Coding (Platform)

Django: Order dependent work for signal handler dependent jobs

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 dependent jobs implementation so it produces a deterministic dependency order and reports blocked cyclic work.

Evidence

Affected surface: Django / signal handler.
Observed failure family: order dependent work.
Scope policy: retained must equal true.

What this task practices

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