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Joseph Doherty d59ce3571c [M3] mxaccess-nmx: high-level write/advise/un_advise wrappers (resolves F13)
Seven new high-level methods on NmxClient (port of cs:303-466). Each
takes a GalaxyTagMetadata + typed WriteValue (re-exported from
mxaccess-codec), builds the inner NMX body, wraps in NmxTransferEnvelope,
and dispatches via the existing transfer_data opnum.

Methods landed
- write (cs:303-324)
- write2 (cs:326-349, with explicit FILETIME timestamp)
- write_secured2 (cs:351-380, dual user tokens via
  secured_write::resolve_observed_user_token; single-user secured = same id)
- advise_supervisory (cs:382-399, ItemControl envelope)
- send_observed_pre_advise_metadata (cs:401-420, hardcoded target
  platform/engine = (1, 1) per the .NET reference)
- register_reference (cs:422-441, accepts caller-built
  NmxReferenceRegistrationMessage)
- un_advise (cs:443-466, deliberately uses
  NmxTransferMessageKind::Write per cs:457 — the .NET reference's
  divergence from AdviseSupervisory's ItemControl envelope, preserved
  verbatim per CLAUDE.md unknown-bytes rule)

Internal encode_*_transfer_body helpers extracted as pub(crate) fn for
testability — mirrors the .NET reference's `internal static` shape.

NmxClientError gained two new variants: Codec(CodecError) for
metadata->reference-handle and value-encode failures, and
UnsupportedDataType for the kind-resolution path.

Cargo.toml: added mxaccess-galaxy as a dep on mxaccess-nmx.

design/followups.md: F13 moved to Resolved.

Test count delta: 459 -> 468 (+9 in mxaccess-nmx; 8 -> 17). Tests cover
each encode helper standalone (envelope-kind + length checks) plus
real-socket round-trip tests for write / advise_supervisory /
send_observed_pre_advise_metadata.

All four DoD gates green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-05 08:45:03 -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).