Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GASWkNEi68FSCtvr6rLoEW
Modbus integration-test fixture — pymodbus simulator
The Modbus driver's integration tests talk to a
pymodbus simulator running as a
pinned Docker container. One image, per-profile service in compose. Most
profiles bind :5020, so only one of those runs at a time; the
rtu_over_tcp profile binds :5021 and is designed to co-run alongside
standard. Docker is the only supported launch path — a fresh clone needs
Docker Desktop and nothing else.
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
Dockerfile |
python:3.12-slim-bookworm + pymodbus[simulator]==3.13.0 + every profile JSON + exception_injector.py |
docker-compose.yml |
One service per profile (standard / dl205 / mitsubishi / s7_1500 / exception_injection bind :5020, so only one of those runs at a time; rtu_over_tcp binds :5021 and can run alongside standard) |
profiles/*.json |
Same seed-register definitions the native launcher uses — canonical source |
exception_injector.py |
Pure-stdlib Modbus/TCP server that emits arbitrary exception codes per rule — used by the exception_injection profile |
Run
From the repo root:
# Build + start the standard profile
docker compose -f tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile standard up
# DL205 quirks
docker compose -f tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile dl205 up
# Mitsubishi MELSEC quirks
docker compose -f tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile mitsubishi up
# Siemens S7-1500 MB_SERVER quirks
docker compose -f tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile s7_1500 up
# Exception-injection — end-to-end coverage of every Modbus exception code
# (01/02/03/04/05/06/0A/0B), not just the 02 + 03 pymodbus emits naturally
docker compose -f tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile exception_injection up
Detached + stop:
docker compose -f tests\...\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile dl205 up -d
docker compose -f tests\...\Docker\docker-compose.yml --profile dl205 down
Only one of the :5020 profiles binds at a time; switch by stopping the
current service + starting another. (rtu_over_tcp is the exception — it
binds :5021 and co-runs with standard.) The integration tests
discriminate by a separate MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE env var so they skip
correctly when the wrong profile is live.
⚠️ Profile-cycling gotcha (bit us in the 2026-07 sweep — see
archreview/plans/INTEGRATION-SWEEP-STATUS.md). Each profile is a separate compose service selected by--profile, so a plaindocker compose down(no--profile) does not stop the currently-running profile container — it keeps holding:5020. Start another profile and the new container silently fails to bind the port (compose still reports "Started"); every test then hits the stale profile's data and fails with wrong values / Illegal-Data-Address. The symptom is deceptive: reads succeed but return the previous profile's seed (e.g. Mitsubishi'sD0reads DL205's0xCAFE). Always tear the old container down by name / with its profile before bringing up the next, and verify the new container actually published:5020:# reliable cycle (force-remove ALL modbus containers, then bring one up) docker rm -f $(docker ps -aq --filter name=otopcua-modbus --filter name=otopcua-pymodbus) docker compose --profile <profile> up -d --force-recreate docker ps --filter name=otopcua --format '{{.Names}} {{.Ports}}' # MUST show 0.0.0.0:5020->5020The
exception_injectionservice uses a different container name (otopcua-modbus-exception-injector, nototopcua-pymodbus-*), so a name-filtereddocker rmthat only matchesotopcua-pymodbuswill miss it — the--force-recreateabove covers that case.
Profile coverage matrix
The two general-purpose profiles cover disjoint test sets. A full pass
of the integration suite requires running both — serially on a single
docker host (the :5020 collision), or in parallel on two hosts.
| Job | Bring up | Env to set | Expected outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
modbus-standard |
lmxopcua-fix up modbus standard |
unset MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE (or set to standard) |
Standard round-trip + AddressingGrammar suites pass; ExceptionInjectionTests (32 rows) skip with MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE != exception_injection. |
modbus-exception |
lmxopcua-fix up modbus exception_injection |
MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE=exception_injection |
ExceptionInjectionTests (32 rows) pass against the per-(fc,address) rule set; standard-profile suites (round-trip, AddressingGrammar) skip. |
The DL205 / Mitsubishi / S7-1500 profiles are similar — each gates its
own quirks suite via MODBUS_SIM_PROFILE=<profile>. Tests that don't
need a specific profile (the basic round-trip set) run under any of
the three pymodbus-based profiles. The exception_injection profile
is the only one that runs exception_injector.py instead of pymodbus.
Endpoint
- Default:
localhost:5020 - Override with
MODBUS_SIM_ENDPOINT(e.g. a real PLC on:502).
Run the integration tests
In a separate shell with one profile live:
cd C:\Users\dohertj2\Desktop\lmxopcua
dotnet test tests\Drivers\ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Modbus.IntegrationTests
ModbusSimulatorFixture probes localhost:5020 at collection init +
records a SkipReason when unreachable, so tests stay green on a fresh
clone without Docker running.
Exception injection
pymodbus's simulator naturally emits only Modbus exception codes 0x02
(Illegal Data Address, on reads outside its configured ranges) and
0x03 (Illegal Data Value, on over-length requests). The driver's
MapModbusExceptionToStatus table translates eight codes: 0x01,
0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x0A, 0x0B. Unit tests
lock the translation function; the integration side previously only
proved the wire-to-status path for 0x02.
The exception_injection profile runs
exception_injector.py — a tiny standalone
Modbus/TCP server written against the Python stdlib (zero
dependencies outside what's in the base image). It speaks the wire
protocol directly (FC 01/02/03/04/05/06/15/16) and looks up each
incoming (fc, address) against the rules in
profiles/exception_injection.json;
a matching rule makes the server reply with
[fc | 0x80, exception_code] instead of the normal response.
Current rules (see the JSON file for the canonical list):
FC03 @1000..1007— one per exception code (0x01/0x02/0x03/0x04/0x05/0x06/0x0A/0x0B)FC06 @2000..2001—0x04Server Failure,0x06Server Busy (write-path coverage)FC16 @3000—0x04Server Failure (multi-register write path)
Adding more coverage is append-only: drop a new {fc, address, exception, description} entry into the JSON, restart the service,
add an [InlineData] row in ExceptionInjectionTests.
References
docs/drivers/Modbus-Test-Fixture.md— coverage map + gap inventorydocs/v2/dev-environment.md§Docker fixtures — full fixture inventory