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Joseph Doherty dc9c0c950c rename: prefix gateway projects/namespaces with ZB.MOM.WW + sln→slnx
Apply the ZB.MOM.WW. prefix to all gateway-side projects, folders,
.csproj/.sln contents, C# namespaces, using directives, generated proto
C# (csharp_namespace + checked-in generated files), InternalsVisibleTo
attributes, project-name string literals (LoadProject, .sln lookups,
worker exe paths, staticwebassets manifest), and the install/script/doc
references that point at any of the above. Migrate the solution from
.sln to .slnx via `dotnet sln migrate` and delete the old file.

External-runtime identifiers are intentionally NOT prefixed so external
configuration keeps working:
- GatewayMetrics.cs MeterName ("MxGateway.Server")
- DashboardAuthenticationDefaults Scheme/Policy ("MxGateway.Dashboard")
- GatewayRequestLoggingMiddleware logger category ("MxGateway.Request")
- StaRuntime thread name ("MxGateway.Worker.STA")
- appsettings.json root section "MxGateway" + env-var prefix
  MxGateway__... and secret-name MxGateway:ApiKeyPepper
- C:\ProgramData\MxGateway\ data dir paths

Also fixes two tests that were not rename-related but became visible
while validating the rename:

- WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests.ShutDownAsync: cancellation that the
  gateway service correctly maps to RpcException(Cancelled) per gRPC
  convention was being misclassified as a stream fault. Added a sibling
  catch on RpcException with StatusCode.Cancelled.

- IntegrationTestEnvironment.ResolveRepositoryRoot: extracted IsRepositoryRoot
  and made it accept either a .git marker OR a .sln/.slnx next to src/
  so the worker-exe walker works in non-git working copies.

clients/proto/proto-inputs.json's protoRoot updated to point at
src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/Protos.

Verified by `dotnet build` and a full `dotnet test` of the .slnx with
MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_{MXACCESS,LDAP,GALAXY}_TESTS=1:
  Tests: 472/472 pass
  Worker.Tests: 280/280 pass (4 dev-rig [Fact(Skip=...)] skipped)
  IntegrationTests: 18/18 pass

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-23 16:22:23 -04:00

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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/ZB.MOM.WW.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` /
`WriteSecured2BulkCommand` each carry a `server_handle` and a `repeated`
list of entries (`WriteBulkEntry`, `Write2BulkEntry`,
`WriteSecuredBulkEntry`, `WriteSecured2BulkEntry`). Each entry mirrors the
single-item command shape — `item_handle` + `value` (+ `timestamp_value` on
the `*2` variants, + `current_user_id` / `verifier_user_id` on the secured
variants). All four replies use `BulkWriteReply`, which carries
`repeated BulkWriteResult`. A `BulkWriteResult` has `server_handle`,
`item_handle`, `was_successful`, `optional int32 hresult`, `repeated
MxStatusProxy statuses`, and `error_message`. Per-entry failures populate
`error_message` + `hresult` and never raise — callers iterate and inspect
each entry. The credential-sensitive redaction rules for `WriteSecured` /
`WriteSecured2` apply to every `value` inside `WriteSecuredBulkEntry` and
`WriteSecured2BulkEntry`.
- `ReadBulkCommand` carries `server_handle`, `repeated string tag_addresses`,
and `uint32 timeout_ms` (0 means use the gateway-configured default). The
reply is `BulkReadReply` carrying `repeated BulkReadResult`. A
`BulkReadResult` has `server_handle`, `tag_address`, `item_handle`,
`was_successful`, `was_cached`, `value`, `quality`, `source_timestamp`,
`repeated MxStatusProxy statuses`, and `error_message`. MXAccess has no
synchronous `Read`, so `ReadBulk` is dual-mode per entry: when a tag is
already advised in the session the worker returns the cached
`OnDataChange` payload without touching the subscription
(`was_cached = true`); otherwise the worker takes a full
`AddItem` + `Advise` + wait-for-first-`OnDataChange` + `UnAdvise` +
`RemoveItem` snapshot lifecycle and returns the result
(`was_cached = false`). The asymmetry that `BulkReadResult` has no
`hresult` field is intentional — `ReadBulk` outcomes 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/ZB.MOM.WW.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/ZB.MOM.WW.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](./GalaxyRepository.md) for the RPC catalog and
behavior.
Generated C# output is written to `src/ZB.MOM.WW.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](./ClientProtoGeneration.md) for language-specific
generation inputs, output directories, and golden protobuf JSON fixtures.
## Generation
Run the contracts build to regenerate C# protobuf and gRPC code:
```bash
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts.csproj
```
Run the focused contract tests after changing either `.proto` file:
```bash
dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter ProtobufContractRoundTripTests
```
The full solution build also regenerates the C# contracts before compiling
gateway and test projects:
```bash
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.slnx
```
Regenerate the client descriptor after changing either `.proto` file:
```bash
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/publish-client-proto-inputs.ps1
```
## Related Documentation
- [Client Proto Generation](./ClientProtoGeneration.md)
- [Gateway Process Detailed Design](./GatewayProcessDesign.md)
- [MXAccess Worker Instance Detailed Design](./MxAccessWorkerInstanceDesign.md)
- [Protobuf Style Guide](./style-guides/ProtobufStyleGuide.md)