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Joseph Doherty 9b8133f725 [M5] mxaccess-asb: F25 step 5 — KeepAlive + Read + one-way client ops
Extends AsbClient with one-way operation support (`IsOneWay = true`
in IASBIDataV2) plus the KeepAlive and Read operations.

Client API additions:
* `send_envelope_one_way(env)` — frames in SizedEnvelope, writes,
  returns immediately. No response read. Mirrors WCF's IsOneWay
  semantics for KeepAlive / Disconnect / AuthenticateMe.
* `send_signed_envelope_one_way(action, body, force_hmac)` —
  one-way variant that runs the body through F23's authenticator
  signing path so the ConnectionValidator header is attached.
* `keep_alive()` — sends an empty `KeepAliveRequest` with default
  signing. Used to keep the channel alive past the WCF inactivity
  timeout (30s default at `MxAsbDataClient.cs:683`).
* `read(items)` — sends a signed Read envelope, decodes
  ReadResponse with both Status and Values arrays.

Operations API additions:
* `build_keep_alive_request_body()` — empty wrapper element +
  asb.contracts.messages namespace. Mirror of `AsbContracts.cs:117`
  (`public sealed class KeepAlive : ConnectedRequest;`).
* `ReadResponse { status: Vec<ItemStatus>, values: Vec<RuntimeValue> }`
  per `AsbContracts.cs:169-179`.
* `decode_read_response(body_tokens)` — pulls both ASBIData
  payloads, decodes Status as ItemStatus[], decodes Values via
  `decode_runtime_value_array` (4-byte int32 count + per-element
  `RuntimeValue::decode` from F24).

5 new tests:
* KeepAlive body shape (empty wrapper, correct namespace).
* ReadResponse decoder round-trip with both Status and Values.
* ReadResponse decoder graceful handling when Values is absent
  (returns empty vec).
* End-to-end client::keep_alive — peer drains SizedEnvelope but
  doesn't respond; client returns Ok().
* End-to-end client::read — peer responds with synthetic
  ReadResponse, client recovers Values[0].timestamp_binary == 1234
  and Values[0].status round-trip.

Stubbed for next F25 iterations:
* AsbClient::connect — DH Connect + AuthenticateMe handshake. Needs
  ConnectRequest / ConnectResponse builders (regular WCF XML, not
  the IAsbCustomSerializableType fast-path).
* Write / PublishWriteComplete / CreateSubscription /
  AddMonitoredItems / Publish / Disconnect operation wrappers.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-05 11:42:39 -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).