Coding (Platform)

Django: Calculate circuit-breaker state for signal handler dependency protection

An operational alert points to a contract bug that appears only under mixed production data. The affected area is signal handler.

Repair the signal handler dependency protection implementation so it opens only after the failure threshold and calculates a deterministic retry time.

Evidence

Affected surface: Django / signal handler.
Observed failure family: calculate circuit-breaker state.
Scope policy: retained must equal true.

What this task practices

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