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# CLAUDE.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
## Project Overview
`mxaccessgw` is the MXAccess Gateway: a gRPC service that gives modern (.NET, Go, Rust, Python, Java) clients full MXAccess parity without forcing them to load 32-bit MXAccess COM, run x86, or own an STA message pump.
The architecture is a two-process design — read `gateway.md` before making structural changes:
- **Gateway** (`src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server`, .NET 10, x64): ASP.NET Core gRPC server. Owns the public API, sessions, auth, the Blazor dashboard, and the Galaxy Repository SQL browse RPCs. The Galaxy-browse implementation comes from the shared **`ZB.MOM.WW.GalaxyRepository`** package (`AddZbGalaxyRepository`/`MapZbGalaxyRepository`), not inline code; mxaccessgw adds `GatewayBrowseScopeProvider` (per-key browse-subtree scoping) and a host-side dashboard summary projector. See `A2-galaxyrepository-adoption-handoff.md`. **Never instantiates MXAccess COM directly.**
- **Worker** (`src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker`, .NET Framework 4.8, **x86**): one process per session. Owns one MXAccess COM instance on a dedicated STA, pumps Windows messages, and converts COM events to protobuf.
- **IPC**: gateway↔worker uses one bidirectional named pipe per worker (`mxaccess-gateway-{gatewayPid}-{sessionId}`) with length-prefixed `WorkerEnvelope` protobuf frames. Gateway hosts the pipe server and launches the worker. **gRPC is not used inside the worker** — .NET Framework 4.8 doesn't have a first-class gRPC stack.
- **Contracts** (`src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts`): multi-targets `net10.0;net48` and owns the `.proto` files (`mxaccess_gateway.proto`, `mxaccess_worker.proto`, `galaxy_repository.proto`). All other projects consume the generated types from here. Do not hand-edit anything under `Generated/`. Note `galaxy_repository.proto` is intentionally kept here as the generation source for the language clients even though the gateway server consumes the wire-identical Galaxy types from the `ZB.MOM.WW.GalaxyRepository` package — it is not dead code; deleting it breaks all five clients.
The worker must do all MXAccess COM calls on its dedicated STA thread, and the STA loop must pump Windows messages (`MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx` + `PeekMessage`/`DispatchMessage`) so MXAccess events deliver. A plain blocking queue on an STA is not enough.
## Build, Test, Run
```powershell
# Full solution build (gateway, worker, contracts, tests)
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.slnx
# Non-Windows hosts (e.g. the macOS working tree): excludes the x86 Worker + Worker.Tests
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.NonWindows.slnx
# Worker must be built x86 — the gateway looks for ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker.exe under bin\x86
dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker.csproj -p:Platform=x86
# Gateway tests (no MXAccess required — uses FakeWorkerHarness)
dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests.csproj
dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker.Tests.csproj -p:Platform=x86
# Run gateway locally (defaults bound under MxGateway:* in src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server/appsettings.json)
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server.csproj
# API-key admin CLI (same exe, "apikey" subcommand)
dotnet run --project src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server.csproj -- apikey create --display-name "dev" --scopes session,invoke,event,metadata,admin
```
Single test by name (xUnit `--filter`):
```powershell
dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Tests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~GatewayEndToEndFakeWorkerSmokeTests
```
Live MXAccess integration tests are **opt-in** because they need installed MXAccess COM and live provider state:
```powershell
$env:MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_MXACCESS_TESTS = "1"
dotnet test src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.IntegrationTests/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.IntegrationTests.csproj --filter FullyQualifiedName~WorkerLiveMxAccessSmokeTests
```
Live LDAP tests use `MXGATEWAY_RUN_LIVE_LDAP_TESTS=1`. See `docs/GatewayTesting.md` for the full opt-in matrix and `LiveMxAccessFactAttribute` / `LiveLdapFactAttribute` for the gating logic.
## Clients
Each language client is in `clients/<lang>/` with its own README. They all consume the shared `.proto` files in `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/Protos`:
- `clients/dotnet`: `dotnet build clients/dotnet/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Client.slnx`
- `clients/python`: `python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"; python -m pytest`
- `clients/rust`: `cargo test --workspace; cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings`
- `clients/java`: `gradle test` (Java 17 — retargeted from 21 for Ignition 8.3)
- Go client lives alongside as `mxgw-go` in the cross-language matrix
End-to-end matrix runner (needs running gateway + worker + valid API key):
```powershell
$env:MXGATEWAY_API_KEY = "<api-key>"
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/run-client-e2e-tests.ps1
```
## Repository-Specific Conventions
- **Build properties** (`src/Directory.Build.props`) enforce `Nullable=enable`, `TreatWarningsAsErrors=true`, latest analyzers, and `EnforceCodeStyleInBuild=true`. New warnings break the build — fix them, don't suppress unless the suppression has a narrow reason.
- **Style guides** in `docs/style-guides/` are authoritative. Follow `CSharpStyleGuide.md` for gateway/worker/.NET-client code: file-scoped namespaces, `sealed` by default, `Async` suffix on Task-returning methods, MXAccess-aligned names (`MxStatusProxy`, `ServerHandle`, `ItemHandle`, `HResult`).
- **MXAccess parity is the contract.** Don't "fix" surprising MXAccess behavior (e.g., `WriteSecured` failing before a value-bearing NMX body, distinct `OperationComplete` semantics, invalid-handle exceptions) unless the client explicitly opts into a non-parity mode. The installed MXAccess COM component is the baseline.
- **Don't synthesize events.** The gateway forwards only events the worker emits; it never invents `OperationComplete` from write completion or command replies.
- **One worker per session** (invariant). Multi-subscriber event fan-out and reconnect-with-replay have shipped and are config-gated: `AllowMultipleEventSubscribers` (default `false`) enables fan-out up to `MaxEventSubscribersPerSession` (default `8`); `DetachGraceSeconds` (default `30`) retains a session after its last subscriber drops so clients can reconnect; `ReplayBufferCapacity` / `ReplayRetentionSeconds` control how much event history the replay ring keeps. Default config preserves the original single-subscriber, no-retention behavior. See `docs/DesignDecisions.md` and `docs/Sessions.md`.
- **Gateway restart does not reattach orphan workers.** The first version terminates orphaned workers on startup; do not design code paths that assume reattachment.
- **No Blazor UI component libraries.** Dashboard uses local Bootstrap CSS/JS only — do not introduce MudBlazor, Radzen, FluentUI, etc.
- **Don't log secrets or full tag values by default.** API keys, passwords, `WriteSecured` payloads, and `AuthenticateUser` credentials must never reach logs. Value logging is opt-in and redacted.
- **Generated code** under `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/Generated/`, `clients/*/generated*/`, `clients/python/src/mxgateway/generated/`, etc., is build output. Don't hand-edit. To regenerate, build the contracts project (`dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Contracts.csproj`) or run the per-client generation step in that client's README.
- **Documentation style** (`StyleGuide.md`): PascalCase filenames, no marketing language, present tense, explain *why* not *what*.
- **Update docs in the same change as the source.** When public APIs, contracts, configuration, build steps, security behavior, event shapes, value conversion, status mapping, or lifecycle rules change, the affected docs (`gateway.md`, `docs/`, client READMEs, design docs) must change in the same commit. Don't leave stale prose describing old behavior.
## Source Update Workflow
When source code changes, build and test the affected component before reporting work done. If the change crosses component boundaries, build each affected component — don't rely on a single top-level build:
**Run targeted tests per task, never the full suite each time.** When executing a plan task-by-task, run only the tests that exercise the code that task touched (`dotnet test --filter "FullyQualifiedName~<TestClass>"`, or the per-task test named in the plan). The full gateway suite is slow and leaves orphaned testhost processes — run it at most once per phase (after a related batch of tasks lands), not after every task.
| Changed area | Required verification |
|---|---|
| Contracts or `.proto` files | regenerate generated code, then build gateway, worker, and every generated client touched by the contract |
| Gateway server, sessions, workers, gRPC, dashboard, metrics | `dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server` and run affected gateway / fake-worker tests |
| Worker IPC, STA, MXAccess, conversion | `dotnet build src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Worker -p:Platform=x86` and run worker tests |
| .NET client | `dotnet build clients/dotnet/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Client.slnx` and run its tests |
| Go client | `gofmt`, `go build ./...`, `go test ./...` from `clients/go` |
| Rust client | `cargo fmt`, `cargo check --workspace`, `cargo test --workspace`, `cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings` from `clients/rust` |
| Python client | `python -m pytest` from `clients/python` |
| Java client | `gradle test` from `clients/java` |
| Integration tests | run only when MXAccess COM, provider state, and external services are available; otherwise document why skipped |
## Design Sources To Consult Before Non-Trivial Changes
- `gateway.md` — top-level architecture, command/event surface, IPC envelope, STA thread model, fault handling.
- `glauth.md` — shared GLAuth LDAP server (`10.100.0.35:3893`, base DN `dc=zb,dc=local`, source of truth `scadaproj/infra/glauth/`) used for dev authn. Dashboard test users (`multi-role`/`password` = Administrator, `gw-viewer`/`password` = Viewer) and the role→capability mapping live there.
- `docs/DesignDecisions.md` — v1 choices (MXAccess COM target `LMXProxyServerClass` from `C:\Program Files (x86)\ArchestrA\Framework\Bin\ArchestrA.MXAccess.dll`, API-key-in-SQLite auth, fail-fast event backpressure, etc.).
- `docs/GatewayProcessDesign.md`, `docs/MxAccessWorkerInstanceDesign.md`, `docs/WorkerFrameProtocol.md`, `docs/WorkerProcessLauncher.md` — detailed component designs.
- `docs/GatewayConfiguration.md` — full `MxGateway:*` options bound by `GatewayOptions` and validated at startup by `GatewayOptionsValidator`.
- `docs/GatewayTesting.md` — fake worker harness, live MXAccess smoke, parity matrix, cross-language smoke matrix.
- `docs/ToolchainLinks.md` — installed compiler/SDK paths on this dev box (.NET 10.0.201, Go 1.26.2, Rust 1.95, Python 3.12.10, Temurin 21, protoc 34.1, etc.).
External analysis sources referenced by design docs:
- `C:\Users\dohertj2\Desktop\mxaccess` — MXAccess analysis project. Key files: `docs/MXAccess-Public-API.md` (COM class, ProgID, CLSID, method list, event signatures, `MxDataType`, `MxStatus`, `MXSTATUS_PROXY`), `docs/MXAccess-Reverse-Engineering.md` (installed runtime path, x86 COM constraints), `docs/Current-Sprint-State.md` (parity gaps), `src/MxTraceHarness/` (x86 harness using the real COM interop), `captures/` and `analysis/` (observed native behavior).
- `C:\Users\dohertj2\Desktop\lmxopcua\gr` — Galaxy Repository (`ZB` SQL DB) notes. Key files: `connectioninfo.md`, `layout.md`, `schema.md`, `queries/hierarchy.sql`, `queries/attributes.sql`, `queries/attributes_extended.sql`, `queries/change_detection.sql`. Connection is SQL Server `localhost`, database `ZB`, Windows Auth.
## Authentication
Gateway gRPC clients authenticate with an API key in metadata: `authorization: Bearer mxgw_<key-id>_<secret>`. Keys are stored hashed (with a peppered SHA) in a gateway-owned SQLite DB (default `C:\ProgramData\MxGateway\gateway-auth.db`). Scopes (`session`, `invoke`, `event`, `metadata`, `admin`) gate specific RPCs; missing → `Unauthenticated`, insufficient → `PermissionDenied`. The `apikey` subcommand on the server exe manages keys; see `src/ZB.MOM.WW.MxGateway.Server/Security/Authentication/`.
Dashboard auth is LDAP-backed (separate from the gRPC API-key model). `/login` binds against `MxGateway:Ldap` and maps the user's LDAP groups to `Admin` or `Viewer` via `MxGateway:Dashboard:GroupToRole`, then issues an HTTP-only secure `__Host-MxGatewayDashboard` cookie. SignalR hubs at `/hubs/{snapshot,alarms,events}` accept either the cookie or a 30-minute bearer minted at `/hubs/token`. `Dashboard:AllowAnonymousLocalhost` bypasses auth on loopback when enabled. `Dashboard:DisableLogin` (default `false`) auto-authenticates every dashboard request — including remote browsers — as `Dashboard:AutoLoginUser` (default `multi-role`) with both Admin and Viewer roles; dev/test only, never enable in production.
## Process / Platform Notes
- The working tree is cross-platform. On the macOS dev box (`/Users/dohertj2/Desktop/MxAccessGateway`, zsh) build the `NonWindows.slnx`; the x86 Worker and the full `slnx` only build on a Windows host with MXAccess installed. PowerShell is the native shell on Windows; bash/zsh is fine for git/grep/find.
- The worker reference to `ArchestrA.MXAccess.dll` uses an absolute `HintPath` to `C:\Program Files (x86)\ArchestrA\Framework\Bin\ArchestrA.MXAccess.dll`. The worker only builds where MXAccess is installed (the Windows dev box).
- The working tree is a git repository. Main branch is `main`; feature work happens on branches (e.g. `feat/*`).