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// wire-rs: encrypted protocol between Ark and host
// Copyright 2025 Dark Bio AG. All rights reserved.
use crate::{Error, MAX_FRAME_SIZE};
use darkbio_cobs as cobs;
use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
use std::ops::Range;
use tracing::warn;
/// COBS framer over a raw byte stream. Frames are zero delimited, with any
/// zero in the payload encoded away.
///
/// The stream is assumed to carry no connection lifecycle, as USB bulk transfers
/// lack it by design. E.g A client may attach via WebUSB, crash or reconnect
/// without the server noticing. Session boundaries have to be signaled in band.
///
/// Since an empty frame is not valid COBS, it is used to mark a session reset.
/// A client opens a session with two zeros, the first terminating whatever frame
/// may have been interrupted, the second being the reset. A server answers with
/// a single zero whenever it has no session for what it received.
///
/// A failed send may have put part of its frame on the stream already. The
/// next send, a frame or a signal, starts with an extra delimiter terminating
/// that leftover. A failed flush counts as a failed send, as some transports
/// only report a lost transfer there.
pub(crate) struct Framing<R: Read, W: Write> {
reader: R, // Byte stream frames are read from
writer: W, // Byte stream frames are written to
reader_buffer: Vec<u8>, // Received bytes not yet consumed, partial or multiple frames
reader_filled: usize, // Number of received bytes in reader_buffer
reader_offset: usize, // Start of the unconsumed data, i.e. of the next frame
reader_search: usize, // End of the unconsumed data already scanned for a delimiter
reader_discard: usize, // Bytes of an oversized frame thrown away so far, its delimiter still to come
writer_resync: bool, // Whether the last send failed, possibly leaving a frame unterminated
pub decobs_buffer: Vec<u8>, // Last decoded packet, consumed by the session layer
encobs_buffer: Vec<u8>, // Frame being sent, with a spare slot for the delimiter
pub encode_buffer: Vec<u8>, // Scratch for protobuf encoding a message before sealing
}
impl<R: Read, W: Write> Framing<R, W> {
/// Creates a new framed transport around a low level reader and writer.
pub fn new(reader: R, writer: W) -> Self {
Self {
reader,
writer,
reader_buffer: vec![0u8; MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1], // one extra slot for the frame delimiter
reader_offset: 0,
reader_filled: 0,
reader_search: 0,
reader_discard: 0,
writer_resync: false,
decobs_buffer: vec![0u8; MAX_FRAME_SIZE],
encobs_buffer: vec![0u8; MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1], // one extra slot for the frame delimiter
encode_buffer: vec![0u8; MAX_FRAME_SIZE],
}
}
/// Signals a session reset by writing two frame delimiters, the first one
/// terminating any interrupted frame, the second forming the empty reset
/// frame. The first covers a frame a previous client may have left behind,
/// so a reset resyncs the stream by itself.
pub fn send_reset(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
self.writer_resync = false;
self.send(&[0x00, 0x00])
}
/// Signals a dropped session by writing a single frame delimiter, forming
/// an empty frame. After a failed send it goes out behind the delimiter
/// terminating what that send left behind, so it is not swallowed as one.
pub fn send_dropped(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
self.send(&[0x00])
}
/// Reads the next frame and COBS decodes it into `decobs_buffer`, returning
/// the packet size. An empty frame is not COBS but a session reset signal
/// and yields `None`; a genuinely empty packet decodes to `Some(0)`.
#[inline]
pub fn next_packet(&mut self) -> Result<Option<usize>, Error> {
// Retrieve the next 0-bounded frame and pull out the data
let frame = self.next_frame()?;
// Empty frame is a session reset signal, it's not valid COBS
if frame.start == frame.end {
return Ok(None);
}
// Decode it with COBS. The framer split the stream at the first zero,
// so the frame is guaranteed zero free and the cheaper decoder applies.
cobs::decode_nonzero(
&self.reader_buffer[frame.start..frame.end],
&mut self.decobs_buffer,
)
.map(Some)
.map_err(Error::FrameDecodingFailed)
}
/// COBS encodes a packet and sends it as a delimited frame. Packets whose
/// encoding would exceed MAX_FRAME_SIZE are rejected.
#[inline]
pub fn send_packet(&mut self, packet: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
// Encode the packet with COBS and send it as a frame
let len = cobs::encode_buffer(packet.len());
if len > MAX_FRAME_SIZE {
return Err(Error::FrameTooLarge(len));
}
let size = cobs::encode(packet, &mut self.encobs_buffer)
.expect("frame buffer holds any packet passing the size check");
// Send the frame into the 0-bounded stream
self.send_frame(size)
}
/// Reads the next zero delimited frame, returning its range within
/// `reader_buffer` so callers can parse it without copying. Frames exceeding
/// MAX_FRAME_SIZE are discarded with a warning, resynchronizing on the next
/// delimiter, a read failing midway through one leaving the discard to
/// resume on the next call. A read interrupted by a signal is retried.
#[inline]
fn next_frame(&mut self) -> Result<Range<usize>, Error> {
'outer: loop {
// Search for the frame delimiter, starting from where we left off
if let Some(found) = memchr::memchr(
0,
&self.reader_buffer[self.reader_search..self.reader_filled],
) {
// Found the end of the frame, consume it from the buffer
let start = self.reader_offset;
let end = self.reader_search + found;
self.reader_offset = end + 1; // skip the zero marker
self.reader_search = end + 1; // skip the zero marker
// If we were in discard mode, report, throw away and start over
if self.reader_discard > 0 {
warn!(
"discarded frame of {} bytes",
self.reader_discard + end - start
);
self.reader_discard = 0;
continue 'outer;
}
// We were in normal operation, return the consumed frame
return Ok(Range { start, end });
}
// The searched region is delimiter free, don't rescan it later
self.reader_search = self.reader_filled;
// Frame delimiter not found, we only have fragments
if self.reader_discard == 0 {
if self.reader_offset > 0 {
// We're in waiting mode, compact the buffer to maximise free space
let used = self.reader_filled - self.reader_offset;
self.reader_buffer
.copy_within(self.reader_offset..self.reader_filled, 0);
self.reader_filled = used;
self.reader_offset = 0;
self.reader_search = used;
}
} else {
// We're in discard mode, throw everything away
self.reader_discard += self.reader_filled;
self.reader_filled = 0;
self.reader_offset = 0;
self.reader_search = 0
}
// We've done everything we could, we need more data. If the buffer
// is already full, we've exceeded our frame size, drop all.
if self.reader_filled == MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1 {
self.reader_discard += MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1;
self.reader_filled = 0;
self.reader_offset = 0;
self.reader_search = 0
}
// Read more data to try and find the next frame marker
match self
.reader
.read(&mut self.reader_buffer[self.reader_filled..])
{
Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue, // Signal cut the read short, retry
Err(err) => return Err(Error::RecvFailed(err)), // Transport failed internally, cannot recover
Ok(0) => return Err(Error::Terminated), // Transport was terminated, tear down
Ok(n) => self.reader_filled += n, // Read some bytes, ingest them
}
}
}
/// Writes the first `size` bytes of `encobs_buffer` as a frame, placing the
/// delimiter in the buffer's spare slot so the frame goes out in one write.
#[inline]
fn send_frame(&mut self, size: usize) -> Result<(), Error> {
self.encobs_buffer[size] = 0;
let frame = std::mem::take(&mut self.encobs_buffer);
let result = self.send(&frame[..size + 1]);
self.encobs_buffer = frame;
result
}
/// Writes the bytes and flushes them, starting with a frame delimiter if
/// the send before failed, and tracks whether this one failed for the next.
fn send(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
let result = (|| {
if self.writer_resync {
self.writer.write_all(&[0x00])?;
}
self.writer.write_all(bytes)?;
self.writer.flush()
})();
self.writer_resync = result.is_err();
result.map_err(Error::SendFailed)
}
/// Test and benchmark helper exposing `next_packet` with the decoded packet
/// as a slice.
#[inline]
#[cfg(any(test, feature = "bench", feature = "fuzz"))]
#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
pub fn next_packet_blob(&mut self) -> Result<Option<&[u8]>, Error> {
match self.next_packet() {
Err(err) => Err(err),
Ok(None) => Ok(None),
Ok(Some(size)) => Ok(Some(&self.decobs_buffer[..size])),
}
}
/// Test and benchmark helper exposing `next_frame` with the raw frame as a
/// slice.
#[inline]
#[cfg(any(test, feature = "bench", feature = "fuzz"))]
#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
pub fn next_frame_blob(&mut self) -> Result<&[u8], Error> {
let frame = self.next_frame()?;
Ok(&self.reader_buffer[frame])
}
/// Test and benchmark helper exposing `send_frame` with the raw frame taken
/// from a slice. Panics on frames larger than the send buffer.
#[inline]
#[cfg(any(test, feature = "bench", feature = "fuzz"))]
#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
pub fn send_frame_blob(&mut self, frame: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
let len = self.encobs_buffer.len().min(frame.len());
self.encobs_buffer[..len].copy_from_slice(&frame[..len]);
self.send_frame(frame.len())
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
#[cfg_attr(coverage_nightly, coverage(off))]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::testing;
use std::collections::VecDeque;
use std::io::{Cursor, empty, sink};
// Tests corner-cases when consuming a packet from the framed transport.
#[test]
fn test_next_packet() {
testing::init_tracing();
struct TestCase {
input: Vec<u8>,
expected: Option<Vec<u8>>, // Decoded packet, none if the frame fails to decode
}
let tests = [
// Empty packet, no zeroes encoded
TestCase {
input: [0x01, 0x00].to_vec(),
expected: Some(b"".to_vec()),
},
// Simple packet, no zeroes encoded
TestCase {
input: [0x04, 0x66, 0x6f, 0x6f, 0x00].to_vec(),
expected: Some(b"foo".to_vec()),
},
// Simple packet, various zeroes
TestCase {
input: [0x02, 0x0a, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00].to_vec(),
expected: Some([0x0a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00].to_vec()),
},
// A COBS run can contain a maximum of 255 non-zero bytes, check that
// the max length chunk decodes correctly.
TestCase {
input: std::iter::once(0xff)
.chain(1..=0xfe)
.chain(std::iter::once(0x00))
.collect(),
expected: Some((1..=0xfe).collect()),
},
// A COBS run can contain a maximum of 255 non-zero bytes, check that
// exceeding that into multiple chunks succeeds decoding.
TestCase {
input: std::iter::once(0xff)
.chain(1..=0xfe)
.chain([0x02, 0xff, 0x00])
.collect(),
expected: Some((1..=0xff).collect()),
},
// A COBS code promising more bytes than the frame carries fails.
TestCase {
input: [0xff, 0x01, 0x00].to_vec(),
expected: None,
},
];
for (i, tt) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
let mut host_to_wire = Cursor::new(tt.input);
let mut framing = Framing::new(&mut host_to_wire, sink());
match tt.expected {
Some(expected) => {
let packet = framing
.next_packet_blob()
.unwrap()
.expect("expected a COBS packet");
assert_eq!(packet, expected, "test {i}");
}
None => {
let result = framing.next_packet_blob();
assert!(
matches!(result, Err(Error::FrameDecodingFailed(_))),
"test {i}: {result:?}"
);
}
}
}
}
// Tests corner-cases when injecting a packet into a framed transport.
#[test]
fn test_send_packet() {
testing::init_tracing();
struct TestCase {
input: Vec<u8>,
expected: Option<Vec<u8>>, // Bytes on the wire, none if the packet is refused
}
let tests = [
// Empty packet, no zeroes encoded
TestCase {
input: b"".to_vec(),
expected: Some([0x01, 0x00].to_vec()),
},
// Simple packet, no zeroes encoded
TestCase {
input: b"foo".to_vec(),
expected: Some([0x04, 0x66, 0x6f, 0x6f, 0x00].to_vec()),
},
// Simple packet, various zeroes
TestCase {
input: [0x0a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00].to_vec(),
expected: Some([0x02, 0x0a, 0x01, 0x01, 0x01, 0x00].to_vec()),
},
// A COBS run can contain a maximum of 255 non-zero bytes, check that
// the max length chunk encodes correctly.
TestCase {
input: (1..=0xfe).collect(),
expected: Some(
std::iter::once(0xff)
.chain(1..=0xfe)
.chain(std::iter::once(0x00))
.collect(),
),
},
// A COBS run can contain a maximum of 255 non-zero bytes, check that
// exceeding that into multiple chunks succeeds encoding.
TestCase {
input: (1..=0xff).collect(),
expected: Some(
std::iter::once(0xff)
.chain(1..=0xfe)
.chain([0x02, 0xff, 0x00])
.collect(),
),
},
// A packet whose encoding would not fit a frame is refused up front.
TestCase {
input: vec![0x01; MAX_FRAME_SIZE],
expected: None,
},
];
for (i, tt) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
let mut wire_to_host = Cursor::new(Vec::<u8>::new());
let mut framing = Framing::new(empty(), &mut wire_to_host);
match tt.expected {
Some(expected) => {
framing.send_packet(&tt.input).unwrap();
let written = &wire_to_host.get_ref()[..];
assert_eq!(written, expected, "test {i}");
}
None => {
let result = framing.send_packet(&tt.input);
assert!(
matches!(result, Err(Error::FrameTooLarge(_))),
"test {i}: {result:?}"
);
assert!(wire_to_host.get_ref().is_empty(), "test {i}");
}
}
}
}
// Tests corner-cases when consuming a frame from the raw transport.
#[test]
fn test_next_frame() {
testing::init_tracing();
struct TestCase {
input: Vec<u8>,
expected: Vec<u8>,
}
let tests = [
// Empty packet
TestCase {
input: b"\0".to_vec(),
expected: b"".to_vec(),
},
// Simple packet
TestCase {
input: b"foo\0".to_vec(),
expected: b"foo".to_vec(),
},
// Max packet size right below overflow should be accepted.
TestCase {
input: std::iter::repeat(b'a')
.take(MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
.chain(std::iter::once(0))
.collect(),
expected: vec![b'a'; MAX_FRAME_SIZE],
},
// Overflown packet should be silently discarded and the next packet
// read and returned.
TestCase {
input: std::iter::repeat(b'a')
.take(MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1)
.chain(b"\0foo\0".iter().copied())
.collect(),
expected: b"foo".to_vec(),
},
// Multi-frame overflow should not cause issues.
TestCase {
input: std::iter::repeat(b'a')
.take(2 * MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 15)
.chain(b"\0foo\0".iter().copied())
.collect(),
expected: b"foo".to_vec(),
},
];
for (i, tt) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
let mut host_to_wire = Cursor::new(tt.input);
let mut framing = Framing::new(&mut host_to_wire, sink());
let frame = framing.next_frame_blob().unwrap();
assert_eq!(frame, tt.expected, "test {i}");
}
}
// Tests reads failing midway through an oversized frame, which leave the
// discard to resume on the next call, the frame's tail never served.
#[test]
fn test_next_frame_discard_resumes() {
testing::init_tracing();
/// Reader handing out one mock result per read.
struct Mock(VecDeque<io::Result<Vec<u8>>>);
impl Read for Mock {
fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
match self.0.pop_front() {
Some(Ok(bytes)) => {
buf[..bytes.len()].copy_from_slice(&bytes);
Ok(bytes.len())
}
Some(Err(err)) => Err(err),
None => Ok(0),
}
}
}
let interrupted = || io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::Interrupted);
let timeout = || io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock);
struct TestCase {
reads: Vec<io::Result<Vec<u8>>>,
expected: Vec<Option<Vec<u8>>>, // Frame served per call, none for a failure
}
let tests = [
// An interrupted read resumes the discard of an oversized frame
TestCase {
reads: vec![
Ok(vec![b'a'; MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1]),
Err(interrupted()),
Ok(b"aaa\0foo\0".to_vec()),
],
expected: vec![Some(b"foo".to_vec())],
},
// A failed read surfaces, the discard resuming on the next call
TestCase {
reads: vec![
Ok(vec![b'a'; MAX_FRAME_SIZE + 1]),
Err(timeout()),
Ok(b"aaa\0foo\0".to_vec()),
],
expected: vec![None, Some(b"foo".to_vec())],
},
];
for (i, tt) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
let mut framing = Framing::new(Mock(tt.reads.into()), sink());
for (j, expected) in tt.expected.into_iter().enumerate() {
let result = framing.next_frame_blob().map(<[u8]>::to_vec);
match expected {
Some(frame) => assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), frame, "test {i} call {j}"),
None => assert!(
matches!(result, Err(Error::RecvFailed(_))),
"test {i} call {j}: {result:?}"
),
}
}
}
}
// Tests corner-cases when injecting a frame into the raw transport.
#[test]
fn test_send_frame() {
testing::init_tracing();
struct TestCase {
input: &'static [u8],
expected: Vec<u8>,
}
let tests = [
// Empty packet
TestCase {
input: b"",
expected: b"\0".to_vec(),
},
// Simple packet
TestCase {
input: b"foo",
expected: b"foo\0".to_vec(),
},
// Max packet size right below overflow should be accepted.
TestCase {
input: &[b'a'; MAX_FRAME_SIZE],
expected: std::iter::repeat(b'a')
.take(MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
.chain(std::iter::once(0))
.collect(),
},
];
for (i, tt) in tests.into_iter().enumerate() {
let mut wire_to_host = Cursor::new(Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(tt.input.len() + 1));
let mut framing = Framing::new(empty(), &mut wire_to_host);
framing.send_frame_blob(tt.input).unwrap();
let written = &wire_to_host.get_ref()[..];
assert_eq!(written, tt.expected, "test {i}");
}
}
}