---
id: TST-PFM-NOT-122
title: Communication queue item contracts
kind: unit
product_area: platform
module: notifications
revision: 1
status: draft
source_sha:
  services-platform: ad3f6a6582843008ed0f5a17b131878d15829af1
repository: services-platform
files:
  - modules/communications/tests/unit/services/dispatch/send-queue.spec.js
implements:
  - ATS-PFM-NOT-018-15
environment: mock
implementation_state: implemented
latest_result: not-run
latest_run_at: null
latest_run_ref: null
conformance: not-verified
estimated_minutes: 1
isolation: Pure queue item inputs in one process.
evidence:
  - >-
    services-platform:modules/communications/tests/unit/services/dispatch/send-queue.spec.js
verification_note: >-
  This suite checks communication queue serialization and parsing without
  dispatch claims, queue publication or provider sending.
---

# Communication queue item contracts

## Verification Boundary

This suite checks communication queue serialization and parsing without dispatch claims, queue publication or provider sending.

## What This Suite Proves

The executable case exercises read supported communication queue items and reject malformed versions.

## What It Does Not Prove

The suite does not establish the entire feature chain or a fresh execution result. Its retained assertions apply only within the stated dependency boundary.

## Real Dependencies and Test Doubles

Queue item construction and parsing are real. No external queue or database is used.

## Must Not Be Doubled

The queue item helpers must remain real.