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You stream tokens to clients over HTTP. What can go wrong, and how does the server handle each case?

Trace a dropped stream through bounded queues, engine cancellation and safe resource release; define what retries and incomplete delivery mean.

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Trace a dropped stream through bounded queues, engine cancellation and safe resource release; define what retries and incomplete delivery mean.

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Follow a disconnect until the engine acknowledges cancellation and resources become reusable. Explain who owns retries and why a broken connection cannot deliver a final event.

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