsidianModule {
     private postponedConflictEpisodes = new Set<FilePathWithPrefix>();
@@ -182,7 +183,10 @@ export class ModuleInteractiveConflictResolver extends AbstractObsidianModule {
             // So we have to run replication if configured.
             // TODO: Make this is as a event request
             if (this.settings.syncAfterMerge && !this.services.appLifecycle.isSuspended()) {
-                await this.services.replication.replicateByEvent();
+                await this.services.replication.replicateUnattendedByEvent({
+                    trigger: "merge",
+                    interaction: NO_INTERACTION,
+                });
             }
             // And, check it again.
             await this.services.conflict.queueCheckFor(filename);

src/modules/features/ModuleInteractiveConflictResolver.unit.spec.ts

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ function createModule(conflictedRevisions: string[] = ["2-right"]) {
             queueCheckFor: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
             ensureAllProcessed: vi.fn(async () => true),
         },
-        replication: { replicateByEvent: vi.fn(async () => true) },
+        replication: {
+            replicateUnattendedByEvent: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "completed" as const })),
+        },
         vault: { getActiveFilePath: vi.fn(() => path) },
         path: { getPath: vi.fn((entry: { path: FilePathWithPrefix }) => entry.path) },
     };