The code introduced concrete public types and a unified API during implementation that the specs described only conceptually. Sync the specs to match the code: - schema-layer.md: document the TypeDefKind enum and its inherent methods; add a Schema-Layer Public API section (get_typedef_kind vs get_typedef_kind_loose, annotation parsers, Endian/VariableEncoding/ DiscriminatorKind, normalize_refs/resolve_ref/resolve_ref_or_inline); fix the TRecord layout (values are encoded by their declared kind, not universally value_len-prefixed); fix the alignment default list. - layout-engine.md: document the LayoutMode enum and the ByteRange/ FieldPosition/PackedLayout/OffsetMap public types with their actual signatures; update the LayoutBuilder/SequentialReader/OffsetMap component descriptions with the real new/build/compute signatures. - data-access.md: document the FieldValue enum; add a Higher-level read/write section (TypedefEngine::read_field/write_field, SequentialReader::read_next/read_field); fix primitive signatures to include field_path and Endian; replace the wrong read_union_discriminator pseudo-code with the actual tunion module API (read_byte_discriminator/read_field_discriminator/resolve_variant/ discriminator_size) and the UnionDispatch struct. - validation.md: fix the TypedefEngine struct (add endian/schema fields, mark Layout as private); add the real compile signature (&mut Value, LayoutMode) and mode-appropriate accessors; fix engine.validate(buffer) -> engine.validate_json(&Value)/is_valid_json (the validator operates on serde_json::Value, not byte buffers — matches ADR-098). - overview.md: remove the stale ~1,900 lines / 26 tests line count. - ADR-097 §3a: correct the TRecord layout (no separate value_len prefix; the value is encoded by its declared TypeDef:* kind).
Alknet
Status: Pre-alpha — This project is undergoing a major architectural pivot to an ALPN-as-service model. The previous implementation has been archived and a greenfield rebuild is in progress.
A self-hostable networking toolkit built on QUIC+TLS with ALPN-based protocol dispatch. Each protocol handler (SSH, SFTP, Git, HTTP, DNS, messaging, call protocol) registers an ALPN string on a shared endpoint. The ALPN negotiation during the TLS/QUIC handshake routes connections to the correct handler before any application bytes are read.
Core Insight
A service IS an ALPN. One endpoint, one port, many protocols — dispatched by the TLS handshake, not by application-level peeking or separate listeners.
Crates
| Crate | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
alknet-vault |
stable | Local key vault: BIP39/SLIP-0010/AES-GCM key derivation and encryption |
alknet-core |
planned | ProtocolHandler trait, ALPN router, auth/identity, config |
alknet-ssh |
planned | SSH handler (russh), SOCKS5, port forwarding |
alknet-call |
planned | JSON-RPC call protocol (EventEnvelope framing) |
alknet-fs |
planned | Content-addressed file storage (iroh-blobs backend) |
alknet-sftp |
planned | SFTP handler (russh-sftp protocol core) |
alknet-git |
planned | Git smart protocol handler (gix) |
alknet-http |
planned | HTTP handler (axum, REST API, MCP) |
alknet-dns |
planned | DNS handler (hickory-proto, pkarr) |
alknet-msg |
planned | E2E encrypted messaging, mixnet support |
alknet |
planned | CLI binary (assembles and registers handlers) |
Documentation
- ALPN-as-service architecture — pivot proposal
- Cleanup plan — greenfield transition plan
- SDD process — spec-driven development process
- Research references — iroh, russh, russh-sftp deep dives
Reference implementation (previous architecture) is preserved at /workspace/@alkdev/alknet-main/.
License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
at your option.
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