#+TITLE: Communication Protocol (communication.lisp) #+AUTHOR: Amr #+FILETAGS: :harness:protocol: #+STARTUP: content * Communication Protocol (communication.lisp) ** Architectural Intent: Secure Inter-Process Communication & Deterministic Framing The ~communication.lisp~ module defines the low-level transport and framing logic for OpenCortex stimuli. * Implementation (communication.lisp) #+begin_src lisp :tangle ../src/package.lisp (in-package :opencortex) (defun proto-get (plist key) "Robustly retrieves a value from a plist, checking both uppercase and lowercase keyword versions." (let* ((s (string key)) (up (intern (string-upcase s) :keyword)) (dn (intern (string-downcase s) :keyword))) (or (getf plist up) (getf plist dn)))) #+end_src #+begin_src lisp :tangle ../src/communication.lisp (in-package :opencortex) (defvar *actuator-registry* (make-hash-table :test 'equalp) "Global registry mapping target keywords to their physical actuator functions.") (defun register-actuator (name fn) "Registers an actuator function. Actuators receive: (ACTION CONTEXT)." (let ((key (if (keywordp name) name (intern (string-upcase (string name)) :keyword)))) (setf (gethash key *actuator-registry*) fn))) (defun frame-message (msg-plist) "Frames a Lisp plist with a 6-character hex length and a newline for stream integrity." (let* ((*print-pretty* nil) (*print-circle* nil) (msg-string (format nil "~s" msg-plist)) (len (length msg-string))) (format nil "~6,'0x~a~%" len msg-string))) (defun read-framed-message (stream) "Reads a hex-length prefixed S-expression from the stream securely. Skips leading whitespace." (let ((length-buffer (make-string 6))) (handler-case (progn ;; 1. Skip leading whitespace (newlines, spaces, etc.) (loop for char = (peek-char nil stream nil :eof) while (and (not (eq char :eof)) (member char '(#\Space #\Newline #\Tab #\Return))) do (read-char stream)) ;; 2. Read the 6-char hex length (let ((count (read-sequence length-buffer stream))) (cond ((< count 6) :eof) (t (let ((len (ignore-errors (parse-integer length-buffer :radix 16)))) (if (not len) (progn (harness-log "PROTOCOL ERROR: Invalid header ~s. Attempting resync..." length-buffer) :error) (let ((msg-buffer (make-string len))) (read-sequence msg-buffer stream) (let ((*read-eval* nil) (*print-pretty* nil)) (handler-case (let ((msg (read-from-string msg-buffer))) (validate-communication-protocol-schema msg) msg) (error (c) (harness-log "PROTOCOL PARSE ERROR: ~a in ~s" c msg-buffer) :error)))))))))) (error (c) (harness-log "PROTOCOL READ ERROR: ~a" c) :error)))) (defun make-hello-message (version) "Constructs the standard HELLO handshake message." (list :TYPE :EVENT :PAYLOAD (list :ACTION :handshake :VERSION version :CAPABILITIES '(:AUTH :SWANK :ORG-AST)))) #+end_src ** Structural Validation (communication-validator.lisp) The validator ensures that incoming messages adhere to the strict property list schema of the communication protocol. #+begin_src lisp :tangle ../src/communication-validator.lisp (in-package :opencortex) (defun validate-communication-protocol-schema (msg) "Strict structural validation for incoming communication protocol messages." (unless (listp msg) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: Message must be a property list (got ~s)" (type-of msg))) (let ((type (let ((raw (proto-get msg :type))) (if (keywordp raw) (intern (string-upcase (string raw)) :keyword) raw)))) (unless (member type '(:REQUEST :EVENT :RESPONSE :LOG :STATUS)) (progn (harness-log "REJECTED MSG: ~s" msg) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: Invalid message type '~a'" type))) (case type (:REQUEST (unless (proto-get msg :target) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: REQUEST missing mandatory :target")) (unless (proto-get msg :payload) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: REQUEST missing mandatory :payload"))) (:EVENT (let ((payload (proto-get msg :payload))) (unless (and payload (listp payload)) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: EVENT missing or invalid :payload")) (unless (or (proto-get payload :action) (proto-get payload :sensor)) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: EVENT payload must contain :action or :sensor")))) (:RESPONSE (unless (proto-get msg :payload) (error "Communication Protocol Schema Error: RESPONSE missing mandatory :payload")))) t)) (defskill :skill-communication-protocol-validator :priority 95 :trigger (lambda (ctx) (member (getf (getf ctx :payload) :sensor) '(:protocol-received))) :probabilistic nil :deterministic (lambda (action ctx) (declare (ignore ctx)) (validate-communication-protocol-schema action) action)) #+end_src ** Message Framing (communication.lisp) Frames a message with a hex length prefix and ensures all data is serializable. #+begin_src lisp :tangle ../src/communication.lisp (defun sanitize-protocol-message (msg) "Recursively strips non-serializable objects from a protocol plist." (if (and msg (listp msg)) (let ((clean nil)) (loop for (k v) on msg by #'cddr do (unless (member k '(:reply-stream :socket :stream)) (push k clean) (push (if (listp v) (sanitize-protocol-message v) v) clean))) (nreverse clean)) msg)) (defun frame-message (msg) "Serializes a message plist and prefixes it with a 6-character hex length." (let* ((sanitized (sanitize-protocol-message msg)) (payload (let ((*print-pretty* nil) (*read-eval* nil)) (format nil "~s" sanitized))) (len (length payload))) (format nil "~6,'0x~a" len payload))) #+end_src