Rebuild protocol runtime from scratch

Implement an aligned two-section frame format, a compiled prefix router, a minimal pending and active hook engine, and a header-first receive path that only decodes payloads on local delivery. Recreate the protocol-focused test suite and document the explicit framing deviation in src/protocol/PROTOCOL_CHANGES.md.
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Michael Mikovsky
2026-04-25 12:37:54 -06:00
parent 3d92b5cf0d
commit 080f55ddd3
16 changed files with 410 additions and 571 deletions
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@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
//! Framed packet encoding and decoding.
//!
//! This module provides the `FrameCodec` trait, which abstracts the conversion
//! between owned packet structures and the canonical length-prefixed wire format.
use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
use core::fmt;
use rkyv::{Serialize, access, deserialize, rancor::Error, to_bytes, util::AlignedVec};
use core::{fmt, mem};
use rkyv::{
Serialize, access, deserialize, rancor::Error, to_bytes,
util::AlignedVec,
};
use super::types::{
ArchivedCallMessage, ArchivedDataMessage, ArchivedFaultMessage, ArchivedPacketHeader,
};
use crate::protocol::{CallMessage, DataMessage, FaultMessage, PacketHeader, PacketType};
/// Archived-section alignment guaranteed by the frame format.
pub const SECTION_ALIGN: usize = 16;
/// Owned framed packet bytes.
pub type FrameBytes = Box<[u8]>;
pub type FrameBytes = AlignedVec<SECTION_ALIGN>;
/// Framing or archive failure.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum FrameError {
/// The frame is truncated or contains trailing bytes.
Truncated,
/// Header bytes were not a valid archive.
InvalidHeader(Error),
/// Payload bytes were not a valid archive.
InvalidPayload(Error),
/// Serialization failed.
Serialize(Error),
/// The framed section exceeded the `u32` wire limit.
LengthOverflow,
}
@@ -44,180 +40,110 @@ impl fmt::Display for FrameError {
impl core::error::Error for FrameError {}
/// A view into a framed packet, providing access to archived sections.
/// Parsed frame with one owned header and a borrowed payload section.
pub struct ParsedFrame<'a> {
header: PacketHeader,
payload_bytes: &'a [u8],
}
impl<'a> ParsedFrame<'a> {
/// Returns the deserialized packet header.
///
/// The header is owned by `ParsedFrame` because decoding must validate it
/// before any routing decision is made.
#[must_use]
pub fn header(&self) -> &PacketHeader {
&self.header
}
/// Returns the header packet type for quick dispatch.
#[must_use]
pub fn packet_type(&self) -> PacketType {
self.header.packet_type
}
/// Returns the raw archived payload section.
#[must_use]
pub fn payload_bytes(&self) -> &'a [u8] {
self.payload_bytes
}
/// Clones the decoded header out of the parsed frame.
#[must_use]
pub fn deserialize_header(&self) -> PacketHeader {
self.header.clone()
}
/// Consumes the parsed frame and returns its owned header and borrowed payload.
#[must_use]
pub fn into_parts(self) -> (PacketHeader, &'a [u8]) {
(self.header, self.payload_bytes)
}
/// Deserializes the payload as a [`CallMessage`].
pub fn deserialize_call(&self) -> Result<CallMessage, FrameError> {
deserialize_archived_bytes::<ArchivedCallMessage, CallMessage>(self.payload_bytes)
}
/// Deserializes the payload as a [`DataMessage`].
pub fn deserialize_data(&self) -> Result<DataMessage, FrameError> {
deserialize_archived_bytes::<ArchivedDataMessage, DataMessage>(self.payload_bytes)
}
/// Deserializes the payload as a [`FaultMessage`].
pub fn deserialize_fault(&self) -> Result<FaultMessage, FrameError> {
deserialize_archived_bytes::<ArchivedFaultMessage, FaultMessage>(self.payload_bytes)
}
}
/// Trait for framing and unframing packets.
pub trait FrameCodec {
/// Encodes a packet header and payload into the canonical framed representation.
fn encode_packet<P>(header: &PacketHeader, payload: &P) -> Result<FrameBytes, FrameError>
where
P: for<'a> Serialize<
rkyv::api::high::HighSerializer<
AlignedVec,
rkyv::ser::allocator::ArenaHandle<'a>,
Error,
>,
>;
/// Decodes a framed packet into a borrowed parsed view.
fn decode_frame(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<ParsedFrame<'_>, FrameError>;
}
/// Default implementation of the `FrameCodec` using `rkyv`.
pub struct RkyvCodec;
impl FrameCodec for RkyvCodec {
fn encode_packet<P>(header: &PacketHeader, payload: &P) -> Result<FrameBytes, FrameError>
where
P: for<'a> Serialize<
rkyv::api::high::HighSerializer<
AlignedVec,
rkyv::ser::allocator::ArenaHandle<'a>,
Error,
>,
>,
{
// WARNING: framed packets move as one contiguous buffer across the core boundary.
// Keeping ownership here avoids hidden copies later in routing code.
let header_bytes = to_bytes::<Error>(header).map_err(FrameError::Serialize)?;
let payload_bytes = to_bytes::<Error>(payload).map_err(FrameError::Serialize)?;
let header_len =
u32::try_from(header_bytes.len()).map_err(|_| FrameError::LengthOverflow)?;
let payload_len =
u32::try_from(payload_bytes.len()).map_err(|_| FrameError::LengthOverflow)?;
let mut frame = Vec::with_capacity(8 + header_bytes.len() + payload_bytes.len());
frame.extend_from_slice(&header_len.to_be_bytes());
frame.extend_from_slice(&header_bytes);
frame.extend_from_slice(&payload_len.to_be_bytes());
frame.extend_from_slice(&payload_bytes);
Ok(frame.into_boxed_slice())
}
fn decode_frame(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<ParsedFrame<'_>, FrameError> {
if bytes.len() < 8 {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
let header_len = u32::from_be_bytes(
bytes
.get(0..4)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?
.try_into()
.expect("slice width checked"),
) as usize;
let header_start = 4usize;
let header_end = header_start + header_len;
if header_end + 4 > bytes.len() {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
let payload_len = u32::from_be_bytes(
bytes
.get(header_end..header_end + 4)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?
.try_into()
.expect("slice width checked"),
) as usize;
let payload_start = header_end + 4;
let payload_end = payload_start + payload_len;
if payload_end != bytes.len() {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
// WARNING: the wire format puts a 4-byte length prefix before each archived section.
// That means the section start is not guaranteed to satisfy rkyv's aligned-access
// requirements. The header is copied into one temporary `AlignedVec` here because
// routing cannot proceed safely without a validated header.
let aligned_header = align_section(
bytes
.get(header_start..header_end)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?,
);
let archived_header = access::<ArchivedPacketHeader, Error>(&aligned_header)
.map_err(FrameError::InvalidHeader)?;
let header = deserialize::<PacketHeader, Error>(archived_header)
.map_err(FrameError::InvalidHeader)?;
Ok(ParsedFrame {
header,
payload_bytes: bytes
.get(payload_start..payload_end)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?,
})
}
}
/// Encodes a packet header and payload using the default codec.
/// Encodes a packet header and payload using the aligned two-section frame format.
pub fn encode_packet<P>(header: &PacketHeader, payload: &P) -> Result<FrameBytes, FrameError>
where
P: for<'a> Serialize<
rkyv::api::high::HighSerializer<AlignedVec, rkyv::ser::allocator::ArenaHandle<'a>, Error>,
rkyv::api::high::HighSerializer<
AlignedVec,
rkyv::ser::allocator::ArenaHandle<'a>,
Error,
>,
>,
{
RkyvCodec::encode_packet(header, payload)
let header_bytes: FrameBytes = to_bytes::<Error>(header).map_err(FrameError::Serialize)?;
let payload_bytes: FrameBytes = to_bytes::<Error>(payload).map_err(FrameError::Serialize)?;
let header_len = u32::try_from(header_bytes.len()).map_err(|_| FrameError::LengthOverflow)?;
let payload_len =
u32::try_from(payload_bytes.len()).map_err(|_| FrameError::LengthOverflow)?;
let header_start = 8usize;
let payload_start = align_up(header_start + header_bytes.len(), SECTION_ALIGN);
let total_len = payload_start + payload_bytes.len();
let mut frame = FrameBytes::with_capacity(total_len);
frame.extend_from_slice(&header_len.to_be_bytes());
frame.extend_from_slice(&payload_len.to_be_bytes());
frame.extend_from_slice(&header_bytes);
append_padding(&mut frame, payload_start - (header_start + header_bytes.len()));
frame.extend_from_slice(&payload_bytes);
Ok(frame)
}
/// Decodes a framed packet using the default codec.
/// Decodes one aligned two-section frame.
pub fn decode_frame(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<ParsedFrame<'_>, FrameError> {
RkyvCodec::decode_frame(bytes)
if bytes.len() < 8 {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
let header_len = read_u32(bytes, 0)? as usize;
let payload_len = read_u32(bytes, 4)? as usize;
let header_start = 8usize;
let header_end = header_start + header_len;
if header_end > bytes.len() {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
let payload_start = align_up(header_end, SECTION_ALIGN);
let payload_end = payload_start + payload_len;
if payload_end != bytes.len() {
return Err(FrameError::Truncated);
}
let header = deserialize_section::<ArchivedPacketHeader, PacketHeader>(
bytes.get(header_start..header_end).ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?,
FrameError::InvalidHeader,
)?;
Ok(ParsedFrame {
header,
payload_bytes: bytes
.get(payload_start..payload_end)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?,
})
}
/// Deserializes a standalone archived byte section.
/// Deserializes one archived byte section.
pub fn deserialize_archived_bytes<A, T>(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<T, FrameError>
where
A: rkyv::Portable
@@ -225,16 +151,53 @@ where
T: rkyv::Archive,
A: rkyv::Deserialize<T, rkyv::api::high::HighDeserializer<Error>>,
{
let aligned = align_section(bytes);
let archived = access::<A, Error>(&aligned).map_err(FrameError::InvalidPayload)?;
deserialize::<T, Error>(archived).map_err(FrameError::InvalidPayload)
deserialize_section::<A, T>(bytes, FrameError::InvalidPayload)
}
fn align_section(bytes: &[u8]) -> AlignedVec {
// The framed wire format prefixes each archived section with a 4-byte length,
// so callers cannot rely on the borrowed slice meeting rkyv's alignment.
// Copying into `AlignedVec` keeps the alignment fix local and predictable.
let mut aligned = AlignedVec::with_capacity(bytes.len());
aligned.extend_from_slice(bytes);
aligned
fn read_u32(bytes: &[u8], start: usize) -> Result<u32, FrameError> {
let end = start + 4;
Ok(u32::from_be_bytes(
bytes
.get(start..end)
.ok_or(FrameError::Truncated)?
.try_into()
.expect("slice width checked"),
))
}
fn append_padding(frame: &mut AlignedVec, padding: usize) {
if padding > 0 {
frame.resize(frame.len() + padding, 0);
}
}
fn align_up(offset: usize, alignment: usize) -> usize {
let mask = alignment - 1;
(offset + mask) & !mask
}
fn deserialize_section<A, T>(
bytes: &[u8],
invalid: fn(Error) -> FrameError,
) -> Result<T, FrameError>
where
A: rkyv::Portable
+ for<'b> rkyv::bytecheck::CheckBytes<rkyv::api::high::HighValidator<'b, Error>>,
T: rkyv::Archive,
A: rkyv::Deserialize<T, rkyv::api::high::HighDeserializer<Error>>,
{
if is_aligned_for::<A>(bytes) {
let archived = access::<A, Error>(bytes).map_err(invalid)?;
return deserialize::<T, Error>(archived).map_err(invalid);
}
let mut aligned: FrameBytes = FrameBytes::with_capacity(bytes.len());
aligned.extend_from_slice(bytes);
let archived = access::<A, Error>(&aligned).map_err(invalid)?;
deserialize::<T, Error>(archived).map_err(invalid)
}
fn is_aligned_for<A>(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
let alignment = mem::align_of::<A>();
alignment <= 1 || (bytes.as_ptr() as usize).is_multiple_of(alignment)
}