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mxaccess/design
Joseph Doherty 14bb5297a8 [M5] mxaccess: F26 step 2 — AsbTransport::connect TCP+preamble+handshake
Adds the `tokio::net::TcpStream`-specialised async constructor that
owns the full transport-bring-up sequence:

  TCP connect → NMF preamble → DH Connect → AuthenticateMe (one-way)

Signature:
```
async fn connect(
    endpoint: SocketAddr,
    passphrase: &str,
    crypto_parameters: &CryptoParameters,
    via_uri: impl Into<String>,
    connection_id: [u8; 16],
) -> Result<(AsbTransport<TcpStream>, ConnectResponse), Error>
```

Returns the `ConnectResponse` alongside the transport so callers can
inspect the negotiated `connection_lifetime` (the `:V2` suffix
toggles Apollo vs Baktun encryption — see F23).

New error variant: `ConnectionError::TransportFailure { detail }`
covers all transport-bring-up failure modes (NMF / NBFX / auth /
peer Fault). The underlying error type is intentionally erased to
keep the public taxonomy small; `detail` carries the Display
representation.

Errors are mapped at the AsbClient / AuthError boundary via private
`map_client_error` / `map_auth_error` helpers.

1 new test:
* `connect_to_unreachable_endpoint_surfaces_connection_error` — TCP
  connect to 127.0.0.1:1 (TCPMUX-reserved) cleanly errors without
  panicking. Smoke test for the constructor signature + error path.

Stubbed for F26 step 3:
* `Session::connect_asb` constructor — the SessionInner refactor to
  host both NMX + ASB transports under one struct is heavier than
  this iteration's scope.
* Operation-routing layer that maps ASB result types (ItemStatus,
  RuntimeValue) back to mxaccess types (MxStatus, DataChange,
  MxValue).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-05 12:14:16 -04:00
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design/ — Rust port architectural plan

This folder is the design contract for the Rust replacement of AVEVA/Wonderware MXAccess. It is the gap between the .NET reference in src/ and the Rust crates that will be written under a sibling rust/ workspace (per CLAUDE.md).

The folder is structured as a small set of focused documents. Read in order; each builds on the previous.

File Purpose
00-overview.md Mission, two-layer goal, architectural principles, non-goals
10-raw-layer.md Byte-accurate raw MXAccess layer (codec + transport + session)
20-async-layer.md Idiomatic Tokio async layer on top of the raw layer
30-crate-topology.md Cargo workspace, crates, dependencies, build/test commands
40-protocol-invariants.md Bill of materials: IIDs, opnums, envelope/handle bytes
50-error-model.md MxStatus, error types, panic/cancellation policy
60-roadmap.md Milestones M0..M6, validation strategy
70-risks-and-open-questions.md Parity gaps, unproven flows, cross-platform constraints
dependencies.md Cross- and within-milestone parallelism map; agent budget per phase
review.md Adversarial review log (BLOCKER/MAJOR/MINOR/NIT findings, all resolved)
prompt.md /loop driver prompt for autonomous M2M6 execution
followups.md Open / resolved deferred work items; auto-triaged by prompt.md Step 0 (created on first /loop run if missing)

The design is grounded in the .NET reference at src/ and the protocol artifacts in docs/, analysis/, and captures/. Do not introduce protocol behavior in these documents that is not already proven in the reference. When adding a new claim about wire format, cite either:

  • a .cs file path in src/MxNativeCodec/, src/MxNativeClient/, or src/MxAsbClient/, or
  • a docs/*.md spec file, or
  • a captures/0NN-frida-* directory or analysis/frida/*.tsv row.

This folder is documentation, not code. When the Rust workspace is created, the design here is the contract it must satisfy. When evidence in captures/ invalidates a design decision here, update the design first, then the code.

Reading order

  • New contributor: 00 → 30 → 10 → 40 → 20 → 50 → 60 → 70.
  • Protocol question: 40 first, then the relevant section of 10.
  • API question: 20 first, then 50.
  • Planning a milestone: 60 first, cross-reference 70 for blockers.
  • Scheduling concurrent work: dependencies.md for the per-phase parallelism map.
  • Driving M2M6 autonomously via /loop: prompt.md (and the followups.md triage log it maintains).