Gravity operational

Version Gravity

show which version, branch, or draft is becoming canonical

Running the actual pattern live via applyPattern() — switch the substrate, stack overlays, watch the signals, or reverse the dynamics. Not a mock.

"Version Gravity" — show which version, branch, or draft is becoming canonical. It has a gravity layer (universal attraction toward mass), a memory layer (a decaying trail / hysteresis), a link layer (ropes / cloth between neighbours), and a morph layer (assemble matter into a mark/shape (never words, §11)). The active render stack is metaballs, links, field-lines, particles.

Versions gain and lose mass by recency, approval, references, and edits, so the canonical draft becomes a gravity center pulling the rest while forks stay visible as related bodies that may morph toward it.

Runtime tokens: gravity universal attraction toward massmemory a decaying trail / hysteresislink ropes / cloth between neighboursmorph assemble matter into a mark/shape (never words, §11)
Concepts: canonical version
Metrics: version-weight a semantic lane — drive it with data-field-<metric> (or a domain model); without that its --field-<metric> stays inertrecency computed every frame by the platform (proximity · engagement · relationships · age)approval a semantic lane — drive it with data-field-<metric> (or a domain model); without that its --field-<metric> stays inertfork-distance a semantic lane — drive it with data-field-<metric> (or a domain model); without that its --field-<metric> stays inert version-weight, approval, fork-distance are host-supplied lanes — drive them with data-field-<metric> (or a domain model); without that, their --field-* stays inert.
Diagnostics: topology potential causality
Render: metaballs · links · field-lines · particles
Reduced motion: a version tree with a canonical badge and a fork list
Without motion: versions form a tree; the canonical one carries a badge and a weight, forks list their distance from it

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<field-root></field-root>
  <div data-body="gravity" data-strength="1.1" data-range="400" data-feedback></div>
  <div data-body="memory" data-strength="0.6" data-range="280"></div>
  <div data-body="link" data-strength="0.6" data-range="300"></div>
  <div data-body="morph" data-strength="0.4" data-range="220"></div>

<script type="module">
  import '@fundamental-engine/elements';
</script>

<field-root></field-root>
  <div data-body="gravity" data-strength="1.1" data-range="400" data-feedback></div>
  <div data-body="memory" data-strength="0.6" data-range="280"></div>
  <div data-body="link" data-strength="0.6" data-range="300"></div>
  <div data-body="morph" data-strength="0.4" data-range="220"></div>

import { FieldField } from '@fundamental-engine/react';

export default function VersionGravity() {
  return (
    <FieldField>
      <div data-body="gravity" data-strength="1.1" data-range="400" data-feedback />
      <div data-body="memory" data-strength="0.6" data-range="280" />
      <div data-body="link" data-strength="0.6" data-range="300" />
      <div data-body="morph" data-strength="0.4" data-range="220" />
    </FieldField>
  );
}

{
  "id": "version-gravity",
  "name": "Version Gravity",
  "intent": "show which version, branch, or draft is becoming canonical",
  "naturalField": "gravity",
  "primitives": [
    "gravity",
    "memory",
    "link",
    "morph"
  ],
  "bodies": [
    {
      "body": "gravity",
      "strength": 1.1,
      "range": 400,
      "feedback": true
    },
    {
      "body": "memory",
      "strength": 0.6,
      "range": 280
    },
    {
      "body": "link",
      "strength": 0.6,
      "range": 300
    },
    {
      "body": "morph",
      "strength": 0.4,
      "range": 220
    }
  ],
  "relationships": [
    {
      "from": "fork",
      "to": "canonical",
      "type": "derives-from",
      "strength": 0.6
    }
  ],
  "render": [
    "metaballs",
    "links",
    "field-lines",
    "particles"
  ],
  "metrics": [
    "version-weight",
    "recency",
    "approval",
    "fork-distance"
  ],
  "diagnostics": [
    "topology",
    "potential",
    "causality"
  ],
  "accessibility": {
    "reducedMotion": "a version tree with a canonical badge and a fork list",
    "meaningWithoutMotion": "versions form a tree; the canonical one carries a badge and a weight, forks list their distance from it"
  },
  "notes": "Versions gain and lose mass by recency, approval, references, and edits, so the canonical draft becomes a gravity center pulling the rest while forks stay visible as related bodies that may morph toward it.",
  "tier": "operational",
  "status": "shipped",
  "concepts": [
    "canonical version"
  ]
}

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