TASK-003: Document process-local constraint for RuntimeState and SessionCache

- Add comprehensive docstring to runtime_state.py explaining single-process
  constraint, impacts in multi-worker deployments, and solution approach
- Add comprehensive docstring to session_cache.py explaining process-local
  cache limitation, security implications, and Redis/database alternatives
- Update Architecture.md to clarify session cache is process-local and
  describe single-worker enforcement via TASK-002
- Update Architecture.md runtime state section with detailed explanation of
  per-process state and multi-worker impacts
- Add Backend-Development.md section 13.7.2 documenting session cache
  pluggability pattern with example Redis implementation
- All tests pass; linting passes; type checking has pre-existing errors

This is the short-term fix for TASK-003: enforce single-worker deployment
(TASK-002) and document the constraint clearly. The long-term fix (Redis
backend) is deferred as a follow-up.
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@@ -6,11 +6,36 @@ framework state bag limited to shared infrastructure handles and immutable
configuration while still allowing existing code to access runtime values via
attribute proxying.
RuntimeState is designed for a single-process, single-worker asyncio
deployment. Mutations must complete without awaiting across read-modify-write
sequences. If BanGUI is ever deployed with multiple workers or across processes,
this module must be replaced with a shared backend such as Redis or shared
memory.
⚠️ SINGLE-PROCESS CONSTRAINT
==============================
RuntimeState is designed for a single-process, single-worker asyncio deployment.
This means:
- Each process has its own independent copy of all runtime state.
- Changes to runtime_state in one process are NOT visible to other processes.
- Mutations must complete without awaiting across read-modify-write sequences
(cooperative scheduling within a single event loop is safe).
IMPACT IN MULTI-WORKER DEPLOYMENTS:
- Logout processed by worker A clears the session from A's in-memory cache,
but worker B still has that session in its own cache and will accept it.
- Health status updates (server_status) received by worker A are invisible
to worker B's dashboard responses — each worker reports stale data.
- fail2ban activation/recovery tracking (pending_recovery, last_activation)
is per-worker and unreliable across processes.
MULTI-WORKER SOLUTION:
To deploy BanGUI with multiple workers (e.g., via gunicorn -w 4), you must:
1. Replace RuntimeState with a shared store (Redis, shared memory, database).
2. Replace InMemorySessionCache with RedisSessionCache (see session_cache.py).
3. Ensure all workers use the same backend for coordination.
SINGLE-WORKER ENFORCEMENT:
See TASK-002 in Docs/Tasks.md for deployment configuration that enforces
single-worker mode, preventing this issue entirely.
For now, BanGUI is deployed as single-worker only — this constraint is
acceptable and keeps the implementation simple.
"""
from __future__ import annotations