semitexa/ledger

Semitexa Ledger — SQLite append-only event ledger with NATS JetStream multi-node propagation

2026.04.15.1848 2026-04-15 18:15 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.4
• ext-sqlite3: *
• basis-company/nats: ^1.1
• semitexa/core: *

MIT

• Semitexa

• sqlite
• ledger
• nats
• event-sourcing
• jetstream
• semitexa

README

semitexa/ledger adds an append-only SQLite event ledger with NATS-based cross-node propagation.

The package is opt-in at runtime. Keeping it installed in semitexa/ultimate no longer forces every app to provide ledger infrastructure immediately.

Enable It

Set these environment variables when you want the ledger to boot:

LEDGER_ENABLED=1
LEDGER_NODE_ID=store-a
LEDGER_HMAC_KEY=change-me
NATS_PRIMARY_URL=nats://nats:4222

Optional:

LEDGER_DB_PATH=/var/lib/semitexa/ledger/store-a.sqlite
LEDGER_DB_CONNECTION=default
NATS_SECONDARY_URL=nats://secondary:4222
EVENTS_DUAL_PRIMARY=nats
EVENTS_DUAL_SECONDARY=<other-transport>

Propagate Events

Mark an event with #[Propagated] to persist it in the local ledger and publish it to other nodes.

use Semitexa\Core\Attribute\AsEvent;
use Semitexa\Ledger\Attribute\Propagated;

#[AsEvent]
#[Propagated(domain: 'inventory')]
final class StockAdjusted
{
    private string $productId;
    private int $delta;

    public function getProductId(): string { return $this->productId; }
    public function getDelta(): int { return $this->delta; }
}

Getter/setter DTOs are supported. Ledger payload serialization uses the same getter convention as the core PayloadSerializer.

Enforce Aggregate Ownership

Use #[OwnedAggregate] on propagated events and #[AsAggregateCommand] on commands that must execute on the owner node.

use Semitexa\Ledger\Attribute\AsAggregateCommand;
use Semitexa\Ledger\Attribute\OwnedAggregate;
use Semitexa\Ledger\Attribute\Propagated;

#[Propagated(domain: 'inventory')]
#[OwnedAggregate(type: 'product', idField: 'product_id', creates: true)]
final class ProductCreated {}

#[AsAggregateCommand(aggregateType: 'product', aggregateIdField: 'product_id')]
final readonly class UpdateProductPrice
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $product_id,
        public float $new_price,
    ) {}
}

Replay Remote Events

Register an idempotent replay handler for events that must update the local main database.

use Semitexa\Ledger\Attribute\AsReplayHandler;
use Semitexa\Ledger\Contract\ReplayHandlerInterface;
use Semitexa\Ledger\Dto\LedgerEvent;

#[AsReplayHandler(domain: 'inventory', eventType: 'stock_adjusted')]
final class StockAdjustedReplayHandler implements ReplayHandlerInterface
{
    public function apply(LedgerEvent $event): void
    {
        // Update local projections idempotently using $event->eventId.
    }
}

Current Example In This Repo

packages/semitexa-demo/src/Application/Payload/Event/DemoItemCreated.php and DemoNotificationEvent.php are marked with #[Propagated(domain: 'demo')] as the first live integration inside this workspace.