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alknet/tasks/server/control-channel.md
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Rename all crates, CLI commands, constants, type names, doc comments,
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ALPN wraith-ssh -> alknet-ssh, reserved destination prefix wraith- ->
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id, name, status, depends_on, scope, risk, impact, level
id name status depends_on scope risk impact level
server/control-channel Implement alknet-control reserved channel for pubsub event bus bridging (ADR-018) pending
server/handler
auth/error-types
narrow medium component implementation

Description

Implement the control channel routing per ADR-018. When the server receives a channel_open_direct_tcpip request for alknet-control:0:

  1. The handler detects the reserved alknet- prefix destination
  2. Instead of making a TCP connection, it bridges the SSH channel to an internal event bus handle
  3. EventEnvelope JSON flows bidirectionally over the SSH channel

The entire alknet- prefix is reserved — no TCP connections should be attempted for alknet-* destinations. The control channel is optional; servers without pubsub configured should accept the channel and provide a configurable behavior (reject or provide a loopback pipe).

At this stage, implement the routing logic and a ControlChannel trait that consumers can implement. The actual pubsub bridge implementation would be in a separate crate or behind a feature flag.

Acceptance Criteria

  • crates/alknet-core/src/server/control_channel.rs exports ControlChannelHandler trait and routing logic
  • ALKNET_CONTROL_DESTINATION constant defined as "alknet-control" (ADR-018)
  • ALKNET_PREFIX constant defined as "alknet-" for namespace reservation
  • ControlChannelHandler trait: async fn handle_channel(stream: Box<dyn AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send>)
  • Server handler detects alknet-* prefix and routes to ControlChannelHandler instead of TCP proxy
  • If no ControlChannelHandler configured, reject the channel open request (SSH channel open failure)
  • Non-reserved destinations continue through normal TCP proxy path
  • Server constraint enforced: no TCP connections to alknet-* destinations
  • Unit tests: reserved destination detected, non-reserved passes through, prefix matching works

References

  • docs/architecture/server.md — Channel Handling section (reserved destinations), Constraints section
  • docs/architecture/decisions/018-control-channel-for-pubsub.md — control channel rationale
  • docs/architecture/napi-and-pubsub.md — server-side control channel behavior

Notes

To be filled by implementation agent

Summary

To be filled on completion