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[F52.3] mxaccess-codec: caller-supplied scratch buffer for write encoder
Adds `write_message::encode_into_bytes_mut` (and the timestamped
variant) which writes the encoded body into a caller-supplied
`BytesMut`. The buffer is cleared and resized in place each call;
once it has grown to the largest body the session will produce, it
allocates nothing further.

A session that holds a single `BytesMut` and reuses it across writes:

  - Int32 / Float32 / Float64: 2 → 1 allocs/op
    (only the `encode_scalar_value` scratch `Vec<u8>` remains)
  - Boolean: 1 → 0 allocs/op
    (no per-value scratch — the literal payload is a stack `[u8; 4]`)

Bench delta in `design/M6-bench-baseline.md` § F52.3. The
`encode_scalar_value` Vec is the remaining 1 alloc/op for fixed-width
scalars; eliminating it would require inlining the LE-bytes write
into the body slice (left for a follow-up since the F52 spec only
asks for 2 → 1).

Resolves F52 (all three optimisations landed: 4e76b44 F52.1,
a0fa5be F52.2, this commit F52.3). Existing `encode` / `encode_to_bytes_mut`
public surface unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-06 22:53:07 -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).