New exception_injector.py — standalone pure-Python-stdlib Modbus/TCP server shipped alongside the pymodbus image. Speaks the wire protocol directly (MBAP header parse + FC 01/02/03/04/05/06/15/16 dispatch + store-backed happy-path reads/writes + spec-enforced length caps) and looks up each (fc, starting-address) against a rules list loaded from JSON; a matching rule makes the server respond [fc|0x80, exception_code] instead of the normal response. Zero runtime dependencies outside the stdlib — the Dockerfile just COPY's the script into /fixtures/ alongside the pymodbus profile JSONs, no new pip install needed. ~200 lines. New exception_injection.json profile carries rules for every exception code on FC03 (addresses 1000-1007, one per code), FC06 (2000-2001 for CPU-PROGRAM-mode and busy), and FC16 (3000 for server failure). New exception_injection compose profile binds :5020 like every other service + runs python /fixtures/exception_injector.py --config /fixtures/exception_injection.json. New ExceptionInjectionTests.cs in Modbus.IntegrationTests — 11 tests. Eight FC03-read theories exercise every exception code 0x01/0x02/0x03/0x04/0x05/0x06/0x0A/0x0B asserting the driver's expected OPC UA StatusCode mapping (BadNotSupported/BadOutOfRange/BadOutOfRange/BadDeviceFailure/BadDeviceFailure/BadDeviceFailure/BadCommunicationError/BadCommunicationError). Two FC06-write theories cover the write path for 0x04 (Server Failure, CPU in PROGRAM mode) + 0x06 (Server Busy). One sanity-check read at address 5 confirms the injector isn't globally broken + non-injected reads round-trip cleanly with Value=5/StatusCode=Good. All tests follow the MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE=exception_injection skip guard so they no-op on a fresh clone without Docker running. Docker/README.md gains an §Exception injection section explaining what pymodbus can and cannot emit, what the injector does, where the rules live, and how to append new ones. docs/drivers/Modbus-Test-Fixture.md follow-up item #2 (extend pymodbus profiles to inject exceptions) gets a shipped strikethrough with the new coverage inventory; the unit-level section adds ExceptionInjectionTests next to DL205ExceptionCodeTests so the split-of-responsibilities is explicit (DL205 test = natural out-of-range via dl205 profile, ExceptionInjectionTests = every other code via the injector). Test baselines: Modbus unit 182/182 green (unchanged); Modbus integration with exception_injection profile live 11/11 new tests green. Existing DL205/S7/Mitsubishi integration tests unaffected since they skip on MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE mismatch. Found + fixed during validation: a stale native pymodbus simulator from April 18 was still listening on port 5020 on IPv6 localhost (Windows was load-balancing between it + the Docker IPv4 forward, making injected exceptions intermittently come back as pymodbus's default 0x02). Killed the leftover. Documented the debugging path in the commit as a note for anyone who hits the same "my tests see exception 0x02 but the injector log has no request" symptom. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Modbus test fixture
Coverage map + gap inventory for the Modbus TCP driver's integration-test
harness backed by pymodbus simulator profiles per PLC family.
TL;DR: Modbus is the best-covered driver — a real pymodbus server on
localhost with per-family seed-register profiles, plus a skip-gate when the
simulator port isn't reachable. Covers DL205 / Mitsubishi MELSEC / Siemens
S7-1500 family quirks end-to-end. Gaps are mostly error-path + alarm/history
shaped (neither is a Modbus-side concept).
What the fixture is
- Simulator:
pymodbus(Python, BSD) launched as a pinned Docker container attests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Docker/. Docker is the only supported launch path. - Lifecycle:
ModbusSimulatorFixture(collection-scoped) TCP-probeslocalhost:5020on first use.MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINTenv var overrides the endpoint so the same suite can target a real PLC. - Profiles:
DL205Profile,MitsubishiProfile,S7_1500Profile— each composes device-specific register-format + quirk-seed JSON for pymodbus. Profile JSONs live underDocker/profiles/and are baked into the image. - Compose services: one per profile (
standard/dl205/mitsubishi/s7_1500); only one binds:5020at a time. - Tests skip via
Assert.Skip(sim.SkipReason)when the probe fails; no custom FactAttribute needed becauseModbusSimulatorCollectioncarries the skip reason.
What it actually covers
DL205 (Automation Direct)
DL205SmokeTests— FC16 write → FC03 read round-trip on holding registerDL205CoilMappingTests— Y-output / C-relay / X-input address mapping (octal → Modbus offset)DL205ExceptionCodeTests— Modbus exception 0x02 → OPC UABadOutOfRangeagainst the dl205 profile (natural out-of-range path)ExceptionInjectionTests— every other exception code in the mapping table (0x01 / 0x03 / 0x04 / 0x05 / 0x06 / 0x0A / 0x0B) against theexception_injectionprofile on both read + write pathsDL205FloatCdabQuirkTests— CDAB word-swap float encodingDL205StringQuirkTests— packed-string V-memory layoutDL205VMemoryQuirkTests— V-memory octal addressingDL205XInputTests— X-register read-only enforcement
Mitsubishi MELSEC
MitsubishiSmokeTests— read + write round-tripMitsubishiQuirkTests— word-order, device-code mapping (D/M/X/Y ranges)
Siemens S7-1500 (Modbus gateway flavor)
S7_1500SmokeTests— read + write round-tripS7_ByteOrderTests— ABCD/DCBA/BADC/CDAB byte-order matrix
Capability surfaces hit
IReadable+IWritable— full round-tripISubscribable— via the sharedPollGroupEngine(polled subscription)IHostConnectivityProbe— TCP-reach transitions
What it does NOT cover
1. No ITagDiscovery
Modbus has no symbol table — the driver requires a static tag map from
DriverConfig. There is no discovery path to test + none in the fixture.
2. Error-path fuzzing
pymodbus serves the seeded values happily; the fixture can't easily inject
exception responses (code 0x01–0x0B) or malformed PDUs. The
AbCipStatusMapper-equivalent for exception codes is unit-tested via
DL205ExceptionCodeTests but the simulator itself never refuses a read.
3. Variant-specific quirks beyond the three profiles
- FX5U / QJ71MT91 Mitsubishi variants — profile scaffolds exist, no tests yet
- Non-S7-1500 Siemens (S7-1200 / ET200SP) — byte-order covered but connection-pool + fragmentation quirks untested
- DL205-family cousins (DL06, DL260) — no dedicated profile
4. Subscription stress
PollGroupEngine is unit-tested standalone but the simulator doesn't exercise
it under multi-register packing stress (FC03 with 125-register batches,
boundary splits, etc.).
5. Alarms / history
Not a Modbus concept. Driver doesn't implement IAlarmSource or
IHistoryProvider; no test coverage is the correct shape.
When to trust the Modbus fixture, when to reach for a rig
| Question | Fixture | Unit tests | Real PLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Does FC03/FC06/FC16 work end-to-end?" | yes | - | yes |
| "Does DL205 octal addressing map correctly?" | yes | yes | yes |
| "Does float CDAB word-swap round-trip?" | yes | yes | yes |
| "Does the driver handle exception responses?" | no | yes | yes (required) |
| "Does packing 125 regs into one FC03 work?" | no | no | yes (required) |
| "Does FX5U behave like Q-series?" | no | no | yes (required) |
Follow-up candidates
- Add
MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINToverride documentation todocs/v2/test-data-sources.mdso operators can point the suite at a lab rig. Extend— shipped via thepymodbusprofiles to inject exception responsesexception_injectioncompose profile + standaloneexception_injector.pyserver. Rules inDocker/profiles/exception_injection.jsonmap(fc, address)to an exception code;ExceptionInjectionTestsexercises every code inMapModbusExceptionToStatus(0x01 / 0x02 / 0x03 / 0x04 / 0x05 / 0x06 / 0x0A / 0x0B) end-to-end on both read (FC03) and write (FC06) paths.- Add an FX5U profile once a lab rig is available; the scaffolding is in place.
Key fixture / config files
tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/ModbusSimulatorFixture.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/DL205/DL205Profile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Mitsubishi/MitsubishiProfile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/S7/S7_1500Profile.cstests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests/Docker/— Dockerfile + compose + per-family JSON profiles