fix: TRACE path_json uses path_sz from flags byte, not header hash_size (#732)

## Summary

TRACE packets encode their route hash size in the flags byte (`flags &
0x03`), not the header path byte. The decoder was using `path.HashSize`
from the header, which could be wrong or zero for direct-route TRACEs,
producing incorrect hop counts in `path_json`.

## Protocol Note

Per firmware, TRACE packets are **always direct-routed** (route_type 2 =
DIRECT, or 3 = TRANSPORT_DIRECT). FLOOD-routed TRACEs (route_type 1) are
anomalous — firmware explicitly rejects TRACE via flood. The decoder
handles these gracefully without crashing.

## Changes

**`cmd/server/decoder.go` and `cmd/ingestor/decoder.go`:**
- Read `pathSz` from TRACE flags byte: `(traceFlags & 0x03) + 1`
(0→1byte, 1→2byte, 2→3byte)
- Use `pathSz` instead of `path.HashSize` for splitting TRACE payload
path data into hops
- Update `path.HashSize` to reflect the actual TRACE path size
- Added `HopsCompleted` field to ingestor `Path` struct for parity with
server
- Updated comments to clarify TRACE is always direct-routed per firmware

**`cmd/server/decoder_test.go` — 5 new tests:**
- `TraceFlags1_TwoBytePathSz`: flags=1 → 2-byte hashes via DIRECT route
- `TraceFlags2_ThreeBytePathSz`: flags=2 → 3-byte hashes via DIRECT
route
- `TracePathSzUnevenPayload`: payload not evenly divisible by path_sz
- `TraceTransportDirect`: route_type=3 with transport codes + TRACE path
parsing
- `TraceFloodRouteGraceful`: anomalous FLOOD+TRACE handled without crash

All existing TRACE tests (flags=0, 1-byte hashes) continue to pass.

Fixes #731

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Co-authored-by: you <you@example.com>
This commit is contained in:
Kpa-clawbot
2026-04-13 08:20:09 -07:00
committed by GitHub
parent 71be54f085
commit 14367488e2
6 changed files with 225 additions and 17 deletions
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@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ type TransportCodes struct {
// Path holds decoded path/hop information.
type Path struct {
HashSize int `json:"hashSize"`
HashCount int `json:"hashCount"`
Hops []string `json:"hops"`
HashSize int `json:"hashSize"`
HashCount int `json:"hashCount"`
Hops []string `json:"hops"`
HopsCompleted *int `json:"hopsCompleted,omitempty"`
}
// AdvertFlags holds decoded advert flag bits.
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ type DecodedPacket struct {
Path Path `json:"path"`
Payload Payload `json:"payload"`
Raw string `json:"raw"`
Anomaly string `json:"anomaly,omitempty"`
}
func decodeHeader(b byte) Header {
@@ -586,17 +588,35 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string, validateSigna
payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf, channelKeys, validateSignatures)
// TRACE packets store hop IDs in the payload (buf[9:]) rather than the header
// path field. The header path byte still encodes hashSize in bits 6-7, which
// we use to split the payload path data into individual hop prefixes.
// path field. Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type 2 or 3);
// FLOOD-routed TRACEs are anomalous but handled gracefully (parsed, but
// flagged). The TRACE flags byte (payload offset 8) encodes path_sz in
// bits 0-1 as a power-of-two exponent: hash_bytes = 1 << path_sz.
// NOT the header path byte's hash_size bits. The header path contains SNR
// bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
// We expose hopsCompleted (count of SNR bytes) so consumers can distinguish
// how far the trace got vs the full intended route.
var anomaly string
if header.PayloadType == PayloadTRACE && payload.PathData != "" {
// Flag anomalous routing — firmware only sends TRACE as DIRECT
if header.RouteType != RouteDirect && header.RouteType != RouteTransportDirect {
anomaly = "TRACE packet with non-DIRECT routing (expected DIRECT or TRANSPORT_DIRECT)"
}
// The header path hops count represents SNR entries = completed hops
hopsCompleted := path.HashCount
pathBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(payload.PathData)
if err == nil && path.HashSize > 0 {
hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/path.HashSize)
for i := 0; i+path.HashSize <= len(pathBytes); i += path.HashSize {
hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+path.HashSize])))
if err == nil && payload.TraceFlags != nil {
// path_sz from flags byte is a power-of-two exponent per firmware:
// hash_bytes = 1 << (flags & 0x03)
pathSz := 1 << (*payload.TraceFlags & 0x03)
hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/pathSz)
for i := 0; i+pathSz <= len(pathBytes); i += pathSz {
hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+pathSz])))
}
path.Hops = hops
path.HashCount = len(hops)
path.HashSize = pathSz
path.HopsCompleted = &hopsCompleted
}
}
@@ -616,6 +636,7 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, channelKeys map[string]string, validateSigna
Path: path,
Payload: payload,
Raw: strings.ToUpper(hexString),
Anomaly: anomaly,
}, nil
}
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@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ type DecodedPacket struct {
Path Path `json:"path"`
Payload Payload `json:"payload"`
Raw string `json:"raw"`
Anomaly string `json:"anomaly,omitempty"`
}
func decodeHeader(b byte) Header {
@@ -388,22 +389,34 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, validateSignatures bool) (*DecodedPacket, er
payload := decodePayload(header.PayloadType, payloadBuf, validateSignatures)
// TRACE packets store hop IDs in the payload (buf[9:]) rather than the header
// path field. The header path byte still encodes hashSize in bits 6-7, which
// we use to split the payload path data into individual hop prefixes.
// The header path contains SNR bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
// path field. Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type 2 or 3);
// FLOOD-routed TRACEs are anomalous but handled gracefully (parsed, but
// flagged). The TRACE flags byte (payload offset 8) encodes path_sz in
// bits 0-1 as a power-of-two exponent: hash_bytes = 1 << path_sz.
// NOT the header path byte's hash_size bits. The header path contains SNR
// bytes — one per hop that actually forwarded.
// We expose hopsCompleted (count of SNR bytes) so consumers can distinguish
// how far the trace got vs the full intended route.
var anomaly string
if header.PayloadType == PayloadTRACE && payload.PathData != "" {
// Flag anomalous routing — firmware only sends TRACE as DIRECT
if header.RouteType != RouteDirect && header.RouteType != RouteTransportDirect {
anomaly = "TRACE packet with non-DIRECT routing (expected DIRECT or TRANSPORT_DIRECT)"
}
// The header path hops count represents SNR entries = completed hops
hopsCompleted := path.HashCount
pathBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(payload.PathData)
if err == nil && path.HashSize > 0 {
hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/path.HashSize)
for i := 0; i+path.HashSize <= len(pathBytes); i += path.HashSize {
hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+path.HashSize])))
if err == nil && payload.TraceFlags != nil {
// path_sz from flags byte is a power-of-two exponent per firmware:
// hash_bytes = 1 << (flags & 0x03)
pathSz := 1 << (*payload.TraceFlags & 0x03)
hops := make([]string, 0, len(pathBytes)/pathSz)
for i := 0; i+pathSz <= len(pathBytes); i += pathSz {
hops = append(hops, strings.ToUpper(hex.EncodeToString(pathBytes[i:i+pathSz])))
}
path.Hops = hops
path.HashCount = len(hops)
path.HashSize = pathSz
path.HopsCompleted = &hopsCompleted
}
}
@@ -424,6 +437,7 @@ func DecodePacket(hexString string, validateSignatures bool) (*DecodedPacket, er
Path: path,
Payload: payload,
Raw: strings.ToUpper(hexString),
Anomaly: anomaly,
}, nil
}
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@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceHopsCompleted(t *testing.T) {
if *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected HopsCompleted=2, got %d", *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted)
}
// FLOOD routing for TRACE is anomalous
if pkt.Anomaly == "" {
t.Error("expected anomaly flag for FLOOD-routed TRACE")
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TraceNoSNR(t *testing.T) {
@@ -407,6 +411,124 @@ func TestDecodePacket_TraceFullyCompleted(t *testing.T) {
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TraceFlags1_TwoBytePathSz(t *testing.T) {
// TRACE with flags=1 → path_sz = 1 << (1 & 0x03) = 2-byte hashes
// Firmware always sends TRACE as DIRECT (route_type=2), so header byte =
// (0<<6)|(9<<2)|2 = 0x26. path_length 0x00 = 0 SNR bytes.
hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
"01000000" + // tag
"02000000" + // authCode
"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
"AABBCCDD" // 4 bytes = 2 hops of 2-byte each
pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
}
if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (2-byte path_sz), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
}
if pkt.Path.HashSize != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected HashSize=2, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
}
if pkt.Anomaly != "" {
t.Errorf("expected no anomaly for DIRECT TRACE, got %q", pkt.Anomaly)
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TraceFlags2_FourBytePathSz(t *testing.T) {
// TRACE with flags=2 → path_sz = 1 << (2 & 0x03) = 4-byte hashes
// DIRECT route_type (0x26)
hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
"01000000" + // tag
"02000000" + // authCode
"02" + // flags = 2 → path_sz = 4
"AABBCCDD11223344" // 8 bytes = 2 hops of 4-byte each
pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
}
if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (4-byte path_sz), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
}
if pkt.Path.HashSize != 4 {
t.Errorf("expected HashSize=4, got %d", pkt.Path.HashSize)
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TracePathSzUnevenPayload(t *testing.T) {
// TRACE with flags=1 → path_sz=2, but 5 bytes of path data (not evenly divisible)
// Should produce 2 hops (4 bytes) and ignore the trailing byte
hex := "2600" + // header (DIRECT+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
"01000000" + // tag
"02000000" + // authCode
"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
"AABBCCDDEE" // 5 bytes → 2 hops, 1 byte remainder ignored
pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
}
if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 hops (trailing byte ignored), got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TraceTransportDirect(t *testing.T) {
// TRACE via TRANSPORT_DIRECT (route_type=3) — includes 4 transport code bytes
// header: (0<<6)|(9<<2)|3 = 0x27
hex := "27" + // header (TRANSPORT_DIRECT+TRACE)
"AABB" + "CCDD" + // transport codes (2+2 bytes)
"02" + // path_length: hash_count=2 SNR bytes
"EEFF" + // 2 SNR bytes
"01000000" + // tag
"02000000" + // authCode
"00" + // flags = 0 → path_sz = 1
"112233" // 3 hops (1-byte each)
pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("DecodePacket error: %v", err)
}
if pkt.TransportCodes == nil {
t.Fatal("expected transport codes for TRANSPORT_DIRECT")
}
if pkt.TransportCodes.Code1 != "AABB" {
t.Errorf("expected Code1=AABB, got %s", pkt.TransportCodes.Code1)
}
if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 3 {
t.Errorf("expected 3 hops, got %d: %v", len(pkt.Path.Hops), pkt.Path.Hops)
}
if pkt.Path.HopsCompleted == nil || *pkt.Path.HopsCompleted != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected HopsCompleted=2, got %v", pkt.Path.HopsCompleted)
}
if pkt.Anomaly != "" {
t.Errorf("expected no anomaly for TRANSPORT_DIRECT TRACE, got %q", pkt.Anomaly)
}
}
func TestDecodePacket_TraceFloodRouteAnomaly(t *testing.T) {
// TRACE via FLOOD (route_type=1) — anomalous per firmware (firmware only
// sends TRACE as DIRECT). Should still parse but flag the anomaly.
hex := "2500" + // header (FLOOD+TRACE) + path_length (0 SNR)
"01000000" + // tag
"02000000" + // authCode
"01" + // flags = 1 → path_sz = 2
"AABBCCDD" // 4 bytes = 2 hops of 2-byte each
pkt, err := DecodePacket(hex, false)
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("should not crash on anomalous FLOOD+TRACE: %v", err)
}
if len(pkt.Path.Hops) != 2 {
t.Errorf("expected 2 hops even for anomalous FLOOD route, got %d", len(pkt.Path.Hops))
}
if pkt.Anomaly == "" {
t.Error("expected anomaly flag for FLOOD-routed TRACE, got empty string")
}
}
func TestDecodeAdvertSignatureValidation(t *testing.T) {
pub, priv, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(nil)
if err != nil {
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@@ -2730,6 +2730,7 @@
const preview = text ? ' ' + (text.length > 35 ? text.slice(0, 35) + '…' : text) : '';
const hopStr = hops.length ? `<span class="feed-hops">${hops.length}⇢</span>` : '';
const obsBadge = pkt.observation_count > 1 ? `<span class="badge badge-obs" style="font-size:10px;margin-left:4px">👁 ${pkt.observation_count}</span>` : '';
const anomalyIcon = (pkt.decoded && pkt.decoded.anomaly) ? '<span title="Anomaly detected" style="margin-left:4px">⚠️</span>' : '';
var _ccPayload2 = (pkt.decoded || {}).payload || {};
var _ccChan = (typeName === 'GRP_TXT' || typeName === 'CHAN') ? (_ccPayload2.channel || null) : null;
var dotHtml = _ccChan ? _feedColorDot(_ccChan) : '';
@@ -2744,7 +2745,7 @@
item.innerHTML = `
<span class="feed-icon" style="color:${color}">${icon}</span>
<span class="feed-type" style="color:${color}">${typeName}</span>
${dotHtml}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}
${dotHtml}${transportBadge(pkt.route_type)}${hopStr}${obsBadge}${anomalyIcon}
<span class="feed-text">${escapeHtml(preview)}</span>
<span class="feed-time" data-ts="${pkt._ts || Date.now()}">${formatLiveTimestampHtml(pkt._ts || Date.now())}</span>
`;
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@@ -1849,7 +1849,12 @@
}
}
const anomalyBanner = decoded.anomaly
? `<div class="anomaly-banner" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; padding:8px 12px; border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:8px; font-weight:600;">⚠️ Anomaly: ${escapeHtml(decoded.anomaly)}</div>`
: '';
panel.innerHTML = `
${anomalyBanner}
<div class="detail-title">${hasRawHex ? `Packet Byte Breakdown (${size} bytes)` : typeName + ' Packet'}</div>
<div class="detail-hash">${pkt.hash || 'Packet #' + pkt.id}</div>
${messageHtml}
@@ -2053,6 +2058,10 @@
rows += fieldRow(off, 'Raw', truncate(buf.slice(off * 2), 40), '');
}
if (decoded.anomaly) {
rows += `<tr class="anomaly-row" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; font-weight:600;"><td colspan="2">⚠️ Anomaly</td><td colspan="2">${escapeHtml(decoded.anomaly)}</td></tr>`;
}
return `<table class="field-table">
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Offset</th><th scope="col">Field</th><th scope="col">Value</th><th scope="col">Description</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>${rows}</tbody>
@@ -2144,6 +2153,11 @@
let html = '<div class="byop-decoded">';
// Anomaly banner
if (d.anomaly) {
html += '<div class="anomaly-banner" style="background:var(--warning, #f0ad4e); color:#000; padding:8px 12px; border-radius:4px; margin-bottom:8px; font-weight:600;">⚠️ Anomaly: ' + escapeHtml(d.anomaly) + '</div>';
}
// Header section
html += '<div class="byop-section">'
+ '<div class="byop-section-title">Header</div>'
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@@ -5079,6 +5079,42 @@ console.log('\n=== analytics.js: renderMultiByteAdopters ===');
}
}
// ===== packets.js: anomaly banner rendering =====
console.log('\n=== packets.js: anomaly UI rendering ===');
{
const packetsSource = fs.readFileSync('public/packets.js', 'utf8');
test('renderDetail shows anomaly banner when decoded.anomaly is set', () => {
assert.ok(packetsSource.includes('anomaly-banner'),
'packets.js should contain anomaly-banner class');
assert.ok(packetsSource.includes("decoded.anomaly"),
'packets.js should reference decoded.anomaly');
});
test('buildFieldTable includes anomaly row when present', () => {
assert.ok(packetsSource.includes('anomaly-row'),
'buildFieldTable should have anomaly-row class for highlighted row');
});
test('renderDecodedPacket shows anomaly banner', () => {
assert.ok(packetsSource.includes("d.anomaly"),
'renderDecodedPacket should check d.anomaly');
});
}
// ===== live.js: anomaly icon in feed =====
console.log('\n=== live.js: anomaly icon in feed ===');
{
const liveSource = fs.readFileSync('public/live.js', 'utf8');
test('addFeedItemDOM shows anomaly icon when decoded has anomaly', () => {
assert.ok(liveSource.includes('anomalyIcon'),
'live.js should have anomalyIcon variable for feed items');
assert.ok(liveSource.includes('pkt.decoded && pkt.decoded.anomaly'),
'live.js should check pkt.decoded.anomaly');
});
}
// ===== SUMMARY =====
Promise.allSettled(pendingTests).then(() => {
console.log(`\n${'═'.repeat(40)}`);