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glm-5.2 a3cb44968e docs(adr): 093 — channels pure channel multiplexing (8-byte header, no stream_type)
Prune the channels spec to reflect the stream-unification resolution
(docs/research/stream-unification/findings.md): the channels wire format
goes from 9 bytes to 8 bytes, the channels layer no longer carries a
stream_type concept, into_sub_streams() is removed, and TTY always uses
its 5-byte format (carried transparently in the channels payload).

ADR-093 is the umbrella decision (the channels-layer consequence of
ADR-092's BiStream handler leaf): every channel is a BiStream, the
handler owns its sub-stream multiplexing, the channels layer routes by
channel_id only. Amends ADR-071 (8-byte header, no stream_type),
ADR-074 (into_sub_streams removed, accept_bi yields BiStream), reverses
ADR-077 (TTY always 5-byte), and the channels-facing clauses of
ADR-072/073/075/076/080/081. Adds ADR-092 forward-reference note
(into_sub_streams preservation subsequently reversed by ADR-093) and
the missing ADR-092 cross-reference on ADR-070.

Adds OQ-68 (add/strip API shape — built-in vs utility; the contract is
decided in ADR-093, the function surface is open; two-way door, low
priority, decision-ready when the channels crate's implementation
begins).

Rewrites the 7 channels spec docs (README, overview, channels-wire,
channels-connection, channels-adapter, channel-operations, channel-client)
to describe the post-amendment shape as current, with the 8-byte header,
the add/strip composition, single accept_bi accessor, BiStream per
channel, and TTY-always-5-byte.

Touch-up cross-references in hub README, client README, ADR-085, and
the OQ-45/47/65 question files (TTY-internal stream_type 3 →
STREAM_CTRL_IN; channels 9-byte → 8-byte).
2026-07-18 18:10:17 +00:00
glm-5.2 a26401aadd docs(arch): rewrite hub README for multi-transport + channels substrate; add OQ-58 (worker registration)
The hub README predates channels (2026-07-09) and was built on the
call-protocol-directly-over-QUIC model: 'One QUIC connection per peer
carrying the call protocol,' CallClient::connect as the dial path,
QUIC as the only transport. The channels crate replaced that substrate
(ADR-071/079/080), and the hub's primary use case (worker provisioning
on docker/vast.ai/runpod) requires TCP+TLS for registration and QUIC
or TCP+TLS for the ongoing session — coexisting on one hub, not as
alternatives.

Rewrite:
- Multi-transport stated as decided: 'A hub MUST support TCP+TLS and
  QUIC endpoints simultaneously.' TCP+TLS accept loop (ADR-010 Am. 1)
  lives in the hub, shares the HandlerRegistry with the quinn endpoint.
- Channels substrate: the hub uses ChannelsAdapter/ChannelClient
  (from_connection primary, connect_quic convenience — ADR-080),
  not CallClient/CallAdapter directly. One channels connection per
  peer; CallAdapter runs on channel 0 (ADR-072).
- Transport-agnostic dial/accept: dial_worker_connection takes a
  Connection (one-way door); connect_quic_worker is a two-way-door
  convenience. supervise_worker takes a dial closure, not a SocketAddr.
- Identity over transports: fingerprint path (QUIC+raw-key,
  X.509 client cert) via resolve_from_fingerprint; bearer-token path
  (TCP+TLS no client cert, WebTransport, WebSocket) via
  resolve_from_token on the call first frame. Both resolve to the
  same PeerEntry (ADR-030/034).
- Worker registration flow (6 steps): provision → token → download →
  key gen → HTTP POST over TCP+TLS → channels connect. Step 4 is HTTP
  on HttpAdapter; step 6 is channels over QUIC or TCP+TLS. The hub
  creates a mixed-fingerprint PeerEntry (ADR-034 §3) at registration.
- OQ-58: worker registration flow — enrollment-token model,
  endpoint shape, register_worker API. Open (decision-ready, not
  blocked), one-way door, high priority.
- ADR-081: fix stale references to channels-hub/channels-worker
  sub-crates (the ADR's Decision says they don't exist; the References
  section said they did).

Review (architecture-reviewer): 3 critical (ADR-081 stale refs;
bearer-token extraction flow; assembly example QUIC-only +
unspecced into_connection), 7 warnings (registration 'or'→'both',
channel/control translation, OQ-52 interim, HubError variant naming,
RegistrationError definition, X.509-client-cert prose, adapter
ownership phrasing), 5 suggestions. All criticals and warnings #4/#7/#8
addressed; #5/#6/#9/#10 addressed; #11-15 noted as optional.
2026-07-13 09:22:32 +00:00
glm-5.2 3006e29afc docs(arch): control format is ALPN-specific (not JSON-binding); hub/worker are consumers not sub-crates
Two refinements from the review:

1. Control stream_types (3/4/5) carry ALPN-specific payloads, not
   JSON. The channels layer is blind to what control stream_types carry —
   it reassembles bytes and delivers them to the handler. TTY happens to
   use JSON for its control channel because its control messages map
   cleanly to JSON; another ALPN might use a binary format. The channels
   layer does not mandate JSON on control stream_types, the same way it
   doesn't mandate a format for data stream_types. This prevents the
   TTY/PTY JSON constraint from becoming a binding constraint on all
   future channel types. (ADR-071, channels-wire.md)

2. Hub and worker are consumers of channels, not sub-crates. The existing
   alknet-hub crate IS the channels hub — it depends on channels-call and
   uses channels as its substrate, with the relay logic (ADR-079) living
   in alknet-hub. A worker is any crate that uses ChannelClient to dial.
   There are no channels-hub or channels-worker sub-crates. The dependency
   direction is: alknet-hub → channels-call → channels-core → alknet-core;
   worker → channels-call → channels-core → alknet-core. The channels
   crate has no dependency on alknet-hub or any worker crate. (ADR-081,
   overview.md)
2026-07-12 17:36:24 +00:00
glm-5.2 fd83fc1685 docs(arch): channels substrate simplification + stream_type decomposition + sub-crate split
Three simplifications to the channels spec, all flowing from the review:

1. Substrate simplification (ADR-071 revised): the 9-byte chunk header is
   used in ALL substrates — in-line (TCP+TLS, WebTransport), native (QUIC
   bidi streams), and multi-connection. The ChannelsAdapter reads headers
   off every bidi stream it accepts; the transport's native multiplexing
   is a performance optimization (independent flow-control windows), not a
   protocol change. One wire format, one code path, one handler experience.
   The channel_id in the header is the correlation key across substrates.

2. Stream_type decomposition (ADR-071 revised): every stream_type is
   unidirectional. Bidirectionality is two stream_types (write + read), not
   one 'bidirectional' stream_type. Grouped in threes: 0/1/2 = data
   write/read/err, 3/4/5 = control write/read/err, % 3 formula. This
   resolves the TTY control channel's 'not actually bidirectional' flaw —
   control is now 3 (write, client→server) + 4 (read, server→client), each
   with its own reassembly buffer and EOF. Channel 0 uses [0,1] (call frames
   bidirectional via 0=in, 1=out). TTY uses [0,1,2,3,4]. ADR-072, 073, 074,
   077 updated for the new stream_type assignments.

3. Sub-crate decomposition (ADR-081 new): channels-core (pure multiplexer —
   wire format, demux/mux, ChannelBidiStreamSource, ChannelManager; depends
   on alknet-core only, no call dependency, ALPN-blind) / channels-call
   (channel 0 pre-negotiation + lifecycle op registrations; depends on
   channels-core + alknet-call) / channels-hub (relay) / channels-worker
   (ChannelClient). Isolates the call-protocol coupling from the pure
   multiplexer so the dependency graph is honest.

ADR-077 (TTY inside channels) updated: TTY now uses 5 sub-streams [0,1,2,3,4]
with control properly bidirectional via 3/4; amends ADR-052's stream_type
assignments for direct mode too (direct alknet/tty now uses 0-4, not 0-3).

Spec docs updated: channels-wire, channels-connection, channels-adapter,
channel-operations, overview, README.
2026-07-12 15:47:42 +00:00