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# Rust Client Workspace
The Rust client workspace contains the MXAccess Gateway client library, a
test CLI, and tests for generated contract wiring plus wrapper behavior. The
library uses
the shared protobuf inputs documented in
`../../docs/client-proto-generation.md` so the Rust bindings compile against
the same public gateway and worker contracts as the server.
## Layout
```text
clients/rust/
Cargo.toml
build.rs
src/
tests/
crates/mxgw-cli/
```
`build.rs` reads the `.proto` files from
`../../src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos` and generates `tonic`/`prost` bindings
into Cargo build output. `src/generated.rs` declares the Rust modules that
include those generated files. `src/generated` remains reserved for checked-in
generator output if the crate later changes to source-tree generation.
## Build And Test
Run the Rust workspace checks from `clients/rust`:
```powershell
cargo fmt --all --check
cargo test --workspace
cargo check --workspace
cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
```
The build script uses `protoc` from `PATH` or the Windows path recorded in
`../../docs/toolchain-links.md`.
## Packaging
Create local release artifacts from `clients/rust`:
```powershell
cargo build --workspace --release
cargo install --path crates/mxgw-cli --locked --force
```
`cargo check --workspace` regenerates the `tonic` and `prost` modules into
Cargo build output through `build.rs`.
## CLI
The CLI exposes version, session, command, event stream, write, and smoke
commands over the same client wrapper used by tests:
```powershell
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- version --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- open-session --endpoint http://localhost:5000 --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- register --session-id <session-id> --client-name mxgw-rust-cli --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- add-item --session-id <session-id> --server-handle 1 --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- advise --session-id <session-id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- stream-events --session-id <session-id> --max-events 1 --json
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- write --session-id <session-id> --server-handle 1 --item-handle 1 --value-type int32 --value 123 --json
```
Use `--tls`, `--ca-file`, and `--server-name-override` for TLS endpoints. The
CLI reads the API key from `--api-key` or from `--api-key-env`, which defaults
to `MXGATEWAY_API_KEY`. API keys are redacted by the library option and secret
types.
```powershell
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- smoke --endpoint https://mxgateway.example.local:5001 --tls --ca-file C:\certs\mxgateway-ca.pem --server-name-override mxgateway.example.local --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item TestChildObject.TestInt --json
```
## Library Surface
`ClientOptions` configures endpoint, API key, plaintext or TLS transport,
timeouts, custom CA files, and server name override. `GatewayClient::connect`
creates an authenticated `tonic` client and attaches `authorization: Bearer
<api-key>` metadata to unary and streaming calls.
`GatewayClient` exposes raw generated calls through `open_session_raw`,
`close_session_raw`, `invoke_raw`, `stream_events`, and `raw_client`. The
session helpers keep MXAccess handles visible:
```rust
let session = client.open_session(request).await?;
let server_handle = session.register("mxgw-rust").await?;
let item_handle = session.add_item(server_handle, "TestChildObject.TestInt").await?;
session.advise(server_handle, item_handle).await?;
let mut events = session.events().await?;
session.close().await?;
```
`MxValue`, `MxArrayValue`, and `MxStatus` wrap generated protobuf messages while
preserving the raw message for parity diagnostics. Command replies whose
protocol status is not `PROTOCOL_STATUS_CODE_OK` become `Error::Command` and
retain the raw `MxCommandReply`.
## Integration Checks
Run live checks only when a gateway and MXAccess-backed worker are available:
```powershell
$env:MXGATEWAY_INTEGRATION = '1'
$env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000'
$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = '<gateway-api-key>'
$env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM = 'TestChildObject.TestInt'
cargo run -p mxgw-cli -- smoke --endpoint $env:MXGATEWAY_ENDPOINT --plaintext --api-key-env MXGATEWAY_API_KEY --item $env:MXGATEWAY_TEST_ITEM --json
```
## Related Documentation
- [Client Packaging](../../docs/ClientPackaging.md)
- [Client Proto Generation](../../docs/client-proto-generation.md)
- [Rust Client Detailed Design](../../docs/clients-rust-design.md)
- [Rust Style Guide](../../docs/style-guides/RustStyleGuide.md)