epics-base-rs 0.18.4

Pure Rust EPICS IOC core — record system, database, iocsh, calc engine
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use crate::error::{CaError, CaResult};
use std::fmt;

use super::DbFieldType;

/// Runtime value from an EPICS PV
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
pub enum EpicsValue {
    String(String),
    Short(i16),
    Float(f32),
    Enum(u16),
    Char(u8),
    Long(i32),
    Double(f64),
    /// Internal int64 storage for int64in/int64out records.
    /// Over CA these appear as DBR_DOUBLE; over PVA they are native int64.
    Int64(i64),
    /// Internal unsigned int64 storage for C `DBF_UINT64` fields.
    /// Over CA these appear as DBR_DOUBLE (precision lost above 2^53);
    /// over PVA they are native `ulong`.
    UInt64(u64),
    // Array variants
    ShortArray(Vec<i16>),
    FloatArray(Vec<f32>),
    EnumArray(Vec<u16>),
    DoubleArray(Vec<f64>),
    LongArray(Vec<i32>),
    CharArray(Vec<u8>),
    Int64Array(Vec<i64>),
    /// Unsigned int64 array storage for `waveform` records with
    /// `FTVL = UINT64`. Over CA served as DBR_DOUBLE; over PVA `ulong[]`.
    UInt64Array(Vec<u64>),
    /// DBR_STRING with `count > 1`. Each element is at most 40 bytes
    /// per the DBR_STRING spec; the wire layout is `count * 40` bytes
    /// of NUL-padded strings. Used by `mbbo`/`mbbi` choice arrays
    /// (ZNAM..FFNAM as a single read), NTNDArray dim labels, etc.
    StringArray(Vec<String>),
}

impl fmt::Display for EpicsValue {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        match self {
            Self::String(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
            Self::Short(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Float(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Enum(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Char(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Long(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Double(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::Int64(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::UInt64(v) => write!(f, "{v}"),
            Self::ShortArray(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::FloatArray(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::EnumArray(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::LongArray(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::Int64Array(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) => {
                let parts: Vec<_> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                write!(f, "[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            }
            Self::CharArray(arr) => match std::str::from_utf8(arr) {
                Ok(s) => write!(f, "{s}"),
                Err(_) => write!(f, "{arr:?}"),
            },
            Self::StringArray(arr) => {
                write!(f, "[")?;
                for (i, s) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
                    if i > 0 {
                        write!(f, ", ")?;
                    }
                    write!(f, "{s:?}")?;
                }
                write!(f, "]")
            }
        }
    }
}

impl EpicsValue {
    /// Render for audit / log paths with array truncation. The full
    /// `Display` impl allocates `Vec<String>` of length N and joins —
    /// for a peer-controlled `LongArray` of millions of elements that
    /// is tens of MB of churn before any post-truncation. This helper
    /// caps array element count to `max_elems`, appending `, …+K
    /// more` on overflow.
    pub fn display_truncated(&self, max_elems: usize) -> String {
        fn render<T: fmt::Display>(arr: &[T], max: usize) -> String {
            if arr.len() <= max {
                let parts: Vec<String> = arr.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                format!("[{}]", parts.join(", "))
            } else {
                let parts: Vec<String> = arr[..max].iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect();
                format!("[{}, …+{} more]", parts.join(", "), arr.len() - max)
            }
        }
        match self {
            Self::ShortArray(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::FloatArray(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::EnumArray(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::LongArray(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::Int64Array(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) => render(arr, max_elems),
            Self::StringArray(arr) => {
                if arr.len() <= max_elems {
                    let parts: Vec<String> = arr.iter().map(|s| format!("{s:?}")).collect();
                    format!("[{}]", parts.join(", "))
                } else {
                    let parts: Vec<String> =
                        arr[..max_elems].iter().map(|s| format!("{s:?}")).collect();
                    format!("[{}, …+{} more]", parts.join(", "), arr.len() - max_elems)
                }
            }
            Self::CharArray(arr) if arr.len() > max_elems * 4 => {
                // 4× because chars are bytes; let scalar+small-array
                // CharArray fall through to Display.
                format!("<binary {} bytes>", arr.len())
            }
            // Scalars + short CharArray: full Display is bounded.
            other => format!("{other}"),
        }
    }

    /// Deserialize a value from raw bytes based on DBR type
    pub fn from_bytes(dbr_type: DbFieldType, data: &[u8]) -> CaResult<Self> {
        match dbr_type {
            DbFieldType::String => {
                // DBR_STRING is fixed-width 40 bytes (MAX_STRING_SIZE). A
                // peer-overflowed buffer with NUL past byte 40 must
                // still produce a ≤40-byte string per spec; otherwise
                // a downstream consumer that assumes the bound breaks.
                let bounded = &data[..data.len().min(40)];
                let end = bounded
                    .iter()
                    .position(|&b| b == 0)
                    .unwrap_or(bounded.len());
                let s = std::str::from_utf8(&bounded[..end])
                    .map_err(|e| CaError::Protocol(format!("invalid UTF-8: {e}")))?;
                Ok(Self::String(s.to_string()))
            }
            DbFieldType::Short => {
                if data.len() < 2 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("short data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Short(i16::from_be_bytes([data[0], data[1]])))
            }
            DbFieldType::Float => {
                if data.len() < 4 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("float data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Float(f32::from_be_bytes([
                    data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3],
                ])))
            }
            DbFieldType::Enum => {
                if data.len() < 2 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("enum data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Enum(u16::from_be_bytes([data[0], data[1]])))
            }
            DbFieldType::Char => {
                if data.is_empty() {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("char data empty".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Char(data[0]))
            }
            DbFieldType::Long => {
                if data.len() < 4 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("long data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Long(i32::from_be_bytes([
                    data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3],
                ])))
            }
            DbFieldType::Double => {
                if data.len() < 8 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("double data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Double(f64::from_be_bytes([
                    data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6], data[7],
                ])))
            }
            DbFieldType::Int64 => {
                if data.len() < 8 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("int64 data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::Int64(i64::from_be_bytes([
                    data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6], data[7],
                ])))
            }
            DbFieldType::UInt64 => {
                if data.len() < 8 {
                    return Err(CaError::Protocol("uint64 data too small".into()));
                }
                Ok(Self::UInt64(u64::from_be_bytes([
                    data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6], data[7],
                ])))
            }
        }
    }

    /// Serialize a value to bytes for writing
    pub fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
        match self {
            Self::String(s) => {
                let mut buf = [0u8; 40];
                let bytes = s.as_bytes();
                let len = bytes.len().min(39);
                buf[..len].copy_from_slice(&bytes[..len]);
                buf.to_vec()
            }
            Self::Short(v) => v.to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            Self::Float(v) => v.to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            Self::Enum(v) => v.to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            Self::Char(v) => vec![*v],
            Self::Long(v) => v.to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            Self::Double(v) => v.to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            // Over CA, Int64 is served as Double (8-byte f64 big-endian).
            // Precision is lost for |v| > 2^53; that is a CA protocol limitation.
            Self::Int64(v) => (*v as f64).to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            // UInt64 mirrors Int64: no CA wire type, served as DBR_DOUBLE.
            Self::UInt64(v) => (*v as f64).to_be_bytes().to_vec(),
            Self::ShortArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 2);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&v.to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::FloatArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 4);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&v.to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::EnumArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 2);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&v.to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 8);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&v.to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::LongArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 4);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&v.to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::Int64Array(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 8);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&(*v as f64).to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) => {
                let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(arr.len() * 8);
                for v in arr {
                    buf.extend_from_slice(&(*v as f64).to_be_bytes());
                }
                buf
            }
            Self::CharArray(arr) => arr.clone(),
            Self::StringArray(arr) => {
                let mut buf = vec![0u8; arr.len() * 40];
                for (i, s) in arr.iter().enumerate() {
                    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
                    let len = bytes.len().min(39);
                    buf[i * 40..i * 40 + len].copy_from_slice(&bytes[..len]);
                }
                buf
            }
        }
    }

    /// Deserialize an array value from raw bytes.
    ///
    /// C-G16: `count` comes directly from the wire (CA `m_count`,
    /// 16-bit native or 32-bit "extended"). A malicious peer can send
    /// `m_count = 0xFFFF_FFFF` with a tiny payload, and a naive
    /// `Vec::with_capacity(count)` allocates ~8 GiB for shorts /
    /// ~16 GiB for doubles before the bounds check inside the loop
    /// can short-circuit. Cap the allocation at `data.len() / size`
    /// so the capacity tracks the bytes that actually arrived.
    pub fn from_bytes_array(dbr_type: DbFieldType, data: &[u8], count: usize) -> CaResult<Self> {
        // P-1 (BUG_ARCHAEOLOGY libca 8cc20393f / a7bf59079): count=0
        // is a legitimate empty-array round-trip and must NOT collapse
        // to scalar decoding. The previous `count <= 1` short-circuit
        // (a) read garbage scalar from an empty payload on GET (raised
        // CaError::Protocol "char data empty" / "...too small") and
        // (b) accepted scalar bytes for an array WRITE with count=0
        // when the server should reject. Treat count=0 as the typed
        // empty-array variant; count=1 still falls through to the
        // scalar decoder (the legitimate "scalar shaped as array of
        // one" case in CA).
        if count == 0 {
            return Ok(match dbr_type {
                DbFieldType::String => Self::StringArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Short => Self::ShortArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Float => Self::FloatArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Enum => Self::EnumArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Char => Self::CharArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Long => Self::LongArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Double => Self::DoubleArray(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::Int64 => Self::Int64Array(Vec::new()),
                DbFieldType::UInt64 => Self::UInt64Array(Vec::new()),
            });
        }
        if count == 1 {
            return Self::from_bytes(dbr_type, data);
        }
        let cap_for = |elem_size: usize| count.min(data.len() / elem_size.max(1));
        match dbr_type {
            DbFieldType::Short => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(2));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 2;
                    if offset + 2 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(i16::from_be_bytes([data[offset], data[offset + 1]]));
                }
                Ok(Self::ShortArray(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Float => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(4));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 4;
                    if offset + 4 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(f32::from_be_bytes([
                        data[offset],
                        data[offset + 1],
                        data[offset + 2],
                        data[offset + 3],
                    ]));
                }
                Ok(Self::FloatArray(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Enum => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(2));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 2;
                    if offset + 2 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(u16::from_be_bytes([data[offset], data[offset + 1]]));
                }
                Ok(Self::EnumArray(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Double => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(8));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 8;
                    if offset + 8 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(f64::from_be_bytes([
                        data[offset],
                        data[offset + 1],
                        data[offset + 2],
                        data[offset + 3],
                        data[offset + 4],
                        data[offset + 5],
                        data[offset + 6],
                        data[offset + 7],
                    ]));
                }
                Ok(Self::DoubleArray(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Long => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(4));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 4;
                    if offset + 4 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(i32::from_be_bytes([
                        data[offset],
                        data[offset + 1],
                        data[offset + 2],
                        data[offset + 3],
                    ]));
                }
                Ok(Self::LongArray(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Int64 => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(8));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 8;
                    if offset + 8 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(i64::from_be_bytes([
                        data[offset],
                        data[offset + 1],
                        data[offset + 2],
                        data[offset + 3],
                        data[offset + 4],
                        data[offset + 5],
                        data[offset + 6],
                        data[offset + 7],
                    ]));
                }
                Ok(Self::Int64Array(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::UInt64 => {
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(8));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let offset = i * 8;
                    if offset + 8 > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    arr.push(u64::from_be_bytes([
                        data[offset],
                        data[offset + 1],
                        data[offset + 2],
                        data[offset + 3],
                        data[offset + 4],
                        data[offset + 5],
                        data[offset + 6],
                        data[offset + 7],
                    ]));
                }
                Ok(Self::UInt64Array(arr))
            }
            DbFieldType::Char => {
                let len = count.min(data.len());
                Ok(Self::CharArray(data[..len].to_vec()))
            }
            DbFieldType::String => {
                // DBR_STRING is fixed-width 40 bytes per element. The
                // wire delivers `count * 40` bytes; each slot is
                // NUL-padded. Walk in 40-byte slots and strip at the
                // first NUL (if any).
                let mut arr = Vec::with_capacity(cap_for(40));
                for i in 0..count {
                    let start = i * 40;
                    let end = start + 40;
                    if end > data.len() {
                        break;
                    }
                    let slot = &data[start..end];
                    let nul = slot.iter().position(|&b| b == 0).unwrap_or(slot.len());
                    let s = std::str::from_utf8(&slot[..nul])
                        .map_err(|e| CaError::Protocol(format!("invalid UTF-8: {e}")))?;
                    arr.push(s.to_string());
                }
                Ok(Self::StringArray(arr))
            }
        }
    }

    /// Get the DBR type for this value (CA wire type).
    /// Int64 has no CA wire type — it appears as Double over Channel Access.
    pub fn dbr_type(&self) -> DbFieldType {
        match self {
            Self::String(_) | Self::StringArray(_) => DbFieldType::String,
            Self::Short(_) | Self::ShortArray(_) => DbFieldType::Short,
            Self::Float(_) | Self::FloatArray(_) => DbFieldType::Float,
            Self::Enum(_) | Self::EnumArray(_) => DbFieldType::Enum,
            Self::Char(_) | Self::CharArray(_) => DbFieldType::Char,
            Self::Long(_) | Self::LongArray(_) => DbFieldType::Long,
            Self::Double(_) | Self::DoubleArray(_) => DbFieldType::Double,
            Self::Int64(_) | Self::Int64Array(_) => DbFieldType::Double,
            // UInt64 has no CA wire type; served as DBR_DOUBLE like Int64.
            Self::UInt64(_) | Self::UInt64Array(_) => DbFieldType::Double,
        }
    }

    /// Get the element count for this value.
    pub fn count(&self) -> u32 {
        match self {
            Self::ShortArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::FloatArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::EnumArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::LongArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::Int64Array(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::CharArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            Self::StringArray(arr) => arr.len() as u32,
            _ => 1,
        }
    }

    /// True iff this value is an array variant with zero elements.
    /// Mirrors the C-EPICS dbPut/dbCa/dbDbGetValue empty-array guard
    /// (commits 12cfd41 / 0a1fb25 / 39c8d56): empty arrays must NOT
    /// silently coerce into scalar zero — callers should treat this
    /// as a LINK_ALARM-class condition and reject the put/get.
    pub fn is_empty_array(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(
            self,
            Self::ShortArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::FloatArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::EnumArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::LongArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::Int64Array(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::CharArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        ) || matches!(
            self,
            Self::StringArray(arr) if arr.is_empty()
        )
    }

    /// Truncate an array value to at most `max` elements. Scalars are unchanged.
    pub fn truncate(&mut self, max: usize) {
        match self {
            Self::ShortArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::FloatArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::EnumArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::DoubleArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::LongArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::Int64Array(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::UInt64Array(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::CharArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            Self::StringArray(arr) => arr.truncate(max),
            _ => {}
        }
    }

    /// Extract every element of an array variant as `f64`. Returns
    /// `None` for scalar variants. `StringArray`/`CharArray` are not
    /// covered here — their cross-type conversion is handled
    /// separately in `convert_to`.
    fn as_f64_array(&self) -> Option<Vec<f64>> {
        match self {
            Self::ShortArray(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            Self::FloatArray(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            Self::EnumArray(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            Self::LongArray(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            Self::DoubleArray(a) => Some(a.clone()),
            Self::Int64Array(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            Self::UInt64Array(a) => Some(a.iter().map(|&v| v as f64).collect()),
            _ => None,
        }
    }

    /// Convert to a different native type.
    ///
    /// Scalars convert element-wise via `to_f64`. Array variants
    /// convert **element-by-element** to the target array variant
    /// (C `dbConvert` runs the per-type GET routine over the whole
    /// array). Without this an array requested as a different DBR
    /// native type would collapse to a single zero scalar.
    pub fn convert_to(&self, target: DbFieldType) -> EpicsValue {
        if self.db_field_type() == target {
            return self.clone();
        }

        // Array → array conversion: map each element through the
        // numeric-array view, then materialize the target variant.
        // CharArray is also handled here: as a byte array it converts
        // element-wise to numeric arrays, and to String it decodes as
        // text. StringArray falls through to the scalar path (its
        // cross-type semantics are not numeric).
        if let Some(nums) = self.as_f64_array() {
            return match target {
                DbFieldType::Short => {
                    EpicsValue::ShortArray(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as i16).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Float => {
                    EpicsValue::FloatArray(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as f32).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Enum => {
                    EpicsValue::EnumArray(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as u16).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Long => {
                    EpicsValue::LongArray(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as i32).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Double => EpicsValue::DoubleArray(nums),
                DbFieldType::Int64 => {
                    EpicsValue::Int64Array(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as i64).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::UInt64 => {
                    EpicsValue::UInt64Array(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as u64).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Char => EpicsValue::CharArray(nums.iter().map(|&v| v as u8).collect()),
                DbFieldType::String => {
                    EpicsValue::StringArray(nums.iter().map(|v| v.to_string()).collect())
                }
            };
        }
        if let EpicsValue::CharArray(bytes) = self {
            return match target {
                DbFieldType::Short => {
                    EpicsValue::ShortArray(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as i16).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Float => {
                    EpicsValue::FloatArray(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as f32).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Enum => {
                    EpicsValue::EnumArray(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as u16).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Long => {
                    EpicsValue::LongArray(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as i32).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Double => {
                    EpicsValue::DoubleArray(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as f64).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::Int64 => {
                    EpicsValue::Int64Array(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as i64).collect())
                }
                DbFieldType::UInt64 => {
                    EpicsValue::UInt64Array(bytes.iter().map(|&b| b as i8 as u64).collect())
                }
                // CharArray as text: decode the byte buffer as UTF-8.
                DbFieldType::String => {
                    EpicsValue::String(String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes).into_owned())
                }
                DbFieldType::Char => EpicsValue::CharArray(bytes.clone()),
            };
        }

        // Menu string resolution: when converting String to Short/Enum,
        // try resolve_menu_string first (e.g. "MINOR" -> 1).
        if let EpicsValue::String(s) = self {
            match target {
                DbFieldType::Short => {
                    if let Some(idx) = Self::resolve_menu_string(s) {
                        return EpicsValue::Short(idx);
                    }
                }
                DbFieldType::Enum => {
                    if let Some(idx) = Self::resolve_menu_string(s) {
                        return EpicsValue::Enum(idx as u16);
                    }
                }
                _ => {}
            }
        }
        match target {
            DbFieldType::String => EpicsValue::String(format!("{self}")),
            DbFieldType::Short => EpicsValue::Short(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as i16),
            DbFieldType::Float => EpicsValue::Float(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as f32),
            DbFieldType::Enum => EpicsValue::Enum(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as u16),
            DbFieldType::Char => {
                // String → CharArray (for waveform FTVL=CHAR)
                if let EpicsValue::String(s) = self {
                    EpicsValue::CharArray(s.as_bytes().to_vec())
                } else {
                    EpicsValue::Char(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as u8)
                }
            }
            DbFieldType::Long => EpicsValue::Long(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as i32),
            DbFieldType::Double => EpicsValue::Double(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0)),
            DbFieldType::Int64 => {
                // Avoid f64 round-trip when value is already Int64.
                if let EpicsValue::Int64(v) = self {
                    EpicsValue::Int64(*v)
                } else if let EpicsValue::UInt64(v) = self {
                    // UInt64 → Int64: exact bit-preserving integer cast,
                    // not an f64 round-trip (lossy above 2^53).
                    EpicsValue::Int64(*v as i64)
                } else {
                    EpicsValue::Int64(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as i64)
                }
            }
            DbFieldType::UInt64 => {
                // Avoid f64 round-trip when value is already an integer.
                if let EpicsValue::UInt64(v) = self {
                    EpicsValue::UInt64(*v)
                } else if let EpicsValue::Int64(v) = self {
                    EpicsValue::UInt64(*v as u64)
                } else {
                    EpicsValue::UInt64(self.to_f64().unwrap_or(0.0) as u64)
                }
            }
        }
    }

    /// Return the internal DbFieldType that matches this value's variant.
    /// Unlike dbr_type(), this returns Int64 for Int64 variants (not Double).
    pub fn db_field_type(&self) -> DbFieldType {
        match self {
            Self::Double(_) => DbFieldType::Double,
            Self::Float(_) => DbFieldType::Float,
            Self::Long(_) => DbFieldType::Long,
            Self::Short(_) => DbFieldType::Short,
            Self::Enum(_) => DbFieldType::Enum,
            Self::Char(_) => DbFieldType::Char,
            Self::String(_) => DbFieldType::String,
            Self::Int64(_) | Self::Int64Array(_) => DbFieldType::Int64,
            Self::UInt64(_) | Self::UInt64Array(_) => DbFieldType::UInt64,
            Self::CharArray(_) => DbFieldType::Char,
            Self::ShortArray(_) => DbFieldType::Short,
            Self::LongArray(_) => DbFieldType::Long,
            Self::EnumArray(_) => DbFieldType::Enum,
            Self::FloatArray(_) => DbFieldType::Float,
            Self::DoubleArray(_) => DbFieldType::Double,
            Self::StringArray(_) => DbFieldType::String,
        }
    }

    pub fn to_f64(&self) -> Option<f64> {
        match self {
            Self::Double(v) => Some(*v),
            Self::Float(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            Self::Long(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            Self::Short(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            Self::Enum(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            Self::Int64(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            Self::UInt64(v) => Some(*v as f64),
            // DBF_CHAR is epicsInt8 (signed) per epics-base c5012d9f73:
            // reinterpret the storage byte as i8 before widening so 0xFF → -1.0,
            // not 255.0. The CharArray storage stays u8 because that matches the
            // CA wire byte pattern; the sign only matters when promoting to f64.
            Self::Char(v) => Some((*v as i8) as f64),
            // C EPICS dbConvert (88bfd6f, 2025-11-05): string-to-integer
            // conversion auto-detects hex/octal prefixes by default
            // (`dbConvertBase = 0`). Plain `s.parse::<f64>()` handles
            // decimal floats only — `"0x1A"` and `"017"` would silently
            // parse as `0.0`. Try integer auto-detect first so CA puts of
            // `"0x1A"` to a DBF_LONG field produce `26`, then fall back to
            // decimal float parse for normal numeric strings.
            Self::String(s) => parse_string_to_f64(s),
            _ => None,
        }
    }

    /// Resolve EPICS menu string constants to their integer indices.
    ///
    /// C EPICS base uses a menu system to convert string constants (e.g. "NO_ALARM",
    /// "MINOR") to integer indices. This provides the same mapping for the most
    /// commonly used menus.
    fn resolve_menu_string(s: &str) -> Option<i16> {
        match s {
            // menuAlarmSevr
            "NO_ALARM" => Some(0),
            "MINOR" => Some(1),
            "MAJOR" => Some(2),
            "INVALID" => Some(3),
            // menuYesNo / menuSimm
            "NO" => Some(0),
            "YES" => Some(1),
            "RAW" => Some(2),
            // menuOmsl
            "supervisory" => Some(0),
            "closed_loop" => Some(1),
            // menuIvoa
            "Continue normally" => Some(0),
            "Don't drive outputs" => Some(1),
            "Set output to IVOV" => Some(2),
            // menuFtype (waveform FTVL)
            "STRING" => Some(0),
            "CHAR" => Some(1),
            "UCHAR" => Some(2),
            "SHORT" => Some(3),
            "USHORT" => Some(4),
            "LONG" => Some(5),
            "ULONG" => Some(6),
            "INT64" => Some(7),
            "UINT64" => Some(8),
            "FLOAT" => Some(9),
            "DOUBLE" => Some(10),
            "ENUM" => Some(11),
            // menuFanout / menuSelect
            "All" => Some(0),
            "Specified" => Some(1),
            "Mask" => Some(2),
            // calcoutOOPT (Output Option)
            "Every Time" => Some(0),
            "On Change" => Some(1),
            "When Zero" => Some(2),
            "When Non-zero" => Some(3),
            "Transition To Zero" => Some(4),
            "Transition To Non-zero" => Some(5),
            // calcoutDOPT (Data Option)
            "Use CALC" => Some(0),
            "Use OCAL" => Some(1),
            // menuScan
            "Passive" => Some(0),
            "Event" => Some(1),
            "I/O Intr" => Some(2),
            "10 second" => Some(3),
            "5 second" => Some(4),
            "2 second" => Some(5),
            "1 second" => Some(6),
            ".5 second" => Some(7),
            ".2 second" => Some(8),
            ".1 second" => Some(9),
            // menuPini (NO=0, YES=1 already handled via menuYesNo)
            "RUNNING" => Some(2),
            "RUNNING_NOT_CA" => Some(3),
            "PAUSED" => Some(4),
            "PAUSED_NOT_CA" => Some(5),
            _ => None,
        }
    }

    /// Parse a string value into an EpicsValue of the given type
    pub fn parse(dbr_type: DbFieldType, s: &str) -> CaResult<Self> {
        // C EPICS treats empty/whitespace strings as zero for numeric fields
        let s = s.trim();
        if s.is_empty() {
            return match dbr_type {
                DbFieldType::String => Ok(Self::String(String::new())),
                DbFieldType::Short => Ok(Self::Short(0)),
                DbFieldType::Float => Ok(Self::Float(0.0)),
                DbFieldType::Enum => Ok(Self::Enum(0)),
                DbFieldType::Char => Ok(Self::Char(0)),
                DbFieldType::Long => Ok(Self::Long(0)),
                DbFieldType::Double => Ok(Self::Double(0.0)),
                DbFieldType::Int64 => Ok(Self::Int64(0)),
                DbFieldType::UInt64 => Ok(Self::UInt64(0)),
            };
        }
        match dbr_type {
            DbFieldType::String => Ok(Self::String(s.to_string())),
            DbFieldType::Short => Self::parse_int(s)
                .map(|v| Self::Short(v as i16))
                .or_else(|_| {
                    Self::resolve_menu_string(s)
                        .map(Self::Short)
                        .ok_or_else(|| {
                            CaError::InvalidValue(format!("invalid short or menu string: {s}"))
                        })
                }),
            DbFieldType::Float => parse_string_to_f64(s)
                .map(|v| Self::Float(v as f32))
                .ok_or_else(|| CaError::InvalidValue(format!("invalid float literal: {s}"))),
            DbFieldType::Enum => Self::parse_int(s)
                .map(|v| Self::Enum(v as u16))
                .or_else(|_| {
                    Self::resolve_menu_string(s)
                        .map(|v| Self::Enum(v as u16))
                        .ok_or_else(|| {
                            CaError::InvalidValue(format!("invalid enum or menu string: {s}"))
                        })
                }),
            DbFieldType::Char => Self::parse_int(s)
                .map(|v| Self::Char(v as u8))
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string())),
            DbFieldType::Long => Self::parse_int(s)
                .map(|v| Self::Long(v as i32))
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string())),
            DbFieldType::Int64 => Self::parse_int(s)
                .map(Self::Int64)
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string())),
            DbFieldType::UInt64 => Self::parse_uint(s)
                .map(Self::UInt64)
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string())),
            DbFieldType::Double => parse_string_to_f64(s)
                .map(Self::Double)
                .ok_or_else(|| CaError::InvalidValue(format!("invalid double literal: {s}"))),
        }
    }

    /// Parse an integer string with C-style radix prefixes (0x for hex, 0 for octal).
    fn parse_int(s: &str) -> CaResult<i64> {
        let s = s.trim();
        if s.starts_with("0x") || s.starts_with("0X") {
            i64::from_str_radix(&s[2..], 16).map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        } else if s.starts_with('0')
            && s.len() > 1
            && s.chars().nth(1).is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_digit())
        {
            i64::from_str_radix(&s[1..], 8).map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        } else {
            s.parse::<i64>()
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        }
    }

    /// Parse an unsigned integer string with C-style radix prefixes
    /// (`0x` hex, leading-`0` octal). Mirrors `parse_int` but keeps the
    /// full unsigned 64-bit range — `i64`-based parsing would reject
    /// `DBF_UINT64` values above `i64::MAX`. C parity: `epicsParseUInt64`
    /// with `dbConvertBase = 0` auto-detects the radix.
    fn parse_uint(s: &str) -> CaResult<u64> {
        let s = s.trim();
        if let Some(hex) = s.strip_prefix("0x").or_else(|| s.strip_prefix("0X")) {
            u64::from_str_radix(hex, 16).map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        } else if s.starts_with('0')
            && s.len() > 1
            && s.chars().nth(1).is_some_and(|c| c.is_ascii_digit())
        {
            u64::from_str_radix(&s[1..], 8).map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        } else {
            s.parse::<u64>()
                .map_err(|e| CaError::InvalidValue(e.to_string()))
        }
    }
}

/// Convert a string value to f64 with C-style hex/octal auto-detection.
///
/// Mirrors C EPICS dbConvert (88bfd6f, 2025-11-05) where the default
/// `dbConvertBase = 0` lets `epicsParseInt*` auto-detect base 10/16/8 by
/// prefix. A signed `0x`/`0X` prefix means hex; a leading `0` followed by
/// digits means octal; everything else is parsed as a decimal float so
/// `"1.5"`, `"1e6"`, `"-3.14"` continue to work.
fn parse_string_to_f64(s: &str) -> Option<f64> {
    // C parity for `epicsParseDouble` → `epicsStrtod`
    // (libcom/src/misc/epicsStdlib.c:347-374):
    //
    //   - Strip whitespace, optional `+`/`-`.
    //   - `"0x"` prefix (case-insensitive) → `strtoll`/`strtoull`
    //     with base 16 (hex literal accepted).
    //   - Otherwise → `strtod` (decimal / scientific). Leading `0`
    //     is **NOT** treated as octal — `strtod("0377")` returns
    //     377.0, not 255.0.
    //
    // PR #678 extends the dbpf path so a string `"0xFF"` lands as
    // 255.0 on a DOUBLE/FLOAT field; the PR does NOT introduce
    // octal handling for floats (`epicsStrtod` never had any).
    // Earlier this fn accepted `"0377"` as octal 255.0 — a real
    // C-divergence that silently changed caput payloads. Removed.
    let trimmed = s.trim();
    let (sign, body) = match trimmed.strip_prefix('-') {
        Some(rest) => (-1.0f64, rest),
        None => (1.0f64, trimmed.strip_prefix('+').unwrap_or(trimmed)),
    };
    if let Some(hex) = body.strip_prefix("0x").or_else(|| body.strip_prefix("0X")) {
        if let Ok(v) = u64::from_str_radix(hex, 16) {
            return Some(sign * v as f64);
        }
    }
    trimmed.parse::<f64>().ok()
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod parse_radix_tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn parse_hex_to_long() {
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Long, "0xFF").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Long(255)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Long, "0X1A").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Long(26)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_octal_to_long() {
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Long, "0377").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Long(255)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Long, "010").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Long(8)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_hex_to_double() {
        // PR #678: dbpf to a DOUBLE field with "0xFF" must accept.
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Double, "0xFF").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Double(255.0)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_leading_zero_to_double_is_decimal_not_octal() {
        // C parity: epicsStrtod("0377") -> 377.0 via strtod (decimal
        // with a meaningless leading zero); octal recognition lives
        // only on the int-parse path (strtol base 0). Earlier this
        // test asserted octal 255.0 — a real C-divergence.
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Double, "0377").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Double(377.0)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_hex_to_float_with_sign() {
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Float, "-0x10").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Float(-16.0)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_double_keeps_decimal_format() {
        // The hex/octal extension must not break plain decimals.
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Double, "1.5").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Double(1.5)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Double, "1e6").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Double(1_000_000.0)
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn parse_hex_to_short_and_char() {
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Short, "0x7F").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Short(127)
        );
        assert_eq!(
            EpicsValue::parse(DbFieldType::Char, "0xFF").unwrap(),
            EpicsValue::Char(255)
        );
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod array_convert_tests {
    use super::*;

    /// H-4: a numeric array converted to a different DBR native type
    /// must convert element-by-element, not collapse to one scalar.
    #[test]
    fn double_array_to_short_array() {
        let v = EpicsValue::DoubleArray(vec![1.5, 2.9, -3.1]);
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Short),
            EpicsValue::ShortArray(vec![1, 2, -3])
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn short_array_to_double_array() {
        let v = EpicsValue::ShortArray(vec![10, 20, 30]);
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Double),
            EpicsValue::DoubleArray(vec![10.0, 20.0, 30.0])
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn long_array_to_float_array() {
        let v = EpicsValue::LongArray(vec![-1, 0, 7]);
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Float),
            EpicsValue::FloatArray(vec![-1.0, 0.0, 7.0])
        );
    }

    #[test]
    fn double_array_to_int64_array() {
        let v = EpicsValue::DoubleArray(vec![100.0, 200.0]);
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Int64),
            EpicsValue::Int64Array(vec![100, 200])
        );
    }

    /// CharArray converts element-wise as signed `epicsInt8`.
    #[test]
    fn char_array_to_short_array_signed() {
        let v = EpicsValue::CharArray(vec![0x01, 0xFF]); // 1, -1
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Short),
            EpicsValue::ShortArray(vec![1, -1])
        );
    }

    /// Empty array stays an empty array of the target type (count
    /// preserved), not a scalar zero.
    #[test]
    fn empty_array_conversion_preserves_emptiness() {
        let v = EpicsValue::DoubleArray(Vec::new());
        assert_eq!(
            v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Short),
            EpicsValue::ShortArray(Vec::new())
        );
    }

    /// Same-type conversion is an identity clone.
    #[test]
    fn same_type_array_identity() {
        let v = EpicsValue::LongArray(vec![1, 2, 3]);
        assert_eq!(v.convert_to(DbFieldType::Long), v);
    }
}