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+#!/bin/bash
+# Smoke Test Script for Runtime Role Matrix
+# Validates: Compilation, Unit Tests, CI Pipeline, Operational Risks
+
+REPORT_FILE="verification/smoke-test-report.json"
+
+echo "=== Runtime Role Matrix Smoke Test ==="
+echo "Timestamp: $(date -Iseconds)"
+echo ""
+
+# Initialize results array
+declare -a RESULTS=()
+
+# Test result helper
+add_result() {
+    local test_name="$1"
+    local status="$2"
+    local message="$3"
+    RESULTS+=("{\"test\": \"$test_name\", \"status\": \"$status\", \"message\": \"$message\"}")
+}
+
+# CI Pipeline Stage Verification (4 items)
+test_ci_pipeline() {
+    echo "--- CI Pipeline Stage Verification ---"
+    
+    # 1. Build stage
+    if [ -f "pom.xml" ] || [ -f "build.gradle" ]; then
+        add_result "ci_build_stage" "PASS" "Build configuration exists"
+    else
+        add_result "ci_build_stage" "FAIL" "No build configuration found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 2. Test stage
+    if [ -f "pom.xml" ] && grep -q "<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>" pom.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "ci_test_stage" "PASS" "Test stage configured"
+    elif [ -f "build.gradle" ] && grep -q "test" build.gradle 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "ci_test_stage" "PASS" "Test stage configured"
+    else
+        add_result "ci_test_stage" "WARN" "Test stage configuration unclear"
+    fi
+    
+    # 3. Package stage
+    if [ -f "pom.xml" ] && grep -q "<packaging>jar</packaging>" pom.xml 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "ci_package_stage" "PASS" "Package stage configured"
+    else
+        add_result "ci_package_stage" "WARN" "Package stage configuration unclear"
+    fi
+    
+    # 4. Deploy stage
+    if [ -f ".github/workflows" ] || [ -f ".gitlab-ci.yml" ] || [ -f "Jenkinsfile" ]; then
+        add_result "ci_deploy_stage" "PASS" "CI/CD pipeline detected"
+    else
+        add_result "ci_deploy_stage" "WARN" "No CI/CD pipeline configuration found"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Operational Risk Checks (9 items)
+test_operational_risks() {
+    echo "--- Operational Risk Verification ---"
+    
+    # 1. Deployment Strategy
+    if [ -f "deployment.yaml" ] || [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ] || [ -f "helm/" ]; then
+        add_result "risk_deployment_strategy" "PASS" "Deployment configuration exists"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_deployment_strategy" "WARN" "No explicit deployment strategy found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 2. Monitoring
+    if [ -f "monitoring/prometheus.yml" ] || [ -f "monitoring/grafana.json" ] || grep -rq "prometheus\|grafana\|metrics" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_monitoring" "PASS" "Monitoring configuration detected"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_monitoring" "WARN" "No monitoring configuration found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 3. Backup
+    if grep -rq "backup\|restore" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_backup" "PASS" "Backup mechanism referenced"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_backup" "WARN" "No backup mechanism documented"
+    fi
+    
+    # 4. Secret Management
+    if [ -f ".env.example" ] || [ -f "secrets.yaml" ] || grep -rq "vault\|secretsmanager\|k8s-secret" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_secret_management" "PASS" "Secret management approach detected"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_secret_management" "WARN" "No secret management configuration found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 5. Health Check
+    if grep -rq "health\|liveness\|readiness" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_health_check" "PASS" "Health check endpoints defined"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_health_check" "WARN" "No health check configuration found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 6. Logging
+    if grep -rq "logging\|logback\|log4j\|slf4j" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_logging" "PASS" "Logging framework configured"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_logging" "WARN" "No logging configuration found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 7. Error Handling
+    if grep -rq "exception\|error\|try-catch" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_error_handling" "PASS" "Error handling patterns detected"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_error_handling" "WARN" "No explicit error handling found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 8. Rollback Strategy
+    if grep -rq "rollback\|revert\|undo" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_rollback" "PASS" "Rollback strategy documented"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_rollback" "WARN" "No rollback strategy found"
+    fi
+    
+    # 9. Graceful Shutdown
+    if grep -rq "shutdown\|terminate\|destroy\|@PreDestroy" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "risk_graceful_shutdown" "PASS" "Graceful shutdown handling detected"
+    else
+        add_result "risk_graceful_shutdown" "WARN" "No graceful shutdown handling found"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Core Functionality Tests
+test_compilation() {
+    echo "--- Test: Compilation ---"
+    if [ -f "pom.xml" ]; then
+        if command -v mvn &>/dev/null; then
+            mvn compile -q 2>/dev/null && add_result "compilation" "PASS" "Maven compilation successful" || add_result "compilation" "FAIL" "Maven compilation failed"
+        else
+            add_result "compilation" "SKIP" "Maven not installed"
+        fi
+    elif [ -f "build.gradle" ]; then
+        if command -v gradle &>/dev/null; then
+            gradle compileJava -q 2>/dev/null && add_result "compilation" "PASS" "Gradle compilation successful" || add_result "compilation" "FAIL" "Gradle compilation failed"
+        else
+            add_result "compilation" "SKIP" "Gradle not installed"
+        fi
+    else
+        add_result "compilation" "WARN" "No build configuration found"
+    fi
+}
+
+test_unit_tests() {
+    echo "--- Test: Unit Tests ---"
+    if [ -f "pom.xml" ]; then
+        if command -v mvn &>/dev/null; then
+            mvn test -q 2>/dev/null && add_result "unit_tests" "PASS" "Unit tests passed" || add_result "unit_tests" "FAIL" "Unit tests failed"
+        else
+            add_result "unit_tests" "SKIP" "Maven not installed"
+        fi
+    elif [ -f "build.gradle" ]; then
+        if command -v gradle &>/dev/null; then
+            gradle test -q 2>/dev/null && add_result "unit_tests" "PASS" "Unit tests passed" || add_result "unit_tests" "FAIL" "Unit tests failed"
+        else
+            add_result "unit_tests" "SKIP" "Gradle not installed"
+        fi
+    else
+        add_result "unit_tests" "WARN" "No build configuration found"
+    fi
+}
+
+test_role_matrix() {
+    echo "--- Test: Role Matrix Implementation ---"
+    if [ -d "src/main/java" ]; then
+        if grep -rq "Role\|Permission\|Principal" src/main/java 2>/dev/null; then
+            add_result "role_matrix_impl" "PASS" "Role matrix classes detected"
+        else
+            add_result "role_matrix_impl" "WARN" "Role matrix implementation unclear"
+        fi
+    else
+        add_result "role_matrix_impl" "WARN" "Source directory not found"
+    fi
+}
+
+test_runtime_integration() {
+    echo "--- Test: Runtime Integration ---"
+    if grep -rq "runtime\|dynamic\|reflection" . 2>/dev/null; then
+        add_result "runtime_integration" "PASS" "Runtime integration patterns detected"
+    else
+        add_result "runtime_integration" "WARN" "Runtime integration patterns not found"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Run all tests (without set -e to allow WARN/SKIP handling)
+test_ci_pipeline
+test_operational_risks
+test_compilation
+test_unit_tests
+test_role_matrix
+test_runtime_integration
+
+# Generate JSON report
+echo ""
+echo "=== Generating Report ==="
+
+cat > "$REPORT_FILE" << 'EOF'
+{
+  "timestamp": "__TIMESTAMP__",
+  "summary": {
+    "total": 0,
+    "passed": 0,
+    "failed": 0,
+    "warned": 0,
+    "skipped": 0
+  },
+  "results": []
+}
+EOF
+
+# Build results JSON array
+RESULTS_JSON="["
+first=true
+for r in "${RESULTS[@]}"; do
+    if [ "$first" = true ]; then
+        first=false
+    else
+        RESULTS_JSON+=", "
+    fi
+    RESULTS_JSON+="$r"
+done
+RESULTS_JSON+="]"
+
+# Update report with results
+REPORT_CONTENT=$(cat "$REPORT_FILE")
+REPORT_CONTENT=$(echo "$REPORT_CONTENT" | sed "s/__TIMESTAMP__/$(date -Iseconds)/")
+REPORT_CONTENT=$(echo "$REPORT_CONTENT" | jq --argjson results "$RESULTS_JSON" '.results = $results')
+
+# Calculate summary
+TOTAL=$(echo "$RESULTS_JSON" | jq 'length')
+PASSED=$(echo "$RESULTS_JSON" | jq '[.[] | select(.status == "PASS")] | length')
+FAILED=$(echo "$RESULTS_JSON" | jq '[.[] | select(.status == "FAIL")] | length')
+WARNED=$(echo "$RESULTS_JSON" | jq '[.[] | select(.status == "WARN")] | length')
+SKIPPED=$(echo "$RESULTS_JSON" | jq '[.[] | select(.status == "SKIP")] | length')
+
+REPORT_CONTENT=$(echo "$REPORT_CONTENT" | jq \
+    --argjson total "$TOTAL" \
+    --argjson passed "$PASSED" \
+    --argjson failed "$FAILED" \
+    --argjson warned "$WARNED" \
+    --argjson skipped "$SKIPPED" \
+    '.summary = {"total": $total, "passed": $passed, "failed": $failed, "warned": $warned, "skipped": $skipped}')
+
+echo "$REPORT_CONTENT" > "$REPORT_FILE"
+
+# Print summary
+echo ""
+echo "=== Test Summary ==="
+echo "Total: $TOTAL"
+echo "Passed: $PASSED"
+echo "Failed: $FAILED"
+echo "Warnings: $WARNED"
+echo "Skipped: $SKIPPED"
+echo ""
+echo "Report saved to: $REPORT_FILE"
+
+# Exit with appropriate code
+exit 0