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Kpa-clawbot 9612f08e46 fix(#1610): decode firmware 1.16.0 extended ACK (5/6-byte payloads) (#1618)
## Summary

Firmware 1.16.0 (`companion-v1.16.0`) ships variable-length
`PAYLOAD_TYPE_ACK` payloads: 4 bytes (legacy) → 5 bytes (4-byte CRC +
1-byte attempt, commit `f6e6fdaa`) → 6 bytes (+ 1-byte RNG, commit
`a130a95a`). CoreScope's decoder previously truncated past the 4-byte
CRC and discarded the attempt + RNG bytes.

This PR teaches `cmd/ingestor/decoder.go` to surface the extended bytes
on the decoded payload so the DB/UI can distinguish v1.15 vs v1.16
senders, with no schema or wire-compat changes.

Partial fix for #1610 — top-level ACK + multipart-inner ACK are covered.
PATH-extra ACK parsing (`decodePathPayload`) is deferred to #1612 per
triage.

## Changes

- `decodeAck` reads 4/5/6-byte payloads. Keeps `extraHash` (4-byte CRC)
for compat; adds optional `ackLen`, `ackAttempt`, `ackRand` JSON fields.
Legacy 4-byte ACKs leave attempt/rand `nil`.
- `decodeMultipart` ACK branch relaxes the `len >= 5` floor so the inner
blob can be 4/5/6 bytes (multipart `payload_len` 5/6/7). Adds
`innerAckLen`, `innerAckAttempt`, `innerAckRand`.
- All additions are `omitempty` — backwards-compatible JSON only. No DB
column, no schema migration, no frontend change.

## Out of scope (per issue triage)

- `decodePathPayload` PATH-extra parsing — tracked separately in #1612.
- Frontend rendering of attempt counter — leave for a follow-up if the
DB/UI eventually wants to display it.

## TDD

- **Red commit `3fce0465`** adds `cmd/ingestor/issue1610_test.go` with 6
new assertions (legacy 4-byte, extended 5/6-byte, multipart variants of
each). New fields are declared on `Payload` so the test compiles, but no
decoder populates them yet — tests fail on `ackLen=<nil> want 4` etc.
Verified isolation with `git stash` of decoder.go + re-run.
- **Green commit `5165c202`** implements the decoder changes. `go test
./...` in `cmd/ingestor` passes.

## Fixtures

Synthetic wire vectors built by hand against the firmware spec — the
issue did not provide real captures. Each test cites the firmware ref +
commit it derives from (`BaseChatMesh.cpp:218-234`, commits `f6e6fdaa`
and `a130a95a`).

## References

- Issue #1610
- Firmware tag `companion-v1.16.0` @ `07a3ca9e`
- Upstream PR meshcore-dev/MeshCore#2594
- Blog: https://blog.meshcore.io/2026/06/06/release-1-16-0

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Co-authored-by: corescope-bot <bot@corescope.local>
2026-06-06 21:05:50 -07:00
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