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EventsHub publisher (closes the v2.1 follow-up flagged in the previous commit)

EventStreamService now mirrors every MxEvent it forwards to a gRPC client
into the `EventsHub` group for the session. The fan-out goes through a new
singleton `IDashboardEventBroadcaster`:

  * IDashboardEventBroadcaster — abstraction so EventStreamService doesn't
    take a direct dependency on SignalR.
  * DashboardEventBroadcaster — singleton implementation that hands the
    SendAsync to IHubContext<EventsHub> as fire-and-forget. Errors are
    logged at debug and dropped so the source gRPC stream is never
    blocked.

EventStreamService now takes IDashboardEventBroadcaster as a ctor parameter
and calls Publish(sessionId, publicEvent) once per event after sequence
filtering, before the bounded queue write. Test fixtures and the live
integration harness pass NullDashboardEventBroadcaster.Instance so the
broadcaster is a no-op in unit tests.

SessionDetailsPage adds a "Recent events" panel:
  * implements IAsyncDisposable
  * opens a second HubConnection via DashboardHubConnectionFactory targeting
    /hubs/events
  * calls SubscribeSession(SessionId) on Start
  * renders the most recent 50 events in a small table (worker seq, family,
    server/item handle, alarm reference when the event is OnAlarmTransition)
  * shows a live/offline conn-pill driven by HubConnection.Closed /
    Reconnected events

The dashboard mirror is intentionally passive — events appear only while a
gRPC client is also consuming that session's events. Documented as such in
the empty-state copy and in GatewayDashboardDesign.md.

Documentation refresh

Every doc that referenced the retired options (PathBase, RequireAdminScope,
RequiredGroup) and the old API-key-cookie auth flow is updated to describe
the new model:

  * CLAUDE.md — Authentication section now explains LDAP bind +
    GroupToRole + HubToken bearer flow.
  * gateway.md — Dashboard section: root-mounted routes, snapshot/alarms/
    events SignalR hubs, LDAP cookie + bearer scheme.
  * docs/GatewayConfiguration.md — drop PathBase / RequireAdminScope rows,
    add GroupToRole row, append "Authorization policies" and "SignalR hubs"
    subsections describing the three policies and the /hubs/* endpoints.
  * docs/GatewayDashboardDesign.md — hosting model (root mount, new
    endpoint layout), Realtime Updates rewritten as a hub table
    (DashboardSnapshotHub / AlarmsHub / EventsHub with producers, payloads,
    and routing), Authentication And Authorization rewritten around LDAP +
    role mapping + the hub bearer flow, Configuration block updated.
  * docs/GatewayProcessDesign.md — security-section dashboard paragraph
    and the example config block both refreshed to LDAP/role auth.
  * docs/ImplementationPlanGateway.md — dashboard-auth deliverable list
    updated (LDAP bind + GroupToRole + /hubs/token bearer mint replace the
    API-key login flow).
  * docs/GatewayTesting.md — DashboardLdapLiveTests blurb describes the
    GroupToRole fixture (`{ GwAdmin: Admin }`) instead of the retired
    RequiredGroup default; success-path assertion explains the role-claim
    check.

Verification: 475 server tests, 275 worker tests (+ 9 dev-rig skips), 18
integration tests (live MxAccess + LDAP + Galaxy) all pass — including the
live worker smoke test fixture that now constructs EventStreamService with
the new broadcaster parameter.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-24 02:07:30 -04:00

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# Gateway Implementation Plan
This plan implements the .NET 10 gateway process first. It covers contracts,
configuration, API-key authentication, worker lifecycle, gRPC APIs, event
streaming, metrics, dashboard, tests, and operational hooks.
Primary designs:
- `docs/GatewayProcessDesign.md`
- `docs/GatewayDashboardDesign.md`
- `docs/DesignDecisions.md`
- `docs/ToolchainLinks.md`
## Milestone: gateway-foundation
Goal: create the solution, shared contracts, configuration model, logging, and
test scaffolding that all later work depends on.
### Issue: Scaffold Gateway Solution And Projects
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:infra`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- create `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.slnx`,
- create `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts`,
- create `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server`,
- create `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests`,
- create `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.IntegrationTests`,
- target `ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server` to `net10.0`,
- add shared C# build settings in `Directory.Build.props`,
- add baseline tests.
Acceptance criteria:
- `dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.slnx` succeeds,
- `dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.slnx` succeeds,
- gateway project does not reference MXAccess COM.
### Issue: Define Protobuf Contracts
Labels: `area:contracts`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/Protos/mxaccess_gateway.proto`,
- `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/Protos/mxaccess_worker.proto`,
- `MxAccessGateway` service with `OpenSession`, `CloseSession`, `Invoke`, and
`StreamEvents`,
- `WorkerEnvelope` and worker IPC messages,
- `MxValue`, `MxArray`, `MxStatusProxy`, `MxEvent`, and first-slice command
payloads,
- generated C# code.
Acceptance criteria:
- generated code builds,
- worker envelopes include protocol version, session id, sequence, and
correlation id,
- command replies preserve protocol status, HRESULT, return value, out params,
and status arrays.
Tests:
- protobuf generation smoke,
- serialization round-trip for command, reply, event, value, and status.
### Issue: Add Gateway Configuration And Validation
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- typed options for authentication, worker, sessions, events, dashboard, and
protocol,
- startup validation,
- defaults matching design docs,
- redacted effective-configuration model.
Acceptance criteria:
- invalid worker path, invalid queue capacity, invalid auth config, and invalid
dashboard config fail startup clearly,
- redacted config never includes API key pepper or raw secrets.
Tests:
- options binding,
- validation,
- redaction.
### Issue: Add Structured Logging And Metrics Foundation
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:infra`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- logging scopes for session id, worker process id, correlation id, command
method, and client identity,
- counters/gauges/histograms for sessions, workers, commands, events, queues,
and faults,
- redaction helpers.
Acceptance criteria:
- common logs include correlation fields,
- API keys and credential-bearing values are not logged,
- metrics can feed dashboard snapshots.
Tests:
- log redaction,
- metric update tests.
## Milestone: gateway-auth
Goal: implement API-key authentication backed by SQLite.
### Issue: Implement SQLite Auth Store And Migrations
Labels: `area:auth`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- SQLite schema for `schema_version`, `api_keys`, and `api_key_audit`,
- idempotent startup migrations,
- newer-schema startup block,
- key lookup and audit services.
Acceptance criteria:
- empty DB initializes,
- existing DB migrates,
- newer DB version blocks startup,
- revoked keys cannot authenticate.
Tests:
- temp SQLite migration tests,
- key lookup tests,
- revoked key tests.
### Issue: Implement API Key Hashing And Verification
Labels: `area:auth`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- parse `mxgw_<key-id>_<secret>` format,
- HMAC-SHA256 with gateway-local pepper or accepted Argon2id dependency,
- constant-time hash comparison,
- key id/display name/scopes identity model.
Acceptance criteria:
- raw secrets are never stored,
- malformed keys fail unauthenticated,
- valid keys authenticate,
- revoked keys fail.
Tests:
- parse tests,
- hash verification,
- redaction,
- scope extraction.
### Issue: Implement Local API Key Admin CLI
Labels: `area:auth`, `type:feature`, `priority:p1`
Deliverables:
- local admin CLI or gateway subcommand,
- `init-db`,
- `create-key`,
- `list-keys`,
- `revoke-key`,
- `rotate-key`,
- JSON output option.
Acceptance criteria:
- created key can authenticate,
- listed keys never show raw secret,
- revoked key fails authentication,
- raw secret is printed exactly once on create/rotate.
Tests:
- CLI parser,
- temp DB command tests,
- JSON redaction.
### Issue: Add gRPC Authentication And Scope Authorization
Labels: `area:auth`, `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- gRPC auth middleware/interceptor,
- request identity context,
- scope checks for sessions, invoke, secure invoke, events, metadata, and
admin actions.
Acceptance criteria:
- missing/invalid key returns unauthenticated,
- valid key with missing scope returns permission denied,
- auth applies to unary and streaming calls.
Tests:
- unary auth,
- streaming auth,
- scope mapping.
## Milestone: gateway-sessions-ipc
Goal: create, supervise, and communicate with per-session workers.
### Issue: Implement Worker Frame Protocol
Labels: `area:gateway`, `area:contracts`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- little-endian uint32 length-prefixed frame reader/writer,
- max message size enforcement,
- protobuf envelope validation,
- protocol violation errors.
Acceptance criteria:
- valid frames round-trip,
- partial reads are handled,
- oversized frames fail before allocation,
- wrong protocol/session id is detected.
Tests:
- round-trip,
- partial read,
- malformed length,
- max size,
- wrong protocol/session.
### Issue: Implement Worker Process Launcher
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- worker executable validation,
- process launch with session id, pipe name, protocol version,
- nonce via environment,
- startup timeout handling,
- failed-startup cleanup.
Acceptance criteria:
- command line contains no secrets,
- nonce is not logged,
- failed startup kills worker and disposes pipe,
- process id is recorded.
Tests:
- fake worker success/failure,
- timeout kill,
- command-line redaction.
### Issue: Implement Gateway WorkerClient
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- named-pipe server,
- `GatewayHello`/`WorkerHello` handshake,
- read loop,
- write loop,
- pending command dictionary,
- event channel,
- heartbeat tracking,
- terminal fault handling.
Acceptance criteria:
- worker ready establishes `Ready` state,
- command reply completes matching pending command,
- worker events enter channel in order,
- pipe disconnect faults session.
Tests:
- fake worker protocol,
- command correlation,
- late reply,
- pipe disconnect,
- heartbeat expiration.
### Issue: Implement Session Manager And Registry
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- session state machine,
- registry keyed by session id,
- `OpenSession` orchestration,
- `CloseSession` idempotency,
- lease hooks,
- gateway shutdown cleanup.
Acceptance criteria:
- only `Ready` sessions accept commands,
- close is idempotent,
- faulted sessions reject new commands,
- shutdown terminates workers.
Tests:
- state transitions,
- close idempotency,
- open failure cleanup,
- shutdown cleanup.
## Milestone: gateway-grpc-events-dashboard
Goal: expose the public API, stream events, and provide the dashboard.
### Issue: Implement Public gRPC Service
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- `MxAccessGatewayService`,
- `OpenSession`,
- `CloseSession`,
- `Invoke`,
- `StreamEvents`,
- request validation,
- public-to-worker mappers.
Acceptance criteria:
- missing session fails clearly,
- method-specific payloads map correctly,
- HRESULT/status survives in replies,
- transport errors are separate from command replies.
Tests:
- service unit tests,
- mapper tests,
- validation tests,
- reply/error mapping.
### Issue: Implement Event Streaming And Backpressure
Labels: `area:gateway`, `type:feature`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- one active subscriber per session,
- second-subscriber rejection,
- ordered event streaming,
- fail-fast queue overflow,
- terminal fault propagation,
- event-rate metrics.
Acceptance criteria:
- event order preserved,
- stream cancellation detaches subscriber,
- queue overflow faults session,
- `OperationComplete` is not synthesized by gateway.
Tests:
- order,
- single-subscriber enforcement,
- cancellation,
- overflow.
### Issue: Implement Dashboard Snapshot Service
Labels: `area:dashboard`, `type:feature`, `priority:p1`
Deliverables:
- immutable dashboard snapshot DTOs,
- session summaries,
- worker summaries,
- metric summaries,
- fault summaries,
- `WatchSnapshotsAsync`.
Acceptance criteria:
- snapshot reads do not mutate session/worker state,
- secrets and credential values are redacted,
- subscribers dispose cleanly.
Tests:
- projection,
- redaction,
- subscription disposal,
- empty/active/faulted states.
### Issue: Implement Blazor Server Dashboard
Labels: `area:dashboard`, `type:feature`, `priority:p1`
Deliverables:
- Blazor Server hosting,
- Bootstrap CSS/JS assets,
- layout/nav,
- home page,
- sessions page,
- workers page,
- events page,
- settings page,
- real-time refresh.
Acceptance criteria:
- Bootstrap/local CSS only,
- no MudBlazor or other Blazor UI libraries,
- pages update without manual refresh,
- dashboard can be disabled by config.
Tests:
- snapshot service tests,
- component tests if bUnit is added,
- disabled-dashboard behavior.
### Issue: Implement Dashboard Authentication
Labels: `area:dashboard`, `area:auth`, `type:feature`, `priority:p1`
Deliverables:
- `/login` (root-mounted),
- LDAP bind against `MxGateway:Ldap`,
- LDAP-group → role mapping (`Admin` / `Viewer`) via
`MxGateway:Dashboard:GroupToRole`,
- HTTP-only secure cookie (`__Host-MxGatewayDashboard`),
- `/hubs/token` bearer mint for SignalR connections,
- `/logout`,
- antiforgery protection,
- `MxGateway:Dashboard:AllowAnonymousLocalhost` loopback bypass
(defaults to true for local development).
Acceptance criteria:
- unauthenticated access is denied/redirected,
- non-admin key is denied,
- admin key logs in,
- cookies use secure settings,
- API keys never appear in query strings or logs.
Tests:
- auth decisions,
- non-admin denial,
- cookie properties,
- redaction.
## Milestone: integration-and-parity
Goal: prove gateway behavior with fake workers before depending on live
MXAccess.
### Issue: Build Fake Worker Test Harness
Labels: `area:tests`, `area:gateway`, `type:test`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- fake worker executable or in-process transport,
- scripted hello/ready/reply/event/fault behavior,
- malformed protocol scenarios,
- slow/hung worker scenarios.
Acceptance criteria:
- gateway tests do not require installed MXAccess,
- fake worker simulates startup success/failure,
- fake worker emits ordered events and faults.
### Issue: Gateway End-To-End Smoke With Fake Worker
Labels: `area:tests`, `area:gateway`, `type:test`, `priority:p0`
Deliverables:
- open session,
- invoke `Register`, `AddItem`, `Advise`,
- stream one event,
- close session,
- verify metrics/dashboard snapshot changed.
Acceptance criteria:
- smoke passes without live MXAccess,
- worker exits,
- artifacts stay in temp directories.
## Related Documentation
- [Implementation Plan Index](./ImplementationPlanIndex.md)
- [Gateway Process Detailed Design](./GatewayProcessDesign.md)
- [Gateway Configuration](./GatewayConfiguration.md)
- [Sessions](./Sessions.md)
- [gRPC](./Grpc.md)
- [Authentication](./Authentication.md)
- [Authorization](./Authorization.md)
- [Gateway Dashboard Detailed Design](./GatewayDashboardDesign.md)
- [Gateway Testing](./GatewayTesting.md)
- [Metrics](./Metrics.md)
- [Diagnostics](./Diagnostics.md)