fix: omit syncAccuracy when the clock is not synced

[DavidCozens]

Purpose

RFC 5424 §7.1.3: "If the value '0' is used for 'isSynced', this parameter MUST NOT be
specified." TimeQualitySd_Format decided on the sentinel alone and never consulted
IsSynced, so a callback reporting an unsynced clock with an accuracy still set emitted
isSynced="0" syncAccuracy="5000".

Enforced rather than documented because the values are runtime state. A callback that is
correct at boot produces the forbidden pairing the first time the clock loses sync in the
field — which is precisely when the record matters.

Closes #748

Change Description

One condition, extracted to a named predicate:

if (TimeQualitySd_EmitsSyncAccuracy(&q))

The predicate carries the only comment the change needs — IsSynced && looks arbitrary
without the RFC obligation beside it. Forward-declared at the top and defined beneath its
first caller, per the function-ordering rule.

Three documents said the pairing was the integrator's to keep. They now describe what the
code does, and the detail sits once, on the field's own doc comment
(SolidSyslogTimeQuality.SyncAccuracyMicroseconds); the @file brief and the §7.1.3
compliance row are each short enough that they cannot drift from it. The §7.1.3 row's link
to this issue goes with the prose it qualified.

Test Evidence

Red first. The new case is the only one that sets both IsSynced = false and a non-zero
accuracy — FormatWithFalseValues already sets the flag but leaves the accuracy at the
omit sentinel, so no existing test could reach the forbidden pairing. That gap is why this
survived.

expected <[timeQuality tzKnown="1" isSynced="0"]>
but was  <[timeQuality tzKnown="1" isSynced="0" syncAccuracy="5000"]>

Green on the one-line condition, still green after extracting the predicate: 1498 tests,
0 failures. Also run: check_headers_c89.py (167 headers, 0 failed), markdownlint on the
changed page, and misra_renumber.py --apply, which moved the one 11.3 suppression the
new helper displaced.

No BDD impact: all three targets already set SOLIDSYSLOG_SYNC_ACCURACY_OMIT, including
the FreeRTOS one that reports IsSynced = false, so no scenario could produce the pairing.

A sweep of every syncAccuracy / isSynced reference across docs/, the public headers
and the feature files found no other statement of the rule to correct.

Areas Affected

Core/Source/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySd.c and the two public headers that describe the
field. Behaviour changes only for a callback that was already emitting a record RFC 5424
forbids.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • syncAccuracy is now emitted only when the clock is synchronised and a valid accuracy value is available.
  • Unknown accuracy values are omitted from formatted time-quality data, ensuring RFC 5424-compliant output.

• Documentation

  • Clarified the conditions for reporting synchronisation accuracy in API and compliance documentation.

• Tests

  • Added coverage confirming accuracy is omitted when the clock is unsynchronised.

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Walkthrough

The time-quality formatter now enforces RFC 5424 §7.1.3 by omitting syncAccuracy when IsSynced is false. Headers, tests, compliance documentation, and the MISRA suppression were updated.

Changes

Time-quality RFC compliance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Enforce syncAccuracy emission rules Core/Interface/SolidSyslogTimeQuality.h, Core/Interface/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySd.h, Core/Source/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySd.c	The formatter emits syncAccuracy only when the clock is synced and the value is not SOLIDSYSLOG_SYNC_ACCURACY_OMIT. The API documentation states the same condition.
Validate and document the constraint Tests/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySdTest.cpp, docs/rfc-compliance.md, misra_suppressions.txt	Tests verify omission for an unsynchronised clock. The RFC compliance note and MISRA Rule 11.3 suppression reflect the implementation change.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d7ef4

The PR makes a localized behavior fix with accompanying tests and documentation updates; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond a minor naming-convention cleanup.

Possibly related PRs

• cososo-ltd/solid-syslog#749: Updates related syncAccuracy RFC 5424 documentation and compliance handling.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change and follows the required Conventional Commits format.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description covers purpose, implementation, test evidence, affected areas, linked issue, and validation results in sufficient detail.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy issue #748 by gating syncAccuracy on IsSynced, adding regression coverage, and updating the required documentation.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes support issue #748, including the implementation, regression test, documentation updates, and required MISRA suppression relocation.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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Inline comments:
In `@Core/Source/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySd.c`:
- Line 24: Rename the Boolean predicate TimeQualitySd_EmitsSyncAccuracy to
TimeQualitySd_IsSyncAccuracyEmitted consistently in its declaration, definition,
and every call site, preserving the existing behavior.

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• Core/Interface/SolidSyslogTimeQuality.h
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• Tests/SolidSyslogTimeQualitySdTest.cpp
• docs/rfc-compliance.md
• misra_suppressions.txt

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