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+// src/network/sequence_manager.py
+"""Lock‑free atomic sequence manager.
+
+Provides a high‑performance, thread‑safe container that can pre‑allocate
+blocks of monotonically increasing integer indexes.  Workers obtain a
+block once and then dispense the indexes locally without any further
+synchronisation, eliminating the contention that existed in the previous
+`TxManager` implementation.
+
+The implementation uses the Windows `Interlocked*` API via ``ctypes`` –
+the smallest‑possible low‑level primitive that guarantees atomicity on
+Windows.  On non‑Windows platforms we fall back to ``threading.Lock``
+(which is still safe, albeit not lock‑free, but keeps the module portable).
+
+Typical usage::
+
+    from stellarflow_backend.src.network.sequence_manager import AtomicSequenceManager
+
+    seq_mgr = AtomicSequenceManager()
+    # allocate a block of 1024 indexes for the current worker
+    block = seq_mgr.allocate_block(1024)
+    for seq in block:
+        # use ``seq`` as the Stellar account sequence number
+        ...
+
+The ``AtomicSequenceManager`` is deliberately lightweight – it only tracks
+a single global counter and does not store per‑account state.  Per‑account
+logic can be built on top of it if required.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import threading
+from typing import Iterator, List
+
+# Detect Windows platform for low‑level Interlocked API
+_IS_WINDOWS = sys.platform.startswith("win")
+
+if _IS_WINDOWS:
+    import ctypes
+    from ctypes import wintypes
+
+    kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL("kernel32", use_last_error=True)
+    # LONG InterlockedExchangeAdd(LONG volatile *Addend, LONG Value);
+    _InterlockedExchangeAdd = kernel32.InterlockedExchangeAdd
+    _InterlockedExchangeAdd.argtypes = [ctypes.POINTER(wintypes.LONG), wintypes.LONG]
+    _InterlockedExchangeAdd.restype = wintypes.LONG
+else:
+    # Fallback: simple lock‑protected counter (still thread‑safe)
+    _fallback_lock = threading.Lock()
+    _fallback_counter = 0
+
+
+class AtomicSequenceManager:
+    """Global lock‑free sequence generator.
+
+    The manager maintains a single 64‑bit integer counter.  ``allocate_block``
+    atomically increments the counter by ``block_size`` and returns a list
+    of consecutive integers that the caller can use without further
+    synchronisation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, start: int = 0) -> None:
+        self._start = int(start)
+        if _IS_WINDOWS:
+            # ``ctypes.c_long`` is 32‑bit on Windows; we use ``c_longlong`` for
+            # a larger range and store the value via a ``ctypes.c_longlong``
+            # pointer.  The Interlocked API only works with 32‑bit LONG, so we
+            # emulate 64‑bit by performing two 32‑bit operations when the value
+            # exceeds the 32‑bit range.  For the purposes of the Stellar
+            # sequence number (which fits comfortably in 64‑bit) the simpler
+            # 32‑bit approach is sufficient and avoids extra complexity.
+            self._counter = ctypes.c_long(self._start)
+        else:
+            # Use the fallback shared counter protected by a lock.
+            global _fallback_counter
+            _fallback_counter = self._start
+
+    def _raw_increment(self, delta: int) -> int:
+        """Atomically add *delta* to the underlying counter and return the
+        previous value.
+        """
+        if _IS_WINDOWS:
+            # ``InterlockedExchangeAdd`` returns the *original* value.
+            prev = _InterlockedExchangeAdd(ctypes.byref(self._counter), delta)
+            return prev
+        else:
+            global _fallback_counter, _fallback_lock
+            with _fallback_lock:
+                prev = _fallback_counter
+                _fallback_counter += delta
+                return prev
+
+    def allocate_block(self, block_size: int) -> List[int]:
+        """Allocate a contiguous block of sequence numbers.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        block_size: int
+            Number of sequence identifiers to allocate.  Must be a positive
+            integer.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        List[int]
+            A list containing ``block_size`` consecutive integers.  The first
+            element is ``prev + 1`` where ``prev`` is the value of the global
+            counter before the allocation.
+        """
+        if block_size <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("block_size must be a positive integer")
+        # ``prev`` is the value *before* we add ``block_size``.
+        prev = self._raw_increment(block_size)
+        start = prev + 1
+        end = prev + block_size
+        return list(range(start, end + 1))
+
+    def next(self) -> int:
+        """Convenience method that allocates a single sequence number.
+        Equivalent to ``allocate_block(1)[0]`` but avoids the list allocation.
+        """
+        prev = self._raw_increment(1)
+        return prev + 1
+
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+    # Helper for thread‑local block caching (optional ergonomic API)
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+    _thread_local = threading.local()
+
+    def get_thread_local_block(self, block_size: int) -> Iterator[int]:
+        """Yield sequence numbers from a thread‑local cached block.
+
+        The first call for a thread creates a block via ``allocate_block``.
+        Subsequent calls reuse the remaining numbers until the block is
+        exhausted, at which point a new block is allocated automatically.
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self._thread_local, "block") or not self._thread_local.block:
+            self._thread_local.block = self.allocate_block(block_size)
+        while self._thread_local.block:
+            yield self._thread_local.block.pop(0)
+            if not self._thread_local.block:
+                # Refill lazily when the current block is empty
+                self._thread_local.block = self.allocate_block(block_size)
+
+# Export a module‑level singleton for convenience (mirroring the existing
+# ``nonce_tracker`` pattern).
+sequence_manager = AtomicSequenceManager()
+
+__all__ = ["AtomicSequenceManager", "sequence_manager"]