Re-reviewed every module/client against the 10-category checklist
(REVIEW-PROCESS.md) at commit 1cd51bb, filed 72 new findings, and
fixed them in three priority waves (3 High, 17 Medium, 52 Low).
Highs
- Server-017: enumerate AcknowledgeAlarm / QueryActiveAlarms in
GatewayGrpcScopeResolver so non-admin keys can use them; document
the mapping in docs/Authorization.md; add interceptor tests.
- Client.Java-013: add the five missing bulk-method stubs to the
CLI FakeSession so the test module compiles on a clean tree.
- Client.Rust-013: fix the clippy::doc_lazy_continuation regression
in generated tonic code by reformatting the ReadBulkCommand proto
comment and scoping a #![allow(...)] to the generated submodules.
Mediums (highlights)
- Server: unify GatewaySession state-lock discipline (-015) and
make DisposeAsync race-safe against in-flight CloseAsync (-016);
add constraint-enforcement test coverage for the bulk-plan path
(-021).
- Worker: introduce StaRuntimeShutdownException so RunAlarmPollLoop
can distinguish graceful shutdown from a real STA-affinity
violation (-016); have the watchdog skip StaHung while
CurrentCommandCorrelationId is non-empty so a legitimate slow
ReadBulk no longer self-faults (-017).
- Tests: add per-method round-trip + cancellation coverage for the
11 GatewaySession bulk methods (-013); replace the real TCP probe
in GalaxyHierarchyCacheTests with an IGalaxyRepository fake
(-016).
- IntegrationTests: drive the StreamEvents writer in the live Write
test and assert OnWriteComplete (-012); add live tests for
Unadvise/RemoveItem/Unregister ordering, WriteSecured, and
abnormal worker exit (-014).
- Worker.Tests: replace MxAccessSession reflection with an internal
CreateForTesting factory (-016); cover WorkerCancel and
unexpected-body envelope branches (-017).
- Client.Java: cancel MxEventStream when close() races
beforeStart() (-014); return a CancellingCompletableFuture that
actually forwards cancellation through .thenApply chains (-015).
- Client.Python: drop the silent localhost-plaintext downgrade in
the CLI; require explicit --plaintext (-013).
- Client.Rust: stop bench-read-bulk from polluting success-latency
histograms with failed-call durations (-015); add coverage for
the five MalformedReply paths, the bulk-write helpers, the
Error::Unavailable mapping, and the unary-fault path (-016).
- Contracts: extend docs/Contracts.md with the bulk read/write
command family (-009).
Lows (highlights)
- Server: cap GalaxyGlobMatcher.RegexCache; align
WorkerAlarmRpcDispatcher missing-session handling; drop the
duplicate dashboard @page routes; refresh IAlarmRpcDispatcher
XML doc.
- Worker: surface SetXmlAlarmQuery COM failures; remove dead
subscriptionExpression / ExecutingCommand arms; preserve
factory-supplied runtime sessions; split MxAlarmSnapshot.cs into
three files.
- Tests: dispose the WebApplication in seven test classes; rebuild
FakeWorkerProcess.WaitForExitAsync against a real TaskCompletion
source; switch the heartbeat-expires test to ManualTimeProvider;
add InvariantCulture to the remaining DateTimeOffset.Parse sites;
document GalaxyFilterInputSafetyTests in GatewayTesting.md.
- IntegrationTests: comment fixes, RecordingServerStreamWriter
IDisposable, class-level [Trait], single-source ZB default
connection string.
- Worker.Tests: replace silent-return gating with LiveMxAccessFact
so absent env vars SKIP not pass; PascalCase rename of probe
[Fact]s; deterministic deadline test; new frame-protocol error
tests; ComputeTransitions diff-coverage; relocate dev-rig probes
to Probes/.
- Contracts: add round-trip coverage and per-field redaction /
Galaxy-identifier comments to the protos.
- Client.Dotnet: introduce clients/dotnet/Directory.Build.props so
TreatWarningsAsErrors / analysers apply; document
DiscoverHierarchyOptions and IMxGatewayCliClient; require typed
bulk-read handles in CLI; surface AcknowledgeAlarm transport
faults through Translate().
- Client.Go: kill dead code in alarms_test / fakeGalaxyServer /
runWriteBulkVariant; document the six new subcommands in
writeUsage; drain galaxy-watch events on limit; switch io.EOF
comparisons to errors.Is.
- Client.Java: shared shutdown helpers + new shutdownTimeout
option; regex-based credential redaction; Long.toUnsignedString
for uint64 sequence; doc fixes.
- Client.Python: combine duplicate imports; add coverage for
_percentile / bench-read-bulk / MAX_AGGREGATE_EVENTS /
_api_key_from_env; populate pyproject metadata and ship py.typed.
- Client.Rust: expose next_correlation_id() so CLI ping/close
stop hard-coding correlation IDs; resync RustClientDesign.md
with the current Session / Error surface and CLI subcommand set.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Protobuf Contracts
The contracts project contains the public gRPC API and the gateway-to-worker
IPC messages. The .proto files are the source of truth; generated C# files are
recreated by the contracts project build.
Files
src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos/mxaccess_gateway.proto defines the public
MxAccessGateway gRPC service, command payloads, command replies, event DTOs,
MxValue, MxArray, and MxStatusProxy.
The public command model includes bulk subscription command kinds for
AddItemBulk, AdviseItemBulk, RemoveItemBulk, UnAdviseItemBulk,
SubscribeBulk, and UnsubscribeBulk. These commands are normal unary
Invoke payloads. They do not add separate gRPC methods, and they return a
BulkSubscribeReply containing per-item SubscribeResult records with
ServerHandle, TagAddress, ItemHandle, WasSuccessful, and
ErrorMessage.
The gateway forwards each bulk command as one worker command. The worker runs
the corresponding MXAccess AddItem, Advise, UnAdvise, and RemoveItem
calls sequentially on the session STA and preserves input order in the result
list.
The command model also includes bulk write/read command kinds:
WriteBulk, Write2Bulk, WriteSecuredBulk, WriteSecured2Bulk, and
ReadBulk. They are unary Invoke payloads on the same MxAccessGateway
surface (not separate gRPC methods) and exist so a caller can submit one list
of items per round trip while preserving MXAccess parity per entry.
-
WriteBulkCommand/Write2BulkCommand/WriteSecuredBulkCommand/WriteSecured2BulkCommandeach carry aserver_handleand arepeatedlist of entries (WriteBulkEntry,Write2BulkEntry,WriteSecuredBulkEntry,WriteSecured2BulkEntry). Each entry mirrors the single-item command shape —item_handle+value(+timestamp_valueon the*2variants, +current_user_id/verifier_user_idon the secured variants). All four replies useBulkWriteReply, which carriesrepeated BulkWriteResult. ABulkWriteResulthasserver_handle,item_handle,was_successful,optional int32 hresult,repeated MxStatusProxy statuses, anderror_message. Per-entry failures populateerror_message+hresultand never raise — callers iterate and inspect each entry. The credential-sensitive redaction rules forWriteSecured/WriteSecured2apply to everyvalueinsideWriteSecuredBulkEntryandWriteSecured2BulkEntry. -
ReadBulkCommandcarriesserver_handle,repeated string tag_addresses, anduint32 timeout_ms(0 means use the gateway-configured default). The reply isBulkReadReplycarryingrepeated BulkReadResult. ABulkReadResulthasserver_handle,tag_address,item_handle,was_successful,was_cached,value,quality,source_timestamp,repeated MxStatusProxy statuses, anderror_message. MXAccess has no synchronousRead, soReadBulkis dual-mode per entry: when a tag is already advised in the session the worker returns the cachedOnDataChangepayload without touching the subscription (was_cached = true); otherwise the worker takes a fullAddItem+Advise+ wait-for-first-OnDataChange+UnAdvise+RemoveItemsnapshot lifecycle and returns the result (was_cached = false). The asymmetry thatBulkReadResulthas nohresultfield is intentional —ReadBulkoutcomes are timeout / cache / lifecycle states rather than MXAccess COM return codes.
See gateway.md for the full cached-vs-snapshot ReadBulk lifecycle and the
per-command scope requirements, and docs/DesignDecisions.md "Bulk Command
Family" for the rationale behind the per-entry result shape (independent
success tracking, input-order preservation, no partial-failure exceptions).
src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos/mxaccess_worker.proto defines the named-pipe
worker IPC envelope and control messages. It imports
mxaccess_gateway.proto so the worker and gateway use the same command, reply,
event, value, and status shapes.
src/MxGateway.Contracts/Protos/galaxy_repository.proto defines the
GalaxyRepository service used by clients to browse the Galaxy Repository
(deployed object hierarchy and dynamic attributes). The service is metadata-
only and does not share types with mxaccess_gateway.proto. See
Galaxy Repository Browse for the RPC catalog and
behavior.
Generated C# output is written to src/MxGateway.Contracts/Generated/. Do not
hand-edit generated files.
Client generation inputs are published through
clients/proto/proto-inputs.json and the descriptor set under
clients/proto/descriptors/. See
Client Proto Generation for language-specific
generation inputs, output directories, and golden protobuf JSON fixtures.
Generation
Run the contracts build to regenerate C# protobuf and gRPC code:
dotnet build src/MxGateway.Contracts/MxGateway.Contracts.csproj
Run the focused contract tests after changing either .proto file:
dotnet test src/MxGateway.Tests/MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter ProtobufContractRoundTripTests
The full solution build also regenerates the C# contracts before compiling gateway and test projects:
dotnet build src/MxGateway.sln
Regenerate the client descriptor after changing either .proto file:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/publish-client-proto-inputs.ps1