Fix spelling consistency: use -ize instead of -ise in documentation prose

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Description

Fix spelling inconsistency in docs/server/configuration.md to follow en-GB-oxendict style (-ize spelling).

Details

On line 24, change:

• "builder normalises the supplied configuration via"
  to:
• "builder normalizes the supplied configuration via"

The method name BackoffConfig::normalised should remain unchanged - only update the prose text.

Context

Identified during PR review: #301 (comment)

Reference

• PR: Type preamble handler test cases and stabilise runtime readiness #301
• Comment: Type preamble handler test cases and stabilise runtime readiness #301 (comment)
• Requested by: leynos

[leynos]

@coderabbitai looking at the codebase, is this issue still relevant? If the issue has been fixed in the code, does the documentation reflect this?

If it is still relevant, please provide an assessment of the issue criticality (critical, high, medium or low), based on risk of the issue impacting the user and the anticipated blast radius.\n\nOnce a decision has been made, apply the appropriate label.

If the issue is documentation ONLY (i.e., no code changes needed), apply the documentation label in addition to the appropriate criticality label.

Please also provide an impact of the required changes.

[coderabbitai]

🧩 Analysis chain

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#!/bin/bash
# Fetch details of issue `#313`
gh issue view 313 --json title,body,labels,state,url

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#!/bin/bash
# Check if the file exists and view the relevant content around line 24
if [ -f "docs/server/configuration.md" ]; then
  echo "=== Content around line 24 in docs/server/configuration.md ==="
  cat -n docs/server/configuration.md | sed -n '20,30p'
  echo ""
  echo "=== Checking for 'normalises' in the file ==="
  grep -n "normalises" docs/server/configuration.md || echo "Pattern 'normalises' not found"
  echo ""
else
  echo "File docs/server/configuration.md does not exist"
fi

# Search for other -ise spelling patterns in documentation that might need similar fixes
echo "=== Searching for other -ise patterns in documentation ==="
fd -e md -p 'docs/' --exec grep -Hn '\b\w*ise\b' {} \; | head -20 || echo "No -ise patterns found in docs"

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#!/bin/bash
# Apply the appropriate labels to issue `#313`
gh issue edit 313 --add-label "low,documentation"

# Verify labels were applied
echo ""
echo "=== Verifying labels ==="
gh issue view 313 --json labels --jq '.labels[].name'

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@leynos, I've analysed issue #313 and can confirm:

Relevance Status

The issue is still relevant. The spelling inconsistency remains unfixed. On line 58 of docs/server/configuration.md, the text still reads "builder normalises the supplied configuration via" (note: the line number has shifted from the originally reported line 24).

Documentation Status

The documentation has not been updated to reflect the en-GB-oxendict style guide (-ize spelling). The change from "normalises" to "normalizes" still needs to be made in the prose text.

Criticality Assessment

low

This is a minor style guide consistency issue that:

• Does not impact functionality or user understanding
• Has zero risk to system behaviour
• Affects only prose spelling consistency
• Has minimal blast radius (one word in one documentation file)

Impact Analysis

Minimal impact:

• Scope: Single word change on one line
• Files affected: 1 (docs/server/configuration.md)
• Risk: None - purely cosmetic documentation change
• Effort: Trivial - approximately 30 seconds to implement

Labels Applied

✅ documentation - No code changes required, documentation-only fix
✅ low - Minimal criticality and impact

The fix is straightforward: change "normalises" to "normalizes" on line 58, whilst preserving the method name BackoffConfig::normalised as specified.

[leynos]

@coderabbitai Please raise a separate defect to correct the spelling of the method name (BackoffConfig::normalised -> BackoffConfig::normalized) including update of relevant tests and documentation and release as a breaking 0.x point release

[coderabbitai]

Coding Plan

Approach

Fix a spelling inconsistency in docs/server/configuration.md by changing "normalises" to "normalizes" in prose text to comply with the project's en-GB-oxendict style guide, while preserving the BackoffConfig::normalised method name reference.

Observations

The project maintains a documentation style guide (docs/documentation-style-guide.md) that mandates Oxford English Dictionary (en-GB-oxendict) spelling conventions, which prefer -ize endings over -ise for applicable words. The file docs/server/configuration.md contains server configuration documentation including backoff configuration details. The exploration revealed that the spelling issue is on line 58 (not line 24 as stated in the ticket), where the prose text reads "builder normalises the supplied configuration via BackoffConfig::normalised". Only the prose word "normalises" needs correction; the method name reference must remain unchanged as it reflects the actual API.

Assumptions

Assumption 1: Line number discrepancy: Ticket states line 24 but issue is on line 58

Options Considered:

1. Fix only line 24 as literally specified (no change would occur since line 24 is empty)
2. Fix line 58 where the actual "normalises" spelling exists

Chosen Option: 2

Rationale: The ticket's intent is to fix the prose spelling, and line 58 contains the described text. The line number was simply incorrect in the ticket description.

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Implementation Steps

Documentation Spelling Correction

Update the prose text in docs/server/configuration.md to use Oxford English Dictionary -ize spelling while preserving the API method name reference.

Update Spelling in Configuration Documentation

Change the British -ise spelling to Oxford -ize spelling in the prose description of backoff configuration behavior.

• Update docs/server/configuration.md line 58: change "normalises" to "normalizes" in the prose text
• Preserve the method reference BackoffConfig::normalised exactly as-is (this is an API name that will be addressed in a separate breaking change ticket)
• The resulting line should read: "builder normalizes the supplied configuration via BackoffConfig::normalised,"

🤖 Prompt for AI agents

Update the spelling in `docs/server/configuration.md` to comply with the
en-GB-oxendict style guide by changing "normalises" to "normalizes" in prose
text.

- Locate line 58 in `docs/server/configuration.md`
- Change the word "normalises" to "normalizes" in the prose text
- Preserve the method name reference `BackoffConfig::normalised` exactly as
written (do not change this API reference)
- The final text should read: "builder normalizes the supplied configuration via
`BackoffConfig::normalised`,"
- Only modify the prose verb; the method name must remain unchanged as it
reflects the actual API

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🚀 Next Steps

🤖 All AI agent prompts combined

Update the spelling in `docs/server/configuration.md` to comply with the
en-GB-oxendict style guide by changing "normalises" to "normalizes" in prose
text.

- Locate line 58 in `docs/server/configuration.md`
- Change the word "normalises" to "normalizes" in the prose text
- Preserve the method name reference `BackoffConfig::normalised` exactly as
written (do not change this API reference)
- The final text should read: "builder normalizes the supplied configuration via
`BackoffConfig::normalised`,"
- Only modify the prose verb; the method name must remain unchanged as it
reflects the actual API

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- `@coderabbitai` You can skip phase 3. Add a simple unit test case for phase 2.
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