ferogram_mtproto/message.rs
1// Copyright (c) Ankit Chaubey <ankitchaubey.dev@gmail.com>
2// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
3//
4// ferogram: async Telegram MTProto client in Rust
5// https://github.com/ankit-chaubey/ferogram
6//
7//
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9// and include the LICENSE-MIT or LICENSE-APACHE file from this repository:
10// https://github.com/ankit-chaubey/ferogram
11
12//! MTProto message framing types.
13
14use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
15use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
16
17/// Process-wide monotonically increasing counter for plaintext message IDs.
18///
19/// A global atomic ensures msg_id monotonicity across concurrent sessions.
20static GLOBAL_MSG_COUNTER: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(1);
21
22/// A 64-bit MTProto message identifier.
23///
24/// Per the spec: the lower 32 bits are derived from the current Unix time;
25/// the upper 32 bits are a monotonically increasing counter within the second.
26/// The least significant two bits must be zero for client messages.
27#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, Ord, PartialEq, PartialOrd)]
28pub struct MessageId(pub u64);
29
30impl MessageId {
31 /// Generate a new message ID using the system clock and a global counter.
32 ///
33 /// MTProto msg_id layout:
34 /// bits 63–32: Unix timestamp in seconds (upper 32 bits)
35 /// bits 31–2: intra-second sequencing counter (lower 30 bits, × 4)
36 /// bits 1–0: must be 0b00 for client messages
37 ///
38 pub(crate) fn generate(_counter: u32) -> Self {
39 let unix_secs = SystemTime::now()
40 .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
41 .unwrap_or_default()
42 .as_secs();
43 // Global atomic: wrapping_add ensures monotonicity across concurrent sessions.
44 let counter = GLOBAL_MSG_COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
45 // upper 32 bits = seconds, lower 30 bits = counter × 4 (bits 1-0 = 0b00)
46 let id = (unix_secs << 32) | (u64::from(counter) << 2);
47 Self(id)
48 }
49}
50
51/// A framed MTProto message ready to be sent.
52#[derive(Debug)]
53pub struct Message {
54 /// Unique identifier for this message.
55 pub id: MessageId,
56 /// Session-scoped sequence number (even for content-unrelated, odd for content-related).
57 pub seq_no: i32,
58 /// The serialized TL body (constructor ID + fields).
59 pub body: Vec<u8>,
60}
61
62impl Message {
63 /// Construct a new plaintext message (used before key exchange).
64 pub fn plaintext(id: MessageId, seq_no: i32, body: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
65 Self { id, seq_no, body }
66 }
67
68 /// Serialize the message into the plaintext wire format:
69 ///
70 /// ```text
71 /// auth_key_id:long (0 for plaintext)
72 /// message_id:long
73 /// message_data_length:int
74 /// message_data:bytes
75 /// ```
76 pub fn to_plaintext_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
77 let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(8 + 8 + 4 + self.body.len());
78 buf.extend(0i64.to_le_bytes()); // auth_key_id = 0
79 buf.extend(self.id.0.to_le_bytes()); // message_id
80 buf.extend((self.body.len() as u32).to_le_bytes()); // length
81 buf.extend(&self.body);
82 buf
83 }
84}