AB CIP UDT Template Object shape reader. Closes the shape-reader half of task #179. CipTemplateObjectDecoder (pure-managed) parses the Read Template blob per Rockwell CIP Vol 1 + libplctag ab/cip.c handle_read_template_reply — 12-byte header (u16 member_count + u16 struct_handle + u32 instance_size + u32 member_def_size) followed by memberCount × 8-byte member blocks (u16 info with bit-15 struct flag + lower-12-bit type code matching the Symbol Object encoding, u16 array_size, u32 struct_offset) followed by semicolon-terminated strings (UDT name first, then one per member). ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings handles the observed firmware variations — name;\0 vs name; delimiters, optional null/space padding after the semicolon, trailing-name-without-semicolon corner case. Struct-flag members decode as AbCipDataType.Structure; unknown atomic codes fall back to Structure so the shape remains valid even with unrecognised members. Zero member count + short buffer both return null; missing member names yield <member_N> placeholders. IAbCipTemplateReader + IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory abstraction — one call per template instance id returning the raw blob. LibplctagTemplateReader is the production implementation creating a libplctag Tag with name @udt/{templateId} + handing the buffer to the decoder. AbCipDriver ctor gains optional templateReaderFactory parameter (defaults to LibplctagTemplateReaderFactory) + new internal FetchUdtShapeAsync that — checks AbCipTemplateCache first, misses call the reader + decode + cache, template-read exceptions + decode failures return null so callers can fall back to declaration-driven fan-out without the whole discovery blowing up. OperationCanceledException rethrows for shutdown propagation. Unknown device host returns null without attempting a fetch. FlushOptionalCachesAsync empties the cache so a subsequent fetch re-reads. 16 new decoder tests — simple two-member UDT, struct-member flag → Structure, array member ArrayLength, 6-member mixed-type with correct offsets, unknown type code → Structure, zero member count → null, short buffer → null, missing member name → placeholder, ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings theory across 5 shapes. 6 new AbCipFetchUdtShapeTests exercising the driver integration via reflection (method is internal) — happy-path decode + cache, different template ids get separate fetches, unknown device → null without reader creation, decode failure returns null + doesn't cache (next call retries), reader exception returns null, FlushOptionalCachesAsync clears the cache. Total AbCip unit tests now 211/211 passing (+19 from the @tags merge's 192); full solution builds 0 errors; other drivers untouched. Whole-UDT read optimization (single libplctag call returning the packed buffer + client-side member decode using the template offsets) is left as a follow-up — requires rethinking the per-tag read path + careful hardware validation; current per-member fan-out still works correctly, just with N round-trips instead of 1.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip/AbCipDriver.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed class AbCipDriver : IDriver, IReadable, IWritable, ITagDiscovery,
     private readonly string _driverInstanceId;
     private readonly IAbCipTagFactory _tagFactory;
     private readonly IAbCipTagEnumeratorFactory _enumeratorFactory;
+    private readonly IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory _templateReaderFactory;
     private readonly AbCipTemplateCache _templateCache = new();
     private readonly PollGroupEngine _poll;
     private readonly Dictionary<string, DeviceState> _devices = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -38,19 +39,63 @@ public sealed class AbCipDriver : IDriver, IReadable, IWritable, ITagDiscovery,
 
     public AbCipDriver(AbCipDriverOptions options, string driverInstanceId,
         IAbCipTagFactory? tagFactory = null,
-        IAbCipTagEnumeratorFactory? enumeratorFactory = null)
+        IAbCipTagEnumeratorFactory? enumeratorFactory = null,
+        IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory? templateReaderFactory = null)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(options);
         _options = options;
         _driverInstanceId = driverInstanceId;
         _tagFactory = tagFactory ?? new LibplctagTagFactory();
         _enumeratorFactory = enumeratorFactory ?? new LibplctagTagEnumeratorFactory();
+        _templateReaderFactory = templateReaderFactory ?? new LibplctagTemplateReaderFactory();
         _poll = new PollGroupEngine(
             reader: ReadAsync,
             onChange: (handle, tagRef, snapshot) =>
                 OnDataChange?.Invoke(this, new DataChangeEventArgs(handle, tagRef, snapshot)));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Fetch + cache the shape of a Logix UDT by template instance id. First call reads
+    ///     the Template Object off the controller; subsequent calls for the same
+    ///     <c>(deviceHostAddress, templateInstanceId)</c> return the cached shape without
+    ///     additional network traffic. <c>null</c> on template-not-found / decode failure so
+    ///     callers can fall back to declaration-driven UDT fan-out.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal async Task<AbCipUdtShape?> FetchUdtShapeAsync(
+        string deviceHostAddress, uint templateInstanceId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var cached = _templateCache.TryGet(deviceHostAddress, templateInstanceId);
+        if (cached is not null) return cached;
+
+        if (!_devices.TryGetValue(deviceHostAddress, out var device)) return null;
+
+        var deviceParams = new AbCipTagCreateParams(
+            Gateway: device.ParsedAddress.Gateway,
+            Port: device.ParsedAddress.Port,
+            CipPath: device.ParsedAddress.CipPath,
+            LibplctagPlcAttribute: device.Profile.LibplctagPlcAttribute,
+            TagName: $"@udt/{templateInstanceId}",
+            Timeout: _options.Timeout);
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var reader = _templateReaderFactory.Create();
+            var buffer = await reader.ReadAsync(deviceParams, templateInstanceId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(buffer);
+            if (shape is not null)
+                _templateCache.Put(deviceHostAddress, templateInstanceId, shape);
+            return shape;
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) { throw; }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Template read failure — log via the driver's health surface so operators see it,
+            // but don't propagate since callers should fall back to declaration-driven UDT
+            // semantics rather than failing the whole discovery run.
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>Shared UDT template cache. Exposed for PR 6 (UDT reader) + diagnostics.</summary>
     internal AbCipTemplateCache TemplateCache => _templateCache;
 

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip/CipTemplateObjectDecoder.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Decoder for the CIP Template Object (class 0x6C) blob returned by a <c>Read Template</c>
+///     service. Produces an <see cref="AbCipUdtShape"/> describing the UDT's name, total size,
+///     + ordered member list with per-member offset + type + array length.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+///     <para>Wire format per Rockwell CIP Vol 1 §5A + Logix 5000 CIP Programming Manual
+///     1756-PM019 §"Template Object", cross-checked against libplctag's <c>ab/cip.c</c>
+///     <c>handle_read_template_reply</c>:</para>
+///
+///     <para>Header (fixed-size, little-endian):</para>
+///     <list type="table">
+///         <item><term>u16</term><description>Member count.</description></item>
+///         <item><term>u16</term><description>Struct handle (opaque id).</description></item>
+///         <item><term>u32</term><description>Instance size — bytes per structure instance.</description></item>
+///         <item><term>u32</term><description>Member-definition total size — not used here.</description></item>
+///     </list>
+///
+///     <para>Then <c>member_count</c> member blocks (8 bytes each):</para>
+///     <list type="table">
+///         <item><term>u16</term><description>Member info — type code + flags (same encoding
+///             as Symbol Object: bit 15 = struct, lower 12 = CIP type code).</description></item>
+///         <item><term>u16</term><description>Array size — 0 for scalar members.</description></item>
+///         <item><term>u32</term><description>Struct offset — byte offset from struct start.</description></item>
+///     </list>
+///
+///     <para>Then strings: UDT name followed by each member name, each terminated by a
+///     semicolon <c>;</c> followed by a null <c>\0</c>. The UDT name may itself contain the
+///     sequence <c>UDTName;0\0</c> where <c>0</c> after the semicolon is an ASCII flag byte.
+///     Decoder trims to the first semicolon.</para>
+/// </remarks>
+public static class CipTemplateObjectDecoder
+{
+    private const int HeaderSize = 12; // u16 + u16 + u32 + u32
+    private const int MemberBlockSize = 8; // u16 + u16 + u32
+
+    private const ushort MemberInfoStructFlag = 0x8000;
+    private const ushort MemberInfoTypeCodeMask = 0x0FFF;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Decode the raw Template Object blob. Returns <c>null</c> when the header indicates
+    ///     zero members or the buffer is too short to hold the fixed header.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static AbCipUdtShape? Decode(byte[] buffer)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(buffer);
+        if (buffer.Length < HeaderSize) return null;
+
+        var memberCount = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(0));
+        // bytes 2-3: struct handle — opaque, not needed for the shape record
+        var instanceSize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(4));
+        // bytes 8-11: member-definition total size — inferred from names list instead
+
+        if (memberCount == 0) return null;
+
+        var memberBlocksOffset = HeaderSize;
+        var namesOffset = memberBlocksOffset + MemberBlockSize * memberCount;
+        if (namesOffset > buffer.Length) return null;
+
+        var stringsSpan = buffer.AsSpan(namesOffset);
+        var names = ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings(stringsSpan);
+        if (names.Count == 0) return null;
+
+        // Strings layout: UDT name first, then one per member (in the same order as the
+        // member-info blocks). Always consume the first entry as the UDT name; missing
+        // trailing member names get <member_N> placeholders below.
+        var udtName = names[0];
+        var memberNames = names.Skip(1).ToArray();
+
+        var members = new List<AbCipUdtMember>(memberCount);
+        for (var i = 0; i < memberCount; i++)
+        {
+            var blockOffset = memberBlocksOffset + (i * MemberBlockSize);
+            var info = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(blockOffset));
+            var arraySize = BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt16LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(blockOffset + 2));
+            var offset = (int)BinaryPrimitives.ReadUInt32LittleEndian(buffer.AsSpan(blockOffset + 4));
+
+            var isStruct = (info & MemberInfoStructFlag) != 0;
+            var typeCode = (byte)(info & MemberInfoTypeCodeMask);
+            var dataType = isStruct
+                ? AbCipDataType.Structure
+                : (CipSymbolObjectDecoder.MapTypeCode(typeCode) ?? AbCipDataType.Structure);
+
+            var memberName = i < memberNames.Length ? memberNames[i] : $"<member_{i}>";
+            members.Add(new AbCipUdtMember(
+                Name: memberName,
+                Offset: offset,
+                DataType: dataType,
+                ArrayLength: arraySize == 0 ? 1 : arraySize));
+        }
+
+        return new AbCipUdtShape(
+            TypeName: udtName,
+            TotalSize: (int)instanceSize,
+            Members: members);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Walk a span of <c>NAME;\0NAME;\0…</c> byte sequences. Splits at each semicolon —
+    ///     the null byte after each semicolon is optional padding per Rockwell's string
+    ///     encoding convention. Stops at a trailing null / end of buffer.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static List<string> ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings(ReadOnlySpan<byte> span)
+    {
+        var result = new List<string>();
+        var start = 0;
+        for (var i = 0; i < span.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var b = span[i];
+            if (b == ';')
+            {
+                if (i > start)
+                    result.Add(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(span[start..i]));
+                // Skip the optional null/space padding following the semicolon.
+                while (i + 1 < span.Length && (span[i + 1] == '\0' || span[i + 1] == ' '))
+                    i++;
+                start = i + 1;
+            }
+            else if (b == 0 && start == i)
+            {
+                // Trailing null at a string boundary — done.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // Trailing name without a semicolon (unlikely but observed on some firmwares).
+        if (start < span.Length)
+        {
+            var zeroAt = span[start..].IndexOf((byte)0);
+            var end = zeroAt < 0 ? span.Length : start + zeroAt;
+            if (end > start)
+                result.Add(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(span[start..end]));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip/IAbCipTemplateReader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Reads the raw Template Object (class 0x6C) blob for a given UDT template instance id
+///     off a Logix controller. The default production implementation (see
+///     <see cref="LibplctagTemplateReader"/>) uses libplctag's <c>@udt/{id}</c> pseudo-tag.
+///     Tests swap in a fake via <see cref="IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IAbCipTemplateReader : IDisposable
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Read the raw template bytes for <paramref name="templateInstanceId"/>. Returns the
+    ///     full blob the Read Template service produced — the managed <see cref="CipTemplateObjectDecoder"/>
+    ///     parses it into an <see cref="AbCipUdtShape"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<byte[]> ReadAsync(
+        AbCipTagCreateParams deviceParams,
+        uint templateInstanceId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
+
+/// <summary>Factory for <see cref="IAbCipTemplateReader"/>.</summary>
+public interface IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory
+{
+    IAbCipTemplateReader Create();
+}

src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip/LibplctagTemplateReader.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using libplctag;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     libplctag-backed <see cref="IAbCipTemplateReader"/>. Opens the <c>@udt/{templateId}</c>
+///     pseudo-tag libplctag exposes for Template Object reads, issues a <c>Read Template</c>
+///     internally via a normal read call, + returns the raw byte buffer so
+///     <see cref="CipTemplateObjectDecoder"/> can decode it.
+/// </summary>
+internal sealed class LibplctagTemplateReader : IAbCipTemplateReader
+{
+    private Tag? _tag;
+
+    public async Task<byte[]> ReadAsync(
+        AbCipTagCreateParams deviceParams,
+        uint templateInstanceId,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        _tag?.Dispose();
+        _tag = new Tag
+        {
+            Gateway = deviceParams.Gateway,
+            Path = deviceParams.CipPath,
+            PlcType = MapPlcType(deviceParams.LibplctagPlcAttribute),
+            Protocol = Protocol.ab_eip,
+            Name = $"@udt/{templateInstanceId}",
+            Timeout = deviceParams.Timeout,
+        };
+        await _tag.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        await _tag.ReadAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        return _tag.GetBuffer();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose() => _tag?.Dispose();
+
+    private static PlcType MapPlcType(string attribute) => attribute switch
+    {
+        "controllogix" => PlcType.ControlLogix,
+        "compactlogix" => PlcType.ControlLogix,
+        "micro800" => PlcType.Micro800,
+        _ => PlcType.ControlLogix,
+    };
+}
+
+internal sealed class LibplctagTemplateReaderFactory : IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory
+{
+    public IAbCipTemplateReader Create() => new LibplctagTemplateReader();
+}

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests/AbCipFetchUdtShapeTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class AbCipFetchUdtShapeTests
+{
+    private sealed class FakeTemplateReader : IAbCipTemplateReader
+    {
+        public byte[] Response { get; set; } = [];
+        public int ReadCount { get; private set; }
+        public bool Disposed { get; private set; }
+        public uint LastTemplateId { get; private set; }
+
+        public Task<byte[]> ReadAsync(AbCipTagCreateParams deviceParams, uint templateInstanceId, CancellationToken ct)
+        {
+            ReadCount++;
+            LastTemplateId = templateInstanceId;
+            return Task.FromResult(Response);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose() => Disposed = true;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeTemplateReaderFactory : IAbCipTemplateReaderFactory
+    {
+        public List<IAbCipTemplateReader> Readers { get; } = new();
+        public Func<IAbCipTemplateReader>? Customise { get; set; }
+
+        public IAbCipTemplateReader Create()
+        {
+            var r = Customise?.Invoke() ?? new FakeTemplateReader();
+            Readers.Add(r);
+            return r;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] BuildSimpleTemplate(string name, uint instanceSize, params (string n, ushort info, ushort arr, uint off)[] members)
+    {
+        var headerSize = 12;
+        var blockSize = 8;
+        var strings = new MemoryStream();
+        void Add(string s) { var b = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(s + ";\0"); strings.Write(b, 0, b.Length); }
+        Add(name);
+        foreach (var m in members) Add(m.n);
+        var stringsArr = strings.ToArray();
+
+        var buf = new byte[headerSize + blockSize * members.Length + stringsArr.Length];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(0), (ushort)members.Length);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(2), 0x1234);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(4), instanceSize);
+        for (var i = 0; i < members.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var o = headerSize + i * blockSize;
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o), members[i].info);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o + 2), members[i].arr);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o + 4), members[i].off);
+        }
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(stringsArr, 0, buf, headerSize + blockSize * members.Length, stringsArr.Length);
+        return buf;
+    }
+
+    private static Task<AbCipUdtShape?> InvokeFetch(AbCipDriver drv, string deviceHostAddress, uint templateId)
+    {
+        var mi = typeof(AbCipDriver).GetMethod("FetchUdtShapeAsync",
+            BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)!;
+        return (Task<AbCipUdtShape?>)mi.Invoke(drv, [deviceHostAddress, templateId, CancellationToken.None])!;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FetchUdtShapeAsync_decodes_blob_and_caches_result()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory
+        {
+            Customise = () => new FakeTemplateReader
+            {
+                Response = BuildSimpleTemplate("MotorUdt", 8,
+                    ("Speed", 0xC4, 0, 0),
+                    ("Enabled", 0xC1, 0, 4)),
+            },
+        };
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var shape = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 42);
+
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.TypeName.ShouldBe("MotorUdt");
+        shape.Members.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+
+        // Second fetch must hit the cache — no second reader created.
+        _ = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 42);
+        factory.Readers.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FetchUdtShapeAsync_different_templateIds_each_fetch()
+    {
+        var callCount = 0;
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory
+        {
+            Customise = () =>
+            {
+                callCount++;
+                var name = callCount == 1 ? "UdtA" : "UdtB";
+                return new FakeTemplateReader
+                {
+                    Response = BuildSimpleTemplate(name, 4, ("X", 0xC4, 0, 0)),
+                };
+            },
+        };
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var a = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 1);
+        var b = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 2);
+
+        a!.TypeName.ShouldBe("UdtA");
+        b!.TypeName.ShouldBe("UdtB");
+        factory.Readers.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FetchUdtShapeAsync_unknown_device_returns_null()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory();
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var shape = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.99/1,0", 1);
+        shape.ShouldBeNull();
+        factory.Readers.ShouldBeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FetchUdtShapeAsync_decode_failure_returns_null_and_does_not_cache()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory
+        {
+            Customise = () => new FakeTemplateReader { Response = [0x00, 0x00] }, // too short
+        };
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var shape = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 1);
+        shape.ShouldBeNull();
+
+        // Next call retries (not cached as a failure).
+        var shape2 = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 1);
+        shape2.ShouldBeNull();
+        factory.Readers.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FetchUdtShapeAsync_reader_exception_returns_null()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory
+        {
+            Customise = () => new ThrowingTemplateReader(),
+        };
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var shape = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 1);
+        shape.ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task FlushOptionalCachesAsync_empties_template_cache()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeTemplateReaderFactory
+        {
+            Customise = () => new FakeTemplateReader
+            {
+                Response = BuildSimpleTemplate("U", 4, ("X", 0xC4, 0, 0)),
+            },
+        };
+        var drv = new AbCipDriver(new AbCipDriverOptions
+        {
+            Devices = [new AbCipDeviceOptions("ab://10.0.0.5/1,0")],
+        }, "drv-1", templateReaderFactory: factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        _ = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 99);
+        drv.TemplateCache.Count.ShouldBe(1);
+
+        await drv.FlushOptionalCachesAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+        drv.TemplateCache.Count.ShouldBe(0);
+
+        // Next fetch hits the network again.
+        _ = await InvokeFetch(drv, "ab://10.0.0.5/1,0", 99);
+        factory.Readers.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class ThrowingTemplateReader : IAbCipTemplateReader
+    {
+        public Task<byte[]> ReadAsync(AbCipTagCreateParams p, uint id, CancellationToken ct) =>
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("fake read failure");
+        public void Dispose() { }
+    }
+}

tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests/CipTemplateObjectDecoderTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
+using System.Text;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.AbCip.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class CipTemplateObjectDecoderTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Construct a Template Object blob — header + member blocks + semicolon-delimited
+    ///     strings (UDT name first, then member names).
+    /// </summary>
+    private static byte[] BuildTemplate(
+        string udtName,
+        uint instanceSize,
+        params (string name, ushort info, ushort arraySize, uint offset)[] members)
+    {
+        var memberCount = (ushort)members.Length;
+        var headerSize = 12;
+        var memberBlockSize = 8;
+        var blocksSize = memberBlockSize * members.Length;
+
+        var stringsBuf = new MemoryStream();
+        void AppendString(string s)
+        {
+            var bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(s + ";\0");
+            stringsBuf.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+        }
+        AppendString(udtName);
+        foreach (var m in members) AppendString(m.name);
+        var strings = stringsBuf.ToArray();
+
+        var buf = new byte[headerSize + blocksSize + strings.Length];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(0), memberCount);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(2), 0x1234);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(4), instanceSize);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(8), 0);
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < members.Length; i++)
+        {
+            var o = headerSize + (i * memberBlockSize);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o), members[i].info);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o + 2), members[i].arraySize);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o + 4), members[i].offset);
+        }
+        Buffer.BlockCopy(strings, 0, buf, headerSize + blocksSize, strings.Length);
+        return buf;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Simple_two_member_UDT_decodes_correctly()
+    {
+        var bytes = BuildTemplate("MotorUdt", instanceSize: 8,
+            ("Speed", info: 0xC4, arraySize: 0, offset: 0),  // DINT at offset 0
+            ("Enabled", info: 0xC1, arraySize: 0, offset: 4)); // BOOL at offset 4
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(bytes);
+
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.TypeName.ShouldBe("MotorUdt");
+        shape.TotalSize.ShouldBe(8);
+        shape.Members.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        shape.Members[0].Name.ShouldBe("Speed");
+        shape.Members[0].DataType.ShouldBe(AbCipDataType.DInt);
+        shape.Members[0].Offset.ShouldBe(0);
+        shape.Members[0].ArrayLength.ShouldBe(1);
+        shape.Members[1].Name.ShouldBe("Enabled");
+        shape.Members[1].DataType.ShouldBe(AbCipDataType.Bool);
+        shape.Members[1].Offset.ShouldBe(4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Struct_member_flag_surfaces_Structure_type()
+    {
+        var bytes = BuildTemplate("ContainerUdt", instanceSize: 32,
+            ("InnerStruct", info: 0x8042, arraySize: 0, offset: 0)); // struct flag + template-id 0x42
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(bytes);
+
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.Members.Single().DataType.ShouldBe(AbCipDataType.Structure);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Array_member_carries_non_one_ArrayLength()
+    {
+        var bytes = BuildTemplate("ArrayUdt", instanceSize: 40,
+            ("Values", info: 0xC4, arraySize: 10, offset: 0));
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(bytes);
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.Members.Single().ArrayLength.ShouldBe(10);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Multiple_atomic_types_preserve_offsets_and_types()
+    {
+        var bytes = BuildTemplate("MixedUdt", instanceSize: 24,
+            ("A", 0xC1, 0, 0),    // BOOL
+            ("B", 0xC2, 0, 1),    // SINT
+            ("C", 0xC3, 0, 2),    // INT
+            ("D", 0xC4, 0, 4),    // DINT
+            ("E", 0xCA, 0, 8),    // REAL
+            ("F", 0xCB, 0, 16));  // LREAL
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(bytes);
+
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.Members.Count.ShouldBe(6);
+        shape.Members.Select(m => m.DataType).ShouldBe(
+            [AbCipDataType.Bool, AbCipDataType.SInt, AbCipDataType.Int,
+             AbCipDataType.DInt, AbCipDataType.Real, AbCipDataType.LReal]);
+        shape.Members.Select(m => m.Offset).ShouldBe([0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16]);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Unknown_atomic_type_code_falls_back_to_Structure()
+    {
+        var bytes = BuildTemplate("WeirdUdt", instanceSize: 4,
+            ("Unknown", info: 0xFF, 0, 0));
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(bytes);
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.Members.Single().DataType.ShouldBe(AbCipDataType.Structure);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Zero_member_count_returns_null()
+    {
+        var buf = new byte[12];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(0), 0);
+        CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(buf).ShouldBeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Short_buffer_returns_null()
+    {
+        CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode([0x01, 0x00]).ShouldBeNull(); // only 2 bytes — less than header
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Missing_member_name_surfaces_placeholder()
+    {
+        // Header says 3 members but strings list has only UDT name + 2 member names.
+        var memberCount = (ushort)3;
+        var buf = new byte[12 + 8 * 3];
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(0), memberCount);
+        BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(4), 12);
+        for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+        {
+            var o = 12 + i * 8;
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt16LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o), 0xC4);
+            BinaryPrimitives.WriteUInt32LittleEndian(buf.AsSpan(o + 4), (uint)(i * 4));
+        }
+        // strings: only UDT + 2 members, missing the third.
+        var strings = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("MyUdt;\0A;\0B;\0");
+        var combined = buf.Concat(strings).ToArray();
+
+        var shape = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.Decode(combined);
+        shape.ShouldNotBeNull();
+        shape.Members.Count.ShouldBe(3);
+        shape.Members[2].Name.ShouldBe("<member_2>");
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Foo;\0Bar;\0", new[] { "Foo", "Bar" })]
+    [InlineData("Foo;Bar;", new[] { "Foo", "Bar" })]          // no nulls
+    [InlineData("Only;\0", new[] { "Only" })]
+    [InlineData(";\0", new string[] { })]                     // empty
+    [InlineData("", new string[] { })]
+    public void ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings_handles_shapes(string input, string[] expected)
+    {
+        var bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(input);
+        var result = CipTemplateObjectDecoder.ParseSemicolonTerminatedStrings(bytes);
+        result.ShouldBe(expected);
+    }
+}